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,

MESMERISM AND

ITS

APPLICATION

PRACTICAL

INDIA

IN

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SURGERY

MEDICINE.

AND

BY

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JAMES CIVIL

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case,

penal,

book

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the

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and

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to

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of

practice

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to

ourselves, defenceless,

expose

the frequency of far

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penalties against

we

his it be,

interested

in

that, if

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good

reckoned

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legislators,who various

of be

conviction

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subject,

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least, the

at

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conversation.

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any

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following

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house

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manipulations had

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in the

on

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and

room,

cause

the

try to

the

am

to

housekeeper,

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hand

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struck,

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with

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no,

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word,

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off

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state

a

symptoms failed ; but,

had

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you?"

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words

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to

in

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had a

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fall asleep;

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that

friend

(June.)

well,-"I

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miles

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inflammation

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the

her

rendered

evidently labouring under

was

to

that

slept for

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felt

she

friend, distant

a

five

also

voice

countenance,

disinclined

and

weather

the

subjected her

I

try whether

to

opportunity evening of the gth

requested permission

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night,

and

she

agreeably surprised

was

of

paired, im-

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the

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she

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was

resolve

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and

drowsy,

I

morning,

I

became

exhibited,

next

waking.

Mesmerism,

She

here.

and

health

me

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kindly granted,

hour.

been

having

arrival

rough,

very

her

I have

anguish

the

Mesmerism.

of

oppressive heat

the

bronchitis.

of

been

an

was

was

means

having half

she

voice

; her

slight

This

(June,)

Knowing

that

and

influence

the

under

brought

be

blessing, for

the greatest

be

sufferings made

her

relieve

to

month

languid

will

eighteen months."

for

itself shortly after her

presented

PREFACE.

by family bereavements,

desire

could

of

sleep

sound

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a

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refreshing sleep, it

me

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EDITORS

feature friend

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ping clap-

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;

long

ENGLISH

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servants at

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to

difficulty : for half but in

upon

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her

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of

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have

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done

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power,

a

in people to

expose

of

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the

I shall be

medical

men

introduce

and

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investigate the truth,

to

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or

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as

evidence

clergyman,

a

relief of the

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glad

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friend

my

derived

has

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has

to

nor

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ascertain and

of

whether

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in

to

their

disapprobation,to

regard

them,

of

be

London

declare

to

Hooghly,

medical

are

tions, operamen

our

doctors

be

benefitted

will not

by the

without

by Mesmerism.

is

a

in

It is

Mesmerism?

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as

they occurred.

permitted Dr. that

honesty

seventy-six

can

that

obviated

regularly

a

and

inflicting tortures,

on

not

Chirurgical Society

how

patientscan

going

from where

spot

cases,

detailed

controverted, and,

less than

no

apathy

may

be

just arrived

man

performed

on

facts

enthusiast, but

cannot

disgraceful

insist

the

to

fully respect-

now

reputation for talent

natives, on

whether

try

I would

reader.

profession

adduces

medical and

even

word

that

and

that

foolish

gratitude for

facts he

highest degree

Royal Medical

what

relieving the afflicted ; and

in

for

are

The

learn

agency. to

of

might

bishop in England,

justify their heartless

this country

sit up,

to

account

no

suffering humanity,

relieving eighteen medical

besides

her

bellows.

been

the operation.

How

of

is neither

He

to

I

villainy. As

anxious

warmest

attention

unquestionable. was

nostrils,

wicked, by treating Mesmerism

a quack truth-loving physician, whose

educated, is

the

break

to

treatment.

remarks

brother.

merists, mes-

instantly have

lay down,

the encouragement

benevolent

a

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expresses

my

The

by

that

of

for

for

successfully employed

are

Mrs.

my

greatest

her

to

I got

give

that

therapeutic value

myself, are

state

she

of

relief

designs

it into their practice. And like

by the

fact, proved by incontestable

a

apply it,gratuitously of

that

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of

the

to

the

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for

as

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being applied

accomplish

who,

to

pair of

a

after

even

she

unconscious

machinations

a

become

it with

expressed her conviction

well

as

or

to

the

resolved, however,

upon

acknowledged

been

of

to

of

resorted

and, if let alone, would

only remembered

for evil to

work

smelling salts

little;but

a

morning,

next

chose, and

would

themselves

as

I

blew

and

arms,

drowsy.

very

causing

or

ever.

questioning her

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her

permit

not

her,

a

methods

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success.

face,

fell helplessly into my

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so

her

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all the

I used any

watch

to

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as

a

hardly

repose,

cold

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with

her

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her.

hour

an

I could

rendering this inconvenient, I proceeded,

demesmerise

to

dining-room,

all night

sitting up

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in the

sofa

a

Circumstances

so.

o'clock,

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suasive per-

their

request

practice, his

of

eve

in

"Isis

of

offer

the

as

departure

and

for

friendly

many

well-

other

bestowed

have

they

and

Edinburgh,

many

highly flattering commendations and

of

University

Revelata,"

thanks

warmest

my

tions communica-

generous

DAVID

myself.

to

self my-

again

been

mesmeric

the

publicly

Chemistry

of

labours,

addressed

As

resolution,

on

newspaper,

author

the

for

brother's

my

that

Colquhoun,

works,

has

attempt

brother's

my

for

a

surgeon's knife,

permit them

Mesmerism.

our

pain is

that

the

to

me

similar

a

of

hands;

pain,

Punjaub.

Professor

Gregory,

to

of

form

resume

under

persevering

a

means

Calcutta

a

only remains

now

known on

in

suffered

of and

they please,

as

to

not

infliction

assurance

do

persuade

not

to

subjoined

him

by

army

Dr.

sufferers

the

to

others

twice

shall

insensibility by

to

me

to

for

that, having

say,

in Europe

Let

!

good

pious

London

this combination

their

into

is

surgeon

A

resolved

By

the

with

fall

to

as

"pleasant flesh," until

my

attention

for

recover

sleep!

Copland's

Dr.

by

intended

only

I shall all the

soothed

be

their

better."

fraternity have

mesmeric

unfortunate

so

are

to

"are

his

threatened

are

we

pain while

it, and

of

the

in

persons

dentists,

we

agonies

several

PREFACE.

suffer

to

for

better

that

of

and

whenever

patients ought

; and

nature

operating;

to

EDITOR'S

ENGLISH

ESDAILE.

Rescobie, Forfar,

of

I3th June, 1846. POSTSCRIPT. of

iQth June.

Mesmerism

in

night before

I

at

A.

2

injured

has

usual

the

in

her

the

of

motions

continuously which

this of

on

her.

awoke

date

same.

In

D.

; and

E.

Let any

of

value

the

A

hungry.

C

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young

a

; at

which

half

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hour

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cough

are

sceptics one

fingers

appeared

an

who

she I

to

she

facts; and

scoff, and will

had

a

at

rendered

of

M.

she

:

weather

cough,-

mesmerise

to

the

on

her

throat, and

be

the

seat

fast

of

the

asleep; she

talk

make

has

them

I record

honestly

p.

9

In

process

allaying the spasmodic

in

doctors

mation, inflam-

dreadful

proceeded

left her, and

had

rendered

the

change

cough

was

second

had

was

The

"

last I succeeded my

this

;

23d.

the

breast

the

inability to sleep.

of

pain. of

but

in pain from

her

evening

much

her,

in the

trance

and

by placing

(25th June).

pain "

formerly

spot

Isabel

left

complaining

paroxysms

refreshed.

suffering.

the

alleviated the

the

I found

and

mesmeric

the

had

inflammation

of

gave

the

thorax,

annoyed

hours, and

and

way:

than

laborious

more

at

sleep,

banished

which

into

relative, Mrs.

my

proof

new

a

visiting

was

fever

leeches.

of

refreshed

M.,

had

,

toothache, her

I threw

minutes

awoke

from

I

the

attack

an

application also

and ten

her

sick.

fever;

from

saw

the

necessary

the

relieving

recovering

woman

f have

To-day

"

of

the

not

breathing irritation

slept

returned

for the

danger attempt

two

:

fit beneI have

may

do

TO

JAMES

REV.

MY

DEAR

and

it

that

will

the

strange

new

and

ESDAILE,

of

subject

pleasure

afford

to

you

I

hope

know

and

established, may

a

say

the

suffering

human

this

work

be

to

may

sure

I

D.

D.

FATHER,

However

am

THE

natives

that

I

introduced,

powerful

of

new

of

have

I you,

alleviating

means

Bengal.

among

shall

I

ascertain

of

capable

join

benefitting

by

in

the

what

to

soon

are

depart

and

tomorrow,

as

ordered am

dak,

by

journey a

miles!

affectionate

I am,

your

son,

JAMES

HOOGHLY,

mankind

I power,

field,

the

of

curative

natural

this

army

hundred

eleven

varieties

other

extent

Feb.

ist,

1846.

ESDAILE.

to

of

PREFACE.

this

IF

I

home,

should

production

of

examination

the

of

improvement

What

to

the

surgical

of

which

calls

Duty

this

to

ordered

the

to

will

ist,

of

the

to

months'

eight

has

sufficient

been

be

the

subject

to

the

painless

that

natural

right; birth-

deprived.

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army

in

Mesmerism

are

extensive

of

and

their

longer

the

that

Bengal,

advantages,

and

experience

1846.

it

influence

no

interesting

my

Feb.

join

only

of

but

more

communicate

Hooghly,

result

people

medical

another

and

curious

other

they

hope

to

me

being

live

I

the

beneficial

most

of

constitution

operations,

a

upon

application

practical

hospital

over

and

at

careful

;

and

singular

the

is

charity

country

a

demonstrate

exerts

out

in

practice,

attention

attract

expended

their

and

public

the

to

now

chiefly

to

Medicine.

and

offer

enough

be

facts,

alleged

Surgery

I

mesmeric

will

criticism

that

hope

unfortunate

be

all

public.

its

field,

(the

where

I

practical

Civil

hope

bearings,

geons Sur-

work

to

and

to

FACTS.

MESMERIC

the

To

Before

SIR,

of

Editor

proceeding

join

to

M.

ESDAILE,

JAMES

BY

REPORTED

the

D.

Englishman.

the

the

have

I

pleasure

army,

send

to

"

"resume"

the

constitution

operations,

of

last

months.

eight

this

out

another

to

me

natives

the

of

Bengal,

and

to

benefitted

by

their

advantages,

deprived,

I

extensive

and

interesting

and

what

this

where

I

varieties

of

all

its

hope

mankind

to

details,

practical

are

of

capable

curative

natural

power.

obedient am,

your

servant,

JAMES

Jan.,

hope.

field,

in

subject

other

extent

I

22d

natural

are

more

curious

ascertain

Hooghly,

influence erted ex-

of

be

longer

no

to

beneficial

and

other

with

will

they

which

calls

Duty

singular

over

surgical

birthright,

being

the

the

Mesmerism

painless

work

demonstrated

has

experience

by

and

during

my

My

that

practice

mesmeric

of

a

you

1846.

ESDAILE,

M.

D.

12

A

REPORT

Return

the

showing

i

from

Contracted arms

Large

2

"

3

...

in for

3

-

the

groin

cut

Hydrocele

off

-

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applied

to

sore

a

i

-7

-

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Actual

3

-

cataract

tumour

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2

straightened

-

for

Operations

jaw

upper

-

knees

Operations

the

extirpated

amputated

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months.

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testium

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eight

i

extracted

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last

performed

Operations

-----

ditto

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the

during

amputated

Breast

Surgical

of painless

Hooghly,

at

Arm

Number

OF

-

-

-

2

i

.

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acid

ditto -

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sores

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opened

flayed of

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-

long,

laid

open

i

-

i

off

cut

i

-

extracted

3

-

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cut

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i

away

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cut

off

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introduced

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3 i

-

nails

Great

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7

-

-----

thumb

2

5

inches

six

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down

pared

tumour

cut

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ankle

from

leg

on

operations

------

to

5

-

knee

i

-

removed

weighing

17

the. roots

by

out

from

i

8 lb. to

80

lb., 14

73

FACTS.

MESMERIC

'A

the

during

Mesmerism,

by

cured

Cases

of Medical

Return

eight

last

months.

Headache

Nervous Tic-doloureux

of

standing

-----

Colic

-

Acute

Chronic

ditto

the

eye

......

inflammation

Acute

-

-

-

of

of

Convulsions

testes

Lameness

Lumbago

Rheumatism

I

by

i

by

one

i

by

repeated

i

by

chronic

i

by

repeated

2

......

-

in

Pain

crural

Palsy

of

Ditto

of half

Feeling the

one

nerve

arm

-

-

-

body

the

body

-

-

-

crawling

insects

of

-

-

treatment.*

chronic

by

trance.

hours.

in

24

in

36 hours.

trances treatment. trance

trance.

one

by chronic

treatment.

general

i

by

i

ditto,

i

ditto.

i

ditto

for

i

ditto

for

i

by

for Sciatica

trance,

one

i

1

-

from

by

ditto.

years'

2l/2

inflammation

cured

from

Lameness

Rheumatism

Spasmodic

...

-

and

Nervousness,

3

...

and

local

mesmerising

week,

a

a

month,

6 weeks.

over

-

trance.

one

18

will

It

of of

patients

*By of

But

system.

nervous

the

for

body

I

Nature,

entrancing

promoting

have

treatment

the

above

the

sleep

as

was

is meant

patient, which

of

absence

resolution

the

local

chiefly diseases

are

cases

the

and

extinguished

till this

entranced

chronic

that

perceived

be

of

pain

is the

inflammation

inflammations

best

by

by

of

the

tion condi-

the

keeping

ers pow-

the

effected.

daily mesmerising is not

necessary.

without

the

intention

14

REPORT

I beg

state, for

to

knowledge arise

from

have

Cases

operation

the

;

On

has

There

on

Flexibility of

them

put

we

in,

these

and

sometimes

extension.

The

ordered

assistant

anything also on

that

As

the

rigid is

there

be

trances.

are

tions, excep-

to

tossed

ing bend-

on

of

state

a

It

upon.

they lie,and

as

tion posi-

any

depended

relaxation

complete

be

can

rigid in

but

return

a

safely

may

preliminary

:

to

to

my

ing know-

operating in public, it

remaining

wish

the

to

of

life to

first

as

eyelids

modic spas-

of

the

like those

about

the eye

after

quivering

of

eyelids,

operation

severe

and

a

occasion, having

hours, and to

told

was

found

and

see,

hands.

trembling

further

testing his

him, without

upon

seen

occasionally

even

one

I went

ready, and, without

was

is

two

affected.

not

sometimes

are

light. On

I returned

remark

that

have

I

circulation

of

mesmeric

the

I

tion, condi-

his knowing

it is felt,there

impression,

and

is

no

patients

influence

manner

time

it succumbs

being

trance

This

of

symptom

no

My

death.

temporary

seen

in the

sleeping person.

a

uninterrupted

concentrated soon

the

to

was

eyes,

brain; the

that

from

the

tremulous, and

and

man

most

a

stimulating stage

the

In

on.

it.

about

like

once

the

said that he

performed

blood

limbs

the

entranced,

half-open

immediately

I

and

insensible

be

to

man

a

with

him

cumstance ordinary cir-

under

two

or

and

become

and

pleasure.

at

one

times, there

half-open

fixed, and

open,

my

to

saved,

operated

of the trance

usually closed, but

are

eyes

little separated, or

by

been

;

the

just dead.

person

wide

than

when

disposition

a

other

system,

have

cases

their

and

the limbs

always

At

muscular

whole

security of

the

to

by the first intention

injury being done

and

next,

equally diagnostic,

they have

trance.

to

again

characteristic

happens, that

them

the

till moved,

are

are

mesmeric

the first time, the surgeon

profound the

limbs

the

it back

deeper

take

to

consequences

to

me

tical pracever what-

myself of the first fit of insensibility, not

is not

trance

a

felt subsequent

days

the

among

yet

of any

followed

has

death

a

command

its being

prudent

be

will

I could

if the

But calculate

it appears

disturbance

I availed

early operations, whether

no

not

in the

been

few

a

indications

have bad

no

when

pain has

no

contrary,

been

not

seen

on

healing in

seen

the

less constitutional

that

which

wounds

rest, I have

constitution.

a

in

who

of those

I have

being operated

persons

even

satisfaction

subject, that

occurred

in the

and

the

of the

OF

congestion of

usually quite to

appear

am

in

which

given

to

disposed the the

without

a

to

at

pass

attribute

to

to

is applied.

power

system

the

escape

altogether, and

I

ural, nat-

to

struggle

rally from the

to

straining con-

power.

Some and

patients,when

their heads

suddenly

light ; but

of sensibility

the

I take

brain

and

awakened, this to arise the

organs

say

that

from of

their vision

the

sense,

is

imperfectly which

are

hazy,

ered recov-

not

at

roused

once

in

seen

into

up

the

sanguine

They

from

it

but

;

become to

blind

by

mind

it

which

This,

the

in

the the I

him

well

augur

the

functional

very

of

listless

debility

the

to

say

to

the

a

a

dejected of

the

of

powers

air,

of

the

to

make

nerves

with

disease is

than

more

real

of

midst

patients.

mesmeric

doing the

be

experience, reception

easy

nerves.

by to

the

and

dangers

to

taneous (sponnecessary

be

avoided

remedy.

from

patient's

me

the

to

awakes in

Indian

my

inducing

system) to

appear

as

given

shock

dangerous,

even

its

recovers

trial

a

with struck

persons

naked, is

they

and

retina

somnambulist

a

made,)

subjects

the

also

that

horror, like

ulties fac-

they

and

dreadful

attitude

and

of

in

hands, and

when

often

impassive

with

The

eye.

strange have

as

able

sons per-

their

this

:

open,

them

off,

or

some

Mesmerism

now

the

imprudent,

disease,

predisposes

system I

of

use

of

I

action

of

cure

am

in

fills

passes

inconveniences

mesmeric for

soon

rubbing

singularly

and

of

all

light

are

eyes

their

in

the

to

their

circumstances,

be

actions

recover

insensible

faces

this

experiment

such

but

is

thought

The

but

would

from

arise

not

first

moment

same

that

their

standing (an

pupil

know

bury

such

the

in

seen

the

at

the

not.

little

under

strangers

any

they

a

himself

finds

of;

they

cry

sensibility the

that

lightning;

by

and

seen

do

beautifully

does

nerves

is

as

sleep.

natural

and

just

powers,

trance.

eyes,

but

see,

fearful

a

is

aware

ought

the

their

open

often

is

congestion,

waking

profound

brain

the

of

torpor

their

of

from

aroused

mesmeric

awaking

possession

full

suddenly

persons

That

the

IS

FACTS.

MESMERIC

"I' air

that of

the

debility

submission, abattu,"

of

mesmeric when

that

usually

the

nervous

influence, I

recognize accompanies

and in

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER

Aversion

of

Incredulity. Medical

"

invited

Country

favourably

afterwards.

general.

"

Bengal

School

the

Instincts Trial

of

Reason Disease.

Patients

My

"

invited

Public

Magician.

interfere

to

for

subjects

the

Commission

French

properly of

mind

my

Lausanne

Experiment.

Pope.

"

Surgical

His

"

Accidental

Reply.

Nature

Operation.

of

myself.

Sleep.

the

Sealing

"

"

of

the

of

"

the

and

and

the

in

Every

the

The

Patient. of

Report

the

Nature

19

"

merists MesState

"

of

Bishop my

First

First

meric Mes-

of

Experiment.

Europe.

to

34

done

to

here

Mode

of "

-

Mesmeric alysis. Par-

Temporary

"

Exaltation

"

contrasted.

Imposture 16

Pain.

Evidence "

of

Examples

Injustice

"

impossible.

of

"

Sensibility.

available

Operations

Impossibility

Page

-

Page

Altered

Delirium.

"

The

"

-----

Insensibility

"

physically

Non-Mesmeric of

"

"

no

Bodily

III.

and

Eyes.

Convulsions.

first Mesmerists.

morally

India

Rigidity.

Muscular

Organs.

in

same

"

in

mind

Wrong." in

"

Second

my

CHAPTER

Mesmerism

"

Mesmerism

fairly

and

Accidental

"

Conclusion

"

Man. India.

Phenomena.

and

required

for

experimenting

the

Right

Both

Condition

"

in

the

II.

1779."

punished.

before to

of

the

Mental

practically

Question

of

with

the

CHAPTER

The

Dangers

"

very

Natives

of

Power

practised

and

easy

Nature

"

natural

All

The

"

Influence. a

this

Power

Experiment.

known

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judge

to

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Men

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to

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the

for

old

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Physician.

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placed.

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tried

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entitled

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and

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old

the

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ular partic-

of

Memory

the

given.

ture Impos-

"

Proceeding. Physiological

"

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Page

50

CONTENTS.

17 IV.

CHAPTER Somnambulism.

Definition.

"

Child-stealing by its Means. of

Court.

Truth

"

Varieties,

Its

Mesmeric

can

Stage

of

Skill in

publicly proved.

imitated

Artificial

Mesmeric

"

Dreaming. "

Mesmeric

Catalepsy. "

Clairvoyance.

Nature

"

of

Power.

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Mesmeric

Indifference

Ignorance

and

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Field Men.

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at

Mode

of

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it.

preparing

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Mesmerised

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with

"

as

remedy.

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in the

drawn

straightened in ditto. in Crural

Pain

greatly benefitted. Disease. Public

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cured.

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Report.

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an

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of

atica, Sci-

Lumbago,

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as

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and

Arms

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vert. Con-

a

by ditto. ditto.

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make

to

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removed.

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of the Mesmeric

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of

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Person.

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producing

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62

page

Security

Dangers. "

Processes

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removed

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Philanthropist.

the

for

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of

CHAPTER Mesmerism

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103

VII. of

Practical

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cured

Mesmerism.

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8

CONTENTS.

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134

IX.

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Page page

145

I56

MESMERISM

IN

CHAPTER

of

Aversion

old

the

Notions

old

be

must

Irrational

"

usual

"

Medical

"

Labour

Qualifications of "

Natives

The

natural

a

and

known

Magician. No

need

My

Patients invited

Public

ON is

the

ever

bad

first

desire

with

satisfied and

things

and

affection

shoes,

for

called set

familiar

ideas

because

they humour

old

that

Disease.

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have

to

about We

tors, ances-

antiquas," alone"

its mind

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posed sup-

the old

;

settled, un-

matters

entertain the

lished old-estab-

well

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to

there

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vias

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ago. we

fairly.

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again

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rest

Eastern

an

knowledge,

society

think

to

upon

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of

content

in

"

for rejecting

wisdom

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and

are,

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at

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on

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more

they

as

been

hats,

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general

a

be

to

have

to

have

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with

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ence. Influ-

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practically and

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branch

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in

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there

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broaching

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schools, and

judge

favourably

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the

the

the

Experiment.

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no

the

for

of Skill

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"

of Mesmerism

commotion

great

a

in India.

of

Power

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decide

to

afterwards.

easy

to

the

by

judge

to

Mesmeric

true

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to

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"

tried

Country

Subjects

interfere with

to

this

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of the

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not

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of

practised "

in

proper

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the

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of Bengal

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to

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to

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placed.

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suspended

for the Public.

of

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and

of Evidence.

Laws

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the

Schools

INDIA.

same

coats,

peculiarities of

our

constitutions. But medical relates

I

profession, facts

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time

the

hope

that and

to

has listen

have for

at

professional character,

under of

truth as

I

"9

for

come

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last

to

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the

public, and

the

while

he

medical

man,

observation he

do.

pledges

regarding his

private

SOME

2O

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such

his

OLD

shall

considering clear

grown it for

reader

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powers

of

is

has

bodies

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isolated, and

by God

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in the

him

answer

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shut

of the

the

up

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of his

will

prove that this is

fond

no

power

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are

in health

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one

found often

companion, by imparting that

we

possess

to

such

a

I hope the exalting idea, which I trust be able to to pleasure; and

with

satisfaction

merciful

life-giving,curative

and

proud

entertain

the

to

body,

beneficially A

resources.

believe

vitality. To

is not,

pent-house, his

two

it

which

to

Man

fellow-creatures

of art, the his sick

extent

purposes.

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innate

own

one_perwhich

peculiarities,the

and

manner

in

contrary,

of

andlffer, upon

different

aids

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and

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public

to

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fluid

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own

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portion

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act

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human

able

believe

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together,deprived be

and

affect

benevolent

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to to

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as

expect

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into

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its

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demand

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to

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writer

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shall be detected. partiesconcerned and it will wonderful, subject so new

in the mental

sown.

TENABLE.

of the

necessary up

NOT

circumstances,

statements

till dishonesty in any In

NOTIONS

of all

delusion

dispassionateand of

an

minds, reflecting

brain, but

excited

tial substan-

a

for

powers,

and

good, extending immeasurably natural doing good by his unaided comfort and to humanity, suffering bringing healing

all

the

world.

blessing,daily man's

individual

over

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this

thought, that with him

of

than

common

they

reason, "

and

senses,

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or

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"

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persons

some

go

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own

and can

been has

not

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in

believe

because

of

train

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has been received power intended to deprive

they

only refuse

deeds,

to

subjected to is

satisfy.Nothing

step farther

a

others, not their

of man's

boast, "that

declare, that "they would

I have but

hear

it:"

see

and

to

aversion

if it had

of his senses,

one

incredulitywhich

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till

as

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proposed

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limb,

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of

power

force

is the

work

at

will not

the

they

evidence

they

had

more

believe

smothering it if

an

saw

it

their it ;"

of their declared

IRRATIONAL

INCREDULITY.

21

and ludicrous thing to be "impossible!" It is a common error to see people mistaking obstinacy for strength of mind, and selfand sufficiency for knowledge; aiding the delusion, by calling themselves been respectable in "Sceptics,"that name having once had doubt the about philosophy; whereas, they have never any condescend and will never the subject mentioned to hear matter, without emphatic expressions of contempt and disgust. These the "enfans perdus" of knowledge, and be left to the must are free indulgence of their passions and who prejudices; for a man the

"

doubts, will

never

be

of

our

what

own

of

statements

adopt their

world.

am

because

only a

a

to

be able

you small

broader

it," he

seen

say

so."

is

very

faith

testimony, upon

whatever

for

and

we

yet have

have

proposition

been

This

discriminating,reception reward the

men

the

and

to

served, obsuch

One

not

of truth

have at

believed

his

it,

neighbour

for its

own

sake,

friends, "I believe it, barren belief,and reaches my

be

built upon

in any There one. are the human of testing credibility

given ; and however shall, by a careful and

be

may

be,

may

we

proofs, be able to determine what points we ought to suspend should be rejected. In spiritual

the

they

are

blessingalso

of truth

in

sense,

who

of the know

that

follows

have the

philosophy,morals, profit,if

satisfaction,honour, and

first discoverers

of clear

it is

been

antipodes.

surprised by

told, "Blessed

believed."

affairs. Mental

but

surprising

have

may

opinions should

subject it

of dispassionate examination what we safely believe,on may our judgments, and how much

matters,

a

and

:

savage

personal confidence

basis, than

the

told

a

produced by crediting all over reasoning minds

lover

being

This our

a

of the

exercise

no

by evidence,

would

be

not

must

in believing

in the most

our

to

"I

says,

satisfaction.. As

circle ;

strange

extends

person

a

by

thousand

a

its influence

of evidence

or

is

facts

the

drawn,

recognised laws

new

believe

to

although

little gratified by

very

this

dence evi-

the

on

merit

absolutely no

understanding of

is worth

When

requiringequal I

wiser.

not

be

can

facts, except

handled;

the

deductions

for

I had

unless

is

to

conclusions,

conversion

the

doubts,

others, if properly supported

the

and

senses;

older, but

grow

believe

to

and

seen

judgment, and is level the privilegeof reason

the

may

There

senses.

have

we

rational

their

of

refused

and

understand,

not

he

:

privilegedto the and of human St. Thomas; the horizon knowledge if all that did we miserably circumscribed, rejected we

of

extent

would

solution

in the

Few,

learn

never

of

secrets

how

to

nature

turn

the

not

ready, but and cared

; riches new

seen,

lar secu-

for, await

truths

to

22

MEDICAL

practicalpurposes

; and

remedies have

been

otherwise that the

to

a

senses.

attempts whose be

by his

has

"0

people

knaves.

nor

the necessary in general

followers, chasing pleased to say.

trouble,

to

prefer

themselves of

those

their

if you see." and

who

laws

known

you

reallydesire

of

expense

know

to

or

from

imaginations, as

own

to

cannot,

nature

to

the

at

no

thus, and

"Do

or

dictate

to

well

are

us,

powers,

Mesmerisers,

many

who

come

"

shapes

To

by

to

say

exclusive

ourselves;

as

amuse

the

are

They

wise

as

of satisfying every one evidence of his own

the

doubted, and

in proportion

to

pretensionsto

are

be

to

seems

afforded

resorted

been

chairs, and

easy

in Mesmerism

pocus," no

become

will not, be at

their

It

new

suffering that would probably is a curious nomenon, psychological phe-

deeds, and

own

never

fools

probably But

disbelief

concealment,

word

neither

will

human

extraordinary facilities

"hocus

at

ENTITLED

medicine, the early application of

hopeless.

hard

himself No

in

much

removes

NOT

MEN

her

they

the truth,

_

whatever

favourite

that

they just as

about

; and

I

ideas

should

it may

upset, I would

examine

can

evidence

the

would

venture

other

they any confidentlypromise

in support worth

matter

that

"y

remind them, I would encourage "that the inquiry of truth, which

Bacon,

or

wooing

of

it ; and

of

it; the

the

belief

of

knowledge of

be

merism, Mes-

richly

warded. re-

words

love-making

is the

presence

enjoying of it ; is the that this highest gratification by carefully training and

is the and

nature;"

of

of

in the

is the

truth, which

truth, which

"" sovereign good of human

them

mend recom-

inquiring

will be

they

To of

to

attained

humanity can only the senses are only handmaids. exercising our intellect,to which The public are too apt to consider the subject of Mesmerism come to bea as means professionalone, and not to take the necessary acquainted with it till the doctors shall have decided what is to

be

believed I

public, for, know

or

stands, it is which as

so

to say, sorry there about it; and

the

jury

a

many

of

and

facts, and

sensible

taken

error

the

doctors

the

trouble the

of

ex

in

bears

cathedra,

evidence

the

part of the

general

in

nothing

As

previous

upon

the

the

on

question

in support can

have

witness

subject, the

present

judge

cannot

or

them, of as

and for

practice of

public

ject, sub-

truth

at

of

experimented the

yet

as

their

subject is equally new

shall to

the

on

men

unprofessional men

the

carefully studied

is

decide,

to

discoveries.

doctors, to whom When

or

new

of

one

an

varied, that

great and

entitle them of

is

medical

however

can

falsehood

This

am

nothing

knowledge,

it.

about

do

well plexing. per-

selves, them-

others, better

DECIDE

TO

than to

take

for their

them

wished"

be

will

is

into the

common

to

rank

entreat

facts,and

want

alone

common

the

to

by

medical

make

to

Mesmerism

may

instructions

to

as

successful a

effects

law

agent, and

brethren

to

thing

to be

a

most

good be

by

put

for

whose

means

I would

the

done, and

speedily

very

given,

test

talked

not

of

of

earnestly

by personal of only : "I

of every

answer

of

person

and

truth

decided.

I doubt

all who

of

but

yet

of Mesmerism

imagine.

some

as

when

practical

a

phenomena

easy

tion mo-

whose

humanity,

not

the

light and

so

putting in us,

the

will be

many

from to

of

following

that

not

have

produce

to

falsehood

or

By

beneficial

and

thing

a

the

they are the means springs are hidden

wonderful

no

its

assume

lodged in the hands it is subject to enormous unprincipled. Instead

it to

defend, that

properly directed. I beg leave But to warn knowledge of the subject, that is

will

ingenious objectors. this country taking up the subject previous knowledge of it,and having no

or

myself,

most

it is

be

for

dogmatical

hereafter

be

as

that

in

men

of nature

are

Mesmerism

practise it ;

experimentally,without theories

then

ivords," will be the

not

sense

It is

decides

community

of the

for it is

experiment,

if the

man;

remedial

a

medical

my

they

ignorant and dogmatising about Mesmerism,

and

doubting

if

of this tion generawait till it is admitted

their public to exercise tors determining for the doc-

in

judgment,

medical

in the hands

abuses

many

that there is no resistingthe great efficacy, of it,that to know mendation nothing about it is no recom-

should

who

those

not

devoutly

of

a as

the

recommend

fact ; and

of

matter

reallya remedy proofs in support proper

23

this "consummation

by Mesmerism,

sober

and

sense,

the

PUBLIC.

Pharmacopoeia.

therefore

would

I

THE

I fear, that

remote,

so

FOR

; but

guides

benefit

live to

MATTER

THE

the extreme so degree of coma, singularly sensitive persons out intense as to permit the performance of surgical operations,within a few sometimes be obtained awaking the patient, may hour minutes or an two, and the process ; but, in general,it takes In

often In and

does

only yieldsher be

results himself proper

the

treasures

secret

Mesmerist's

and

his

motto,

until

to

assistants

may

After be

those

has

to act

time.

"unsought

be

won,"

who

her

court ct

sudore"

produced

thereby given

this, all is easy,

taught

fourteenth

even

"Lahore

he

personal efforts,and

others.

or

will not

resolution.

sincerity,and

by

second,

till the

everything else,nature

in

this, as

earnestness, to

succeed

not

under

for our

the

with

ought desired

confidence

any

number

to

of

superintendence;

OF

QUALIFICATIONS

24

and

this is the to

people

much

look

and

will

has

for

been

the

written

been

effects

host

a

to

It is

of

exacting

will

of the

the

physical and

and

such

it is

enough

picture

a

select

a

of

and

bodily exertion.

of

lieve re-

Much

qualitiesnecessary has "perfect monster"

a

from

one

the

making

Mesmeriser,

natural

of

moral

deter

to

ing paw-

labours

directing mind,

needful

too

let them

But the

by

to

efficient Mesmerisers

willing and

the

enough

for hours

sweat

produced

about

to

book.

be

incomprehensible objects.

of the

If asked choose

the

drudgery

that

drawn,

merism practiseMes-

it will not

people

expect

execute

Mesmeriser,

a

that

by

us

wonderful

and

to

up,

to our

the

superiors; it from

physician can

a

suggest,

for

nature

see

spring

which

to

mesmerise

to

air, "c.,

on

their

in

venture

of human the

in

way

MESMERISER.

extent.

any

I would

But set

only

A

I should

tempt. at-

be

posed dis-

the high organisation, in whom and mined nervous circulating systems were equally active, with deterdo the thing if possible, and love to will, a resolution a of truth and induce him "do for love to humanity, that would to

what far

gold

a

could

of

made

be and

I

who

will

work

to

hope

mind

out

the

it appear

in

own

my

hospitalattendants, has a

been

skilful

having

that

Mesmeriser. a

dozen

assistants

mesmeric

in

surgical operations. To those who, by their for

desire

to

know

operator,

continued

; which

as

the

action

experiments them

the

should

of

truth,

own

manner

power

is

been

and can

; a

far

supposed. ject sub-

the

prosecute

vital

be made

on

mesmerise

to

or

powers,

for

to

suggest

agent, whatever the

sick,in

hopes, if strongly felt,will

that

be

a

earnest

mind

keeping

hope

stimulus

the

test

an

of

it may

the

coma

resolution

a

conditions

concentrating and

to

of

all,

it be

procuring

attention, and

essential

at

whether

desire

may

such

become

has

taught

wishes,

my cases,

fixed

a

and

Mahomedans; need

not

venture

of

means

do

medical

I would

the

to

I have

execute

first difficulties,are

overcome

the

of

themselves,

I to

in

truth

efficient

hitherto

and one

every

Now

treatment

tractable

"

Hindoos

young

success,

my

most

first month,

all practical

of attention,

mesmeric

has

shown,

owing to the great bodily and mental I spared neither, I set work to my

for

"

the

been for

are

degree

the

than

nature

person,

it caused,

fatigue

who

in the

that

has

way

quite sufficient

necessary

intentions

general gift Finding it impossible, after

the

persons,

young

our

of

more

is

body

give

make

to

But, when

and

Healthy

purposes.

a

buy."

never

less energy

patient,and

person

be.

to

for

up

the

First

benefitting to

exertion,

THE

and

of

element

an

THE

SICK

PROPER

SUBJECTS.

totally wanting

success

in

difficult healthy subjects, who are also more whole need not a physician, but they that bountiful and

nature

may

wastes

never

it is not

;" and

needed

; and

she

if I

probably cannot;

very

desire

feel the

to

when

cause;

and

I should

need

you

of

in

that he

insensible

when

a person will remain

there

this

be

may

igal, prod-

never

is the

wisely, to in

a

take

it

of health,

state

probably be benefitted

it in

altered

an

craving of

actual

the

state

your

without

you

influence

You

with

comply

soon

resistingthe to

try." I reply,

mesmerise

as

will

health

an

from

sustenance

is

"

do

; as

opium

it, you

Besides,

ever how-

; for any attempt to be better than ill People say to me, "I would one

mesmerized

effects

sick;" and Mesmerism

her

on

"The

she

power.

upon

experimenting be affected.

are

refuses, very

be

can

to

creatures,

if forced

it is very likelyto do mischief "well" is pretty sure to make like to ascertain

her

to

unnecessary

"Medidne_joi_Nature when

be

25

is

by it."

proof

no

of the

body,

system

nervous

a

for

without. i"Ar5P'

As

yet, I

am

fluence, without

by far the majority of have

been to

should

have

The

most

the

to

of

degree

any

for

possessors, of the

of

this

the

failures

if the

I have

the

had

cure

fidence, con-

inthat

ants, assistare

their that

valuable ineases; diswe

prosecuted. be

to

seem

it has

as

of

little doubt been

world and

power;

of the

relief and

process

of

part

mesmeric

peculiarly observed

been

favours

its

reception, understand we can easily why they, as a body, should be more of the affected than Europeans. population Taking Bengal generally, deficient they are a feeble, ill-nourished remarkably race, natural in nervous debilityof constitution being still ; and energy for their further lowered will account probably by disease, Their mental stitution conby the Mesmerist. being so readily subdued of the morbid have also favours none irritability jis ; we of

a

depressed state

by me, and my degrees, all of which upon

in different

succeeded,

people

sensitive that

in

acted

persons

affected

their

and

with

ara-lha-persnnssnsrppHhlp fo thA-mpcmprir first trying. But it is satisfactory to know,

who

Say

add, I cannot,

to

sorry

the

mental

against; both

contend of

and

nerves,

The

nature.

success

I believe, to children

of but

smallest

nature;

my

of

system

nervous

impatience

resist and

which I have

met

patientsbeing neither

of

with the

the

civilised

neutralise is

mainly

man,

the

efforts

be

uted, attrib-

to

simple, unsophisticated

thinking, questioning, nor

passivelysubmitting

degree understanding

my

to

my

to

pleasure,

strating, remon-

without

object or intentions.

How

in the

far

26

NATURE

artificial had

the

man

may

means

of

who

will mother We

condescend

have us

and

curative into

and

of

action.

The

when

her

pretends

one

and

hunted

as

fera

a

and her

feet of their her

to

she

has

are

and

the

of

the

and is of

case

all the

disease

cure

But, in

my

descend con-

and

credit ; and the

by quack, impostor,

to

his

only ments impedi-

He

cure.

erted ex-

he

gracious presence, to

ing endur-

understood

up

himself

mere

physician

true

nounced re-

ciency self-suffi-

our

steady

take

have

naturae.

bounties.

removing practitioner will rarely

is called

he

the

merit

sometimes

able

nature,

down

the

nature

the

properly of

routine

potions, must

be

to

of

powers

with

the

with

art

confines

the

But

way.

pills,powders,

and

of civilisation

sons

by

us

have

majority

return,

left

when

signs of

sees

on,

benefit

yet

of Europeans

these, in general,

interfere

to

he

divide

to

but

whole

to

that, in

Nature,

not

number

proud

moment

a

probably

nature,

nature

reverentially looks in

for

children, and

powers

small

if the

palliatives, compared

induce

to

of the

; and

artificial resources;

make-shifts

brought

deserted

birthright I have

observation, the

my

will

unnatural

as

and

also

his

out

return

to

they

far

so

but

the influence

to

PHYSICIAN.

forfeited

under

come

Nature,

patient ;

have

knowing;

have

also succumbed

TRUE

THE

his

if any

ed unassist-

fool, and

or

estimation, the

uine gen-

lows disease, yet alprofessing to cure and perish,by ignorantly, or presumphis patients to tuously, of relief. The despising any promising or possible means Father of Medicine thought very differentlyfrom his degenerate in an which for he says, art "Nothing should be omitted sons, the whole be beneficial interests to world, which suffering may life and comfort." does risk human not humanity, and which when But time apothecaries, chemists, and diploma'd a was, was an man unreasoning animal, physicians did not exist ; when medical

who,

is he

quack

suffer

"

devoid

of

natural

all the

in

remedies,

to

appears

of the to

when

his

be

discover

what

remedies

of

were, man;

the

or,

for

other

the be

if not

That

probable, from

universal most

important what

their

of

and

Nature,

stincts in-

his

powers

possessed

the

analogies

of the

Deity

instructive

are,

effects

the

he

benevolence

yet known,

processes

whether

conservative

disease.

by observing

restorative

what

that

his natural

were

animals;

to

under

extremely

It must

creatures.

understand

to

what

ascertain

to

the

labouring me

a

theirs, and

as

creation, and

animal

it is

with

subject to all the ills subject of deep interest to

art, yet

physician

strong

as

resorted

such

the

common

were

he

to ; and

flesh is heir

philosopher and

of

resources

we

and

the

natural

shall

be

to

best

able

to

ANTIQUITY

by art, with

them

imitate

far

So there

mode of

race.

of

savage

men,

avail

and diseases.

creation

to

by

us,

but

him,

natural

salmon,

ascend sea-lice

the

time

reaching After

kind.

the

the

to

another

increased

long

as

course

in

egg,

stop till they reach

the

ocean,

dog

calf

and from

eats

and

at

distant

the

the

it

certain

to

The

the

seasons

Numberless

that

have

his

periments. ex-

The

season,

tormentors, the

at

of

to

same

their

hasten

us,

issue

again, they silver, to

as

and

seaward, is necessary

in the

run

fry, also,

young

heads

the

the

as

the

never

for

crows soon

their

to

the

pick

it breaks after

"noble

the shell,

being

bitten

back

quite well

it

comes

from

resort,

"salt-licks," to of the

observer

kind

same

savage,"

of nature

alone

the

of

even

;

most

their

renovate

ever-watchful, all-bountiful

left the

cow,

vermin

its antidote

animals

instances humble

as

the

fields,to seek

finds,for

wild

sick; the

to

mongoose,

the

to

when

sores

the

chick,

this it

and

naturalist,and

should

he.

fish, black, lank,

parent

action

induce

retires

parts of the country,

imaginable

God

than

propagation

brilliant

digestion; the

snake,

poison ;

constitutions. to

the

on

his first

by

unwholesome

their

licks

; the

ears

aid

to

the

its enemy,

against

dead,

and

eyes

pecks gravel,

by

we

certain

whence,

;

whose

and

grass,

sham

even,

their

the

health

turn

food,

yet know

health.

and

The

cured

the

life continues.

as

the

growth

for

size,and

break

they

moment

more

spawn,

their

the

known

experiments

favoured

themselves, and

to

renovate

year,

same

than

poisoned

destined the

pressing than

natural

as

had

desperate hope of stumbling might occasionally happen,

This

were

far

the

depositing

to

sea

fish

spots

sick,distasteful

and

be

their

to

vague

infallible

an

eases disthe

of them

at a sea instinct,quit the rivers, thereby getting rid of their (which the fresh water speedily kills,)and

by

most

ble vegeta-

most

helpless

so

man,

make

of the

their

more

only

not

But

remedy.

very

of

be

in the

him,

likelyto

The

and

directed

sufferingsonly

more

was

and

moment,

a

happy instincts, many

are

suitable

some

upon but he

for

virtues

cure

would

state,

objects around

oldest

art,

uncomplicated

severe,

imagine,

the

medicines.

natural in his

could

for

have

they

the us

unnatural

it is the

of the medicinal

this

they

;

which

their

to

in

and

new

cine. by medi-

before, by long experience, they

kingdoms,

Man,

brute

Let

themselves

mineral

a

that

of

many

human

to

believe

curing

the

condition learned

of

being

to

reason

MESMERISM.

certaintyhitherto unattained

a

Mesmerism

from

is every

natural

OF

will

occur

is

; and

Providence

all His

of crea-

28

MESMERISM

to

tures,

such

run

THE

UNIVERSAL

risks,and

cruel

CURE

his natural

perish helplesslyin

ignorance ?

