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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    cannot assert,) and tlius conic at once to know that it was a watch, and a watch with a broken glass! 1 believe this was tlic fact; but, at any rate, it must be admitted that such a clear-seeing as {\i\s have been accom- plished liy anybody, and therefore the experiment goes for nothing. f. 1 had taken half a dozen boxes, and folded papers and scided envelopes, each containing a rrencti wont, so wra|iped up as that it was inipoiisiljle to sec into them with ordinary eyes. These lay on the table all the lime, and 1 hail rejieatedly pressed on M. Mareillet to let him try one of them. But some excuse was always made. Meantime, a gentleman came fonvard with his two hands closed, and rerpicsted to be informed what they con- tained. Alexis took the hands, turned them round, and T ndw him (lijstiiirllif separate them a little, so that he mi^ht have seen what they contained, at least the colour of it. lie lirst said it is a small thinp. Tlie gentleman said, of course, or it could not be contained within the hands. Alexis then said, it is of a reddish or darkish colour, “ and if broken {rasse',) white inside. After a long time, and trving very hard by leading cpiestions, to lind out something about it, he said it contained writing or printing (1 forget wliich;) that there was a large word with five letters in the centre, and some arrangement of hues whicli 1 now forget, .\fter a long time the hands were 0|)ened, and were found to contain a small morocco pocket-book, which was certainly reddish outside, and had some white paper and some i)rinted or engraved cards inside. At this time 1 forget w hat was on the cards, but
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