Illustrations of modern mesmerism from personal investigation / [Sir John Forbes].

  • John Forbes
Date:
1845
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Credit: Illustrations of modern mesmerism from personal investigation / [Sir John Forbes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fLLUSTRATIONS OF MESMF:RISM. dTtrSt ^rrirs. ALEXIS. Hearing from all riuartors of the wonderful feats of the youth Alexis in mesmeric divination, and espeeiiilly of Ids fiieile and unlimited ])ower in clairruyuncp, I wa.s naturally desirous, with others, of personally witnessing his perfonuauees, and of having my doubts settled on a matter of such extreme curiosity and importance. 1 felt happy in the o|i]iort unity thus afforded, of being en- abled to come to a satisfactory conclusion so readily and so easily; as it appeared from the accounts of Idm, pro- mulgiited through all the channels of communication, that Alexis had few or none of those dillicidties in de- monstrating his powers, which arc constiuitly interfering with the performances of other professors of the same school. He “ came, xaw, and conquered,” and all else who cjiine—saw and were conquered. He held his daily
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