Reasoning a priori,we should say not ; and our positive the bestowed all his knowledge of equal care on by God forbids the creatures, supposition. Man, then, had probably some instinct by which he was directed medicine of sovto a natural ereign saved virtue, and by which the hunter and his family were from starvation, when disease, for a time, deprived his right hand of its cunning, unnerved his iron sinews, and bowed his If this be a natural gallanthead. supposition,what could be his if not Mesmerism that inherent resource implanted, as power, I conceive, in the human being, for the solace of his suffering "

fellow

?

This

is the

simplest and

speedy restorative of the powers of life,in cases ural adapted to it (for, like every natand in pain limits;) and men agent, it has its conditions have instinctive an tendency to perform the required processes. creature

its

From

how simplicity,

of nature the

meet

detect

soon

and

had

may

of

among

themselves

of

incantations, and

by

deceived

America,

mankind,

of

into

a

Mumbo the

and

the

Jumbo

disease, and

attempted families.

and

to

healing art artfullyconcealing the other

men

mummery,

or,

efficacy of

such

of

the

Africa,

of this country,

ever

cure se-

Hence,

the

see

belief of the

charmers

presumable, bodily system,

experience gain, they made,

calling,and we

to

when

of

source

a

of

cure

But

themselves

conjurors,either

If the men

for

races

savage

power

of their

laws

admirably adapted

interests.

it became

secret

exclusively by of their

how

for

art

an

own

mystery

a

lucrative

the

their

skill,and

them

suppose,

the

into

them

develope

given

we

and power, life ! savage a

of the

know

we

it is men, among savage of their latent curative powers

the

advancement

the

such

all

exigencies of more observing

The would

be

would

with

consonant

most

tised pracsecret

possibly, plishments. accom-

medicine succeed

disposed to relievingtheir patients (and here they do,) I am Mesmerism. The curable that it is generally in cases think by that from "Mesmeric Journal" will show following extract my in

this is not

so

fanciful

Mesmerism

that

probably

been

is so

in this immutable

of

the

most

high reputation for been

sent

for

to

as

it may

time

immemorial,

this

at

first appear, and country,

like every

other

and has

custom

society. "

one

speculation

actuallypractised in

from

June Qth, 1845. to

a

of being introduced to-day the honour famous enjoys a magicians in Bengal, who of hysteria,and had his successful treatment I had

prescribe for

my

patient (whose

case

will

be

AMONGST

afterwards

Ghosaul,

him

to

me

in

magic

desire

of

hakeems

after

and,

all

and

a

short

time of

help

his

of the head almost

Mesmeric that

I

and

his

on

lie down,

In

as

the

bolted

he

that

due

give

to

invocation, the

I desired I

him

might

find

of

hour

an

around

muscles

suddenly, clapped

up

his

drunk,

"Well,

you

put you allow

to

too

sleep."

it ; it is allowed

strong for "Oh

! yes,

that

you

my

ings, proceedof

the

he clenched the and

up, wished

brain

by

said to

he

make

again, however, begin to relax, and

eye

calm.

hands

I

was

day

to

his

to

him

charm

me

and

lie down

Sahib," he put

said

it better

"King

to

him, and

and

were

my

and

magician napping, for, in

brother

my

of the

jumped

the and

perfectlysmooth

the

by

difficulty, we to

entrance

he

me

charm,

some

his eyes,

no

the

I

understand

solemnity

shut

to

knuckles

themselves.

chorus

took

crown

it is

his

a

the

continue

means,

would

In

it convinced

; and

After

person.

the

The

would

he

such

good by

nothing could induce "abiit, exccssit,evasit, erupit!" Next felt

water,

commenced

from

motion.

that

great

own

quarter

the

became

caught

process

containing

person

if necessary

; but

and,

an

!"

a

saw

soon

his

me

it, and

drawing said

he

do

mine

him

Islands

face

had he

the

something disagreeablecoming over He was over-persuaded to escape. I

tion, estima-

high

quarter. I respective charms,

pot,

upon

the

as

that

efficacyof

inlet.

and his

slow

a

ever

eyelidsfirmly,that

that

a

art

great

a

same,

in

show

brass

leaves

East

our

to

I had

the

of

I chanted, Cannibal

other

agreed

for

that

to

performed to

the

influence, probably unknown show

him

got

his

he

longer,

or

convinced

now

if

hour, charmers

was

would

particularlyin great Sooley-

from

come

stroking

body,

the

an

that, if these

at

the toes, with

to

for

but

the

arm's

commenced

touched

process

had

each

three

or

studied

the patient. length from he dipped his fore-fingerinto the water, and, with thumb, flirted it into the patient'sface ; he then

leaves, and

the

felt

show

much

with

had

were

of the

duced intro-

request

my

of

secrets

men

knowledge

two twig muttering his charms,

his

wise

persuasion, assuaging pain. He sent

for

at

world,

charms

charm, my Essanchunder

Baboo

fuqueers, and

our

the

should

we

the

the

and

held

that

that

proposed

learned

whether

Europe

knowing

of

of

success

who

magician,

parts

moollahs

the

ascertain

to

brother

a

had

I

from

mann,

as

different

where

Egypt,

late; the

too

came

29

having left him nothing to do. deputy magistrate of Hooghly,

Mesmerism,

of

but

given,)

NATIONS.

SAVAGE

last

few

head,

minutes, cried

lie down

to

I

a

saw

said,

I could

answered, "you did

sleep."

he

again;

him, and

night ;

I

that

sure

not

; I

TENDENCIES

CONTRARY

3O

OF

will case gentleman, whose recognised the identityof the two A

had

Mesmerised,

been

and

country, In

addition

breathed done

that

the

in

this

known

the

to

with

the

antiquity,in certain speaking of Somnambulism,

which

leads

has

secret

curious

a

of

the

leg. had

assistant

had

It thus

Mesmeric

pears apare

processes

descended

probably

families, or

remote

when

the

castes.

he

part of the

leaves, his mesmeriser

of

the

and

that

me

painful affection

a

the

effects

country,

different

a

pained part, just as my locallyfor rheumatism.

him

beneficial

in

told

and

processes,

knew,

now

traction

given hereafter, immediately

be

relief,in

much

carefullyupon mesmerising

when

from

with

he

MESMERISM.

Farther

"

history will

be

on,

given,

that

the evil, as well as they knew villainous good, of Mesmerism, and practiseit for the most poses. purThe evil from the possible resultingto society practiceof Mesmerism favourite has been when the evidence a objection,even of

the

acid

reject the

That

also

this

to

object

of

this

and

far to

to

me,

all

the

separate

often appear, most

of any

regions of mind unnecessarily and observers;

that

benign

in the as

well

the the

exercise as

in

as

the

good

which

is

of the

of

from

good ;"

else:

dreaded

be

is The

creature.

the and

experiments will and body, which, it seems perplexingly intermingled this will not only simplify my

the

remove

necessity of acting cure

trouble

Creator

anything

is to

disease, but

of

injuriously,during

and

the

separate

great hopes that

"

would

common-sense

of the

fast that

the

at

by

from

great power,

the

it; namely

it

diabolical

most

be

itself

to

hold

the

not

work

Mesmerism,

treatment

intended,

we

to

comes

"

I have

Mesmeric

to

defend

clearly is

in

use

been

Mesmeric

objection

turned

public will

things, and

done

the

not

by former

will, be

life here

be

have

and

the

guarded against. go

if

life, because

cured

it as power perversion of it is the

can

abuse, and

and

mercury,

by Mesmerism, because ignorantly and injudiciouslyapplied. be

to

subject, and

prove

of

purposes journey than

certain, if the

man's

evil ; "to

refuse

us,

may,

But

the

and

pure,

to

the

upon

longer

a

as

is most

think

direction

the

depends upon to eject opium,

for the

steam

injure

precautions.

the

us

agent

purposes,

all power evil; and

or

of

takes

it could

of

longer be resisted.

no

pharmacopoeia, because, when injudiciously instead of they poison, curing our patients;or to

reasonable

as

could

power

the

agency

sometimes be

good,

from

administered,

^

and

tendency

it for

to

prussic

suspect

its existence

But

given

to

me

the

on

mind,

bodily infirmity. It will

a

art,

principal

as

a

powerful nature, the

medical mind

agent has

never

of the

been

SIMPLICITY

attempted

be influenced

to

thought of; and if sanguine that it will soon complication of the been

than

the. observance."

will

probably

much

more

this is

be

only

an

is of

mode bodies

there

art, and the

be

can

proved

be

to

"more

useful,

be

without

it, I

and

ever am

sary unneces-

in the

mental the

as

influence has

honoured of

of in

rapport

tedious

a

heard

sanative

done

management

required, and

does

the honest

Mesmerism

in

be

In

purse

; and

that

been

ever

breach

disease, it

mind

depends

But organisation than is generally supposed. of the blessing,if the power extension is wielded and simplicityof purpose. In this,as in other matters,

well-filled

our

much

so

danger lies in the company

the

sense

it

upon

in all honour

a

has

nor

me,

subjecting my patients to the for bodily complaints, no mental

Mesmerism

of

by

$1

In

practice.

my

MESMERISM.

OF

and

the

minds,

no

need

when of to

the

eschews

man

thought likely to proceeding should

majority

will be

seek

not

the

us,

influence

same

evils

interfere

with

I

removable the

if

convinced

am

this

all.

at

; and

disposal of

by

mind

pockets pick-

common-

in the

us

by disease.

bodily

of

society of knaves

benefit

of

possessor

companionship

the

affected

The

keep.

we

means,

To

do

so

mixed ment treata travellingout of the record ; and where be safely adopted, by using the simple is required it can the necessary with edge knowlprecaution of seeking an honest man let us hope that such abound. of the subject; and will soon mental will be disappointed that I have wonders to Many no

is

a

mere

relate; but can

be

inference

no

at

of

from

fairly drawn have

the

mind

been at

against the the

silence

the

brain

from

of

such

wonders

searches patients. My refrom preclude me getting

my

all, for all activity of mind

seclude

therefore

of

purely physical,and

purely physical impressions

the

existence

is the

natural

upon

the

made

all external

enemy

I

system;

impressions

extinguish bodily and

as

idly rap-

mental

object being sensibilitytogether, and altogether; and in proportion to our of Coma for in effecting this, is the early inducement success It is quite unreasonable to expect to extract surgical purposes. from fiddle without music to break at strings: and I endeavor a the five senses. all the strings of the mind blow, as it were, a possible; the

as

to

"

It is true, or

to

that this treatment

mental

object

treatment

of chronic

phenomena, is to

only required for

to pain, and insensibility

induce

in the

is

if

ascertain

exist

how

far this have

in nature. new

be

might be

diseases, I should

they

bodily suffering,I

it

But

agent

acute

is

expected

able as

diseases,

to

my

that

elicit the

principal

capable of

purposely -kept myself from

viating alleem-

MESMERIC

32

SOMNAMBULISM.

barking on the troubled sea of metaphysics, till the bodily problem shall be solved, and a "terra firma" facts

created, from and

whence

above

the

leisure, examine,

at

high and

jects mysterious ob-

us.

patients, being the poorest

My

of

securely, and

may

understand,

to

attempt

we

pressing indisputable

more

ignorant of the people, and convicted felons from the same degraded orders, are the most for unfavourable subjects psychologicalexperiments. As all the world to physique, men versal uniare nearly the same over : an vital law

reduces be

coolie, therefore, may the

difference

in

individuals, as actual the

all to

is

preclude

to

antipathy,and

the

able

morale

all

for

the

and

sympathy

readilyunderstand, 'that these for

fine mental the

of the I have

mental

sympathy

chapter

on

much

so

too

that

about,

mental

little in be

I have

created

and

be

a

pariahs

admit

of

in the

however,

seen,

can

necessary but my

to

common

I

phenomena,

manifestations;

It will

of coolies

necessity

any

developed, and

mental

us.

minds

seen

producing

singular boule-

even,

when

under

influence.

Mesmeric

the

be

may

probably

between

in the

read

we

abnormal

Somnambulism,

versement

not

the higher eliciting

sympathies

success

patients and

in

I have

to

amount

in

Although

but

races,

among to often

and

the

philosopher; but

only

repulsion.

rapport

animal, and

the

not

sympathy,

physical effects of Mesmerism,

of

level

same

great,

so

most

mesmerise

to

mutual

and

The

public,when examing a subject so deeply interestingto I take ter, an them, will, hope, enlarged and liberal view of the matand

look

for

fundamental

are

practicallyimportant,

out

of

and

theoretical

their

by those Errors

of

observation and

new

mistakes

pointed

out

and

correct

and

a

am

mass

will

in my them. of

can

comfort Before

to

truths, which

themselves

be

to

cheated

by the doubtful, mysterious, subjectbeing exclusivelydwelt upon,

judgment,

to

be

untrue,

by others

or

capacity to acquire new often and of judgment must difficult subject,but I hope nor

be

excused;

and

all doubtful

evidence

knowledge. in

occur

such

vestigat in-

tional uninten-

they shall

wherever

observations, I shall be ready Let

who

be

be

acknowledge totally rejected, to

I

important truth will remain, which, public "will not willinglylet die;" for human

substantial

confident, the

nature

desire

the

incontrovertible allow

not

Mesmerism

wish

a

and

parts of the

who

neither

have

and

senses

and

ill afford

to

lose

any

new

and

promising

sufferinghumanity. concluding these prefatory remarks,

I

source

of

beg the reader

MESMERISM

do not

injustice

the

Mesmeric

think

doctor,

to

to

me

me

would

33

MEDICINE.

AND

call

be

true

rhubarb,

jalap,

castor-oil

to me

as

a

the

aid

of

all

exhausted,

and

all

the

and

therefore,

I

consider

it

be

duty

to ;

benefit

by

them

of

drugs

are

useless

Arabia

when

my

medicine

resources

of

cian. physi-

patients,

to comes

of

the

it

or

often

Mesmerism

for

a

it,

to

my

and

assist

in

to

mankind.

'

making

it

known

for

the

vantage ad-

II.

CHAPTER

The

French

Commission

Mesmerists

properly

Patient.

"

Report

"

of my

of the

Bishop

Nature

of

Operation.

THE

the

yet,

also

was

will

think

of

Reply.

Accidental

"

Surgical

verdict

nature

of

their

certain

the

the

report

of the

They

had

whose

they

before

case

summum

falsehood,

of

their

French of

I

as

ings. proceed-

I have

heard

telligent in-

philosophers axioms

to

were

be

to

was

fair

was

to

as

series

a

truth

processes

this

haps, per-

which

placed

analysis wasted,

of

1779,

evidence

time

is,

Savans

sacrificed

short

a

not

them,

to

the

argument

power,

in

of

was

be

opinions.

presented efficacy of

truth

that

say,

natural

a

fallibility,)in

from

probably

reasonable

most

Commission

is human

clearly appear

still decided

His

"

Mesmeric

First

as

The

injuria,

will

the

French

the

(such

gentlemen

the

the

summa

This

Pope.

the

for myself.

Experiment. "

Mesmerism

of

considering

but

them;

because

president.

was

enough, fus

existence

report

Franklin

First

my

in

required

the

to

Experiment.

formidable,

the

Lausanne

The

"

Conclusion.

"

most

against

Second

my

of of

Condition

"

Wrong.

before experimenting

Mind

Nature

and

Right

Both

"

punished.

State

Accidental

"

of 1779.

proved

in

merism Mesand

examine, their

to

faction satis-

by experiment.

the

that

commission

continue under

object

Mesmerist's

The

load

a

it to

keep

to

of

the

after

magnetism,

"I.

Animal

absolute

plenum

between

the

of

this

magnetism

is

in nature,

and

celestial

hiding

by

and

machinery

pupil

been,

Mesmer, fashion

bodies,

the

its

and

kinds

various

yet

simplicity

his

of

mery. mum-

of

laws

:

"

fluid, constituting

medium

of all mutual

betwixt

the

and

convince

to

extreme

propounded

universal

an

try

to

knowing,

worth

secret

a

himself,

complicated

D'Eslon, animal

had

he

have

to

seems

earth

an

influence and

animal

bodies." This

is

"II. and kinds

of

It

only

a

gigantic

is

the

most

reflux,

and

of

of

assertion.

subtle

fluid

in

receiving, propagating,

motion." 34

capable

nature, and

of

continuing

flux, all

FRENCH

The rash

first two

COMMISSION

clauses

last

is

only

of

this

dogmatism. "III.

The

by

fluid

animal of

means

the

subjected to

is

body

which

nerves,

influences

the

affected

immediately

are

it."

by

We

see

other

no

The

"IV.

body

The

these

also

can

"VI.

the

other

ogous properties,anal-

magnetism

another, whether between

inanimate

thing every-

be

may

animate

animate

or

municated com-

mate." inani-

bodies;

and

substances.

distance, without

great

takes

in the second.

of animal

relations

a

proved, and

likelihood

only to

impregnate

It operates at

been

never

virtue

body

one

regards

as

is

and

action

from

True,

poles, and

has

propositionhas

for granted ; there "V.

present.

magnet."

first

The

at

way,

human

the

to

of

; the

probable enough

are

35

1779.

OF

the

intervention

body."

any

True.

It is increased

"VII.

propagated,

reflected

by mirrors, communicated,

increased

and

concentrated,

and

and

by sound, transported."

and

be

may

accumulated,

Soothing sounds possibly assist in lullingthe brain, but may essential ; the other assertions borne out are quiet is far more experience. by modern "VIII. Notwithstanding the universalityof this fluid, all bodies

animal

though

some,

"IX.

By

but

few

in number,

by

it ;

the

on

the

other

hand, there

of

presence

which

destroys

last not

improbable. diseases

are

cured

diately, imme-

mediately; and its virtues, in fact, extend and universal cure preservation of mankind." do not how True yet know ; to so great a degree, that we

it may

are

magnetism."

of this fluid,nervous

means

and

others

to

far

go.

Is

it

surprising that

such seasoned to

affected

first part correct, the

The

1

not

effects of animal

all the

the

are

be

mass

a

with

of

truth

to

recognisable? to

tell the

inventions case

ruined

was

of his

himself,

and

be

sure, a

that as

his

dismissed

Commission and

assertion but

so

diluted

no

but one

unworthy cause,

added knew of

so

ously contemptu-

unsupported theory, and

obscured

Bengal witness, D'Eslon

simply,

own,

dismissed

sheer

Like

truth

the

many

what

further

also, (perhaps

to

was

as

not

not tent con-

corroborating believe,and

the

investigation. He in

ignorance, how-

BELIEF

IN

MESMERISM.

ever,) by loading the truth with a parcel of trumpery he hoped the power of nature would through which But

penetrate. her

like

Nature,

driver, and

threw

him

conducting-rods buckets, into the dirt well, there

her forth

again

As

far

as

if the

and

in the

more

the

in

parties are

The

Before

presenting I may

of

sketch

the

perhaps history of in

epoch the

the

to

be

temporary

of

power

for

cess, suc-

subject,is passive

attention

the

and

patience

natural

a

better

:

the

one,

of

bodies

the

generally shaved, proceedings.

in the

is

first

merising, experiment in mesegotism of giving a brief

my

the in

life the

her

heads

excused

man's

a

and

being

nature

reader

my

of

draw

is necessary

of agent

belief

the bottom

to

should

men

all that

their

patients being naked, probably of no small consequence my

upon

world.

process

of

and

disgust

sustained

a

state

a

the

relation

patient,and

in

honest

goes,

in the

partiesare

retired

benefit

part of the operator.

the

more

till

turned

camel,

paraphernalia of magnetic platforms, pianos, magnetised trees and

ropes,

truth

observation

my

obedience on

surprise

his

and

dwell

to

to

and

; and

over-loaded

an

machinery, nevertheless

Mesmerism,

day

discovers

he

life and

it is

as

death

over

that

a

he

his

markable re-

sesses pos-

fellow-

creatures. v

\

\"

^1

Ever

since

Dr.

despise himself Mesmerism,"

of to

if he

all

and in the

I ceased

of the

and in

to

a

?

help

cannot

con.

its

and

new

evidence

For

Power,

making :

"

we

first

think

and

experiment,

I thus

you

of this

new

tery, mys-

thinking seriously about

am

have

of the

phenomena

from

various

attention, and

general Germany, in

my

hit upon

one

and be

it,

of Nature's hear

the

happy

to

pro

assist

grave."

coming my

belief

my reason

cease

or

my

"What

part, I

my

surrender

to

keep myself perfectlyneutral, out to be a delusion, I shall

uniformity

France,

compelled

If it turns

digging

arrested

I felt

suspecting that

I

secrets.

The

some

his it

regard

Unknown

days before in England

Ten friend

Mesmerism

great

declare

not to

ridicule, that

existence

judgment.

and

did

ago, that he "should conviction of the truth

declared, years

lightly,and paid attention well-attested the subject. At last the facts reports upon well supported by credible witnesses, and were so so numerous, both adverse and their soning reakept against ground so firmly,

became

wrote

Elliotson

support

law

of Nature

and of

America, the

parts

impressed

new

had

by different

described

me

the

of with

been

the

to

or,

give

rather,

sons, per-

strongly

conviction

discovered.

all combined

doctrines,

world,

that

England, the new

same

phe-

BISHOP

of

nomena

LAUSANNE'S

OF

About

Nature.

the

I also

read appeared, May, 1841, by the

written

in

Geneva,

and

addressed

Eminent

which

magnetism be

wished

more

"A

not

into

Archbishop of Lausanne at Rome. Penitentiary,

been

various

or

this

who

kind

and

it is much

capable of

that,too,

is

science

her

at

ears,

raisingher the

nor

from

lence vio-

any

She

it.

is

magnetiser alone, to necessary,) either by

is

he

is present, or by when he is at one,

internal

an

a a

medical

to

indicates

in the human

mentally, concerning her to her, entirelyunknown

or

persons

unlearned,

evidentlyone

matters;

solved before

leagues.

of absent

those

who

to

is

of

several

even

in superiority anatomical

mal respectingani-

raT"

greatest noise

the

fire,is

disease, or

this person,

on

"

"Then, being interrogated,aloud own

As

it did

generally of the fpmaia-ggy, of sleepcalled Magnetic Somnambulism so

even

simple command, of

and

:

ecstacy by (for consent given consent touches when or gesticulations,

distance

that

and suffice,

she has

whom

others

answered

to

means

follows

person,

into that state

brought

no

that which

of iron

closures dis-

strikingdocument

unfrequentlyoccurring may be uniformly,the undersigned humbly lays

more

deeply,that

and

Martineau's

not

magnetised

enters

curious

a

hitherto

by

cases

Eminence

your

Miss

impression upon

has

seems

that

and

that

Lord,

that

Since

time

37

the Sacred

to

it may possiblymake the it is here transcribed. me, "Most

REPORT.

men

the

;

at

most

announces

cause,

body, which,

exhibits

once

seat, and

great

accurately ternal of in-

nature

the

most are skilful, their progress, difficult of understanding,and unravels variation, and to them, and complications;and this in the terms proper

diseases

simple and efficacious remedies. the magnetised woman concerning whom person is present, the magnetiser establishes the relation

prescribesthe "If

the

consulted

to

most

is tween be-

If, however, he be absent, a this lock of his hair supplieshis place, and suffices;for, when them

lock

of

by

means

hair is

the hair

if,after the

interior of his

into

information

above-mentioned than

proximity of the hand of the what it is (without casting his declares it is,where the person is actually ing, sojournwhat he is and affords the doing, belongs,

brought

magnetised person, he hair eyes on it,)whose to whom

of contact.

manner

body.

the

respectinghis disease

of medical

men,

he

were

not

otherwise

inspectingthe v

\" f V/T)

38

BISHOP

"Lastly, the The

eyes

book

at

off whatever

the order,

in the

have

may

what

r^JL

the

though

placed

at

his head

on

brought

how

of

long

;

how

the

whether

stomach,

words,

eye.

read, he

to

too,

to

seem

of this state, either

out

it were,

or, as

taneously spon-

announced

the

by himself, he things gone through by

it may

soever

of him

with

see

or

His

shut.

all conscious

paroxysm, been demanded

he

not

knowing

previously

moment

be not

to

appears

does not

internal, of the magnetiser,

even

at

him

is

REPORT.

person

manuscript, open or this region : but when

or

from

issue

LAUSANNE'S

magnetised

being covered,

will read a

OF

what

he

lasted ; what

have

answered

have

may

;

have

undergone; all these things have left no idea may in his understanding, nor the least vestige in his memory. "Therefore, the undersigned petitioner,seeing valid reasons for doubting whether of which such effects, the occasional cause is shown little proportioned to them, be simply natural, to be so in your that your Eminence earnestly and most ferventlyprays for the of the well the as wisdom, Omnipotent, as greater glory redeemed have been at by the Lord greater good of souls, which the be so to decide,whether, admitting a price,may pleased great of the premises, a confessor truth curate or safely permit may to

his

penitents That

"i. or

other

parishioners :

or

they

"

as

magnetism, endowed art an auxiliary and

be

thrown

practiseanimal

like characteristics,

with

such,

tary supplemen-

medicine.

to

"2.

That

they

consent

to

such

into

of magnetic

state

a

somnambulism. That

"3.

they

consult

either concerning themselves

"4. Or

that

things,having in

their

well

they

every

similar

by

some

a

three

last mentioned

precaution of formally renouncing

diabolic

effects,or

manner

compact,

implicit, as

explicit or

such

such

some

cautions, pre-

obtained

been

effects, have

persons.

"Most of and

the

such

others.

of these

one

in

interventions, since, notwithstanding

all satanic

as

concerning

or

undertake

first taken

minds

magnetised

persons

most

Eminent Lausanne obedient

Lord, by command and

Geneva,

of the most

your

"Chancellor

"Friburgh,

May, 1841."

Eminence's

the Archbishop

most

humble

servant,

"JAMES in

Rev.

Switzerland,

of the

XAVIER

FONTANA,

Episcopal Chancery.

Episcopal Palace,

the

ipth

of

REPLY

OF

THE

PENITENTIARY.

39

RESPONSE.

Penitentiary, the premises having

Sacred

"The

answers

that

considers

weighed,

the

:

"

of

use

these

should

magnetism,

be

answered

forth

set

as

been

maturely it

as

in the

now

case,

is not

1st

day of

permissible. "Given

in

Rome,

at

Sacred

the

"C.

July, 1841.

CARD,

"Pii. "Certified the

26th

as

a

Penitentiary,the

POM

Castracane,

conformable

copy

of

ELLA,

the

to

the

M.

P.

S. P.

Sec'y.

original. Friburgh, "

July, 1841.

"By order, J. Perroulaz, Sec'y.of It will

be

the

Bishopric."

though the subject is held in dread by the reporter, as probably of diabolic origin, yet it is treated believed in, by a large coma as to, and munity, "great fact," known that catholics and protestants are found alike professso ing belief

a

in

reported was I had

no

known,

on

the

true,

female

by theory,

and

the

submit

to

not

made

first his

dog

I met

are

mesmeric reader's

I.

to

has

the

permitted

truth

for

excitable

myself, subject highly ination, imag-

and

supposed

influence.

But,

my

first essay

subjectsupposed

other to

my

destined than

a

on

the

labour

choice, and

be

to

of

specimen

able. favour-

humanity, be

to

roads, the

first

my

felon

Hindoo

decided

guided

not

was

in

of

irons.

matter

for

have done; for I theory would thought of commencing operations on the for the road, as of selectingthis man on than

"material."

good mesmeric There

a

none

condemned

better

pig

or

as

out

worst very the person

was

being

have

soon

as

the

to

on

the

determined much

perhaps

should

he

cast,

alone

investigation ; and,

temperament,

nervous

was

God

opportunity. choosing a proper have selected some probably

a

was

hangman

me,

find

to

what

I should

upon, of

victim;

Accident

try

that

of

part

In

contrary, theoreticallyconsidered, mesmeric

anything

to

the

On

twentieth careful

particularlyremarked,

it to be

beg

knowing

desired

who

the

deserved

I determined

first favourable

sensitive

I

it well

of

experiment

to

If

Mesmerism.

dread

be

that

observed,

interestingparticularsin

some

experiment

in

India, to

which

I

beg

this first successful leave

to

direct the

attention.

purely accidental

The

and

unpremeditated

experiment. II. All

want

of consent

between

the

parties.

nature

of

the

NATURE

4O

III. had

The

never

OF

operator's

MY

FIRST

of

want

belief

and

Mesmerism,

seen

EXPERIMENT.

all I

in his

own

knew

about

power;

for I

it

from

was

in the newspapers.

scraps IV.

The

that he V.

absolute should

The

ignorance have

ever

of the

heard

patient ;

it

being impossible

of Mesmerism.

impossibility,therefore,

of

imitating the

mesmeric

phenomena. all the

Under

circumstances

of

partieswill not,

the care

I presume, to exclude any

taken

was

be

the

suspected

between

and

possible every in the fallacy experiment.

of

source

collusion

case, :

European senses,

belief gentlemen, sceptical and critical,or so strong in disthat they would have reasoned themselves of their out if they could : Ignorant Hindoos and who Mussulmanns, used

merely will

all

be

their

and

eyes

their

found, by

without

ears

attempt

an

reflection,

at

independent reports, As I might same bearing testimony to phenomena. succeed this case to make never as again, I endeavoured perfect of different as possible in all its parts, by bringing the senses people to bear upon it,in all its stages ; and, I must say, that I cannot possible opening for mistake see or deception. It any has months been before the Indian for many public, who were invited of error that may have to point out source escaped any made and to disprove the facts, or no me, attempt has been explain them except by the easy and sweeping charge of away, in the observers; of the imposition in the patient, and delusion of I shall now give the reader the means probabilityof which judging. separate series

the

First Madhab

Kaura, with

so

man

was

be

as

to

be

"

condemned

roads,

his life,has

from

taken

operated upon. April 4th. The

the

on

endanger

to

ordered

labour

water

of

Experiment.

hog-dealer,

a

and

was

got

the

in a

jailto off

drawn

to

prisonmen years' im-

seven

irons, for wounding

a

Hydrocele. He charityhospital,to

double the

side of the scrotum,

one

thrown in. injectionwere On feeling the pain from the injection,he threw his head over of the chair, and the back pressed his hands along the course of the spermatic cords, closing his eyelidsfirmly, and making the in pain. Seeing him suffering in this way, I grimaces of a man

and

drachms

two

turned

to

the

of the

native

college,and

asked

usual

cor.

sub-assistant him

if he

sub.

surgeon, had

ever

an

seen

eleve

of

Mesmerism

the

ical med?

He

FIRST

said

effect.

from

but

man,

as

I

I

I shall

reading,

OPERATION.

it tried

seen

which

Upon

this

on

had

he

that

SURGICAL

the

at

medical

of

remarked,

have

never

it

practised,and

saw

probably

carried

inch, and

This

continued

was

and

when

He

for

tired

now

it

remained

quiet, and

his

open roused

breathed

on

his

over

off

hands

and

had

that

a

and

could

the

lids

I for

a

effect

nos

;" the

He

crossed

desired

said

but

the

my

he

small

assistant

of

resting on

his

had

got something extraordinary, I

and

begged Mr.

edge of

it.

was

our

pain the

the

went

now over

Russell, the judge, and Mr.

then

fect per-

I

; it

back

intervals to

no

in arch

"opisthoto-

of the chair,

satisfied to

rowly, nar-

produced

of

state

asking

him

continued

sharp

Being

being

most

notice.

it at

had a

appeared dis-

now

of

watch

to

back

in

sleep,

must

questions, and

repeated back

upon

mother,

incoherent.

showed

his

his

smoke, only saw quite lustreless,and

assistant of

I

persevered

his breast, instead

of

where

he

were

notice

and

the

said

gape,

of

took

and

was

process

now

back

down

firmly

repliesbecame

on

uselessly. His and he now latterly,

on

done, he

appearance

as

of his neck

the

attractingany disturbing him, and

without

my

same

to

I

persevere.

from

to

This

room.

without

name

it into and

no

tinued con-

effect.

ordered

his father

his countenance

took,

the

both

eyes

All

were

sensible

when

was

was

his

; his

one

now

drove

breech

them

ordered,

groins,and

nape

to,

were

epigastrium,

this

said, "I

and

when

were

the

to

pressed

gone;

eyes,

backwards

answers

no

hands

my

down

and

to

me

again." The hour he began

an

places

stomach.

spoken

was

passes

still

in

first time

and

the

smoke

life

whatever;

different more

and

loudly on him by now pinched him, pin in English, I and

his

his

and

was

opened heavily.

repose.

time

grimaces,

carried

The

were

the

pressed on called

him

his hands

;

he

distance

I gave it up in despair,and I rested myself, the man

tempted

and

distinguish no were

pit of

"

fewer

long breath,

his

opened

the

mine,

the

at

only

ing continu-

between

face,

this

While

there

face

groins

senses

knees

before

it

man

his

quiet, and longer

hour

made

head,

in about

his

of

failure.

united.

given

in, and

end

an

said

his

his

; drew

mine

He

his

them

pressed

the

attention, and

my

head

hour

remain

of

a

he

eyes,

an

(thermometer 85",)

be

declared

to

to

half

at

to

quarter

a

down

his

know

The

"

try it

to

coherent.

and

ordered

was

Being

for

questioned

sensible

quite

them

mind

great

a

succeed."

not

position described, I placed began to pass my hands slowly over

an

college,but without

"I

in the and

41

the

that

we

Kutcherry,

Money, the collector,

SURGICAL

FIRST

42

and

what

to

come

of

intelligentwitnesses

in the

in

into

tears

without

our

him I asked

if he

he

I could

for

gaped

head, and

not

all this time, in front

of

other, but

without

exactly

were

eyes

lack-lustre

placed

on

It

returned. at

A.

ii

was

of

doctor

Russell

jailhad

the

be

at

well, with put

;

their

all noticed

total

that him

be

to

disturbed

be

to

till I

commenced

having

face, "c.

his

when

and

put down

and

he

without

to

him

do

you

again to

series

of

explanation.

We

face, and

of

livelyexpression ; his

I

being

answers

native

Sahibs

the

succeeded Messrs.

to

went

accompany

to

me

interrogated regarding

was a

The

that

had

he

that

so, and

doing

requested them

and

we

hearing

on

about

set

find

to

jail hospital.

the

in; and

come

on

vexed

was

-to

present

once, a

back

patient,he

Money,

reminiscences

him,

the

water

and

jail,to

time

iris; his

the

I ordered

not

after

one

convinced

now

floor,and

o'clock, and

carried

awake

not

were

his eyes,

person's, and all

the ceiling

to

effect upon

any

o'clock, the process

I

crucis," I lifted

directed

was

existed, and

the

on

3

been

by throwing

to

vived re-

shortly afterwards, and only gaped in reply, and I

light; opened

were

senses

now

at

and

awoke,

the

have

to

M.

I returned

could

minutes

some

seemed

"experimentum

full

a

We

mattrass

a

the

amaurotic

all the

for

This

he

;

face, which

appearance.

of insensibility

could

ears

his head

producing

an

inhaled

was

drink

As

more.

his

the

him

of ammonia give, slowly, a mixture so bear to taste like milk, it; this he drank

to

placed

his

found

hallooing in his

no

quiver.

to

to

We

applied to his knee, without liquor ammoniac, that brought

moved-

wanted

opportunity

that

strong and

little,as

a

him

the

eyelid

an

do.

to

the presence

then

was

moment,

a

I wanted

as

remained

least; and

in

eyes

done,

in, and

Fire

the

causing

been

in what

his attention.

shrinking

took

had

left him

position I had

attract

his

see

OPERATION.

the

taken

be

questions to found

him

his

put

looking

following questions down

at

the

same

:

"

"How

feel?"

"Very well." "Any "A

pain in the

little uneasiness

"What "I water

throat,

has

happened

went

in the

taken

out

in

the

to

you

morning

to

of my

elsewhere?"

or

throat,

no

pain anywhere

else."

to-day ?" the

scrotum."

Imbarah

Hospital, to get

the

QUESTIONS

the

"Was

PUT

PATIENT.

43

off?"

drawn

water

TO

"Yes." "What "I

do

went

"Did "I

native

sleep

to

eat

you

felt

after

awoke

operation?" remember nothing

after,and

soon

drink

or

the

after

the

thirsty,but got nothing

doctor,

"Did

remember

you

else."

operation ?" drink

to

till Kurreem

Ali, the

me."

body prick, or

"No,

any no."

"Did

you

smell

burn

you?"

anything disagreeable?"

"No." "Were

happy

you

when

asleep?"

"Very." "Did "I

hear

you

heard

"Did

anything

voices, but

you

see

any

did

when not

asleep?"

were

you

understand

them."

in the

hospital but

gentleman

me?"

"No." "Did "I

felt

"Any "A

none

pain

chronic before

"Four,

than

easier

to

?"

have

you

it has

going

sleep?"

to

is

time."

some

kind

some

ing suffer-

was

since; belly

none

questions readily and

all these was

to-day?" (he

hospital,

for

been

thinking it

cry,

had

diarrhoea.) going to the

answered

Having

now

part

motions

many

from

began

in that

after

little."

very

"How

much

feel any pain in the scrotum till I awoke."

you

of

frankly, he

judicialinvestigation,

I suppose. is

above

"The presence,

and

we

an

are

of

relation

exact

convinced

thoroughly

to suspension of sensibility

what

took

that

external

place

there

in

our

was

a

plete com-

impressions of

the

most

painful kind. (Signed)

F.

W.

D.

J. MONEY.

BUDDEN

RUSSELL.

CRUNDER

CHOWDAREE,

Surgeon."

Sub-Assistant

April 5th. There "

he a

makes

few

many

is less

complaint. days, mesmerizing no

persons

to

be

than

I intend him

present.

the

inflammation,

usual

to operate

on

the

first,if possible,and

and in

other

side

have

invited

SECOND

44

EXPERIMENT.

Experiment.

Second

inflammation The has become o'clock, A. M. n April 6th. high during last night ; the part is hot, and excessively tender ; the lightesttouch hot; pulse quick. I causes great pain. Skin could resist the temptation of satisfyingmyself still further, not relieve him and time. tors, at the same So, turning to the native docI said that I would Muntur" (the Europe try the "Belatee and the he In before; as charm,) began lying in bed. process the mesmeric minutes haze ten (smoke he always calls it) was produced. After half an hour he still complained of the pain in the inflamed part, and could not bear its being touched ; in threewas established, and I squeezed the quarters of an hour the coma "

inflamed

part with business

Having

I called, in

might

now

and

Mr.

him,

introduce

to

while

Money

Dear

whom and

"

known, the

that

of

insensible would

unnatural But that

his

in

case

your

is

one

of

Mr.

to

different

I have

weight of

cause

that

in

was

catalepsy,

tests

add the

of

state

or

had

native

to

the

of state

no

your

fectly imper-

ism, Mesmer-

entirely

leg off, was England, both of Mesmerism cases accompanied without vinced. phenomena, being con-

so

when

free

cut

his

in

I

all

from

possibilityof

it, one

existence.

own

I have

the

saw

might as well Yours truly,

doubted

have

I twice

statement

I saw,

wonderful

every

Here

Esq.

I believe, if you

that

use

;

"

question

private, many and

to

in

he

absence

my

proceedings Chandernagore :

of

service

feel.

off,

that

the

trance,

my

said

unfairly treated, science

felt it.

have

not

publicly and by

individual

pain, and

at

was

application

hitherto

him

of

mesmeric

a

in

and

make

miles

libertyto

at

was

bladder.

a

six

hospital in

certifythat

to

stating,should testimony, or be of any

own

he or

I

been

Fisher, and

to the

J. Esdaile,

beg

put into you had from the successful

hesitation

he

I

Sir,

Mr.

report

a

"To

"My

Rev.

means,

awake

if it had

Chandernagore,

by going

mesmeric to

than

in

to

the

passing, on satisfyhimself

possible means the pleasure Fisher

attend

to

that, except

and

effect

more

no

"D.

have

picion, sus-

doubted

J. MONEY.

"Hooghly, gth April, 1845." "I

have

last occasion

him

in

only

to

add

referred

thinking

that

to to

the

the

by

above, that I Mr.

Money,

patient,during

was

and the

present

fully concur Mesmeric

upon

the with

trance,

REPORT

totally insensible

was

ALI

unnaturally suspended any available and operations, every

Esdaile

this occasion

upon

KHAN.

Indeed,

pain.

to

from

be

to

KURREEM

OF

previously put the patient into the

the

all

test

of their ordinary

tried

was

in vain.

just

transverse

trance.

Translation

of

and

pain,

of

-what

he

him

still desires

and

saw

in

sleep;

to

Kurreem in

heard

lying by rapid

water

turns.

native

Khan,

drink.

to

his head

says

Jail

the

him

minutes,

giving

All

FISHER."

found

few

a

in his face, and

Report from

a

o'clock, and

3

Awoke

blowing

passes,

Is free of

hospital at

left him.

I had

as

the

to

Dr.

Chandernagore, having

at

"F.

Returned

appeared

senses

manifestation

absent

was

45

doctor,

Hospital, on

the

6th

'April,1845. "At

o'clock, A.

II

there

fever, and Dr.

Sahib

to

was

(may

something

do

Madhab

"I

do

pain

the

the

in

was

a

The

scrotum.

to

came

When

him.

in the

Kaura,

worthy began going on,

hospital,and

experiment

was

"

see?"

you

cannot

patient, Madhab

prosper)

ever

to

asked,

was

"What

acute

an

he

the

M.,

like

clearly; something

see

smoke

is before

my

eyes." "Do

nothing

"No, "Do

you I see

"No, "Is

the

see

you

there

see

?"

doors

but

smoke."

