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" Whisperer " Sullivan. Many people, even of intelligence, 

 supposed that Sullivan's control was supernatural. Though 

 an ignorant man of the lowest class, and addicted to drink- 

 ing, he was evidently a shrewd fellow in making the most of 

 his secret. It is stated as a fact that the parish priest, 

 whenever he saw Sullivan coming toward him in the street, 

 believing he was in league with the devil, would cross him- 



FiG. 257. — As the horse is liable to rear and plunge, in his 

 resistance to being thrown. 



self and take the opposite side, to protect himself from his 

 supposed Satanic influence. 



Sullivan would not reveal his secret, but there is no 

 doubt but that his method of treatment was the same as that 

 practiced by Jumper and Bull. When exposed to the pub- 

 lic, the horse was always sweaty, and exhibited the general 

 effects of exhaustion usually produced by this method of 

 treatment. According to report, he claimed to have ob- 



