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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - -Title: The Friendly Daemon, or the Generous Apparition - Being a True Narrative of a Miraculous Cure, Newly Perform'd - Upon That Famous Deaf and Dumb Gentleman, Dr. Duncan - Campbel, by a Familiar Spirit That Appear'd to Him in a - White Surplice, Like a Cathedral Singing Boy - -Author: Daniel Defoe - -Release Date: June 16, 2017 [EBook #54925] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FRIENDLY DAEMON *** - - - - -Produced by deaurider, Larry B. Harrison and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - THE - _Friendly Dæmon_, - OR THE - Generous Apparition; - BEING - A True Narrative of a miraculous Cure, - newly perform'd upon that famous Deaf - and Dumb Gentleman, - Dr. _Duncan Campbel_, - By a familiar Spirit that appear'd to him in a - white Surplice, like a Cathedral singing Boy. - - _By Daniel Defoe._ - - _If by our Senses Spirits we perceive, - Or from the strength of Fancy, so believe, - No Fault do we commit that merits blame, - If to the Publick we report the same; - For whether by our Eyes we Spectres see \ - Or by a second Sight, we must agree, | - Things are to us as they appear to be._ / - - _LONDON_ - Printed; and Sold by J. ROBERTS in _Warwick-Lane_. - MDCCXXVI. - - - - -[Illustration] - - _To my anonymous worthy Friend, Physician and Philosopher, whose - Name, for certain Reasons, I forbear to mention._ - - - _SIR_, - -I CANNOT, without great Ingratitude, forget the friendly Visits and -kind Advice I frequently receiv'd from you, during, not only, a -dangerous but tedious Indisposition, which surprisingly seiz'd me in -the Year 1717, and, notwithstanding your extraordinary Care as well -as unquestionable Judgment, continu'd upon me till the latter end of -the Year --25; in which long interval of Time, the Attendance you gave -me, and the Trouble you gave yourself, abstracted from all Interest, -made you truly sensible of my unhappy Condition, and myself equally -apprehensive of the great Obligations I shall ever be under to so -sincere a Friend. - -THE first occasion of my Illness, as I have good reason to imagine, -was a very shocking Surprize given me by certain Persons, who -pretended to be my Friends in a considerable Affair then depending, -wherein their Treachery threaten'd me with succeeding Ruin, had not -Providence interpos'd and deliver'd the Oppress'd from the cruel -hands of such deceitful Enemies: Upon whose hard Usage, and the news -of my Disappointment, I was struck at first with a kind of Epilepsy -and depriv'd of all my Senses in an Instant, drop'd down in a publick -Coffee-House, under violent Agitations, which, it seems, are generally -concomitant with this miserable Distemper; but being luckily assisted -and kindly supported by some Gentlemen present, I happen'd to escape -those ill Consequences that might otherwise have attended me, during -the extremity of my Convulsions, which were reported, by those -that held me, to be so strong as to be almost insupportable, till -the Paroxism declin'd, which terminated in a cold Sweat, Trembling -and Weeping, and this was the first Attack that ever this terrible -Assailant made upon me; tho' afterwards he forc'd himself into a -further familiarity with me (much against my Will) nor could your kind -Endeavours, by the Art of Physick, back'd with my own strength of -Constitution, fright away this evil Companion from me, till my good -Genius, by the direction of Providence, communicated a particular -Secret to me, which, with God's Blessing, has lately prov'd my -Deliverance, in what manner, before I conclude, I shall very freely -acquaint you, in hopes you will favour me with your candid Opinion in -answer thereunto. - -NEAR eight Years, was a long Time to continue under the frequent -returns and uncomfortable dread of such a shocking Affliction, which, -upon every little disorder of Mind or disappointment in Business, -never fail'd to visit me; till, by convulsive or involuntary Motions -in my Head and other Parts of my Body, my Eyes were bury'd in their -Sockets, my other Features contracted, my Limbs often distorted, my -Bowels sometimes wrack'd with intolerable Pains, and all the Faculties -of my Mind so greatly weaken'd and impair'd, that I, who, for many -Years before, had been esteem'd as an Oracle, by the most Polite and -Curious part of both Sexes, was now, for want of strength of Mind and -ability of Body to imploy my Talent and excercise my Art as usual, -treated like an old Soldier, who had lost his Limbs in the Service of -his Country, and thought only worthy, by way of requital, to be made -a hobbling Pensioner in some starving Hospital; but, I thank my Stars, -it prov'd not quite so bad with me, for tho' some Ladies were too hasty -and importunate to bear with the least disappointment or admit of any -delay, without shewing their resentment, or refusing to trust their -Money till my Convulsions afforded me a rational Interval, wherein I -might be able to give them ample Satisfaction: Yet, others, of a more -considerate, easy and compassionate Temper, were so highly concern'd -for my too apparent Indisposition, that, in order to drive out this -tormenting Demon that possess'd me, they brought me all the old -Recipes they could muster up among their crazy Aunts and Grandmothers, -practis'd upon all Occasions in their several Families, perhaps ever -since the Times of _Galen_ and _Hippocrates_, but, having been long -under the Care and