Dr.

Sahib?"

nobody, pain any

but in

breathing causes there pain in the

perceive some body?" your pain

"Yes, "Is

"Yes,

do

"How

the

After

in the

body

with

touch

a

He Sahib

pin

did

restore

not

continued

calling him

his senses,

awake

or

painful,but after

was

he

him.

Before,

asleep,even

was

whatever.

no

pain

in

this state

aloud

tried

for

nearly three-quartersof to be no a deep sleep, and there seemed pain the pricking of his slept so sound, that even

scrotum

caused

had

Sahib

twice

He asked opened his eyes. feelingcold, covered himself."

and

?"

scrotum

sleepy."

; he

of the

pricking it

and

Doctor

scrotum

belly."

ever."

as

fell into

hour, he

an

the

me."

talking near

feel now?"

you

feel cold

"I

a

acute

as

in

is

one

for or

three

hours, when,

thrice, he

for water,

came

which

to

he

his

the

Dr.

senses,

drank, and,

46 of

Translation

"On

the

found

and felt

morning of the 6th the body of Madhab pain in the

great

a

At

operations operation

the

body

going

was

the

on,

When plainly, but said no. he answered, that he could see

people

some

he

Again a

asked

in the

pain

severe

felt very cold. At 2 o'clock p.

and

patient

his

but

ear,

I

forgot of

all to

if he

asked no

but

one,

On

afterwards

the

M.

Rev.

patients and

Fisher

much

scrotum

had less.

pain in the places where This

what

after

soon

makes

one

the

about

sounds

also

his

in the

scrotum,

senseless. Mr.

Money

by pricking

senses

and

came

beating

a

in

gong

He

was

ashamed

began

was

were

witnessed

a

; and

that

natural.

body

is

plaining com-

by all the

hospitals. little feverish

;

pain

in

complains, for the first time, of pricked and burned.

now

he

process

his

"

and I will never incredulity, put It this way is only excusable again. of believe the evidence can hardly

of

senses.

nth.

April

"

the

Took

Experiment.

sub-assistant

with

surgeon

me

the time Jail Hospital, and desired him to watch is still considerable produce the different effects. There Pulse the side operated upon. regular, 60; skin warm. the

o'clock wall

;

much

back

M.

A.

I seated

him

on

placed myself before as

leaned

the

one,

any

said, that he felt

he

and

both

good night,

a

Third

to

could

the

by

reports notice;

of his

in and

patient to the "question" in for the first time, when we

our

these

occasions, the effects Has

"

if he see

knew

became

he

Mr.

temperature

hangers-on

April 7th. the

down

note

two

While

ineffectual."

feeling cold

these

he

made

know.

could

pain ; breathing, and

belly,on Soon

the

and

came

asked

felt any

if he

proved

I left him

when

hospital,

feverish, and

not

was

hospital,and tried to bring him to with a pin, putting fire on his hand,

him

a

I do

the

to

the

there.

were

was

and

civil doctor,

something

:

see

rhat

to

went

hot

Kaura

Esdaile, the

the

on

April, I

of

scrotum.

o'clock, Dr.

ii

some

he Report from Noboo, native doctor, of what the 6th April, 1845. in the Jail Hospital, on

a

heard

and

saw

NOBOO.

OF

REPORT

before.

my

elbows

The upon

him

process, my

the

floor

on

a

in

one

with

to

pain At

in n

against the proceeded pretty

particular, was my

mouth

joined hands, and breathed along their points of my fingersbeing pointed steadilyat of my

taken

his back

stool, and

knees, placed

to-day

upper

varied; I over

the

surface;

his eyes,

nose,

THIRD

and and

EXPERIMENT.

forehead, in succession. of

whole

the

observe

the

with

done

was

idea

had

he

the

effects

of

into

body

that

This

begun for

47 */

seemed

be

to

concentrating the conductor.

one

think

to

himself,

effectual, very mesmeric ence influ-

It

curious

was

the

subject,and testing his senses

on

and

to

serving ob-

was as

we

manipulating for a few minutes, he opened his looked sharply and minutely about him, and being asked eyes, it he saw he two or quite well, he said, "Oh, yes." In a minute repeated his inspection, and answered again, that he saw quite minutes he again looked about distinctly;in seven him, seemed "smoke." surprised,and said he only saw he was In fifteen minutes asked if any pinched; and when was one pinching him, he replied that he could not tell, as I his feeling it. I cut a might now piece out of his body without After

proceeded.

for

tried

now

expecting "You

know

"Has

the

as

the

body, and quickly as

Baboo

the

surah,

this

hint

a

as

therefore

said in

him

gentlemen off.

I

to

induce

your

business

the

plaint?" com-

sub-assistant

On

fortunately found

a

hand, coma

minutes

twenty

witnesses.

in

mesmeric

from that

surgeon

state, if I could

this be

to

in

the

to

the

to

succeeded

I then upon

attend

to

proceeded

possible; and

miles

two

cure

I know?"

operate

European

will

complaint ?"

any

commencement.

I would

"What

best."

I understood the

manifestation; certainly not "

should

"How

mental

gratified. I asked,

be

to

abnormal

an

find

going

of

some

to

considerable

Chin-

party,

of ChanLaw de Clapernou, Governor consisting of the Baron the magistrate, dernagore, Mr. Russell, the judge, Mr. Wauchope, lege, J. St. Pourcain, Esq., Mr. Clint, Principal of Hooghly ColMr.

and all

Clermont,

accompanied

head

back

me

the

to

of

master

the

hospital.

School

Lower The

had

man

; who

fallen

lying on his back. The large gong of the jailwas of 'his ear, inches few a brought, and struck violently within in the I then effect. with pierced the scrotum, and threw no ment being sensible of the smallest moveinjection,without any one His limbs were quite flexible ; but on in his face or body. for a few hand seconds, it gradually of his legs in my holding one down,

and

was

became

occurred

same

in

any

fore-arm

quite rigid, and in the

was

bent

which

upon

could

leg. The

other

position into

we

the

they

were

humerus,

not

bend were

arms

thrown; and

then

it

again;

supple, and and

when

let go,

the

lay the

it fell

4

THIRD

upwards, fingers

EXPERIMENT.

downwards,

or

the

over

ends

instantly.

of

his, the

angle in the air, and 6 the

o'clock, p.

limbs

Still

M.

exists.

now

direction,and

every

to

the

ascertain

of

inflammation, I did

as

flaccid

Recollects knows

when

I2th.

April

effect of the

the He

"

nothing how;

not

awake

not water

after

him,

at

going

supposes

to

sleep;

Dr.

Sahib

considerably enlarged to-day;

there

swell

has

till after

time; four

he

awoke.

He

five motions

and

lie.

proved. of

all

about

in

curious

Being natural

that

saw

o'clock last

12

the

ments. move-

my

tossed

the

on

right

the

process

part

was

just withdrawn.

was

awoke

they

but

to

a

relaxation

be

can

artificial state

at

tested, and

complete

most

legs and arms they fall there

where

to

as

The

also

was

united

my

fixed

fro, according

iris

sleeps;

placing

on

remained

arm

and

swayed of the insensibility

The

But

night,spontaneously.

sees

did

is little

had

the

water

it.

The

is gone, testicle is

pain, and

chronic

it did

for

diarrhoea

not some

has

had since yesnone day, but terday forenoon eased disand morning. Natural, artificial, therefore all equally arrested actions have been for the thirteen hours; a practical fact of the utmost importance, will not be lost sight of by myself, or others, I hope. What a

till this

last which a

blessed

to

prospect

Mesmeric

the

this

sufferers

to

opens

In

influence!

time

we

who

they are, by detecting the laws which ourselves much of Nature, and thereby save In

the

time

mean

let

us

hope

may

who

be

may

sensible discover

to

regulate this trouble

accumulate

power

and

facts,as

pointment. disapthe

seed

succeed theory hereafter. Although I should never as again, I will in future think, speak, and write of Mesmerism for

a

correct

a realityas the principleof gravitation,or the being as much all the circumstances, I cannot For, under propertiesof opium. if I should these to be unexceptionable facts; and but consider shake belief in not not again be able to elicit them, it would my I should that the of Mesmerism; the existence only conclude

failure

arose

Nature, the

or

occurrence

fact because as

to

doubt

Great any

new

from from

ignorance

my

it has

not

been

the existence

it less

make

conditions

a

witnessed, would

of

because

comets

required by The

rarity of to deny a

reality;and

seldom

they

be are

as

reasonable

rare

ances. appear-

weight is very justly attached to first experiments in for these are oiten a voluntary subject of investigation,

unexpected evolution of the powers results surprise the experimenter even,

and

the

personal disqualification.

some

would

of

of nature we

; and

feel confident

when

the

that he

THIRD

by

in

I

as

of

and

situation

of had

thereupon

who

and

of

is

mind,

chemist,

a

interpret

these

has

heard

by

the

a

tain cer-

work

to

apparatus

obtaining

pearances ap-

making. who

discovered

his

by

seduced,

not

to

In

been

sets

rewarded

is

he

in

results

same

discoverer.

first

the

a

that

conclusion.

substance

prescribed,

way

and

saw,

foregone

the

in

was

4Q

prepossession

elementary

new

process, the

and

support

experiments, a

actually

theory

previous

that

he

what

relates

only

EXPERIMENT.

the

Besides

particulars

which

facts,

as

I

results,

general

noted

in

determined

this

the

following

the

case

of

course

my

future

proceedings. I

that

sure

was

there

could

be

imagination

no

at

work

in

the

matter.

there

That

That

on

with

patient's

the

therefore

influence

came

must

this

what

between

consent

no

the

parties.

sympathy.

mental

No

I

was

to

have

the

been I

supposition success

need

eyes

will

conclusion, of

a

conducted

be

be

not

shortly

open. that

purely my seen.

in

physical subsequent

this

instance,

description, experiments

the and

;

CHAPTER

Mesmerism

the

in India

same

Sleep.

Sealing

"

"

and

and

satisfied time

no

in

were

and

nearly

various

the

work,

fact, that

truth

recorded

accord

following

then

I

beg

with

established

at

of

approaching

to

conscious, as

occurrence

of

them

to

compare

of of

the

upon,

the

the

of

supposed

late

number

reviewer

gives and

himself,

to

acknowledges

a

The

bodily phenomena.

my

succinctly of

account

its effects

thing

in

is

matters

it is not a

and

agent

same

In

like

Rhine,

of

and

in

following

known

as

duced pro-

acted

support

appearances

statement

effects

the

and

lost

observed

latitude.

of the

these

identity

that

Mesmerism,

place

The

Review,"

I

power,

Seine,

in

chapter,

in

the

before

ism Mesmerand

Europe, and

east

west

:

"

however,

others,

modification

on

accounts

this the

whether

"Sometimes, coma;

will

and

Bengal

say

is not

all the

extract

readers, in

in

the

symptoms

writers

"

siological Phy-

"

last

effects

climates,

Medical

Mesmeric

the

the

persons

same

conclude,

by degrees

Foreign

various

by

perfect

and

in

appearances

and

cold

ally mor-

Proceeding.

contrasted.

different

evidence,

and

hot

is affected

of

summary

my

for

of

purposes.

the

Thames,

same

ists. first Mesmer-

Mesmeric

the

see

it will

the

provided

"British

the

of the

the

the

with

public

I presume

is received

the

the

of

as

lirium. De-

"

Imposture

"

to

Impossibility of Imposture.

practical

perfectly

banks

the

on

Hooghly;

at

The

as

Insensibility the

Mode

described

existence

it to

when

the

experiments the

of

Operations

of

meric Mes-

Sensibility.

Convulsions.

"

given.

"

of

"

here

impossible.

applying

; and

causes

a

of

corresponded

Europe

of

the

myself

"

Memory

Non-Mesmeric

by

Examples

"

Altered

Rigidity.

Evidence

Demonstration

HAVING,

Eyes.

the

to

physically

Mesmeric

Europe.

"

done

available

Every

"

the

of particular Organs.

Injustice

"

in

Muscular

"

Exaltation

and

of

Paralysis.

Temporary Pain.

III.

there

exaltation,

sensibility; that

feels it were,

of

is

to

depression,

and

reverie,

said

supervene

occasionally, wherein

the

some

or a

state

of

convulsive

action, 5"

state

of

anomalous

somewhat

individual, although

exertion, incapable of independent of train to a thought particular and

a

of

muscular

and or

bound, spellfeeling. rigidity,

MESMERISM

is described

taking place

as

These

extent.

of from

results

accredited

some

to

cases

constitute

to

shall

51

illustrate

greater

a

the

them

less

or

simpler phenomena

by

extracts

some

the

subject. peculiar state of sleep, the surface of the body is of acutely sensible, but more frequently the sense The absolutely annihilated. jaws are firmly locked, effort to wrench them often every open ; the jointsare upon

this

sometimes

feeling is and

We writers

in

said

are

Mesmerism.

"In

DESCRIBED.

resist

the

rigid,and but

limbs

the

deadened

inflexible ; and

of

senses

only

not

smell, hearing,

and

is the

of

sense

sight also,

ing, feel-

are

so

to all external

impressions,that no pungent odour, loud excite them in the slightestdegree. report, or glare of light,can The be pricked, pinched, lacerated, or burnt; fumes body may of concentrated be passed up the nostrils; liquid ammonia may the loudest reports suddenly made close upon the ear; dazzling and intense lightmay be thrown the of the pupil upon eye ; yet so is the of the that state lethargy, profound physical sleeper will remain

undisturbed

and

state, would The

above

is laid

be

intolerable."

in

other

works

quotations, exhibiting first

that

states

eyes

take

we

from "the

; his

eyes

are

a

calm,

a

this

feels

magnetised

that

the but

in the

"

ramifications."

nervous

referred

often

he

to,

writer "it

subjoin.

we

The he

drowsy; he is distinction,speaking of

he

becomes

of

exists, not only the muscles, and of

Passavant

follows:

as

avers

brief

few

necessity of closing the them cannot ences ; he experiopen

tissues, in Dr.

A

repute.

what

the

feeling of comfort;

subcutaneous

ing wak-

Instructions, wherein

Practical

sleep." Teste, another physical insensibility, says, to

put

Mesmeric

correspondence,

sealed

in the

which

tortures,

"

of

Deleuze's

so

to

(Dupotet, p. 36.) corresponds very closelywith

sketch

concise

down

insensible

"As

in

Frankfort,

the

skin, in the

even

an

author

especial effect of magnetic sleep. This an

magnetism, results the of the senses deeper than ordinary sleep,the mediation have is yet more so sensibilitycan decidedly suspended. The that the loudest sound, the brightestlight, vanished in a moment, even bodily injuries,are not perceived in this sleep." Indeed, all the power is mostly

of animal

the authorities this

we

seem

to

after referring

say,

Gauthier, Foissac, and 1 shall

now

states

practicehere.

coincide

present

to

very

much

Chenevix,

in their

accounts,

and,

Elliotson, Townshend,

others." to

of the system

the

reader

described

illustrations

above, and

of all the drawn

from

gular sinmy

CASES

52

MESMERISM.

OF

natural simulates, perfectly, sound Sleep. This if it has been resorted to for sleep, and is more refreshing,even of the system, and be had can soothing pain, or disturbance Mesmeric

"

when

it would

recourse

to

common

narcotics;

which

over

"

improper it has

influence

has

ceased.

The

useless

or

administer

to

the

advantage of not derangement, after the

disagreeable constitutional

a

sleep

be

restorative

of

ducing incific spe-

mesmeric

powers of nervous

depend upon an vigour when induced remedial this as body, and, a agent, may for its superiorityover account common sleep. the whole April 7th. Janokee-Sing, a hardy looking peon; of the scrotum is sloughing, from the applicationof some acrid intense. leaves, and the pain is most The whole has scrotum April 1 5th. sloughed off; has not since telligent slept coming to hospital. The compounder, a healthy, inin putting him to sleep to-day, in half Hindoo, succeeded He hour. awoke when but an by name, pinched, or called upon instantlyfell asleep again. Has n slept, almost without interruption,from April i6th. o'clock A. M. yesterday till 7 o'clock this morning, the only sleep into

actual

to

seem

infusion

the

"

"

"

he

has

had

April

i

since

he

Qth.

He

"

burned.

was

has

been

greater part of his time;

day April

every

subdued

when

"

2Oth.

few

a

new

called

but, in

upon,

when

I let them

"

May three

3rd. "

and

can

be

to

can

remain

be

the now

bending force

peasant

woman.

minutes

; she

I awoke

a

moment

limbs in any

is removed. in

Chowdry: has had is prominent at bladder

to

him.

overcome

for

be mesmerised

introduced.

put

easy

rigid,and require to be dragged into yield precisely like lead, without a

Bissumber

days; the

instrument

when

forty, a

more

second, fell asleep again. The

a

become

vestige of re-action, April 25th. She

becomes

him,

first time, in ten

the

sleeps the

daily, and

suffice to

now

aged

attitude; the muscles

new

for

minutes

to-day, for

her

mesmerise

to

Kowsoalla;

"

quite loose, but position,they

are

a

and

;

mesmerised

Ordered

to

a

minute.

retention the

of urine

navel, and

lie in the

easiest

no

ture, pos-

sleep,if possible.

May 4th. He slept for two hours yesterday, and voided his urine freely,when he awoke. from cholera, is May 4th. Deenoo, a prisoner; convalescent tormented with incessant hiccough for the last twenty-four hours. Opii Grs. ii. "

"

Con feet. Arom.

Grs.

x.

ALTERED

If this does

No

5th.

May

"

nth.

it,a

better

hours, and

three

check

not

found No

SENSIBILITY.

blister

To

"

him

be

53 be

to

applied over

mesmerised.

asleep"

awoke

I

him

:

the

returned

has

phragm. dia-

after

hiccough.

no

of the

May hiccough. The the Sealing of quivering of the eyelids, and their eyes. of the most subsequent spasmodic closure, is one meric specificmes"

return "

symptoms.

June 27th. pain from the

The

"

the of

elbow the

held

is very

sat

her

quite

arms

my

conversing

up

when

eyes;

and

blowing to

cases,

the

in her

eyes, and insensible. I soon

with

us

do

to

I have

great numbers

so,

a

few

after

she

awoke

could was

seconds

she

fell she

her, and

possibly open obliged to pull the not

but

fingers;

was difficulty

in

usual, but

as

her

eyes.

considerable

arm

her

with

of

complains

I

ordered

eyelids asunder open,

few

a

her

at yesterday, and the nerve passed my fingersalong the course removed the pain ; I then minutes, which

fingers before

my

into

of

tender.

for

nerve

Alunga

woman

extension

remain not they would only removed by my rubbing, and shown this peculiarity, in numerous

of persons.

intelligentHindoo tleman, genhas received who an English education, and speaks our for hydrocele, to be operated on language perfectlywell, wished After half an hour's manipulating, while in the mesmeric trance. his arm, and it took a fix in any I extended position I -put it: motionless it was put perpendicular into the air, and remained for ten minutes depressing it again, it bent like lead, in the ; on his side, at true Having replaced his arm catalepticfashion. he awoke his dress, when with a violent start, I began to open and instantly said that he had no feelingin his arm ; that it was into all felt,and cold, which on we putting a thermometer very found it to be two his hand, we degrees colder than the other. hold let go my He remembered raising his arm, and felt me my Altered

of not

his

"

he

but

what

imagined

galvanism, the

process,

galvanism.

I have

during

an

"

thumb,

tell of

sensibility. Rajah

he

became it

was

observed

of his

like

after

arm

that, he

latelyfelt

Having

lost.

said, that

exactly

,

the

felt

he

what

could tion sensa-

slightshocks in his he had experienced

this in other

skin from

patients.

Madub, a shopkeeper. This paralysisof muscles. in the trance, without man was operated on for hydrocele, when since has been feeling it,and ever easily affected; I have, very

Temporary

therefore, made

"

him

the

subject of

several

experiments.

In

a

54

CASES

minute

heavily at

opening

If at

altogether. effort

his

two,

or

do

OF

MESMERISM.

quiver, then slowly close, closed intervals, till at last they remain

eyelids begin short

this

is ordered

stage he

strains

to

to

his

open

the

eyes,

eyelids,which appear to be glued together, and he says it is impossible to separate them. Being desired with his fingers,he rubs his eyes lently, vioto help himself and then forciblyseparates the eye-lids,when nothing but the white of the eye is seen being turned up to the ; the cornea roof of the orbit. While seize his rubbing his eyes, I sometimes hands his arms and extend horizontallyon either side; the arms fixed in a moment, desired become and when to apply his hands to

to

his

where of

air

his

eyes

his

arm

only

so

he

now,

the

that

says

he

If I blow

are.

in the

same

he

on

is not

there:

his hand

up

not

know

tries in vain and

resists

Muscular

of which

to

use

being

gives

up for it

both

desired

to

seek

for

his

body, and

the

search, saying, it

gropes

look

to

all his efforts.

rigidity. "

Is

usually attendant

instances

numerous

medical

desired

him

I urge

across

arm

or

arm,

higher up, he carries opposite side till he reaches the catalepsed arm, remains to depress it ; the arm tended, horizontallyex-

being the

one

When way. and on one,

says he has only the other, he passes the flexible side for it, but soon at the other

and

does

he

impel a current against it by fanning, the rigiditydisappears,and he uses desired, but the other continues as less, catalepsed and usearms

till relieved arms,

that

cannot,

will be

part of the subject. My

mesmeric

on

coma,

treating of the

given, when

first

ments, patient,by repeated experiexcessively sensitive,and affords a good specimen

became of mesmeric

catalepsy. Kaura; I3th. Madub

May than

a

"

minute

the

; and

effects

this are

man

be

can

catalepsedin If, when

passing strange.

less he

is

standing, I point my fingers at him for a few seconds, his eyelids fall their his his to arms mere immediately droop, by weight sides ; his whole body begins to tremble, owing to the incipient loss of command the muscular over system ; and, if not supported, moment's he would fall down in a heap. But give him a support, and he becomes and if the of centre as gravity rigid as a statue, is well that must

and

poised he

for be

a

longer time

dragged

allowed

a

perpendicular; like

will

a

out

than

for if

in any I have

of the to

moment

statue

remain

fixed

contract

posture waited

to

a

have

attitude,

new

suddenly pushed, he its pedestal,and from

The

see.

positionthey in

goes

his

into, and

is put

he

down, life is

muscles

assumed, out

head

of the most, fore-

endangered.

CONVULSIONS.

However

inconvenient,

equally with

his

heels wall

continues

his

behind

against it,like a buttress,longer than the

at

acute

an

be, he is position may sleep,quite comfortably,

to

if his

and

neck;

55

the

grotesque,

or

satisfied,and

well

DELIRIUM.

"

angle, he I have

forehead

remains

is

placed

sticking out

from

ascertained.

This will be copiously illustrated in to pain. Insensibility numerous surgical operations. Somnambulism. Will have a chapter to itself,and need

my

"

not

"

be

introduced.

now

Exaltation Instances and

of particular organs,

of

all these

found

be

Europe

to be

the

from

secret

of

being

the

able of

wisdom

into

the

benefactors

of

called

this

work, in

exceptions, will be recognised the

hemispheres ; truths declared by many last sixty years, and for western

her

public consideration and

and

respect, due

to

exciting a regret that regarding streets, without any one

mankind, in the

long

so

of

observed irregularities

its and

eastern

course

for the alleviation and processes, suffering; it will be a great satisfaction to and should labours assist in raising the dishonoured

evidence dead

as

rule, and

universality of the

imitate

to

human

if any

them

the

"

during the they were laughed at, and scorned. of being admitted to see personal gratification of nature's workshop, and the advantages

processes

removal me,

the

which

propounding the

with

delirium.

"

the

independentmen,

and

Apart

in the

same

thereby proving honest

general

convulsions,

"

in

occur

correspond

to

that the

; so

will

in

her. I

know

now

fought, and

was

benevolent

the continent Mesmerism

have

which

and

their

companions, only again demonstrating what long

familiar

established.

ago

much

a

part

the

The

and

tle batand that

they, on people of

good and evil of while in England are we the expounders of a law

both

with

thirty years, unwilling ear to

as

that

born, by the truthful

was

last

an

is

I

Deleuze,

been

the

long ignorance)

my

the

of the human

constitution

as

thought and digestion. It is to be hoped that, to subject, our neighbours will no longer have reason

processes

of

merism ignorance and presumption, and that if Mesis rejected by the English public,it will be after study experiment, and not from prejudice and passion. of the subject,and and wonderful nature Knowing the new

reproach and

before

Seine, had

giving

now

this

the

for

of nature,

on

won,

Puysegur, of

the banks

the

deplore

tHe tropics, am

I, under

only

I

(and

that

the

our

insular

public

was

ill

prepared

to

receive

the

naked

truth

on

56

IRREFRAGABLE

individual the

on

testimony, I

vouched

for

the

been

possible. shall

from

had

on

are

matter

the

on

the

in open

and

and

who

one

no

take

may

and

a

be

to

is not

cloud

a

in this

exist

more

plain

Calcutta

of

spectators, if it had has

do,

been

related

case

every witnesses.

of

found

hereafter

may day, and

evidence

gentlemen, intelligent

the

for

found,

easilybe

be

if there

or

hundreds

available

will

me

preferred

done,

to

can

or

has

The

patients eye-witnesses investigatethe

of

host

the trouble

to

spot.

these

Taking leave

by

inhabitants

I have

dozen

a

spot,

have

done,

for any

ready

are

in all the

strangers;

all the

All be

half

the

related

would

theatre, and

done, and

facts

and

I

neighbourhood. my

called

witnesses, it is simply because

European

for

have

by disinterested,honourable,

residents

both of

and

spot;

EVIDENCE

to

cases

adduced

be

into for

be

speak

to

what

I did

for

I

account,

but themselves,,

might I

hope

will, I pointing out some that imposture, in the generalityof my trust, demonstrate cases, is morally and physicallyimpossible. It is morally impossible that I could have taught my patients

to

excused

circumstances

general

particularswhich

; for

know

not

I knew

the

not

existence

they exhibited, till, day by day, I I had never unexpected occurrence.

became

symptoms of

their

when

book, in some

the see

be

I made

getting nature

first

my

I determined

speak,

to

and

experiment;

fied of the diversi-

read

Mesmeric

a

succeeded

having

listen

to

witness

a

only

for

her

to

from reading on purposely refrained be in order that my senses predisposed to might not subject, things in any particularlight,and that my judgment might did not left unbiased My reason by the opinions of others.

for months

time, and

teach

to

me

gradually

instructed

Mesmerism

about nature,

what,

expect

by has

without

guide

the

existence

village talk exhibit

type

to

the

of

such

The

ignorant of

the

not

regarding become

clever

heard:

been

have

abroad

some

had

of

must

had

enable

book

the

there

"

rogue was

imitation, in the first instance, was

it observed

routine

was

gone

Mesmerism

he

I

Bengal

had

rumour

power;

hospitals people day, among patients newly

among

of

coolies

in

in

If

interpreter.

Bengal, so as to phenomena of which

Be

country.

saw

also, that at

the

arrived

followed

the

time,

same

from

is this.

cases

A

did but

different person

was

I know

all that

acquired by reading

and

; but

senses

been

No

imitate,therefore

my did : and

I

and

a

to

what

or

subject, the peasants equally so, I presume.

presented

was

not

arose,

the to no

possible. im-

happen day by

parts of the

presents himself

OF

before

for

me

room

word

a

of

is

said

the

hereafter

be

coma

by

it be

to

of my

himself

visit

the

I then

go

his

journey, not

after this

do

another

would

cause

a

influence.

One

(if unperceived, so by using the process patient to a state of

; and

reduces

requiring

into

mesmeric

of the bed

:

disease

a

to

himself

seats

described, often

the end

has

is desired

to

him;

the head

57

operation, as

an

destructive

better,) at

he

see

repose

about

follows

MESMERISM.

I

; he

and

dark,)

excitement,

much

OF

its removal

assistants

my

TRUTH

first time, and

for

being

mental

to

the

operation (which

an

THE

the what

is necessary,

whether

off, or

take

straightena limb, without his knowledge or postors, consent. Now, supposing these poor ignorant people to be imwhence their intimate comes knowledge of the mesmeric bility phenomena, from the quivering of an eye-lidonwards to insensiIf they are cruel tortures? what to the most not they seem heaven-born have to be, then had are they impostors, or natural superinstruction, It may have

be

cut

pokers applied

life ;

that, knowing

be

silentlytormented,

be

told, that

the

the

reader

patients,in

body. June I2th. the

on

calf

much

not

June pain

and

1

return

Oct.

Indian

Lokee,

is

pain

sign of

a

Or

sign

no

to

acids, and

all quarters

Honour.

invites

Bengal

showing from

it.

his enemy

we

of

the

to tear

to

may sence abhim

Fuqueer

peasant

a

of

leg

on

allow

"

waking, The

nine

to

without spare

"

She

effect. no

more

years' standing;

and

Lokee

woman

cut

out

been

has I

me

in the we

another, she

to-day, who come

of

was

Captain

sleeping. operation; felt

after the

hours

has

deep yesterday, but sleep. To-day,

presence

left her

tumour

cut

back

off the tumour? to

hospital,with

June last,to be mesmerised. mesmerised daily, for two hours, in

therefore

time

her

then

a

the

it is full of

common

and

tumour

three

asked

to

person,

feeling it,and awoke

subdue

get beyond

one

the

out

aged 60, has

woman,

of

condition

non-mesmeric

I tried

her

of the tumour,

27th.

and

maggots.

3th. She

"

could

American

mesmeric

the

her

Oct. 24th.

but

of

endurance

North

I cut

Elder, without

a

without

sores,

of

corrosive

have

to

learned

coolies

the

hobby, they come order to please my

trouble, first by

entranced,

no

in

the

the

and

did

pain

after

"

of

tilcerations the

my

of

taste

have

not

himself. voluntarilytorments do justiceto this ingenious hypothesis,I shall present the with in which some examples of the way pain is borne by

stake, and

To

my

their

to

passive

of it,for the

could

pieces,and

to

red-hot

at

they

said, that it is the

themselves

or

earth

on

"

operated

for her, others

on

her

to-day, as

requiring equal

we

atten-

58

INSENSIBILITY

The

tion.

crying,that

I

pain

old

did

shammed do

not

and facility

every

what

This

and

perverse

1

her

3th. by

of

right temple by one presence, smallest degree of I awoke

with

which

acid, her

appears

to

the

had

pulse

to

a

it

failed to do

fell from

88"

so.

to

to

go

coma.

(such

covering

sore,

mesmerised, her

showing

with

great

During

the

and

80",

of

being

of

acid

was

was

be

to

me

production

(who

; and

asleep !

of mind

assistants,)without

consciousness

knew

being aware anxiety to

; her

Gendo

woman

he

she

to be

r-^excitement for

practice;

and

muriatic

of my

her, after

the

done

influence

the

had

pretend

freely applied Company's dispensary)

in his the

be

Finch

the

all the

had

fact of her

very

intentions

good

not

conduct

to

first occasion,

given her,

yet would

intended

Dr.

"

is furnished

as

time,

in the greatest

the

She

were

the

of the mesmeric

August

whole

continued

second?

inconsistent

and

sleep neutralised destructive

the

on

for, from

wanted

was

so

of her, and

easily accounted what

she

insensibility on

encouragement

wanted

was

miserably the

her ; and

afterwards.

woman

she

PAIN

screamed

woman

murdering

was

for hours

If the

why

old

poor

TO

her

culty diffiing burn-

tion, respira-

mesmerised, became quite natural before she was entirelydiaphragmatic, and abdominal; the voluntary and semiof the chest being completely paralysed. voluntary muscles Dr. Bedford August i8th. to-day asked permission to apply was

"

the

acid I

though

the

to

Finch's

might not be said accordingly wetted and did

touched show

not

about

and

I

not

the

found

out!

for me,

delusion

from

relieved

acute

my

consented, to

the

it,and

signs of

was

of

end

with

sore

any

it, she

snare was

the

I interfered

and

awake;

was

my

save

in

nessed wit-

woman,

pain.

There

arch

order

with

He

the

a

few

could

be

for

it

that

phenomena.

glass stopper

the

The

she

scepticism (he having

I

experiment)

that

when

sore,

irrational

this most

thought

Dr.

Gendo's

woman

acid,

seconds, doubt

no

deceiver, having

set

a

laughing at my beard ; and thick-coming fancies by Dr. B. kindly was

now

insensible person was probably a very suggesting, from of bewilderment, roused trance soon naturally." I was my had put pepper however, by hearing the woman cry out, that "we diatelyshe sat up, showing signs of great pain ; immeto her head !" and "that

after, she

trance

to

be

:

the

healing,I

declared

"her

head

was

on

fire,"and

distractedlyin great agony. bathed, and, as the best anodyne, threw

bed, walking head

she

sore

took

about

being the

surrounded

opportunity to

them

out

I ordered

by tubercles, which pare

got

off; and

her

into

retarded to

of her the its

this she

WHILE

in difficulty,

much which

of, having

In

order

she

that

knew

forgotten

even

Clermont's

Mrs.

this old

protect

is

case

might about

burning

will be

awoke

hear

we

first words,

talking

were

waking patient,when

if Mesmerism

curious

did

fact of muriatic

surface

with

of the

in another

that

her

her

invasion

seen

the

have

I

what

; an

So

59

hour,

an

B.

given.

in

applied

half Dr.

the

we

woman,

TRANCE.

nothing

sleeping state, which

the

by

that

were,

MESMERIC

indifferent.

perfectly

was

IN

not

acid,

Dr.

Finch, acting large quantities a raw by and the time the narcotic, calming at a as anodyne same circulation, and revolutionisingthe respiration,while a drop in to

direct

the

of

hands

excitement

in the

!

nobis

Dass,

Beppo

"

of

the

causes

"Non

"

loth.

Oct.

Bedford

Dr.

tantas

eral gen-

lites."

componcrc

prisoner,

a

sufferingand

greatest

entranced

was

to-day;

Bradbury, Major Riddell, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Muller, Mr. Graves, Messrs, Savigny, Mr. Bartlett ; him for hydrocele. The and I operated on thrown injectionwas in without his showing his arm, which a vestige of feeling,and I had at the commencement, never placed in the air, on purpose, the and had taken down after this to be moved, was operation; the the last night; fortthe second man during operation performed on presence

and knew

Dr.

both

on

nothing

Mr.

Roer,

occasions

of what

had

happened

artificial inflammation

till the

slept for

he

waking,

on

commenced

at

operation having been performed called a painless operation. the

"They I shall

and

"When

as

I

one

laid

who

scars

the

first

a

operated thrown

could

; and

the

in order

to

states.

On

show

hair;

usually high,

sequel of this

the

man's

the

day

after

and

from

the

case,

behaviour the

case.

so

some

my

this

that

been

hydrocele, coir

a

persons

as

head

if

as

is what

in his natural

nature

for

like

I here

operation, the

sensitive

has

friend's letter,

ago,

was

down

perspirationran

on sprinkling water my dormant by your Mesmerism."

it is for the

first

by

end

night ;

wound,"

a

pain

pain

no

at

This

a

years

the

up,

was

But

my

some

on,

and

from

passage

publicationof

9

felt

o'clock

noon.

felt

never

loins, being pulled at each

my

they

was

at

transcribe

injectionwas

the

round

therefore

shortly after

written

and

laugh

at

afterwards,

hours

two

and

hard some

have

you

quote

rope,

it,and

artificial

inflammation

is

of the parts, pressure

excessivelypainful. Now, on both occasions, I have requested numerous gentlemen to press the part, and ascertain if it was always their really painful: "a question not to be asked," was is

60

MESMERIC

reply.

The

by the

same

if it

man

bottle:

a

pressed, showed

imposture facts

signs of instant

I shall

and

pressed

being

on

as

now

pain.

acute

the

use

may

sion, expres-

surgical operations, might

physical impossibility physiologista series ting, convincing than all the cutinvent. For although we

submit

now

be

to

part

of the

the

to

more

and

tearing,

experiment repeated

and

severe

him, will be

to

the

awakened,

demonstrations

as

; but

which,

then

painless

safely adduced

of

allowed

cited, along with, if I

numerous

of

he

was

all the above

cases

very be

he

"

the

entranced, and

when

persons,

was

The

then

was

FACTS.

can lacerating we will not that exhibit sibility insenmen may pretty certainlyconclude, without to some torture, adequate object to be gained, our observation, or be unintelligible yet the incentive may escape It is, therefore, desirable discover to to us. something which it was in a natural condition to do, under impossible for a man of any the influence the temptation of the passion, or under To highest bribe. perform the following feats, will, I imagine,

found

be

above

from

darkness

breathe

to

of

power

the

sunshine,

into

the

only by of

temperature

the

body,

will.

at

in my

the

man's much

also

Mr.

the

in

has

Bennett, and

sacrifice the

obliged to

of all the till I

to

and

remained

his eyes ito which

he

say,

they

would the

the rest

muscles

not

the eyes

absolute

of the

of the muscular

eyelids,the ball

of

extinction

the

"

system eye

has is

seen

to

gone

act to

the

on

but

organ,

eration cartilaginousdegendid

man

a

open

not

dissection.

again in

This

muscular

the

out

long

a

wide

eyeballcontinue

of the

:

I closed

when

shut

remain

a

insensible. been

is

organ

son, Riddell, Captain Ander-

pupils dilated,in

have

larger than

minutes,

minutes, quite rigid,and

wholly

been

since

of the

few

a

was

after organ, into the trance

the

and

were

in which and

relapsed

open,

it

insensibility

have

body

dissected

of the part

the

for twenty

wide

glans, as

structures

amputating

was

in

Major

Jackson,

Mr.

"

the

diminish

and

and

the

him

pleasure,

at

excrescence,

an

penis, and of

presence

dilation

first case,

I entranced

enlarged.

first trial,and

was

of his

fist,at the end

pulse hours, and

The

"

a

the

for

diaphragm,

pupil are recorded frequentlyseen. Kaloo, a Fuqueer, June nth.

of

the lower

to

"

accomplished impostor: of drugs, in passing use

most

pupils dilated, without

the

keep

to

the

a

few

awake derful Won-

minutes,

insensible, with

full

noonday light, stance is not the only induring the trance,

them,

showing, In

power.

most

I

ceive, concases

involuntarily,after the rest, and

rollinground

on

the

opening the orbit, like

an

MESMERIC

agitated influence,

the

faint, .of

all

we

Sept.

if

asked and the

I

mesmeric

trance.

chamber, insensible

all

Sept.

came

an

irritation,

and

to

lessen

beforehand

;

movement

natural his

minutes,

All

above

and

the If

by the to

at

am

the

had

loss

to

of

involuntary attribute

are

it to

H.

Dr.

lens,

such the

the

was

anterior

being

man

was

as

had

It the

be

appears

will.

the

to

the

as

lower

more

to

that

me,

revolutionised,

pulse

thoracic

;

After

20

and,

18,

of

by him,

movement.

of

a

statue, natural.

than

cmcis,"

"experimentum

reckoned

order

his

alongside

trunk

nature

in

counted

usual.

and

pain

stool,

20

of

hope

of

of thoracic

become

body the

lying

an

will

what

a

respiration

fixed

body

of

than

vestige

considered

of effect

a

on

Mr.

all

respiration

man

a

in

powers

We ;

his

of not

not

imagine

the

restorative

head.

70,

Reverend

the

removing

higher

was

his

organs

by

minute

to

physiologist.

human

in

the

and

time,

sitting

the

that

there

of first

eye,

the

the

sunk

with

temperature

a

one

to

in

diphragm

tests

the

temperature

;

that

these

blood

chest

the

that

into

cornea;

and

while

man

depressing

passed

the

entranced

was

100

pulse

ascertained

we

a

again,

it

presence

allowing

of

was

his

comparing

I

it

a

rigidity

Fisher

dilated

rose

that

for

of

he ; flow

the

man

a

thereby

the

on

After

with

to not

was

Mr.

much

so

lens

con-

insensible

general

Reverend cataract

was

pupil,

the

their

pulse.

the

the

in

entranced

undisturbed

act

natural

for

contact

inflammation

subduing

from

applied?

the

To-day,

"

-I

Bradbury,

only

second

the

time.

8th.

1

of in

the

not

pupil

needle,

dilation and

trance

of

been

the

withdrawing

the

operated

had

lose

That

presence

The

also and

regular

to-day

belladonna

continued

to

the

"

Heathcote,

Dr. the

the

iris,

of

degree

motionless

as

ourselves,

In

intense

most

and

eye,

man.

from

but

7th.

1

dead

a

the

the

becomes

eye

satisfied

body,

the

of

the

of

that

as

Under

msucles

and

tractibility, light

needle.

magnetic

6l

FACTS.

satisfactory when it

we

is

absurd

see

CHAPTER Somnambulism.

Definition.

"

pected

Child-Stealing

making

Somnambulist.

a

of Justice.

publicly proved. imitated

Day-marc.

Mesmeric

"

Imitative Somnambulism.

Clairvoyance.

BEFORE

Power.

submitting

of

the

condition rendered

and

a

condition

of

antecedent

had

into

this

enable

to

never

this

give

to

date.

all

its

others

awake

things

and

obscure

my

evidence

experiments, seen

a

My

I

but,

on

related

this

of

the

be

in

a

62

to

is

in

prevail

most

asleep, feels munication com-

of

tion, atten-

indifferent

;

patient

on

which

with,

associated

of

extemporaneous

till I

subject

the

but

I

was

prematurely

enter

in

justice;

borne

thought

and

suppressed,

are

bearings;

of be

nambulistic som-

British

experiment,

court

it will or

as

of

the

developed." of

medical

mary sum-

relapse into

branch

field

hope

was

following

the

and

to,

tions observa-

my

the time

at

any

often

very

somnambulist, first essay

of

objects

to

commonly,

purely

of

species of

anomalous

an

most

reserved

"

extraordinary circumstances,

difficult

my

had

it in

most

me

will

have

to

examined

forced, by

whilst

to

feeling

paroxysm,

intended

I

and

thought

Nature

"

individual, though

recollection;

no

"

"Somnambulism

:

faculties

and

torpid

which,

in

given

world,

external

respecting retains

train

the

the

of

Coma.

distinctive

quoted

an

"

Stage

Mesmeric

"

results

as

is

senses

which

profoundly

most

awaking

It

impassive,

in

Somnambulists.

prefix the

to

energetically,holding with

a

certain

;

the

already

thoroughly

most

and

leave

Review,

exaltation

acts

beg

Europe.

which

in

unwonted

reader

Mesmeric

"

Examples.

recognised

in

Medical

Foreign

the

appearances state

or

I

somnambulism,

on

a

to

be

can

ing. Sleep-wak-

Clairvoyance.

Illustrative

"

Mesmerism

Communicative

Mesmeric

"

of

Mesmeric

Catalepsy.

in Court

a

Varieties,

make

SuS-

"

in

Sleep.

