A SAILOR DRIVEN MAD BY A MESMERIST.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 83, 16 September 1870, Page 3

A SAILOR DRIVEN MAD BY A MESMERIST.

'■'■' A Newcastle paper relates an extraordinary) incident,* showing the" danger of experimenting with mesmerism. A few evenings ago, a young sailor, who with some shipmates was lodging at the Ferry; Ho t tel, iSuaderlandj was standing at the bar, j when a man named M'Kenzie commenced some mesmeric passes, and the, young man being extremely susceptible, he was soon in a state of coma. In this Estate he was completely at the will of the operator, and was unable to move unless by M'Kenzie's permission. Whether M c Ivenzie was unable to restore the man to consciousness or not we cannot say. His statement is that he took him to the open air and he revived; but it appears that M'Kerizie left the house while his subject remained in a half unconscious "state for some time, and afterwards became very ill. His comrades had to Bit up with him until three o'clock in the morning, when he fell asleep. roused at breakfast time he appeared to be still laboring under the effects of the mysterious pass s became exceed- ! ingly exciteil and talked with all the incoherence of a person insane. He ! became worse as the day wore on,' and so dangerous that his comrades determined to take him to Mr. Morgan, of MonkwearmojLith, for his advice. _On their attempting to enter the ferry landing, the young sailor rushed.into the water, and wanted to walk across the water. Ultimately they reached Mr. Morgan's house, to find that he was absent in Scotland. On returning;, tne mesmerist s victim became more and more excitable, until at lasc he made his escape, and after performing a number of most extuavagant actions, he climbed like • a eat"oh to the roof of a two-storey house, and walked along the ridge, while his shipmates stood below, expecting every moment .that he would be dashed to pieces. 'When at length coaxed down, he was in such a dangerous condition that he had "to he removed to a workhouse, insane to ail appearances. The police afterwards got hold of M'Kenzie, who at ijrstl&enied that he knew anything about mesmerism, but afterwards said he could bring the man out.

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