Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-02-15
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(From the Boston Post.)
ID L d A I | Nc SOCIETY,

81 move the question be read'' Secretary
reads (which is the truest science, Mesmer
ism or Phrenology 20
"Nlr. President, the question has neilhe,
negative nor ailirmalve'
Presideni-"N o matter; DR.. Jiggs for Mes.
merism-Captain Jewkes for Phrenoogy.n
MIR. Stunder-''I would ask, Mr. President
II the question does not intrench itself against
the constitution We are not to discuss re-
ligIon nor politics in this society; now. free
knowledge is a sectional pint, and if we are
agoir' 10 discuss thai, ! shall Withdraw from
tins society.
Presldent-"That word has different mean
ing IN the question, and has allusion to the
ProtuberantIc developments of the cranumn
Stump-"All this is outer order; there aint
no question aiore the metin?''
Presldent-"Dr. Jiggs, will you open 20
DR.. Jiggs-"Mr. President: have not en-
tered these walls tonight prepared to speak on
tilis question. l-ur-ra-am-ur-ra- favor
of mesmerism, as understand t-Mesmerism
is Kind OF somnolence, and is mentioned by
licho Brahe. when he said, "Blessed be that
man who invented sleep" Under the magnet
&c influence OF mesmerlc sleep, man has travel
led through the abstruse regions of-of-Mr
President--the chemerical atmosphere OF The
most unhounded metaphysical incongruilics !;
he has analysed time and space. and scared
into the mysteries of essence. like. like. like
anything My opponent will no doubt ex-
tend hs "lerocious mouth against my argu-
ment but, sir, my argument is based on the
experiments of Collyer and the philosophy of
Dodds! Sir, say sir mesmerism is the kew
which OVERSEES the dipnet of time, and dis
closes to human visology the intricaces of
miraculous interpostion. But phrenologv.
sir, what is it the child of Gail and Bit
terness. 1t maps out the human skull like
terrestrial globe, and its professors, to keep
good theresembiance, have whirled their brains
on their axes, and equalknocktiaized their OK
umbrances on the oxispital and piratical bones.
reserve remaining remarks for The reIoinder.n
Prcsldent-"Captan Jewkesn
Jewkes-"l amt prepared to say nothin' on
this quesiIon-at least-no-but then since |
hearn the doctor. would say few words OH
the ideas chalked down here on my hat Phre-
nology is the science Of the knowledge-box,
and knowledge is every where free hence
phrenology- But mesmersm is the science
OF sleep.-lt says that one man can put anolh-
er to sleep; so can opium. 1t reduces man.
then, 10 the level OF pysonous drug, Nv
antagonist has made use Of great many very
long words, and his speech would 90 twice
round the world and tie"
StumP-'l call the captain to order for per.
sonalities."
Jewkes-"Dd'nt the doctor call my mouth
| ferocous Retaliation is the first law of ma.
ture. lie needn't say nothing about mouth
Just look at his Mr.. President; it goes clean
round, and makes the top of his cranny-um
! as he calls it, all island. Mesmerism and il.
supporters are humbugs yes sir, hunbug.
sir They pick out seepy-headcd fat boy
who drops asleep of himself ard pretend tina
they willed it, when they couldn't helped i
if they tried conclude, sir, by moving thu
question"
Presldcnt-"Those in favor Of mcsmerism
hands up-l4. Phrenology. hands up-l4
tie. Gentlemen, you have decided tia. one
science is as true as he other The society j.
adjourncd.'