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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    more Imiulagcd. Tlic same performances were gone llirough, and with more decided success, llie mistakes being fewer, and the bits stronger. After a short hand at 6carte, Mr. Venion projwscd that he (still bandaged,) shoidd read a book and the Lancet jourmd, which liap- pened to be on a table near, was placed before lum, with the title-page uppermost. Ue placed lus hands rapitUy over the large title, and looked at it earnestly in the at- titude of one rcatUng, and then spelt the words accurately, » The Lancet.” lie tunicd over a few pages rapidly un- til he eame to the leading article of the jounuil, and again rc<wl the Itirgc title, ** llic L<uicct. Adolphe having thus succeeded in playing tolerably well, and liaving been (pur])Osely) lauded by those who stood near for lus complete success in reading the two words mentioned (“The Lancet”), Mr. V. then thought him in a fair state for exhibiting liis powers of positive clair- voyance, and accordingly some dozen articles were placed before him, all carefully prepared, and all thoroughly en- closing printed words (French), so that it was imp>miUe for ordinary vision to reach these. They consisted of small wooden boxes, common blank envelopes (one withm another, like uests of boxes), and papers folded on them- selves, so as to present some half dozen thicknesses of jiaper ovcr the words, all sealed or gummed. Adolphe took up some of these, and luuidled luid twisted them about, placing them to liis breast and mouth, but ahnosl immediately declared that he could not sec; and notwith- standing the great apparent (assumed) sympathy, and po- sitive kindness and encouragement he received from all
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