"

to "

Mesmeric

"

Mesmeric

the

How

"

its

Mesmeric

"

of Somnambulism.

Stage

Natural

and

Sleep-walking.

Dreaming.

Skill

Truth

"

it.

to

Experiment

of Mesmeric

Sleep,

Means.

First

"

of Court.

out

Mesmeric

"

Means.

Trial

"

Artificial

by

its

by

Natural

"

Introduction

Singular

"

stolen

Men

"

IV.

in

order

and

mind,

making and

in

to

scribing de-

that one,

I up

accidental

63

SOMNAMBULISM.

production

as

the

to

mesmerise

June Hooghly

parties

were

entered

the

shown

to

his

of

the

field close

but

began

he

to

from

came

the

passed

in

have

it

he not

his

man

:

in

as

took

felt

the

met

and had

then

the

; very

thereupon

led him

away,

him.

When

examined

known

the

was

who

had with

clever,

a

have

to

man

fits,or said

was

effect ; that

this

to

was

he

two

all he

was

in company

all said

been

never

this

he

him,

that

a

left

man

hand

to follow

tittle into

went

his

sistently, con-

a

near

man

smoked,

or

friends

evidence

he

and

; and

man

drunk,

eaten,

The

gate of Chandernagore,

the

at

fully care-

repeat

without

of

his eyes,

compelled

him

was

hold

that

I

tools.

strange

a

he

as

bundle

a

; this

heard

morning

soon

across

; and

but

I

culprit

readily and

me,

again

the

The

barber's

sequence,

then

was

had

his

I

him.

swollen;

produced

told

recollected

master

him

rescued

and

barber

a

shortly after,

him:

that he

boy, and sleep. I

his

that

only

senses,

had

well-behaved walk

a

that

rescued

was

eyes

usual

which

his hand

and

where

; and

man

police

that

hospital.

was

and

early

his

was

the

have

to

the

to

different

a

to

up

of

trade,

senses,

charms,

his

He

say.

the

told

was

said

he

found

only

force, and

without

miles to

and mutter

came

of

said, that

lost his senses,

but

before

and

was

said

house, and

a

after, he

soon

he

to

I

matter,

taken

He

his

He

to

be

to

magistrate,in

road,

collected

one

following tale,

variation.

the

driving through

was

of

who

man

me.

recovered the

before

act

instruments

examined, soon

in the

a

him

ordered

containing boy

the

stupid, and

half

was

then

was

lap of

the

therefore

was

I

the stealinga boy, inside the guard-house. Upon hearing this, I house, and found a boy of ten or twelve years old,

sittingon boy

crowd

a

I tried

these.

simply

saw

apprehended

the first occasion

on

fortnight ago,

what

asking

coma,

are

a

and

Bazaar,

been

The

About

"

On

office. had

"

7th.

1

facts

the

:

mesmeric

ol

on

to

the

the boy, whom he knew well, morning in question,he saw very following a strange man stopped him, and asked what ; that he he was The and no appeared doing there? boy made answer, to be idiotic : upon alarmed, brought water seeing this, he became to

throw

which that

he

follow

used

last succeeded.

On

not

that

this, he mean

at

did

he

and

his

on

man,

fell

to

know

he

why

though

down,

time, the

brought

face,

and

man

Hooghly.

was

he

did

there not

his

making

revive

to

means

; that

know eye

him, the

on

off, but

called

he

he

in the

was

after

ground. ; and

to

saying In

apprehended,

barber

said

obliged

was

and

in

him;

again questioning him,

was

bruised

I then

other

this

the and was

64

FIRST

his story and

on

way. to

the

The

he

:

the

met

him

suspicions ;

of

their

and

are

reports

obliged are

said

are

a

influence; and

possessed

of

perhaps it could only

has

natural,

could

it be made

be

as

make

able

that

side

him home. true,

was

people to sleep; people having been

of the

; and

all

sensitive

the victims the

over

dilemma

it

:

; and

I

mesmeric

the

craft.

either

was

if the

a

I

case

latter, how

Mesmerism?

by

into

them

of their

mystery

a

case,

to

world,

likelyto have become at an early period, and

very

as

unless

them

occupation brings

most

in the

As

accident

anticipated that

I should

of such of a mode possibility I was completely ignorant of the subject, I experiments, to satisfymyself. I thought this could be done I should by Mesmerism, to

as

imitate

I had

it, as

the

greater

includes

power

the

to

the

to

subdued

till some

still. If allowed trance

deepened,

in his

eyes,

after

and me,

and

times

mesmerised

Jail Hospital, and inflammation

of

a

the

trancing eye, by eninducof ing extent

only went to the the cataleptictendency, and leaving him the power of moving hearing,but very imperfectly. At this point,I led him away, then closure, lettinghim go, he stalked to the other end of the entill brought up by the wall ; being turned, he walked in a

straight line

several

the

bility, to insensistop short in the progress like effects,if obtainable by this means.

only produce

repaired

in whom him

if to

to

I therefore man;

about

I had

in order

lost his

put

barbers,

their

them

out

speak

to

to

less ; and

and

The

Mesmerism

to

witness

a

probable, that

perhaps

of

roads

brought

determined

charmed

had

artificial somnambulism

me

had

accompany take him

would

could

therefore,

are,

secret

two

or

he

to

country, of

surfaces

descended

called

and

who

the

the

upon and abduction;

it

the

over

persons

they

see

looking stupid,

that

the boy

processes,

rife,all

with

contact

said

policeman

be

to

he

desired a

and

crying

transaction, whichever

tedious

follow

to

the

him

usually women. shrewd, observing race;

close

be

ailed

road

roused attention, and the trade of the man my I had heard that barbers in this country, while

as

performing

had

the

on

what

nature

strongly arrested

of

boy

asking Upon hearing this, he police station, and that

strange

my

EXPERIMENT

; but

obstacle to

he

stand became

addressing with

obstructed

him

him, and for

motionless insensible all the

great exactness,

to

some

sounds

time, he both

stood

then

lessly help-

minutes, ;

by blowing

revived, and

English

the

and

peated re-

Hindo-

awakening him, he had no recollection of any part of his proceedings,and said that he had never stirred from the spot, from where of the enclosure at the opposite end although he was stanee

;

on

MAKING

IN

commenced.

we

Being

witness, I

a

in

person

summoned "if I

asked,

was

the

the

to

it

thought

described

way

6$

SOMNAMBULIST.

A

in

the

Magistrate's Court

practicable to

evidence?"

I

as

off

carry

a

replied,that

I had possible,because just done something very like it, by making a prisoner follow round the hospital enme closure, his knowing it." The without the magistrate committed when it came the judge, it was to be tried before found case ; but to be utterlyimpossible to convey even a glimpse of my meaning "I

it

thought

in

the

and

of

minds

the

in court

follow

another

him

willing to nothing: if he for

be

In

day

a

court, Mahomed him of

the

and

walking

his

obliged asked

first entered

speaking

addressed

he

hear:

the

I act

deeply and

walk:

told

he

dock,

attend

and

the

"

to

men

the

judge's

natives.

Nazir

I mesmerised

bar:

catalepsed,out

arms

road

for

I

pleased.

Moulavies ; and

them

to

left the

tance, dis-

some

This

him. had

did, and

I

since

room

by

that

push

walked

with

those after

a

suddenly rigid from

insensible

he

animation

in

a

power

behind

yards

head

to

he

front, that

all motive from

usual

moment,

with

to

his be

he

words

voices

that

in

his

eyes.

on

entering.

conversation, and

intelligence,I praying ceased

lepsed cata-

of

attitude

speak

to

lipsmoved heard.

as

He

or

if in

was

so

nearly extinguished,

was

with

me

see

in

and

in the

ceased

few

not

him

The

all

to

by blowing

did

he

him

of speaking.

act

engaged

bar, and, in

speaking, to

and

behind, while

the

at

affected

I had

be

attention

any

again awoke

was

Moulavies

from

the

became

he

speaking

was

of

he

;

and

was

prisoner

to

to

the

awake

to

me

spot, in

put in the

him a

the

on

him

judge

while

named,

done,

his

down

bench, if he

the

lips,and

was

The

do

While they were confidentlyanswered, "No." in front, I approached, unperceived, behind, and

him

his

Madub

from

him

on

ask

to

to

be

the

at

with

paying

his

I

it,he

to

entranced died

at

I

that

engage

rigid in any position,as long as the bar, where the judge and

him, without

were

being

on

arms

him

replaced

all addressed

they

placed

led him,

making 'I then

with

him

make

whom

requested Europeans

was

minutes, and set

to

person

would

could

;

show

intentions.

our

in, and

brought

court,

of

crowded

was

few

a

try what

case

objectionto I answered,

but

men,

try the

to

one

I said.

three

after, I

two

was

in

I would

any

possiblefor

was

order

had

if I had

me

it

who

experiment,

ignorance

or

which

the

would

in total

kept

asked

involuntarily,as

Court,

to

officers

law

that

make

was

sent

native

therefore

judge

Moulavies

the

the

my

finger,to

and difficulty,

foot, a slightpush

then sent

make

him

becoming him

down

66

TRIAL

headlong

rigiditywas by

floor, in

with

for

I took

he

in

in his

had

eyes,

the

pretend

in the

facilities of

few

a

and

I had

as

his

him

seen

health, "c.,

he

ceased

round

then

not

to

like

answer,

teetotum,

a

restored

merising mes-

him

his

to

could no one insensibility; I slightestsign of life. When

complete

show

the

he

instantlyrecovered

his

and

senses,

declared

spot. stole

the

boy mesmerically

it gave

me

I will

not,

or

opportunity

an

a

driven

of

it thus

of the

it; and

far,

strongly philosophic and the

in the

the

of

proving,

hope

barber

had

was

so

as

the

mental

bodily,or by denying the contemptuously

them

shall do

suspect

much

that

the

find,at

nature

clear, that

the end

of

in

the

unexpected of

overlooked

work,

sentence

the

for

mesmeric

the

on

was

called

government

periments ex-

of

mind

of

instead

solving our

the

some

of

and

new

derful won-

culties diffi-

phenomena, or dismissing deception, or delusion,

the

betake

the

truth, if

the

human

nearer

power

Like

agent. that

the

nine

to

exhibition

some

diligentlyto new

boy's person,

barber.

phenomena, as

the

and

impression

generally be

our

for

art, except

sentenced

that

suppose,

better, and

the

expected

public opinion

the

was

irons;

But

an

existence

he

offspring of

resolve of

practise

the

have

we

and

distant, when

who

be

I

mind

public

may

illegalpossession of

too

puzzled by

benefits,that

is not

deep graciously pardoned the

When

rousing

and

good;

as

the

purposes.

in

was

made

deeply impressed

well

as

a

I witnessed

that

moment

steal

to

engage

I became

of

years' imprisonment, and labour confirmed by the superior court. the proceedings, and thinking, I court,

the

evil

all those

medical

obtained,

day

almost

for

well

dangers, as

condemn

however

From

its power

I trust

will

That

barber, I could

child, daily.

conviction

sense

from

native

a

degrees of Mesmerism,

extreme

have

of

about

minutes,

dock, time,

of

barber

or

woman,

with

we

injured

not

that the thing could be done, and public manner, no ventured to deny publiclythat I stole the men ; and, with

the

a

He

it.

most

has

to

him

turned

decide, but

to

one

the

of

aware

in, and,

or

left the

never

Whether

man,

not

was

fit of

the

manner:

fortunatelywas

all the

state

a

hear,

In

of the

out

place him

not

I

brought

asking

began

rigidlyfixed

former make

I

all the time.

him

arms

blew

that

next

was

month,

a

him

his

alarming

most

a

and difficulty,

some

Sooroop Chund

and

SKILL

fall.

his

him

MESMERIC

instantaneous

so

revived

was

the

upon

OF

of

ourselves the

stitches

to

careless have

the

stitution, con-

study

knitter,

been

we

we

dropped,

IN

and

that

must

we

of the

the

the

I

I feel

irregular distribution of effects on the bodily

same

abnormal

between

sleep and

; from

phenomena in the

being

the

degree, and

think

to

than

that

the

extreme

repletion,and

or

secretions, produce

nervous

and

on

artificial

its exhaustion

mental

able

which

in

organs

the

normal

and

produce

to

nervous

life, and and

vary

that

the

them,

at

that

of the latter

most

novelty consists will, by

a

in

our

direction

new

energy.

In

Sleep. "

of

repose

body

of movement

this condition mind

and

in either, on

Mesmeric restorative

this,by institutinga comparison varieties,and the mesmeric

its diseased

it will be apparent

of

routine

Common absolute

exemplify

to

attempt

natural

of the

disposed

parison com-

sleep.

I shall

exist

sleep

a

the human

differ in

the

over

By

novo.

they only

have

system,

nervous

de

mesmeric

think, that

sleep ; and

of the

work

and

we

67

JUSTICE.

our

command

of

state

conditions

OF

effects of natural

greater

natural

COURT

recommence

it will be seen,

system, in

A

Sleep exactly and

curative

of

the

least, there

; at

there

system is

is

an

ness conscious-

no

awaking.

resembles of

power,

sleep, with

common

which

the

following

added

cases

are

'examples. July 8th. suppression

Geereah,

"

of

the

urine

done

to

been

destroyed :

instrument

an

hour, and dose

loth.

against

a

that

was

bladder

the

her

for

half

on

is

urine

her

of

the

to

up

violence has

navel, and

painful condition

hour, after

an

suffering from

consequence

the

to

:

recto-vaginal septum

extends

passed, owing

Oboychurn

"

gang

Roy,

off, twelve of dacoits.

by ligaturesapplied

bone

which

by

voided

struck

arm

made

days, in

two

10

which

freely; all she

she

the

slept

disagreeable

cured

was

no

of

without

of medicine.

July left

girl; aged

waking immediately disappeared, and

symptoms a

be

can

I mesmerised

parts.

for

perineum, the

Hindoo

a

mortification

required to

be

has

Hindoo

a

days There

to not

removed,

ago, are

been

had

his

defending his house white rings on his arm,

in

the blood

staunch

and

two

land-owner:

; and

produced. this gave

ful it is wonder-

pieces of great pain : he

Several

him

locally,with great relief,and afterwards ally: generof he dropped asleep in half an hour, and slept the whole night; the only sleep he had had since the infliction of the

mesmerised,

that

injury. 2.

Night-mare.

"

If the brain

physical impressions, such

is as

ternal disagreeably affected by inan

unequal distribution

of

68

DAY-MARE.

MESMERIC

blood,

nervous

or

then

energy,

possession of the mind, shadowy horrors; and

take and

off the

shake

incubus

Mesmeric but

with

that "

causeless

fears

him. resembles

much

very walk

to

painful images

sleeper struggles helplesslyto

oppresses

tendency

greater

a

the

of

is filled with

which

This

day-mare.

train

confused

a

night-marc,

talk, and

and

to

appears

and irregulardistribution of the nervous power, the consequent derangement of the respiration and circulation. This is so alarming an effect of Mesmerism, that I do not envy the amateur who it. produce may July 4th. Bunnoo, a Hindoo girl; aged 15. She sprained her ankle, ten days ago, by a fall : the foot, ankle, and half the leg, much swollen, infiltrated,and are painful. I mesmerised very her for an hour, but she only slept for a few minutes, and little relief was given. in ten July 5th. She was to-day, and again mesmerised minutes she became much convulsed, and agitated; her chest was she showed all the signs of a violent attack of hysteria. The convulsions soothed in a short time, by generalising the were mesmeric delirious, crying out^ influence, and then she became

depend

the

upon

"

"

that there be

to a

was

taken

own,

placed

Her

her

her

her

great

wide

were

was

in her

mother's

mother

with

eyes

thought she

; or

ordered

before

man

away.

Bengalee

her

a

house, and

own

said

did

she

for

took

I

a

him was

know

not

I

her.

standing by

was

her, whom

before

desiring

she

but

open,

who

name,

and

eyes,

and

man,

covering him with the choicest flowers of Bengalee abuse. She was sittingup, and carefullyprotectingher leg all this time, answering all my questions about it quite clearly. As it away,

in

not

was

liking,as said

it

she

comfortable

a

she

was

would

answered

and

she The

her,

I then

"yes ;" upon

which

fell back

I made

that the heat

them

cooler

now

This

not

was

subdue

ligaments gave

than

be

now

had

went

into the

apply

:

place it

this she

would

her

did, and to

go

to

sleep :

fingersat her

eyes,

trance.

all over,

ing disturb-

without

their hands

to

it,to

show were

the

inflamed

parts

mesmeric

trance

could

disappeared ;

in which

case

inflammation had

pointed my

I

to

hands.

our a

touched

freely pressed

also

her

asked, if she

assistants

my

be

it to

if shot, and

as

leg could and

allow

not

right.

now

desired

position, I

been

great relief,and

too

the

; it was

much

induced

of

too

long standing,

injured, but sleep even.

local

and

idly rapthe

manipulations

MESMERIC

from

Sometimes

Sleep-walking. "

69

SLEEP-WALKING.

of irritability

the

muscular

the natural of as source system, there is a craving for motion relief,and, volition sympathising to the required degree only, the

gets

person

till tired

:

having

irritation

by exercise returns to bed, sleepssoundly, and, next of his nocturnal promenade. Mesmeric Sleep-walking. July i8th. and

muscular he

walks

and

up,

nervous

in the

of

to-day, presence of Principal Hooghly college : up, and No.

set

on

could

i

order

my

their

to

desired, but

when

till he bowed

being in

came

his head,

two

then

and

five Mr.

dilemma,

shutter

and

fit went

off,if

the

he

I had

and

could

he

taken

not

he

walk

ward, helplesslyforhe wall, against which Being relieved from

he

the

motionless.

there

Clint,

understood

poked

set

wall,

men

being pulled

on

about, a-going again, he slouched a forlorn-looking wretch, till he got embayed between

his

and

stood

tion recollec-

no

and

though might ; nor

all his

with

contact

night air,

I entranced

awoke,

the

slept standing.

in motion,

set

has

his eyes,

tried with

and

day,

Fisher,

of them

possibly open

so,

Mr.

feet ; the others

not

do

Rev.

the

exhausted

in the cool

"

"

thus

would

most

window till the

remained

have

a

him.

pity on

little by rubbing, and a being raised, and roused to blowing in his eyes, half opened them, and saw sufficiently enable him obstacles. to avoid Being ordered to walk, he stalked four steps, very like a walking corpse of the room out ; descended his course in a straight line: when cautiously, and continued moved ordered would have to stop, he did again, never so, and of his own state accord, till the unnatural disappeared. than No. 3 being roused, opened his eyes wider natural, but

No.

saw

no

had

to

were

his upon

2

on

better be

than

the

of the

warned

I think

others.

steps,

to

he

prevent

his

less,as

saw

even

he

falling:his pupils

Having got upon the grass, if actions as helplesstimidity: he walked portrayed the most glass,and stared intentlyat every tuft of grass in his way ; dilated,and

sometimes

he

turning

aside

to

be

probably appeared

to

when

made

ordered, and

winked.

never

avoid

what,

to

insurmountable towards

the

his disordered obstacles.

senses,

He

turned,

hospitalagain, picking

his

to the looking up till he came cautiously,and never he then stopped, looked steps leading up to the verandah; up, studied the of the nature and, impediment, seeing the carefully of building before mass him, gave up the idea of ascending the

steps

very

steps

as

hopeless,and

hospital,till he

came

turned to

where

along we

were

the

road

running

standing.

Here

round I

the

stopped

MESMERIC

7O

him, and

told distinctly

very

and

namely,

steps,

as

usual,

went

each

at

of

to

of the obstacle

to

come

the

steps, and

assisted

the

stood, undering warn-

my

All

four

;

he

by

counting them.

having left

of

This

me.

accomplished ; being

unconscious

were

the nature

the

men,

where

spot

they

sleep.

to

Sleep-waking. after

other

At

"

active

him

him

desired and

undertook, him

SLEEP-WAKING.

the others

have

times, to

gone

or

one

; the

rest

remain

senses

more

of the

wants

waking

transmitted followed and to the sensorium, are are by an organ effort of the will to gratifythem. The sleeper rises, and performs the

to satisfyhis desires necessary usually assists ; if not, hearing and

actions

extent, and

guide

may

here

with

him

give

preternatural in

accuracy illustration,from my

an

of

acuteness

getting

of

out

and

very

me

last

My

again. my

cold, but

watch

could

to

I should

also find my

as

watch the

me,

by

I may

brother,

had

to

to my

possibly contrive

After

the

most

of

an

was

after

the

get back

to

a

room,

bed

to

reflection,it

mature

only

it ; and

similar

a

got into bed

after to a

one

a

perseverance. instance which I

again,

tedious

occurred

give it in his and

to

words

own

my :

"

from

dangerous voyage

bed

I shortly after reaching my hotel. two were spacious apartment, in which fell asleep, as I was occupied. I soon

in left my about bed, and wandered the idea that I was still on board greatest perplexity, under from berth foreign steamer, which I had recentlyleft. I went

berth, own

as

in

I

berth.

a

short

time

conceived, beseeching all and At

last I

came

in contact

it, got embayed between creeping over dilemma, long of getting out of this new to the numerous sleepersby surrounded. me

bulist somnam-

youth, I night,

myself in the middle

in Scotland.

possession of

thought, but the

notice

London,

beds, of which the

one

the

reasoning and

continent, I retired taken

aid the

to

my

field; and

actuallyifound

sound

clergyman

"Returning the

of

also here a

and

I

experience, of

own

In

localities.

could.only detect my watch by its ticking, bed. Acting upon this happy idea, I hunted

till I

ear,

reward

known

that if I

occurred

my

troubles.

not

difficulties.

my

in

his aid,

to

come

small

a

made waking impression was by the ticking of this recollection the pillow, and to rescue came

under

from

his

I found

fatiguing day's sport,

touch

hearing, developed

flood

by

sportsman,

eager

singular

eye-sight,to

;

with

I remember the

well

one

sundry

with

show

the empty

it and and

to

the

whom

I

bed, and I

wall.

resuming

my

fancied

came

up

to

a

small

was

plications sup-

myself

part of the affair,which

greatest trepidation. I

me

filled

table,on

MESMERIC

which

I

distinctly heard

head

my

should

that

proximity I

; but

still

was

spread on

watch,

the

senses.

own.

I

in the

middle

the

and

would

idea

find

into

came

in such

me

denounce

me

as

picious sus-

thief.

a

suddenly

of

the

have

yield to

not

window

I drew the

seeing

of

means

occurred

it,and

restoring me

to

that

me

in

elapsed, during the

the

watch

full was

awake. A

sweat.

use

my I

was

considerable

above

occurrences

London

striking

the

to

wide

was

cold

a

of

mass

however,

moon,

forthwith

and

room,

attempt at the blind, and

my

up

mighty

light of the

last the

at

was

suspicion, but the in despair. I came to

paced about

the

The

instantly seized

must

he

it, it did

on

me.

It

of my

time

; I

bewildered

before

out

his watch,

unmoved

more

ticking. The

awake,

owner

having locked on coming to

door, but

Jl

eloquently, rebutting the base

sleeper remained

opening

watch

a

the

to

and

spoke long

the

SLEEP-WAKING.

described,

wide the whole thing is, that my eyes were open I spoke only French, and that with the greatest volubility." time. Mesmeric ple Sleep-waking. The following is a beautiful examof the same condition of mind, produced by art. Mrs. to be entranced, to have an English lady, wished tooth taken out a was by the dentist, who shortly expected to

and

curious

"

,

I told

arrive.

and and

succeeded

The from

of half

end

her

husband

to

quarter of

an

began on

to

the

she

awoke

She

thus

would

in vain, if

be

an

carriage, and

to

general

a

felt

me

to

power

get the

wheels, however, gone

and to

raise move

her

but

carriage ready. then

it flashed

dentist

and did

She

across

not

her

scious, uncon-

them

hear

heard

light,

oppression

and leave

;

present.

was

soo'n became

warmth

a

resistance

at

the

In

lady'shead,

the

dentist

the

arms,

them,

back

very

of

sense

dentist.

the

give

to

said

feelings:she

her

At

submission.

attempt

any

open

start, and

sudden

for

go

I bent

without

thrown

being

feeling the

mouth

of

powers

I desired appearing cataleptic,

arms

her

a

being carefully concealed

her

open

chest; she

had

the

arrival

test

entranced

be

out.

they arrived, and

described

husband

to

hour, her

order

taken

his

and

convenience,

hour

with

air without

husband

tooth and

came,

window

after the

the

suit her

lady, I proposed

the

but,

then

have

to

dentist the

and

could

she

time,

at any

her

labour

my

thought advantage was going to be taken of her sleep ; fear to the anxiety being quite destructive production of coma; then the dentist arrived, I should suggested that when pose promake to a preliminary experiment, tellingher, that if it

she

on

that

husband,

her

me

the brain

in the desire

carriage that

her

bring the dentist, (although she firmly be-

72 lieved

him

minute,

not

perfect

was

seat, like

the

only

husband,

to

or

foot, and

or

showed

of

communication

former

a

causality

transmitted

and

to

the

ideas ; and

how

no

is made

of the brain

the

me

are

fears

and

of

the

to

the

on

the

reflectingpower. murderer;

the

he

who

in

felt when

into

play, then

conceives could

a

removes

thoughts in

brain that

like

our

that

when

have

organs

proper

been

external

and the

the

habits

of

of

or

control,

does

a

be

solves

the

and

Perhaps

"

waking

becomes

parts

inflamed

vivid

most

tions sensa-

ing excited, accord-

more

less, of the

or

stroke of

use

words

he

problem,

burn."

say,

and

action that

in a

craving the

and

knowledge

lines

torian his-

longer

no

his

do

that

soul

the

"in

reflecting ing consider-

in

and

circumstances, to

penetrate

the

the

future

is undisturbed

by

by passion, self-interest, only with

supplied by memory that

the

good dreamers, better things when

judgment

undistracted

thought,

and

during the day, certain

his

All

suppose

us

trade, or him, if he

to

forth

pours

that

in

easily conquers

poet's thoughts and

idea ; then

past experience and

the

are

student

Or, let

impressions, and

routine

agony,

intensely engaged

haunting

having

ear

Intellect.

the

the

they think,

course

fear

miser, the

bird-lime, but

awake.

been

was

passions, feelings,hopes,

and

business

; the

probable consequences, has

sense

the

awake:

breathe, and

fact, confess

asleep than

of

doubt

to

but

world,

Somnambulism,

; but

the

organ,

mathematician a

hearing

the

was

height of pleasure, or horror, that cannot the reflectingorgans are chieflycalled

man

it when

from

and

capital speculation that might

difficulties;the his

a

If

the

recollect

leave

to

it

philanthropist, and hopes for coming good fortune, and dread of coming evil; all enjoy, or

constant

awake.

carriage

accurately did

imagination

lover, the who

man

themselves

torment,

excited

The

the

be

The

stimulated, and

organ

lives

of

pleasure, ecstacy and

or

of

most

fixed

outward

of

nature

with

connected

individual.

with

by sympathy of pain

the organs

those

the

sure

was

she

!

somnambulists. taught me how to make Dreaming of the Organs of Sentiment demand

time the

sense

right conclusion,

out

greatly

yet remained

to

a

;

that

but

run,

heard

dentist

of

opened

case

She

with

suspicious sound

a

all the

train

come

She

and

up

this instance, the

In

statue.

a

mind.

get

of

means

it excited

This

her

conviction, from

her

body and feature. knew it brought the dreaded speaking to her husband,

her

and

this

possession of

tongue

repose

who

and

Calcutta,)

complete

move

and

return,

in

call back

to

could

be

to

took

wished

he

DREAMING.

MESMERIC

bear

upon

the

question;

MESMERIC

these

under

jump

circumstances

it is and

just conclusions,

to

DREAMING.

into

futurity. These

and

verified

73

imaginable

receive

clear

a

impressions, when

by subsequent

events,

that

the

and

mind

may

happy glimpse on waking,

remembered

naturally converted

are

into

inspired dreams, and supernatural warnings, merely by the train lost. of reasoning having been The in reality,have persons, reasoned have In

correctly, but the

penetrated this

unusual whose mode, by an future, only by comparing it with

"Old

dreams

such

experience something

from

in

prophetic strain." and

effect

:

the

reasoning analysed,

shaping the course sleeping conclusions

our

just premises, and

and

cause

whether

the

natural

this is done

of

have

been

of

process

sleeping or

the

hope

of

being

leading idea; then

the

cured man

of

connecting

waking,

course

of but

as

morbid

promptings

be

of

concentrated

proceeding, which

as

nature,

we

and

of

call

the

his disease than

he

thoughts,

dreaming,

and

we

do

patient if acted

done

have

instinct

case,

which

in

could

animal

the

on

rationale benefit

yet may

longings, of

the

is of

distressingcomplaint is the medical and physical knowledge

of possiblyhit on the precisenature and in sleep better prescribefor its cure by waking reflection ; and, perhaps, the may

come

some

may

preservation

and

present

our

little consequence, the results being equally correct. If the state of one's health has intenselyoccupied the and

past.

attain

may

like

being remembered,

be of real use to us, may future conduct, because to

the

way

To

And

processes

of

self-

suggest not

stand, under-

just

upon;

them, (though frequently they

ought

never

to

a

are

despised by the yielded to and do one good.

be

physician,) often do the system good, when gratified. This is called dreaming of what will As in natural Mesmeric Dreaming Organs. of Different their often are sleep the organs preternaturally excited, and of the nervous singularlyincreased, by the concentration powers "

them upon energy and of course to

; so, a

in the mesmeric

greater and

more

sleep,this wonderful

may

be effected,

extent,

by the

being under the control of a reflectingand directing agent, imagination, instead of being left to the fitful lights of his own his of the short unsustained intellect,as in common and flights of acting on separate portions of the dreaming. This power be brain, and thereby inducing such trains of thought as we may pleased to excite, will perhaps be found of practicalutilityin the diseases ; the diseased of mental haunting idea might treatment

person

be

DREAMING.

MESMERIC

74

banished, and and

substituted

sustained, till I

produced.

was

isolated

be

can

direction

of

that

see

and

a

exalted

by

leader

and

new

doubt

the

and

feeling and

of

tone

to

reason

no

skilful

a

the

healthy

more

a

better the

that

reasoning

habit

of

mental

influence

mesmeric

and

suggester,

mind

organs

under

the

lieve readily be-

can

be excited by this artificial stimulus, may into more acted by the usual vigorous activitythan when upon conditions of life. If persons derive benefit from night may in their be dreams, sleep-waking day thoughts should thoughts

mind,

but

valuable;

more

the

than

power

has

one

the

other.

no

pretensions

more

The

is

night-dream

to

woven

supernatural of out

impressions lighted up by a flickeringimagination and a tage has only the advanwavering judgment; and the somnambulist of having his thoughts sustained and concentrated by his director. mental Nor, considering the excessive nervous delicacy of mesmeric and the power developed in the course treatment, of fixing the whole attention their bodily sensations, do I upon past

think

it

impossible that somnambulists

perception of able under

nearly

which

sometimes been

myself

at

them

on.

that

the

and

may

very

the

mental of

topics

organs,

relief;just as

persons

will do

reached

;

I should

properly

I have how

me

and

with

have

dream,

good, and

them

more

common

good hopes of doing

return

to

it,

exhaust

language. But I have the higher grades of somnambulism highly organised and intellectual no

early stage of the mesmeric first step in the

circumscribed,

so

clothing,almost

about, somnambulism

set

in the latter case,

patients is

my

food, drink, and

show

to

of

range

of them

most

natures, If

for their

acquire an instinctive and occasionally be

My psychological experiments really does so. because bewilder I feared to limited, partly very the outset, and also from of proper want subjects to try

enough be

their

analogous state, of what

an

The

with

done

of

prescribe something

to

have

condition

the

may

produced

be

may

phasis, or

life from

so.

can

be

mesmeric

the

at

a

developed trance;

as

but

to perfect sleeper is apt to wake up, at once, it is only To make the consciousness. simple somnambulist, become till his arms the person to operate on cataleptic; necessary the person all expression then vanishes, and when answers even on ever

subjects of deep disturbs may

and

the

be

his

to

himself,

countenance.

singularly broken

desiring him

imitative

interest

automaton,

to

do

whatever

mimicking

This

no

sign of mental

statue-like

emotion

serenity of

tures fea-

by concentrating his attention, you most

do:

he

then

servilely,and

becomes

an

exactly, the

HOW

actions

who

desired

the

who

person

There

is much

the necessity

name,

in the

their

over

them

;

it

by

and

have

the

then

only

bulist somnam-

give clear

to

lower

often

was

for

necessary

own.

about

mental

have

experiments assistants,and

my

movements

being only

call upon

to

physical and

of my

most

:

patients first entranced

control

parties,but

obeyed as readily as my convinced, prevalent,I am

were

"rapport"

of Mesmerism on

place

my

misapprehension of

the

till he answered,

which

orders,

short

substituted for one any Even at this stage, I have

attention.

took

75

or

"rapport" between

any

repeatedlyby and

mesmerist,

his

attracts

established

not

SOMNAMBULISTS.

MAKE

of the

words

and

him, and

TO

nomena phe-

been

made

subsequent

my

acquired without to

me

ing touch-

their exclusive

attract

attention. I made

July 29th. "

distance, in the

presence

of

had

Calcutta

and

from

come

doctors, in whose he

left

was

was

This

I did, but

follow

requested

him

the

his

he

only

the

to

would

him

I assumed

even,

him

do

much

foremost

*I

who

the

take

of

introduced

misrepresent, and

Tucker,

or

to

and

Judges

Capt.

Mr.

Wanchope,

Mr.

Mr.

H.

Fisher, the

Bennett, Major

Capt. Cantlcy, Dr.

Elton, Dr.

Ross.

know

will

be

Sudder

Hardinge,

Wood,

F.

McPhcrson,

wishes, leave

to

I

hope,

Mr.

Rev.

Anderson,

Smith,

knew,

all vouchers

for

the

not

the

to

Major Dr.

as

and

know

put

or

of

upwards

were

right, if I

me

Messrs.

Barlow,

Commissioner;

Larpent, Mr.

Clermont,

Mr.

may

I

saw.

one

head

him,

see

Elliot, Law

Mr.

every

if I threw

plunging

There

saw.

Melville, Mr.

Dr.

my

for

not

of them,

every

Graves,

of

being

as

found,

the

not

gentlemen

such

they

Court;

Fisher,

Major

did

many

what

Mr.

Jackson, Mr. Rev.

danger

however,

what

tive percep-

wish

careful,

in

of

by

his

instant, into

be

who

names

not

some

was

the

on

to

Those

; not,

me

I did

of the

Hardinge,

Rev.

required

incorrectly report,

Mr.

I did

and

stage. Having attracted fully faiththis he very I did, and

himself,

floor.

for

present,

persons

I

their minds

on

understand

to

walk

to

up

in vain.

this

what

liberty to give the

effect produced 60

the

Mesmerism,

him

at

balance, he

against

were

truth

of

out

but

all tried

clear

to

company,

approaching

my

enabling him try

six

were

of the

rest

without

implicitlycomply:

speech

;

of the

I would

performed by throwing attitude

them

; among

of

extent

permit

to

at a great cataleptic, of gentlemen, who

him, after they had

said, that

of power I ordered

ear,

in those

awake

sufficientlyto

which

elsewhere*

they pleased,

as

to

I then

me.

organs

with

long

and

large number

a

hands, and

as

till I

senseless

man

a

Mr.

Bradbury,

Mr.

Bayley,

Betts, the Hunter,

Riddcll, Capt. Duncan, Burt, Dr.

Walker,

Dr.

76

CASE

MESMERIC

little the poor

how

imagine they were Supreme

OF

SOMNAMBULISM.

fellow

told, that he took

knew

the

what

he

about, when

was

of the

"longitude"

judges of the Court with the cool impudence and man, precisionof a caband the gravity of an astronomer. I then proceeded to free his voice, but only to the extent of making him echo : he was my told to repeat whatever I said, and he showed his intelligence by He then gave "Ye of England," Mariners us repeating the order. if and the pronunciation was not to me perfect,he seemed very to reverberate also exactly my tones, and my gesticulationswere faithfullycopied. We passed suddenly from "grave to gay," and he did such justice to "Hey diddle diddle," that I lost my gravity and burst into a laugh ; he joined me in full chorus, and I heard "he it remarked can't help laughing himself;" and some were found out! upon quite satisfied that he was this, I stopped laughing, and, on the instant, his features relapsed into the most

now

awful

all.

to

rather

he He

began

would

cut

on

this

tendency

the

to

him

could

I bid

; and

little more,

a

up he

if

asked

was

him

show

me.

of the

with

violence

dangerous

fortunatelybroken.

out, when

this

instantaneous

which

exertions, and another

he

dent evi-

think, became

answering questions:

that

him, but

to

Queen," as well, or better things,under

awoke

now

the

look

from

of

said

been

not

and

trance,

; he

fallen

fall had

I

joke

no

this, I should

master.

capable

of

have

was

native fencers, but, preliminary capers stooping, a fit of rigidityshot through him, and he

to

act

it

"God the save sang I, for he is capable of much

as

fence

could

that

out

also

music

him

made

in the

his

He

skilful

pointed

laughter, and

badly

as

more

and

I

imitative

purely

a

and

repose,

it is very

usually

lasts

step in the mental

I

is

man

against the floor, if am always alarmed,

experimented

rigidityof

the

body.

difficult to awake for

four

profound such

him, succeeds

five

or

A

from

on,

I

hours.

showed

other

subjects; enabling them to answer simple questions correctly,and extinguishing and at releasing the power pleasure. All reflection being dormant, direct to a they feel a natural impulse to give a direct answer question, and We the

are

assured

same

known

in this way

the

secret

Catalepsy. "

catalepsy, attack and

is

tell

from

The the

the

police

also

skilful persons, of

be

and

ask.

I choose

to

played

upon

that

in

this is well

France.

following is Cyclopaedia

suspension

whatever

sleepers can

generally instantaneous,

limbs,

on

frankly

me

common

by patient and

way to

that

phenomena,

of the

a

medical of

the

description of

Practical sudden

senses,

and

natural "The

Medicine.

rigidityof temporary

the

trunk

interrup-

tion

the

of

preceded by of

and

attitude rather

than

fixedly,or of

and

the

the

intellectual

of seizure

faculties,having

The

premonitory stage. the expression of

the moment

at

whilst

no

body

have

to

of

exercise

77

CATALEPSY.

NATURAL

patient

which

countenance

; and

retains

the

he

unvarying expression, presents the of an animated being. The eyes be at the shut, as they happened to

air

ture pos-

chanced

this combination

by

been

of fixed

of

statue

a

continue

either

commencement,

pupil, though usually dilated, contracts

the

on

approach

the flexor and extensor light. The balance between is so perfect,that any new position given to the head, extremities, by an external force, is easily received, and

strong

a

muscles

trunk,

or

This

steadilymaintained. permitting the body of attitudes

if it

as

be

to

were

of the

energy

moulded

almost

into

figureof

a

of the

characteristic

passive

wax

muscular

lead, is

or

system,

variety ing distinguish-

great

as

the

a

disease."

Mesmeric

of Catalepsy. Sept. 24th. Mr. Blyth, curator the Asiatic visit yesterday,and paid me Society'sMuseum, a saw various mesmeric in He operations hospitals. begged my allowed somnambulist I that be to see a so earnestly to to confine myself over-persuaded to gratify him, as I wished was relations of Mesmerism. I told him, thai to the purely medical when

by

and

that

the

He

few

the

would

B.

is

attention.

Wishing table,and The

man

Mr. and to

B.'s

to

to

the

see

B. made

did

him

running

came

more

forward

exactly

the

and

plunged

great

he

distress.

same,

I had

sleep off the effects,and I

was

often

as

wards. after-

in

erect, do

to

me

happens,

into the

a

trance,

so,

when

and

stage of somnambulism.

imitative

all kinds

examine

somnambulist

a

fell back

sittingon

was

mesmerise

might

him, requested

But,

easily,

I

himself, by concentrating the patient's

do this also

through him, Mr.

awake

deeply

very

senseless, standing

man

deeply affected, he

begged

man,

a

instantaneouslydone.

was

into

him

convert

been

re-develop it

directions, he

my

failingto

disease, had

could

body

rendered

minutes, and

said, he could

the

follow and

himself,

system

Mr.

rather

influence, or

accordingly

which

"

constitution,any

if he

for

man

a

mesmeric

the

felt

"

painfullystartled

we

to

table

a

of

few

a

yards

noises, which closely, Mr. with

but head him

a

his

B.

man

and

of

back.

off the

singing.

rigiditypassed

against the floor, to

placed

find the

jumped

fit of

foremost

at

echoed

body bent,

sudden

left him

he

in front

I

on

a

comfortable

o'clock,

p.

stiff

a

as

bed

M.

log to-day,

^8

Of

CASE

at

o'clock, and

II

that

CATALEPSY.

MESMERIC

had

he

shown

sign of life since

no

left

we

him. This feared

would the

have

head

restoring him all in vain.

(I could water

open

to

out

of his mouth

advantage luckily for a

in

instinctive

poured

from in

his

man's

; while

made

to

then

time, by

same

But

continuing, his of

mucus

from

the

efforts

possible

every

renewed

throat, it

swallow

to

down

water

some

his

ran

tively, looking on attenthe wind-pipe of

clear

attempt

an

into

hour, and

down

pass

nose

of cold

height

a

an

but

the

to

effusion

; I took

his throat

passed into his wind-pipe, purpose, of spasmodic coughing. I continued

him.

awaking

mulated

effort

of this, and

the

at

system

dead

a

it,and

fit

violent

from

to

got

obstructed

my

swallow,) and

I returned

no

as

an

that

mucus

no

to

stimulants

poured

about

set

processes,

volatile

I

accident, but

mesmeric

to

water

to

purpose. fluid could be

efforts;

saw

by the usual attempt

any

the

injured by his fall,and

recourse

body, and

my

I

had

without

me

been

senses

induce

; but

eyes

his

I then

the

on

might have to

not

alarmed

not

and to

on

the

rouse

and

means,

; some,

brought

succeeded

rigidity of the muscles

of

tion respira-

get rid of the water, and the him. twenty-four hours, nearly choked to

accu-.

