The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-02-14
E ESTABLISHING THE SCIENCE.
BY EvERPOINT.

imp' essibies, when an enormous sized
Wolverine trying the thing himself,
found that he was quite equal t" The
professor, in setting FOLKS to sleep and
maxim on 'en cut up afterwards, and.
accordingly, in the faror Of his discov-
cry, of he went into the country T."
lecture and diIuse the new light which
had been dispensed to him. His sue.
cess was tremendous; town and vllage
said there was something in it; until IS
reputalion, as in other cases. begat him
enemies. The Wolverine Mesmerizer.
after astonishing Hall" full. one
evening. at some very promising town
or other, AMI which bade fair, shortly.
to be quite place returned 10 the tav.
ern. to be arrested in the harroom. bv
score of first citizens, who had then
and there congregated Jest to test the
hunbug, any how.
Good evening. Perfesser,' said one.
Won't you take little Of the .fuid?
said another; and this being an evident
hi in the way of j,ke, the anti-hum-
/
bugs proceeded to more serious busl-
ness.
Perfesser," said the principal spea-
kcr, y giant of fellow, betore whnse
proportions, even the huge Magnetser
Inoked small. Perfesser. said he, III
ting off the end of plug and turning
it over in hls jaws very lelsurely, few
on us, here, hev jest conclude, to hev
you try an experiment, appnlin our.
selves a reg'lar constituted committee
to report!
The Professor begged to appoint a
more proper place and hour. &c. or ac-
cordIng TO the apprehen ions of III
crowd, evinred the expected desire to
make clean back out.
" Perlesser." resumed the "big dog"
ef we understand right. you call your
Mesneriem re-mee-ji agent, whi:o
means. ] '>pose, that 1t cures things?
The disciple Of science referred TO d.
vers cases about town in which he had
been successful to say nothing Of the
pulling teeth operation which he had
just concluded his lecture with.
Yes, said the challenger, you're
death on teeth. we know, but ken Mes
meri>m come the re-mee-ji over rheu-
matlz?
"Inhammatory or chronicw deman-
ded the Professor:
Wall, stranger, we amt much CIV
en- to doctors bottle Names, bat we
rrck on it's about the wuSt kind"
The Mesmerlst was about to de me
the difference between inhammatory
attacks and !Ocdi affections, when he
was interrupted by the inqusitor, who
ru,her alio,oel that us far rs the !ocait,n
oi the disorder went, It had Il pre-emp-
liun right to the null crtlur; and, that.
il ine.nore, it was jest expected "i
ala that he should forthwith visit the
cas-, and bid him take up his bed and
wlik.or he hi.sef would be escorted
out OF town,asirid, of Land dumped
down outside the 54th degree oi Oregon
an | no mistake.
This was Il dilemma either horn oi
which promised loss to his reputation.
but the crowd were solemniy in earn
est; already triumphing in his detrctioA.
they began to look wolii>h ut hin IN 4
wise at eacn other, SO that ;Ile Wover-
ile had nothing left for it but to d..
IN md. boldly, to see the patient! We
h Id better give the lest of the story as
it was related to humorous friend o
ours, by the disciple OF Mesmer him
self.
Up stairs went with 'em, mad as
thunde i tell you; first: at b,ing thought
il humbug, and next, that my individual
share OF the American eagle should be
compel ed into measure, by thunder!
l'd a-gln 'em fight, If it hadn't ben for
the science, which would a suffered any
how, so | Jest said to myself, l,t EN-
bring on their rheumatic! | felt as ii
c ,uld Mesmerized horse. and | de.
terlnined Whatever the Case might be,
id make it squeal, by thunder!
Here he is, said they; and in we #l
bundled in IA room, gathered round a
bed, with me shut in among 'eln, and
the cussed big onenightened heatnen
that did the taking, drawing out an al.
mighty bowie knife at the same time =
That's your man! said he. Well, there
ay a miserable looking critter, with his
,yes sut and his mouth open-and his