Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-21
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the hthlth AnHfRh NJ AhhNSla.=-l he writer and
raior was DIR. Dugas; aud the ease certainly affords
matter oi deep interest 10 all the friends of humanity
aud will especially Interest ihose Who have yet
tanned the decision Of their Judgment favor Of tbs &C
eu, aud potent, though oh doubted agency.
,itledgerdic Recorder
'on Tho Sd OF January. 1915 Mrs. Catk, fwife of
Jesse Glafa. OF Columbia county Georgia came 10 this
city flr The purpose OF getting me remove sehrrus
lumor Of her right manma. which had been gradually
increasing for The last three years. aud which had now
attained The sise o s,ntkes segg The lnnor had noy
caused any pain Of consequence, was not adhercn
To the skim did IL implcalc any OF the auxiliary
glands. Mrs {. ia about AZ years Of ace has never
horne child. aud her health, though by no means TO-
bust, pretty good. and had mol been impaired by
The evolution oil ihs umor The operation having oe,n
determined upon for the following dav Mrs {. remar-
ked IL me that she had been advised by Mr. kenfiek
10 be me,msrzed but she knew nothing about H. she
would like In have my advice and would abide by IT, io
which replied that there WERE several well suthentica
ted CAGES on record. IN which surgical Operations had
been performed. under mesmerc Influence, without the
consciousness of the PATIENT that | would be happy To
test the subject In her case. and that would endeavo
10 mesmerize her instead operating had been pro
posed. the day following.
On the 18th ol January, nj II o'clock A. NJ | cal
led IN Mrs e.. md informed that IN the preceding
evening she had been put 10 sleep by MIR. Il. f. Ken
rick (at whose housc she fesded) | then mesmerisrd
her myself, and induced sleep in about fifteen minutes
findlns my patient susceptible 10 The mesmere intlu
ence, and rejecting thai 1t would be convenient for
tho saw, n.,s,n Il, maintain lhia ,nu,.,n, 81 -, -
firm soryiral upeafiun nj thu ,,me lin, te,n,',.a
Al, k,n,el l., ,n,an,,,se Mrs & mn,,,n, md ava.
ina n, stated bon-s until insans,hl,v ja1sld h H.
duced.
,rhis ,,,s ,cf,,l,,ly I'm, ,.,,b ,,,,I,,u ;...s,
.o,e ,,h., -, ,he evo,i,, ~ ,ho Nh Ia -
.as ina,.,1 IN II ve ninn,,s mi ,L n,.l - . !,
attended, Win M m,n,ies,,i,nn nj n,,n m se,,,ina
were continued mud The patients iuscnsbiliy daily les
ted by myself and others IN various waya.
ia. Dtl II y, L.
,,sson, md ,f,t pr,ekng and nioeh,,, s,r,,,lv ,b
n,,,,n, wi,hon, evidence of main ,be ,n.s .,
,e,nes,,1 Ia l,nys The f,n,, when xn e,nJ ,h ha,
HANDLED !, ,,n,hlv IN exnmin,na Tho ,nm,r ,nJ "a
,dins,.J Tho Dress w,,hnn, Tho cn,sc,snss -, no ~.
lien, - W. ibe1 hill In be, nos,,,ts +, val -, s,,na
s,,,s If u,,.ha,, ,h,ch .h, h,aa,i,aa f.ai., = 3
minnie ar ,,o utbo, Tho ,asi Indication If en.,,,an
unless Tho fact thai al. swnlowed once n, ,,na,d1 n,
snch instead nj i, n,e,c ren,x nc,io, a., ~ III :,
l,nu,,y in n,..enc, NJ p,o,psso,s lt,a ,,5 N,na l.,
,odon IA, III, ns,al tests n,nde wiz, NV ,,rl., Int.
an ,ncision obon yo ,b,s IN l,n,th and l.u n, NH
m d.n,b ,n,o tbe noleut,s leo ,ibn, ;,,j,,,,,n, -,
s.nsa,,nn
Fully satisfied now Of our nower IN ndoce fatal ,nsen
sibny d,l,rmin,d 10 opente an her ,hs n,., day n,
nom. Inn earelly concealed any .ueh deal IN from ,h
pa,ien, and her friends who did ma, ,xner, ,s ne,r
nance until several DAYS later.
I'm IN. Io,b of January n, ,,yeo,y uin,ioo ma, II
A Al Mrs G. WINS M, Ia sleen IN G,r,v fen socnnds
wbon ,oocb ar mas ot nnv hind. tbc ,c,llv "a, mn
:, bic IN. m, sme,,c in nnence WINS n,,a,c.J L,v, 1
ually Increased n, eaeb sitting Al - ,,cl,ck III In
p,esenee If prol,ssors Ford Nlean. t,ry,n nnJ Nv
Ian and u, unlsee The nalieni helm, in a nrnsnnd
sl.e, / ,,,n,,.d he, Dr. ~ ,bo oa,,1, 800
ted nv nrsssonal brethren Ia o,e her onse resn,t,
ton. conpleyioo connlenanee. &C. before dntng and