New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-19
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pnthefism-Lu Roy Sunderland.

La RIM Suaderland, formerly known in this city
ms DR.. s has been before the public for several
DAYS on the above subject IN ms Lectures ON the
Philosophy Of the Human Soul" HIS huge post
ers. with starting and catching words, such as
Shept,cs oslesp," Wing thunder" q Surgical
operations, Raising ghosts &c in The largest
type, and on the yellowest kind OF paper cannot
have failed TO attract the eye, and puzzled the
braid OF many passer by
DR. Sunderland di.caims ali connection with or belief
in Magnetism Mesnerisln Neurology, and gives out
,ha N him alone belongs the credit of discovering and
bringing 10 light this theory, which ne calls Pa
thetism.
.essos the mos, extraordinary power over human
lions and thoughts and that thls IS brought INTO use SIN
pIy BIZ the eoqaeHce Of his ps-the glance OF his eye
50 great is Ibis power that the Dr asserts that ne mas
In large audience nearly all strangers put to sleep
bsyond their power OF resistance halt or tw0thrds OF
the whole and that they completely nnde. his
control in body and mind az the puppct IN the hand
nj snowman Indeed II the Dr. and his patients are 10
he yeIi.d on the miracles OF Holy Writ such as the i've
thousand fed curing the blind the halt and the lame
casting out devils arc en0cted In our dsy
To Gee and Judge OF these msrvels Tor himself Undue
81 the writer of this To attend the Lecture al the Lyce
urn on Friday night last and again on subsequent even
ing a, the Coliseum The subjects on whom the spell
was cas-, had all with exception been on the stage
the night previous and the exception was girl from
Troy who from the statement OF her friends in attend
apce was an old subject Of The Doctors
The others were Frank (who oiicatcd in the triple
canacty of cash aker at the door, the mock preacher
end comic singer on the stage and the vender OF the
Drs. book IS the company went OUT and LIBBY the
little ghost and the Quaker Boy sud two or three
others who did particularly distinguish themselves
These persons apparently strangers to cacn other and
the Dr. drawn By the charm from different parts OF the
seen by the writer alter the Lecture rs ac
ouaintaace and several left the hall IN company
At the lecture last evening the Dr. had his rules print
ed and distributed among the company. They prohib'
tied any concentration laughing, or noise OF any kind
also any questions except In writing touching or inter
fcring with persons affected in any way
This stated TO be absolute and Indispensable TO
the success of all experiments and the only condition
on which the lecturer would proceed This would OF
prevent the slightest MISUNDERSTANDING IN
qurers take assertion and appearances IA their only
evidence.
The lecture lasted a full hour aud made up of
new views on physiology. psychology, pathology and
relgionsnd many OF the lecturers facts as having oc
Cured within his knowcdge--the results OF his opera
tons in the science. He clainrd to have performed
miracles such curing reving maniac 10y look and
throwing skepuc into tits by touching the back oi his
head with his finger. out oil which ne could not be
brou ght by human power--saye By the lecturers Will
was observed that all the performers OF the previous
evening were present aud little Libby the hrst 10
etar for the stage she followed by the Quaker boy
and Dr. Burdes patient who had the tooth drawn, d
middle aged Irish and two or three old perform
Gre tall man with bald forehead, and lastly by the
industrious and ever busy Frank. The tall gtrl seem
ed much disposed 10 make display and could hardly
be- restrained by the operator She turned her nten
particularly to the Quaker boy and patted his cheek
smooted HIS hair and chucked him under the chin and
finally tried to push him OF the seat
The usual chronological experiments were tried on
all the patents by placing the hand upon the organs to
he Affected and with the usual success Libby made
quite long prayer several kneeling and all Joined IN
singing hymn--Frank sung the Cork Leg and delir-
cred political speech addressed TO Wings, Locos, Abo
itionsts Natives Hunkers and Barnburners-the bald
headed man sung love sOngthe time was attempted
be told by watch and all guessed ,cronsull Frank
after missing twice said 10 minutes to H. which the Dr.
said was right
Some confusion ensuing, gentleman, said TO be Dr
Coye rose and remarked that he had nothing yet
but what might the result of deception coluson,
and nothing had been done by any OF the subjects that
could in any degree convince him that Dr. s had eN
traordinary power them 1t not at all remark
able that they sung laughed aud prayed fer they could
evidently do this at any time. Gould he believe WAS
done solely by the operators power he should be as
0uded but there satisfactory evidence that this
was done by the simple voition OF the patient and
whether II secret in their own bosoms,
and it extremely difficult to detect deception u this
kind by simpe physical tests ON trained subject lie
said he not prepared 10 test this now or 10 subject
himself To the laughter OF the audience il he out
witted by the performer. Mr Gray here put the home
question the lecturer Ii no not well acquainted
with every person the stage and whether he had not
haG private interviews with them ALI and il ad.
mitted with some hesitation that such cas The Jaci
DIR, 5 sbored hard and with apparent sincerity to
vince tho audience Of tho truth OF his theory but the
impression seemed Se general that that his
and absurd and that the whole operation
the stage shameless deeioa and that the tine
expended in It's investigation lost 10 al but the lee
tnrer, who has pockctod probably two hundred
dollars night eince he has been here.