At

resumed their natural action, and length, the respiratorymuscles enabled him from his wind-pipe. to eject the phlegm After the trunk had become as pliable,his legs remained wards. rigid as bars of iron, and could not be bent for half an hour after-

This

will not

only be

and, in future, I for

necessary

being thought Coma. is

to

of

body

from

and

the

disease,

do

to

the

at

even

and

and

of

body

and

is of

expense

It is

in this

death

by

a

seen

to

condition

in

very

of

or

the

tion. parti-

insensible

exhausted intense

by suffering

nervous

system

persons

cold,

history," fine

equally torpid, and

are

fatigue,exposure

mind;

than

more

;

disobliging.

chamber

impressions.

long watching

application

others, I hope

to

stage of all in this strange, eventful

this, mind

all external

and

myself, but

to

all

of

uncourteous

only separated In

removal

"Last

"

lesson

resist

must

the

a

surgical operations might often be performed without causing and pain. Irregularityin the vital organs, anguish misery of the countenance, hand the

of

characterise

death

last trump

exhaustion.

is

natural

arresting the

alone

can

rouse

coma, currents

the

and of

indicate

that

the

icy

life,and, in general,

sleeper from

this

torpor

of

CASE

Mesmeric

Coma.

the

to

different

how

full life and

is his

is calm

is

person

!

waking

In

are

full,and

and

the

generallyeasilyaroused, instant,often, he

an

without

consciousness,

organic functions

great

countenance

The

7Q

COMA.

this, the

that of health.

complexion and

In

"

usually undisturbed;

MESMERIC

OF

returns

knowing that he has been of pleasure and relief; if

his

feelingsare often those in pain, he often awakes he has lain down free from it,and renovated in strength and spirits. In the subsequent part of this work, will be given of this,and I will only here introinstances abundant duce asleep,and

one.

22d.

May head to

of

one

around

her

the

eye-brows

knew

nothing

it to her, but

the

neck,

; but

found

had

that that

which

he

over

been

weakly

and

I had

suffering with

the

of late.

nervous

mentioned

never

her

complaint.

objection being made, I requested her to turn her back describe and sit erect in her chair,and anything uncommon might feel during the process. a

neck,

and

scalp

and

raised went

In

about

less, and

that

eyes.

"shall

asked,

minutes,

extending

on

much

was

few

I put

entered

said

my

manipulations,

that

she

felt

a

said

that

she

felt very drowsy: upon She sleep?" only smiled

to

you.

her

hand

right arm, put sleep. At this moment the room, I begged and

to

the

side

of

to

her

me,

she

warmth

in the

it advanced

she

eight minutes,

her to

she

a

scalp, and

No

After

out

gone

was

try the effect of it on

to

Clermont,

had

commence

spreads and

Mr.

she

that

Mesmerism,

proposed

now

patient

my

headaches,

; she

about

see

mentioned,

nervous

of

to

College

Clermont

the back

in

pain

to-day

Hooghly Mrs.

duty.

from

She

of

master

his

I went

"

the

to

the

pain

which, in

I

reply,

head,

and

lady (Mr. Clermont's sister,) her to remain by Mrs. Clermont a

him, I asked Having found his pardon for taking the libertyof mesmerising his wife without her awake. We to return to see requested him consent, and members her as I had left her, with of the family found some I extended her arm at a right angle to her body, in looking on. fixed till moved which again, position,or any other, it remained the I saw As and her sister-in-law pricked her hand unheeded. with considerable I awoke her, but becoming uneasy, party found much ashamed she felt very at having been difficulty: till I returned

asleep by

me,

and her

with

as

she

her

husband.

supposed,

reflection that

sleep.

The

she

headache

looked, greatly refreshed.

and

it

was

only after long

tioning ques-

recalled the circumstances

ing attend-

she

felt,and

was

quite

gone,

and

8o

NATURAL

CLAIRVOYANCE.

from

Letter "MY

DEAR

"I next

SIR,

have

read

time

mesmerised

you

perfectly satisfied as to its slightestobjectionto your making superfluous

under

came as

be

they

observation

my

have

been

already

corroborate

on

of

the

by

the

positive testimony to all that transpired will be glad to learn, that Mrs. Clermont since.

ever

I am,

Yours

"P.

S.

May

in

my

insert

/' Nov.

23.

she

of

of till she

has

several

when

Mesmerism, observed

what

seized

with

stop,

alive, and

CLERMONT.

parties present

Medical

College."

:

"

Petetin the

near

fell

and

stomach,

the

remote

after

deaf

functions

be

he

which

his

among

In

his

sing, which

insensible

bed, in

first

nothing external

to

senses

this

when

his mouth

despair, "Good to

through

converse

All

and

God

stopped singing!"

answered,

of other

parts of the body.

opposed

cataleptic patient

a

to

and

exclaimed can't

to

had

death.

his

the

heard, and

continued

attested

sense. across

woman

well

found

were

senses,

impulse

completely

as

in

seen

Petetin,

catalepsy, in

purely accidental:

accident

the

sion oppres-

been

Petetin

M. of

cases

have

are

was

by

woman

the

it, which

published

this

they and

the

of

and

physician, M.

medicine.

patient'sstomach,

pity that

a

French

a

of the

organs

of

return

any

to

and

was

the

on

suffered

is recorded

uncontrollable

an

she

as

exclamation

by

M.

mesmerised.

of

history of

transference

a

impressions was

well

doing

of the

not

was

instances

posthumous papers, the discovery case,

M.

been

distressinglanguor

"

facts in the

most

the

has

Clairvoyance. This natural catalepsy,and

related

could

names

feels the

longer

no

complained

Natural

was

You

presence.

faithfully,

of

Clermont

Mrs.

"

and

headache,

had

the

Students

"

Q Scott.

'Mr.

as

most

Manly.

",

has

the

Clermont.

"Mr.

cases

bear

even

2$th, 1845.

I herein

"Miss

which

Judge Russell's, But, in short, I fully

"T.

"Chinsurah,

if necessary.

circumstances

you. and

case,

the

not

from

return

my

described

account

your

here

They

have

of their names,

use

detail

to

and

the

in

were

Clermont.

Mrs.

correctness,

are

It would

parties who

the

to

report

your

the

at

room

Clcrmont.

Mr.

is

were

his great

!

This

ment, amaze-

of

the

pit

also

performed

supported by

her

unexcep-

CASE

tionable

authority;

himself

also

example

it is

:

McKenzie,

"DEAR

incredible

with

whom

she

us,

be

her

which

case,

following

clergyman

a

in

is

a

Sir

George Phrenological Society,

Edinburgh reference

other

that

to

and

Mesmerism,

to

England

her

our

before

: "

one

from

home. has

him, and I cannot

sudden

the

The

by

the

really seldom

enter

died

complaint

a

few

any all those

extraordinary powers suspension temporary into any

reasonable, that those

who

of the have

who

father

illness,

after

longer

details

she

of

varieties,which men

as

the

communicated of do

seen

the

nervous

with

or

one

should

to two

witness

not

details,because

not

of

hours

medical

among

at

are

of her

seized

into

all those

of the

death

was

in

with

almost

dispensation functions

regular

enter

attended

been

beyond credibilityto

reality of

the

been

now

singular and affection,which

nervous

almost

has

those

fondly attached,) who

senses

are

of

under

the

by

friend, who

poor

of the

overthrow

disorder.

Protean

"All

curious

presents

characterised

long

but

the

which

hysterical or

absence

the

them,

persons

of

witnessed

was

to

I

to

by unprofessional

the any

occasioned

was

returned

and

hope

described

from

attention

of

The

Almighty.

the

of

any

intervals

during

veracity ;

without

cases

distant

system

and

perfectlytrue,

months

have

reject,and

cannot

one

SIR,

"It is

(to

as

seen

President

attracted

some

such

8l

CLAIRVOYANCE.

communication

a

written

was

it had

be

been

intelligenceand

and

NATURAL

believed.

It has of

OF

of it :

it would doubt

the

them.

colours

she

can

distinguishwith

the

greatest

correctness

presented to her on cloth,silk,muslin, by night or by day, whether or even glass; and this I may safelysay, as easilyon any part wax, the ordinary the hands, although, of course, of the body as with exhibition takes of power of such routine an place with the the other being that of mere curiosity. Her delicacyof hands, of religiousfeeling, are such, that she has mind, and high tone she that which the greatest objection to make regards in the of show or curiosity light of a heavy affliction from God, a matter unusual all these to others, although to ourselves, of course, of nervous manifest, for at least sensibilityare extravagances She can not of every twelve only read out twenty-four hours. with the greatest rapidityany writing that is legibleto us, music, in a dark it,whether passing of her fingersover "c., with the mere (for her sight is for the most part suspended, or light room, "

when

under

the

influence

of

the

attack,

or

paroxysm,

although

82

CASE

she

perfectlysensible,

is

state;) but

collect the hand

this

of any

contents

the

on

within

into the

the

in this way, candle) and with

without

a

read

by daylight. I have

the

applicationof

and

she

do

can

this, for, of the

surface

themselves

if

the

to

back

time.

any the

to

the

fingers. Many,

they prefer

do

to

either

not

hand,

is

neck,

ask

only reply,

either

that

this

upon as

anything, is

case

patient

poor

its

attendants

The

"

take

believe

to

none

over

limit

to

men,

medical

in

all

us

medical

all, her

We and

cause

foot ;

or

unnatural

nothing

habit

even

are

we

so,

way;

and

use

delusion.

not

saw

just brought decipher it myself,

susceptibilityextends

body, but

mere

I

to

her

note

a

of her

There

nervous

declare, that

in her

rapiditywith which I could not have her seen develop hand-writing by

a

the

a

marvellous

I could

of

to

well, under

it at

course,

more

power

note

a

than

letters ; and

or

of

contents

(when

room,

it

or

tracing the lines

her, last night only, declare

clever

past she has been able MS., by merely laying

month

printing

without

page,

and

acute

more

nay,

"

natural

CLAIRVOYANCE.

NATURAL

OF

equally

should

be

thus

of my that eighteen or nineteen afflicted, or family persons and in the of should she habit is, friends, fancy daily seeing her, of the intervals for every twelve hours out twenty-four, doing at that

which

she

extravagant ; for

one

do

finding it

venture

attack

passes

visible

at

the

It is

she, made lack

and

of

thing!

of

she

that

was

not

others, though

not

others, though

whistled, when is

she

life.

very

to

; and to

thus

you,

M., I have

is

Dr.

in part to

to

the

moment

my

ment. treat-

instructive

an

one,

frame:

human

but

us,

perfectly in

of mind

present the usual

to

In

others,

making

testimony of custom

and

state

in her

state

;

and

things, and

could

hear

close

that

no

sounds,

some

fired

gun

a

have

natural

a

some

see

She

her.

we

paradox

one

times, hear

for it.

vindicate

been

life among know.

absence

accounts

reallyexceeded

no

being purposely

hear

not or

the

louder, and

much

could

of

is but

placed before

Y.

of

experiments

as

such

things, though

some

and

There at

certainlythe absorption

absent man

believe

be

day

every

can,

would

to

attacks, she she

the

ceases

power

physiology

averse

we

in her

is, that

the

in her

the

Her

which

case

is most

proof for all

talk

we

swelling has at times has yielded to the head, which

the

of

her; but

on

ever

back

that

possesses,

of

exhibitions

many

considerable

certainly a

"Between as

A

are

acquire credit for lesser things, we

greater.

off.

consideration

poor

she

difficult to

the

on

There

doing.

which

powers

not

in the

is not

to

her.

occasions like any

tune

a

It

this ; absent

this communication my

friend, Mr.

resolution; for

MESMERIC

I do

think

not

much

the

and

it fair to the

therefore

we

subject. myself, had I make

any

about

to

undue

the

but

by finding her

not

sign

of

"

believe

credulity to

having copied nature that clairvoyance has

art, and

of the

weight,

learned

a

one

about

who

body

I did

:

of

convinced

not

be

more

but

hit, perhaps;

thoughtless wonder occurred

and

to

me

the consequent

given effect

to

the

nervous

produced

weaker; symptoms,

have and

on

have

written

believe

;" and

to

nothing

we

can

may

be

that

who

Ibs.

patient

! I

have

again positive am

now

pletely com-

know

to

the

example.

continue

of this

the

wish his

to

delicate

"Well

be

yet

28

the most

of it,and

to

not

surprised

without

follow

ment derange-

tumor,

a

this;

facts, and

my

mysterious agent

chance

to

to

make

the a

happy

put down

to

;

pose. pur-

gained by indulging only

the

particularorgan, of the

said, and

nervous

sudden

imagination by

therefore

all

at

to

those to

has

in

in the

no

in

what

it.

derangement centres by

all been

be

handle

word

well

her

It has

I shall, therefore, venture

about

the

imitate

think, though perhaps little

it all round

:

refuted, which

never

"

it is

are

conclusion,

is a

"c.

facts (and

minutes

the

that

particularson

are

not

it ;

embarrassed

all

"c.

it.

to

extremely probable

rudely

at

welcome

amputate

prudent perhaps the modus opcrandi

of any

exhaustion

The

and

will do

plead ignorance of but it is impossible not By turning

not

produced

me

for twenty

its truth

Mesmerism

about

It would

has

cut

saw

letter

my

information

Mesmerism.

by

not

the

be

also

can

I should

sign of life, said thing to-day, and

anything

truth

caused

gentleman day, and

parts of the human

it

actually been but

the other

showing

far,

experience,

it. A

encounter

till they

it

will

you

be much

am,

above

I think

so

system

nervous

in my

occurred

them

believe,)

I

done,

been

never

If the

Clairvoyance.

Mesmeric

that

at

"I

believed

ask

should

might sensibility

too

lips on

our

have

large in possession of God so please to permit.

world

we

by handing you

world

her

tell them,

open

beg,

I should

it,or the

of such

should

recovery,

to

should

for whom

read

own,

my

the

it.

friend to

female

young

a

The

were

case

anxious

I must

make

to

what

of this communication,

use

welcome

perfectly

If

only

one.

any

told

herself,

believe

degree is, that I

no

I know

been

few

Very

in

are

sufferer

poor

others.

All

the

is

of

talk

83

CLAIRVOYANCE.

a

emotions,

powerful

"imagination"

mind

simulate has

instance,

; the shock

system

mental

truly, to

for

eye

very

acting

the

the

or on

a

mesmeric

generally got

84 the

of

credit

"primum

mobile"

; ami

system

realityof

the

THEORY.

the

being

of the

AUTHOR'S

I do

effects

the

produced

impression is, that the

by

mode

nature;

an

certain

intend

not

dispute

to

of

are practisingMesmerism, animal influence exerted by one

conditions

and

But

produced

of

circumstances

its power,

this agency.

by

first effects

the

tions singular affec-

in these

of

a

or

my

found pro-

patients purely physical on

my

another, under

over

their

respective systems. diabolical,"or "all humbug

adopt the "opium theory," as a satisfactorysolution of the problem, as attempt by for what and I have the action of the imagination to account seen Would the most think the done. imaginative of my readers ever to make as a following process likelymeans people insensible* to fire and A the imagination? steel, by the effect produced on for the first time, and before me Bengal coolie, or pariah, comes I see he has a disease requiring a surgicaloperation; I never say I should

a

word

and

most

sensitive

him.

parts of the

loading

him

suffice, but

to

and

thereforeall

the

their

sweat,

few

A

slowly

their

breath

if he

does

minutes

takes

castor

be to

declare

the

readily

to

times some-

relays of imagine.

and

hours,

the

upon

of this will

reasonable

as

the

over

not

I cannot process oil, have all the same

thing, as

same

hands

his

shut

lie down,

to

exhaling

another

to

imaginative

it would

that

me,

;

him

their

pass

him

take

to

desire

generally it less

a

rhubarb,

seems

They they body

with

more

; and

Calomel,

assistants

influence.

the mesmeric

mesmerisers

my

sleep, and

to

try

patient, and

it

desire

mermerise

eyes,

yieldto

but

him,

to

and

room

soon

as

effects,and

they

say

effects of the

were

above

imagination." "Well ! there is one thing certain, and that is, that imagination has nothing to do with this," is the witnessed the cause and of gentlemen who have remark common stuffed it not effect, and whose senses are by prejudice. That mesmeric mingles inexplicably,and inextricably, with the true to

process

be "all

influence, after

deeply, is but in

I

well

the

and

known,

speak leading proof

person

constitution

now

induces

of first of

has

will be

effects,on

the

realityand

mesmeric

symptoms

equilibrium,through

a

taken

squinting,a third by monotony effects being produced by different

which

occasions.

same

pursuit

of

gaining

to

their

It is too become

of

for

a

as

insist,

see

nervous

by ; the on

engaged

persons

new

we

to

their

path

is

;

One

the

sensation, "c.

addicted

to

Mesmerism.

mind, another

processes,

exclusively when

of

action

afterwards

I desire

by deranging

common

object, and

diseased

shown

alone

nature

of

other

the

abundantly

of the

commotion

on

own

open

means same

many

in

the ivay

they

AUTHOR'S

of

right

obstruct

to

attempt

"Your

way.

wrong,"

and

as

is not

; and

the

reach

to

infringement

an

way

self-love

argues

pretending

it

85

THEORY.

my

of and

way,

the

public seeing destination, each

same

his to be

their

exclusive

therefore

so

travellers

many

his

by

it is

particular

road ; the proclaiming only impatient public, with its usual slashinglogic,sets them all down and declares them to be chasing a delusion. as Whereas, wrong, all and often, they are right, only wrong by taking too limited very of the subject: the combined view observations of all will proba ably the and each will be found a useful truth, bring us near plan route,

every

in different

resource,

It

one

to

seems

however

produced,

that

the

of the

unable

to

of

two

from as

the

effects

the

product ;

nervous

the organs

may

of sense,

repletion

rolled

tration, illus-

an

in the back

system

upon

believe, that there

from

one

is mesmerised is

a

the

lead

it not and

The

its

be

the

for

of

nervous

short

scribed devital

some

subtlety that

suspect

fluence in-

another,

wonderful

to

us

an

I have

way

transfusion

other.

is

into

person in the

virtual

of this power,

and

I suspect

or

produced

river

a

but

passes

into

body

one

symptoms,

material

so

the

stagnating in its channel, and till the opposing tide subsides.

course,

that

on

of

water,

I cannot

persons in fact, there ; that,

well

off

kind

mesmeric

of exhaustion

venture

to

distribution

artificially ; and

or

first effects

likened

seen,

the

all the

state

a

might

the

its usual

some

one

agent as

If I

body of

all I have of

when

follow

be

heavier

a

of

naturally

that

may

resume

From

bottom

whether

say

Mesmerism

by

the

system.

nervous

source

irregularityin

effects may

same

I should

by

that

is at

energy

true

circumstances.

me

nervous

the

energy time going

it is

a

passing

beyond of the body ; the lungs, meanwhile, and the surface periphery of and remaining under the the body, retainingtheir vital properties, direction of the will? move Every time we a finger,it is by transmittingsomething under the control of the will to the ends of the fingers,and Supposing this why should it not go farther? be directed and that this nervous emanation to be possible, can by I would then venture to that, another, one conjecture, person upon is the of sense, it on accepted by nerves product, being a nervous by

coming

into

stream,

and

brain, which

sense

sensorial and

with

is transmitted than

to, rather

the

contact

even

them

by

in

them

duty

secretions

are

volition,and

the

to

not

carry

continuous

to

the brain,

off

of the

as

thereby adding

secretions

nervous

conveyed

exercise

well-sustained

a

subtracting from, the

it is their

a

soon

away

as

by

of

formed. the

perceptiveand

nerves

the If of

intellec-

AUTHOR'S

86

the

tual

organs, the manner,

brain

it in

a

The

brain the

and

of the

idea, that

the

by

The

in

as

accumulation

of

the

would

influence

general

shows

is

and

often

that

might steep

sensorium

would

energies were

functions

the

:

fluids

own

for its

temperature,

of

oppressed. In like matter whelm might over-

lished. re-estab-

to

seem

nance counte-

propagated

to

the

capillarycirculation,

remain

tranquil,

organic life

fluid that oppresses of the muscular singular condition

in the

seen

outlet

external

which

sleep ;

functions

organic

sense

respiration, and

natural,

the

the

of

nerves

of its

stoppage

until the usual

entireness the

of

mere

sleepy drench,

be restored

not

a

or

torpid and foreign nervous

becomes

transmission

the brain,

THEORY.

and

is little affected. the brain, is also

nervous

and

system,

may

time perhaps explain the strange"helplessness, and at the same the wonderful of resistance in the muscles, which passive power enables ing catalepticsto stand asleep in the most painful and exhaust-

attitudes, longer than

practised athletse,who The

absorption

possible, and it is

be

this

and

would

the

be made of

nerves us

be

to

sense

the

so

the

subtle

such

individualityof

we

told

are

mesmeriser

considerable

a

on

his

brain,

the

the

impressions

The

it

time

same

prise sur-

some

manifests

agent, and

even.

may

fiue conductors

such

at

shades

a

of such

and infinite,

actuallybe

can

required

supposition, should

his will be

delicate

on

receives

subject

to degree of submission would interchange of vitality

will of the

agent

an

on

certain

the effects which

the

training.

this

which

to

most

established,

once

fluids to the

nervous

comprehend

; nor,

told,that of

impressions an

degree

and

being thought

susceptibility being

can

by

of art

emanations

the extreme

we

strongest and

resources

nervous

abnormal

transmittingextraneous

developed;

that

enjoy

the

out

wear

all the

another's

possible to conceive

habit, of

as

of

would

patient.

probably resemble produced by the mere

I suspect,

however,

that

of the will in proregarding the power ducing the physical mesmeric willed to phenomena. People are influence sleep,I believe,by directingour nervous them, and upon simply making them the objects of our attention,which is sufficient to impel this influence against them, and, if they have become error

exists

extremely

sensitive

to

will ensue,

and

appear

they

the

impression, to

go

to

the

sleep in

usual

specificeffects

obedience

to

our

will

that

I have tested this in a variety of ways, they should. by and of all desiring Hindoos, Mussulmans, Europeans professions,

merely

to

concentrate

patients;and

the

their attention results

were

as

upon

certain

striking and

highly sensitive certain

as

if the

AUTHOR'S

memorable

(who

had

will

energetic

most

and

purposely

came

command

been

ludicrous

mesmeric

for

intense

the

tendency The

in

coma,

will

is

doubt

give

to

result

one

brother the

me

I forced

was,

his

teeth," to produce all quivering of an eyelid, to the morbid sensitiveness,in whom

subjects of

no

The

On

learned

a

"humbug")

time.

the

action

them.

against

spite of

from

mesmeric

to

short

a

"in

symptoms,

most

the

expose

him, against his will, and the

directed

occasion, I induced

to

of his person

87

THEORY.

had

become

ease. deep-rooted disin producing first

a

influential

very

effects

by giving continuityand intensityto our influence,but the tion, deeply affected, the simple act of attensystem having been once the part of any one, seems to be quite sufficient to bring it on within

his

But

wish

I

of the and

be

That the

the

of sense,

organs

and

back

from

organs

the

for the Nov.

16.

The

means

load

In

"

the

who

end

another

man,

into

of

the

walking, I against the man him, ?"

He

he

to

St.

the

into

Andrew

the

stopped, and tried in vain

effects

the

particular

him the

his

to

the

arms

if

intense

degree, by

one

I

and

extent

in the

I

urged

him

On on,

reality carrying him wall

a

mesmerised

sealing

muscles:

his

eyes,

having directed

coming asking

; in

catalcpsed him

horizontally,and wall.

the

the

I then

of

left to

was

and

against

cross.

the

Smith,

Major

doubted

one

trance,

way.

development pushed far)

every

erect

on

to

most

no

the

on

other

spontaneous

for them,

him

cataleptic tendency crucified

sal univer-

muscular

undes

it becomes,

and

way,

placed

extended

surface,

the

and

brain,

in any

presence:

last awoke

relapsed

the

by

S. Palmer,

Mr.

showed

my

own

room,

from

labour

exhibition

entranced

only, however,

inducing

him

with

;

act

(for such

disease

I at

he

minutes

in the

and

described

de-mesmerise

to

to

of

Scott, I

Dr.

the

they

used

presence

brought

of the

attitude

him

that

becomes

of his condition.

few

the

vous by determining the nersurface, thereby relieving the deeper count acoppressed them ; at least I cannot

the

his conditions, in his

the

that

following singular

being merely

to

I have

as

all observers,

of

itself,appear

of the mesmeric

test

of

speak only

retreated

to

condition

indicate

to

Stopford, and man

is evident

the

the brain

currents

a

such

phenomena,

to

seem

this revulsion.

organs,

in

I

that

has sensibility

nervous

system, would

Mr.

understood,

mental

and insensibility;

of

influence.

I have no higher mental manifestations personal knowledge, produce them, mental sympathy will no doubt be indispensable.

to

and

it to

inferior

physicaland

and

atmosphere

nervous

into

"what

separate his eyelids,in order

set

him

contact

stopped that

he

88

MODES

might

the nature

DE-MESMERISING.

OF

of the

obstruction, and, having no use of his hands, he thought of helping himself by rubbing his forehead against the object before him : this I stopped by pulling back his see

head, and

it remained

reduced

now

the

wall

to

below

stiffened

I then

blew

his

on

I left it.

position

helplessness, as

utter :

in the

his

He

was

feet struck

nothing but neck, thereby immediately releasing

in his way, it,and on being again urged to tell what was he began rubbing his forehead before. One as against the man, freed in the same next arm was ; this he brought into play ; way then the other, and he used both in feelingand rubbing the man all over, with the greatest earnestness, but without a vestige of At expression in his countenance. length, he said there was a before him. I also showed, that my breath had no man specific effect by doing the same with fan air of current a thing ; a being all that was dissolve the of the to muscles. required rigidity in the also the is most of reBlowing expeditious way lieving eyes the brain, and its the functions; rubbing restoring eyes, and from also water and pouring a height are times someefficacious, all needed

are

natural

friction,are to

jts

restore

relax

the

I

de-mesmerise

stimuli

sensibility,if

mucles

had

the skin, and

to

diminished;

thrown

been

brain.

the

by determining again

which

currents, when

to

back

the most

and

surface the

upon

its

produced

likelymeans imagine that they

I

the

to

Air, cold, and

the

nervous

muscular

system,

otherwise catalepticcondition. count aceffects of following singular cold, which, from my I patients being naked, can apply in any way I please. On several I cannot

for the

occasions, I have and

catalepsedthem

in these

they

little cold

the

body

Blowing

most

incredible

an

squirted from

air, one of

on,

torpor persons

or

the

rubbing

is often are

;

fell,as

send

too

awoke

If

after

water

catalepsed, out

the loins would

such

be

slightstream leg the person was

remain

standing, stript them naked, painful postures imaginable and

persons

instantlyrelaxed. in the

a

in the

would

water

it became

by

entranced

a

length of time,

distance

both

arms

were

was

shot

the other and

if he

if it had

any

on

been

member, fixed

down

directed

was

but

to

hamstrung:

let

a

and

dicularly perpen-

instantly, the

calf of

or

if the

of the

on perpendicular,squirting water patienthead foremost against the ground.

any

part had

deep with

to

the

exhibit

same

these

effect,but the

eral gen-

and sensibilities,

by the great difficulty,

use

of all the

de-mesmerising agents. The of the face are tive respiratorynerves more particularlysensithe to impressions of air, cold, and friction ; indeed the shock

AUTHOR'S

given

to

somnambulist

a

the him

effects

how,

;

relief

I cannot the

to

in his

by blowing

of

actual

an

89

THEORY.

blow,

face

and

is sufficient

possibly imagine, unless

brain,

restoring

by

simply, often

it be

its secretions

sembles re-

awake

to

by acting their

to

as

a

natural

channels.

followed,

Having different

according

symptoms

phenomena

than

when and

changed, I

not,

the

the

and

so

to

as

the

brain,

death

degree, should at

appears,

reasonably

the

of

brute

I fear

for

of

brain

permitted

to

have

physical condition influence

no

I

another,

of

it

on

as

of the

first

expect

sight, extremely improbable, the production of singular and directed

was

Like

influence

wine

torpifies

quantities,it is a bodily and mental possible to transfuse our cerebral fluid into

if it be

synchrony

lies too

secret

be

to

man

be

to

smaller

in

with

stamped

great

matter,

the

degree of the mesmeric

extreme

but

stimulus, and

a

life and

need

we

employed, they are jected qualities,by being subno longer recognisable

control

life ; and

are

are

influence the phenomena, when the intellectual principallyupon organs.

act

opium,

be

their

are

mosphere, at-

air

the

among

mental

and

the

they

and but

meric mes-

the

in

occur

earth

agent

vital

new

of animal

a

thought,

abnormal

with

if

in the

destroyed ;

capable of affecting the

such

might

we

time

the

rangement de-

nervous

nearly.

agent

to

of

organ

for

from

of

that

of

principleof life,that they

an

brain

a

the

wonderful

more

marvellous

nature;

of

extent

relations

far, in producing

so

disturbances

this

endowed

it very

That the

for

of

sources

approach

the

equilibrium for

being converted directing powers

near

in

nature

the

to

nothing

see

electric

seek

and the

to

after

the

powers

altered

so

the

suspect,

inorganic

I

induce,

we

imitated,

and

no

see

absurdity in supposing

individuality, and

our

between

action

the

for

may,

brains

a

that

it may

time, induce

of

the

giver and

of

somnambulism,

the

recipient. But, beyond is

that

dark,

so

simpler manifestations

the to

short, and

stop

wait

for

farther

all

evidence, is

ignorance and lous, marvelpresumption of man ; his passion for the mysterious and and the pranks of knaves of self-delusion, with his powers the simplicity of fools, have mystified the subject, that the so

better

than

to

and

advance

artificial difficulties cost ;

reach

and the

a

mass

foundation

of

us

step in the

more

rubbish stone

of

trouble must

truth.

be

dark.

to

The

remove

removed

than

before

the

ural nat-

we

can

CHAPTER The

Processes.

Mesmeric

of

and

gnr

Coma.

"

"

Mesmerised

Water.

the

found

were

the

of

Mesmerism

an

effectual

and

unseen

are

to

certain

in

then

the

of

steps

danger attending those

who

The the

practice.

pervert

utmost

whole, the

Many

good

publicity best

benevolent

the

of

the

degrees

opinion

disregard

and,

sometimes,

to

interest

people

benefit, and

arises, let the

public,

and

the

say

lowing fol-

the

to

from

every

minds

as

to

all ;

to

take

avoiding

If evil

While

I may

"

men's

the

ism, Mesmer-

likely,

pour

rouse

of

repel it.

in

on

means

about

to

that

all I know

by attending

personal

public,

best

very

home

will

ism. Mesmer-

The

humour

shall

which

the

to

solved re-

blame

punishment

a

and the

all the rest

on

fall

on

evil.

to

is most

security and

of

therefore,

are

truth

of

deriving all

its

it

come

object

modes

extreme

now

extent,

merised. Mes-

I had

contemptuous

a

when,

its

will

culpable negligence of

the

of

self-preservation for

am

indifferent

of

the

fully prepared

way,

But

proofs

an

is

full

its

occur.

men

revealed.

abuse

an

I

and,

be

listless

Mesmerism become

instinct

a

to

"

reality, and

necessary

but

enemy,

shall

the

"

ments experi-

Persons

influences

producing

Cure

"

First

"

possible dangers

community

a

know

from

directions, quarter,

of

it half

meet

dangers

very

to

is to

remain

public the

at

unknown

danger

policy is

the

the

means

subject

important

best

educing

generally known; danger

it.

experiments,

the

one

Mesmerising.

of awaking

professional

to

in

at first,alarmed

most

avoiding

only effectual

on

Diseases.

Local

"

mesmeric

my

able renew-

Operations

Chronic

Means

during

Trance

"

for preparing

"

of

most

greatest

this

last.

communicate

I was,

of

"

The

"

in

for producing

removed

ditto.

Nervousness.

commencement

to

the

it.

Jaw

consecutive

Process

Puyse-

"

"

lic. Pub-

Mesmeric

"

Processes

Scrotum,

Three

and

Dangers.

the

to

Philanthropist.

Men.

Upper

of

Security

real

the

of Mesmerising

Rheumatism

I had

in

"

Mode

zvith

for

unprofessional

Tumour

Pleasure.

at

At

a

best

the

Field

Hypertrophy

"

Person.

of

Indifference

Disease

Deleuze,

Coma.

Publicity the

"

and

Ignorance

"

Treatment

V.

to

consonant

the

honourable 90

to

my

taste, and, upon

public.

unprofessional

persons

may

PUBLICITY

be

also

induced

THE

their

exercise

SECURITY.

BEST

QI

gifts,in the alleviation of human suffering,under the superintendence of the physician, who the time, and of body, which cannot waste quired reare spare before his patients can be benefitted the of by processes The Mesmerism. whom its knowledge to Europe owes persons of Mesmerism, uncontaminated by self-interest and the devices of quackery, were unprofessional men, the Baron Puysegur and M. Deleuze; the one a nobleman, who wealthy French crated consehis life to relieving the sufferings of the who poor, and said it was mission his in the hands to lodge Mesmerism of the doctors nately;) (a trust they have been neglectful of, unfortuvery and

to

the

other,

natural

truthful

a

and

benevolent

of letters,

man

long keeper of the "Jardin des Plantcs," at Paris, who practised the art for thirty-five whose and works honest most are years, and of judgment, to which all are true subject, guides; errors being their only defects; as I have tested by experience, before reading them. Coma inclined to

I

"

the

the

its

at

through

With

the

is

am

owing

sufficiently

trated concen-

once

transmitting it to his brain

operator, and

communicated.

be

being

not

patient,by

of the

organs

that

and

following manner, comparative rarity in Europe

influence

mesmeric on

can

think

to

the

in

usually -procure

from

channel

every

by

all the which

it

degree of patience,

necessary

in is so effectual following process with that in a large enough field, and properly producing coma, obtained for the purinstructed here be assistants,it may daily, pose No trial of procuring insensibility to surgical operations. under

an

and

Desire

taking

hour

wish

:

for

and

expectation

be

stomach, then

nands,

with

when

the

and

in

of as

the to

be

extend

your

make

the

it is wished;

few

a

to

the

hands room

to

to

not

know

it is

only

a

sleep, your trial

bring

to

the

your

end face

pit of the dark, enjoin quiet, to

the

patient'seyes, begin to pass both your face, shape of claws, slowly, within an inch of the suring back of the head to the pit of the stomach ; dwellyour

for several minutes

over

the eyes,

nose,

;

physical impression

patient'shead able

ures, fail-

minutes.

himself does

ter; bet-

are

frequent

follow

compose

destructive

are

his, and

shutting

in the

from

will often induced

hours

; two

one

gained by saying

required. Bring the crown the bed, and seat yourself so

into contact

fair

a

operate, that he

to

this object may

intention

and

reckoned

be

most

if you

care,

fear

should

perfect success is sometimes insensibility the patient to lie down,

the

but

of

attention, the

sustained

and

and

mouth, and

then

MODE

92

stomach,

the

then

be

and

firmly,

perspiration

and

It is better

operation

what

an

time.

longitudinal passes

The

precise

is sometimes

be

to

and

the

them

move

; the

the

"

the system.

on

with.

broken

if he

It is

tion, posi-

new

after

soon

does

awake,

not

impossible to

befriend

us

knife, but

the

by

of every

patient may

will insensibility

completely

effect

hands

sides;

and

out

pricked, and

proceeded

the

extent

both

by placing

stomach

aid

to

successful

been

name,

may

the

hour, breathing

patient'scondition by speaking to the cataleptictendency exists in the fixed in any position they are left

if

force

by

upon

time.

some

the

remain

has

for

quarter of

of

also

test

arms

process

called

the

pit

seem

to

require some

the be

the

on

saliva not

If the

in, and

all the

eyes

by gently trying

arms.

a

pit of

the

to

there

suspended

advantageously terminated,

gently, but

him, but

hands

your

steadily for

the head

gently on may

keeping

this process

Repeat

downwards

side of the neck, go

each

down

passing

OPERATION.

OF

it

:

to

say

the

trance

ally occasion-

can

be

and then the sleeper reproduced by continuing the process, remembers nothing; he has only been disturbed by a night-mare, of

which

"

from

Calcutta

and

ulcerated

had

finished, but

not

Here

is

stance in-

an

efforts

him,

or

of the excite

he

had

cried

and

moved,

man

thrown

sign

a

of

awoke

felt

at

:

trance,

ated oper-

was

being

on

1

included,

vitality.He

pain, and had complained of

no

the

doctors

three

before

out,

into

back

spectators, six

o'clock, and

said, that

he

some

immediately

was

twelve

of

sixty gentlemen, who I to-day cut off an vicinity, enlarged

the

; the

prepuce

arouse

at

on,

recollection.

no

presence

and

all the

which

could

the

In

July 29th.

from

retains

this.

of

came

he

waking

on

not

tioned, ques-

seen

an

the pricks of day, he European that day. Next him had by my visitors,who actually made pins, inflicted upon In future, I must a pincushion of him. request that pins be left at

the

door.

The

can

person operation ; but

raised

the

Paulit,

"

tumour

nose,

passed

glands I

has

was

pushed

into

of the very

the

position required

any

the

case

commencement,

June 3d. Teencowrie he began to suffer ago, the

into

peculiarityin

some

from

posture

be

from upon

a

a

the

throat, and

in

as

orbit

in the

of

caused

the

aged

peasant,

tumour

demand

may

an

the

the

ting sitstance. in-

following

40.

antrum

the

for

eye,

Two

years

maxillare filled up

enlargement

of

;

the the

neck. desirous

to

reduce

him

to

a

state

of insensibility

ILLUSTRATIVE

before

him, and

operating on

CASE.

for

93

last

the

fortnightmy assistants all pcrseveringly tried it, but without have inducing sleep even. the tumour his Indeed, from he has hardly throat, obstructing that he was slept for five months. easier Having ascertained sitting,I took

when him

in

chair

carried

and

then

the

former

both

the

hand

the

over

eyes,

down

the

and

eyes

all the

time.

In

and

in

quarter

more,

I

a

I put the

point

from the of

knife

long

a

out

this, I pushed and

eye,

the

had and

the antrum, it burst, and

the

under

caused

pressing my shocking gush

a

and the

touched

and

man,

it

and man

when

again :

never

it

the

moved,

indistinct

showed but

moan;

as

effort

coughed, and

leaned

supposed that he then finished, and and

while

he

this

as

any when

June 4th. "

This

forward,

is

yesterday. The

between

;

of

corner

The

pressure

anterior

wall

of

the bones,

it and

matter,

finger could

reach "

it remained

till I wished

leaden

a

I

threw

his

back

for

to

floor

have

more

a

man

declares

wonderful

by the

most

and

fore there-

he

I

and

;

by this time

was

his

for the first time

even

wind-pipe, ;

and

tion, direc-

in that

get rid of the blood

to

sional occa-

an

head,

existence

operation

The

spout.

signs of life,except

to

ward, for-

his head

I bent

if from

The the

doing, he

brought

and

necessary

on

and

brain-like

my

accumulated,

awoke.

laid

was

was

became

and

nose.

fingers into his throat to detach the mass my directed of blood into his the stream was instinctive

head

severe

inner

passed some

the

parts

the

the

gently

passed into the gullet No one partitionof the nose. his head sired, into any position I de-

his mouth

nor

far

there

blood

the

blood, and

as

I turned

from

ran

of

and

resistance, and

without move

bones

to

brain:

totally unconscious.

was

at

the

catalepsed,

most

absorption of the fingersbetween

cheek-bone,

having destroyed

man

skin

back

extended

tumour

orbit

the

the

on

The

followed.

the cheek

the

was

the

dividing

the

through

of

;

body, claw-like,

of his mouth,

corner

cheek-bone,

it

dissected

tumour

the

of

man

of

one

behind

sides

kept breathing on

the

time,

spread and

were

hour, the

an

surgery;

in at

the

over

I

the

ened, dark-

some

and

base

of

they

performed

in

protracted operations

over

and

half

the

centre

where ;

mouth,

nose,

the

for

front, the other

in

one

entranced

being

room

his head

over

being applied

carried

The

process.

slowly down,

stomach, pit of pressed, one opposite the other to

the

myself, to-day, and

hands

spread

my

latter

then

were

in

following

them

dwelling

and

neck,

the

by suspended

a

I

him

face

opened affair

sewed

up,

his eyes. than

I supposed

emphatic panto-

COMA.

MESMERIC

94

I

awoke,

was

the coughing

that

no

forward

and

face,

his

up

the

on

he

when

that

floor;

so

"

get rid of the blood,

to

movement

efforts,to prevent suffocation.

involuntary,instinctive

were

chair, and

in the

pain while engaged in sewing felt

he

that

mime,

to-day, and the whole in the face has united of the wounds extent completely by the He is out of all danger, and first intention. can speak plainly: that he knew he declares most positively, nothing that had been June 6th.

done up

cheek; of his

"For

took

and

not

he in

On three

On

the

something perceive.

four

of

out

After

the

1 nights,but after the third

I have

Imam-

sleep,

me

having kindly

labour, made which

operation, I did

day,

scarcely

make

to

Esdaile

left cheek,

my

lation trans-

a

the

to

came

tried

of

is

disease, and I

persons

Dr.

sewing

me

Here

"

this

great deal

a

found

best.

I9th May,

3d June

with

cure,

knows

under

the or

floor,and

Bengalee:

laboured

five months.

my

did

I

years

all in vain.

but

the

on

I presume

Hospital, and

barah

awoke

statement

own

two

sleptfor

he

and

"

undone

dressings were

until

him

to

his

The

"

sleep,

me

that

at

dertaken un-

time

sleep for

not

I

two

usual.

sleptas

"TEENCOWRIE

PAULIT,

of Madra." If

fortunate

patientsare

operation, they the absence

only feel

not

The

even.

of

pain, from

Khan,

doctors

it accumulates, is

;

without

Ross

and

hours, Sissmore,

tedious, from them

; and

up

flesh stiff be

the

the

as

first

all the

out

contracted

again by stitchingflaps over visible a

log,

all this

from

head

time, and to

at

foot,

with

and

difficultyput together again. after the operation, and felt no pain.

Sept. 4th. The stitches healed throughout, and "

has

He

has

had

of

very

all round

organs a

out

Drs.

was

were

ered cov-

quiver of the body

was

separated legs awoke

no

ised mesmer-

which

end, his

his

taken

were

he

the

Not

as

tumour

was

adhesions the

often

presence ;

a

hydro-

The

He

parts

them.

an

of

has

for as

cure.

head.

before

about

was

instance

water

trial,and, in the

having half

radical

man's

a

I dissected testes

the

hour

was as

it

the

on

big

quently subse-

none

strong-looking man;

only withdraw

who

as

waking, but extraordinary

by repeated operations

attempting

perfectly round, and in two

an

tall

a

caused

on

after the

time

some

last.

first to

"

by native

is

sleep

to

pain

no

following

Sept. ist. Teg AH hypertrophied scrotum, cele

enough

in half

to-day; the pain whatever

an

as

could hou-r

wound since

ILLUSTRATIVE

the operation; shock

the

to

We

can

i8th.

unhealthy and

the trance

a

it has

the

diseased

the

part

he

his

and

weight

did, had

cracking under

my

for

bound

with

the

with

any

natural

call it, it will

the

hands.

The

I

deeply

and

thick, that

it

again entranced,

was

level

a

with

the

rounding sur-

to-day I straightened splints:he awoke not,

trance

in

In

it took

all my strength I felt and heard

adhesions, which Rev.

Mr.

