The Daily spy., 1849-02-03
For the Daily Spy.
MESMERIC HUMBUGGERY.

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reason revelat on and common sense. The world is
fu oil lmpostors, from the grea, prince of quack down
% the lowest most Insignificant greenhorn who prows
ABOUT me country, advertising cure disease with
"ralroad speed =" We have the notable French doc,
tors, who cure every OF in6rmity from inflammation
OF the BRAN down 10 the gout in less than no time for the
uinhg sum OF hve dollars. Then have Indian doc
tors, reformed doctors doctors cancer doctors and
last not least mesmec doctors who can with clavoy-
ant vlsIou look into the intricate textures of the human
body and describe, with unerring certaaty The nature
and character OF the disease DreTainU ihera aud el
where 1t is located.
Surely, this terrestrial Kasnos is complete watch of
wonders; combination OF curious ingredients pae ed in
such perfect uxtaposion and bearing so close an an-
ny 10 uelr nature, that one could hardly tell which
select as The most admirable spec men OF medical Chi
canery.
The greatest deuSon OF this woodworking age Is
ihe loea, that certain silly female medical mouneoanks
nave 'ne peculiar faculty, when put into mesmeric
sleep, oil telling the SUBJECTS Of their examination their
particular complaints and hence such is the desire of The
diseased multitude, 10 learn the nature OF their aft
tons, that poor Miss this one and Mrs that one are
Kept IN perpetual Sonambulic sumoer to the lune of
one dollar head, TO make known 10 our dying race
their multianouS ailments, which they never had and
perhaps never expect to have. And such is the moon>
stricken faulty OF good part OF Adams race that
notwithstanding The abundant evidence before them of
the continual failures OF these mesmeric seculaor>
they VIII still continue to become the dupes of this spe,
cIeS oil unlicensed QuaCkery,
One of these precious "byous" of the mesmeric art
residing IN Boston, was put Sleep tor the purpose of
examining young man, Nho came from The country on
that errand. He told with much sang.fr .frold' What
were his peculiar disabilities and departed from the CITY
wise as he came. Being in Boston, few weeks after
lie thought he would, in disguise, give the same lady
another call for the sake of testing he truth OF the sci
ence The result OF the second examination was that
although his general pains and feelings were precisely
the same as BEFORE without the slightest modica
yet, his disease entirely different and located on ell
tuey different organs. he young man made up his
mno, that mesmersm is all magnificent hunbug and
congratulated HIMSELF that he became minus oHly one
dollar each sitting for the sole qualification of set Of
| lazy, lawess, lngnorant, mercenary inerlopers
This city as well as elsewhere is, am sorry 10 say,
| ihe theatre OF this stupendouS humbuggerj Mr. -
gentleman of respectablty, being very much out OF
health, and not feeling perfectly satisfied himself as to
the true nature OF his disease, called upon one O. these
deleciable pumps OF mesmerlsm to be examined
The gentleman was told that his liver was peru much
diseased his diaphTdm derabiy Hhameu his lungs
Slightly affected, and that he was afflicted with worms
He subsequently, died, and post mortem examina.
ton was made, by TWO medical gentleman othgh sand-
ing IN this city. The examlnauon developed totally
different State oil things from that described BY the sap~
ent clarvoyant. The lhoIax was first examined and
the left lung found TO be extensively diseased in con,
suming condition, and co.ely adherng, in its whole
extent to the cosla peurd The posleror portion the
right lung from base to apex completely studded
with tubereles in a Sotening condition The heart was
enlarged TO one third above normal szes walls much
thickened, and the left venuice nearly filled with lymph
The liver toas in perfectly healthy state. he
ding coon round the transverse al about midway be-
came diminished in size looking like small round in,
testne. he diaphragm was Tree from inflammation, lhe
stomach full of fluid, Of greenish color, and the
slightest appearancetof worms MAS dlscerned-al the
other organs were normal.
Such Mr.. Editor, was the condition of things as seen
by your correspondent the examination OF the body
alter DEATH And, what sir does II show ?-tor this is
not the hrst instance of failure the mesmerc line o
pointing out disease II shows cuncusivey TO my I'M,
| 0f rplla ha
Inc descriptions given by these imposters. The ever
lasting dollar seems 10 be all they tor and while
subjects go 10 them, the dollar goes too; but how profit
ably, the reader left TO determine for himself
These facts cannot be suppressed, they must come
OUT however cautious the advocates of mesmersm ma
De, TO withhold them from the public mind Every case
should be examined, II possible and proper in which
these Tag end, OF humanity have exhibited their peuea
iing genus and just and important expose lad before
the public eye. And, should the -quiry be made
cua bonoYY link il would show the maer up in lis
proper light increasing or diminishing public confidence
IN mesmeri>m as the case may be- There IS no better
way 10 establish or overthrow the SCIENCE falsely 81
called, than by the course pointed out. 4 few sucb
cases as that already alluded TO- must place these snooz
ing, somnolen genuIses in very Unpleasant predica
men; so much so, that double dose u lhe strongest
calm their agtated nerI es.
Already many OF these chop-falen advocates Of mos,
merisn are beginning to trembe for the future destiny ~
heir darling science. Such wide mistakes must bring !,
INTO universal dsrepue and those who now ehe
art viii be under The imperative necessity ot seeking
another mode OF spongng The community GU, OF lbsi
dollars and cents. - = ~
The reputation swhch these clarvoyant apes are ac
qu'Ilns' o looking INTO the human S, stem aud descri,
bing lis pathological conditions is al th;s rr so, ~.
menl, by no means to be enyed That thew NAV hi
right sometimes, do not deny bat that they H wrong
oiisner IS too true, and will aord them auy sans
iaouon, would moi hesitate place mesnerism as a
beautiful counterpart to those once blooming but noy,
wi'ierng hunbugs, soothsa, ing, forlunstclmp. aud
as'rology, wh'cn have had such be~ilchng Influence
over great portion our mortal race.
Worcester, Jan. lst. Mto,cr.
RALPH WALDO EMrpsnN ThA p... u ~