Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-05

| Yesterday forenoon We were present st 4 @.
lect conusrsdsione, at the residence of Mr.,
franklin. surgeon. Long Mitigate. which was
he'd for the purpose Of testing The accuracy Of
certain statements made respecting stranger
who has recently arrived in this town. This
gentleman to whom we refer 10 Rabbi Profes.
sor Dannemarck. Of Hungary, who claims the
possession Of certain extraordinary powers of
memory and sight. as we'll a. the gift Of divina.
ton There were four persons present at the
conuersozione besides tho professor, and three
Of them understood the Hebrew language. which
is that in which the stranger performs his won.
ders.-The professor. who appears in his native
costume, seems to be about As years Of age, and
has remarkable quick, penetrating eye. to
which circumstance some people attribute some
Of the uncommon faculties with which he s en-.
dowc,l How this may DO we know not, and
to US at present it is immaterial. We will now
proceed TO details q few Of the performances of
| the professor at the conrcrsazione. He was
shown private letter, which il was impossible
he could have seen before, and on merely CLAN.
cling at the first page stated that il contained "a
| lines. The lines were carefully counted BY
the gentlemen present. and il was found that
the number mentioned by the professor was
precisely the humber which the page contained
Another letter wss shown him. when the same
process was gone through, and with the same
result. A Hebrew volume. not the professors,
but Mr.. Frankln's was then produced. The
book was opened by one Of the party, and the
number of the page given to the professor The
book. was then opened at another place, at an
interval probably of 100 leaves from the part
first opened. Tho number of the page at the
second opening the professor was not informed
Of nor could ne see what it was. One of the
gentlemen present then pu, his forefnger upon
point in one of the pages at the first opening,
and the professor stated that he should name the
word Immediately under the finger at the cor.
responding point in one Of the pages at the &C.
cond opening. In this he completely succee.
ded. n aT
| A Hebrew and English lexicon, belonging to
Mr.. Franklin, and which Professor Dannemarck
|
him. The book was opened at pages 23O and
23l by ole Of the party. in such way that the
professor could not SEE what was their contents
Three different points were chosen by the gen.
temen present. one at the top Of $50, one at
the bottom of the same page, and one on the
hht line Of page 22l. and the professor under.
took to cay what were the words which be found
at these several points. In this he again com.
plr,ely succeeded. He then took the same
book. which was partly opened in such manner
by one Of the gentlemen that there was no pos.
sibilhy of the professors seeing what was the
number Of the page at the opening. The gen.
,lcman then thrust his finger in at the opening
and the professor named the two words at the
extremity CT the organ. This he repeated
One Of the party put his finger upon the bind
ing, outside the book, and the professor stated
that he could name two words opposite to the
finger in portion Of the book, which was part
ly opened, but the contents Of which, as far al
those present could Judge, it was impossible the
professor could have seen. The point in the
book referred to was examined, and it wal
found that the words there were those which bat
been named by the professor. A Hebrew snt
Latin Concordance to the Bible was next intro
Guced. One of the party fixed upon page
with the number OF which the professor wal
: made acquainted, although he could not see th'
page itself, he then put his finger upon th'
outside of the book, the professor engaging 4
name the word Immediately opposite to it il
the page at which the volume was opened. u
this he was entirely successful. A piece o
paper was pu, into book al the place At whlcl
it was opened by one of the party, and whcl
was unknown to the professor, and the latte
mentioned some Of the words that were foun'
under the paper. A pcnknfe was introduces
in similar manner and with the same results
, A Dutch edition of The Family Prayer Boot
which we were informed he never could hav
seen before, was next brought forward. Tn
( volume was halfopened, one Of the party thrus
his hand into the opening, the contents Of whic
0 could not be seen by the professor, and yet h
a named words on both pages opposite to the band
4 A number OF experiments Of similar ehafsc
p ter were gone Though. but we have not spac'
for further details The professor says be can
no. account for the possession Of the faculties
O the nature of which We have endssvofed 10 ex
j. plain, in any other wsy thsn that ~ has reesi
h we'd them % an extraordinary gin. lie exact
Il great reverence and respect from oil aroun
!. him, and considers himself the living wonder Q