The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-06-15
oURIosIrIEs OF SCIENCE.


We find the following in one of our ex-
changes
PrTTsBURG, May 3l.-During a performance
at the Academy of Music an unknown man,
who was somewhat drunk. was mesmerized by
Kennedy Brothers, and at the conclusion OF the
act they were unable to restore him 10 CON
seriousness. Several doctors were called in, but
up to midnight all efforts to revive MN were
unsuccessful.
1t appears that in the magnetic sleep, which
is produced by magnetizing susceptible sub
ject, as described by scientists, the soul leaves
the body and wanders off into the spiritual
country at will, still united to it by cord
analogous to the umbilical cord a, childbirth
and that if, by any accident, this cord be
severed or broken, the soul cannot return and
death ensues. We happen to have athand an
old book entitled, "The Secrets of the Future
Life Revealed Through Magnetism, " in which
we find an experiment Of the Professor, with a
subject named Adele, described, which almost
proved fatal The following passage will be
found interesting, while it elucidates the acct
dent by which the subject, somewhat drunk"
lost his life:
the ecstatic state {; | make up my mind to try u
decisive experiment, and leave her to her will
l forthwith send Bruno to sleep, put him en-
rapport with her, and bog h1m to follow her as
far rs possible, reco amending him not to be
alarmed and to warn me only IL he should see
danger. wished TO be assured by myself of
the pretended dangers of ecstasy. Frequently
had Adele told me that sue had been on tie
point OF not coming back TO re-enter her BODY,
and as thought that she only wanted TO alarm
me, wished TO know what OPT ion to come to.
At the lapse of quarter Of an hour, Bruno
claims in great alarm, II have lost sight of
herr had relied upon him, and paid little
attention to Adele, whose body in the mean
while had grown icy cold there was no longer
any pulse or resp ration her face was of a sal
low green, her lips blue her heart gave no sign
of life. i placed before her lips mirror, but
IL was by no means furnished by them. / mag
netized her powerfully, in order to bring back
her soul into her body, but for five minutes
my labor was vain. Bruno, alarmed at my
want of success, as well as the persons present
at this sitting, rendered greatly To disturb me.
/ thought fora moment that the work was
consummated, ana that had an indubitable
proof that the soul had departed from her
body. was Obliged to request the persons
present to pass into another ROOM in order
that might recover by myself little energy.
At the lapse OF a few moments, / entertained
the hope that ! should not have such a mlsfor-
tune 70 deplore; but, physically speaking, |
asked back of God, in my prayer, the soul that
/ had in my doubts suffered to depart.
seemed, by an effect of intuition to know that
my prayer was heard after minutes further
anguish, / obtained these words why
have you called me backI it was all over with
me but God moved ut your prayer, sent me
back to you. No more shall be permitted to
return TO heaven | am punished of what
punishment do you speak," Raphael has for
hidden my mother and all my relations, except
AlphOnse, to come and see me again, until fur
Their orders, and IL is to you that | am indeb ed
for this privatiOn. | shall no longer be able to
ascend 10 heaven. but had 1t not been for you
1 should have been there now and forever"
10 may be naturally supposed that | paid but
little attention to her complaints and re
reaches.
was only too happy to hear her speak to
me, and promised myself, as my readers may
Imagine, never 10 recommence such expert
ments. advise those who should be disposed
10 initiate me- never to make such trial, for
no spectacle can be more alarming, and the
issue OF such experiment might terminate fa-
tally.