Fisher, and the

needs

Bradbury Mr.

of

required

it; but

we

the

saw

Graves,

treatment

is not

coma

to

the

chronic

second, diseases

if it occurs,

:

ought

be

to

first

it is

satisfied

back

natural

Sept. 25th. "

has

complaining

of

with

ascend and

point

sleep, and

who

his

These

sufficient. of

the

steady continuous

are

spread fingers, from

head

to

and the hands occasionallybreathed upon, the pit of the stomach. An for a few minutes on going to bed, will often soothe restlessness, bring

rest

of this, on

"

be

may

hour

walks

found

the

head

foot ; the

weak,

he to

it up

it is done

be

tractions, with

cannot

the

silently, just as the best digestion For felt. inducing refreshing the nervous system, and sleep, mesmerising "a longs courants," as the French

is least

He

the

of the patient,though it is unaccompanied improvement The is not less effectually strikingphenomena. system

recruited, because

allowed

skin,

plaister iron, without

pain ; although

nature

time, and

hard,

so

in the

was

no

Mesmerism, because

probably

the

an

feelingit.

Mr. Rev. operation. The Mr. and Blyth the third. suited

is

down

break

to

first

pared down

"

when

people

fifty,has

high above

red-hot

ham-string:

was

When he Sept. 20th. leg completely, and

and

the

a

excrescence

skin, without the

for

with

sore

off

dissected

the

inch

an

render

to

along the outer ham-string of to nearly a right angle with

to-day,

The

"

and

contracted

whole

awaking him. Sept. iQth. be

irritative

usual

aged

peasant,

a

half

sore,

inches

entranced

cauterised

the

past.

year

was

must

six

for

leg, which He

Dass,

cartilaginous

thigh, for

of

at

Morally

"

extending

left

absence

pleasure, in order repeated operations.

to

Sept.

the

system. renew

insensible

for

much

so

"

95

CASE.

a

Mr.

invigorate the

Calder

been

twenty

(I

years

hands

His tremble

nerves

when

his

name

in India,

general rheumatism, with great difficulty, stair.

system.

nervous

mention

are

came

nervousness,

the

his

at

help of

to

me

and a

own

quest,) re-

to-day, debility.

stick, and

shattered, his eye-sight is

writing; when

he

walks

on

96 smooth

has

made

to

able

impossible for he

has he

which of

try what

has

would

nature

in this

been

do

of

good

two

late he it is any

and

years

doctors,

as,

of

the

feeling that running into and

lowed swal-

I said

that him

recommended

but

him,

:

purpose.

more,

for

down

for

state

tour

a

gone

him, and

helow

from

horse

physic, to no physic him

in conscience

not

his

prevent

He

meets.

dispensary

a

I could

to

slips from

it

him nearly throws his buggy, from a

drive

to

him

carriage a half; during

that

himself

save

been

not

fancies

he

ground,

effort

to

COMA.

MESMERIC

the

upon

I

whole,

but that it adapted for mesmeric thought his case treatment, would require time and patience to do him any good. He was of of relief, and I desired one glad of any untried chance very for an him hour in bed, every people to mesmerise night. my Never Mr. Calder mesmerised, was having been present when I am indebted for the following note of his case. to him

"On

the

directed

by

sleep,but

and

"28th.

time, I

bed,

had

my

and

rest

down

few

a

"Up

which

the

night,

judge

for

of, from four, and

than

two

being

my

without

This the

next me

effect

farther continued

to

so,

with

I could

hours; able

to

more

that

I could

than

enjoy

have

attempted

into sleep, every the walk than

effect

my

walk

confidence

every

not

to

of which

third you

yesterday morning six miles.

J.

CALDER.

28th, 1845." is the

mesmeric

pain.

retired

mesmerise

to

wards uplids, eye-

o'clock

till six

efforts

much

so

morning,

and

"(Signed) "Oct.

after

pains abating daily, and

my

alone, which

this

half.

a

length of

same

couch

assistance, and

about

and

I awoke

I however

minutes.

at

buggy

the

I left the

and half previously. a years thrown I was to the i /th of Oct.

fourth

more

a

from

daily,but

stairs without

in

out

for two

may

of

for

sleep afterwards,

hour

an

hour

an

mesmeric

great difficultyin raising my

night, found considerably braced up;

drive

or

sleep

a

natural

nerves

up

for

trial

afterwards,

week

the

as

ditto.

open.

eyes

assistant,

induce

to

trial lasted for

trance,

a

natural

a

repeated

causing

the

I found

"

my

my

For

morning. were

into

five hours,

and

:

persevering

a

keeping

or

first attempt

27th September, thrown

was

of

success

After

"

the

native

last, your

September

made

you,

without

"26th

of

25th

gentleman who, processes

with

the

I said, Indian

recognised the identityof of charming away modes

MESMERISED

WATER.

97

Topical mesmerising, by suspending the ends of the fingers the pained part, breathing on it at the same over time, and then continued for a long enough drawing the fingers downwards, "

time, local and

and

pain;

I have

is often

"

effectual

very

it relieve

seen

ridiculed

much

the

the

producing

process

those

do

who before

But

in

soothing

in gout,

pain

that

bruises,

the

will "foment those

who

apply

their

the will

there

"Mesmerism," be

can

make

condescend

if there

is

invisible

of

it, let it alone.

effects the

by facts,it

reception

Lord

think

to

water

and

the

subject,and

of

from

To

it, I would

body, called

the

in the

other

advice, I

better."

examination

vital emanation

a

of them,

the

seriouslyon the

to

will

impossibility

Bacon's

enter

unguent

nothing improbable

communicated

like other

with

the

to

is

for

way

accordance

to

part

practically described; and let

be

prima facieabsurdity or

no

previous knowledge

that

suggest,

is

the

means

it is

as

themselves

its illustrating

clear

In

matter.

avail

to

is another

and

it shall

preparing

to

there

water"

symptoms,

choose

not

advisable

by showing about

for

doing this, and

be

perhaps

"mesmerised

mesmeric

useful, the

it

two,

or

rheumatism. The

of

hour

an

say

assertion

that

inorganic substances,

absorbs air imponderable agents. Water different and the odours of neighbouring objects with gases, and be charged with a electricity, can glass of water great facility; filled it. Mesmerism has been called with an or glass empty should "animal if correctly named, and we electricity," expect it to in resemble particulars: but inorganic electricity many it is

whether

why

reason

easily

as

water

which

to

of

statements

with

Deleuze,

so

an

of

physics to

well

as

make

fluid, as There

organic. it improbable

electrified.

On

no

the

is that

contrary,

fully believed

I my

first

ments experi-

confidence.

honest

practised Mesmerism,

see

can

animal

probable from analogy, that others regarding it, and made

most

I

not,

invisible

imperceptible and

as

considerable a

electricityor

absorb

not

laws

known

me

of

is

be mesmerised,

can

it seemed the

should

water

in the

nothing

modification

a

fluid

a

and

for

and trustworthy man, in France, thirty-five years and

who with

had

great

for mesmerising water. gives the following directions the tips of the fingers, and the glass is "It is to be poured over its sides, and then to be mesmerised by passing the hands down also be breathed the water upon." The following process, may success,

though mode

less delicate, is

of

charging

water

a

shorter, and, I believe, with

the

mesmeric

a

fluid.

more

effectual

p8 As

there

is

with of

and

here

are

June 28th. be

to

from

the

like

the

she

water,

time,

she

the

of

virtues

the

woman

women's

said ; I then said

it

different

was

and

created

immediately, her getting up to upon

countenance

tongue,

somnambulist:

walk

after

have

fallen, but

she

instantlysank

from

a

into

the

the

the

influence,it in

if it had

any.

In

ounce

of

to-day

took

an

mesmerised

it, putting

then glass. We first plain water It was only plain

waiting

first, that

it

"

in

and

prevented,

was

charged,

the

some

sharp

was

stomach.

Almost

began to change; she insisted I immediately saw that she was a few she would staggering steps,

; and

taking

in

exhibit

another

warmth

a

tom bot-

fingers is

the gave taste? any the other ; after

her

gave

the

the

would

I

if it had

her

nated impreg-

into

water

water,

into

and

ward,

of

is

it.

mesmerised

water

tube

to sensibility Alunga

extreme

that

probable

slowly, asking

very

her

quantity of plain

into

went

with

the

of my hospital attendants, I the common reservoir, and

presence

water

in five minutes

experiments

From

perfection the the

water,

first

"

breath

the

through a keeping the points

surface;

my

that

fluid,I breathe

of

the

believe

to

reason

vital

cupful

with

seemed

good

the

a

contact

to

WATER.

MESMERISED

back

taken

mesmeric

remained

and

coma,

where

bed,

to

for

so

hours. I

June 29th. Mr. Long, from "

asked at

Calcutta,

if I could

me

a

the

to

stranger

an

which

the

water

common

I had

for

made

she

being

and

asked

was

water

; she

then

Soon

said.

sweeper

altered

and

kites, crows, On

presence. first,and

mesmerised

expression manner,

our

her

set

after

We

was

rose,

about she

and

I was,

brother

she

effects

walked the of

Essan, who

I

was

had

;

none

ing, appearher minutes

few

a

wavering uncertain floor,which was dirty,

in

desired said

in

the

her, administered

to

went

of

out

again put the woman being

glass,the

given, and

complained

and

him,

for the

washing

the

yesterday,

as

then

waited

paddy birds, and who

who

mesmerism,

merised efficacyof mesthe first time, yesterday. I of such heard a thing; and to the hospital.

glad to learn that he had never he willinglyagreed to accompany me I took the same quantity of water cistern, and charged it before common of plain water in another same measure of

Rev.

the

in the hospital cases any mesmeric I should be happy to verify, in his

was

unconscious

meeting

and

me

replied that important experiment regarding

water,

the

of

pleasure

him

show

I

present.

presence,

had

to-day

a

the them a come

room

being

to

be scared

Baboo, to

and

take

her

full of away.

that

the

home

;

ILLUSTRATIVE

she We

retired

then

he

had

could

effect, and returned

could

June the

and

"

the

and

assured

Alunga, a

short

on

my

then

28th.

I

"

him

saw

suffering

which

were

double

in

go

merism Mes-

the

on

ject,) sub-

the

it

phial

call

to

seen

that

the

water

done.

was

Mr.

to

Betts,

He me

;

some

it to the

I arrived, the

woman

varied

state

; and

when

as

she

could

partiallyopened they

by blowing

of the

sure

in

former

on

again and

vestige of derangement was

named

woman

and

when

her

relieved

merised, mes-

kindly consented,

delirious

same

only

water,

pure

give

by pulling:

Betts

was

and

for

in the

no

fuel, it

Sidissur for for

the

three

extremely walking.

possible,for of

I carried

phial

a

were

never

me

went

me

hospital, give

inform

to

know.

came

was

Mr.

give

to

had

the

on

facts he

rubbing.

in

her

had

mind

witnessed, had

only

different

pital hos-

in believing that difficulty

he

uwtcr.

June been

to

again, till I

but, I suspect, had

;

she

I therefore

spoken

the

that this

me

even

there

perceptions.

given

time

; these

eyes

intentions, which

to

go

him

walk,

eyes,

awaking

him

never

water,

let

to

to

asked

phantasms only being

her

and

some

experiment

to-day:

seen

my

send

messenger

instantly closed

or

not

had

honour,

and

open

On

same

requested

occasions, her not

said,

cause

After

if

good enough to perform an experiment time satisfyhis curiosity,perhaps. I

be

to

the

a

to

then

at

getting up

was

him

and

time

I

the

him

him,

I had

whom

and

and

He

of

her

the

deputy-collector (who

mesmerised

me,

it.

Long

spot.

connection

varying

tellinghim

request

begged

of

assistant, and

my

to

woman,

Having for

whom

of

and and

the

trance.

Mr.

this

Betts, the

Mr.

for

I

the

on

gladly certifyto awoke her, all but

thought

little water,

a

to

I

3Oth.

house

than

I asked

countenance.

Alunga,

woman

to

her

in

revolution

resolved

mesmeric

being done with my assistance, she was and faculties, complete possession of all her senses by her ready and consistent replies,and the total

evinced

was

as

and

matter,

be

certain

would

; but

open be in

to

could

her, and

to

not

seen

over

more

he

the

99

fell into the

immediately

that

be

that

and talk

to

doubts

any

nothing

we

bed,

to

put

was

CASE.

the

seemed

Ghose,

first time

tender

following me

to-day, at

days from to

I determined

to

prisoner,

a

reasons.

very

a

1 1

o'clock of

inflammation and

touch,

the to

in

subject him As

probable

a

that

fire

the

he to

the

testes, bent

was

trance

expires for

inflammation

has

; he

want

would

if

MESMERISED

TOO

die out and

during

hours

many

WATER.

of absolute

the system, of inflammation.

irritation

being the sustaining causes for hours, pain and sensibility

all

that

suppose

the

the

disease be

repose

removed

short

him

entrancing to

went

above

as

the

the

system in half

an

the

on

and

Having completely succeeded, I Sidissur Hospital, and found that the man much

pressure

better, and

there

left him

with

had

be

I

ceeded suc-

ment, experi-

mesmerised

Jail

the

to

in the

and

water,

can

just awoke.

heat

no

the

sleeping.

first

my

returned

was

him of mesmerised three ounces gave he was again in the trance.

trance

If

affected.

Alunga,

woman

water.

bore

the

made

to

channels, and effort.

hour, and

move Re-

only natural

curative

vital powers, has been once

Charity Hospital,

related,

it is

its usual

to

natural

a

recruit the

and

will return

by

to

will when

at

in I then

be too

repeated

circulation

pain

to

repose

He I

part.

in five minutes

o'clock last night, but at nine June 29th. Sidissur awoke ing to sleep again immediately, and slept all night; the swell"

went

has

decreased,

causing pain, and but mesmerised

June 3Oth. "

had

and

a

of

sake and

water,

can

walks

he

for the

I

and

erect, with

The

I gave

minutes

he

was

Dismissed

without

over

disease

is subdued,

another

him

again slept till nine

good night afterwards.

all

part

ease.

experiment

in three

Sidissur

the

squeeze

in the

of

dose

trance.

o'clock

night,

last

cured,

at

his

own

request.

July 2d. rheumatism

Nobee,

"

in her

"

she

and

;

turning, and

:

a

she

had

put into the

was

pain. of mesmerised

dose

water;

lowed folgeneral tremor on being desired to walk she complained of her head walked little,with great difficulty. On returning a

said that

soon

her

has

woman,

free of

was

Gave

pain.

worn-out

months

some

waking

on

No

July 3rd.

for

back

to-day, and

trance

elderly,

an

she

felt

all

warm

over

;

a

asleep immediately, and slept for two hours. July 2Qth. At the public Seance, already mentioned, eight drank mesmerised water assistants, and prepared by my men doctors, and two clergymen; and in spite superintended by two to

bed

she

fell "

of the

great

incessant

surprise,became into

December is

tormenting of

plagued To

be

their

entranced

visitors, four

and

of them,

and cataleptic,

to

my verted con-

were

somnambulists.

I4th. "

with

Jadoo,

continual

mesmerised

a

prisoner, convalescent

hiccough :

he

was

"

eight convulsions

subdued

in fifteen

cholera,

from in

a

ute. min-

minutes, but

ILLUSTRATIVE

there

little

was

He cold he

wound

water

allowed

was

the

I

better.

him

raised

was

; he

now

To

under

the

it has

been

already :

it is

but

The

a

I

say

that

but

water,

influence

mesmeric known

used

affect the

to

awoke the

He

do

cough hic-

slept for

by

of

scores

it will not

hope

be

will in eral genthat in persons

such

only

such

for

results

be

can

uncontaminated

cured pro-

system,

influence, are dissipatingthe mesmeric employed for disengaging the brain in fainting,

means

for

caused insensibility,

natural

; and

and

him, and

water,

I could

in

change

returned.

to

mean

soaked

asleep again, and

as

wards. after-

occurrence.

rare

preciselythose or

I

of mesmerised

effects

the

be

that

supposed

moment

a

fell

he

intolerably tedious

be

examples, would

still no

:

mesmerised

some

hour

an

bandage awaking

a

longer

immediately stopped, and never after drinking the water. hours illustrate the subject farther,

three

for

hour

an

it than

drank

feet, and

half

chest, without

his

sleep half prepared

to

IOI

hiccough for his

upon

around

sooner

no

the

in

change

CASE.

by

revulsion

a

of the

stoppage

or

exactly They act, I presume, in the same rousing to by re-determining the nervous way, from of sense the skin and the organs ; thereby rousing the brain of fainting,or relievingit of in the case its torpor of exhaustion I have the nervous suggested might be the cause plethora which fluid

nervous

of mesmeric

by natural

causes.

coma.

Blowing

sharply in the

and

cold

sprinkling

the

de-mesmerising

for

rubbing the eye-lids,and

eyes,

in

water

face,

the

brain, and

when

the

are

brows, eye-

methods

locally applied,

equally efficacious,in de-catalepsingrigid limbs.

Let

an

arm

are

be

and although catalepsed,short of the most intense degree of coma, it may require considerable force to bend it,yet blowing on it, fall on it, rubbing it gently,or letting a few drops of cold water the rigidityof the muscles, and the will generally relax cause fall down

to

arm

looks

to

me

as

if the

concentrated The when

on

smallness we

senses,

mesmeric

and

muscles

that

secretions

nervous

side, with

brain

activity of the

the

the

at

the

a

is

renewed)

have

deserted and

sensorium

to

person

restored flexibility

recovered

of the cause,

restore

its

are

quite

as

functions

by being the

relieved

of

the

become

system. of the

and

the

the

complete possession of

remarkable

it

(just as

surface, and

muscular

intellect,by sprinkling water coma,

their

; and

greatness

in his in

eyes

natural

when

result, his

in the

fainting,in

MODE

IO2

which and of

the I

leave

the

nervous

in the

the

similarities

sleep.

effects it

are

the

to

system mesmeric

DE-MESMERISING.

OF

equally

often reader in

to

natural

state, and

differences

does

and

striking whether

determine

coma, not

observed

instantaneous;

and

the its

assist

us

in

exhaustion

presumed in

tion reple-

understanding

natural,

and

meric mes-

CHAPTER Mesmerism

Remedy.

a

as

of

cured.

Eye

ditto.

Mr.

Fisher's in

drawn

Report. in ditto.

straightened

Pain

Sciatica, ditto.

Arm

abused.

ditto.

Guides.

would-be

Disease.

Mesmerists

soon.

Rational

"

FOR

practical

into

divided

may

be

total

insensibility,

said, and

abundant of

"Journal in

facts

that

I

only

followed

I. the

and

maze,

I

mesmeric

plastic,and potter;

and

I

as

of

nothing. Remedy

a

Mesmerism

need

more

will

be

be

in

given

my

the

of

all without

(if the to

felt satisfied

of

the

a

life

and

have

I

was

case

offered

could

nature

which

be

drawn, sequent sub-

all my been

not

so

"A

plan." is

not

of

command, that

first

in

to

medicatrix

vis

My

operations

my

in

cases

kernels,"

many

muscles my

to

selection.

indications

that

so

various

presented

deigned

nature

practical deductions

great out

trance, obedient

the

by

of frequent

by doing

whatever

without full

certain

was

meric Mes-

semi-insensibility,and

others

the

not

were

and

which

proceedings; mighty

of

inquiries, in the

my

yet they

from

the

of

first, nothing

the

thankfully

"pomegranate

a

many

;

of its

Mesmerism."

haphazard,

at

natura, indeed

to

her

consulted

of

"

Public

Unfairness

effects

physical

somnolence,

examples

accepting

answer

the

an

Mesmerism.

of studying

coma:

Practical

Although offer

or

of

The

"

of Hysteria

hear

to

simple

bago, Lum-

Resembles

Consequence

of Mesmerising

purposes,

"

cured.

"

Development

natural

Hope

"

Mode

and

Arms

by doing nothing taught

A

"

Examples

"

Theory.

Hysteric

"

Mesmerising

Tic

"

Disease.

Folly

"

"

Palsy

"

Imposture.

Rev.

"

Tooth

removed. cured.

a

of

Spontaneous

themselves.

Mesmerising.

as

Eye of

"

ditto.

by

benefittcd.

greatly

disabused.

"

"

Nerve,

Charges

Public

Convert.

a

of Formication

Crural

of

Inflammation

cured

Mesmerism

"

Ignorant

"

The

"

in

Hemiplegia

"

Rheumatism

Hysteria.

Sense

Journal

"

prevented.

make

to

Convulsions

"

"

Acute

"

Headache

How

Trance.

the

Agent.

Inflammation

ditto.

Nervous

"

Medical

a

Chronic

"

of

Return

"

as

Headache

Nervous

"

Coma

"

Mesmerism.

Practical

VI.

if the

103

phantasmagoria)

a

the as

same

whole

body

clay in the state

of

had hands

that

in

been

as

of the

things could

MESMERISM

IO4

be

AS

brought about,

muscular

before

great

this

A

REMEDY.

and

spasms

solvent.

contractions

The

would

straightening of

appear dis-

limbs,

verified this inference. long contracted, very soon II. the total extinction Having, in this case, witnessed of I was led to conclude, that in a like state of nervous irritability, vanish before this supreme pains would things,nervous anodyne. The

of

cure

truth

headaches

nervous

immediately demonstrated

the

of this idea.

III.

The

to that the most insensibility pain convinced me without painful surgical operations might be performed the knowledge of the patient, and this has been done to an extraordinary of course. extent, so much so, as to be a daily matter I had IV. seen high local inflammation, and sympathetic fever suspended in my first patient, and that during the trance the artificial inflammation (which it was object to excite, for my of hydrocele,) did not the cure develop itself,while the mesmeric influence in activity, and that the pulse and was temperature had

become

natural

:

thence

I

inferred, that

inflammation

was

ably prob-

incompatible with such a state of the constitution, and I succeeded in curing acute inflammation of the eye and soon than the mesmeric testis,by no other means trance. As regards the certainty of my conclusions, it required no of my and to go great sagacity to believe the evidence senses, and do as bid me. A {act in nature nature tained, ascerbeing once and all its accessories be concarefullyobserved, we may fident of re-producing it,at will,by fulfilling the necessary tions, condiif the tried

about

bring

to

required it would

control.

condition

same

of

I therefore

body, by

the

means

used

our

be

the

human

terfere by nature, before she will condescend to inthat if she did interfere, favour, feelingconvinced

be

to

in

is under

phenomenon

with

unerring wisdom, and unapproachable skill ; and that what had been feebly begun by her weak, but obedient would be creature, triumphantly completed by her laws, when for them brought into action ; the way being merely prepared, in the manner pointed out by experience. "Nature the Author

follow

such

is but

a

of nature

has

coma

will

surgical operations,and medical

important

effect,whose

an

ordained, that such

is God

cause

effects

should

;" and often

predisposing causes.

Mesmeric

of

for

name

; but

cases

in

in

is not when

following

the

so

it

often can

be

instantlyextinguishing

pages

chieflyfigure in

required in the induced, nervous

it is

treatment

extremely

pains, arresting

COMA

convulsions, and by its anodyne the

in

it would

restorative

probably

their

arrest

and of

some

inflammation,

if it could

the

duced in-

be

fatal diseases,

most

for

progress,

other

every

of

resolution

powers;

of

10$

AGENT.

natural

commencement

system, and

whole

the

aiding and

REMEDIAL

A

it revolutionises

constitutional

affection

the

is for

the

suspended.

time

inflammation

In chronic the

for

and

useful

a

lating discutient,gently stimu-

capillary vessels

and

nerves,

healthy action;

it is

this

of

the

local

purpose,

to

part,

Mesmerism

more

is

only

required. debility promises

of

diseases functional that

have

from

palsy greatly,and truth

the

the

chronic

own

that

it is

will

is In

effects

be

the

to

be

process from

who

will

result

latter case,

confess

the

of

the to

cure:

practice,that

who

it is, or

of

the

nervous

the

should

we

the

them

sedative

be

soon

pointed; disapwould

ment over-excite-

the

to by subjecting suffer from of irfitability

and

the tem. sys-

influence

from

persons,

paralytic

subdued, and great difficulty

easilyaffected,

ease dis-

whether

unless

think, that

in

those

lieve be-

to

incurable

upon

of

over-excitement

find

irritated

under

that

treatment

service.

with

patient

remember,general rule, that a much patience and

greatly depend

nervous

in

patient must

the

mesmeric

I should

why,

But

refuse

commonly

a

means

uncertain.

believe

of

cure

tell

cannot

cannot

of

are

to

improvement

be

are

he

alone, the

in

weakness,

cases

often

the

; whereas

cures

must

chronic

the

debilityor

still farther

us

of

venture

we

we

cure

a

in

required

of the nerves,

assist

many

could be induced, system the former, every degree of

probably We

cause:

have

must

of

to

of

practitionerand is no exception

the

one

on

a

promises

effect is very

and

cause

the

disease

affections, and disease

succeed,

we

exciting

Mesmerism

labour

hopeful

am

miserably impotent for the the medical generally, are

spontaneous

a

both

But

chronic

All

it

palsy, by Mesmerism shows and early and continued of this natural remedy; and we it is the

that

before. how

If of

that

!

recorded

diseases

treatment

action

the

I

remedy, hitherto,

nervous

has

know

nervous

feels

and

system

of the nerves,

managed

connection

and

in

general tonic,

a

service, especially in

great

nervous

direct

a

Elliotson

employed.

hitherto

often

Dr.

have

and

palsy,

got

weakness

themselves,

to

the

of

be

to

as

in medicine.

In

not

last

at

"desideratum"

could

of

derangement

we

of Mesmerism

exhibition

chronic

The

benefitted

appear

mesmeric the

by

nerves

it.

IO6

EXTRACTS

The

in my

occur as

medical

the

they

the

practiceamong do

poor

with

occurred

the

past

are

of Mesmerism,

use

often

so

poor

usually

not

diseases, till they

reader

JOURNAL

adapted for

cases

labouring

nervous

the

FROM

resort

I

cure:

which

interestingcases,

some

from

for

advice

however

can

not

surgical cases,

as

medical

to

do

I will

present extract,

as

my PRACTICAL

OF

JOURNAL

MESMERISM.

7th. Nazir, a Mussulman ; aged 20 : is suffering from the sequela of ophthalmia of two months' standing; the sight of the left eye is destroyed. The of the right eye is muddy cornea with superficialulcerations, and a pterygium is forming; there is constant lacrymation, and he cannot distinguisha white man "May

from

black.

a

the

"

I

operation

him

to

mention

that

he

felt

him

placed the

to

what

in

and

eyes

he

chair

a

felt

as

head

where

agreeable touching ; shortly after, he said to the body, on extending the process stood in drops on pervade it, and sweat an

felt

that

he

and

desired

here

fear

a

greatly "

then

put

22d.

"May twice:

be

he

"

that

be

to

felt

he

his

face.

could

mesmerised

general

a

out with-

easier, and

were

desire

no

said,

soon

fingerspassed

his eyes

he

sleep: having

to

He

He

not to

next

said,

account

for,

go

daily for

warmth

farther,

ten

I

minutes,

sleep."

to

Has

always

him

over

the eyes

stopped :

and

come

generally, desiring

my

him

directed

and

me,

proceeded.

we

warmth

before

been

feels

daily, and

mesmerised

better

after

the

put

to

sleep

that his says of his countenance

process;

body feels pleasant and "light,and the expression is much improved. The lacrymation has ceased, and he Persian words in Bengalee and read two to-day; the pterygium will be the only impediment to his sight. him for the first time Keenoo, "May 22d. a prisoner; saw He has had a pain extending from severe to-day, at ii o'clock. half of his head for four the left eye-brow to one days; and I made him there is pain on pressing at the supra-orbitornotch. in a small room off the hospital,and in twenty minutes lie down, raised left him arm perpendicularly in the air, asleep with one "

and

locking "I

the

returned

at

lying exactly as awoke

whilst

asleep. On give no reason

door, I

I left him

o'clock, and

I had

left him

alone.

with

looking at him, being asked why his I

was

for it. So

opening the door, found

on

his

and arm

sensible is the

arm

still in the

said

that

was

in the

he

had

him

air: not

air, he

he

been could

approach of sleep under

PRACTICAL

OF

this of

grand narcotic, sleepers often their sleep !

the

He

or

This

"

"May

"

first time

to-day,

laboured

under

was

at

in the

pain

a

o'clock.

For

inflammation

acute

of

junctivalvessels form a raised zone constant a lacrymation, pain over distinguishobjects. "I

made

minutes

in twenty I locked

head,

miles

two

and

and he the

reports the

before cool

pain

to

the

about

and

a

hands

quite ; the

head, like the us,

and

suffered

an

acute

from

side

of

and

continues

that

if

; that

his head

they

till would

12

he

p.

the

stated

that

wait

company awakened

for

some

with out

time

Dr.

over

of his

to

with

an

go

just on

head:

he

head; only a more freely,

notes

mesmeric

inflamed

in

to

my

so,

of be

to

he

had

to

one

morning,

friends, I observed this man,

entrance

and

doctor

him

days

:

of

side

one

in the

o'clock

Fisher

Mr.

followed

of what

Fisher's

native

confined

headache, 4

dose

; a

eyes

last six

like to

do

and

as

has

a

been

:

"

Report. visited

the

Esdaile, for the

of the

man

back

had

his

for the

Saturday last,the 24th inst.,I

"On

a

himself

I desired

Turning

I should

"Mr.

to

23rd.

at

commences

M.

Mr.

ings, proceed-

man

hospital the with a pain

in

on

preventive. They consented good enough to send me his

in

the

intermittent it

his

and

that

much

head

the

to

cured

brought before

cannot

tic catalep-

my

found

he

eyelids move

leaving just come

had

the

side

is

general feelingsare much improved body hot and heavy, and it is now

water

man

left the

in

offered

they

con-

Chinsurah,

to

answered,

clasped

were

he

Fisher,

found

attitude

were

man

; and we

felt his

we

I

the

him

me

interested

what

eye

Cold

light.

much

has

clasped,above

Mr.

in

is less ; his

watering the sleep he

Rev.

the

; there

and

head,

with

door

have

tending at-

Clermont.

cornea

rendered

key

the

his

the

the

progress?'

my

Mrs.

conjunctiva:

his hands,

the

return

asked

that

the

half

the

are

opening

being

physic. When reported that his

took

found

I

said

little remains and

where

waiting

On

me.

waking,

door, and

of

around

putting

collector, who

was

awoke;

; then

circumstances

case

floor, and

the

on

daily ask, 'What

entranced with

the

off,

the

Money,

lie down

him

the

minds

discharged cured. him for prisoner; saw the last four days, he

"

Mahomed,

II

of

in the

headache.

of

return

its invasion, that

seen

from

Nazir

IO7

remains

trace

no

No

24th. 24th.

"May

sudden

so

perfectlyfree

awoke

MESMERISM.

purpose trance, who eye.

Upon

of

Jail Hospital, seeing a prisoner

had our

been

ing suffer-

arrival the

IO8

EXTRACTS

man

awake,

was

tried

with

this

and

He

before,

had

in the

been head

The

had

and

the to

means

whom,

face ;

I

believe,the

place them;

in

in

and

that

at

had

trance

in

posture

any

last he

at

the

which

was

preventive.

and

in

tried

limbs

seven

various

tained rigidlymain-

Esdaile his

upon

pains it

pain, a

We

Dr.

seen.

severe

as

his

:

raised

was

never

in

moment

cataleptic state.

a

intensityof

themselves

doctor

days from

some

not

therefore be

immediately commenced,

was

the

test

though

were

man

for

try the effects of Mesmerism

to

manipulations

minutes

never

could

immediately presented subjected to the mesmeric

been

suffering much

advisable

thought

experiment Another, however,

patient. and

JOURNAL

further

no

himself, who influence

FROM

chose

feet;

his

tQ

back

stretched being slightly bent, his arms over head, which was his shoulder, and he remained fixed in this condrooping upon strained position for some time, without exhibiting any symptoms of

consciousness,

left

was

understand

of

; the

the

limbs

capable

of the

"

me

I put

him

when

he

left him idea

with

well

of

on

had

the

inflamed

high

the

Mr.

desire

better

entranced,

the to

take and

the

this

on

F.

sion occa-

FISHER."

vivid the

redness

before

the

hoped

of

to

and

the

the

the The

mation inflam-

acute

He

state.

of

and

to

stage

can

desired time

not :

this

of blood

now

the

see

of my

on

my

As

cases,

opportunity, as so

was

patients.

Mesmeric

my

find him

and

I

so,

there a

he

troduced in-

sional profes-

expressed

I said

return, and

the

I then

was on

I

as

with

head.

had

tell

to

do

done

the

dentist, who

him

to

was

to

in Chinsurah,

one

present

had

he

business

some

watering.

no

of

me,

five minutes

M'Ouesten,

see

:

in

pain

no

junctivitis, con-

eye.

stool

in

house

is

is gone,

chronic

for

yesterday

eye

cornea

sleepy, but

usual

my

visit at

exhibited

There

night.

about

of

colour

became

to

never

entranced

lesseningthe determination to

great

all

the

sittingentranced

proceeded

a

well

from

a

I

extraordinarilysupple, and at the same rigidlyfixed in any position, at the will

around

the

and

ground; had

he

slightest previously complained : we

he

Mahomed,

of blood-vessels

dull, brick-red

minutes

2$th, 1845."

slept

is reduced

very

has

phenomena

slight uneasiness

; very

the

(Signed) Nazir

25th. has

the

so

few

a

upon

operator.

May

zone

so

which

the

at

being being

of

of

pains

"Chinsurah, May

head

reclined

repose,

astonished

much

were

deep

After

that, since this first trial,he

return

time

his

to

uneasiness.

or

left

that a

he

man

that others

PRACTICAL

OF

undergoing the

were

with

not

The

lady and

resolved

to

We

returned

hour, and his

house,

hereupon, suddenly rise to

expedition gave

little

a

sode, epi-

the

Jail Hospital, after I sittingpreciselyas

man

than

natural.

soon

after

our

farther

improved,

and

It

evident,

arrival. it looked

the

I had

absent

He

said

I consider

the

the

he

and

still

was

eye

terminated.

case

inflammation

that

unpractised eye,

and

nearly

now

was

that

an

left him,

exhausting position,)

so.

most

been

had

influence

The

doubt, by the

(partly,no

to

the

I knew

pleasure of introducing here, by permission.

awoke

was

the

Charity Hospital,but

the

the

colder

out

worn

to

found

body

and

I have

which

of

gentleman

too;

go,

the

at

process results.

what

I"X)

MESMERISM.

incompatible with such a state of the system. But ing knowa man sittingon a high .stool for an hour without not it, was enough to satisfythe curiosityand unbelief of be "Angelus out lady visitor. Her theory was, that I must my such be permitted to do both Diabolns," to as things ; and she took refuge in an hypothesis had their difficulties, proachable unapunbelief. This to me was a enon, singular mental phenomand I determined her mind to experiment upon through was

her

own

and

to

life

called

for, and

their the

as

watches, stool

in to

aid, when

he

husband

He

he

with

awoke

a

all to

had

he

gone

look to

ble insensi-

as

put through friends

his

till I

purpose,

start, and

violent that

being questioned, said

no

gentlemen

was

now

was

even,)

hemicrania

The

stool.

minutes

sat.

for

already described, and

postures awake him, but

he

the

upon in three

which

her

entranced

man

put

and

on

believe

not

The

effects.

sent

was

would

amazing

all the

on

the

observe

yesterday pulled out to

(as she

senses

were

their

to

came

of alarm

;

sleep of his

and, own

accord.

My honoured collectingher

believe

be ! I won't

will be

good enough

able

to

Having its

see

to

be

and,

go

more

you

entered

the

mysteries,and

the

mesmerised

the

on

find him benefit

show

to

in

it ; it's all to

the

tricks "Blue

difficultyin "It's impossible! I replied,"If you

evidently

now

kept exclaiming,

and

senses,

it can't

be

had

visitor

a

other of the

hospital,I shall, perhaps, same

party proceeded. to

"

trick !"

Chamber,"

morning,

some

have

kind." she I had a

resolved

was

ordered

tooth

taken

a

to man

out;

Charity Hospital, had the satisfaction entranced, and begged Mr. Mc'Questen to give him

reaching

the

of his skill.

This

he

declined; and

I extracted

the

to

the

tooth

EXTRACTS

IIO

him, without

before

lady

as

near

the

On

awoke.

while

an

his

Seeing incision

into

a

the

to

senses

said

of

felt

the

matter

before

swelling

asleep. rarely granted gratification,

he

he

collection

he

to

it to

presented

that

coming

bit him

had

made

and

man,

"souvenir."

I also

ear,

JOURNAL

the

awaking

mesmeric

a

FROM

if

as

he ant

an

was

.

I had

of

the

now

living to

gave

the

up

the

adopt

I

6th.

found

called

head

heels

like

only.

I

useless; for breath

take

and, after

power,

back

bent

highly

a

new

powers

in the

most

ful wonder-

more

of

extent

human,

the

see

never

she

wife

threatened

till she

she

of

take

the

back

the

on

except of

resources

physic when to

recourse

hard

pointed

or

convulsions

arid all I knew

had

rested

such

could

to

perfectly rigid, and

was

saw

hour's

speechless,and

was

constantly beat,

bow,

a

how

an

night,to

throat, that

body

! I therefore

nearly

;

she

her

moment

last

the

and

Hydrophobia,

was

not

in

minute;

one

was

and

still

yet that,

deputy-magistrate of Hooghly.

convulsions

constriction

a

and

in Tetanus medicine

dreadful

At

it

was

my

the

was,

8 o'clock

at

Ghosaul,

every

part.

I

libertyto hint,

that

and

not

convinced

was

something

frankly

could

subject.

was

in

her

in another

could

I

"

from

suffocate

of her

she

although

the

was

Mesmerism; the

her

suffering the

there

Essanchunder

Baboo

at

that

than

incredulity on of

fair infidel

My

favour, yet she

parting I took

manner,

me

June

theory;" in my

one

At

good.

respectful to

and

"

being in league with the evil power, individual, and on congratulated me

favoured

of doing

triumph of the truth.

"diabolic

angelic

of

instead

the

see

first believers,

new

my

I left her

work,

she

solvent

asleep,

catalepsed.

and

July

ist.

both

26th.

the ulnar

deepened,

there

was

was

no

fingers along removed

the

24;

them

to

freer

the

did

her

work

to

the

pain

acute

of

not

on

ing press-

bear

much

being left alone, the

on

lady

late.

slight contractions

first,she

natural

after

is the

too

came

with

At

me

has

This

fit.

joints like

degree, without

first trance

trance

and

door

awaking.

extension, and

pain. "

to-day,

she

but,

permitted

much

June 27th. and

was

elbow.

awaking;

extend

sent, but

rheumatism,

at the

she

and

hinges, and arm

conjurer

nerve

of the

return

no

Alunga, aged

"

without

handling

had

joints, from

elbow-

One

has

relief the

for whose

June

She

"

of

Complains

the the

nerve course

pain,

and

at

considerable

the elbow of

the

allowed

is very

for

nerve

her

to

left

pain in her tender. a

few

extend

I

passed

arm

my

minutes, which the

arm:

I then

PRACTICAL

OF

held

fingers before

my

into

This

July 3rd. "

them

away

from

short

time.

She

taken

out

words

pain, and by and delight.

the

she

asked, a

that

he

heel

steadily,and desire

tremor

few

a

pain

in

the

its existence.

part for she

declared

it had.

that

developed

Dookee,

dose

all followed

July

of

"

extends He

insects to

mesmeric

mesmerised

the

he

has

not

spot.

grasped had

looked

ished van-

at

her

delirium,

the

For

water.

He

Four

I.

for

Lumbago.

No.

2.

for

Sciatica.

No.

3. for

No.

4.

No.

5. ditto.

"

for

were

months

several

an

wink

and

hour,

and

then

complained of

after

soon

the

and

eyes

; his

for

face

his

about

has

heart, and of

sense

wink

then

formication than

more

was

returned.

3th.

They

that

course.

crawling whole body

mesmerised

was

1

No.

last said

pain

the

in due

shop-keeper.

a

feeling of

constant

:

at

and

then

being

B. spent

in

He

at general agitation,and feeling of alarm slept a little. On leaving the hospital the had entirelydisappeared, and he did not

natural

the

if

Dr.

He

pain minute,

a

On

body.

heel ; and

one

considerable

was

minutes

trance,

scalp, and it often water constantly. got

part of her

in any

I could, and allowed

a

mesmeric "

a

there

satisfy himself

to

if the sleep-walk, always produced in this woman, her: the other not quickly concentrated toms, sympupon them when of the eyelids,inability to open closed,

July 4th. had

acute

as

B.

in

is

the

chase

can

to

influence

and

was

fingers over

my

Dr.

; and

and

pain

testingthe realityof

firmly

as

I

my

Bedford

Dr.

had

convinced

passed

but

astonishment expressed the utmost sensibilityis such, that I, or any one, by merely looking at her for five

requested

there

in

was

I then the

I

"

said

time

long

fell

she

of this hereafter.

Alunga

woman

looks

delirious

more

i8th.

by holding

woman's

her

; but

Aug.

and

seconds,

pains fly about,

part

and

This

make

minutes

few

a

it for a fingers over came limping up to me to-day, to have the pain "tendo Achillis ;" and this I did by passing my pained part. I then grasped it firmly: she felt no

the

now

woman's

any

of her

fingers over

can

for

eyes

Ill

insensible.

arms

my

her

MESMERISM.

men

and

one

of pain in the course Syphiliticrheumatism.

all subdued

by

woman

the

the usual

entranced

were

crural

to-day.

nerve.

manipulations,assisted

by

breath.

After

the

first

day

the

trance

was

induced

in

them

all, by

112

EXTRACTS

mesmerised

giving

JOURNAL

FROM

daily, till

water

the

i7th

:

day the

which

on

with

three

dismissed neuralgic pains were cured; the syphilitic not were benefitted, as might be expected, the constitutional disease still in specific being operation: the local pains and eased, however, in sleep procured: no small matter

cases

were

such

cases.

Sustee

July 2Qth. "

in

left

his

it

raise

cannot

capula

he

; and

Ram,

higher

;

days

than

his

aged

navel;

He

30.

became the

during

ago,

there

is

the

attack

little since

slept very

daily,for

bearer

twelve

arm,

has

a

alytic par-

night:

pain

under

the

be

merised mes-

to

:

"

he

half-an-hour.

raise his arm his breast, to July 3Oth. Slept all night, can to be mesmerised head, spine,shoulder, and arm : daily. July 3 1 st. Slept yesterday, immediately after being mesmerised, "

"

"

and forehead

all

night:

1

Has

5th. "

and

process,

well "

8th.

force.

Can

had

the

on

of for

and

in

and the

for he

has

Aug.

left

1

there

two

Aug. Aug.

