The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
THAT FLUID.

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THAT MEsMERIc FLUID.
10 Lsoks Like water ana Aascts the
Drsnker Strangely.
A discovery of immense scientific inter.
est has recently been made near this
place, says q Wharton (Tex) letter tn the
Philadelphia 7Swes-a discovery which IL
IL thought will add a hitherto unknown
element to the Is already familiar to the
chemist. Chudlci0h Mason, q prominent
cotton planter living about Ave miles
from town, while boring an artesian well
on his place struck water q few lays ago
at n depth of 215 feet. A powe rful stream
s Tss THROWN Gp with ~ he 2 loud rspGrt and 2
Nj. Mason In order to test the quality of
the water, drank q glass of Il, and the
drank OF the water, which was found to be
very cold and good, though possessed of n
slight unfamiliar flavor, which was, how
Within a. quarter OF an hour, or even
less, after drinking the water Mr.. Mason
began to feel strange twitchin9s i'm the
also commenced to complain Of the same
sensation. This twitchinR soon extended
to sh tie a.; arms H;., and legs; i=sG ,rs, s all the
cast themselves down.. crying that they
had been conjured, and rolled about ON
with hitieous contorsions OF the face and
body. As the jerking and jumping of the
muscles of the limbs grew more and more
in a wild. u~ncontroiiabie dance, or
many disturbed frogs. Mr.. Mason de
conscious of a feeling OF great cxhilara-
ton and an increased acuteness of every
sense ~n. ~ The sight 81 the Ieapins nesrGes;;
they were suff crinG only from fear, and
their cries and shrieks provoked him to
maniacal. Mrs. Mason. seeing her hus-
bands extraordinary behavior, became
alarmed, and running out, attempted to
to assist her clinRinR with all his strength
to q post, IL was found impossible to ne
This dance wal kept ND until sheer OK
haustiOn caused the involuntary partici-
pants to fall prostrate to the earth, where
they lay and kicked for some minutes.
slumbcr that follows intoxication, and
,ssisc clear aer' heads sexcr and h ~" eyil c conse esn, s"era
beyond n soreness OF the back and limbs
and a pain in the face resembling neural
Mr.. Mason sent a jug OF the water to
Houston to have il analysed, but the
emi Of that city profess themselves
the elements entering into the compost
ton of he water, and give AS their
unanimous opinion that i may be
ments as a sixty-sixth. This element inn
parts To the water u beautiful bright blue
tinge q a metallic lnster and gives a taste
thing else. When the water is heated the
element passes OFT i'm u colorless gas of "a
fnme 81 tnbcro-es only NOR. penatratine
and pungcnt, and so powerful that u gal
lon of water simmering over u slow fire
will render u whole house fragrant for
hours. Taken from the well and left to
stand. however, the water losses it's beau
tiful blue color and thickcns to the con-
sistcncy of t~urIentine, with "a faint green
ish tinge, and will when drunk or inhaled
produce violent nausea and vomiting, ac.
pan 10y = wimmi in the head
which lasts for hours.
The negroes about have christened the
saer sRGs,s" a Me'e and n% With fes ons II wr,s
approach il. This exception is an old
who is actually becoming a confirmed
on the water, on which he in
duiRe i'm q daily spree i'm spite of all at
claims that he feels younRcr and spryer
after each dance. Many of the crowds
that come daily from all parts Of IN
visit this well have the curiosity to taste
water to Judge of it's singular qualities
Tor Tor thsInselves and II - curious s, to Observe ;n
viduals, for. while the twitchin0 of the
and muscles and the uncomfortable
the effect on the minds of different per
is of endless variety
One man will shout with joy. betray!n9
all the of a child another |
will weep with "a gentle melancholy a third
will sing hymns, and perhaps IL fourth at
the same time will be praying aloud: Your
whole pages of blank verse from the diff
ferent poets he had been UNCONSCIOUS of
retained i'm his memory. The
effect on the spirits is delightful in the OK
n feeling of exhilaration and light
ness ~pervadiuH the whole system and the
senses take on an acuteness and refine
ment that is most remarkable.
Practical Br~idgegrOOm.
Eraan the lOSIOln GOllriar