The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-12
Man and Ilis Relations.
The Psychomctric Sense.

A variety Of curious pheuomena con.
tribute to establish the general fact. that
both aniuals and men leave ,ubtis ema.
nations from their bodies in all PLACES
whi. h they have previously occupied.---
Every oIje they have perraded by the
invisible muence. and every sensitive
nature feels rs presence Thus the dog
is enabled 10 pursue the deer for hours
without once Sc ing the game. following
all the while BY scrnIing or otl. rwiso
iVIng h. aroma from hi4 footsteps.
In like rnann-r he fin his mas er in
rowd, or rur.urs him with ur+rring
cert in when he is far from home
Do btess the dog discover. trace Of
other animals and of men by subtitle ema.
ma :uns from h. il bodies. which p+rvade
tie earrh and ar. These a,om ess. nces
appear To reach the anim.l sensorium
through the olfactory surface hougL this
iS b, no means certain, nasmu b as the
instincts II Some amin al liLew ise en-
able them to perceive d nger, when the
causes are bur in 'lrtctly, aud p-rIlsps.
rPmurrIy related to living en- and beasts.
Th' dog has been known TO ,xhibi great
uneasin, IS when hi II aster was expased
tO accident from secret sares and pitfalls
In places where 10, dy deed, we're long
s'n Fepe raled, animal. have hem
known 10 manifest i-ns Uf extreme fear.
|" those r.spe lsJt !, all gid that the in.
SIN t,ft.e horse is scarcely less myste-
ri"us and :, liablr thar tha Of the dog -
From h. sc'iptural account of,B hams
peculiar exp.rI ice, il would appear that
wen The stupid beast. on which he rode,
was endowed with clearer exceptions than
many men, AID that IL was a far letter
dlseerI-r Of than the faIsep ophet him.
self.
II We reflect hat single Srainof musk,
or hrr diffu- BIZ, arumstic, may CON.
pleteIy p'rmrae an imm nse Volume Of
c"mmCn air-so as TO be perceived
through an outward avenue Of sensation
". shall srarcel Is attempt to d. ermine
how far the invisible enanations from
m n may extend; nor shall We
presume to fx limits 10 their subtle
i1au-ncp on the iaruiirs of ,lre human
mind or the funrtiuPs Of animal exist
enee. The atmosp e't is = principal ve-
hIcl- whereby nni cnly TIN pu, est inrense
of the f,wers, bnr also he grossrst ex.
hslations ON dir+as d bodies and IN
healthy locsi n, Are widely diffussd.
The lmpreguaIion Of the vi al air, by dn-
" h"-some emaI atoms from corrupt
forms and miasmatic districts. renders
this great iounlain oi lii- and health the
most tffirienl agenI IN spreading coulsg-
ion and des.h. The invisible agents Of
Infection ar- caIrier in ever, du-crion by
the atmospheric cur ems Thrs certain
mlladirs b-c"m~s -pid mic aud great
cities are devasla'ed by he = : Hence.
In like manner every human b NJ who
has sound consti u ion \ d III mpalied
health, contributes to energize th- spr ngs
Of Ii in all who approach HIN. Sensi-
tive persons immec ialely feel the sustain.
ing magnetism OF his presence. This is
some times sufficient to relieve severe
pain; TO make the weak man suddenly
strong and not unfrequen,ly has this nor
NAL magnetic power equalized the vital
forces, and thus harmonized the organic
functions Of persons who were completely
prostrated by disease, 30