The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-09
THE DEVIL IN MAGNETISM.
An Evil Said to Have Strength in Sew
enteen Secret Societies.
ETon The Natr Ynrb: IYorLd

enteen Secret Societies.
From the Ne,0 York World
In one way and another, labor, in this
free and glorious country, may be said to
have hard time of 1t. In fact, the COM
slant occupation Of labor seems to be war
fare, and when it is not engaged in actual
conflict with the world and the flesh it
finds Itself called upon to take arms against
the devil. The exact meaning of this prop
osition is conveyed by Samuel Gompers,
presidept Of the American Federation
Of Labor, who has received an
alarming and highly interesting warning
from s. Heydenfeldt, Jr., who has given to
the study OF electro-magnetism and other
perDicious arts much careful attention. ~
have been informed" says Mr.. Hydenfeldt.
that there are seventeen secret societies
which electromagnetic their members,
who are, without knowing it, connected
with a system in india, Arabia and Ger
many. Those who have adopted it did 30
undoubtedly without Investigating or study
ing the injury TO physical and mental condi-
tions of man. It is easy, then, to account
for the nervousness and restlessness OF the
people of the United States, which physi-
clans testify as steadily increasing"
To understand properly the advance Of
conditions that have produced this alarming
result, Mr. Heydenfeldt asks the reader TO
begin with Jansenism and trace the devel-
opment of magic, convulsionIsIn and mag
netiEm.
The heresy of Jansenism first made its
appearance in France a. D. 1871.
The tomb of g deacon named Paris, OF the
Church of St. Medard, at Paris. who had
passed for saint in certain quarters, be-
came the object of great veneration
among the unfortCnates whom he had
relieved during his life, and at the
place, 1t was rumored, miracles were
worked. The Jansenists who wished 10
prove the authority OF divine call among
the sects OF miracle workers concluded
to appropriate those OF the Cemetery of St.
Medsrd. This Paris was not the only per-
son endowed with the power OF miraculous
cures. Several Jansenist saints had the
same gift. These so-called miracles COM
menced In July, A. D. 1871. About that
time they became very common, and at the
end of several months there were 500 known
oonvulsonists-that is to say, people " no
went into convulsions under tho influence of
religious emotion.
In his first chapter, "Birth and History
OF Animal Magnetism" Fl. Blanc CON
oludes that sll the phenomena produced by
the convulsionists are due to the effects OF
animal magnetism and magic.
In speaking of the spread of pernioious
emotlonalism in the United States, Jules
Reny, the French naturalist and traveller
in "a Journey to Great Salt Lake :" refers
TO the ceremony of endowment among the
MormonS, by which wives are sealed for all
eternity; to conversion through mesmerlsm;
hearing voices Of unseen persons and mind
reading; TO che tenacitv Of their faith which
has Ueen confirmed by the evidence OF their
senses through magical practices; to the
Mormon theocratic and eclectic systems, and
to the hatred Of the Catholic church and of
the government OF the United States.
MIR. Heydenfeldt takes the ground that
legislation and treaties. with the most Sc
we're penalties, are needed TO prohibit the
use Of electricity on human beings under
certain conditions. He believes that the
magic, sorcery and mysteries Of the middle
ages have been revived among US in
America, with a more scientific knowledge
Of electrology.
"Demonology under the name Of hvpno-
tism) is being practiced, including the I'M
generating, incubating and Illuminating
from distances ION a larger scale, going
tices Of the demon incuoi. There are
scots, among them the Mormons les
pecially the seers Of their church
hierarchy, whose faneticism is such
that they seek TO raise what is generally
called the subjective condition (of the
whole people,, which is weak and sub ect to
the mental dictation, suggestion, and cons
troll OF other mines, in such a manner there
being different ways that 1t can be asserted
over the objective by the aid and power Of
other minds, with or without the use OF
electricity, at which the objective is usually
ignorant and assumes the originality aud
responsibility of all thought, expression and
act; which is the first step and link in lifting
the spiritual power over the temporal"
In view Of this disturbing condition OF
affairs = resolution has been taken 70 excite
the interest and action OF congress, and 20
this end measure has been drawn up, en-
titled ian act TO prohibit electromagnetic
lug, mesmeriEtng, or hypnosizjng human
beings, or aife ting one person through
another by eiectgiSity, and 20 declare the
seme 10 be crime against the law Of