Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
MARVELLOUS POWER.
Hedicos Treated To Wonderful Mesmeric
Exhibition.

Medicos Treated To Wonderful Mesmeric
Exhibition.
A reporter while walking along Gsary
street recently, was puzzled 10 know
where all the doctors came from. Some
thing was evidently up, so he determined
TO follow the next baton of NJ. DIS that
came along. But short distance and
they turned into ia Gsary street. The
next that came along was asked what Was
going on up stairs, and upon being inter
viewed by the reporter, he whispered al
most inaudibly: Kennesy the mesme rist,
is going TO give an exhibition to the medi
cal profession" The reporter made up
his mind to be present, walked up stairs
and was admitted without objection.
Mr.. Kennedy introduced his four su'. -
jects, placed them on chairs and went
through the usual form, such a. asking
them to grasp the left wrist with the
-ignt hand, and then making several
passes on the forehead and bridge of the
nose. Ia less time than it can be de-
scribed the subj we're hypnotic d.
One subject was placed in a perfectly
rigid ssate, his head placed on the back
OF a chair and his heels on the back of
another chair. Then alexander Badlam
was asked to sit astride on the body,
which he did, his weight, 2l0 pounds, not
affecting the subject in the Least. An
other subject was then paralS zed on one
half Of nj, body, the medicos sticking
needles through his tongue, ear and al
most any vital part OF his body. While
this was being done the subject sang
some comic songs, not being in the least
discounted by the needles being poked
tpA inn IN ~ drnn
ton containing three grains of ipecac,
the highest dose given as powerful
emetio, without any effect whatever One
subject ate bOxtul of copava eapsulci
tor gum drops, and seemed, judging
from his fetal expression, to relish them,
and after finishing asked for more. There
being no more Mr.. Kennedy gave him
the box, which he ate with the same gus
70. Mary more experiments of this kind
were made, the most deadly poisons be-
ing given without any effect.
One subject while under the influence
and singing was treated to shocks from
powerful battery, but continued his
singing "a if nothing were going on.
The same subject held the electrodes in
his hands an2 laid them down quietly up
ON the table when told to do s., a feat
which would be i'm possible to perform
we're the subject not in hypnotic state.
One OF the features of the exhibition
was an understanding between Mr.. Ken
nedy and DR.. Martin Regensburger that
toe former instruct h1s subject 10 murder
the Doctor while sitting with his back
turned at his desk, for some money
wich he had concealed in his vest pocket.
Mr.. Kennedy produced a pistol, the
subject stole up slowly behind the doc
TORS back, pulled the trigger I've times
he doctor dropped on the floor, the
murderer pouuoed upon his victim, tore
HE wstch-chain to pieces. ripped open
his vest and would have done further
damage had not the mesmerist interpos
ed, 1t was a most thrilling scene, which
made the blood OF the spectators run
cold.
Gentlemen present then volunteered as
ubjectp, and George G. Perkins, Alex
ander Bsdlam, d. h. Williams, DR.. Ferrer
Fulton Berry and others we're placed un
der mesmerio Influence, creating great
mertiment among the assemblage, per
forming wonderful feets not to be men
toned to the public. Mr. Kennedy fully
satisfied these gentlemen that this per
Torrance wa genine, aud that his skill
was of the most wonderful kind.
The following gentlemen we're pre- emf:
Drs Martin Regensburger, Ferrer, CHS
more, Won Hoffman, Kerr, WhitWell. Ar
mold, Williams, Sherman, Kahn, lie Ferve,
j. Rogensburger, A. Regensburger, Per
kius, Alexander BRdiam, NJ H. de Young,
Richard Tobin, Frank Brown, Thomss
r. Know, Fulton Berry, Wsitwell, and E.
Q. Regensburger.- Francisco Chronl.
Gle.