Painless removal of a female breast in the mesmeric trance : a visit to the Mesmeric Institute, 36, Weymouth Street, Portland Place / by Theodosius Purland, surgeon-dentist.

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Painless removal of a female breast in the mesmeric trance : a visit to the Mesmeric Institute, 36, Weymouth Street, Portland Place / by Theodosius Purland, surgeon-dentist.