Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-05

De, Warner dessrsd 81. tsal isbssl. and said hs wee
certain the bsndAse imperfect GA frdsy night sat
again, and again put the committee with De- Wain
CT. Deaae, end Dow. aud Mr.. cssko. The baud
age prodseed: DE- Deaps ohjrcd 10 it-Dr. Warner
sad lersmee him ha way-,aks bis b.ndsEs ssd use 9th
mcans 70 make secae. such hanjkerchis and Dr.
said We must b allowed nc pleased. 70 pses the
finger upon the cyedf. aud DE- Warner suggested that
Mr. aud Nom. DE Bonneville AMI the father 1T tho child
should be placed the eide Of the room aud was
instructed by tho committee TO cay TO the audience, that u
ihoss terms were allowed would proceed with the
experiments, and otherwise would not Much resis-
'anee was made TO the ,erms. but the audience decided
with u.s. and the experiment proceeded The child wss
mesine,sed (proes.edlyl aud Dr. Warner aud myself OBJ
iained two pocket hsndkerehisis from two, ladies'
which we're folded by Dr.. warner, aud then the
bandage applied. When the baadsgs tied,
the chad made vsr'nus oo'nplsias. She complained
a" her heart, Oi pain IN her breast and Ut bad feelings
all over, and SAID " tonight Mr. De Ronnc.
vile waI then called aud her, aud asked how she
fei aud she repeated what she had saj aud her father
said lac will kilt the child. she has had this affection u
the heart onte before and the child then said she had
been walking good deal. aud II let ot usu
night, she would siey iu her room and 10 ready.
The child then ssid tho bsndige high. ait
ers these eyes," putting her fingers her forehead.
to which replied tia, could b., because eoud
hsr eye bto~s, but 10 nsod Just complaint placed
lower Jo~a-she then con,paincd dat tho bsnutge pIrss
ed upon her nosrs that che could bf.athe We
amined her no.uis carefully aud fouud all
pressed and the other slightly bat not seriously
TO affect the breathing; hut. ~ Ear o. could relieved that
Mr. De Bonneville took hold OF each Of the dde fingers
oi the child between the points ot his tore finger aud
thumb. and held them for minute two snd then asked
her how she ie. AID she answered "teicr. ws lie then
asked "ean YOU you me" aud che answered
YES, give me something and LIT see" Before tie
bandsee was applied the child said she We'll.
,eld Mr. DE Bonneville to satisfy hiuiseii ,h, she
well before ho Proceeded. and Il he had doubt WHISTLER
she well he had better intern the audience, and
AK p1stpoasuent until the evening. lie sad (;
size - well now and you may procsed-.nd did pro
coed by submitting 10 the child the engraving oI skun
which Dr. Warner brought aud handed me- who alonc
had been put ino communication (sa was pIeicnded
with the child She rubbed her hands IT, rubbed IL
s:sns her fore head. held IL direction, above he
low, aside IA fcont and finally exclaimed sho could
aud asked TO be allowed To up, aud ultimately, without
waiting In have "the huid thrown off," she bursted tho
bonds Oi MesmeTsni, oil the bsndsge Jumped OF
tho char and left the Platform aud
y declared the experiment be complete failure,
was. on Saturday night moi present absent
iron town, but should have been present tow a.
because considered the explosion complete Friday
may add that thee nothing In the excuse tina, Dc
Warner had offered legibel engraving
skull, with which the child because Mes
erism assumes all that the person alton
with the Mesmerilee and because Ths6sy night
dark spots were as easily told rs coloured prints.
With high respect,
Your .eT'i, JAMES LYONS.