Facts in Mesmerism: With Reasons for a Dispassionate Inquiry Into itH. Bailliere, 1844 - 390 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 8
Page xvii
... rience in this science is fully equalled ( as it ever ought to be in medical men ) by his knowledge of therapeutics in general . I have no hesitation in saying , that , under God , the life my friend , R. T. was prolonged , at least ...
... rience in this science is fully equalled ( as it ever ought to be in medical men ) by his knowledge of therapeutics in general . I have no hesitation in saying , that , under God , the life my friend , R. T. was prolonged , at least ...
Page 27
... rience ; and , impelled as we all are to reason from that which we ourselves have seen to that of which we are personally ignorant , he is tempted to ask himself , " If this be true ( as I perceive it is ) , why not also a thousand ...
... rience ; and , impelled as we all are to reason from that which we ourselves have seen to that of which we are personally ignorant , he is tempted to ask himself , " If this be true ( as I perceive it is ) , why not also a thousand ...
Page 28
... rience of the pupil that the teacher appeals ; and the basis of the new edifice of knowledge which he undertakes to erect consists in a few simple principles which are generally recognised by all mankind . For instance , an ignorant man ...
... rience of the pupil that the teacher appeals ; and the basis of the new edifice of knowledge which he undertakes to erect consists in a few simple principles which are generally recognised by all mankind . For instance , an ignorant man ...
Page 88
... rience any of its effects , to say , " I have proved it , and found it nought . " But he who adopts this facile mode of dismissing a troublesome question can scarcely be called an inquirer , nor can his verdict have much weight . To ...
... rience any of its effects , to say , " I have proved it , and found it nought . " But he who adopts this facile mode of dismissing a troublesome question can scarcely be called an inquirer , nor can his verdict have much weight . To ...
Page 186
... rience . I have read somewhere of an old woman whose son , re- turning from foreign parts , related to her the wonders he had seen . He spoke of flying fish , and of a burning mountain ; but the cautious mother cried out , " No , no ...
... rience . I have read somewhere of an old woman whose son , re- turning from foreign parts , related to her the wonders he had seen . He spoke of flying fish , and of a burning mountain ; but the cautious mother cried out , " No , no ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action agency Animal Magnetism Anna Antwerp appears ascer ascertained asked awake Berlin body brain called catalepsy cause circumstances clairvoyance coloured plates consciousness effects exclaimed exhibited existence experiment external eyes fact faculties feeling fingers Folio force forehead hand head held hour human idea imagination impulses inquiry instance JOHN ELLIOTSON lady Leipzig light Mademoiselle magnetic Magnétisme animal manifested manner matter means medium ment meric meriser mesmeric influence mesmeric passes mesmeric patients mesmeric sleep mesmeric sleepwaking mesmerised person mesmeriser's mind mode motion nature nerves nervous system Neufchâtel never objects observed occasion once optic nerve organs pain Paris peculiar perceive perception perfect perfect darkness pheno phenomena placed planches Plantarum present produced proof prove question reason relation remarked remember render replied result retina rience seemed sensation senses sensibility slumber somnambule suppose thing thought tion told touch Townshend Traité truth usual vision visual perceptions vols waking wonder