The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-13
From the Columbia CdroiintGn.
MESMERISM AND THE SNAKE
.CHARM"

"CHARM."
Extract Of a letter from a highly respect
able gentleman Of Alabama-iormerly OF
this Slale-dated
"MARIoN, Perry CO., Ala,
Feb. 20, 1913.
81 see from your late papers that the
GOOD people of YOUR town and Charleston,
have all become MeSmer!Eed. II Is really
startling, and, Notwithstanding the highly
respectable ARRAY of names mentioned,
must insist, in this matter at all events
that seeing is believing. ! was reading
the account the other day in my office,
vben MIR. 4 W. an old friend,
and most excellent and truthful citizen,
related a sGGke story as contirmatory OF
the fact of perfect sympathy between he
Mesmcrizer and the Mesmerlzee. As the
story goes TO prove the Identity OF what Is
usually called charming (by snakes and
Mesmerism, allow me TO pli you 10 sleep
with brief recital OF IT.
He SAYS that many years ago he was
travelling IN Mississippi, and found on The
road side rattle snake. The road was
narrow, and it is important to say that HE
snake was on the right hand. Mr.. "
dsmoun,ed and procured a stick TO XII
the snake, struck it blow, 50 as 10 disa-
bic il, aud TO his astouishmcnt, heard u
partridge fluiter on the left hand side OF
the road at The instant the blow was lntilot-
cd on the snake. The partridge was eight
o. ten feet from the snake, and be imme-
diatey went up 10 il aud picked Il or, 10.
tending TO secure il hrst, and then dispatch
the serpent. He rcco.icctcd, however
having heard that the charm Oh the brd
was communicable, by contact with II, to
any other living animal, aud deposited II
in the place whence he had taken 1t, and
I resumed his 'labors Of love on the charm
err To his great astonlshmen' he obserS-
ed that every blow on the snake seemed
10 tell on the partridge, which tlutiercd at
every one aud as the work Of death pro-
grcsscd with the snake, II seemed To pro-
duce pari pdssu with the bird. W Leu
the snake wri,hcd, the bard llCt,ered, and
when the snake was dead, the bird ALSO
Iutcly fell on its side, made sundry gapes,
and expired almost simultaneously with
the Mesmtrt=er, suppose should say
The story is undoubtedly true, and as
am at the end Of my sheet, leave you
to phllosophize Oh II.
Tho name Is written N full in the orig,nsl
bot as the letter is private ono. We DO not feel
warranted in publishing i without authority =
EplroR
A !Sysitmatie Girl Mr.. Bourne, IN q
lecture at the Farmer and Mechanic Jnbl
lee at Bridgewater, (Mass.) humoroosly
illustrated the following advantages o
method aud order, by gIyIng an account O
some domeslics Of his hiring. lie onc'
hired rery smart girl; she was ever OF
the 90 from early dawn 10 bedtime. Al
Ter a few years the grrI, as giris otten will
found husband, and quilted earning wa
yes, and Mr.. u. was obliged to hire anVth
or. But she was 50 meihodieal and arpa
renily so slow, his wife vas OF the opiuini
: she did not earn her wages. True, sh
: did oil the work and had spare time, b.
she did aoi seem 10 BE- dong much. II
one day watched her progress aud iOun
that every movement was ike clock.W orI
no missteps were taken: after the hr
was made every kettle was properly ad
lusicd, and every dish was ready OF to-
proper time. The table was set While din
! ucr was cooking thing bad II
place, and there was not a lacking arlc,
: at dinner. There was 40 clustering, nn'
nnrrylng, and fretlins, apd skipping, L
show out activity; but every thing wa
quietly performed ~ order aud 10 season
Ga noticing accurately her mode Of dolnl
business, Mr.. Il. aul his Wie were boil
OF the opinion this was the most saluabl,
help he had hired. THIS led hlm TO Sc,
how some farmers los, time. They woul
hurry to distant field, and soon find the
had left some important tool behind bn'
must 10 sent for II, aud the men mus, 81
and wait.
( Extraordinary Memory The mcmor,
e OF DR.. Leyden was most tenacious, and h
sometimes loaded 1t with lumber. Who
n be was at Mysore, an argument occurIe,
upon point Of English history; ii wa
i agreed to refer II TO levden, and 10 ,h
!. astonishment Of all parties he repeated yer
batm the whole Of an act Of Pahiamcu
/! in the reign OF James, relative to ireland
e which decided the point Of dispute. O
$ being asked how he came to charge hi
p memory with such extraordinary matter