The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-06

which are It. Philip Neri, st. Catherine
Columbna. st. Ignatius l.oyOla, 1t.
| Robert he Palentin, st. Bernard Ptolo-
| mai. st. Philip Benitas. st. Cajetanus.
st Alder of Sicily. st. Dominic, together
| with many Others. st. Christina, who
| was raised up after death, was re-
stored to life and was thereafter SO light
that she could run with great swiilness.
| A nun named Seraphine, had so strong a
tendancy to rise that six sisters could
not hold her down. St Dunstan. arch
| bishop Of Canterbury, also was leyitator,
| and also caught the devil by the nose
wit redhot pair OF pincers. At the in
| stigation of this saint, Eliva, the wife Of
Edwy. was most cruelty murdered.
| Father Dominic Carme Dechaux floated
| in the air, and while in this position was
so left that he was blown about like a
soap bubble. One Faster morning st.
Thomas, of Nallanova. was walking In
the palace with his breviary. when lie
was seized with ecstacy. and carried up
from the ground: remaining suspended
| in the air from 6 o'clock in the morning
till in tie evening. A great num-
| Der ofpersons. in and ont of the house.
| came TO see him in that state. st. Peter.
of Alcantara, while saying his Breviary
in the high road. was elevated in the air
| in this position several feet above the
| earth, and was seen by many travellers,
who waited till he had regained his senses,
| in order that they might receive his
| blessing. The Saint, however, over
| powered with humility, came down and
ran away as fast as he could.
In regard to mediums who profess to
| exercise curative influence, the case is
| different. The hope which springs eter-
| nal in the human breast prompts
| persons sick of any disease OF
long standing to believe that some
| good influence may be eXcrted by
| the power of the medium. and, since
| they have unsuccessfully tried other RENE.
| dies, they are the more ready to
| confide in supernatural means.
| Hence. charlatans who work on the i'm
| aeinations OF the sick and induce them
| to believe their condition improved. have
| always been numerous, and probably
continue to be 80 until Ignorance and
superstition are bani>hed from the mass
of the people. The effect and subsequent
results of working on the Imagination
are happily shown by the following in
| cidents:
LAS soon as the powers of nitrous oxide
! gas were discovered. DIR. Beddoes at once
| tiltt IL lluol ilCtccNdibs bC u
specific for paralysis; patient was Sc
| lected for trial, an the management OF
| it was intrusted to Sir Humphrey Davy.
| Previous to the administration of
the gas, he inserted small ther.
| mometer under the tongue of
the patient, as he was accustomed 10 do
on such occasions, to ascertain the tenn
perature, with view to future compar-
| ison. The paralytic man. wholly ignor-
| ant of the nature Of the process to which
he was to submit. but deeply impressed
from the represention OF DIR. Beddoos
| with the certainty of its success. no soon
er felt the thermometer under his tongue
than he concluded the talisman was IN
full operation. and in burst of enthusi-
asm. declared that he already felt the
effect OF its benign influence through his
whole body. The opportunity was too
tempting TO be lost. Davy cast one in
telligent glance at Coleridge, and desired
his patient To renew his visit OH the fol-
lowing day, when the same ceremony
was performed and repeated every sue
ceeding day for fortnight; the patient
rapidly improved during that period.
when he was dismissed as cured, no other
application having been used