Friendship of so able a Physician as your self, tho' -to little or no purpose, I could nor put Faith enough in old Womens -Medicines to receive Benefit thereby, so, under a kind of despondency -of every thing but Providence, I suffer'd my Distemper to take its own -Course, till my Fits encreas'd upon me, to at least twenty in a Day, -and by their frequent reiterations brought, at length, such a dimness -upon my Sight, such a weakness in my Joints, and tremor upon my Nerves, -that render'd me incapable of all manner of Business, especially that -which I had so long profess'd and successfully perform'd, to the full -Satisfaction and great Astonishment of Thousands; but being now unable -to Write; and, for want of Speech, having no other way of communicating -my Answers to the demands of the Ladies and Gentlemen that apply'd -themselves to me, except by Digitation, which they understood not, I -was forc'd sometimes, when much disorder'd by my Convulsions, to send -'em away dissatisfy'd, which, if it were any Mortification to them, -prov'd a much greater to my self, because, upon my ready performances -in the Mystery I am Master of, depends the welfare of my whole Family. - -UNDER these unhappy Circumstances I labour'd till the Month of -_October_, in the Year --24, confin'd by my Distemper to my own -Habitation, not daring to go abroad for fear of falling in the Streets, -having been before surpriz'd by my Fits in St. _James_'s Park and -several other Places; but, about this Time, being possess'd with a -strong Inclination to the Cold-Bath, near Sir _John Oldcastle_'s, and -the great desire I had to experience the same, being highly encourag'd -by your Advice and Approbation, I summon'd all the Strength I had to my -Assistance, and pursuant to the Dictates of my own restless Mind, had -recourse thither accordingly, attended by a proper Person to take due -Care of me, for fear of the worst. - -I had not repeated this cold Expedient above twice or thrice, but I was -sensible of the Benefits I receiv'd thereby, for my Distemper began to -treat me with less severity than usual, and my Fits were succeeded with -a greater Defluction of Tears than what was common, before I apply'd -my self to the Bath, so that, after my Weeping was over, I found my -self much refresh'd and all my Faculties abundantly more alert, than -at any Time they had been since my first Illness, insomuch, that, -from a timely continuance of this external Application, I entertain'd -great hopes of a perfect Recovery; but, notwithstanding my diligent -Prosecution of this sharp and shivering Method, I was, to my great -Sorrow, unhappily disappointed; for my Convulsions were as frequent, -tho' not so violent as formerly, and I was now again divested of all -hopes of Relief, except by the Hand of Providence, having nothing to -trust to, but that infallible Physician who can Cure all things in an -Instant. - -THE Despondency I was now under of any Assistance from humane Art, and -the slender Opinion you seem'd to entertain of my Recovery, made my -Intervals as Melancholy as my Fits were troublesome; oppress'd with -these hard Circumstances, I supported a burthensome Life, and drag'd -on the tedious Hours till the latter end of the Year --25, about which -Time, as I was slumbering one Morning in my Bed, after a restless -Night, my good _Genius_ or Guardian Angel, Cloth'd in a white Surplice -like a singing Boy, appear'd before me, holding a Scrowle or Label -in his right Hand, whereon the following Words were wrote in large -Capitals. - - _READ, BELIEVE AND PRACTISE, THE LOADSTONE SHALL BE YOUR CURE, WITH - AN ADDITION OF THE POWDER HERE PRESCRIB'D YOU; BUT KEEP THE LAST AS - A SECRET; FOR WITH THAT AND THE MAGNET YOU SHALL RELIEVE NUMBERS - IN DISTRESS, AND LIVE TO DO GREATER WONDERS THAN YOU HAVE HITHERTO - PERFORM'D; THEREFORE BE OF GOOD CHEAR, FOR YOU HAVE A FRIEND - UNKNOWN, WHO, IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE, WILL NEVER FAIL YOU._ - -THIS comfortable News, tho' deliver'd to me after so surprizing a -manner, yet, was it very welcome to a languishing Person under a -complication of Misfortunes, notwithstanding I had a great struggle -with my natural Reason, before I could convince my self of what I was -yet confident my very Eyes had seen, or at least had been represented -to me after an extraordinary manner, for betwixt really seeing what we -call a Vision or verily believing we do see it, there is but a slender -difference; however, the intire Confidence I had put in Providence, and -the great desire I had to be reliev'd, were to me convincing Arguments, -beyond all Objection, that my Guardian Angel had actually appear'd and -communicated to my Eyes the very Scrowle that I had read, the Words of -which, lest my Memory should have prov'd treacherous, I enter'd in my -Pocket-Book as they are before recited, the Recipe only excepted. - -HAVING thus subjected my Reason to my Senses, or at least my Faith, -for I either saw or believ'd I saw what I have here reported, I had -nothing else to do, but to put in Practice the Receipt which my good -_Genius_ had imparted to me, tho' how to come at a Loadstone, seem'd to -me as difficult as to find out the Philosopher's Stone, having but a -slender Knowledge of the thing it self, and much less of its Virtues; -however, upon enquiry, I soon found out a certain Virtuoso, near -_Moorfields_, who is an eminent dealer in such sort of Curiosities, and -by his Assistance I presently furnish'd my self with what I wanted, and -sending