Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-08-28
Establishing the Science.

LStaOlASHluS the Oclence.
De Bonneville had been electrifying De-
trolt by his more than gaicdnic effects upoa
the muscles Of scores of impressible, when
al, enormous sized Wolverine trying the
thing himself, found he was quire equal 10
the Professor in setting folks 10 sleep and
wakin on 'em up afterwards; AMI accord
ingiy. in the faror OF his discovery, off he
wen, to the country to lecture and difiuse
the new light which had been dispensed to
him. His success was tremendous; town
aud village sand there was something in il,
until his reputaiion, as in other cases, begat
him enemies. The Wolverine mesmerizer,
after astonishing hall full one evening at
some very promising town or other, and
which bade fair, shortly TO he quite "a place.
returned to the tavern TO be arrested in the
bar-room by a score Of first citizens,' who
had then and there congregated, Jest to test
the humbug' any how.
Good evening. Perfcssor,' said one.
Wont you take little .f,idr said an
other; and this being an evident hit in the
way OF joke, the anti humbugs' proceeded
to more serious business.
Professor said the principal speaker, a
giant fellow, before whose proportions even
the huge nagnetIZer looked small 'Perfes-
sor,' said he, biting off the end OF plug,
and turning il over IN his jaws very leisurely,
"a few on US here, hev jest concluded TO lry
an experiment, appointn' ourselves reg'lar
constituted committee to reporte
The professor begged TO appoint a more
proper place and hour, &C., or, according 10
The apprehensions Of the crowd made an
evident desire 10 make clean back OUT
'Perfessor,' resumed the big dog, 'ef we
understand right, you call your mesmerism
a remecjil agent, which means spOse, that it
cures things"
The disciple of science referred to several
cases about town, in which he had been sue
cessfu, TO say nothing of the ruling teeth
operation with which which he had Just con-
cluded his lecture.
Yes said the challenger, you're death
on teeth, we know but ken mesmerism
come the remeejil over the rhumatiz"
Inflammatofy or chronic 2 demanded the
professor.
wal, stranger, we aint much given to
doctors botle names, but we reckon its
about the wust kind
The mesmerizer was about to define the
difference between infammafory attacks aud
local affections, when he was interrupted by
the inquisi,or, who rather aiiored that as far
as the location Of the disorder went, u had a
pre-emption right to the critter; and that
furthermore, it was expected of him that he
should forthwith visit the case. and bid him
take up his bed and walk, or he himself
would be escorted out of town astrde rail,
with the accompanying ceremonies. This
wa. a dilemma, either horn of which prom-
Used loss Of his reputation, but the crowd
were solemnly in earnest. Already triumph
ing in his detection, they began 10 look wolf
ish at him and wise at each other, so that
the Wolverine had nothing left fos il but to
demand boldly TO see the patient We will
give the rest Of the story as related BY The
disciple Of Mesmer himself:
up stairs went with 'em, mad as thun-
der, tell you !; irst, at being thought hum
bug, and next, that my individual share Of
the American eagle should be compelled into
a measure, by thunder! Id a gin 'em a
fight il it hadn't been for the science, which
would suffered, any how; so Jest said TO
myself, let 'em bring on their rheumatic!
felt as If could mesmerized a horse, and
| determined, whatever the case might be,
Ia make il squeeI by thunder!
s"Here he is said they, and we all hud.
died INTO the room, and gathered round a bed
with me in among them, and The cussed hig
enlightened heather thar did the talking,
drawing out an almighty bowie knife at the
same time--"Fhat's your man, said he
Wal, there lay a miserable looking critler,
with his mouth open aud his jaws got wider
and wider as he saw the bowie knife, | tell
ye.
."That's the idee," said the old Ingin.
Rise up in that,' said | and | tell you
what, must looked at him dreadful, for he
jumped on eend, as il he had just got streak
o; galvanic.
sGil out on thi. noor,' said ], with wuss
look, and wish may be shot If out he did
not come, :ookin' wild, tell you.
No,o cut dirt, damn you ? screamed ], and
Jehu Gineral jackson if he dint make
straight shirt-tail for the door, may | never
make another pass. After him went, aud
after me they come, and prehaps there wasn't
the orfullest stampede down three pair ol
stars thai ever occurred in Michigan. Down
cut old rheumatic, through the bar-rOon; oul
cut afler him; over went the stove in the
rush after both on US. chased him round
two squares the snow at that then
| headed him off, aud chased linn back to the
hotel again, where he landed in fine sweat,
begged for his life, and said he'd gipe mp III:
property, Wal, wish may he shot if he
WASH I a feler they were offering reward
for in Buffalo, Imnde him dress himself
cured of the rheumatiz-.run it ri-ht out OF
him; delivered him up, pocketed the reward,
kknd established the Science, by thunder!-- Scaf-
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