“I saw one old lady spring from her seat, and pass a dozen times across the house in every direction, by a succession of leaps from two to six feet; and, to my astonishment, she never failed to light squarely and firmly upon a bench! “
“The religious people now have the Jirks which operates like Hickups….”
“Saw much of what is called the jirks…. Set out for home with anxious mind.”
“Those who withdrew themselves last fall from the Presbyterian Church, perhaps, go to greater lengths, than any set, or sect, of people ever did. The Tenesse exercise has got very comon among them….”
“The jerking & barking exercises were astounding….”
