Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-29
Establishing the Science.

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De Bonneville had been electrifying Detroit
by his more than galvanic effects upon the mus.
cles of scores of his impressibles, when an enor.
nous Wolverine, "trying the thing" himself
found he was quite equal to the professor, in set
ting folks to sleep and maxim on 'em cut up af-
forwards; and accordingly in the Juror of his dis
covery, off he went to the country, to lecture and
diffuse the new light which had been dispensed
tn him. His success was tremendous, town and
village said there was something in it, until his
reputation, as in other cases, begat him enemies.
The wolverine Mesmerizer, after astonishing a
"hall" full one evening at some very "promising
town" or other, and which bade fair, shortly to be
"quite place." returned to the tavern, to be ar
rested in the bar-room by a score Of sfrst citi-
zens," who then and there congregated, '.jest to
test the humbug," and how! rF'"4 ls+
"Good evening, Professor" said one.
"Won't you take little of the fuid?'' said
another, and this being evident hit in the way
of joke, the "anti-humbugs" proceeded to more
serious business.
sProfessor," said the principal speaker, giant
of fellow, before whose proportions even the
huge Magnetizer looked small -"
professor said he, biting off the end of a
"plug,'' and turning it over in his jaws very leis-
urely, ga few on us here, hev just concluded to
hev you try an experiment, appontin' ourselves a
regular constituted committee to reports!
The professor begged to appoint more proper
Dlace and hour, &C.. or, according to the appre-
rxl- . al. l.
sire to make clean back-out. -.
professor" resumed the big-dog, "ef we un-
derstand you right, you call your mesmerism a
remejil agent, which means s'pose that it cures
thines!'' E
The disciple of science referred to several ca
ses about town which had been successful, to say
nothing of the "pulling-teeth'' operation, which
he had just concluded his lecture with.
"Yes," said the challenger, s'you're death on
teeth we know; but ken mesmerism come the
remeil over the rheumatiz!''
ssInf1ammatory or chronic?, demanded the pro-
fessor. ..s.s 49,. -. 2. ,. ... s-.- -rs ~
"Wall. stranger, we amt much given to doc
tors bottles names, but we reckon it's about the
wust kind.' ....,..- -. s,r..-..,..-s
The mesmerizer was about to define the differ
ence between inf ammatory attacks and local af-
factons, when he was interrupted by the inquisi-
tor, who rather allowed that as far as the loca-
tion of the disorder went, it has presumption
right to the whole critter; and that, furthermore,
It was just expected of him thath should forth
with visit the case, and bid him take up his bed
and walk, or he himself would be escorted out
of town, astrde of rail accompanying ceremo-
nies.
- This was dilemma, either horn of which
promised loss of his reputation, but the crowd
were solemnly in earnest. Already triumphipg
in his detection, they began to look wolfish at
him, and wise at each other, SO that the Wolver-
inc had nothing left for it but to demand boldly
'to see the patient" We will give the rest of
the story as it related by the disciple of Mess
mer himself: r. . s. ~. -.s.-.... z.e- 49, +
"Up stairs went with 'em, mad as thunder, |
l tell you; first. at being thought humbug, and
next that nv individual share of the American
Eagle should be compelled into measure by
thunder! I'd gin 'em fight if it hadn't been
for the science, which would suffered, any how;
so lest said to myself, let 'em bring on their
rheumatic! felt as i'll could have mesmerized
horse, and I determined, whatever the case
might be, I'd make it squeal, by thunder!"
"Here he ISL said they, as we huddled into a
room and gathered round bed, with me shut
around 'em. and the cursed big unenlghtened
heathen that did the talking, drawing out big
bowie knife at the same time. 'sThat's your
man. said he.
"Wal, there lay a miserable looking critter,
with his eyes sot, and his mouth open-and his
laws got wider and wider as he saw the bowie
knife, ] tell ye.
"That's the idee," said the old fngn.
"Rise up in that bed," and I, tell you what,
must have looked at him d-e 'ul, for up he jump,
ed, on eend, as ifhe'd just got streak of gal
vanic. gs@ r.
"Git out on this foor," said I, with wuse look
and wish may be shoti out he didn't come,
iookin' wild, tellye. 80 - -
selyo,c cut. darn aour' screamed =, ana .enu
G;nral jackson! if he did't make tor the door,
| nav never make another pass After him
80. and after me they cum, and perhaps there
...,n,t the orf,liest stampede down three pair of
.,.;rs that ever occurred in Michigan. Down
c,,+ old rheumatic through the bar-roon; out cut
.fter him; over went the stove in the rush after
both on us. 1 chased him round two squares
| in the snow at that-fhen headed him off, ant
! chased him back to the hotel again., where hs
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