for some fat Amber and a certain preparation of Steel, which -I privately dispens'd in a very particular manner, according to the -_Recipe_ communicated by my _Genius_; then applying both as directed, -was miraculously deliver'd, in a great measure, from those wracking -Convulsions which had so long afflicted me, and in less than a Month's -Time my whole Microcosm was restor'd to such a happy State of Health, -Strength and Vivacity, that Heaven be prais'd, I could do any thing as -usual, but, if I leave off my Loadstone for two or three Days, which -I have sometimes done, meerly out of Curiosity, my Fits, as yet, will -remind me of my foolish Presumption, and force me to have recourse to -my wonderful Preservative, which has not only prov'd so great a friend -to my self, but has reliev'd others in the like distress; and as I have -found by three or four late Experiments, is as effectual in suppresing -Vapours and removing or preventing Hysterick Fits in Women, as it is -in Epilepsies and Convulsions in our own Sex, either Men or Children. - -NOW, Doctor, since I have happily conquer'd so stubborn an Enemy, by -such miraculous means, as do not fail to afflict others as well as -my self, I desire you will vouchsafe me your real Sentiments of this -uncommon way of Cure, your Notions of the _Genii_, and the wonderful -manner of communicating the _Recipe_, your Thoughts of the Loadstone -and the Virtues thereof, your Opinion of Sympathy and the Cures -perform'd thereby, for I know you are Philosopher sufficient, as well -as Physician, to give a very good light into all these Mysteries, in -which I own I am to seek; therefore hope you will condescend so far as -to spend a leisure Hour upon the foregoing Particulars, and you will -infinitely oblige, - - _Sir_, - _Your assured Friend_, - _and humble Servant_, - Duncan Campbel. - - - - -[Illustration] - - _To my Deaf and Dumb Friend, Mr._ Duncan Campbel, _in Answer to his - Letter to an anonymous worthy Friend, Physician and Philosopher_. - - - _SIR_, - -I RECEIV'D your Letter and read the same, with no less Surprise than -Satisfaction; for, as I am greatly pleas'd at your miraculous Recovery, -so, I am equally astonish'd at the wonderful Means by which it was -obtain'd; I confess, I have been too great a Student in Physick and -natural Philosophy, to entertain any extraordinary Opinion of Miracles, -no ways accountable to human Reason, except those that concern -Religion, which are brought down to our Knowledge well attested and -recommended to our Faith by unexceptionable Authorities; not, but, -that I am ready to admit, that the Power of Healing is in the Hand of -Providence, and that some Patients, when their Distempers, thro' the -frailty of humane Judgment, derive their Essence from so obscure an -Original that even puzzles the Physician, I am free to acknowledge, -especially when the Blessing of God accompanies the Administration, -that the most trifling application in the Eyes of Art, may recover such -Persons from the most dangerous Infirmities: This, I look upon to be -your extraordinary Case, and therefore think not the means to which you -ascribe your Cure or the manner of the _Recipe_'s being communicated to -you, a proper subject for a Physical Enquiry, unless you had sent me -the Prescription of your _Genius_, which I understand by your Letter, -you are oblig'd to conceal, and then perhaps I should have been able -to have judg'd, in some measure, which of the Applications are most -Essential, the Powder or the Loadstone, also how far your Guardian -Angel is a Regular Proficient in the modern Practise of Physick. - -HOWEVER, as you desire my Opinion of the _Genii_, the Loadstone, the -Powder of Sympathy, and the like, I shall not be only willing to give -you my own Thoughts, but the Sentiments of others, before I take my -leave, who have made the foregoing Particulars their principal Studies, -and are therefore better acquainted with the nature of Spirits, than I -pretend to be. - -AS for _Genii_ or familiar Spirits, good and bad, believ'd and -reported, by the most Wise and Learned of the Ancients, to attend -Mankind, and the various Operations they have had upon humane Minds -as well as Bodies, I cannot but confess, seem very wonderful to -my defective Understanding; yet, when we observe what innumerable -Instances have been handed to us by the most reputable Authors, both -Antique and Modern, attested from Time to Time by unquestionable -Authorities, who, that, before he div'd into these Mysteries, look'd -upon the same to be Whimsy, can forbear staggering in his Opinion? - -THE most celebrated Instance of a _Genius_ among the Ancients, is that -of _Socrates_, one of the wisest of the Philosophers in the Age he -liv'd in, and that he had such a familiar Spirit to attend him, which -the _Greeks_ call'd _Dæmon_, and the _Latins Genius_, is sufficiently -testify'd by three of his Contemporaries, _viz._ _Plato_, _Xenophon_ -and _Antisthenes_, also further confirm'd by _Laertius_, _Plutarch_, -_Maximus Tyrius_, _Dion_, _Chrysostomus_, _Cicero_, _Apuleius_, and -_Facinas_; besides others more Modern, as, _Tertullian_, _Origen_, -_Clemens Alexandrinus_, &c. but that which is of greater Authority than -all the Vouchers aforemention'd, is what _Socrates_ says of himself, -in _Plato's Theage_, viz. _By some Divine Lot, I have a certain_ -Dæmon, _which has follow'd me from my Childhood, as an Oracle_; _and -this Voice_, says he, for so he terms it, _whenever it speaks to me, -disswades me from engaging in