The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-30

in the State Boston has chosen 6O-ncluding many
Of the ablest, most substantial and influential Wings
of the city, The strong Of the State are taking
hold in good earnest, and are lending their efforts to
rid the State of the Of Iocoocoism and they
will do it, unless the signs of the times there are
strangely delusivo..
MEsMER1sM Two men and a woman have for
several weeks been travelling from town to town on
the east and west side of the Connecticut River, CIV
in, exhibitions in Mesmerisn or rntler taxing the
credulty Of such followed after them at the rate OF
I2J cents including children at half price lhey
came to place last weak, put up their bills, and
about an hour before the time arrived at which they
promised to make show, they took passnge in the
stage and went, suppose to land more promis-
ing to them shaking off the dust Of their feet against
u.s. as testimony of ignorance and utter want OF
ability s. intelligence to apprehend and appreciate the
mysterious and wonderful phenomenon Of putting to
sleep weak & silly women and still more stupid men.
So off they posted to Wells River and there they dis
plnyed the wonderful powers Of female animolism to
people, as appears by writer in the last Star, who
gives an account of the exhibition, capable Of under
Standing and approaching the merits of their science
Thcre, their feminine gender put to sleep, and
CnIrVOvant exnlDtiOnS were attempted w me useeP
she undertook describe the parors of the people Of
tho village, and lastly requested to enter the
pani and describe the condition Of things there: the
writer says on this point:
GAS to clarvoyance, her optics were rather dull;
a comb was called pencil; brick buildings wood;
three story honses, two, sc. The poverty Of our
parors was exposed, the furniture consisting only of
a few chairs and looking glass. Her husband and
Pearsons had both visited the Bank Thursday and
in the evening she wled there TO give descrip-
ton by gentleman who perfectly knew all the par
tculars She described far had been by her
as socia,es, tolerably well Pearsons then requested
the gentleman who al that time accommodation
with her, not to proceed any farther in the investga-
tion for the reason that that sufficient to show
the principle. But he did not feel disposed to stop
here but inquired of her still farther. In the Same
room she saw a large pile Of bills in an iron box when
in fact there was nothing Of the kinds and upon going
into another room which sho probably supposed to
be the vault she gold and silver by the whole
sale We were all checred by hearing OF so much
money these hard times but alas! it turned out to
be nothing but few old chairs and lot Of wood
She was then wled to enter the vault and by open
ing the door she was in the immediate possession of
all the wealth contained; the second door which
the cashier supposed be the strong hold did not OPP
crate as an impeachment to her wonderful penetration
This part of the performance a complete failure
Whatever of merit or denerit may pertain to the
so called science of animal magnetism, it is quite
clear that this trio Of experimonters do not succeed
remarkably well either in humbugging people in this
quarter or in convincing those who so after them OF
any TRUTH except that they very fooshy parted with
tho small trile of124 cents
RICH The following is the letter of dismission to
the Postmaster at Norwich, Conn from Capt. Tyler's
officer in the Post office The way John Tyler is
iug himselfup or suffering others to use kim up, is
not slow ssNo removals for opinions sake" Ono!
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT..