form to the brain-of adding an artificial to line lens, and is doubtless of the same char. natural organization, in which the organiza-acter as that which is affirmed by clairvoy. tion of the great pole in the centre of the brain (2) is reflected upon its surface, and from thence into infinite space. ants to exist in the brain, the heart, the cervical glands, the kidneys and other organs, and by which, in fact, they are enabled to The poles of all the other organs are or- trace the whole magnetic organization of the ganized in a similar manner as seen in the human system. With the intense luminosisomnicient state; that is, they are organized ty of the magnetic forces when in atmoswith circles at right angles with their radia-pheric combustion, every one is familiar; tions, like those seen on the summit of the and we have now furnished an example, at labyrinth, and some clairvoyants see through least equally familiar, in which this luminothose of the stomach. Besides the concur-sity is independent of atmosphere as it is rent testimony of clairvoyants on the organ-distinct from every other kind of light. In ization of magnetic poles, it is found on a short, every one can see for himself precisely comparison of our previous knowledge on the same kind of light that is beheld by clairthis subject, that their descriptions agree voyants in the mesmeric state. exactly, as far as our knowledge extends. We were well acquainted with the radiations, with the circles at right angles with them-with their light, and with their spiral circles and inverted cones; and could not, therefore, fail to recognize in these descriptions, a magnetic organization. ANIMAL MAGNETISM. SURGICAL OPERATION UNDER THE IN FLUENCE OF MAGNETISM.-The editor of the "We happened in just as the Professor was putting knife to the skin. He made two or three frightful gashes, seemingly cutting the throat, and not a muscle of the old man was observed to move. We were astonished, and we think the whole medical Those who are unaccustomed to magnetic phenomena, however, find great difficulty in reconciling with their preconceived notions, the possibility of persons being able to see, and thereby distinguish, objects through any other medium than that of external light, and by means of the ordinary functions of vision. The idea of any light, except that which comes from external objects seems to be regarded as unphilosophical, if not assumptive of the supernatural, although an easy and palpable demonstration of the fact is, at all times, within the reach of the most sceptical and supercilious. Let the doubter and sneerer simply close his eyes, so as to ex-class, and even the faculty were not less so clude all external light, retiring, if he please, into a perfectly dark room where not a ray exists, and on pressing his fingers on his eye-balls, he will see, without that mechanism of the eye which is essential to external vision, several distinct and concentric rings of light, around a central point of still greater brilliancy. And though he be afflicted with blindness towards external things, this power of internal vision will be in nowise impaired. The light thus seen is magnetic, being elicited from the two poles of opposite denominations, which belong to the crystal than ourself. The secret was, the patient was in a magnetic sleep. This fact of course was known by the professors, but not by the spectators generally. There stood, by the bleeding patient (not sufferer) the magnetiser, who, with the magic of Mesmer, had thrown his subject into pleasant dreams; and now while the knife of the bold surgeon was dashing away at his vitals, and dripping with gore at his throat, he could say to the trembling nerves, "be still," and all was quiet! What a triumph of mind over mat. ter was there! The will of the magnetiser striking dumb even the living being and making even his body the insensible subject of dissection! No agonizing groans were heard, as is usual from the conscious patient to alarm and terrify the operator; but he went quietly on, without haste, and consequently with better effect. It lasted some fifteen minutes, during which time there were frequent consultations among the professors, as it proved to be a malignant case. It caused a frightful wound and a profusion of blood. The patient was removed to another room, still unconscious of pain and the operation; and when we left he was assuring the magnetiser that he felt quite happy. Mesmerism in London. that Miss Martineau, the well-known auThe London papers by the Britannia state thoress has been highly benefitted of late by mesmerism. I have been told of a letter from her to a friend in this country, in which she abundantly con firms the report. She had been given over by her physicians, who had told her that medicine could afford her no relief. She had been confined for many months to her chamber, which as she says, she never expected to quit, unless in her coffin." She had been unable during that time to procure even an hours sleep, except through the aid of laudanum. The consequence was, that both her mental and physical powers were fast yielding to a painful, and, as it was believed, utterly incurable disease. At length it occurred to her to try mesmerism. The experiment was made and it was successful. Although not thrown by A correspondent has furnished us with the it into the state of trance of which we hear following interesting statement touching the such wonders, a gentle and refreshing sleep beneficial effects of Animal Magnetism. The was induced, which lasted twelve hours. operation alluded to was performed on Wed-On its termination her physicians declared nesday last, by Dr. Grant, at the house of that such had been the change in her whole David Cromwell, near Canterbury, in the nervous system, that they ventured to enterpresence of several persons, among whom tain hopes of a cure. The mesmeric pro The following article, from the Newburgh Gazette may be given in proof of the practical application of Animal Magnetism in many important and painful operations. MR. ADAMS. Beneficial effects of Animal Magnetism. were Drs. Blackman and Phinney, of New-cess was continued at various intervals; and burgh, who are ready to vouch for the truth of the facts as stated by our correspondent. The following is his statement. now the distinguished patient has so far recovered that, from not being able to walk across her room, she can, in her own lan"walk three miles at a time with a guage, The patient, a female 18 years of age, relish." "I cannot be thankful enough," she was subjected to the