what I am about to put in Action, but -never prompts me to attempt any thing_. This, I presume, might be the -chief Reason, why _Socrates_ persu'd not his own Inclinations, which -were naturally Vicious, as himself confess'd to the Physiognomist, but -was always accompany'd with a divine Spirit that restrain'd him from -it; for, in speaking to _Alcibiades_, a vicious Noble Man of _Athens_, -but reclaim'd by _Socrates_; says he, _My Tutor_ (meaning the Spirit -that attended him) _is wiser and better than you_. And to further shew, -that what he call'd his _Dæmon_, was something more than a secret -Impulse of the Mind, or Dictates of a good Conscience, _Theocritus_ -affirms in _Plutarch_, that a Vision attended _Socrates_ from his -Childhood, going before him and guiding him in all the Actions of his -Life, being a constant light to him in such Affairs as lay not within -the reach of humane standing, and that the Spirit often spoke to him, -divinely governing and inspiring his Intentions. A thousand Instances -of the like nature, I could collect from the Ancients, to prove, that -what you have reported to me, in your Letter, may be no Delusion, but -real Fact, with all it's surprising Circumstances, could the Task be -compris'd within the compass of a Letter, but, a Treatise of this -nature, being much fitter for a Volume, I shall only proceed to a few -familiar Instances of a more modern Date, that your wonderful Cure may -gain Credit with the Publick, because I know your Sincerity. - -FROISSARD reports, That in the Time of _Edward_ the Third, there -was a certain Knight in _France_, call'd _Corasse_, who could tell -every thing Transacted throughout the whole World, in a Day or two at -the most, were the distance never so remote, and this he did by an -invisible Intelligencer or familiar Spirit, which he call'd _Orthone_, -who was always at his Command and brought him News continually for many -Years, till, at last, he lost the Benefit of so useful a Companion, -through a vain desire of gratifying his Curiousity after the following -manner, (_viz._) The Knight, having hitherto only heard the Voice of -his spiritual Emissary, was now infatuated with an earnest inclination -to behold his Shapes, which favour he requested of _Orthone_; -accordingly, whose Answer was, that the first thing he should see -on the morrow Morning, after he was risen from his Bed, should be -the Object he desir'd, or Words to that effect. The Knight, the next -Morning, pursuant to the direction of his Spirit, arose from his Bed, -look'd about him, but could not discover any thing worthy of Remark; -upon which disappointment, he upbraided _Orthone_, with being worse -than his Word, who reply'd he had kept his Promise, desiring the Knight -to remind himself of what he had first observ'd after his rising; the -Knight, upon recollection, reply'd, that he saw nothing uncommon, but -a couple of Straws tumbling upon the Ground and sporting with one -another, as if agitated by the Wind; _That was I_, saith the Spirit, -_and therefore I kept my Word_. Then the Knight desir'd to see him once -more, in such a Shape as might induce him, the next Time, to take more -notice of him, to which the Spirit consented, saying, _the first thing -you see to morrow Morning, after your uprising, shall be me again_; -accordingly, when the Time appointed was arriv'd and the Knight was -risen from his Bed, looking out of his Chamber Window, the first Object -he espy'd, was a Lean ill-favour'd Sow, so deform'd and ugly, that he -was not able to abide the sight of her; and not expecting _Orthone_ -to appear to him in so homely a manner, he set his Dogs upon the Sow, -to drive her away, who being highly affronted at such unfriendly -usage, immediately Vanish'd, to the Knight's great surprise; and his -old acquaintance _Orthone_, never came near him after. This relation, -_Froissard_ asserts he had from the Knight's own Mouth, with whom he -was very intimate. - -FROM hence I conclude, That the same sort of Spirit that attended -_Corasse_, has been always a Friend to you, not only of late, in your -miraculous Recovery, but has at all Times assisted you in Writing -the Names of Strangers, discovering the most secret Intrigues and -foretelling future Events, for which you have long been Famous. As a -further Proof of the Existence of Spirits and that at some other Times, -as well as in your Case, they have prescrib'd Physick to their living -Friends, I shall quote an Instance out of Mr. _Glanvil_'s _Reports_, -attested by the late Lord _Orrery_, the Famous Mr. _Greatrix_, and many -others, living in the Reign of King _Charles_ the Second. - -A Gentleman in _Ireland_, near to the Earl of _Orrery_'s House, sending -his Butler one Afternoon to a neighbouring Village to buy Cards, as he -pass'd a Field, espy'd a Company in the middle thereof, sitting round -a Table, with several Dishes of good Cheer before them, and moving -towards 'em, they all arose and Saluted him, desiring him to sit down -and take part with them; but one of them whisper'd these Words in his -Ear, _viz._ _Do nothing this Company invites you to_: Whereupon, he -refusing to accept of their Kindness, the Table and all the Dainties -it was furnish'd with immediately vanish'd, but the Company fell to -Dancing and playing upon divers Musical Instruments, the Butler being -a second Time solicited to partake of their Diversions, but would not -be prevail'd upon to engage himself with them; upon which, they left -off their Merry-making and all fell to