Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-10
For the Waterman and Journal.

A BLIND MAN CURED BY PATHETISM.
Mr.. WALTON viii you do me the favor to in
sert this article in your paper, believe it con-
tains facts which are Of great Importance to the
public. On the first of June last, Mr.. Joseph Lane
of Barre, VT, requested me to undertake the cure
of his son John, a lad of eighteen years, as all
means which they had tried had failed and the ply
sicans which he had consulted advised him to send
his son to the eye lnfiTmary the last resort He
had the erysipelas eighteen months since, which
impaired his health generally, and especially the
nerves of his eyes, much that he could not bear
single ray of light, and the last six months had
been kept in dark room, suffering severe pain,
and continually growing worse. | magnetized Tor
more properly pathetzed) him twice day, and at
the end of two weeks he was able to bear the light
in cloudy day, and could see the distant hills
The expression of joy which lit up his countenance,
may be better imagined than described. l pathe-
tized him occasionally for six weeks longer, when
he able to ride walk about town and attend
to some business. Then instructed his brother
how to treat him, who took him home and pathetic
ed him several times. | called to see him. Oct
Both, and found him az work on his fathers farm,
suffering no inconvenience from his eyes, except
wearing glasses part of the time to favor Them
Last Spring. my daughter, aged nine years, Jump
ed from cart and sprained her foot which, in six
hours, sweled to twice its usual size followed with
extreme pain and vomiting Proposed pathetzing
her. to enable her to prescribe a remedy for her
foot. This was enabled to do in one minute, as
she had previously been pathetized for the purpose
of experimenting. She proceeded to examine her
foot and said there was no bones out--she had
sprained it, and took cold in it. "If you will path
etze 1t and keep it warm it will be WELL" paral-
yzed her foot by making few passes over it,. and
in less than two minutes she exclaimed, ''my foot
is well, wake me up, THAT 49, from state of SOM
nipathy,) and let me GO to sleep" She slept well
that night and had no more trouble with her foot.
have removed many complaints, and | do not pen
those two so much for the purpose Of telling
the wonders done as to lead the public to nvesti-
gate the subject of pathetism, and receive some of
the benefits which it is destined to afford. | be.
lieve it to be ofthe greatest gifts God ever con-
ferred on man, and am surprised to see men of
character and intelligence refuse nvestigateths
subject, and ascrbe its phenomena to the works of
the Devil. | anticipate the day is not far distant,
when societies will be formed in every town, and
be under the direction of practlcng physicians
are well versed in the study of human nature and
every science calculated to relieve suffering hui
mainly land that the mysteries of pathetism will
be partially if not fully urioded and generally UNI
destood. JOHN THOMSON, N.
South Barre Oct 30, 1874.
A Certificate from The Parents o. The Blind Bog.
We freely state so far it relates to the condition
of our son, that the above statement of Mr.. Thomp
son is correct JosEpH LANE.
PRISCILLA LANE.
Barre, Oct 80 1874