Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-12

ments. He seems, however, to fall Tar short OF ms
r,edec in that command and lnlercommun'on o.
ought and feeling with his subject, wh'e" gives the
deepest interest 10 audiences ll,s phrehoiogcai Pne
nonlena were, however, very perfect
We have thus stated few facts, as 'hey appeared 70
us and anticipate the Judgment os many oil our read
efs, who, suppose have SAID 10 themselves, ta' we
imposed By The r'cas ana lsge'oeAaih OF SET
of jusgleFs and show men Dur we are no. yel uo'
for we have another tale u animal magnetism TO tel.
Mr. j Hnmnhtey n youth raised anon ls, has exert
ed his powers IN this way with great success, having
produced the phenomena, 3c!ore ohpeeht
in three persons We shall mention the name OF only
one and state The facts they have come under our
own ohsery,,ion This subject black girl, about
ten years of age iily grown, oil dull COMPREHENSIVE
and unp-omising appearance oohus!oh' OF 'he oe
sTe of fraud or imposition was ont VI the Iues''o"'
Tue force of the Imagination, 10 winch the Academy oil
Sciences in pars has assigned these strange phenome
ma could have no effect, for Betty could comprehend
nothinq nj ,ba matter Seated in rocking char be-
fore her nesmerser who took mold OF her hands, rub
binr the balls of her thumbs With his own anu liking
on her face his piercing sa2e' ~ ess ,"1. W.
astonisbin, s,,,e of ca,alep;ic ,nscnsiby now called
mesmcrc sleep waking WIN nus hngcr ne closed ieF
ewes and with several Downward movements oil the
hands brought on that intense ac'ioh "'ch seemed 10
border on conyulsons He was requested to raise her
arm and oiva i, rird and firm position Ii could not
be bent nv ano,ber without using dangerous force.
lie was desired TO viii lis relaxation, aud 1t dropped IN
a moment This repeatedly tried with Inc same
results Tobacco being pat IN his month"; she became
restless aad Showed s'gns OF assos ne desired hef 10
say what he had in his mouih, "hacker was her reply
4 lemon tasted hv him called BY her sour apple
l-rrobahIv sba had apvcI tasted lemon in her HE.
pin stuck into lijs flesh caused her 10 vince and
complain These were considered proofs 'ha' she 10
longer fell her own pain, or perceived her own sensa-
lions bn, was III fact affected by things affecting her
mssmerlser.
No one can suppose Betty had any knowledge Of
plrenoopy Il She could conceive Of such thing
sir Humphrey had never studied 1t aud hardly knew the
locality of snge organ OF the BRAIN. by the aid OF
some one present several organs were nscera'ned HIS
timers were placed on the organs Of mlrhiunfss, her
broad grn and white teeth bore conclusive testimony
TO the discoveries Of Gaul and Nlesnser Tune was
sought ard instantly, and so Tar rs IS KNOWN Tor the
first time in her life her mouth opened with pleasant
musical tones Self esteem was tried. The toss al the
head and the significant earl of lip, Of the tim
nest, showed that Betty thought there al
least very far beneath her notice.
The r,r has again and again been brought into this
state BY this operator, and several times without
the necessity Of touching her. Bat it is not always as
easy 10 as to masncsc her. On one occasion,
the upward passes oil the hands seemed not to have The
desired effect ll,lc confusion and much talk fell
at once itom the mouths OF several. The mesmeriser
emed 30 itated Tor moment, but collecting himself
is Tor Il powerful effort, staring intensely al he, With
suspended breathing and face suiused and crmsoned
with the rushing blood she aroused, and sprung
from, her sea, moment. No description give
an I'D, quate idea OF the incident performed in few
seconds
The extension of this mysterious influence 10 a
third person. by joining hands with the one mesner-
sed, and allowing those passes o. the mesmcriser
along the arms from 10 the other, was fully shown
on Saturday evening, by Mr. Humphrey, in an eXpe-
imani 90 different individual. Ia THIS case, Gen
l. " \. Sanford, who was put in communication.
and thus became of this strange ,rio, was enabled
Ia draw from The mesmerised "n account OF his own
ideas and impressions Of persons aud objects. Thus q
gentleman who came up after the subject was mes
mcrmised, was recognised and his given, Tho II
was Impossible he could have been seen BY hun
Objects IN view Of Gen Sanford and others, al dis
ancr, bu, thought Of by han, described with &C.
curacv Gen. Sanford, looking the portrait of La
la,rtle asked, what do ] now sce: picture OF an
old gentleman. To ether questions he answered;
handkerchief, aud other articles, always correctly
stated. These ques,ons were put by Gen. SANFORD,
with the idea OF object, person place, in his
own mind or with objects of taste in his own mouth;
and in every instance the correctly given.
Not shadow Of doubt was lett on the mind OF a SIM
gle person present. These experiments were made
~ persons wholly disconnected wh professional mes
mer,se.S and socly with view OF sH,styin. them
selves Of the trutf &c this astonishing discovery.
These facts admit of but one solution .inilnGt
Magnetism IS trne!- Phrcnoiogy Is true 10 doubt, is
fidculous--,o dsbelieve, impossible.
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