practically or theoretically, save as I measure its demon- [1] strations as a false belief, and avoid all that works ill. If mesmerism has the power attributed to it by the gentle- man referred to, it should neither be taught nor practised, but should be conscientiously condemned. One thing [5] is quite apparent; namely, that its so-called power is despotic, and Mr. Carpenter deserves praise for his public exposure of it. If such be its power, I am opposed to it, as to every form of error,—whether of ignorance or fanaticism, prompted by money-making or malice. It [10] is enough for me to know that animal magnetism is neither of God nor Science. It is alleged that at one of his recent lectures in Bos- ton Mr. Carpenter made a man drunk on water, and then informed his audience that he could produce the [15] effect of alcohol, or of any drug, on the human system, through the action of mind alone. This honest declara- tion as to the animus of animal magnetism and the pos- sible purpose to which it can be devoted, has, we trust, been made in season to open the eyes of the people to the [20] hidden nature of some tragic events and sudden deaths at this period. _Was ever a person made insane by studying meta-_ _physics?_ Such an occurrence would be impossible, for the [25] proper study of Mind-healing would cure the insane. That persons have gone away from the Massachusetts Metaphysical College “made insane by Mrs. Eddy’s teachings,” like a hundred other stories, is a baseless fabrication offered solely to injure her or her school. [30] The enemy is trying to make capital out of the follow- [Page 49.] ing case. A young lady entered the College class who, [1] I quickly saw, had a tendency to monomania, and re- quested her to withdraw before its close. We are cred- ibly informed that, before entering the College, this young lady had manifested some mental unsoundness, [5] and have no doubt she could have been restored by Christian Science treatment. Her friends employed a homœopathist, who had the skill and honor to state, as his opinion given to her friends, that “Mrs. Eddy’s teach- ings had not produced insanity.” This is the only case [10] that could be distorted into the claim of insanity ever having occurred in a class of Mrs. Eddy’s; while ac- knowledged and notable cases of insanity have been cured in her class. _If all that is mortal is a dream or error, is not_ [15] _our capacity for formulating a dream, real; is it not_ _God-made; and if God-made, can it be wrong, sinful, or_ _an error?_