The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-11
Correspondence Of the London Times.
Table Moving" in Vienna.

Correspondence Of the London Times.
Table Moving" in Vienna.
| few days since the Augsburg Gazette con
tanned letter on "Tablc Moving" which
Immediately excited mixed feeling of curios.
ity and incredulity here Curiosity, however,
prevailed, and for the last three days the Wen.
nesc have thought and spoken Of nothing but
the new American discovery. OF the nnun-
erah'e cSperiements made, many have been
unsuccessful. An eyewitness states that on
Sunday afternoon five members Of our .juridico
Political Reading Uniun--mcn Of dilaren,
ages; seated themselves around a small table,
with double feet, and formed magnetic chain,
according to the instructions given by DIR.
Andrec, OF Bremen, in the above mentioned
letter. In nn hour and quarter the rotary
commenced. The experiment was made in the
presence of fifty persons.
The Wiener Zci,ung, yesterday evening,
made mention of two other cases, in both of
which the tables were broken Yesterday
evening the experiment was tried in my pre-.
scnce at the house of friend. A round
venecred dining table, having three stout lcgs,
resting on one base, was placed on the "pnr-
quctted" floor DR. Andrce recommends n
carpoD of the room. Round the table three
Indies and five gentlemen placed themselves,
and formed magnetic chain, which is effected
by each person laying his hands lightly on the
margin of the table and placing the little finger
of his right hand on that Of his ncighbor's
LETT. The chairs must be a foot apart, and
care taken that none Of tho dresses come in
contact The feel must not touch the table
All rings and bracelets in the case now related
were removed.
After the experiment had lasted about nm hour
the table began to exhibit an almost imporcep-
uSc undula'ing movement. Some minutes, IL
was conyulsivcly jerlicd to the right and LEFT,
and finally IL turned TO the right on Its own
axis with such velocity that the persons form.
ing the chain, who had IN the meantime risen,
were obliged to run in order to keep pace with
the new fashioned locomotive. The movement
was so violent that tho by.standcrs were soou
obliged to relieve tho original actors. When
one person left tho chain and another entered.
there was slight interruption Of tho electric
stream, but in two or three minutes the table
was dancing about the room as before.
4 In the course Of thc experiment, which al.
together, lasted two hours and quarter, il
became evident that some persons possess fh,
greater magneticpoworsthan others II, when
n chain had been formed, the table seemed dis.
inclined to continue lis cxcftions, one gentle
man, man Of strength md size could always
Immediately arouse its dormant energies. This
| cir TIM ;pIu
that by pressing the palms of his hands forci
bic on the table, hc gave II an artificial impctus
but, to convince them that such was not the
case, he hooked his little fingers into those of
| his ncighbors, and barely touched the table
with the tips Of his thumbs. If the dress Of
any link IL the chain was touched, .he e!!es=
trio fluid escaped, and the table stood still and
the same effect was produced If touched by q
by ISLANDER. The eanestions experienced 10y
the scntimcnialiss before the magnetic fluid
was equelly distributed through all the liuhs
of the chain were very different. but The most
common were heat, ting,ing, and pulsa,iop in
the hands and arms and pains in the hend,
In two eases ladies tainted; but this Il hardly
calculated 10 excite surprise, as there is some.
thing weird in the whole alhir. An agon, of
the police, who suadenly found himself ia tho
! presence of society Of tahlc.moSors in cx.
pectation, would probably have taken them Cor
u gang Of conepira,crs just swearing fidelity
/ 60 each other Successful table movers that
/ Is, those in action. arc like so many wi,,.
witches and warlocks. Aner quitting the
ahnvc mentioned hc,,.c, went to the Mercsn.
/ tile Club, whcrc an unsuccessful trial was
made On leaving the chain, onc sr ,ic gcn.
tlcmcn affirmed that his watch chad gone
| backwards DURING The exncrimen," Tho as.
scriion caused considerable hilari,y NJ the time.
hat my owa watch, which Is known 10 Dent,
Of chnring cross, az capital ono. wen, twenty.
seven minutes tho late this mofnig.
! vienna, April, ie
I tsruprSf StrtrioSs. To ask an unmarried
! lady how OH she "a
/ To ask lawyer if he ever tod lie.
I To ask doctor how many PATIENTS he Ia
Killed.
/ To ask a minister IL he ever did an, thnr
wrong.
/ To ask merchant Il he cvor cheated Gus
torcr
/. To ask an csiiicr tho name Of any cf his cor
!, respondents.
I Tcssk ycuns lady if shc would like 10 ha,,
] a beau
/ To AK Of \ subscriber ;f is raid the psin.
ter
To ask lady q 90 II she would ''ke to
! sAry