Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-12-19
in the following letterthe amiable suthOress tells
her own story.
Bolton, near .SEipiOn, ,4ug. 10.

l" H0 loHo"lux lettT Tue hlnlaOle euLnOIeeb Lslu
her own story.
Bolton, near SkiptOn, .4ug. 10.
"DEAR DR.. ELnOTsoN,-Yourn note has just
reached me, having been forwarded from home.
The story of the COW is this One very hot eve.
ming in July, took some young cousins to see
my stock and | saw a small pail half full Of
blood at the door of the cow-house. During my
absence that day, my COW, Ailsie, had been ia :
ken violently i'll, so that the servants had sent
to Rydal for the cow-doctor, who had bled her
ard given her strong medicines. This had been
done some hours before saw her and the doc.
tor had said that if she was not much relieved be-
fore his evening visit he wasIsure she would die,
BS% Sf at seven O'Clock, nor when the doctor
came room after eight. He said she could not
recover, and il was chance if she lived till GOrB
ing. At ten she was worse, and, to be sure, no
creature could appear in more desperate state.
She was struggling for breath, quiverng, choke
ing and all in fame of fever. Her eyes were
starting, her mouth and nostrils dry, and her
functions suspended, as they had been all day.
"It occurred to me then to have her mesmer-
ized but, am afraid, was rather ashamed
The man knew nothing whatever about mesmel-
ism, except the fact that had once done it with
success to his sister. believe he had not the
rsmotest idea what was done, or what was
meant.
81 desired him to come up to the house at
twelve o'clock and let me know Ai!sie's state
As sat during those two hours, rerlemcered
how had known cats affected by mesmersm,
and how Sullivan, the whisperer, tanned vicious
horses, and Catn learned from the Indians how
to secure buffalo calves by what seemed clearly
to be mesmerism; and determined to try it up
on the COW if by midnight she proved to be past
the power of medicine.
"At midnight went down and found that
there was no improvement or promise of any.
then directed the man to mesmerize her. & show
ed him how. He was to persevere till he saw
some decided change in making passes along the
spine, from the head to the tail, and also across
the chest, as she labored more dreadfully than
ever in her breathing. Within few minutes
her breathing became easier, her eyes less wild,
he mouth moist and before morning she was re-
lieved in all ways.
"The first news I heard was of the astonish-
ment of the Rydal doctor, who came early with
ou an idea that she could be alive. He ex-
clSimed that he had never thought to see her
alive again : that lit was a good eIO in Miss
Martineau's pocket and SO forth. One thing
struck me much. My man called to me as
was in the garden, and asked me to come and
see how Ailse fare to go to sleep like when
he mesmerized her. and 1t really was curious 10
see how her eyes grew languid and gradually
closed under the treatment.
"This is not all. Towards noon, was tolt
that Asie had relapsed, and was almost as bad
as ever. went down, and saw that it was so
and ordered an hours mesmcrizng again. Tht
relief was as striking as before, and in two hour
more she was out of danger, and has been yer,
well since.
81 fOresee how such story may be ridculad
but p receive how important it is that we nhou
gather some facts about the power of mesmer
ism over brutes, not only for truths and human
ity's sake, but because the establishment of
few such facts would dispose of the obIectio
that the results of mosmerism are all imagina
ton. am fond Of my COW, and stand up 10
her good qualities, but cnnot boast of any i'm
aginative faculty in her. A COW morbidly i'm
agnahve is new idea, believe. If it is tru
that the greatest chemist in the world says ths
he must believe If he saw baby mesmerized
would ask hun whether COW, or a cat, Or
vicious morse, would not do as we'll.
"If my cows are ever i'll again, will try th
experiment with great care, and let you kno
the result may mention that some of In
neighbors were aware of the desperate illnei
of the COW, and Of her Doctors astonlshme I
her recovery. We did not tell the doctor ho
we interfered with his patient, and dare say
has not heard of it at this hour but others
my neighbors were deeply interested in the st
ry, and wished it could be made known. I
this can have no objection, as do not mind
laugh, and should be glad to save the life of ev,
single COW.
I" am, dear DR.. Elot5on, yours truly,
CLARINET MARTINEAU."