The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-01-31
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From the st. Louis Rcycille.
ESTABLISHING TIE SCIENCE


one day make curious volume, for they
will be written, of coutss. The disciples
If Calico, Harvey, Jenner, &c, have been
exalted in their struggles and suferings, &
hose OF Mesmer even more brightly will
shine in MsrlytoIogy, Seriously the trials
TO which travelling Mesmeusts are put to,
are, al times humllating and painful enough
aIbei, they afford Infinite sport to the unbe-
lievers. These travelling trofessors,' or
many Of them, are charatans thus far; that
hey pretend to treat, SCicntfcally phe>
,omena. The real nature of winch they are
sntirely ignorant of, and The study of which
| hey are, neither by education, habit, or ain
1t all fiued for. They are charIalans in
ha, their superficial knowledge of mere el
fecls Is simply made available in the shap'
Tor exhibition; and The success Of the show
heng their first object they may be suspect.
Jed, perhaps in some cases, OF little man
| 4gement, Al the same time, the vulgal
idea of general collusion which prevails a.
morg those who will not, themselves eX'
pertinent, would be ridiculous if it were no
pi'lable.
De Bonneville had been elec.rifying De-
troii by his more than Pavanic effects uPoI
.he muscles of scores of his mpressOle
when an enormous Wolverine trying tn,
hing himself, found that he was quit
equal TO the professor, in setting folks Il
sleep and maxim on 'em cut up aflerward
and accordingly. in the furor of his discov
cry, off he went into the country 10 iectur
and dlfiuse the new light which had beel
d spensed 10 him His success was ire
menduou., town and village said there wa
something il, unsiI his reputation, rs il
Other cases ,begat him enemies, The Wol
VERNE Mesmerise-, after astonishing Hall
fall one evening, at some very. 'promisin!
town or OF er, and which baJe fair shor
ly to be qHile "a place returned 10 the tav
Iern, 10 be arrested in the bar room by
score of first cilizcns,' who had then au'
there congregaiet 'jest to test The bumbu'
any how' Good evening, Professor SAT-
one. Won, you take little of the fuid
said another and tbs being an evident hi
IN the way of joke, the 'anti-humbugs
proceeded TO more serious business.
Professor said lhe principal speaker
A giant Of fellow. before whose proper
lions even the huge liermeriser locke,
small. 'Perfesser.' said he, biting off M
end of a plug of tobacco, aud turning
over in his jaws very lelsureiy, "a few OF
us, hele, hev jest concluded 10 hev YOU II!
D in experiment, appinlin' ourselves reg'Ia
! constituted committee 10 repolI'
The Professor begged TO appoint NOR
: proper place and hour &c. or according u
a the spprehensions Of the crowd, evlnce'
5 the expected desire &c make a clean oacl
2 out
D 'Perlesser' resumed the big dog 'ef W
= oodusland right, you call your Mesmerisn
RENEE ,I agent which means, s'pose
that il cures 'hIngs'
The disciple of science referred 10 diver
;l leases about town in which he had beel
! successful, to say nothing of the 'puIIin
II ee,h' operations ho had just concluded hi
lecture With.
{ Yes sa The challenger 'you'e death o
teeth we know bui ken MesmerIsm cum tn
renee jil over rhuma'iz'
'lnflammatory or chroncl' demanded tn
Professor
/ 'Wa'll stranger. we amt much given
+ doc,ol's bottle names, but we reckon lis
! bout tho wusl kind
a, The Mesmerist Was about 10 define III
is di1erence between inhammatory attacks an
dLocaI affections, when he was nterIuPte
by ,he inquisitors who rather allowed lh'
as far as the location of The disorder wen
it had prescription right 10 the hull crll''
a aud that Furthermore, it was jest expecle
n of him that he should forthwith visll II
) case, and bid him take up his bed and wal
or he himself would be escorted out oi tow
as,rde Of rail- with the accompHnyll