The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-01-11
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Prof ----, before Dhe Society or
the dliIns on Of bumbugs.
Prof. -, having spoken for som
imo on various subjects oo winch 'h
society have power 10 acl---h i'os't
addressed himself to those VIII" were
bou TO bocome missionaries IN N" grr
c,use If CIairvoyancr, and spoke IN me.
following words:
The ,usj,c, whoiS hrowo into ms
Iynnryed sare, (lhe state Of cl"',Voy'
,nc, should always bear il in miod, ina,
me grea po!nt consists in guessing wen
,a,h,l than in seeing clearly. Paying
20 aIlonlion 10 The cIeoroess Of his Vi
sion, Ie, him belake himself 10 The SUD,
ly Of those parts Of mathematics tina
Ires, of The calculation Of chances, and
from ,his he will learn 10 what degre3 \,
he may impose 90 The credullfy ol ~ D
audience, and 10 what point ne most beu
= n 10 rely upon his impudence 10 cary
him through. When The chances OF
being right are equal TO hose Ct being
wrong, let The sub jrcl neVer hessle, as
a ready answer gives an all OF cerloIn'y
that may mlslead The spectators ana
most hkely dumb-found The person brot
IN communication, who will IN all pro-
babltv make an excuse for The subjects
and attribute II 10 his own
neglect 10 "concen,rate his mind on the
3brc," or to have viewed Two th%gs at
the same time.
Those Two expressions (Hrm The al
phs and The omega of We excuses for
failure in Animal Magnetism. They
can never be TOO often repeated, and un
like every hing cIse,' more frequenl-
Iy they are beard The more 'aismanrc
becomes their Influence. When the
,ubject is al all out. it is then obvious
hat he does not see clearly or else he
would answer Immediately. When this
is the Case The plea Of obscu'Ity Of Vi
sion is good one, and would no doubt
satisfy The most iSuI'.fndiog judge that
ever called himself 'lhe couu. ~ IT,
the cIslrvoy ant does not pu' In this plea,
it should by all means be done Eor han
by The lgnoramus who styles himself
professor. As we have before remark
ed, lhe person brought INTO communca-
ion with the subj will not object and
{ he does, he can easily be brow beaten
nlo terms, for he will hardly venture 10
hrow his brass into the scale TO be
weighed with that OF an animal magneii-
,er. We wouId, however, advise the
)efSon la communication, never TO OBJ
ecl, as it will more than likely create
cene, and is seldom advantageous TO
cence. 1t also implies that you ques-
ion The honesty and yeraclty Of The
as well as Of The subject;
vhch to say the least Is very rude, and
nanIIests great want Of good breeding.
10 The claIrvoyant Il. e. the subec,)
We would however say that he should
iways deal in generaIllIeS. This plan
viii be more likely TO ensure success
han any other we can devise. For it,
lance, If Ihe cl1Irvoyaul is asked what
he person in communication sees, let
nm answer a house, as it is extremely
,liicuIl 10 Imagine place where there
, no, some klud ol a uwclIlug. II ask.
d huw m'hj 'tuu'S 81 It Is, say TWO,
T. f.,
'WO windows In room is the most
cannon numbtr. Halls are not as Of.
'n u%el wi II az direct communication
on HE street by door, | mus be
r,uge house that does not contain
Die, aud books are generally placed
n ii. The tame OF looking glass is
lher gill or vanished, consequently
le chances in guessing are equal
Ialer must exist in every place and
helher in river or pump, is a mat,
r of no importance. Trees, fences
I'd sheds form The back ground of eve
, landscape. Ia his answers The sub
ct should seek forth for generaIiies,
~ secondly, IOr amDlgu'tIes which
ay mean nothing or great deal, as
st suits the person in communications;
II on no account should he suffer him
II 10 be thrown into The state Of clair
vance until be has first put on a pair
silver speclacIcs vailed at about l2!
:. Indeed the most ceIe braled leCIu.
IS on This science have determined that
must always have remained unknown
The world had it NOT been for hr ap
cation Of this met0hIick medium"-
le learned professor then commrnced
'akiog on other subjects, such as the
pedency Of getting up another muIli-
Ills speculation, and The benetl which
uld accrue 10 lie United States by