Facts in Mesmerism, with reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into itLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840 - 575 pages |
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... replied that he was rather seeking to abjure a renown that had become troublesome , half the world viewing him as a conjuror , and the other half as a getter up of strange comedies ; but , " he kindly added , " if you will promise me a ...
... replied that he was rather seeking to abjure a renown that had become troublesome , half the world viewing him as a conjuror , and the other half as a getter up of strange comedies ; but , " he kindly added , " if you will promise me a ...
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... replied that the drowsy sensation which first stole over her was rather of an agreeable nature , and that it was preceded by a slight tingling , which ran down her arms in the direction of the mesmeriser's fingers . Moreover , she ...
... replied that the drowsy sensation which first stole over her was rather of an agreeable nature , and that it was preceded by a slight tingling , which ran down her arms in the direction of the mesmeriser's fingers . Moreover , she ...
Page 63
... replied softly , but distinctly , " Oui , je dors . " He then asked her if she would quit her chair , and walk a little , but to this proposition she strongly objected , declaring that she wished to rest , and that she thought she ...
... replied softly , but distinctly , " Oui , je dors . " He then asked her if she would quit her chair , and walk a little , but to this proposition she strongly objected , declaring that she wished to rest , and that she thought she ...
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... replied , " There is nothing written on it ; it is music paper . " The mesmeriser gave her his watch , and asked her the hour . After the usual reluctance and some delay , and moving of her fingers over the watch - glass , in the ...
... replied , " There is nothing written on it ; it is music paper . " The mesmeriser gave her his watch , and asked her the hour . After the usual reluctance and some delay , and moving of her fingers over the watch - glass , in the ...
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... replied directly , " Je voudrais bien voir un jeune homme aussi joli que cela . " The principal phenomena which I noted in the case of Mademoiselle M were all developed in this sleepwaker , with the slight exception of his more ...
... replied directly , " Je voudrais bien voir un jeune homme aussi joli que cela . " The principal phenomena which I noted in the case of Mademoiselle M were all developed in this sleepwaker , with the slight exception of his more ...
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action agency Anna Antwerp appears ascer ascertained asked awake body brain called catalepsy cause circumstances cloth lettered colours condition consciousness eau de cologne Edition effects electric evident exclaimed exhibited existence experiment external eyes fact faculties fcap feeling fingers force forehead hand head human idea imagination impulses inquiry J. C. LOUDON lady light Mademoiselle magnetic manifest manner matter means ment meric meriser mesmeric influence mesmeric medium 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 passed peculiar perceive perception perfect perfect darkness perfectly pheno phenomena phenomenon present principle produced proof proved question reason relation remarked remember render replied retina seemed sensation senses sensibility somnambule suppose thing thought tion told touch Townshend truth uncon usual vibrations vision visual perceptions waking