Work, still pressing the Butler -to make one among 'em, but to no purpose; so that, upon his third -refusal, they all vanish'd and left the Butler alone, who in a great -Consternation return'd home, without the Cards, fell into a Fit as he -enter'd the House, but, soon recovering his Senses, related to his -Master all that had pass'd. - -THE following Night, one of the Ghostly Company came to the Butler's -Bed-side and told him, that if he offer'd to stir out the next Day, he -would be carry'd away; upon whose Advice, he kept within till towards -the Evening, and having then an Occasion to make Water, ventur'd to -set one Foot over the Threshold of the Door, in order to ease himself, -which he had no sooner done, but a Rope was cast about his Middle, in -the Sight of several Standers-by, and the poor Man was hurry'd from -the Porch with unaccountable Swiftness, follow'd by many Persons, but -they were not nimble enough to overtake him, till a Horseman, well -mounted, happening to meet him upon the Road, and seeing many followers -in pursuit of a Man hurry'd along in a Rope, without any Body to -force him, catch'd hold of the Cord and stop'd him in his Career, but -receiv'd, for his Pains, such a strap upon his Back with one End of -the Rope, as almost fell'd him from his Horse; however, being a good -Christian, he was too strong for the Devil, and recover'd the Butler -out of the Spirits Clutches and brought him back to his Friends. - -THE Lord _Orrery_, hearing of these strange Passages, for his further -Satisfaction in the Truth thereof, sent for the Butler, with leave of -his Master, to come and continue some Days and Nights at his House, -which, in Obedience to his Lordship, the Servant did accordingly, who -after his first Night's Bedding there, reported to the Earl in the -Morning, that his Spectre had again been with him, and assur'd him, -that on that very Day he should be spirited away, in spight of all the -Measures that could possibly be taken to prevent it: Upon which, he -was conducted into a large Room, with a considerable Number of holy -Persons to defend him from the Assaults of Satan; among whom, was the -famous stroker of bewitch'd Persons, Mr. _Greatrix_, who liv'd in the -Neighbourhood, and knew, as may be presum'd, how to deal with the Devil -as well as any Body; besides several eminent Quality were present in -the House, among the rest, two Bishops, all waiting the wonderful Event -of this unaccountable Prodigy. - -TILL part of the Afternoon was spent, the Time slid away in nothing -but Peace and Quietness, but, at length, the enchanted Patient was -perceiv'd to rise from the Floor without any visible Assistance, -whereupon, Mr. _Greatrix_ and another lusty Man clapt their Arms over -his Shoulders, and endeavour'd to weigh him down with their utmost -Strength, but to no purpose, for the Devil prov'd too powerful, and -after a hard struggle on both sides, made them quit their hold, and -snatching the Butler from 'em, carry'd him over their Heads and toss'd -him in the Air, to and fro, like a Dog in a Blanket; several of the -Company running under the poor Wretch to save him from the Ground, by -which means, when the Spirits Frolick was over, they could not find -that in all this hurry-scurry, the frighted Butler had receiv'd the -least Damage, but was left in _Statu quo_, upon the same Premises, to -prove the Devil a Liar. - -THE Goblins, for this bout, having given over their Pastime, and left -their Maygame to take a little repose, that he might in some Measure be -refresh'd against their next Sally, My Lord order'd, the same Night, -two of his Servants to lie with him, for fear some Devil or other -should come and catch him Napping, notwithstanding which, the Butler -told his Lordship the next Morning, that the Spirit had again been -with him in the likeness of a Quack Doctor, and in his right Hand a -wooden Dish-full of grey Liquor, like a Mess of Porridge, at sight of -which, he endeavour'd to awake his Bedfellows, but the Spectre told him -his attempts were fruitless, for that his Companions were enchanted -into a deep Sleep, advising him not to be frighted, for he came as -a Friend, and was the same Spirit that caution'd him in the Field -against complying with the Company he there met, when he was going -for the Cards; adding, that if he had not refus'd to come into their -Measures, he had been for ever miserable; also wonder'd he had escap'd -the Day before, because he knew there was so powerful a Combination -against him; but assur'd him, that for the future there would be no -more attempts of the like Nature; further telling the poor trembling -Butler, that he knew he was sadly troubl'd with two sorts of Fits, -and, therefore, as a Friend, had brought him a Medicine that would -Cure him of both, beseeching him to take it, but the poor Patient, who -had been so scurvily us'd by these sort of Doctors, and fearing the -Devil might be at the Bottom of the Cup, would not be prevail'd upon to -swallow the Dose, which made the Spirit Angry; who told him, however, -he had a kindness for him, and that if he would bruise the Roots of -Plantane without the Leaves, and drink the the Juice thereof, it should -certainly Cure him of one sort of his Fits, but as a Punishment for -his Obstinacy in refusing the Liquor, he should carry the other to -his Grave, then the spiritual Doctor ask'd his Patient if he knew him; -the Butler answer'd, _No_. _I am_, says he, _the wandring Ghost of -your old Acquaintance_ John Hobby, _who has been dead