372. “In the presence of such a fact, will the magnetizers still maintain that the magnetic rapport results from the mixture of _the two nervous atmospheres_? The nervous system of tables, (disgueridons,) to use the language of Reichenbach, must be very _sensitive_; and in this new dance _without contact_—what becomes of the explanation by muscular vibration, and especially by _the humidity of the hands_? 373. “We have some very important communications, on the 23d of May, from M. Bonjean, member of the Royal Academy of Savoy, at Chambéry, respecting several experiments made at the academy itself, and establishing the _perfect intelligence_ of the agent in question. M. Bonjean, however, always refers this intelligence to one uniform process. ‘These responses,’ he says, ‘are not, and _cannot be but the reflection of the thoughts_ of the person who causes the phenomena, and the movables _are only able to satisfy_ those questions whose answers are known, without ever being able to supply an answer that is not known.’ 374. “The idea that the furniture is unable to _give satisfaction_ is charming! but up to this point it was not understood to be _super-intelligence_. Patience, however, for it is bound to happen! 375. “Besides, M. Bonjean does full justice to the _muscular movements_ of M. Chevreul, by means of that single exception of the table of Strasbourg turning with all its operators, or certain tables at Lyons moved without _immediate contact_. Next, he passes from the physical to the moral question, which, if to be believed, is certainly not very encouraging. ‘Fathers and mothers,’ he exclaims, ‘if you do not desire to develope premature feelings in your daughters, husbands who regard the peace of your wives, _be mistrustful of the magnetic chain_ in general, and of the dancing of tables in particular.’ 376. “It will be recollected that in the famous secret report of Bailly on mesmerism, in 1784, exactly the same thing was said. There is under all this, then, we have good reason to apprehend, a uniform unrepented sin. 377. “In a letter of May 24th from M. Seguin, one of our most distinguished engineers, to the Abbé Moigno, who had very ably opposed these experiments in _Le Pays_, M. Seguin says, ‘When I reason dispassionately on the _real and very positive_ results which I have obtained, and seen obtained by others before my eyes, I think myself under the control of an hallucination which causes me to see things differently to what they are, so much does my reason refuse to admit them; but when I repeat my experiments, I find it impossible any longer to resist the force of evidence, when indeed it confounds and upsets all my opinions.