Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

IThc following Iuitor from The Char
les,on Courier, containing an accoun, Of
some experiments in Mesmcriam, by Dr..
Gibbes. Of Columbia. has created (haviug
heretofore had some doubts as TO its recli-
ty.) q disposition in US 10 believe lhore
may be some ,ruth in the "5fesmcIe Art"
but VIC should have 10 soc, before we could
believe in its having so full! 4 scope over
the human mind. DR.. G. is a gentleman of
considerable ,alcrt, aud ,hercfse, we have
no RICH, 10 doubt, what be has stated 10 be
! the fact.
From she Charleston Courier.
ile:merism.-.rhe following letter. on
Tho subject, will be found To disclose facts
Of mach interest. 1t is but just Ia DR..
Gibbes that he TO whom his letter is 3D.
dressed should acknowledge that the ir-
QUESTION Of Iunacy must include him as
we'll as DR.. e.. for, M reading Dr.. G's.
letter, he tried the same experiment ond
succeeded. i. e. sitting in his house, By the
mere silcn, eSerIion Of bis will, no mes
merized si. boy, siuing in the kitchen in
utter Inconsistencies Of the experiment
attempted OIL him. Il. Y.
CoLuaRr,, March %. 1913.
Ny Dear Sir:-The latest experiment,
in mesnerism by myself is the following:
On Monday evening. | was reclining on
a aofa before the IRE in my p%arlour. Be-
ing tired with hard exercise and feeling
unwcli. I had Go disposition TO read, aud
suddenly il occurred 10 me to Try my mes
meric powers al q distance, over my hoy
" ho'is very susceptible. ! knew no, where
he was. but supposed him in my kitchen,
in a direct line abou, so yards of | re-
qnesIed my family who were around RE
GO, 10 speak or make avg noise 10 luke oil
my attention. directed my viW as strong
ly as l could towards The SUBJECT. aud af
Ter 6fieen minutes sent one Of my sous 10
the kitchen with an injunction MOTTO speak
,o.ihr boy but 10 report 10 NE wha, lis
cDndi,ion was. He returned laughing and
informed me that he was apparently very
sleepy, his head on his hand. Sc. l'cOu-
linued Eve minutes longer aud he then
found him asIeep-in the Eresmeric SLATE,
aud could NOT be walked. l sent imme-
diaieIy for a friend, Col. --, who' cane
to my house. and DR.. - dropped iE. l
requested them 10 visit the buy, and deter
mine whether he was asleep. L agreed
with them. rs soon az they examined him,
to take a glass Of wine and prick my hand.
They were satisfied ,tia, he was 10 a a,es-
nirr;c state. drank the wine, be seal
Lotcrd-f pricked my hand, he noticed The
act ana rubbed his hand. did not leave
my sofa during these experiments. j
should aldo mention that before the arri-
val Of the gentlemen, a lady of my family
visited tho boy aud Informed mt that ne
was sitting very un%confortabiy where no
was. TITLED him TO get up and take a
seat OF q chair which was near MIN. She
returned to him, and saw him do as he teas
directed.
The experiment being now settled, ]
went TO him, and Showed several magnetic
and chronological experiments. then
returned'to the house. Inow ,siEed him
10 come to me. He left the kitchen aud
came inro the house and walked 10 me. I
now ordered him To- wake upin presence
Of the company which he did. lShavc ,ri-
ed TO act on bis chronological organs by
scin. bu, have never been able 10 succeed.
have no objections TO your Publishing
this letter. If you will guaranty Thar n writ
"de lunaiico inquirendo.' be nol issued
against us. The fact is we'll authenticated,
and exists in spite of the ridicule and
sneers at the dtiasion, by those whose
pride of opinion Influences their judgment