The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-26
BALTIMORE.
Correspondence Of the Hera Id

Correspondence Of the Hera Id
BALTIMORE, March ~, Is43.
The most Astounding Discovery eper dreamed of in
the Philosophy Of Man-Phreno and animal Mag
netism throon into the shade Confirmation Of MI
lerism and the End APPROACHING rosslytism by
the Wholcsah-Ertraordinary Excitement.
FRIEND BENNErr:-
Never before in the annals Of American history
has there been known such an extraordinary ex-
element as now pervades our community. II CON-
menced with experiments which Tor several days
have been making in the science of Animal and
Phreno Magnetism, by tat, good natured gentle
man from Virginia, named Jeter. He first met with
strong opposition from able and learned gentlemen,
who were disbeevers. Finally phenomena 90
striking were produced that these very same scep-
tics became converts. and the strongest adj
vocates of Mesmerism You may be surprised
when | tell you that amongst them ministers of
the Gospel, judges of the bench lawyers of the bar
physicians of the best reputation, ard citizens gene
rally of the strongest minds-all classes young and
old, elite and plebeians, are in perfect state 81 ex
cltement wonder and as,o, lshment The Hall, or
holds forh, Is nightly a perfect jam. Every
possessed with physical ability, has become mes
merIzer, and are making daily experimeh hts, which
prove successful so far to satisfy themselves Dr.
AS yellow boy is the lion of the night He is
manipulated, and responds to the touch upon his
chronological organs with as much precision as the
keys OF piano under skiliul finger TO the melody
of sound. Rub mrthfulness with tune and he not
only sings, but dances Lucy Lopg-touch com
bativeness and he becomes rampant as a mad dog
then benevoence, and he searches his peck cts Tor
money, which is generously extended 10 the person
nearest hm-sensiliveness being excited, he is mum
generation, and he assumes the attidue of PRAYER
-adhesiveness, with slight pressure of amative-
ness, and he yeclferates love ditty-and to con-
Ind hi To-,
niger, and no mistake. Wonderful, however, as
have been the phenomena in this infant science,
another has just been discovered that makes it, when
brought in contact, appear a mere plaything and
and battles all speculation.
Language fails me TO find an appropriate name by
which to cognomse the and astounding dis
covery just made and developed in this city, but for
want of better l must call it "Aeriotisrn;" and
now for a brief statement of its incomprehe
operation. The subject is placed in an easy chair.
with the feet resting on pedestal nearly at right
angles. The operator then commences with ma
nipulations reverse precisely of those used in the
old way OF producing the magnetic sleep, running
from the extremity OF the legs and toes towards the
hand thereby dispensing the fluid into the surrounding
atmo sphere, similar TO the radiation Of heat or light
After considerable time say 20 minutes. has been
thus appropriated, the subject is then placed eau
tiously in an upright posture, having his full weight
on both feet The Aeriotizer still perseveres in his
manpulations, the same time having his eyes, az
well his mind, fixed and conce ntrated, not upon
the subject under his influence, in Mesmerism
but on certain position in space, at any desirable
distance (say five ten feet from the earth Thus
given period, when the Aeriotizee lie sufficiently
rarhed by the dispersion OF fluid, it only requires
the Aenotlzer to will that his subject shall ascend to
a given point in space, when, quick thought, he
does II, and there remains stationary, entirely un-
supported by any perceptible power, exhibiting the
most astounding phenome non that ever man beheld.
All who saw this were literally confounded-aye
overwhelmed, and could not refrain from declaring
that the mysteries of the human intellect, and the
discoveries OF men in these latter days, were even
Overlapping the powers OF thought. Two expert
ments only OF this kind have yet been successful
One OF the subjects intelligent muafto boy
OF about fourteen years OF age; the other white boy
with a red head whose name have not learned.
There have been but three failures, and they but
partial. Some have attempted to solve the mystery
by asserting that the power OF grsvation Is wholly
for the time being-annihilatsd. Having thus
gotten the Aeriotizee thus into space difficulty may
occur TO the reader how he is brought down again.
TINS is done by placing ladder against him, on
which the AerlotIzer ascends, and gradually rever-
ses the manipuatons Herein have given as
curate account Of the above infant phenomenon
as could well do in the bret time | have had to
look into the incompreheRsible mystery.
The advantages that may result from this new
discovery, provided it does not porend the end spo-
ken of by Miller, must be obvious. The Aereoti-
ger unde rsand will his subject PASS through
the ETHEREAL regions with the velocity Of comet
from sphere TO another. or from one continent
another II so, il will supersede the essity of
teegraphs, and save the $780, appropriation re-
with balooning, and supplant the dangers OF steam
navigation, as also that Of locomotive collisions OH
allroads. Aerial navigation must b. the result az
| hall dozen good subjects, we'll Aerotized. with
'ar attached TO their ankles, can, il is computed,
AIRY thirty passengers at the of four hundred
niles per hour The only disadvantage see attend
ng 1t is, that IT generally adopted mode OF
'eyance, II may operate very much against the
ale OF the States interest in our internal improve
nebts and render the of the legislature in refer
nee thereto, abortIve. The editor OF the Clipper.
Dr.. Anon, Or. Jennings, z. C. Lee, United States
District Attorney, possibly Cosuphilus, Rev. MIR.
<lrZ, Dr. Gibson, the Editor OF the Republican.
Mr. Ludlow. and several others, believe, have he.
poken the first seats, and will probably make al
Experimental tour to the Celestial Empire as soon As
lefnite arrangements can be made for the voyage
Their captain and helnsmen will doubtless be cho-
en by ballot Yours,
MAGxrru RONrrN