and bury'd these -seven Years_; _and ever since, for the wickedness of my Life, have -been lifted into the Company of those Evil-Spirits you beheld in the -Fields, am hurry'd up and down in this restless Condition, and doom'd -to continue in the same wretched State till the Day of Judgment_. -Adding, that _Had you serv'd your Creator in the days of your Youth, -and offer'd up your Prayers that Morning, before you were sent for the -Cards, you had not been treated by the Spirits that tormented you, with -so much Rigour and Severity_. - -AFTER the Butler had reported these marvellous Passages to my Lord and -his Family, the two Bishops, that were present, among other Quality, -were thereupon consulted, whether or no, it was proper for the Butler -to follow the Spirit's Advice, in taking Plantane Juice for the Cure of -his Fits, and whether he had done well or ill, in refusing the Liquid -Dose which the Spectre would have given him; the Question, at first, -seem'd to be a kind of moot Point, but, after some struggle in the -Debate, their Resolution was, that the Butler had acted, through the -whole Affair, like a good Christian, for that it was highly sinful to -follow the Devil's Advice in any thing, and that no Man should do Evil -that Good might come of it; so that, in short, the poor Butler, after -all his Fatigue, had no amends for his trouble, but was deny'd, by the -Bishops, the seeming Benefit that the Spirit intended him. - -I do not introduce this old surprising Story to amuse you, but to let -you know, that it is no new thing for Spectres to turn Doctors to such -ailing Persons as they retain a Respect for, and that your _Genius_ was -not the first Spirit that ever practis'd Physick; therefore, if this -Narrative reported by _Glanvil_, _Beaumont_, and others, may obtain -Credit, upon the Authorities of my Lord _Orrery_, Mr. _Greatrix_, -and divers Persons, who were in a great measure Eye-Witnesses of the -matter, I see no Reason I have to doubt the Truth of your Letter, since -I know your Integrity; besides, it has always been allow'd by such -Dæmonologers as have Publish'd their Thoughts upon the visibility of -Spirits, that _Scotland_, is never without such a sort of People as -they call Second-sighted, who have not only the Power of discerning -Apparitions, but, by their frequent Conversation with Spirits, foretel -future Events, to the great Astonishment of all Persons that consult -them: That there are such sort of Diviners in the World, especially -in _Scotland_, I am throughly convinc'd; of which Number I take your -self to be one, but how to account for your mysterious Performances, I -readily confess, I know not, and therefore shall submit that Task to -such as are qualify'd with a more subtil Penetration. - -I doubt I have tir'd your Patience with too much Prolixity upon -familiar Spirits, therefore, to make you amends, I will be but short -in my Dissertation upon the Loadstone; which in the first place, is, -a very ponderous Fossile, found in different Climates, and seems in -its Nature and Qualities to be nearly related to Iron Oar, from whence -it is endow'd with a peculiar property of drawing Iron to its self by -the Power of Sympathy, or the natural Disposition it has to Embrace -that particular Metal. In _Ægypt_ there are large Mines of it, some -few Magnets have been found in _Æthiopia_, which have attracted Iron -very forcibly; but two sorts are dug up at the foot of the _Sardinian_ -Mountains, of such different Natures, that as one draws Iron, the other -will repel it; as you will find it reported by _Johannes Jonstonus_, in -his History of _Nature_, also by _Pliny_, in his Second Book, who, for -the aforesaid Reason, calls this Stone _Theamedes_: As to the singular -Virtues hitherto discover'd in the common Loadstone, the most admirable -of all are the strict Correspondence it maintains with the two Poles, -and the wonderful Property it communicates, by a touch, to the Needle, -for the Benefit of Mariners. The Power of its Attraction, is thought -by some Virtuosos to be owing to a clammy bituminous Substance, by -which the Contexture of the more solid Parts are closely semented and -confirm'd; to prove this, work a Loadstone in the Fire and it shall -cast forth a blewish Flame, like that of lighted Brimstone, and so -continue, till it spends its Life and loses the Power of Attraction. -There is a great deal of Sulphur in Iron as well as in the Loadstone, -which is the principal Cause of their Sympathising with each other, -and if you destroy the first in either, the last will fail in course, -which is the Reason, why the Loadstone will not attract the Rust of -Iron, tho' it will the Filings, because in the former, the bituminous -Matter is quite spent and nothing left but a kind of _Caput mortuum_. -The Loadstone hath also two Poles, which answer those in the Heavens, -if you touch the Needle with the North Pole of the Stone, it will -point to the Artick, if with the South part thereof, as it stood -posited in the Mine, it will point to the Antartick, but not with the -utmost exactness, except it stands in the Meridian: But to be further -satisfy'd in these Mysteries, have recourse to _Libavius_, _Cardanus_, -_Pliny_, _Bodin_, _Porta_, our own _Philosophical Transactions_, and -such Authors as have treated more largely upon this Subject: for, I -suppose, all that you want to know of me is, if ever I have heard from -others, or discover'd by my own Experience, any such Physical Virtue -in the Loadstone, as may tend to the