The North-Carolina standard., 1848-01-26
For the North Carolina Standard.

- For the North Carolina Standard.
-, ANIMAL MAGNETISM
hone YOU win pardon me, Mr.. Editor, for request
ing the publication in your paper OF inns DrleI
some few of the enquiries, but falllcious arguments
cat forth bv Eumenes'' in the :" Register" of Sat
urday last with regard to the truth OF Animal Mag
netisrn And can assure you 1t Is with feelings %
reluctance that enter into this tournament
With INV maiden sword, aside the thrusts OF
this literary grant, whose pleasure 1t Is to destoy
creature that dares his path or d1soeey
his behests. But when see him descend from ma
original height-forsake his laudabe vocation, ana
threaten the unfortunate and deluded subjects OF
NAL Magnetism with " fiery furnaces's' hot pokers,
dog meat" and the &C nauseous breath OF Old sdy,
too am forced to exclaim with John Adams rs Sink
or swim live or die" will sound the alarm will
forewarn my brethren, that they may flee for safety
There many of the already magnetlsed lndlvidn-
ais who do not apprehend, am satisfied any serious
danger from his formidable threatenings. They can
pass through his hot furnace as did the three children
of old, without the least painful sensation. .-t
An individual under the full infuenne of Animal
Magnetism may have bar of iron red hotapplled TO
his without feeling any pain whatever. The arm
nevertheless may be destroyed; and to say Animal
Magnetism is able to restore it is preposterous and
absurd. 1t has not Gas " Eumenes'' would have you
believe) professed supersede in any manner what
ever the necessity of single surgical operation. 1t
nevertheless claims to be great therepuetca agent
The Magnetism places his subject in the high state
of Magnetism in order that he may obtain the full con-
troll of the electricity of the body And he Is thus
enabled concentrate this electricity in any partlc-
ular part of the body, and render those nerves eff
cient that have long been dormant inactive. No
deficient organ of the head ever be restored by
any power of Animal Magetism. Neither can it re-
place any small portion of the arm or finger that
has been destroyed by hot iron. None of these
DEFICIENCIES has it claimed to supply. --
must here say to Eumenes' that if he is now
preparing course of lectures with view to prove
that Animal Magnetism is vain and foolish fancy !;
intends fully testing Its existence by the series OF
lahn
be frutless and vain. 1t is science that will exist
independent of his belief unbelief, and man
will submit to such unbecoming experiments merely
for his qualification. He believes upon human testi-
mony that there is such city in France as Paris,
and vet he will not believe his eyes with regard
to Animal Magnetism. He must discard the prejudice
from his mind by cruel acts of torture The King
of Siam rejected an incredible falsehood, the ac-
count of the freezing of water, without having
understood the effects of heat and cold. And have
no doubt that if s. Eumenes'' had been his .contem-
porary he would have been equally as incredulous.
1t was with much persuasion that he could be in
duced to attend the Lectures at all md when he did
attend, the Lecturer called upon him to examine any
demonstration he wished. He did examine few of
them and appeared to be somewhat convinced of the
truth of Animal Magnetism. The Magnetser went
so far as to place of his subjects In his arms,
and challenged him to keep him there whilst he at
tempted to draw him towards himself. The s" well
wisher'with all his physical power lost his prize"
And yet he is not satisfied. For him these expert
ments are too simple and childish. He INTENDS at
tempting some that will tell. "Boiling water, and
iron red hot must be applied to the skin of the sub
ject.'' sAbomnably smelling eggs, cat meat, and dog
must be presented to him delicious dish of
oysters" If it not too manifest that Sc Eume
nes' is impervious to every thing like reason; if it
were not known that he denounced Animal Magnet
ism as humbuggery or an imposition before he
had any of the experiments and if it were not
known that he like young Hannibal, had sworn eter
nal disbelief in it science, many of the subjects
would perhaps submit to some of his barbarous tor
lures. But alas for s' Eumenes' the secret I" has
leaked out;' and all his original experiments-his
SO furnaces and pokers'-will be numbered with the
things that were, only remembered as the dreams
and toys of the schoolboy In the that all the
persons magnetised throughout the country should
flee for fear of being demonstrated with, ''EuInenes
suggests the proprety of holding I" National or
American Magnetic Society in the city of Raleigh"
and denounce them mpostors. beg leave to diff
fer here with '.Eumenes with regard to holding the
s. Society," in Raleigh. For, as he would doubtless
be the only member in attendance, and could have the
honor of nominating and electing himself President,
Secretary, &C., without opposition, think it would
be best suited to his convenience and interest to hold
it at Chapel Hill. And if by chance he should over
take week and feeble old man, who is unable to
make his escape, and force upon him the Magnetic
influence, Edy will be hand, and can be introdu-
ced 90 the fair Maiden at any moment
Chapel Hill, Jan. l6. SCIPIO.