usual mesmeric " passes" by Mr. Adams for about ten minutes, says, " for such a resurrection." Miss Marwhen she appeared to be in a deep sleep. tineau, as all who know her will admit, is Dr. Grant then proceeded to cut around the not a person of a fanciful or imaginative gums of two of the molar teeth on the lower temperament. Her case will probably induce jaw, and to extract them with the forceps. many to regard with more respect and atten During the whole of this proceeding, the tion a science, the believers in which, alpatient manifested not the slightest evidence though Cuvier and La Place may be found of pain. She was allowed to remain undis- among the number, are often classed with turbed for several minutes, when Dr. G. in- Mormons, Millerites, and other fanatics. cised the gums around two of the molar The following intimation, from the London teeth of the upper jaw. During the extrac-Literary Gazette, of the present condition of tion of the third tooth, which from several this science in London, is perfectly applicacauses, was attended with considerable diffi- ble at this moment to New-York: «Mesmerculty, there was a slight contraction of theism, which has rapidly assumed a vigorous limbs, but not the least disturbance of the vitality, and the reality and utility of which muscles of the face. The expression of the have, despite the shallow wit of unphilocountenance remained unaltered. Dr. Grant sophical critics, been maintained by a numthen extracted the fourth and last tooth, ber of cautious and practical men, is for the which had large fangs, whilst the patient moment retarded in its progress by public exremained as before, to all appearance, insenhibitors of its often painful phenomena; and sible. In a few minutes Mr. Adams reshurried, on the other hand, to a maturity that tored her to her natural condition, and she has no real foundation by enthusiastic folappeared to be totally unaware of the whole lowers, whose intellects have apparently transaction" never been trained to the severity of scientific investigation." This is a brief but sensible We may add, the patient has suffered not the slightest pain or inconvenience from view of the whole matter.-N. Y. Corres. of the Nat. Intelligencer. Dec. 17th, 1844. he operation since it was performed.— We gave a full description of the Savage Rotary Magnetic Machine, represented in the above engraving, in the last, or October, number of this Journal, with its great superiority over the old shocking-machines, or those that were made for giving shocks instead of a continuous motion. Many physicians, who were using the old machines, have become so well satisfied of the great advantages of the Savage instrument as to lay aside the former and purchase the latter. A piece of brass is turned in a conical form, and a round hole turned out of the bottom for the top of the magnet to enter the eighth of an inch where it is soldered. A screw hole is then made on the top of the cone, and a piece of watch spring fastened on to It was the great importance of having an it with a screw as seen in the figure. A instrument as perfect as possible for magnet-piece of iron is turned in a conical form, and izing, that induced us to direct the manufac- a hole drilled into the top of it, and fastened ture of the Savage Rotary Magnetic Ma- with a screw to the opposite end of the chines, in which no expense has been spared spring as seen in the figure. A hole is to make them superior to all others; and the first drilled through the middle of the spring sale of more than 200 of them to physicians and a silver plate of a fourth of an inch during the last six months, shows how much they are appreciated by those of the profes- riveted to it, for the brass screw, in the cap square, placed on the top of the spring, and sion who have obtained a knowledge of of brass that crosses the spring, to rest upon them in so short a period. The brass cap is soldered on to, and supported by, two strong brass pillars, which are secured in a steady position by brass nuts screwed on to the bottom of the pillars under the foundation board. The end of the copper wire that has been first wound around the U magnet, is then soldered to the brass nut that holds the magnet in its place-the other arrangements of the copper wires being the same as in the Savage instruments-connecting the wire which conducts the force from the zinc with the brass pillar on the Notwithstanding, however, the great superiority of these instruments, practice has shown that the silver conductor to the shaft of the armature, in consequence of the great velocity of the latter, will wear off in five or six months, if the machine be kept in constant motion every day, when it becomes necessary to replace them; and as a goldsmith or other mechanic may not always be at hand to replace them, or the armature, if it should require repair, we have directed our same side. The brass screw which rests on the spring, should have a rounded point, and on setting the machine in motion should be screwed down to a point where the spring vibrates in the most steady manner. It makes a steady and not unpleasant humming sound, with variations more or less regular. The only difference in the motions of the forces from these machines is the variations in the intensity of the vibrating instruments from the variations in the motions of the forces from the battery, which is not observed in the rotary, in consepuence of the great momentum acquired by the velocity of its armature. These variations are very frequent and often very great; requiring great caution in the use of it, especially in magnetising the brain, heart, or stomach. their general use,such as the danger in carrying these acids every day from place to place, which is entirely obviated by the use of the sulphate of copper in the common batteries. Effects of the Rotary Magnetic Machine. In our notice of the effects of the rotary magnetic machine in the last number of this Journal, we mentioned a severe case of bilious fever, in which we reduced the pain in the head, back, stomach, intestines, and the paroxysms of fever, with the machine, in the most prompt manner, and we have been much pleased to learn from physicians of this city, and from the country that they have uniformly obtained the same and very similar results from the action of the machine in the same disease. There is now, as we have before suggested very little doubt that the machine will reduce yellow fever in the same prompt manner, for although the globules of the blood are found to be more or less broken down in this