2oth.

is

He

"

25th. "

diseased

a

stick

has

siderable con-

being

have

taken

by

me

strikes

head,

hand

my

;

with

in

out

considerable

fit for

the

aged

There

is

only

arm

can

has

taken

work. if

hand,

new

evident

effects

A

of

22.

be

separated six

mercury

in his

man

complete palsy

paralysis began

months

of

the

from

months :

to

sleep during

the

present

of

the

times, in four

four state

large

"

be

ago, merised mes-

daily.

sometimes for

his

request, into

the

hour

to

goes

after

hours

two

little resistance

a

and

on

it : he

can

raise

left side,

the

on

process,

his

arm

walking

persons.

began

only.

to

walk

to

Improves

side; the

higher: he walked of

He :

He

"

above

never

the

side;

an

perpendicular,

husbandman

a

three

half

8th.

and

between

the

the

arm

condition.

generally sleeps

more,

after

system.

inches.

been

own

nervous

rheumatism

for

and

daily: usually sleeps

squeezes

infused

good

few

a

his

Geeois,

"

years,

his

hands

should

been

not

Aug. 9th. frame,

I

his

and

at

case

Mesmerism

side

and

it.

left arm,

next

his

clap

Discharged

The

hold over

"

the

with

whole

shoulder

opposite

night.

at

command

Sept.

improved

Can

25th.

Aug.

hopes

the

to-day.

Aug.

well

touch

can

leg

daily; is

the end

a

little with

there

stronger, of the

room

is

a

stick

to-day.

command

more

over

raises

the

arm

to-day, with

the

help

and

he

PRACTICAL

OF

Sept. 8th. the

of

aid

Much

"

stick ;

a

Sept. 2Oth.

better; walks also

arm

He

"

MESMERISM.

the

across

with

compound,

improving.

discarded

has

113

his

stick, and

the

crosses

pound com-

unaided.

Sept. 25th. perpendicular: allowed

there

him

suffered and

for

Horo,

"

three

temple, especiallyin

and

comes

I returned

after

after, and "it

that

and

her

and

are

bent,

and

is

from

the

ground

Dec.

i6th.

Dec.

1

Dec.

i8th.

walks

"

much

Dec.

cured,

7th.

half

Feels

much

remedy,

but

and

now,

after

and

the

her

she

hams rise

cannot

her

with

up

joints,

hands

: "

to-day.

process

better. hour

an

standing,

hour

an

sit with

cannot

herself

in her the

about

She

40.

rheumatism

rise

the

to-day; from

the

about

pain

ground

the

joints

aid, and

without

she

has

no

pain, and

is

quite well

:

dismissed

request.

own

like other

becomies

rooted

part

soon

freely.

"

Mesmerism,

deeply

Slept

more

her

now,

awoke

of pain. a beggar; aged

she

pushing daily.

hour

iQth. Says at

she

in the

tenderness

herself

without

can

a

that

ease

Slept

"

asleep :

half, from

is much

weak

so

less; she

is much

there

an "

M.

intense

be mesmerised.

to

"

has

right eyebrow

it is very

p.

her

woman,

and

year

a

obliged to

be mesmerised

till 2

return

no

Hindoo

a

knees:

knees

:

She

28.

in the

whatever

pain

had

cripplefor

a

shoulders

has

Podo,

"

mesmerise

to

aged

weather

found

no

he

water."

as

She

"

cold

and

was

nearly

arm

recovering, and

friends

woman;

remaining

hour,

his

to

tic-dolowrcux

the

M.,

there

I4th.

been

A.

an

cold

8th.

Dec. has

said

was

Jan.

6

at

on

his

his

witnessed.

from

years

of

orders

Hindoo

a

hold

can

prospect

to

loth.

Dec.

to

is every

go home, with daily,in the way they had

was

he

Daily improving;

"

in

the

a

powerful

formidable

constitution

natural disease

; and

a

agents, is when

not

pushed

knowledge

of

only

a

far, and

this is the

mesmeric in their phenomena, key to a variety of anomalous origin, but not directlyproduced by it at the time, and which give rise to absurd charges of imposture, delusion, "c., from in fact, the totally ignorant of the subject. These are, persons of the primary disease secondary or constitutional symptoms "

"

Mesmerism,

"

predisposed

which it to

has take

contaminated on

the

Mesmeric

the

nervous

action

system, whenever

and it is

REMARKS

114

any

which

first

by In

this

of

tion

the

associated

with

in

spond,

being a genuine be

can

To

experienced

sensitive

L

shock

every

of

the

of the

eye

has

that

animal

of

semblance

says,

It is

the

can :

erroneous

which

of

great

from

the

and,

in

has

been

shadow

that

the

before

here

been

me

can

we

kind

finer

pede

ex

"

at

of many of Mesmerism,

medical

affectedlyimpartial,but, in reality,labouring under prejudice, and profound ignorance of the subject. the

to

consequence

no

it is misled

whether

community

men

intense

even,

It is of

once

Herculem.

phenomena by

the

qualified

disabused

sedulously propagated

of

guess

the

manner,

be

a

symptoms.

appearances,

should

is

ism, Mesmer-

with

foot-printsthe

like

true

excitant,

mesmeric

the

by

of

nervous

connected

abnormal

putable. indis-

are

lutionized previously revohaving become

centres

pseudo-mesmeric

sees

have

been

this

public impressions regarding the

high

cause,

exciting

has

of

tell

substance;

he

time

shape

before

Mesmerist

the

corre*

and

usual

especially if

hunter

gone

when

observer,

way

somnambulism

up

nervous

action

nerves,

in the

is exhibited The

on

realityof which the springing

system

The

the

by

the

the

by Mesmerism. morbidly

person,

without that

demonstration

moral

the

symptoms,

an

zc'i//on

can

persons

phenomena,

Mesmjeric

recur

voluntarilyproducible. Every fit of hystericscan be willed on, and doubt of the realityof the exhibition ;

no

some

manner,

Mesmeric

other

the

or

there

and, in like

to

Hysteria^ agita* any

sometimes

how

often

that

is apt

cesses pro-

system..

mind, more particularly if it is in any and first disturbing cause; they both

the

each

knows

one

very

the

to

closely resembles

primarily induced,

body

in the

developed

Mesmerism

respect,

however

which,

was

reference

thing having

deranged, especiallyby it

MESMERISM.

ON

set themselves ignorance or dishonesty of those who up of public opinion ; the offence leaders as against truth, the injury have the injusticeto those who done to the public,and practically declared what be true, studied the question, and to they know

by

the

whom

careless

thing for Doctors,

who

step forward

to

to

"humbug." under

its

performed

They

influence, the without

into their and

if any

point

in

have

his

pain

have

"tendo

heard most ; and

of severe

seen

thought

or

"Mesmeric

coma,"

even,

merism, Mes-

expose

the

and

that, can

be

of Mesmerism

wight, having should

mon com-

bility total insensi-

exact

crucis of the truth

a

of

surgical operations

they thereupon

Mesmeric

Achillis"

never

enlighten the public,and

experimenting

unfortunate

It is

equally great.

displease, are

it may

a

fall under

;

vulnerable their

ob-

REMARKS

servation, he

is denounced

his

and

of

the

observers

the

bearing "

and

approach

senses

and

"

lost

only

the

extinction

as

down

Nature

in this

life will

exaltation

or

bed

which

to

varied

most

criminati dis-

satisfythese

"

"

their

of

others, and

one

are,

existence

the

the

stretched

by pulleys, sccundem and

dispassionate

venerable

firmations, all, "con-

imposture !

of

anti-mesmerists

wonderful

and

all not

are

bind

display of be

length prescribed. description (the wolf

the

to

artem,

this

judge of

candid

mother

her

longer than children, the Doctors, wish it, they mercilessly if shorter, she is pulled and offending members:

unnatural

of

body

amputate A

of

philosophers, but Holy Writ," of the

procrustean

her

lowed charitablyal-

or

"

is the

the

quack,

a

postor, im-

in the system physiologicalrevolutions and voice changed expression in features of of some advance sleep the extinction

Such

If

determined

:

such

strong

as

and

fool.

a

preservation

upon

powers.

hardened

a

physician exposed

short

Nothing

11$

MESMERISM.

as

be, perhaps, only

to

altered

ON

Mesmerist to judging the lamb) is perhaps invited by a medical in his hospitals,since satisfy himself by ocular demonstration meric nothing short of this can affect his understanding ; and the Mesof practicalexperiment his course by guest commences ble) tossing and goring the patients (fortunately generally insensilike a mad at to kill two bull; his only thought being how a

and

blow;

Mesmeric

same

than

he

be

all

all

over

has

miserable

a

been

himself,

phenomena

it to the

because

the

compelled

he

revenges

himself

and

delusion

imposture

world, and

it is easier

to

all the

develop

to

ing declar-

by

is

passion

:

ignorance

instruct

pride. But

I

reallyis, in them, interested acute,

and

pages,

as

what ism Mesmerpublic should know it comes fore beknow it when that they may longer deluded by prejudiced,ignorant, or

anxious

am

and

that

order be

no

the

quasi descriptions effects

extreme

well

as

on

of

many

of

it.

the

Abundant

system

will

intermediate

the

of

examples be

in these

found

and

phases,

its

each,

discriminating observer, is distinctive and characteristic of an The condition of the body. unusual involuntary quivering of the eyelids,and the spasmodic closing of the eye, in persons minute before wide a awake, and resisting,perhaps ; the to

the

"

extinction in the

full

o"

one

or

more

activitybut

white

can

insensible

to

a

moment

of the

of

organs

ago;

the

"

sense,

eye

which

turned

up

we so

saw

that

or staring wide open, fixed and only be seen, light; sleep walking, delirium, convulsions, "

"

"

"

Il6

MESMERISM

catalepsy, in subjected to induced

mesmeric

Another

as

reality:

the

by to

and

delight

of

these

can

some

no

in

use

are

says,

denying

dinary extraor-

that

I

of

by

for

fit," "

he

compelling power congratulate each other,

obstructives down

the

this

that

the

of

whole

as

well

produces

but

laborious,

a

a

the

excited, a

they

have

were

not

natural

certain

excite

to

anti-mesmeric

who

it is

that to

the

was

extent.

the

of

phy philosofavourite

taught only declared,

that

their

this ceedings, pro-

difficult,

very

in the

lic pub-

ingenious of

their

action

slight

call upon

an

school

a

nothing!

and not

consequence It is often

mesmeric

of

Would

humbug.

is, that

Mesmerists;

done,

naked

mesmerising by nothing

truth

yet the

constitution

;

the

original the paroxysm in all its first intensity, will bring on and processes of the nervous if the excitement system is kept up by frequent mesmerising, it takes on an independent diseased action, obeying but

being

on

hysterical

them

disease, hysteria,by the

And

the

poor

mesmerise

can

the

but

to;

set

a

scended conde-

phenomena,

reduced

are

has

appearances

nihilo nihil

"ex

axiom,

if carried and

save

they

you

original experiment

be

one

any

were

these

doing nothing." The enterprising experimentalist his pledge, and actually succeeds, to his great redeem the mystification of the public, in disproving the

the

suppose

trick

of

mesmeric

is

people

I will show

Upon the public to put

?

to

the

is that

matter

this,the

and

of

"There

"

wretches, and

proceeds

who

certain

at

condition of

serious

;

effect

of

coma.

anti-mesmerist,

their

you,

intense

most

look

to

truth

clearly the

is not

"

till they

the

eyelash

as

processes

affections

to

same

secret

these

in

as

seeing

NOTHING.

fluence constraining inthe production of insensibility?They are all links chain, and in some hibited patientscan all be beautifullyexand from the of connection, an quivering sequence

symptoms

of the

DOING

subject to

not

persons the

BY

once

constitutional have

which

laws

inoculated

very

the

do

we

system

understand

not

with

spontaneously, especially on any this stage the and at exciting cause;

acts

world, his

and

for

stupid mesmeric It is

hardly

that

is sometimes

the

demands

steps in, and

such

sleep; indeed,

no

done

brother

so

credible

candid

our

having

that

with much

Dr.

that sensibility, at

last may

to

candid

trouble

knew almost be

the

what

to

had it:

"

fact, often

which

medical

"nothing,"

in

we,

admiring

an

Elliotson

philosophers

process

reference

of

applause

:

disease

nervous

a

to

recurrence

primary observer and had

founded con-

cost

effect.

expressly said,

"At

length

there

thing will induce requisiteto produce the any

MESMERISING

I have

effect. in

sending

and

merely raising I

mesmerise

would

further

other

of

in

them

attention."

my

stated to

succession.

the

fact, and

same

and

I

I

that, if she

her

the

did

pared pre-

sat

still,

door.

with

the

the

into the little

as

thing

any

I

with

so

this, I thought

myself bear

are

walked

asleep:

in all parts of

can

they

through nothing, but

found

busied

to

room

did

While

daily of sleep on my

when

them

weeks

hour

an

go

them

at

next

Mesmerists

"

half

now

of

me,

back,

possible,and

as

the

originallysome

was

who

each

behind

turned

room,

two

in

117

each

looking

or

I told

her

the door

retired, shut a

hand,

sleep.

expect

but

gazing;

my

I

I gave

sleep, though

manipulations, to

patients,whom

three

to

NOTHING.

DY

tract dis-

to

world

have

ample testimony

most

its truth. What

mind,

candid

after

explanation, will

this

considering by nothing," as a

demonstration of the regard "mesmerising ? imposture of Mesmerism I was disease come, explaining the mesmeric (for such it has beat this stage) to a party of gentlemen, the other day, and while intention mesmerise to anticipated my speaking, a man him the spot, on "by nothing," by becoming intensely entranced I was The when not regarding him. gentlemen, and Dr. Scott used

them,

among were

well

as

in

were

convinced

possession he

spontaneous, without feeling it.

was

Dr.

meeting the

writing

after

1845)

of

attached

and nature own

about

theirs

:

in

I

"

have

went

his

lost his

senses,

Mr.

had

there

pleasure Physiology

and

Anatomy

the

Society's museum: the Danish frigate,now As

all

three

their

to man

was

of

testis, and

notice

brought the

latter

friends, by pressing it.

standing

I

then, by the

before

of the

skin

of pressure

me,

had

the

before

us

with

point

Dr.

Behn

part

hands

tillhe could

of direct

cases

there

"

and not

former

two

here

tlemen gen-

on

a

observers

were

and an

his eyes,

litical po-

of

correct

fore there-

indirect

merism. Mes-

enlarged and

satisfied

could

in

Blyth,

Mr.

be

himself mistake

no

breath, mesmerised

open

of

the

Kiellerup, Naturalist, and

mission.

paroxysm

surgicaloperation hospital to-day (8th Dec.

the

of

Professor

they

severe

a

last line, and

the

that

as

the

fact, although

borne

to

condition, and

ascertain

by profession,I thought it a good opportunity to impressions by theirs,if different from mine, and A

and

had

to

scientific

submitted

tender

he

Asiatic

the

are

that

would

University of Kiel,

Curator

my

Behn,

of

to

means

every

and

him,

bility the sensi-

then used disappeared. Dr. Behn he chose to apply to the tender part,

any

gree de-

and

the

Il8

HYSTERIC

face

man's

used

was

to

and

sense,

was

it

placid

as

ascertain

the

clear

that

was

sensation

any

as

the

of

ear

Somnus;

of

statue

a

state

the

to

THEORY.

the

skin the

was

brain, and

only

this

I

converted

also

might

at

asking

had

a

Dr.

Behn

him

into

them

pain in the side.

severe

This

that his

the

then

was

he

felt

face

wet.

gentlemen

brought

was

and

;

feverish

evidently the

was

when

possible of the genuine

health, he said that he

his

about

man

find

that

as

many

Another

phenomena. him

as

said

to

somnambulist,

a

before

have

once

mesmeric on

he

was

of

that transmitted

organ

only of sound;

squirted suddenly into his ear, surprised nothing, and on waking, he was water

and

means every the organs

and for

case;

the ribs, and the intercostal found pressed between I then in a corner of the exceedingly tender. put him spaces and bid him he was sleep: in less than five minutes asleep, room, his eyes, catalepsy was could lished, estabnot turn round, or open had and all sensibility disappeared; as Dr. Behn tained ascerbetween ribs the to pressing by now degree he any to be catar seen pleased ; and not only so, the whole chest was His forced and the eyelids were lepsed and immovable. open, The white he awoke, Dr. of the eye could only be seen. moment the Behn and intercostal spaces, he on again made pressure immediate and showed acute suffering. In a word, the spontaneous in no differed mesmeric condition particular from that o f the direct mesmeric induced influence, and by the applicationof satisfied the realityof the visitors seemed to be perfectly my "

"

in both

symptoms

be

It would

states.

tedious

dwell

to

enough has been said to convince when people are said to have been is a certain proof that something know we nothing that can do this while

worth

to

names

and

headaches,

nervous

cure

dispute about

by hysteria,call the

this

on

I

hope

the

public that, in general, mesmerised "by nothing," it has pre-disposed to this, and but ;

and

perform

process

point farther, and

Mesmerism,

It

if it is allowed

is

that I

painless surgical

hysteric or

mesmeric

hardly

"

can

tions opera-

I

care

not.

But

after

right names,

all, there and

I cannot

my

hospitals,where

not

being

a

new

disease

mesmeric readers

at

all

I

among

decide.

satisfaction

in

possibly see

how

a

never

saw

subjects.

nervous

processes. to

is

callingthings by their hysteria has got into

it before I have,

"

coolies

and

felons

therefore, generated

patientsby nothing, or by using Which is the more likely, I leave be supposed to As natural hysteria may my

the my

be

powerful

more

for

the

has

been

feats

of

cost

the

of

I

their have

finest,

been

to

be

left

of

Nature,

clear,

I

;

their and

observation

to

if

and

they them

striking

most

practised free

to

and

doubts

the

the

and

and

and

honesty

a

tithe

to

understand -and in

of

rational

the

persons trouble

the

The

success.

will

then

be

equally will

understandings

their the

curative

suspicions of

coolies

necessary

natural

general

imitate

the

and

them

take

very

whereas,

make

see

phenomena

eyes,

study by

will

have

they

hands;

easy

members.

develop

to

when

be

as

degree

to

body,

attempt

should

to

their

tion applicaoff

cut

arm

their

the

to

Freak

skilful

These

to

of

Mrs.

surgeons,

wish

the

the

trouble

men

promise

the

as

loss

on

can

undisturbed

of

the

impatience

that

her

and

made

medical

is

had it.

hysterical,

Mesmerism

at,

well

as

diagnostic

powers

if

patients

own

by

great

to

proceeding

headaches

ready

insensible

of

Post,"

physicians

with

look

Morning

knowing

Bengal

IIQ

shall

has

assistants

seriously,

I

Tantrum

without

my

of

effects

mode of

and

them But

nervous

antidote

and

me

render

"The

fashionable

our

MESMERISM.

imitation,

Lady

and

prisoners

and

her

hysterics,

disease

it

the

of

hysteria,

for

the

than

STUDYING

in

cured

fit

a

OF

announcement,

of in

MODE

others.

processes

regarding

the

CHAPTER in

Mesmerism Mesmeric Penis

Tooth

in; End

Abscesses

Mesmeric

Trance: Pile

in; Seton

Fungoid

Sores

Cataract

operated

to

IN the

all

The

the

the

constitution and

they will

be

seen

easily in the

eighteen

2Oth. months

"

Disease'

in;

Knee Acid

removed

in;

extirpated

in;

Testes

of

Return

by;

Sores

"

purating Sup-

tirpated ex-

puce Pre-

in; Hypertrophied

awaking;

on

pared

Two

in;

favourable

alike

which the

injured

part

of

the

breach

circumstances

by

in

of

tative irri-

an

life, and often In

ing rous-

ing destroythe

meric mes-

been

inflicted

no"pain

whatever,

has

and

wound;

the of

est great-

shattered

excites

surgeon.

injury

the

been

not

thereby

feels

sometimes

the

;

of

to

after-treatment

of

powers

local

repairing

have

are

generally

slight smarting

removed

but

the

in

confined

not

are

brain

wasting

possible

substance

; if local

quietly,

pains

topical manipulations;

PRACTICAL

OF

Jeolal,

my

ill; first with

washerman,

all

follow, which

MESMERISM.

aged

dysentery, afterwards 120

35,

;

the

following

JOURNAL April

and

nerves

patient a

Groin

Mesmerism

"

State.

Muriatic

Testes

operation,

an

necessary

best

the be

can

Scirrhus

Mesmerism

of

the

about

sets

under

in

Tumour

cut

in;

out

with

open

Patient.

the

precautions

generally only

cut

burned

off

cut

Nails

in;

in; Gum

sleeping

Prepuce

by;

laid

Arm

open

the

by

Toe

in.

in;

laid

Unhealthy

and

the

awaking,

on

and

in;

in the

sleep, only and

Sinus

extinguished

system,

hopes

off

cut

pared

anguish,

inflammation

local

Hayed

Sore

benefits

mental

in

Heel

particular advantage

and

fever

in;

opened

Malignant

pain during

surgical diseases. bodily

amputated

in;

in;

on

and

the

and

general

Arm

waking

Hydrocele

Operator

of

in;

in;

off

Penis

for

extinction

"c.

in; Pain

Surgery,

straightened

Temple

on

pared

of

Operations

cured

great

Unhealthy

off

Amputation

the

Both

introduced,

-cut

Colic

in;

the

Ulcer

in;

in;

in;

Hypertrophied

in;

straightened

by

of

"

Thumb

of

Mesmerism.

straightened

opened

Invasion

in;

Practical

of

in; Abscess

off

extracted

away

Leg Arm

in;

cut

Three

in;

A

amputated Breast

in;

onrnal

Surgery.--] Trance:

VII.

has with

been rheu-

matic the

in consequence

fever, thigh

I him

at

knee

with

and

him

in

and

be

to

which

is bent

left knee

his

them

straightened to

At

hour.

an

first he

allowed

soon

air.

in the

upon

The

leg

his

them,

remove

then

was

mesmerised

supported

to

me

considerable

a

I

hopeless cripple.

a

quarter of hands; but

a

both

suspend

of

right angle.

a

considered

to-day

121

MESMERISM.

PRACTICAL

gradually

extent, without

tended, ex-

ing awak-

him.

April

2 1 st.

used, which

April

The

"

awoke

22d.

him

The

"

; the

applied before nearly overcome,

now

be

'to

seems

will

from

i

ith.

contractions have

might relaxed

he

in

has a

He

"

way

torn

the

awoke. the

tendons

and

I

slowly. muscles

without

of

the

contraction

stiffness

of the

the

about

that but

thigh,

joint,and

the

stick, but

a

knee

exercise.

convinced

am

able consider-

very

muscular

extension, by

walk

now

The

remaining ligaments

mechanical

can

give

and

to-day, and

fibrous

direct

could

not

force have

them.

June he

the

probably yield to May

used

pulley was

power

is

force repeated to-day,and more still farther leg was improved.

was

process

22d.

got

His

"

a

"

He

June 23d. "

"

quitestraight,and colic, and when speaking

violent

fainting state.

yesterday;

leg is

but

Repeat

a

now

Ordered

slept for

returned

paroxysm

the

hour, and

an

to

me

flexible

;

fell down

mesmerised.

be

to

the knee

last

awoke

much

night,

and

relieved still

tinues. con-

Mesmerism.

three hours in the mesmeric sleep June 24th. He remained His so. leg quite well, and continues yesterday, and awoke returned his work. is now and he has to quite strong, "

is a fistulous openThere Khitmatgan. ing which is in the urethra under the glans penis, sloughing, and requires to be amputated. I desired him to be mesmerised, and in an returned hour. I found him looking at asleep, and when to sleep him, he suddenly opened his eyes, but immediately went off the after I cut glans, without again, and in five minutes from He awoke fear, after, and said it was soon awaking him.

May

not

I2th.

"

Buxoo,

a

pain.

April 2Oth, weak,

and

ii

o'clock,

ill nourished.

A.

He

M.

"

had

Kangalee, a

fever

a

peasant;

aged

four years ago,

20,

after

122

EXTRACTS

which left

broke

sores

FROM

in different

out

large cicatrices like burns.

joint,which

has

angle, for ; a

the

arm a

melted

as

There

He

then

put

gradually

extended

the

muscles

it were,

under

my

o'clock, p.

M.

straight,knows it freely. 2d.

May

not'how

He

"

about

and

the

nearly

to

have

left elbow

right

a

utes catalepsed in twenty minfor a fulcrum, and elbow

his

and

the

half it

one

body,

by depressing the hand. contracted occasionally,but

in

awoke

of his

contracted

hand,

perfectly straight,extended

is

was

under

little,and

He

parts

permanently

months.

was

was

moved

been

seven

bottle

JOURNAL

an

I left

air

and

hour

pulls the punkah

still

daily with

his

arm

Two

"

pain, and

no

soon

asleep.

Sees

ago.

done, has

was

him, with

He

his can

move

left arm,

his

is

arm

for

exercise.

June

1

4th. Dismissed

cured.

"

Buttachangie, a Brahmin; 5th. Rantoonee aged haematodes There is a prodigious Fungus from protruding took left elbow-joint. A the joint when at swelling place five years old, and has gone was on increasing gradually,but May

skin

"

remained

twelve

days the

till an

entire

incision

made

was

by

a

native

40. the he the

doctor,

the

started tegument bloody mass through the inago, when of an It exactly resembles the contents old aneurism of

the

and

structure

Elton

Dr.

assured

He

changed.

awoke

declared, again been he

To

done then

him

to

saw

and

that

me

immediately

again, till he

Elton

Dr.

fungus having

been

broken

by the actual cautery applied to it all over, in order to stop the bleeding : I desired him it was to be carefullymesmerised, a frightfulmass. with Dr. Elton, in charge and went to Chinsurah, to consult the We returned of the troops there. to hospitaltogether, and decided off found him in a profound sleep, and to take the arm his moving or complaining, removed, without instantly. It was ;

that" he

awoke for

the

May

I3th.

Is

doing well.

May

1

6th.

He

complains

be

May

"

"

and

his

was

had

countenance

after

the

aware

his

saw

limb

of arm

up

was

never

off, and

nothing having was

gone

; and

first time.

of

pain

in

the

stump

to-day. "

mesmerised.

1

7th. He "

was

easily put

to

sleep yesterday, and

slept

PRACTICAL

OF

for

three

hours;

from

free

was

123

MESMERISM.

pain

when

he

and

awoke,

tinues con-

so.

nth.

May

Meeroolla,

"

He

healthy looking. which

he

begged

and

lie down,

let

and

muscles,

and

he

did

that

he

felt

hands

my

made was

I

was:

sore

for

the

removed.

be

where

I had

Banergie, him

a

gratify mere if he

that

under

found

there

Money,

It have

would

on

the

to

go

the

Mr.

an

declares after

five

very

had

The

Banergie

then

her, while before

ready

was

into

the

ing, swell-

sleeping.

left

the

is half and

all round, went

on

the

to

a

got

a

inch

an

requires

Chinsurah,

to

a

Mr.

to

horse's

process,

chance, he might possibly after

an

Banergie, asleep, and

was

I

to

power,

the

Fisher, Mr.

skin

from

its thickness

hoof,

and

hour,

and

and

Mr.

I

ately immedi-

the

plantar

and

removal

ordinary circumstances. pain, however, and remained I had

I

30.

Reverend

under

man

hospital

difficult,owing

after

skin

formidable

so

patient

a

be

to

to show begged me influence. I replied that

with

to

resembled

hour

swelling

a

who

hospital,on

Mr.

been

quarter

least,

incision

an

made

dissectingthe thickened was

has

she

introduced

visit, and

returned

collector.

I

mesmeric

painful under very completely insensible to the a

be

a

Reverend

almost

of

off

in about

was

; the

subjacent parts

experimenting curiosity; but I

commenced

fascia,which

He

healthy-looking coolie; aged He has to-day, at n o'clock.

of

the

the

I left her

and

pleasure to

gratified. I

be

in the

mesmerise

to

mesmerised.

be

is there

person

disapproved and

"

the

who

it up

nothing

woman,

years' standing

the

To

Hindoo

patient, and inch long, was

first time

from

thick, separated

which

compounder

a

heel, of two

the

to

merising mes-

drew

remembers

last

Maduh,

"

on

to

the the

with

I4th.

hook,

right side, requiring

deep incision, an without awaking her,

him

saw

the

a

May

commenced

afterwards.

stomach,

young

a

of

ribs

engaged

him

commencement.

I desired

it.

his

a

and

awoke,

on

Podoo,

"

false

in

I

the

nth.

the

over

placed

from

May

till he

desired

disturbing him

hour

an

ma, right mam-

utes fast asleep; in five min-

with

without

till half

pain

no

it, and

was

tumour

it out,

cut

were

minutes

the

he

the

I

to-day.

remove

minutes

ten

awake

not

to

and

28, strong

of

fatty tumour

a

carefullyexamine

I transfixed

more

got

me

me

In

him.

the

has

policeman; aged

a

ness. hardmust

He

was

asleep

finished.

questioned him,

in

Bengalee, regarding

EXTRACTS

124

FROM

JOURNAL

feelings,and he protested that he felt nothing till he awoke. of the patients,already mentioned, being still in hospital, Many them in Bengalee, and in no Mr. instance did Banergie examined

his

their

accounts

26th.

May

from

vary Ram

"

tooth

Dass,

I entranced the

mattress

on

me

trouble

some

relax

of the

He him

again,

blood.

of

and

He

the

he

did

declared

not

to

his

From

awoke

him

numerary super-

grinder,

great

lying

I had

under

on

a

It cost

jaws.

and

noyance. an-

to

the

ceed pro-

extreme

cult diffiposition,it was it was at last grasped, and tracted. exbut I soon little, a tranquillised

awake

not

be

a

first

hour,

an

open

to

appear

moaned

he

of

temporal muscles,

tooth, but

and

the

causing

quarter

a

power.

the

moved,

mouth,

proceeded

mesmeric

hold

lay

and

has

man,

eye-tooth, and

in

did

he

cautiously,as influence

him

related.

large robust

a

his

table, and to

I had

the

between

horizontallyinto

growing

to

what

its

till almost from

this

suffocated

cause,

and

robust

man,

the

by

from

not

pain. May

"

nearly

thumb

attempt

finger

Sibehurn

29th.

would

be

He

"Have "No."

after

been

you "Has

wish

"God

knows."

"I can't

"

of

several

times

pain, but must

be

without

my

people succeeded arm

did

bones

of

without

entrancing him disturbing him.

a

fine

boy,

forearm,

and

in the

has

cloth

and

you

did

so,

did off

it?"

itself?"

over

was

compound

a

assistants of

and

his

and

was

and

the

wound

the

he

him

had

assuaging

eyes,

cool

minutes,

I returned

with

As his

old,

years

formed,

it would

ten

12

hope

approaching

in

He

"Who

my

downwards.

that

"

pain?" "Do

it fallen

ago,

him,

wet

him

him:

any

it."

gone!"

days

and

I asked you

has

the

awaking

"No."

at

An

it."

about

Matter

all dismissed, in

happen,

the

success.

piece

"It's

fourteen

of

without and

"Look

Ray,

affairs, telling him were

thumb

to-day?"

you

it

nothing

enlarged, upwards a

the

"Yes."

tried to mesmerise

I put with

hurt

exclaimed,

hospital,

both

of

"Have

Modoomohun

May 3Oth. brought to the fracture

end

his

I made

minutes

ten

"Yes."

and

I know

"

In

kept.

had

days ago. the point of

failed; and

his eyes,

"How

tell

fourteen

quietlyopened

off?"

confounded,

looked

the

thing

cut

young

sword,

a

if

asleep?"

any

nail

your

off

a

it, but

nuisance

cut

soon

by

unite

to a

insensible, and him.

through

cut

made

was

Sing,

hensive, apprewent

brain.

on

The

unobserved, laid

after three

open

I the

hours, and

PRACTICAL

OF

I2fj

MESMERISM.

X

v

found

him

much

still

2(1.

June

no

one

Gungaram

"

by

ago,

sleeping.

that

less, and

awaking,

had

hurt

Dass,

rubbish

some

On

he

him

said

that

fallingon

and

him,

was

day.

prisoner,was

a

pain

the

injured,ten

in

days three

consequence

at the elbow, wrist, and ankle, which large abscesses have formed in a few I subdued him minutes, opened require to be opened. the abscesses, and left him after two sleeping. On my return, I found him hours, he had just awoke, and sittingup looking at

his

wounds.

him

saw

in He

No

I asked the

He

escaped,

tell.

not

cut

one

any

had

pus

could

Had

so.

the

Of

its

hurt

or

since

own

him

I

cord? ac-

to-day?

one.

1

6th.

of

muscle, close

diseased

pain

where

his

had

and

Mrs.

"

teeth; half

of

has

lay

able He

it open.

and

to was

of

whole

the

sleeping.

left him

I left him,

awaking, has hardly had any of being disturbed

He

recollection

no

pectoral

been

the

it,and

from?

come

Clermont

it has and

indurated the

after

the

not

I laid

knowing

soon

under

have to

stitution, rickety con-

a

on

sleep yesterday.

July Qth. the

awoke

wound,

We

it is necessary

his

of

30,

length,

assistants, and

my

blood

the

the

in

He

"

in

standing.

without

open

5th.

1

of

one

tract

June asked

by

inches

and

means,

any

entranced

six

months'

aged

peasant,

a

sinus,

a

seven

by

it

Toorab,

"

has

of

how

morning?

supposed

June

in

him

irritation

but

through,

come

ulcerated be

must

sufferingfrom

is

the

of her

one

is covered

rest

the

explained that by cutting away I

gum.

removed,

wisdom

the

with source

ing offend-

gum.

July the

loth.

away

July invasion

the nth.

entranced

I

of

presence

cut

"

her

of the

This

her

in

the

first attracted

gum

had

of The

say,

what

burst, and she

had

as

no

happened

incidents, her

her was

his

and

a

very

by

the

if from

half

husband

blood

saw

to

of

Mrs.

the me

having

hour

informed

about tooth to

me,

went

; she

call.

seen

before

me

I put that

sleeping.

C,

her

in and

back

the

it shows

as

sleep,and

expecting an

left her

state.

common

attention still

and

interestingcase,

she

couch,

a

sister; laid her

sleeping

recollection for

to-day, sittingon

awaking her,

glass,when

this

to

is

waking

yesterday, arose hair

husband

without

gum "

her

on

to

ing awak-

adjust

mouth,

and

thought

the

For, strange that her

occurred

day, to

nor

sleep.

during

126

EXTRACTS

this

time

and

paid for them

and

sat

lady

She

"

lady

; a

received

to

blotted

were

awoke of

regions

much

refreshed.

sense,

at

short

a

her

If such

then

"

of

Board

in the

7th. To-day,

1

of

the

without

the

did

in

so

sary frequent unnecessensitive subjects as

After

awake

and

here, who

him

in

*While

of

do

of

pleasure

I

few

the

Oxford,

not

who

less

At

requested yet, in than I

powers,

resembling

a

the

of

my

idea

in

allowed

to

This

your

mind,

fact

Editor.

is

not

your

hands, I

before

down

the

to

pit a

never

of

my my

chair

falling fast asleep,

was

He

thus

forehead

"

the

and

Shall

I

me,

I could

you,

scribed de-

heat,

followed

and

stomach.

at

of

sensation

before

merism Mes-

seen

fingers

a

this

from

diffident in my

your ;

nessed wit-

who

manipulations,

my

possible.

as

happened

gentleman

under

at

sitting on

was

had

gaze

electricity,commenced

of

He

pointed

you meet

which

merised, mes-

I

ever

not

last be

again?" to

seems

mesmerised, "

dared

I knew

rise

moment

young

be

to

asleep. Being

speedily

as

a

closed

fast

was

him

"The

I

stream

eyes. my

he

de-mesmerised

uncomfortable.

open

minutes

:

him.

his eyes

minute,

I met

I had

guidance

friends

the

be

Mesmerism,

seen

event

hurt to

work,

whose

accustomed an

My

disease

under

and

myself

both

mesmerise

to

me

three

but

at

wish

had

this

of

before

being

success;

my

"I

one

like his

never

desire,

restored

was

if any

Elliotson.

evening party

an

one

sensations

his

course

at

him

women

time, I

by opium."

publication

I had

These

it.

surprised

occurrence.

; and

in

practise

afterwards, astonished

days

Dr.

to

this

as

prepuce,

remarked,

would

the

females, although

to

was

introduced

being

two

attempted

If he

for

He

eyes.

the

to

their

at

missioner com-

them

name

him, and

you

says

arranging

to

me

Davidson

Mr.

said, "No."

London,

I mesmerised

felt

He

to-day.

Registrar

hypertrophy of the sleep some letting him

by blowing in his

was

Davidson,

Alexander,

visitors, understanding Bengalee, asked

own

show

a

for

if I should

moment,

Doctor

and

made

Mr.

requested

man

full consciousness,

to

once

a

him.

gentlemen a

Mr.

have

Revenue

awaking

asked

a

the

of

of

presence

district, and

(who witnesses,) I operated on

or

into

money!* July

the

quite well,

made

are

be guessed at in such experiments may trifled with, and this lady ; and this is the power for

all these

"

feels

inroads

the

seeing

her:

She

effect

postmart, I arrived,

After

time.

mind.

sitting,the

one

the

mesmerised

and

from

from

letters

visit her ; and

to

came

conversing with them her carriage,I returned

occurrences

and

these:

were

JOURNAL

FROM

more

prove

that the

general

in

power

this

of mesmerising,

country

than

is

and

of being

commonly

posed. sup-

PRACTICAL

OF

would

do

He

so.

then

was

exclamation

desired

wonder

of

with

troubled

She

thumb. off

I cut

nails

of

and

half

at

this

in

one

her

without

annoying

pain

awaking.

Aug. 6th. to

a

his

:

her few

a

had

On

and

the

for at

neither

for

extent

leg straight

their

Both bined com-

is

place twelve

entire

the and

filled

o'clock, of

root

arm

hand

one

only,

trembled

by her

held

being

at

she

been

any

contracted He

He

"

I

made

adhesions

ligamentous hands.

my

nail

had

o'clock, and

eleven new

under

other

rheumatism.

from

months,

first time

has

has

knee

the

out

cut

occasion

o'clock, the

one

I

His

two

heard, cracking

felt,and

old.

felt

pain

no

awaking.

on

Gendo, a Hindoo Aug. 8th. large sloughing ulcer, covering

woman

"

a

on

thing

any

at

out

minutes,

Hassein.

Golam

"

considerable

were

my

twelve

at

sleeping.

her.

mesmerised

was

her in

and

left hand

"

on

of

roots, by the

mesmerised

was

5th. Again entranced,

Aug.

has

40,

moaned,

years

the

to

I dissected

MV

p.

subdued Left

"

that

25

mercury,

She

awaking

was

mine.

and

know

not

destroyed

are

ulcer.

past

nail, without and

moved

woman;

syphilisand

fungoid

a

moved; re-

with

end

the

as

o'clock, and

she

though

aged

big

eleven

at

Hindoo

a

toes

great

effects with

Sona,

"

the

cloth

her.

4th.

of

one

fell back

woman,

pile, as

after, did

hour

an

to

Aug.

and

tumour,

half

done

been

was

the

awaking

mesmerised

his

he

gone,

Hindoo

suppurating

a

and

gratitude.

a

"

sit up,

to

if any

God

thank

was

and

July 25th. Buggabuttee, been

would

he

nuisance

his

seeing

when, an

that

answered,

He

removed?

127

MESMERISM.

mesmerised

applied any

at

acid

muriatic

to

sensibility. She

nothing

extending

from

of

near

leg

running

two

the to

minutes

is was

past eleven, I freely her

without

sore,

twenty

She

right temple. half

at

whole

the

awoke

Parbuttie,

"

the

; and

M.

A.

all her

There

aged 50.

showing

after, and

knew

it.

about

Aug. Qth.

put

o'clock

ten

;

the

ankle, under

inner

thirds

sleep, a

elderly Hindoo

knee, which

the

knee

an

has counter

been

in

the

calf,

to

by

a

is contracted

the

round

joint, and this

opening

state was

has

woman,

for made

the

a

outer

dense

in

years. the

side

cicatrix

involving the ten

sinus

leg,

strings: ham-

Being and

a

128

seton

weight

on

diseased

but

the

and

stronger the

yielded

then

evident

was

muscular the

on

spot.

that But

it

The

short

effected of

ing break-

equally certain,that

was

contraction

continued

woman

and

power,

force

no

ligamentous

or

"

all his

applied

straightenit.

could

limb

common

any

it

but

her

leg, without

gentleman

little more,

JOURNAL

feeling it. I then leant in extending it a little, the knee, and succeeded would heavier A structures yield no farther. the

through

run

all my

a

FROM

EXTRACTS

have

must

sleep for

to

hours

after.

"

fungoid

mass

sloughing. bleeds

and

when

much

birth, there

was

only

of

was

seen

the

other

in

the

but

was

appeared twelfth time

year,

he and

few

a

opening

the

26th.

Aug. the

following day,

He

"

Aug.

3

1

st.

its

present and

bility sensi-

to

In

came

a

barber-

the

course

with in

but shot

size.

It is

crevices

candle

a

now

a

wound, foul

very

maggots.

hours'

two

this

days

of the

out

filled with

after

covered

few

a

The

trial,and

feeling it.

his

Discharged

"

the

this

increased

applied

fungus

mesmerised

was

without

removed

mass

to

a

till his

only followed.

possible

as

ing swell-

a

About

swelling.

blood

ointment,

some

mortified

its surface

mass,

well

as

with

increased

daily

and

was

smeared

out, and

came

punctured,"and

plugged

was

cloth

with

it

days

ripen

to

means

the

trace

the paroxysms

he

his

at

no

increased

with

and

tumour,

last, when

June

to

up

used

who

surgeon,

of

month,

a

and

inconvenient.

or

ring,

old, when

gradually

from

that,

says

months

flower, cauli-

whitish

scrotum,

fever, attended

of size in the

increase

twice

on

with

the

small

abdominal

father

six

was

groin. This not painful

attacked

was

in

the

singular

a

a

being

in

His

testis

till he

surface

peduncle

handled. one

size of

it is the the

like it in appearance, It spreads from a

and

has

husbandman,

Napaul Bagdy, a in the right groin;

23d.

Aug.

at

his

a

young of half

request

own

wound

"

looking

well.

Sept.

1st.

Raimgopal,

"

syphiliticsore, his

log,

of

Dr.

and

cut

turned to

He

nates.

say

him he

did

the

about was

Ross

entranced and

off both back not

size

Dr. the

again, feel it.

on

the

Sissmore, excrescences

and

left him

Hindoo, a

has

lemon,

got each

on

first trial; and I turned level

him with

sleeping.

in

side the

round the It

high

a

of

ence pres-

like

skin,

then

is needless

a

PRACTICAL

OF

8th.

Oct.

after loth.

Oct. the

He

"

of

presence

bilitytill the

last artery

immediately

went

said

that

for

awoke

in

the

was

wound Nov.

in

one

down

lens

9th Regt., without Nov.

2 1 st.

and leeches

26th.

Nov. an

enlarged and

him.

woke

but

up,

ing, awak-

on

little

aged

;

has

:

of

Major Smith

in the

eye.

To

"

size

of

child's

a

there

Brahmin,

is

a

first trial,and

the

aged

head;

a

I

I returned

with

40,

the

has

got

ing, glisten-

above

the

M.'s

ised, mesmer-

it is red,

hernia

scrotal

H.

be

He

a

got

first trial, and

the

on

55

it.

