The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-22
SPAIN.
REMARKABLE CASE OF MAGNETISM

Communication 10 the Editor Of the PhrenO-
log zeal Magazine by The Rec. DR., Beecher.
In October 1912 on my way to the Synod of Ge-
nesec spent the night at the house of Mr. Hail. at
Byron. In the evening | called on Rev. Mr. Chds
On entering the room, found his son, an intelligent
boy aged ten years then in a cataleptc fit, sitting in
his fathers arms, ard his feet in warm water.
In few moments he recovered. He frequently
had from three to six fits day. Had received the
best medical attendance in the region. Was no bet
ter--dally worse. He lost entirely the power Of
speech for several days. Great fears felt that
he would never recover There was a sore place on
the back part of his head and the spine, OCCASION
ed by fall some months previous. When the fits
passed Oft he became hungry, and not at all drowsy
and during the interval appeared Treternaturally
bright and engaged in sports usual
After had conyersed few moments said, !
would have him magnetised > to which his father
piled, don't believe in it at ALL and the mother
added, il you'll put me to sleep I'll believe and not
without replied, would try tit may do good
and do no HARM During this conversation !
made few passes IN front Of the child, chiefly with
one hand, and without any particular concentration
of the mind or Will, and mostly with my face toward
the mother. In less than minute, the father said,
he is in another fit No he isn't declare ! be-
lieye he i asleep Much surprised, (for had never
maguetlsed one said, 1t surely cannot be what |
have done but II so ] can awaken him then with
few reversed passes he awoke Well this strange
said hut put him TO sleep again IL il Is real
tltn seriously fteiltu passes Win Optn HannS
for two minutes, and placed him in the perfect
mesmeric sleep. ] then fixed my eyes on a lady on
the opposite side Of the the hoy not yet having
spoken for three days and SAID Henry what do you
see" He gave a name unknown to me looked 10
his father, who replied, IT is her maidtn nqnie.'
then took vinegar into my mouth, aud sai1, what do
you taste " 'ringw' speaking with great tartness,
and at the same time making many cOntorons Of the
face. The mother now whispered To one of the chill
dren, who left her seat, and | said Henry, what is
! -. T.r.1 nd Los. Il
the closet, and brought the sugar. put some IN nv
mouth, which seemed to give him the same pleasure
as II had put it into his own | then said, What
kind Of sugar Is it" Mu.covado.' What il its
| color" Well, sir, kind of light brown small
glass jar with large cork was now placed IN my
hand, when Immediately | observed the olfactur,
nerves affected, and the muscles about the con
tracted at The same moment said TO the girl what
Is IT, 10 which the boy answered, Hartshorn.'
How do you knCw3 smell it, ! myself neither
knew nor smelt IL. then took out the cork and ap
piled IT 10 my nose, when he instantly placed his Eng
that part Of his next to the forehead aud
SAID feel IT here just where myself experienced
the burning sensation.
During all these experiments he sat on his fathers
knee, with his head down on his breast and reclining
against his father.
asked him, what is the matter with Won =
My brain Is sorc.' where" AT TIE bottom Of H. 9
where II joins the spinal marrow" Yes what
occasioned ~ Il fell from the great beam in the
barn Ills mother here asked him. why did YOU
not tell VS. before !" | feared YOU would not let me
play there 'Can Cr. a. cure you" No. why
not" He don't know any thing about it, very de.
cdcdy.) Can DR. c." Mo- WHY" lie don't
understand it, VIII the medicine YOU now use do
you good" No 'Of what is IT composed F." There
turpentine IN it Does the doctor give II 10 you
for tape wormn Yes Have you any" No
" ould you like 20 walk" Yes Well. walk
lie promptly stepped between the chairs, and
said, well sir, where shall go" From the wall
to the door and back This he did avoiding every
obstruction, aud at my direction returned and sat
again with his father. now, without notice 20 any
one, placed my fingers the organ Of Beneyocnce
thinking at the moment it performed the Office Of
Veneraton, and said Would YOU like 10 pray -
With some lightness he said No Some questions
were asked by his mother aud myself about the BIZ
blo, sc, but no ycucratlon appeared ! then recoI.
lected the true Office of the organ, and SAID have
YOU any thing in your pocket lie took ont q knife
Give II TO me for my tile boy which he did
promptly. | removed my hand. Have you any
thing else Il have pencil 'Will YOU give me
that for my other boyN III has no head Never
mind, give il, won't you" Il should not like 10 -
well, but you vii" Il couldn't come il > with DO.
culiar emphasIs.) Azubah saId ask him where he
head Of the pencil IS Where is IT, Henry well
SIR, IN The parior.' Where p" 'On the window
Azubah WHY, picked il ~ and put il there to-
day tlIe certainly did not know thi,) then said.
: Henry can you get tp lie arose and went into
the parlor ia thc dark, and took the pencil case head
from the window, TO the very great surprise of IA,
all Indeed, we were all 30 astouishod that seem
ed dream during these and subsequent proceedings
lie spoke with promptncss, bodness and propriety
m advance Of his years, and beyond himself 10 vi.
natural state and perfectly evident was that he
was IN somnambulic state that no scepiic, verify
believe, could have doubted
AT my request, he returned 10 his scat touched
bencyocncc, aud Instantly he handed me the pencil
case. "For my boy;' ayes, sir" / then silently
aud without any willing" aud with feeling of en-.
ro'y to see and test The matter, touched reverence
llis countonancc at once assumed softeued and so.
Tenn aspect Henry, " ould you like to pray s'-
Eyes, SIR" You may" lie then commenced pray !
ing inaudlbly. "You may pray aloud" lie tlen |
prayed I'm low, audible voice. On touching tune |
he sung tune, though not IN the habit Of singing 49,
On touching combatiyeness aud destructiyeness, he