The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-02-26
ESTABLISHING the SCIENCE.
BY EvERPOINT.


upon the muscles OF scores of his impress
siblcs, when an enormous sized Wolver-
inc strying the thing himself, found that
he was quite equal to The professor, in Set
ting folks to sleep and maxim on 'em cut
up afterwards, and accordingly in the
turor of his discovery, off he went into the
country to lecture and dif'use the Few
light which had been dispensed 10 him.
His success was tremendous; town and
village said there was something in il, ;
until his reputation, as in other cases, be-
gat him enemies. The Wolverine Mes
merizer, after astonishing a HALF lulI one
evening, at some very promising town or
other, and which babe fair, shortly 10 be
'qute place. returned 10 the tavern, 10
be arrested in the bar.room by score of
first citizens who had then and there
congregated jest to test the humbug, any
how.
Good evening, Professor said one,
won't you take little of The fuid? said
ano her, and this being an evident hit in the
way of joke, the 'anti. humbug,' proceed.
ed 10 more serious business.
Professor said the principal speaker,
a giant of fellow, before whose proper.
lions, even the huge Magnetizer looked
small Professor said he, biting off the
end of plug and turning it over in his
jaws very leisurel Y, "a few on US, here,
heV jest concluded to hev you try an ex
pertinent, appintin' ourselves as a regular
constituted committee to report
The Professor beg ged to appoint more
proper place and hour, SC. or, according
to the apprehension of the crowd, evincS
ed the expected desire to make 'cleuo
back-oul.' !
professor, returned the big dog 'ef
we understand rig ht, you call your Mes
merism remejil agent, which means,
s'pose, that it cures things2'
The disciple of science referred to d.
vcrs cases about town in which he had
been successful, to say nothing of the pull
teeth operation which he had lst conclud-
ed his lecture with.
yes said the chancellor, you're
death on teeth, we know, but ken Mes
merism come the rene jill over rheuma-
tiz 2
Infimatory or chronic demanded the
professor.
WALL stranger, we amt given to doc
tors kollle names, but we reckon It's about
the wust kind
The Mesmer:st was about 10 define the
difference between inf ,mmatory attacks
and local affections, when he was inter-
rupled by the linguistic who rather allotoed
that as far as the location of the disorder
went, it had a presumption right to The
hull crittur; and that, furthermore it was
jest expected OF him that he should forth
with visit the case, and bid him lake up
his bed and walk, or he himself would be
escorted out Of town, astride oil rail, and
dumped down out side the Sd degree OF
Oregon and no m,stake'
This was dilemma, either horn of
which promised loss TO his reputation,
but the crowd were solemnly in earnest
already lriumphing in his detection. they
began 10 look wolish al him and wise al
one another, so that the Wolverine had
nothing left for it but 10 demand, boldly,
to see the patienll' We had better give
the rest Of The story as it was related 10 a
humorous friend of ours, by The disciple
of Mesmer himself.
up stairs l went with 'em, as mad as
thunder, tell you; first at being though hi
humbug. and next that my Individual
share of American eagl e should be com
PEELED into measure, by thunder I'd
gin 'em fight, if it hadn't been for the
science, which would a suffered any how,
80 jes, said to myself, let 'em bring on
their rheumatz! | felt as if could mes
merize horse and determined whatever
the case might be, I'd make it squeak,
thunder
Here he is, said they, and in we all
bundled in room, gathered round a bed,
with me shu, in among EN-, and the Gus
sed big onenIightened heather, that did
the talking, drawing out mighty bowie
knife at the same time. That's your
man " said he. Well there lay misera-
bic looking critter, with his eyes sot and
his mouth open-his jaws got wider and
wider as he saw the crowd and bowie
knife, I tell you That's the idea = said
the old big Ingn.
Rise up in that bed said |, and I tell
you what, must a looked at him dread
lui' io' liz Ju"Peu y VII eeuu, Us II ne nau
just got streak of galvanc.
Cit out on this floor said | with
wus look; and hope may be shot if
he didn't come out lookin' wild, tell
YET
'Now cut dirt, Dbl yc! screamed
|, and Gehu Gineral Jackson !! If he
didn't make a straight shirt-tail for the
door. may never make another pass. -
Alter him | went, and after me they came.
and prehaps there wasn't the orfulest
stampin down three pair Of stairs that ever
occurred in Michigan! Down cut old
rheumatic through the bar-room out