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ANIMAL III MAGNETIsERs.-Decl the
best joke Of the whole season has
been played off upon the wise heads of
the Virginia capital. A lecturer on the
Mesmeric science has been laboring IN
that city for some time back, and hum
dfeds were made converts to its truth =
amongst the number we will name old
Father Richie, Corporal Sreeter, Of
The Star, and one or two Of the most
prominent medical gentlemen Of the
town, together with sundry Others, hose
names have not publicly transpired.
These gentlemen saw, swallowed and
believed all, and the respectable papers
controlled by the two former teemed with
the swonderments' OF the sleeper and the
power and charm Of the magnetism.
Things went on smoothly, the lecturer
.pocketedthe. rocks and 10 credibiiities
were performed with naturaIness that
put TO blush all opposition, At length
the scientific and learned gentleman
announced his intention Of closing his
experiments on certain evening named
and stated that on that occasion he would
astonish them all with the disclosures
he would make Expectation was on
tiptoe for The time appointed, and specu
lation was busy-tongued upon the pro
babIe new Developments. The Iectp.
rer kept his own secret until the time
arrived.


On the appointed evening his room
was jammed with the ellie of the towI
who manifested the utmost impatience i,
hear and see all the revelations tha
were TO be made. The magne,iser noun
ted his rostrum, and delivered one Of hi
most interesting discourses, interpersinl
the same with practical experiments up
on his ''sIeepy victim.' The Corporal
Of the Star, took copious notes, and s
did father Ritchie, and SO also did tn
'medicals, of saIl and singular' that Eel
under their observations. The lecture
closed his remarks. All was silent i
the great hall-sNow, said he, 4 vii
redeem the pledge made you-all tha
have done, all that you have seen, an
all that can tell you is, that ALL The "a
/ periments IN nsesmeric science made By n
and sOitaessed By The people Of RichmOa
ARE HnMsUG from beginning 10 end
gross imposition, without found alton !
truth, md purely fictitious The pec


pie Of Richmond felt chop~lallen at ii


announcement, and it will be d ling lin


we reckon, before they will listen aga
] to any lecturer. But alter all, il was
/ pity kick over the dish, and The ma,


netiser should receive ceusurs for mi


ring a large class uf very useful me-
engaged throughout the country III Ii
lsame shumbugging' business.