Cure of any Chronical or other -Disease incident to humane Bodies, that may strengthen the Opinion you -seem to entertain of it in such Cases, from the Benefit your self has -lately receiv'd in so extraordinary a manner. - -IN answer to this, I confess, I have heard it affirm'd (but not by a -Physician) that the Loadstone hath withdrawn the Inflamation and given -Ease in the Gout, and by changing the Application of it from one side -to the other, has at length chas'd it away, to the perfect recovery -of the Patient; but in any other Case, excepting your own, I never -heard of a Cure so much as facilitated or attempted to be perform'd -thereby; therefore, as the Use of it in any Disease is quite Foreign to -the common Practice of Physick, if others, as well as your self, have -receiv'd Benefit by this new Discovery, I think not my self oblig'd -to account for it, till it becomes practical among my own Fraternity, -and then it will be Time enough for any Physician to give his Thoughts -thereon; besides, I am a Stranger to the Preparation prescrib'd to you -by your _Genius_, and without the knowledge of that material Secret, -it is impossible for any Physician, in your Case, to make a clear -Judgment, or to know which of the two your Cure is chiefly owing to, -the Powder or the Loadstone; for how far the latter may operate upon -a Body prepar'd by _Pulvis Martis_ or other Chalybeates, I shall not -pretend to determine, tho', for ought I know, wonderful Cures may be -perform'd in that way, but upon what Reason in Nature, such a new -System can be founded, seems very remote from my present understanding; -but, since you are become sole Master of so wonderful a Secret, my -Advice is, that you keep the _Recipe_ to your self, in Obedience to -your _Genius_, and tho' you Assist others, never to do it without Fee -or Reward, for all useful Discoveries ought to be render'd Profitable. - -IN answer to the last Article of your Request, I shall now proceed to -say something of Sympathy, and the Cures reported to have been done -thereby. The Sympathetick Powder, so highly esteem'd about a hundred -Years since, by Men of Art in this Kingdom, was first brought into -_Europe_ by a Religious _Carmelite_, who in his Travels thro' _India_, -_Persia_, and _China_, had made himself Master of this Secret, and from -some of those _Eastern_ Countries, came over into _Tuscany_, where he -perform'd many considerable Cures by this occult Method, to the great -Astonishment of the most eminent Physicians and Surgeons in those -Parts; insomuch that the Duke of _Tuscany_ himself was very desirous of -becoming Master of this surprizing _Arcanum_, but, the honest Fryar by -many handsome Excuses brought himself off, and would not be prevail'd -upon to communicate his _Nostrum_ to his Highness. - -SOME few Months after this, our Famous _English_ Virtuoso, Sir _Kenelm -Digby_, happening in his Travels to be at the Grand Duke's Court, an -Opportunity fell accidentally in the Knight's way to do the Fryar a -Service, which the good old Man took so kindly at his hands, that -he recompenc'd the Curtesy with a Discovery of his Secret; and soon -after returning into _Persia_, left no Man in _Europe_ Master of the -same but Sir _Kenelm_, who was the first Person that brought the -_Recipe_ into _England_, and that here wrought Cures by it himself, and -recommended it to the Practice of others; so that, in a little Time, -every Mother-Midwife, and Country Fleabeard, became topping Surgeons, -especially for the Cure of Green-Wounds; for it is not to be trusted -to, in other Cases. - -THIS Sympathetick Powder, by which many Miracles have been perform'd -at great Distances, is nothing more than the Simple Powder of _Roman -Vitriol_, either Chymically prepar'd, or imperfectly calcin'd in the -Beams of the Sun; from whence, 'tis said, it derives a very balsamick -Virtue; a little of this apply'd to any Instrument that has done -Mischief, or to a Rag dip'd into, or stain'd with, the Blood of a -Wound, never fails of Curing the Patient at the widest Distance, -provided the Wound be Curable. - -SIR _Kenelm Digby_, to advance the Credit of this surprising Medicine, -speaks very largely in Commendation thereof, in a little Treatise of -his, written first in _French_, upon the same Subject; wherein he -boasts of a remarkable Cure perform'd by himself, in a most wonderful -manner, with only the use of this astonishing Powder; and, therefore, -as in religious Cases, Example goes beyond Precept, so, to convince you -of the Miracles perform'd by Sympathy, Instances, perhaps, may prove -more effectual than Arguments; for which Reason, I shall proceed to -furnish you with a notable Experiment of this Magical Powder, and so -conclude. - - "MR. _James Howel_, a trusty Servant to King _James_ the - First, famous in those Days for Compiling a Treatise, entitled - _Dendrologia_, and afterwards for his Legacy to the World, call'd, - _Epistoliæ Ho-Elianæ_, happen'd, when he was a Young Gentleman, to - accidently come by, when two of his dearest Friends were fiercely - Engag'd in a very dangerous Duel, and to prevent the Mischief very - likely to ensue, too rashly catch'd hold, with his naked Hand, of - his Sword, whose Passion prompted him to be the most desperate; in - which attempt, the Weapon, being drawn through Mr. _Howel_'s Palm, - cut the Nerves and Muscles thereof to the very Bone, and, as they - were thus Scuffling, holding up the same Hand to defend one of his - Friends from a Blow upon his Head, receiv'd another