The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-04-25
From The n o. Picayune.
Animal MAGNETISM.

More Wonders.-.A Mr. Gandnn and his neph-
ew, Mr.. Gouhenaut, have la.ely been asnnish
ing the good people of Paris and llavre with
new and astounding revelations Of the mysteri.
nus properties of that most mysterious of mvste-
rips. animal magnetism. The papers Of those
cities give variety of accounts and descriptions
10 The effect that Ihp uncle has established snrh
an intimacy between his own and his nephew's
mind, that every thought occurring TO the former
is insiantaneously reflected. so TO say, as in
mirror, IN that of the latter. These persons
have arrived in New York The editor of the
Courier des Eats UniS has seen many o. their
exhibitions in private He saws that the results
are so rapid, so surprising, and so utterly Tree
frum all completely, that the most skeptirsl
must be convinccd. and those best acquainted
with the ordinary phenomena of magnetism nl
ierly astonished. The peculiarity Of the case
is that no preparations, no sumnambulism. or
magnetic posses. are necessary to establish the
relation, but that both parties are always ready
10 exhibit at once and any place. The follow
ing is IN the editors own wordsi
nj. Gandon and his nephew presented them-
selves in nnr editorial bureau. affpr the FIRST
.salutaiions had passed, he asked person present
TO write dawn any name, figure or word. WHAT
ever, He kept hooking at the paper on which
| lie words were traced. while his nephew. who
was At the farther end Of the room. with his back
tnrped. immediately uttered in loud voice and
without hesitation, Ibe words. names and figures,
as fast as they were written. whether Greek
lain French. English, Spanish, or German
Mr. (;onhenant pronounced sll distinctly, and
TRANSLATED them at the same time. s'ss' -
We had iust received nur European Journals
One of ms fnok one of;ihese up, and pointed will
The 6nuer AT particular line, which, as soon ss
IMr. Gandon saw il, the nephew read aloud
THUS. the dale. The staie of tie rnuiiey marker
tile foreign intelligence, were ali given with tlf
same wonderful facility, S. se,s rsf asa Il
We we're utterly confounded NJ GanGor
Looked at our watch, when ii. Gouhenaui folt
the time 10 a second. We opened Virgil ant
Homer. wiikSthe original text when The vnun4
man instantly read the lines we pointed on;
/ an that was necessary was. that The uncl'
IsiSonld see ihetn Ifihwriting word. the pas
mistake was made. the yniIng man cnrreeted !
Al once. and this without any contoriiqn or gri
mace. &c. The iwn gentlemen seemed 10 b
bnt one being n, Two parts. What The nisste
aees. the pnpl seps: What The uncle knnws. III
lnepiew knuws: u,l.attie one thinks the sothe
expresses. What renders The results still NOR
remarkable is, that they are wrought wiiheu
Ifhe slightest hesitation or bungling The qnes
ltion IA no sooner stated than il isssolved.
sDsTbe Courier adds Thar the process is moi
mysterious one, thongh II has cost many year
of. trouble in the discovery, N Gandon fw
soon. make public exhibition Of his power. ~
f. grWhat did d Blind man take at break
fast and recover his sight! iiW 2 .1ei'ee
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