Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-13

a Singular CGse.-A singular case Of Mes
mersm, ar something else, haas occurred in this
town within the last few DAYS Anna Norwood.
aged about Il, daughter OF Mr. Jonathan Nor
wood, OF Montague, was engaged in doing house
work IN this town. On the evening of the Doth
she was present where several gentlemen and la
dies were engaged IN trying 10 have communca-
tons with the spirits" by "rapplngs and tip-
pings During the evening she was thrown, rs
was supposed INTO a mesmeric state, out of which
she WAS partially brought sometime IN the course
of the night. The next forenoon she did some
baking aud other houseworA. but about noon went
into a supposed mesmerlc state again, IN which
she has remained to the present time On FRI
day the 2}d, she was taken home to her fathers.
in Montague city, and one of the persons who
was with her at the time of her gong into the
mesmerc state, sent for, but he had bu; little in
1uence over her. During the whole of the time
she has been subject TO the most distressing con
yulslons, 1t taking from four TO SIX men to keen
her on the bed When not in commissions she
would frequently carry on conversation with
persons who were present always calling them
by the names OF those persons who were present
when she went INTO the mcsmerlc state, and
talking upon subjects connected with them She
lies with her eyes closed, and has the appearance
oia person mesmerised. On Tuesday her moth
er went INTO similar state, being mesmerised
II - sd4d Dy her daughter while attending upon
her. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney, of AthoL who are
considered among the best of the best of the
spiritual mediums" were sent for on Wednes-
day, and although the daughter could not be
brought out OF the state, she was evidently bene-
fitted, and her commissions have been less fire.
quent since. Several physicians have visited
her, and consider 1t the most singular case they
have ever seen.-Grecnfeld Gazette
The Republic, published in the same place
states IN addition TO the above, that Miss Nor
wood on arriving home and going into the
state described above, said she should continue
so until Thursday evening at half past nine
O'Clock, and adds in q postscript, "that at pre-.
clsely halt-past nine o'clock on Thursday niqht
Miss Norwood opened her eyes, and though her
spasms have not ceased, she is better and an
ars ia oe getting over the attack. Mrs. Nor
wood is also recovering"
The same paper offers the following by way of
explanation OF the phenomena presented
We are not enough versed in medicine 10 OK
PLAIN the seeming mysteries Ia the case, but an
papers to Us that the case is chiefly one of dis
ease. The patient has heretofore had epilentic
hts, and at some time received an injury in the
head-so It Is said She is doubtless extremely
nervous, and the excitement at the table, and the
influence Psychological, whatever that is. oper
ating upon highly excitable nervous system
predisposed to disease furnish cause sufficient 10
have hurried her into her truly Mechanically CON
ditlon. The anxiety of her mother, with The "a
ugue OF attending upon her sick daughter. added
to the ordinary cares Of the household. and the
dreadful apprehension that her child would NOT
recover, probably had Il similar effect ON her and
thus both were brought down"