The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-27
Lowell, Mass.
tCouespoudeuee OF the Herald.
LOWELL, 81 T


in your paper OF matters aud things in this American
Manchester, | take the liberty OF forwarding YOU
the following We have lately been visited by the
Rev. La Roy Sunderland, of your city, who has
delivered four lectures here on what he calls pa,he
tism, or physical sympathy, but what some OF our
sdpans persist in calling mesmerism. forward you
copy OF the Lowell Morning Herald, in wi.ich you
will see full report OF one OF Mr. Sunderlands lee
lures, and the manner IN which he expodes the
prevalent notions about NEUROLOGY" and "mesmer'
ism"
l. ring his lecture, last Saturday evening, DR.. p
and some other mesneilsers OF this place undertook
tn coniute HIM, but Sunderland used them up IN less
Than no time. The lecturer proposed to induce
ST ate OF somnambulsm IN any member OF the au-
dlence, without any contact or nervous fluid, This
he did in dozen cases or more, on persons who
were utter strangers 10 him, and without even see
ing them. They not only fell into the sleep, but
actually arose from their seals and approached the
place where the lecturer was standing The ancient
magaetisers never saw II IN this wlse before, and So
DR.. r. and Mr. - undertook TO wake up the
somnambusts by transmitting what they called the
"neuraura," or magnetic fluid" into them The
lecturer consented Tor them 10 Try their powers and
so they commenced paving and scraplng over the
heads and arms ct the patients. The one DR.
tried to wake up was his own subject, whom he said
he had put TO sleep hundred times, and he could
will" her TO do anything almost. But It was no go
The wouldn't be walked up, and the audience cried
out tor them 10 desist, rs they did not pay their
money to see Dr. 2. and MIR. - paw over those
ladies'.
Upon finding themselves unable TO wake them
up, they seemed 10 be quite ra'hy, Dr r. espe-
clalIy, who persisted In affirming his belief IN the
elimination o. a"magaetic hItd," notwithstand-
ng the experiments performed before his eyes,
which satisfied the thousands who have Witnessed
them here that the prevalent notions about animal
magnetism are utterly uniounded aud only received
by such as have never suti ;lsntly investigated the
subject OF human physiology.
Great excitement prevails here upon the subject
The accompanying extract Is from spirited iltlle
paper, published here, called the Morning Herald
As you give most OF the intelligence TO he read
know thew will be acceptable TO the millions VINO
depend On you tor accounts OF all that is strange,
wonderful, religious, or scientific
Yours, Nc Il.
The following are extracts from the paper to
which correspondent refers, and IN our estlma
tion the whole snolect is grotesquely udicrous. We
are not surprised that Mr.. Sunderland should put
any OF his hearers To sleep, for II IL common occur
renee IN our churches, The pastors 81 which make
no pretenslons TO patriotism. Mr. Sunderland has,
doubtless, put many persons 10 sleep IN the courst
OF the iastiew years, tor he has been Methodist
preacher OF long standing -
Mr.. Sunderland rejects in toto ali the notions hereto
fore 10 the reality OF the elemnaton OF any
fad nervous OF electrical from the operator into his
subject. Aud we believe not mesmeriser OF neuro-
iogs has witnessed Mr. sunderlard's method OF op-rs-
ting but who has agreed with him, at once that what
ever the agency s not and cannot be, magnetic ct
nervous Auid.
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subject brings his TO bear his entire
dience And, consequently, the results OF his expert
mens performed in TINS have asonished and gene
tsily Satisfied all who have witnessed them Has au
ii nee last Mondiy evening, the city hall, abe
Thousand, and all oi them strangers to him In CON
mencing he informed that during his lecture he de
signed 10 induce nuaber OF real mbulism
that he would those assembly who
susceptible fall into state OF sleep aud 10
hat TO rise from their and him uypn
the platform Aud after fixing the attention OF the
dience for this purpose a Jew minutes some fifteen per
Curt IN he A
| asleep miraculous j And now occurred =
raordinary sight it was to and snothe
her seats with eyes fast closed and slowly approach the
platform on which the operator standing Some Of
hem seeming to be unable unwilling rise up
walk, Mr. went TO them, and they then follow ed MIN
his place, and othem up from part
ofthe hall Room could mo- be iouhdor them all upon
platto and they falling to sleep in such numbers
that he could not take Of them Hence the pro.
suspended, and Mr s. went round thro' the
taken seats upon the platform sud w. have been croo
bly, informed that some 20 or so other gentlemen aud
ladies were decidedly effected snd disposed to
eeirgidiy Of limbs, Sc, by Mr. SIS method OF opers.
Ting on hat occasion.
Numerous and interesting phenomena were induced
by the operator fcom the around him Dor
he platform. One was thrown into state OF trance,
ecsucy and was enrap with views Of the Saviour
and her deceased friends She sung in tones and i'm
manner which convinced many at least that the phenc
mena real And they were brought without
any of the manipua'lons OF mesmeri'ers or neurolo.
gists thus dmo sirating that the notions about the
transmission OF nervous fluid have been altogether un
i,u nded.
Wehave stared that all the phenomena usually pro-
ducei by the mesmerisers and neuroosists by manipu
laop, Mr.. Sun lerlsnl induces without contact the
OF any electrical or nervous fluid He induces
the state called second sight, IN persons wide gu AXE and
gives most satisfactory explanation Of wchcfat and
ghosts which have Icb ierplexed the minds Of piOu
and even intelligent people. 10 the investigation o
these subjects he has devoted series OF years. and
agree with neighb)r of the Pstroit, he has
tanly. done to enlg citizens the inter
tstibs phelomena above referred to- than all vino have
preceded aud far know, either in this any
cther country.
The following is no her account Of this aughablc
though ~ maByweak people nous, sffdr, tor there
re 100 many 10 place confidence IN such humbus
and thereby uDsette the llille reason they have.
He induced n Of in several Of his pate nts
he has before denc his lectures in this city after
awak.n his patients he paraly sed their limbs tina
they could not thu and united The hands OF ou
or FIVE Of them by simply putting them In contact withou
grasp oil the hands aud neither Themselves CT
he many persons no tied could pull them apart BIZ
VIA remarkable, he produced IN Of his "a
tents state OF second sight, or ghost seeing. We So
the patient at the time and aud have dout
from her Appearance hot she had IS complete perception
ot tesons departed had by any ihet
Latter phenomena vi pira ah second sight were
produced in the patients IN their making state
MORE PARTICULARS OF The CONNECTICUT Nun
DER The New Haven Herald oi Monday has III
following particulars OF the murder which we men
Toned yesterday
Yesterday a revolving murder committed j.
Vssi II Society in MiddIetown, about -four miles from
VI rid,n MIR. Bacon, Of the most respectable am
wealthy farmers IN that region, went TO cnurch in tn,
morning vim all his iamils escep his wi q, and did no.
I'LL after the evening services we're Wheu
20 returned, he found bis wife weitering IN her "iood
IN lay upon h. back the centre OF the room, H..
saul crushed in, her face horribly muuiaied, heI tnros
ut AID stsb her breas By her size lay hutc
&c kne some keys, aud three chsrs, which we've brc'
,eu and bloody. Two ot them were covered wi h nag
her sh and MIR used in beating her over he
head The walls and Aoor were covered with BLOOD