The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-05-15
Establishing the Science.

DeBonneville had been electrifyins
Detroit by his more than galUanic effect
upon the muscles of scores of his i'm
| pressibles, when an enormous sizet
/ Wolvering, "trying the thing" himself
found he was quite equal to the profes
sor in setting folks to sleep and " maxim
on 'em cut up" afterward and accord
inglv,, In the furor of his discovery. of
he went TO the country, to lecture ant
diffuse the new light which had beer
dispensed to him. His success wa:
tremendous town and village salt
| there was something in it, until his.re
putation, as in other cases, begat him
enemies. The Wolverine mesmerizer
after astonishing hall full one eve.
ming at some very promising town OF
other, and which bid fair to become
quite place, returned to the tavern, to
be arrested in the bar-room by score
of first citizens,n who had then and
there congregated, "jest to test the
humbug," any how!
"Good evening, pertessor," said one.
"Won't you take little of the tmad?"
said another; and this being an evident
hit in the way of joke, the ''anti-
humbugs" proceeded to more selious
business.
Perfessor," calculated the principal
speaker, a giant of fellow, before
whose proportions even the huge mag
netizer looked small perfessor,n said
he, biting off the end of "plug" and
turning it over in his jaws very coelly,
"a few on us here hev jest concluded
to hev you try an experiment, appoint
in ourselves reg'lar constituted COM
mittee to reportW
The professor begged to appoint a
more proper place and hour, &c, or,
according to the apprehensions of the
crowd" evinced the evident desire to
make "clean back out.n
Perfessor," resumed the big dog,
"ef we understand right, you call your
mesmerism a remeejil agent, which
means, s'pose, that it cures things 2"
The disciple of science referred TO
several cases about town in which he
had ibeen successful, to say nothing of
the wonderful "pulling teeth" opera
ton with which,he had just concluded
his lecture.
Yes,n said the challenger. "you're
death on teeth, we know but ken mes
merism come the remeejil over the
an
"Inf1ammatory or chronic 2n demand
ed the professor.
" Wal, stranger, we amt much given
TO doctors bottle names, but we reckon
it's about the wust kind"
The mesmeriZer was about to define
the difference between in1ammatory
attacks and local affections, when he
was interrupted by the inquisitor. who
rather allowed that as far as the loca-
ton of the disorder went, it had a pre-
emption right to the hull critter; and
that, Furthermore, it was jest expected
Of him that he would forthwith visit
The case, and bid him take up his bed
and walk, or himself would be escorted
put of town astride of a rail, with all
he accompanying ceremonies. This
was dilemma, either horn of which
promised loss to his reputation, but
he crowd were solemnly in earnest
triumphing in his detection.
hey began TO look wolfish at him and
wise at each other, so that the Wolver-
ne had nothing left for ii but boldly 10
demand TO ssee the patient" We will |
give the rest of the story as it was re-
ated by the disciple of Mesmer him
;elf:-
"Up stairs went with 'em, mad as
hunder, tell you; first, at being
hought humbug, and next, that. my
share of the American eagle
hould be compelled into measure, by
hunde-l I'd gin 'em a fight if il
hadn't been for the science, which
would a suffered any how; SO / jest
aid TO myself let 'em bring on their
heumatiz! | felt as if I could mes
nerized horse, and determined,
whatever the case might be, I'd make
squeal, by thunder!
g" Here he Isl said they; and we all
undled into room and gathered round
bed, with me shut in among them.
nd the cussed big, unenlightened
eathen that did the talking drawing
ut an almighty bowie knife at the
anne time. That's your man. said he
Val, there lay a miserable looking
ritter, with his eyes sot and his mouth
pen, and his jaws got wider and wider
s he saw the bowie knife, | tell you.
";That's the idee,' said the old Ingin.
Rise up in that bedp ? said / and |
ell you what, | must a looked at him
readful, for up he jumped on eend as
he'd jest got streak of galvanic.
"sGit out on this floor,' said | with a
Tuss look, and | wish | may be shot if
ut he didn't come, looking wild, tell
on.
90 Now cut dirt, damn youn scream
q 1; and Jehu Ginral Jackson! if he
ldn't make straight shirt-tail for the
Dor, may never make another pass.
fter him went, and after me they {
um, and Prehaps there wasn't. then /;
le ortullest stampede down three pair
stairs that ever occurred in Michi-
an. Down cut old rheumatic through
le bar-room; out ! cut after him; over
ent the stove in the rush after both of
). chased him round two squares
! the snow at that-then headed him
/, and chased him hack IN the hotel ,