New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-20
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Parhe,ism-La Roy Sunderland.

Pathe,isu,-La Roy Sunderland
La Roy Sunderland, formerly known in THIS city
ss r,r. s. ha. 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 startling and catching words, such as
Ssept5cs asleep Wing thunder Surgical
operntions. Raising ghosts, &c. in the largest
type and on the yeIowest kind OF paper cannot
hive failed to attract the eye, and puzzled the
braid Of many passer By.
Dr Sunderland disclaims all connection with or oehei
IN Magnetism. Mesmerisrn Neurology. and gives out
Inn. IA him alone belongs the credit OF discovering ana
bringing to light this new theory "hch ne calls "a
tbeusm. ri, r.,. H., - 80
se,,cs the most extraordinary poTcr over human &C
lions and oushs and that this is oroughtin use SIM
ply by the elo9uenee OF his hps-tne glance OF ms eye
SO great is This power that the Dr. asserts that ne has
in large audience nearly all strangers put 70 sleep
boyond er power OF resistance hail or tSothirds OF
the yybos and that they completely under his
control In body and mind ms the puppet IN the band
of showman indeed II the Dr. and his patients are 70
b. y,.d On the miracles Of Holy Writ such the i've
thoussnd fed curing the blind the halt and the lame
casting out devils" arc enacted IN our day.
To sec and jndge OF these marvcs Tor himself Undue
cd the yS,er this attend the Lecture at the Lyce
u on FIiday night last and again subsequent even
Ing al thu Coliseum The subjects On whom the spell
was cast had all with exception. bern on the stage
the night previous. and the exception wasa girl from
Troy who, from the STATE nent OF hr riehas IN a''"hu
ance, was ai Ola SURGE y "e LIo''o, :. : IT.,
Inc DINERS were frhhh l"ao o.eia1eu ~ 1i'e "ips
capacity OF cash.laHe, az 'ne uooi. Ia" o. % ~.
unu cou'c snsei oi l"o s'oeo' u ~ - =, 49,, ~
Dire DOCK Us inc company "cnt nut'J SUI bioo!, uS
Rtue gnostseer anu 'hc 0uAnc' poSt o" ~" VI va c.
others who did not particularly dlsnngush lhenseVeS;
These persons apparently strangers 70 ebch other ana
the Dr drawn by the charm from different paris OF Tue
roon by the writer inter the Lecture a. &C
quaintance. and several leit the hhi IN company
At the lecture last evening the Dr. had his rules PRINT
cd and distributed among the company. lhey promo
tied any coRuersafi0H laughing or noise OF any KIND
also any questions except In writing or touching or inter
fertng with persons affected IN any way.
This stated 10 be absolute and indispensable to
the success OF all experiments and the only condition
which the lecturer would proceed. This would OF
prevent the slightest estgAuon-leaNng M
9uirers TO take assertion and dPpeordae' as their only
evidence.
The lecture lasted full hour and was made up OF
now views on physiology, psychology, pathology md
relgionsnd many of the lecturers facts having
CURED Within his knowcdge-tuc results OF his opera
tons in the new science He cluim to performed
miracles such rs curing raving by look and
throwing skeplic into tits by touching the bnck OF his
head with his finger out OF which he could not be
brought by human power-save by the lecturers will
n wa. that all the performers OF the previous
evening were present and little Libby was the first 10
,s,, r The stage she was followed By the Quaker bow
and Dr. Burdrli's patient who had the 9th drawn !,
middle as.d Irish woman and two or three old perform
or. tall man with bald forehead and lastl, by the
industriuus aud ever buoy Frank The tall gir seem
I'd much Disposed 10 make a display and could hardly
bo restrained by the operator She turned her R,tcn.
on artIcurrly 10 the Quaker boz and matted his cheek
enon,cd his mir nnd rlcked him under the chin and
anally tried In push HIM of tho s,st