Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-01-06
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Subcommittee met on the 1lh November.
Present, Mr.. bryant and Dr.. Forty.
The person experimental upon was a lady
residing near pouehkeepse, aged about forty,
and the mother OF large family. She declared
her entire ignorance Of the principles Of rhrc-
nologY. rs well as the locality of any ccrchal or
r7n aud lest some doubts nigh, be started upon
this point, the certificate of the gentleman who
accompanied nor has been appended.
In these experiments, DR.. Buchanan designed
to show That an individual who is highly" i'm
prcsabe,' may not only have tie special func-
tons o! the brain excited by having the cores
pondjng portions OF his head touched by another
person, but may receive the neurauric" ufl-
ence TO the same extent, OF nearly sn, directly
from the brain of another, SIM y by his pl1cing
the end Of finger on the region OF special or
gan in such persons.
The lady having. at the request Of DR.. b.
chnnan, placed The ends Of her index and middle
fingers upon the upper part of Or. Forry's fore
head, in tho region, Is Gosigna'ad ~ Phronolo-
gsts, of the rcReciire organs, and being now as
kcd what mental emotions she experienced re-
Piled" have desire for knowledge, and par
icularly TO know all about this subject" Dr.
Buchanan then asked her what her motive was
in desiring this knowledge, TO which she an
swered that she VS. influenced alone BY the
mere love OF knowledge. DR.. Buchanan next
raised her fingers so as TO touch, ut the same
tine,'he region of LcHerol,8ce in Dr.Forrys head
anu "es no" ,,uu az ~ ~, ,,, " il
desire for knowledge, but that there was now a
motive added 20 her wish for knowledge. This
motive size declared TO be wish to DO GOOD"
that is. she desired 10 become acquainted wrh
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htlu " - ''eN. 80 ..J ~" W ',' w.
}! sN'y H.! ,,'o ''o'o '''o VI 'o'
nntH'!cr 81 ION W.. ni"''es, anu re-
tr'"g' F"e Su'ueI'i ug'%,"e 10 y anu asSu'n-
ny. 't.Hns i. '.'t' Az" ~" u! "s'o'
sue ,.,,,"' p,.3, ~ w. "ot Inv u's
p-i 10, ca. we . 'L''
/ ~ pu'"a"'' WY sHI '1t oo,e'""S' 't7
'ePy VIZ ".N" - -, ~, "'e"i'9 "
man urF,y !l nc WIN" ~ ~ n''
"'os n"' az ,o n"o 81 s, 40, n,J ~,
,to haol t,r, e H. Frrr,',, hnaa H., L,,..;t,
the pack part ol Dl, rory mead sne d1''r'oi i
Wills. that of the latter was unpleasant. bu,
impaired strength to her Observation-Disclosures
which accord with the principles la down BY
DIR. Buchanan. These experiments were re
heated with similar effects ON the he, al
l Mr.. BRYANT Dlt when she came to tGG reg 'l
of skeD,icisrn. size suddenly icrked away he.
hand. savinr--"I feel no'hju~." This resu 4,
rs Dr. buchanan renarked. is phenomeo.
that follows invariably.
As DIR, B3chanan's sys-em moa,fns ver,
much That of the pbrenolo r;s,s. il NAV h.
here mentioned thai This division Of tbe func
tons Of the brain, rs dslineated eytern,llv q,
the ski,ll by certain rar,ors. as hose of sken
ticism. insanity. ptoyicaticp. temperance, levity
&C.. is for the sake of convenience, ad,p,e,
in those m nutes bv the snh.conmit.ce Win
ont intending TO EXPRESS am onjnion as to m,
accuracy OF all It's details.
These we're the LEADING eyperiments. which
wore here cut short. rs the ladv was abou
!, LEAVING in a steamer for her hama.
, CrPrrrrcArE-A the reoue.t of the com