Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-03
MORE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE
WORLD

From the Montpelier Vermont Waterman
MEsMERisM. Since the exhibition by Mr.
Richardson noticed by Us some weeks ago,
several of our citizens have found themselves
possessed of 'tbe power" and have tried ex-
periments for their own amusement or inslruc-
ton with various success In the case of one
Of them phenomena have been produced, Sec
ond only to the far-famed leats of the Egyp-
tian magcians. We relate what we have
seen, without pretending to say whether the
results have been produced through the I'M
agnation, or sympathy, or magnetism, or the
nervous fuid,' or the vital principle Per
haps many Of our readers would advise us to
add cor a humbuggery." We cannot do this
without directly duplicating persons as intel
gent, as worthy, in every respect, and OF as
high moral character, as any who are to he
found in this or any other community The
experiments of the gentleman TO whom we
do not name, as he is not a lecturer, or pub
lick exhibitor of this iSm,-have been witness
ed by many persons at various times, by la
dies and gentlemen, and by some of our ply
sicians. The person mesmeriscd is a young
woman, residing in the family of one of our
most respectful and worthy citizens. Neai
ly six weeks ago the operator commenced mes
merizing her, in order TO prevent hts, to which
she was very frequently subject. The result
is that for the whole period since she has been
under the mesmeric treatment, she has not
had single fit Never, since attacked with
fits, has she been SO long exempt from them.
SO much for the utility of the ism or if the
reader chooses, the utility Of The humbug -
On Saturday eve. Of last week we witnessed
some experiments in the case Of this young
woman, and saw, among other things, the fol-
lowing. On taking the chair, she was wide
awake, very lively, and insisted that she would
not go to sleep. We certainly thought she
would not, at least for long time, but in less
than two minutes she was to all appearances
sound asleep. and insensible of everything but
the voice of the magnetizer. A lad from
distant town came in after she was asleep, |
of whose presence she could not have known |
anything except mesmerically. She was asked
to tell who the lad was. With her eyes closed, |
and so placed that she could not see the lad
even il awake, she named him. The mes |
merizer did not know the name of this lad.
Again, after she was put to sleep, several la
dies and gentlemen came into the room, and
on being asked who they were, she named
them, and also told how many were in the
room. Still again the head OF the family
left the room, and subsequently entered il di-
rectly behind the person magnetized so that
she could not see him if awake. She was as
ked who il was and replied ciy-Judge
l.. lie had something in his hands,
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awake. On being required to tell what is was,
she first named thing which it rcsemhled, and
and on being told TO '.ook sharp she said
correctly, that it was a cage. She was next
lsked what was in it, and at first replied that
'he thought she saw something like mouse,
md finally said ii was an animal of some kind.
This was somewhat wide from the mark
The cage was then placed before her, but
'losed, and she was required to scrutnize it
closely. In the course of minute, she exhibi-
ed the utmost alarm, approaching TO convul
ons, and the impression of every one in the
Dom was that she was going into fit. The
age was instantly removed from the room,
without being opened she still remaining asleep,
md on being asked what was in it, she ex-
claimed "a snake, a snake.' II ,caS n cage con-
aiming a rattle snake. The magnetzer did
iot know what was in the cage, nor had the
,erson magnetized previously known that there
vas such thing as a'caged snake in town.
I had been brought into the house after the
Dung woman was put into the magnetic state
)ther experiments in clairvoyance were tried,
ne OF which was to tell where certain mem
ers of the family were, lin Norwich, Vt. on
visit, in what sort of house, and when they
rrived-but whether she was correct remains {
ct to be seem These experiments were never f.,
etore tried, and were, 10 the magnelizer, lit
rally experiments for the purpose of testing
he alleged cairvoyant power. On being a.
,akened, sometime after this, she was asked, =
she had seen anything unpleasant during
er sleep, and replied that she was not aware
nat she had when told of the snake, she was
5 much astonished at the story as were the y
illnesses who saw the experiment. Some
experiments were tried, tending TO show that
lie mysterious power of this ism is not mag Fc
ehc, and the snake experiment proves that |
ie power is independent of the knowledge s
nd will OF the magneizer, for he knew moth q
g about the snake. On the whole, the ex- f
eriments very thoroughly astonished all who Ii
IVY them, and increased the great mystery OF n
Wiichcrait is fool to it; per- O
APPS part il, along with second sight , Il