disease, or demagnetised, there is now We have been thus particular in our description of the vibrating machine, for the purpose of enabling those who have the Savage Rotary Machines to change them into this form if they should choose to do so. when it should become necessaryto make the repairs we have mentioned, as the change can be easily made by any goldsmith, and no doubt that the machine, besides restoring with a trifling expense, as they have the magnet and brass cap, &c., for the purpose. The power of these instruments is fully equal to that of the Rotary instruments, and they are made of the same sizes. They have both more power, and are much more portable than any others made in this country. We shall continue to forward these machines to any part of the Union, the Canadas or the West Indies, according to order, at the low prices of 15, 18 and 20 dollars, according to the size and style in which they are finished; the vibrating being from 15 to 18, and the rotary from 15 to 20 dollars, including the buttons and manual for magnetising. Besides the improvement in the instruments, we have directed our attention to improvements in the batteries connected with them, but they have not resulted in any practical importance. The size of the batteries can be much reduced, but it involves the necessity of the use of strong acids, as the sulphuric and nitric, the fumes of which are always annoying, and even dangerous. There are besides other obvious objections to lost motion in the membranes, magnetises the blood in the strongest manner, as well as every other part of the system. We besides suggested in the second, third, and fourth numbers of this Journal, the probability of the great importance of these machines in the treatment of tubercular consumption, and the results of a year's trial, of the instruments, in a great number of cases, has shown that we were not mistaken in the signs upon which these suggestions were founded; for more than one hundred and fifty cases of both sexes, and in every stage of the disease, have been magnetised in our rooms during this period, and of this number nine only have died, and of the few of the above number we are now magnetising not more than two will be lost. These results are so extraordinary as hardly to admit of belief among those who know little or nothing of the effects of these machines. They will very naturally suspect that there must be some mistake in regard to the diagnosis or genuineness of the cases; yet there is no thing more certain, than that they were all The reader, we hope, is now prepared for what has appeared to us more extraordinary results from the action of these machines, one of which at least we are sure we could not have believed without ocular demonstration, and that is a case of luxation inwards of the right hip joint, set on the third trial by the action of the machine alone. The hip had been out of joint three or four years, and the leg fully an inch and a half shorter than that on the opposite side. In this case the positive button of one of our largest machines was placed in the groin while the negative one was moved over and around the hip or gluteal muscles, when the head of the femor went into its place with a loud snapping sound. Such is the power and such are the astonishing effects of the machine. Among other interesting effects of the machines not before noticed in this work, is the case of two large carbuncles over the right side of the lumber vertebræ of a gentleman aged 70 years, which were reduced by the usual means with the aid of the action of the machine. The age and feeble state of the patient's health, with the large and extensive swelling around the carbuncles indicated a fatal case. The swelling, with the livid and scarlet color of the skin was, however, reduced in the most marked manner by every application of the instrument, and the disease subdued in a few days. MAGNETIC SURVEY. In the Montreal Herald we find the following interesting letter on a recent magnetic survey: "As a brief notice of the route pursued by Lieut. Lefroy, in his late scientific exhibition to the far North West, together with one while engaged in that quarter, may not be or two novel facts, brought to light by him uninteresting to some of your readers, I shall make no apology for requesting the favor of you to give the following outline of them a place iu your valuable columns. But, before proceeding farther, it may not be unnecessary to premise, that the Royal Society having determined on making a number of globe, selected Mr. Lefroy for that service, magnetic observations, in various parts of the as he had already proved himself eminently qnalified for it, by discharging so successfully the duties which devolved upon him on observatory, of which he was placed in a similar mission to St. Helena, where an charge, was established for the like scientific purpose. Lieut. Lefroy, with his assistant, left Montreal, on the 1st of May, 1843, and followed the usual canoe route to the interior, in the prosecution of the objects of his mission, he visited York Factory in Hudson's Cumberland House, Isle a la Crosse, the Bay, Norway House, Red River Settlement, great Methey Portage, so graphically described both by Sir John Franklin and Sir George Beck, and reached Lake Athabasca mained at the latter station for the space of in the following September. Having refive months, he sat out on the ice for Mackenzie's River, on which he travelled to the verge of the Arctic Circle. Retracing his Peace River to Dunvegan, whence he crossed steps to Lake Athabasca, he descende i the over land to Edmonton on the Saskutchewan, which river he descended, and traversed the north west end of Lake Winnepeg to Norway House, where he arrived in the early part of September last. The necessary arrangement for his journey to Canada being completed, he embarked at this place in a canoe manned by six men, and after a tedious and boisterous passage in his frail bark, reached Penetanguishene on the 14th of last month, having been absent about twenty months, and having thus completed a chain of magnetical observations, which includes many miles of country, and which will add msterially to our knowledge of a very im Bed-sores, gleets, gonorrhoeas, and chan-portant and interesting branch of the Physique cres are now also subdued with great facility by physicians of this city with the action of the machine. Mr. Lefroy devoted a portion of every day du Globe. Conformably to his instructions, to magnetical observations, having for their object to ascertain upon a great number of |