Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-02-10

Phreno-Mesmefisma.
Nh. CLARxE:-Will you obliee =
friead md subscriber BY inserting IN
your paper the following communi cs,isn
from the Fravinc q Msl,cal Journal,
published in England, and copied by the
Medical News aud Bulletin Of Phila del.
phiAs AZ ,h,s time, when the ccarses,
and mos, braAen. faced hum bugery, is be
ing offered to our Citizens as Gid like
science. il will certainly BE- read by eve
~ one with the greA,es, in,srcs,.
An who attended tho farce Al the Meth.
odis, church IN Thursday nigh, will 500
in this communication that We are not the
only people WHO have nssn visited by
impudsn, pre,snders who cali themselves
professors, and dignity their iarcical pan.
,omin'ic perforM,nces with the much =.
bus-d nsme oflectures. X.
Morn kfesMeelC ImhOstefs.
70 the Editors eftlM Provincial Msdi. Joarnsl,
GENrLxNKN.-having rscsn,Iy read in
you, Journal, mos, able exposition BY
Mr.. Es,lin, Of brstol, Of the gross i'm
posture prac,isSd 'oh the public by various
i,inerAnt Mesmesisers, | am induced to
forward you an account of 4 recvn, rxhi.
bi,ion in this town, which perhaps, may
assist the ,Sadgocr, Of ,Nuss Vic any soch
there be) Who, having Ssga Mr.. Is ad
dress, may snll en,ertAin = lingering
douA concerning the pr,snsions Of The
% called science Of mes,nerism.
A mst illi,crate ind,vi 6.l &c Me
name Of Window, has just a,ar,ed frcm
bennington on . snesmeric tour. nccun.
panied BY two toleraNly well trained pa.
tien,s. Their OBJECT seems To D. cnnr-ly
a pccuniary onet but Tor the credi, orthis
iowa. | may state. the speculation has
herr proved a complete failure.
The follo~N& Is IN abri'esl . Nm,
o the performance attended, which last.
I'd upwards Of two huurs.&
The subject hrss operated on was q
p or scruiuious man, with a Contracted
knee, Joint, who hobbted ia the stree, o..
cru,ches. A few .pA>wings" Of the ope
RAZOR, who s,osd behind his patient. up,
peatsd quickly to induce proloudd sleep;
and NOV, the science Of phranoloss being
grated upon Mesme rism, ths Wonders
commenced in earnest.
As the several chronological organs
wese excessively excited by the magical
tosch Of the lecturer, the man manifested,
with pretty accurate raniomimic effect,
that some mysterious agent was directing
his actions. At this stage suggested
that, from a previous kno wledye Of the
situation Of the excited organs. the touch
Of the opera. might serve to Determine
the gestures Of the patient; /, therefore,
requested The organs nigh, be excited
~; h u, ac'u Il contact, the pa,ien,'s ewes
remaining closed.
The operator then simply pointed 10
the organ Of Benevo:ence, when the man
Immediately Began the kss,lrcs Or Self
esteSn-shch for instance As Pulling up
his shirt collar, bd.tohiHg his coat. aud
Sitting ia conceded pSstufs. The lee.
turer excused this mistake, by surprising
the uneven state Of the mans hair nigh;
have caused doubt 10 his mind as to the
organ pointed TO. The operator then
smcothed down the mans hair with his
hands. biew acay with his mouth the ex
citement from Self-es,eem, and again
pointed 10 Bcnetblence. The paiikn,
NOW; OF course knowing tho organ lntend.
I'd to be excited expressel l, a strong ds.
sire 10 clo,he naked litlls by whom hs
fsncied before him. This. by ihe major.
ny Of the audience, was regarded As per:
lec,Iy satiiacisry.
The man was no~ placed in the cree,
posture, with arms extended 4, right an
giles with his body. and achair Suspended
on each wrist. In this attitude lie re-
manned fifty seconds. The operator then
removed the chairs, observing, that so
pro.ong this eAperimen, would be danger
GUS. since, from the excitement produced
in the circulation, rush Of blond to the
head might take place and produces apd
plexy." The obvious fcason, however,
for removing the chairs so quickly Mas,
that muscu Dr. fatigue, (of which tile nian
betrayed symptoms. BY quitering his
lame ley must Otherwise have soon com
PEELED him to drop them. hatE since
tried 10 hold two chAirs in the same man.
ner myself, ahd find tan support them
without any risk Of apop.exy. tur much
longer period than this Mcsrfis RI sed ,nd;
vidual.
A gill Of about eighteen was now intro
duced, and. after being put to sleep. was
made TO illustrate the existence OF two
orgaits recently discovered by Mr.. Spen.
Ger Hall (ano:her professor Of the Mes.
meric art.) and which the lecturer called
Soldering" and aSaildring.n On ex
citing the first, the young lady saw .
troop Of soldiers marching towards her
and on touching thg sucond she y pressed
! strong desits for : row On me river!
4 gentleman present requested The or
gan Of Wonder might BE oxci,ed. 10
express this tt,olion BY gestures with
hef eyes closed Was not 90 easy she,
consentcd herself By observing,
oh! IFS wonde riul = e4N
The phou6,nennn called the sscomdno>
hi'y Of sensation" was nov attempted 70
be shown.
Of thres substances provided ~ th+
= :turer--viz., sat. sugar, and Eafaway
'ceds-he was silc. lily requested to Taste !