cut upon the - back of his Hand, cross all the Veins and Tendons, more terrible - than the former, which, his Friends perceiving, put a sudden stop - to their inebrious Fury, run both to embrace him and to express - their sorrow for the unhappy Accident, lending him their Assistance - to bind up his Wounds with one of his own Garters, and so conducted - him to his Lodgings, where they sent immediately for a Surgeon, who - found the Case desperate, for he bled abundantly. - - "MR. _Howel_, being a Gentleman much respected by the Quality, the - News of his Misfortune soon reach'd the Court; and his Majesty, - having, also, a great regard for him, sent one of his own Surgeons - to attend him, who found the Case to be so very bad that he seem'd - doubtful of a Cure, without cutting off his Hand, which occasion'd - Mr. _Howel_, about five Days after the Hurt receiv'd, to apply - himself to his good Friend and Neighbour, Sir _Kenelm Digby_, - who, at that Time was famous for the Sympathetick-Powder, begging - his Assistance in that painful Extremity, telling him, that his - Surgeons were apprehensive of a Gangrene. - - "SIR _Kenelm_, opening the Wounds, found a terrible Case of it, - and a dangerous Inflamation upon the Part, which, Mr. _Howel_ - acknowledg'd, gave him such intolerable Pain as was scarce - supportable; the Knight, ask'd him, if he had any Bandage with the - Blood upon it, Mr. _Howel_ answer'd, _Yes_; accordingly sent his - Servant for the bloody Garter which had first bound up his Wounds, - and deliver'd it to Sir _Kenelm_, who, calling for a Bason of - Water, went into his Closet for a handful of his Powder, which he - infus'd therein, and then soak'd the Garter in the same Liquor; - whilst Mr. _Howel_ was talking with another Gentleman, at the - further End of the Room, not knowing in the least what Sir _Kenelm_ - was doing, who, after he had bath'd the Garter in the Bason about a - Minute, call'd to his Patient and ask'd him how he found himself, - who answer'd, _So wonderful Easy that the Inflamation seems to be - totally Extinguish'd, the Pain quite gone off, and my Hand I find - as cool and as much refresh'd, as if it was wrap'd up in a wet - Napkin_. _Then_, reply'd the Knight, _fling off your Dressings, - meddle no more with Plasters, only keep your Wounds clean and - from the Air, and I doubt not, but in a few Days Time, I shall - effectually Cure you, without putting you to any further Trouble_. - Much Comforted with this Assurance, Mr. _Howel_ took a thankful - Leave of Sir _Kenelm_, and so departed. - - "MR. _Howel_, had not been gone above a Quarter of an Hour, but - the Knight took the Garter out of the Liquor, to dry it before the - Fire, and carelesly hanging it a little too near, the extraordinary - Heat, by the Concatination of Effluvia's, had such an Effect upon - the Patient, that he made as many wry Faces as a Cook that had - burnt his Fingers; dispatching his Servant, with all imaginable - Expedition, to let his Doctor know what a Condition he was relaps'd - into. - - "SIR _Kenelm_, who presently conjectur'd the Cause of this - Disaster, smiling at the Message the Servant had deliver'd, and - snatching the Garter from the Fire, told him, that his Master - should be very Easy by the Time he could return to him, which - the Footman, by the acknowledgment of his Master, found to be - true accordingly; Sir _Kenelm_, doing nothing more to work this - change, than cooling the wreaking Garter by a speedy Repetition - of his former Application; so that, without any further Accident - interposing, the Patient was thoroughly cur'd, in five or six Days - Time, by this extraordinary Method, to the inexpressible Admiration - of all his Majesty's Surgeons." - - _SIR_, - -This is all, at present, I am at Leisure to say in Answer to your -Letter, and I doubt you will think it enough too, except more to -the purpose: What extraordinary Cures you happen to perform by your -new Method, I desire you will communicate to me as soon as you -can conveniently, for to hear of your Success, will be no little -Satisfaction to, - - _Sir_, - _Your assured Friend - and humble Servant_. - - -_FINIS._ - - - - -[Illustration] - -_POSTSCRIPT._ - - -THE Powder, communicated to Doctor _Campbel_ by his _Genius_, together, -with the Use of the Loadstone, having wrought many wonderful Cures -upon other Patients as well as himself; this Postscript is to acquaint -the Publick, that any Person labouring under one or more of the -following Calamities, _viz._ Hypochondriacal, Hysterical, Epileptical, -Convulsive, or any other sort of Fits that either Sex can be subject -to, may be reliev'd, after the same manner as aforemention'd; at Doctor -_Campbel_'s House, in _Buckingham_-Court, over against _Old Man_'s -Coffee-House at _Chairing-Cross_, where they may be readily furnish'd -with his _Pulvis Miraculosus_, and the finest sort of _Ægyptian_ -Loadstones, ready arm'd and fitted for the purpose, which if apply'd -and continu'd according to Direction never fail of Success. - - - * * * * * - - -Transcriber's Notes: - - Obvious punctuation and spelling errors repaired. - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Friendly Daemon, or the Generous -Apparition, by Daniel Defoe - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FRIENDLY DAEMON *** - -***** This file should be named 54925-8.txt or 54925-8.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/4/9/2/54925/ - -Produced by deaurider, Larry B. 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