Mesmerism in India, and its practical application in surgery and medicine / by James Esdaile.

Date:
1846
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Credit: Mesmerism in India, and its practical application in surgery and medicine / by James Esdaile. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    were scarcely permitted to lie down before they were cuffed and kicked unmercifully, many of the company making a vigorous use of their understanding in this way. A few minutes comparative quiet having been procured to some of the sleeping candidates, the I'esult was, that four out of eight were found to be cataleptic, and several were converted into somnambulists. I have thus endeavoured to give an account of what was done and seen by all; but in so large a field of observation, much must have escaped me, and each person will have something distinctive and characteristic to nan-ate. The medical men seemed to be wide awake, and availed themselves of the opportunity; and if they have not made up their minds, it is for no want of subjects. Trusting that they will give the professional details, which I cannot supply, I am your obedient servant, A Mesmeric Visitor. Calcutta, 30t]i July, 1845. It is not merely a matter of curiosity to ascer- tain whether the mesmeric fluid can traverse air, and denser substances, to what distance it can be transmitted, and what circumstances assist or
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