Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-04-12
Debating Society.

Il move the question be read Secretary
reads. Which is The lruest science, mesmer-
ism or ph.enology Z" Mr. President, the ques-
,ion has neither negative or affirmative Pres
ident-' No mater-Dr. Jiggsrfor mesmerlsm
Capt. Jewkes for phrenology.' Mr.. Stun
per would ask, MIR. President. if the ques-
lion does not inlrench itself against the cohstI-
tuition We are not 10 discuss religion nor
politics in this society; now, free knowledge
Is seciarian pint, and if we are a'gon 10 dis
cuss thai, shall Withdraw from this society.
President The word has different meaning
in the question, and has alusion 10 the protub-
eranic Developments of The cranny-un. Stump
-" All this are ouier of order there ain'l no
question alore the meeln' President DR..
Jlggs, will you open 2" DR.. Jiggs-" Mr. Presi-
DENT | have not entered these walls this eve
ming, prepared to speak on this question; l.
ur-rah--am ur.rah--in favor Of smesmerism, as
understand il. Mesnerism is kind OF SOM
nolence, and is mentionsd by Tycho Brahe,
when he said, Blessed be tha, man who in
vented sleep Under the magnetic influence
of mesmeric sleep, man has travelled through
the absruse regions Of--of-Mr. President
The chimerical atmosphere of the most unboun-
bed metaphysical incongruilies he has analy-
zed time and space, and scared into The myste-
ries oflhe case and existence, iike-llke-hke
any thing My opPernent will no doubt extend
his feroclous mouth against my argument; but,
sir, my arguments is based on The experiments
of Col. Dyer and the philosophy of Dods I!
Sir, say, sir, mesmerism is the key which
overseas the dipne, of time, and discloses 10
human visoogy the inricacies Of miraculous
interpretations. But phrenology sir, IS the child
of Gall and bitterness. II maps out the human
scul like terrestrial globe, and lis professors,
TO keep good the resemblance. have whirled
their brains on their axes, and equal mock
lialined their exuberances on the oxspral and
piralical bones | reserve The remainder of my
remarks for the rejineder.'
President Captain Jewkesp Jewkes--
aint prepared 10 say nothn' on the question
at least-no--bui then sence | hearn the
doctor, would say few words on the idees,
Chalked down here on my hat. Phrenoogy is
the science of the knowledge box, and knowl-
edge is free hence phrenoogy. But mesmer-
ism is is the science of sleep, he says one man
can put another TO sleep; SO can opium. 1t
deduces man 10 the level of pyson-ous drug.
My antagonist has made use of great many
long words, and his speech would 60 twice
round The world and tie Stump call the
cap'n 10 order for personalities Didn't the
doctor call my mouth ferocious Retaliation
is the frs, law Of nature. He needn't say moth
ing about mouth just look al his'n, Mr.. Pres
ident i. goes clean round, and makes the top
of his cranny-um,' as he calls it, an island.
Mesmerism and its supporters are humbugs, SIT
--yes, sir, nUMBUGs, sir. They pick on
sleepy headed fat boy, who drops asleep OF
himself, and prelends that they wiIed 1t, when
they couldn't a helped it, if they tried. ! con-
clude, sir, by moving The question. President
Those in favor OF mesmerism hands up,
IA; Phrenology, hands up, IA; tie: Cen
llemen, you have decided that one science is
Just as true as the olher.---The society is ad-
iourned. Boston Post.