American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-02
ESTABLISHING THE SCIENCE.
BY EVERPOINT.

ESTABLISHING THE SCIENCE.
BY EvERPoINT.
De Bonneville had been electrfying Detroit
by his more than galUanic effects upon the must
Giles Of scores of his impreSsibleS, when an enor-
nous sized Wolverine "trying the thing him
self, found that he was quite equal to the pro-
tessor in setting folks to sleep and "makin' on
'em cut" afterwards, and, accordingly in the
Jttror of his discovery, off he went into the
country to lecture and diffuse the new light
which had been dispensed to him. His success
was tremendous; town and village said there
was Something in it," until his reputation, as
in other cases, begat him enemies The VOL
VERNE Mesmeriser, after astonishing "Hall"
full, one evening, at some very promising
town. or other, and which babe fair, shortly
to be quite ia place. returned to the tavern,
to be arrested in the bar-room by score Of
"first citizens" who had then and there con-
gregated lest to test the humbug," any how
Good cUening, Professor, p" said one. "Wont
you take little of the fuid!" said another, and
this being an evident hit in the way of joke
the "anti-humbugs" proceeded to more serious
business.
"Peressor," said the principal speaker, gi-
ant of fellow, before whose proportions, even
the huge Magnetism looked small "Pertessor,"
said he, biting off the end ola "plug," and
turning it over in his jaws very eisurely, ga
few on US, here, hev jest concluded to hev you
Try an experiment, appintin' ourselves reg'le
constituted committee to report"
The Professor begged to appoint more pro-
per place and hour, &c., or, according to the
apprehensons of "the crowd, !" evinced the ex-
pected desire to make clean back-out.
"Peressor," resumed the "big dog, " "ef we
ondustand right, you call your NlcsmeriSm a
"re-mee-j jill agent, which means, s'pose, that
it cures things"
The disciple of science referred to divers ca
Sos about town in which he had been success
full, to say nothing of the quilting teeth" ope-
ration which he had just concluded his lecture
with.
eyes, ''said the challenger, "you're death on
teeth, we know, but ken Mesmersm come the
re-mee-jl over rheumatic"
''lnfammatory or chronic?" demanded the
professor.
"Wall, stranger, we amt much given to doc
tors bottle Names but we reckon it's about the
wust kind
The Mesmerist was about to define the DIFF
ference between infamma.ory attacks and To-
cal affections, when he was interrupted by the
inquisitor who rather aiL0tced that as far as the
location Of the disorder went, it had pre-cmp-
ton rirbt TO the hull crittur: and that further
more. il was lest expected ofbim that he should
forthwith visit the case, and bid him take up
his bed and walk. or he himself would be es-
corteG out Of town. astride of a rail. and s.dum-
ned down outside the 5Ath degree or Orcron
and mo ,ai,loke."
This was a dilemma. either horn of which
promised toss to his reputation, but the crowd
we're solemnIy in earncst; already triumnhinr
in his detection, thew beaao 10 look wolish al
him and wise at each other, 50 that the VOL
VERNE had NOTHING left for Il but TO demand,
boldly. 10 "sga The ratieDt!n We had better
rive The rest o. the STOW as il was related TO q
humorous friend Of ours by the disciple of
Nesn,or himself
"TT9 stairs went wild ,e,a mad a. thunder,
tell Won: first. al bajng thought hunting.
and NEXT ,l,ot NV intivid,al shorc Of the A.
mrricon eapIe shcnrd he co,pneiiel into ,ne7-
sure Inv thunder, I'd cin lem Grht if il
hadn't bccn rnr the ec;c,cG which wo9Id 4 snf
fcroa pnv how. 50 lest said to ngsoll lief ZEN
bring on their rbeunIati2, felt as if could q
Mesme,iznd a horse and Determined ,vhat-,rc,
the case mioht he I,d make if snueaI. bv
thunder,
/ mUere he is g." said thev and in I'VE all bund.
led in room gathered round bed with me
shut in o,nonr 'em. and the cussed biz omen.
/ Gahtencl heathen. that did the talkinG' draw
/ inc ont an almighty bowie knife at the same
/ time. s.Tbat's vour MANI said he. We'll.
there Law a miserable looking crt,er. with his
o,,os snt and bic ,,o,,th onon9ond he ;,uS ,,ot
"'uer anu "'1ei ms i'e sd" ,' t1 oto"u anu I"r
said the old big mci3.
"Rise up in that bed" said |, and tell you
what, must looked at him dreadful, for up
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