He

gut into the

inflamed

his rudely, without part very the least sensibility.I then, in the presence of Captain

tedious,

was

the

hernial

sack.

not

awake

till he

numerous;

The

dissected as

He we

then

common

need

tying he

induced

not

point

the

arteries, which

had

felt

nothing seen,

operation from

mass

dream,

uneasy

sometimes

but

were

from, trance

out

to

pain ; seems

the

and

looked

to

surgeon

I believe

deepen the

the

did very

till that

by cutting a recently dead

contortions every

an

the

movements,

by patience, as I

as

said, that

muscular

in

The

organ.

carefully separate

to

moved,

were

diseased

the

out

I had

like the contractions

avoided

no

of

pain

Banergie,

the

on

Richardson,

the

sign of sensi-'

hours slept for two awaking, the pain was nearly gone.

handling

showing

than

is much

painful, and

very

abdomen, L.

awaking

Mahes

"

Graves,

hour, and

a

be

to

entranced

was

applied.

on

Mr.

he pain when tying something. He signs of suffering or and said the pain in

of

peasant

a

presence

testis, the

entranced

was

D.

and

tranced en-

Reverend

then

an

manner,

in the

There

"

leeches

on,

Dass, He

eye.

the

was

trifling.

Mohun

"

or

large

as

time, to-day, in

any

he

half

showed

countenance

very

2oth.

cataract

broke

his

tied:

me

talkative,and

and

exhaustion

found

and

moment,

a

cheerful

was

was

was

larged en-

Bartlett.

showing

being sleep again for only conscious

to

he

his

are

Muller, Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

from

He

"

the

Owen,

Higgen,

parts without

the

I removed

Mr.

Calder, and

Mr.

Savigny,

parts

second

the

Sutherland, Dr.

Bradbury, Major Riddle, Messrs.

years

mesmerised

was

Mr.

; the

extirpation is necessary. to-day.

hours

two

four

testis for

head, and

child's

a

suffered

peasant, aged 60, has

a

scirrhous

and as

Nazir,

"

129

MESMERISM.

ment. mo-

more

animal, may

be

sibility. insen-

advantage

130 he

EXTRACTS

would

derive

hernia,

Nov.

and

3Oth.

mesmeric

in two

Tritton

I., I pared awoke

dreamt and

that

some

declared

a

but

he

their

had

he

felt

little,as

very

would

alone

already removed; alarmed

greatly

was

the

how

I got

hold

of

of

company Mesmerism

them

from and

nothing, and

cut,

of to

me

of

the

also

rest

sore,

joined

love of God that

the

let

to

proposal

sit up,

to

cut

and

his

I

he

had

things, he

idea.

no

As

was

ist.

and

quite

now

dispassionate observers, whether physical symptoms,

Dr.

Tritton

understood

libertyto

be the to

to

remove

say

ready,

adjourn be

requested us

the

I commenced

knife, without

probably had rest

ordered

a

the if I

so,

"mesmeric

ease," dis-

pleased.

to

ready

Dr.

pain

in his

other on

be

once;

seeing I

our

return. to

that

entranced

We

ascertain He there before

whom

As

he

that

he

that

this

said

there

was

no

no

was

mistake

them, which

was

Dr. was

to

from

proposed

man

brought

man

a

Mr.

appeared

accordingly went, if

the

I

shrunk

desisted, and

hospital,saying

scrotum.

satisfied to

prepuce.

but

awaking, however,

Macauley

were

him

the

at

from

entranced,

man

hypertrophied

a

I

very

the

found

They

Macauley. about

I had

"

to

I found

pleasure of receiving a visit from gentlemen engaged in the railway survey, consisting of Simms, Captain Western, Captain Boileau, Mr. Eraser, and Dec.

of

kindly said convinced of the reality of the last, whether produced by something, or

at

was

of

and

in all its

first to

that

said

be

house,

a

moment

allow

the

state

he

candid

directlyor indirectlyproduced, at quite parting, that he was symptoms

the

healing

desired

altered

of

and

the pieces puzzled, and on being shown certainly belonged to him before he went

sleep,and

them

He

asleep,

at

the

awaking.

and had

showed

than

his

seeing

they

in the

"c.

us

die

?ist Regiment

roof

should

and

ence pres-

been

the

for

healing.

in the

on

flesh, said

myself

he

Tritton

implored

rather

him,

off

ulcer

penetrates it

and

the

had

facilitate the Dr.

that

without

he

him

no

he

of

sore

deep

a

prevent

day,

whatever

of it.

would

he

killed

cloth

pulled

it would

hear

not

"

the

got

penis,

officers

pain thereupon proposed that

persuasions; but

him had

that

I

speaking. him

of of

one

urethra.

has

32,

first

margins minutes after, said

few

the

the

the

on

off the

a

reducing strangU"

callous, and

are

party

a

of

root

hours

and

of

aged

peasant,

a

in

trance,

strictures

spasmodic

subdued

was

He

the

Mahes,

"

of Dr. N.

from

year's standing, at the the pubes; the edges

a

under He

JOURNAL .

lated

of

FROM

doubt about

would and

I

before ;

it.

and I

easilydone,

PRACTICAL

OF

I

been

had

he

as

him

pulled

twice

operated

and

up,

them

begged gentlemen, He was catalepsed by them was

indifferent

as

the

squeezed been

a

I

himself

a

of

beautiful

the

his

feet

before

with

sleeping, him

trance.

the

they pleased.

as

painful attitudes, to which clay; and Dr. Macauley now

of

man

stripped

look

hydrocele, in

deal

to

with

effect

naked

the

presence

wonder

acting,and

much

as

him

in

standing

condition, his

on

for

in the most

painful part

mummy.

found

as

on

him

set

and

he

MESMERISM.

and

; and

if the

as

when

of

he

had

man

if not

this

in

gentlemen

shame,

and

awoke

natural,

was

certainlyescaped being found out. As he awoke, Dr. as soon Macauley pressed the diseased part, and there could be no his feelingson the subject; doubt about the pain was and On acute. returning evidently instantaneous the enlarged cellular substance to the Charity Hospital, I removed

most

he

"

the

from

whole

knife, and

the

on

he

as

We

with

changed

of

him

22d.

after

body

half had

Dec.

To

be

there

"

pared

me

the

the to to

in

a

had

been it had

how

got

bad

a

"

for two

off the

took

the

went

Mahes,

my

Mr.

and

he

did

not

cases we

the in

in

thing

any

The

have

to

cure

found

awake

that

month.

I went

Cahusac,

hospital,and and

his

life;

water.

last

on

absence.

mesmeric

any

make

to

operated greatly advance

in

Rev. see

till he

him

of

awoke

He

discover

not

still

body

sign

no

natural.

pulse

did

his

finding the glans

showed

man

the

found ; and

prepuce

The

and

hours

and

hour,

an

stiff,and

it will

sore,

of

it off too.

mesmerised

requested with

and

to

29th.

met

that but

operated

put off till

be

liberties

tioning ques-

sloughing sore merised. year's standing. To be mes-

mesmerised

afterwards,

done

callous, and

to

it to

property;

has

weaver,

glans,

continued

been

his

be

conception.

no

returned

cut

hour

an

the

him

sleep

wish

from

On

operation. to

put

would

recognised

a

was

open

eroded, I

the

had

and

I cut

he

least

yesterday,and afterwards, apparently naturally. To-day I saw hour's the trance was an mesmerising, when fully whole As I had time not then, body being rigid.

half

left him,

half

he

He

"

hour

an

stiff.

he

and

established, his I

and

the

been

in the

shrink

not

after

had

he

showed

Samoo,

"

prepuce

Dec.

slept

him,

2 1 st.

the

while

awake,

then

owners

Dec.

that

now

was

to-morrow.

taken

said

did

man

slept a good he

him, ; but

the

penis;

to

on

Rev.

Mr.

it

pared. "

Chinsurah,

Mullins,

They

Mahes

entranced.

a

quarter of

and who

returned

hand.

till

is

sore

an

I hour

Mr.

afterwards. he

had

the

pain

force, but till ten

did

disturbed

each

side.

A

possessed a knowing the it, if

would allowed It

is

beards, his

value

attached

cut

elbow

reduce

it, using all

had

been my

with

the

pocket,

without

Dec.

29th.

I

little

eaten

Hindoos

that

saw

fingers;

he and

to

beefsteak

a

of

vow

sacred

as

senses.

their

in the his

his

hair,

of

hope averting little finger-nailto

in this district,being the

utes, min-

ten

to

possession

consecrated

I transferred

god.

and

Destroyer,

had

in

on

get possession being insensible, for he

in

the

Forakissore,

"

his

his

throat

hydrocele

a

to-day

I resolved

of

test

the

man

this,

got

operate,

of

nail,while

Shiva,

to

to

one

cow's

practice this

on

to

a

off his

cut

and

of

whose

him

about

moral

a

have

Forakissore,

shrine

subdued

nail,

nails

anger;

Shiva

Hindoo

consecrated

to

or

sleep.

to

uneasily, but did not awake desisted, and then said that nothing

When

common

a

to

that

moved

first trial.

soon me

went

Seit, a prisoner,has

young

possible, as

as

I tried

; he

I had

Goluck

"

the

on

he

and

"No;"

i"

him

him.

26th.

Dec.

of

after

minutes

before

days.

said

He

sleep.

entranced,

man

succeed

not

his than

greater

twenty

speaks Bengalee, asked

who

in

another

for

dislocated

had

not

was

found

We

Mullins,

disturbed

been

JOURNAL

FROM

EXTRACTS

132

famous

a

to

excrescence

my

being made, and then performed the less formidable operation of withdrawing the water, he knew and nothing, on throwing in the injection,of which His the loss of his only distress was awaking two hours after. in hunting for it, supposing that it had nail, and he spent hours been off by accident. broken

and the

Goluck

I entranced

"

Seit

of Mr. Cahusac in the presence other he hydrocele, to which

first occasion.

and

yet, in

testicle

to

I awoke ; and

escaped Dec. tumour.

and

would

he

in half said

had

that

he

the

saw

wound,

callous, and

on

the

sleep, I showed operated on three days

the

him

as

to

allowed

me

was

to

squeeze

vestige of

Mullins

Mr.

water

Bungsee, operated

"

minutes;

Mullins, operated indifferent

as

exhibitinga

hour, that

an

in five

on

after, he

without

Mr.

was

side

to-day

gone,

;

his

uneasiness.

might but

ago

question

how

it had

idea.

no

3Oth. The

the

minutes

extent,

any him

and

putting

painful was

five

he

before

But

how

gentlemen

him

remonstrance

any

is

from

wasting

greatly shorten

his

on

last month

his

debilitated

him

with

cure

to

a

pare

for

condition,

a

is

scrotal

glazed useless discharge. It the sore, and bring it

PRACTICAL

OF

to

as

it

propose the

by He

two

the

four

The

his

I

133

could

as

senses,

Mesmerism, and

parties; sore

inserted

after 2d.

in

operation.

deep,)

awoke

but

sutures; person

shaped

the

bring

would

be

sutures,

(it

as

makes

easily

leisurely,

deep

hardly it

however,

having

very

six

left

and

painful surgery

entranced

was

myself

him, inches

him

long,

sleeping.

sutures

were

taken

out

to-day,

and

the

sore

throughout.

This

power without

Mesmerism.

of

I

hours.

"

adherent

of

a

both

to

and

Jan.

to

capital

pleasant pared

deep

with

together

MESMERISM.

remedying

inflicting

pain,

defect

any

is

not

one

in of

the the

operation least

wards, after-

advantages

is

VIII.

CHAPTER

in

endemic

Scrotum.

"

of Six

from

Organs

involved;

previous

Years

Months.

for Eight

that

magnitude, be

tumours

it deserves

this

correctly speaking,

syphilitic

by the of

In

with

seen

it unsafe

in upper

and

dreadful and

drainage

should

ignorance,

improvement and

tanks, and

the

by of

local

fillingup offensive

characteristic

in

is

such

which

its

are

principally confined

to

people

;

and to

enforcing

an

abound

its

and

delta

of

the

and

illthe dition con-

here

ignorance,

to

a

ence, indifferlent benevo-

subjects perishing

police regulations for attention

especially by

pools holes

hot, moist,

and

enlightened

stringent

unnecessary

and

the

prevent

public health, pools

disease

in

being rarely

ill-fed the

to

as

disease,

a

in climate

Bengal

in

it

in

origin

poor

of

degree

The

the

sources

accompanied

a

exclusively,

have

to

resembles

all

of

appearance

excrescence.

almost

Bengal

interfere

the

caused

parts,

often

are

to

chiefly originate

of

poverty

government their

but

extent,

elephantiasis,

the

general cachexy

Endemic

people.

patients

appears

considerably its

the

the

and

and

hydrocele;

having

not

debility of the

and

;" but,

scrotum

called

disease

it.is also

Egypt

affection

prodigious

them

elephantiasis the

remove

in

of

many

in

causes.

relaxing climate, In

of

to

India,

Nile, which

old

of

is endemic

shape,

clothed.

the

aspect

periodic fever,

malarious,

in

simple

constitutional

true

make this

or

sores,

respective exciting

their

misnomer,

irritation

local

and

tumours

a

the

a

it will

effectual

often

"elephantiasis of

constitutional

the

from

arising

but

in

origin

their

is

and

such

which

it is very

singular,

called

attains

itself, in

to

late

the

Trance.

and

Bengal,

for

Trance,

for

Mesmeric

prevent,

These

Mismaii-

Mesmeric

Cause

the

chapter

a

cannot

generally

are

in

common

removal.

its

assisting

so

if Mesmerism

that

seen

is

disease

the

Some

in

Operations

"

dition Con-

of Operations

in

"

the

of

Syphilis;

from

Number

Case.

of. "

of operating;

April, 1845;

First

Causes

Elephantiasis

Mode

Doctors;

to "

of Cases.

Increase

THIS

Native

the

by

Elephantiasis

"

probable

True

"

of.

Hydrocele;

Hypertrophy the

agemcnt

Fever.

Malarious

Causes

Egypt;

Lower

and

Bengal

of

Example

different

Scrotum;

the

of

Hypertrophy

of

of

water.

water,

form

to

Ragged a

chain

CAUSES

along

the

like

network

a

the

only of

roadside, in

more

may

the

which

reckoned

mud

to

cooking

saves

the

trouble

as

rice, and

an

taken,

this :

all the

the

bathe

pigs

are

and

the

animal

and

had

incredible

from

much

terrible

of

and

it is then

is

hole

the

the whole pest pit, and The fects efperpetual infection. a

natives

inherited

of

the

the

by

country. diarrhoea, dysentery,

I shall of

causes

miasmatic in

give

debility is

evidenced

of

the disease

which

I

the

party were

men,

of

were one

house

the

demic en-

cottage suffer

nations

extreme

regard

to

as

an

of

form

acute

shape, gives rise to constitutional May, 1845, I was requested to visit

families

women,

and

same

extended others

family and

i6th

Hindoo

swollen, and

generally

were

aid

were or

half worn

of

in

as

way

up

affected.

This

going,

: no

led

the

other me

two

the

leg, and fever,

to

The

was

and

party

persons

suspect

of the the

cases a

brick-red

still advancing. their

bodies of

consisted

livingin some

found ent differ-

men

worst

and elephantiasis,

with

out

which In

partiallydropsical.

its attendants

on

children, labouring under

disease, and

hard

and

here;

died, shortly before.

had

inflammation The

the

richest

degrees feet

disposed

am

were

gravity of these in my private latelyoccurred

the

which

case

a

of

skin,

readilyimagine their forded and appliance is af-

can

every

the

which, in its chronic

eight persons, same

illustration

an

if northern

; and

Bengal, where

elephantiasis. On of

door

influences,we

disease, from

practice,and

one

the

with

people along

poor

constitutional

general

before

energy them.

in it,

and conveniently near, large tank, or the river. der vegetable matter, festeringun-

breathe

frequency

its "midden"

is and

wallow

in it ; and

fever, spleen, rheumatism,

cholera

which

and

diseases of elephantiasis, parasiticgrowths on the body. Ague and spleen diseases when in Scotland, fiftyyears every ago,

the

by

35

might be anticipated in a debilitating ill-fed people, and are deeply written in

appearance

homes;

been

Into

every

drink, and

remittent

and

so

renders

among

personal

had

drinking, as it going to the nearest

dreadful

as

Ague,

1

and

is thrown

houses

of animal

eat,

climate, and

their

the

of

tropical sun,

population

house

and

accumulation

the

a

their fish and

for

are

build

all towns

convenience.

of

used

a

near

domestic

a

vegetable debris the people wash

This

and

ELEPHANTIASIS.

and spread villages, the country ; their insulation over rendering them by making each an independent hotbed pestiferous, exhalations. The thing is so general, that every be said to be built over a putrefying pool, out green

malarious

cottage of

ENDEMIC

OF

the

local

same cause

136

CAUSES

of contamination, of is

ENDEMIC

OF

and

I

requested this

occupied by

apartments

ELEPHANTIASIS.

be

to

allowed

of

part

the

view

to

the

suite

The

family.

house

large two-storied

pile,in which, as usual, all the family connections live. I could see nothing objectionable about the rooms inhabited dows, by my patients; but, on looking out of the back winI saw that the house rose a right over large,ragged, neglected covered with and tank, filth, smelling vilely,and green that this was the only part of the house situated. I then so a

examined brick

platform

from

going

all

out

of

happened,

in

this

ends

than

acute only more severity of the

form

and

short, it

rather

people

high

as

the

as

and

house,

family exclusively

receiving and

was

genious in-

most

a

retaining all thrown

were

clan.

This

the

all the it

year,

so

the

to

of the

therefore

malarious

constitutional

Being questioned as there

concluded,

fever

that

usually

being stage of elephantiasis

; the

usual, from

disease.

this

at

this

disease, I

dropsy

the or peculiarity, to their probability

hope, except for one (ist Dec.,) one only is alive,but

I said, that

of recovery,

them,

The

family.

only an aggravated in elephantiasis and

was

save

of the

parts

tank, into which

the

to

sides

a

upon

the

development of malaria ; the district being dried up to the dregs ; so that, had been exhaling death among large putrid area

unfortunate

this

for

large family, or peculiarly adapted

was

for months,

rooms.

In

this

tanks

all the

which

contrived

from

vapours

"exuviae"

court

different

led

was

story,

around

ill-ventilated

water

lanes, the

the

to

the

lower

narrow

tank

the

labyrinth,

mephitic

in the

passage

the

small

in

a

that

perceived

; numerous

into

opened

lived

to

from

led

house,

and

below,

moment

little

was

of not

recovered. The

"elephantiasis"scrotal

true

rind, the

in the dense

fibrinous

hide;

the

the

cells of

cellular makes

deposit,that

skin

tumours

is black, and

membrane and

it look

the

excessivelydense being filled with

are

is

mass

like half-tanned

cut

studded

usually

with

tubercles. disease

The this

organ,

arm,

and

made

be

in

upon

freed

instance, a

penis

I believe

unchanged unaltered, but

expedition, the

and very

bleeding

in

long

than

from

tube

that

the

as

was

bigger

wart

the

attacks

only

it,the diseased

scrotum.

found

one

ended

down

having the

in

sometimes

the

a

the

was

body

skin

of the

and

thick

fist.

An

of

the

variously situated,and time

pubis;

penis

enough

to

it

will

the

and

man's

a

incision

off where

situ, in this disease;

allows

as

symphysis

struck

penis ;

was

and

joined always

testes

with

common

save

all

quently fre-

the

MODE

if it is organs, dimensions. is

OPERATING

OF

Even

do

to

the

expected in a disease of a of operating I adopt mode

The

is

be,

the

to

up

convenient

very

it reaches

carried these

the

to

perineum

the testes is

the

of

freely,and

the

the

the

The

which

natives

only

accelerates

with

the

disease.

must

operate tumours, to

six

cases;

in

have

to

is

be

worth

cision in-

serving, predown

rapidly removed

; if

This

plan

for

ing find-

suffices

the

making

has and mode

days by

the

in all

or

the

fundus

the

actual

them

three

last

the

by

in

the

irritation cords

spermatic

the

do

so

entirely,)they

adhesions

the

days.

April, 1845, I nao! operated eight months, since I began to I

removed

have

twenty-eight,varying from has

which

to

trance,

there

the

caused

cautery,

; but

the

of

long; and they, as well as ing coversloughing without any the when experience, even

seen

previous

in

mesmeric

and

four

generally

cases

patient by

in two

years

and

my

never

the

to

form

testes

eighty pounds;

them.

(I

great comfort the

In

support.

flapspartiallyfail

eleven

ward out-

one

foot

a

great risk of

run

natural

During

up

is extended

in

the

these

In

testes,

on

adhere

a

till

spermatic cords;

wound

complication

vexatious

the

and

is

semi-lunar

a

together.

adhere

often

testes

greatly elongated, perhaps

cords

it

they partiallyslough, enough is left to some testes, as they adhere part of

are

and

by

to

deep escars discussing the swelling by suppuration

of

a

is removed

making

hope

are

mass

ing be-

if

even

defend

covering.

tumour,

pushed

once

prove

incision

the

often

as

by

cache

the wound and removing the tumour; being a gaping one, discharging the blood to see permitting one clearly. By this

; and

and

support

of

continued

one

flaps, which

secure

first intention to

the

all

found

and

testes,

always

the

sides, and

both

on

at

each

back,

or

wherever

it is

exposed

testes

penis

blstouri

long

a

"

prepuce,

and

if the

reflected

the

easily freed,

across

; and

expeditious :

advantage

water

I

and

in

The

:

immediately

purpose;

is

penis

its root

found

this

diseased, the whole

are

simple

the

from

the

is then

penis

easily they are

are

and

pubes,

The

cut.

for

follows

it is

symphysis pubis, and

instrument

the

tion castra-

organisation.

as

always in situ, as has been said, running a bistoury from the opening may

ate of moder-

enlarged, and

are

low

be

might

in tumours

so,

testes

137

spermatic vessels have not their calibre them at (in proof of this, I did not secure in general the arterial bleeding is moderate,

; and

case)

when

ELEPHANTIASIS.

the

performed,

one

SCROTAL

thought expedient

activity increased in

ON

not

been

a

fatal

a

seventeen

few case

pounds among

138

MESMERIC

The

results

are

the

All

OPERATIONS

"

parts saved

in

testis sacrificed

One

ON

13

-

6

-----

Both

8

removed

All

j

....

28

Of

the

the patient,and

gave

and

first case,

Bachoo.

"

M.

A.

:

he

this

Saw

him

the

man's

a

the

Here

operator.

to

is my

: "

for the

first time

head.

I put

to-day, at ; the

scrotum

him

1 1

tumour

sleep,and

to

catalepticin three quarters of an hour. disturbed, but did Pricking and inhaling ammonia proceeded to operate, but he awoke ; I therefore

his

operation comfort

great

a

got hypertrophy of the

has

size of

the

is twice

of

example

an

April 23d. o'clock

great facilities to

three

trance

before

were

was

made

arms

him

the

slit up

insensible

afford

I could

end

the

did

completely than

and

more

for it

take

place

in the

than

I had for

is !

believe

He

down

ported, unsup-

of

edge half

legs the

hour,

an

properly disposed quickly removed ; the

tumour

before

but

for

the

then

that the

play

him

and

you

will not "Look

me

native six I

I

done

was

he

was

pieces

same

trick ; you

feel the

for

feel it.

pain."

; I have

a

twenty

Isn't it

have Or

of

ways

either

brother, what

not

me

two

see

returning home, to

operations of

more

hospital in Calcutta previous. There years

only

I did

at

month

every

this, and

cut

and

"

on

the

him, and

by

the

remained were

the

cate edu-

to

try

awake

not

feet

his

I had

daily, since

pulled him to hang

tumour

he

him,

for the

similarly afflicted,"Wah! Sahib

and

awake

had

patients,on

my

:

not

I have

reason

sorrue

the

after

roused.

then

Since

I

knees, putting

awake,

it does

him.

to

awake

not

daily.

mesmerised

pricking,but time

will

mesmerised

easily

painful attitude His legs and arms

should

first incisions

kind

his

moving. he

been

be

table ; allowed

in this

case

to

more

bent

table; and

of, in

no

of the

and

without

has

He

April 27th. ; is not

I desisted, and

insensibility. To "

23d

this

Upon

prepuce.

into

him

him

mesmeric

the

awaking imperfect, the persons finished ; this imperfect sensibility was

only

to

in

operations

seventeen

a

say

soft

to man

minutes,

got rid of

a

year,

must

be

accounting their

friends

the

doctor

and

I made Do

capital joke?

only to laugh they

in

this

in your

their brother

say

to

my

burthen, (of

go

elbow,

20,

ferers, suf-

30,

60,

50,

40,

body, and it ;

and

did

try; you

bread

be

not

; and

of my

use

assure

I knew

say

the

you,

nothing about

I advise

feel it."

if you

cut

the

to

this, I

:

asleep, and

was

equally lucky, I dare

need

restored

be,) am

for my

I

when

will be

you

"

work

again

can

Sahib

doctor

it may

80 Ibs.,as

or

139

ELEPHANTIASIS.

SCROTAL

to

you

Which

of

go

these

selves. hypotheses best explains the fact my readers will decide for themIt ought to be added, that most of these were persons

people in comfortable

but

not

paupers, inducement

of

short

charity, or I have

that

said

three

only

finished operation was cases completely successful of the

some

into

go

I

"

healthy-looking he

opinion, and

Chinsurah,

to

show

him

of

cook

the

begged Dr.

see

man's while

to

if he

to

covered

up,

said, "No."

Dr. which

Oct

22d.

insensible

Mr.

"

on

to

Reid,

an

the

insensible. we

the

Seeing

been

desired

to

mass

of

not

this

to

and

set

upon

the

therefore

he

disturbed show

and

till

awake

awake,

to

was

; he

the

me

actually put

look

; his

be

it worth

was

not

way any sit up, and

usual

as

passing

think

did

so,

to

try

in

was

not

about

to

hospital. The

operation

it; he did

something account

him

there,)

Considering

did

and

moved,

examine

the

to

us

mesmerisers,

tumour,

had

and

to

on

of

ment, amaze-

easily forgotten.

other

operations in

me.

Muffer the

with

him

never

then

was

assisted

went

I would

me,

consented,

best

made

if he

missing it,was

he

He

my

tied.

was

published

it; I then

with

return

him

it,to raise the

under

Ross

to

from

about

of

consider

of

man

I wished

as

nearly blind

thirty pounds' I examined it,but gave

the testes, and

asked

He

of

requested

entering I found

on

was

remove.

carried

save

last artery and

to

size of the

after the

on

teen four-

only present

to-day, and

he

tumour

me

hour

an

road

Fuqueer;

operation.

The

speedily done.

his hands

reader, but

fore be-

whole

inflict the

not

sixty, but

chose

we

the

attempt

tumour,

awoke

seventeen

Ross, (in charge of the troops

hospital,one

and

age

the

sick

I would

said

in half

him, and

the

the

on

scrotal

a

Fuqueer's house

the

; I will

on

a

of

mesmeric

a

see

man

I said, that

whom

to

had

and

weight, which no

stopped

was

temple

a

cataracts,

of

are

last.

2d.

Sept.

of

out

the

a

a

of this.

aware

to

no

painless operations could tempt to enter the natives hospital; and all who know

other

any

whom

circumstances,

third

Dass,

day

a

of

collector,Mr.

peasant, aged 40.

mesmerising; Wauchope,

and the

He

was

in the

made

presence

magistrate, and

OPERATIONS

I4O

Mr.

DURING

of

Bennett, superintendent

weighing

eight pounds,

the

operation

adhesions. awoke

after

soon

quite ready Oct. has

it

succeeded

on

"

"monster

being disturbed; the

he

having

testes

all

saving

said

tumour

a

felt

the

tracted con-

he

organs;

pain,

and

shop-keeper, aged

40.

no

though al-

was

now.

Gooroochuan

25th.

removed

man

in

all over,

was

operated

be

to

the

I

tedious, from

was

I

Excise,

without

Shah,

a

which

tumour,"

hint

He

from

moving; its great weight, and his having used it for a writing-desk for has pressed it into its present shape. His pulse is many years, got

and

weak, to a

a

his feet cedematous, its removal

attempt

He

burthen. and

in

tumour

the

mode a

of

Mr. his

great, but last vessel, the

it, and

had

been

it took

said

that

hurried had

he

he

had

to

the

increased

Dec.

by bodily

death,

to

ist.

Has

"

is

wound

27th.

Oct.

"

or

The

cicatrices

from

About awake

in

on

gone

been

He

was

back

upon

the

bed

The

loss

of

the with

blood

fainting state,

a

On

weak

middle

from

to

of the

minutes

had

condition,

a

he

of to

has

the tend conmounted sur-

Mr.

operation it

request

own

was

fifth

44,

the

obliged

over,

and

adherent

testes

gave

has and

day,

Wauchope

he

:

integument.

the

therefore

after

his

jeweller,aged on

of

at

of

want

violent, and was

all he

home

go

presence

I

would

man

effects

the

was a

insensible

was

the

well.

Sunokur,

burnings:

tiljtwenty

of blood

slowly, for

the

anguish,

rallied

so

allowed

bleeding the

mental

very

became in

and

loss

Rammahun

tumour

Bennett.

not

blood

venous

recovering he being pulled back, and tumour weighed eighty

The

have

never

fillingup

tumour.

the

them.

of

incision,

from the human probably the largest ever removed I think it extremely likelythat if the circulation had been the system to by pain and struggling, or if the shock

bled

large

the

up

is

this, and

a

held

bed

and, after tying

him.

him.

of the

time, and, in

fell into

remove

literally

ising, mesmer-

circular

a

awoke.

mattress

disturbed

operation. But the sudden against; and, though

the

he

immediately

while

while

awoke

and

been

have

this moment

good

a

nothing

pounds, body.

at

again pulled

was

great that

so

and

that

mattress

by

;

of

end

same

rush

arrested

fortunately soon

was

it

The

only safety.

life is

then

men

the

hazardous

day

the

to

I removed

Bennett,

fourth

mattress

of

expedition being

upon

the

the

on

it very

appendage

an

proceedings:) two at sheet, pulling it forward

presence

him

with

will make

such

insensible

drawn

was

usual

(my

became

which

with

; but

prevents

a

T

moved re-

Mr. to

sacrifice

to

cry,

and

got

but

then

did

said,

that he

wanted

was

something

eat,

to

felt empty.

he

as

disturbed not slept well, and was ready to be cut, but begged to be

had

he

l4t

ELEPHANTIASIS.

SCROTAL

now

The

first.

of

mass

flesh

was

in

any allowed

shown

now

He

said that

way;

he

ner get his din-

to

him,

to

that

which

he

the gods, and said it would recognised with amazement ; thanked weigh twenty-four pounds, probably, it weighed thirtypounds. "

Nov. a

2d.

Gobinchunder

"

fine handsome

very

At

told that another

visit, and

still in

him

come

hours

be

to

the

to

went

disease.

same

the

hospital, I

since

tumour,

a

operated

be

to

"

I

shop-keeper, and

a

passing

with

entranced.

fit state

four

for

asleep

had

been

a

when

yesterday,

man

had

32,

is afflicted with

man,

o'clock

three

Lane, aged

mesmerised

again

found

and had

he

although

on,

morning

my

him,

see

was

tomorrow

been at

ten

o'clock. Nov.

The

3d.

o'clock, in the As

to

bleeding

tried

the sides

to

Before

of the

as

the

asked

was

it

over

how

I

was

he

knew,

i6th. of time

awake

till

nothing Nov.

weighed nine

"

he

trembled,

had

to be

had

in

He

a

it

him.

Bungsee,

a

was

of Mr.

9th Regiment,

had

awoke

just Being

!"

and

an

the

the

ple peo-

felt

a

He

for

was

of

all the

mesmerised Mr.

but

he

then

the and

tion opera-

did

not

said, that

weighed thirty pounds.

mass

peasant, aged 55, has

on

The

finished, and

when

large

S. Palmer,

organs.

adhesions;

cut

off, and

a

tumour

has

which

existed

for

day, and I removed Hooghly, Major Smith,

the second

Russell, Judge of Dr.

as

stiff at

coolie, aged 50, has

old

was

The

entranced

He

bloody,

me

presence

of

after

quite

down.

air

nothing, and had weighed twenty-fivepounds.

account

on

the

said, "It is done

he

saved

time

"

the

twenty-eight pounds,

years.

M.'s

adhered

testes

in

was

taken

out, and

disturbed

i8th.

that

Mullick,

to-day, and,

it in the presence

H.

perfectly

man

the

erect

arm

years' growth.

twenty

some

his

said, by seeing

Ameer

tedious,

was

the

nett. Ben-

Mr.

It was very thick. twenty of life and the sign appeared,

readjusted,and

Scott, I dissected

Dr.

a

even

and

standing round, but The little pain now. excrescence

second

were

put

all

tumour

and

twelve

at

and

Bradbury,

although

parts,

not

:

never

operation,

mattress

Nov.

Mr.

which

commencing,

"oudanometer.-" end

Rev.

to-day,

all saved.

were

organs

performed

all the

save

all

was

moderate,

was

of the tumour,

before

minutes

of the

presence

the

passive, I

operation

Scott, and

Captain Smythe, of

the

En-

142 I found

ginecrs.

and

atrophied man

all the

operation, and

he

operated upon. In concluding

this

the

I have

that

being operated which

in

the

and I have

On

constitution.

saved, and

was

that

the

the

by of

Cases

subsequent

first intention

it appears

less constitutional

to

disturbance

the

to

sons percurred oc-

tion, opera-

in the

rest

the

to

have

been

followed

than

to

has

state,

have

; and

me

be

to

to

injurious consequences

any

contrary,

after

from

ensue

trance.

the

minutes

subject, I beg

whatever

Mesmeric

were

quite ready

was

of the

felt,even

healed

indication

no

he

testes

sacrificed, and

life,till ten

consequences

in the

pain

no

of

said, that

practicalpart

on

wounds

seen

then

bad

no

seen

sign

a

that the

showed therefore

were

showed

or

and

organs,

useless; they

moved,

never

TRAtfCE".

MESMERIC

THE

ordinary circumstances.

under

early operations, I availed myself of the first fit of I could not command it back at knowing whether insensibility, the when and is the first coma deep enough on pleasure ; occasion, be taken advantage it is probably best for the patient that it should In

of,

my

fewer

the

as

being being take

do

to

never

the

profound

liberties

than

more

first time, the

the next,

with

Nature But

enough. surgeon

the

better, the rule

if the

safely calculate

may

and, when

the

position

any

but

there

leave

we

is not

trance

operating in public, it the precaution of a preliminary trance two. or of the limbs, till moved, said, that flexibility so

rigid in of

take

we

them

in,

exceptions, and

is

its

on

prudent I

and

to

have

ready al-

their

maining re-

is characteristic

these

equally It sometimes happens that diagnosticand to be depended upon. become the limbs rigid as they lie,and, on bending them, they not are passive and plastic,as in the first kind of catalepsy,but of the the muscles a spasmodic extension always tend towards of the whole limbs : at other times, there is a complete relaxation and legs can be tossed about out withmuscular system, and the arms The are just dead. resistance, like those of a person eyes trance:

usually closed, but half

or

fixed, and a

man

by

my

him I

to

open

with

half

immediately

condition

that he open

said

eyes,

the

;

On

dilated.

I returned

entranced,

assistant

sometimes

eyelids are tremulous

and

pupil

the be

the

are

not

was

and one

in

affected

seen

the eye

farther, performed

\vas on

a even

two :

hours, and

I went

little rated, sepawide open, ordered

having

occasion,

and quivering eye-lids, man

is

are

to

was

see, and

told found

trembling hands.

ready, and, without testing his him a tedious,but painless, tion. opera-

OPERATIONS

I also wish

in

the I

of

mesmeric

the

life to the

operate

as

the

struggle,

the

to

roused

up

is

in persons

seen

That

the

from

the

the

their and

full

the

faculties

are

insensible

to

they know

but

do

is

their

arise

vision

from

the of

organs

first actions their

open

their

this

light:

that their eyes The

are

system

without

their

not

are

and

brain

does

suddenly the

at

to any person still talk quarter, and

moral

incurable

this, or

see

of

and

dissipateby experiment those

who

beautifully from

awoke

moment

same

shock

when

or

a

standing made,) is beings

much

for

mind

and

European

as

my

nerves

body

;

and

inducing

the

to

mind

awakens

strangers

among

ers recov-

credible

follyto attempt are

so

an

to

blind

as

nerves,

to

such

under and

finds

stances, circum-

himself I

haps perhave

be

very

(an experiment which

it would

passive subject any but such singularly impatients: sometimes, however, it is too In highly nervous and of a cooly even. to

"

the

effects

I would

temperaments. of

a

struck

himiself of

convict

"none

"

given

unsafe,

constitutions

irritable to

the

it from

of

be

reasoning:

trial of the

a

and

imprudent,

to

it would

somnambulist

naked

often

hear

even

ful fear-

a

see."

won't dreadful

The

arise

not

pupil is dilated, aware immediately become and that they ought to see,

imposture, is

blindness, which

once

the

that

seen

open,

at

fills them

For

heads bility sensi-

with horror, and, with thought cry, they bury their faces in their hands, like persons blind by lightning; but this soon off, and the retina passes its sensibility, by a little rubbing of the eyes. not.

a

patients, when

strikingly and

also

is

waking powers ; just as profound natural sleep.

wide, and

they

to

power the

to

hazy, and

persons

it is

restored, but

the

given

which

nerves

eyes

attribute

imperfectlyrecovered

from

of

which

from

once

to

Some

sense,

possession of

at

it succumbs,

is

gestion con-

my

pass

time

no

influence.

torpor of the

They

of ;

in

manner

congestion, is often

by

to

disposed

am

suddenly aroused

sanguine trance.

I

of

patients a sleeping person. stimulating stage

of the

impression, and

that

and

mesmeric

illustrated

this

constraining

brain

to

and

first

suddenly awoke, say light,but I take this to of the

like that

it is felt,there

as

143

indication

no

escape altogether,and

death;

soon

seen

to

appear

uninterrupted

rally round

to

I have

being natural,

influence

concentrated

TRANCE.

MESMERIC

brain; the circulation,while

upon

temporary

applied ;

the

on

trance,

Those

that

remark,

to

of blood were

THE

DURING

the

might

not

dare

This, and "Mesmeric

be

most

to take

disastrous such

both

liberties with

veniences dangers and inconDisease," by practisingon the

144

OPERATIONS

the

system

to

me

as

a

to

the

real

am

be

to

and

;

I

when

TRANCE.

the

avoided

of

cure

in

the

disease, of

use

I

appear

Mesmerism

that

experiments

not

her local

complaint,

The

fact

is

they

three

command It

for

been

have

from

some

of

the

still

as

disease reckoned of

nerves

I

tion, men-

may

the

on

the

healthy

be

this

life.

on

artificial to

pare pre-

of

powers

seems

proof

them

to

undermining

working

found

order

for

roads

much

under

my

ever.

ladies

that

proper

some

I

the

upsetting

In

on.

have

it

about

go

hands

prisoners

months, as

is

lay

can

after

that

or

who

and had

only

The as

the

by

Mrs. in

only

merise mes-

ence experi-

experimenting

advantage. matter

that

subdued,

patient

and is

it

as

a

be

can

impair ;

to

assured

suffered

apparently

light

or

health

others

established

mission, sub-

air

own

are

mesmerised,

many

not

possible

no

Mesmerisers, one

two

did

my

we

My

was

discouraged,

transitory

many

every

be

to

for

so

and ;

sufficiently

constitutions not

dentist

she

of

attempt,

from

but

this.

mesmeric

listless

will

speak

in

the

nerves.

never

;

the

powers

languid,

the

and

support when

that

ought

healthy

of

cannot

of

patient's

the

persons

to

even

the

for

him

the

sensibility

many

go

toothache

a

I

health, mesmeric

authorities

my

in

attempted,

in

their

to

as

of

of

debility

reception

easy

debility

have

never

the

favourably

recognise

that

experience,

to

functional

people

best

from

say

argue

I

characterises As

to

predisposes

system

influence

choose

for

necessary

dangers

able

now

nervous

by

MESMERIC

remedy. I

is

is

than

more

be

THE

DURING

fun

other

should

kind

know

of

and

who

gentlemen this

amusement.

;

and

then

beg

they

to

will

be

merised mes-

probably

CHAPTER

Mesmerism.

of

Curiosities

The

"

"

Can

pass

MY

original

of

minds

I

because

digested

But

the

averse

not

to

by

the

this

subject

it to

be

made

showman

a

to

of not

be

the

necessary

him

beyond

and

declares

a

doubt, it to But

to

of

than

pretend Nature,

to

really

set as

be in

it

shapes

our

of

out

I

"dulce,"

devoting

humbug,"

and

the

hope ter chap-

a

the

possible be

MS

for

was

very

determined

in

.not

are

the

event

being thought

this

natural

distrust

intelligentobserver

because

state

effecting

public

Art,

sight-seer

mere

present

would

and

inspection, required

"all

to

I

occasions

Besides

careful

for

in

from

such

truth.

the

limits

for

performers

on

and

our

the

Mesmerism,

insurances

o-f close

means

of

All

; success

public displays, the

had

public

follow.

to

unsatisfactory ordeal,

take

indispensable

more

did

somnambulism)

exhibitions

public

truth

of.

to

failing them

Nature

of

the

to

to

I

Mesmerism."

of

conversion

with

reader

but

denied.

resolved

utilitarian

worthlesness

the

till the

generally

to

the

to

and

bear,

be

sacrificed

been

self-

phenomena,

circumstances,

I had

of

subject,

bodily

cannot

of

the

key

the

could

recontre

force

not

stern

unnaturally suspected of

of

to

open

indifferent

determine,

which

has

"Curiosities

general

the

by

"utile"

Knowing a

my

the

an

and

thus

by

stores,

that

not

"

strictly to

and

palpable

stomach

accidental

course,

pardoned

to

in

facts

mitted. trans-

Water.

Mesmerism,

means,

mesmeric

it does

driven,

the

as

of

course

itor. Vis-

a

be

by

myself of

truths,

any

public

all my

up

mesmeric

prudent

to

(as

been

have

be

first

the

by

can

absorbed

present,

new

and

gross

it

hibitions. Ex-

Experiments.

at

by

was,

than serve

and

actions;

"

pretentions

of

of

l;luid Is

confine

to

was

the

accident, if

But

I

to

my

I

that

more

intend

not

"

reception

a

"

Final

of Public

Account

extra-professional bearings

saw

were

Wall.

practical part

that

and

philosophic

even,

to

Not

the

medical

the

one.

Nature

Mesmeric

Distances.

great a

the

but

men

interest.

at

intention

of all

which

through

examination eschew

for giving

in

// acts

Unsatisfactory

"

Apology

"

Modes

IX.

of

is

all

any

the

convince

to

only bewildered, his

beyond

ignorance

in

has

it is

as

unexplored inhabitants

prehension. com-

absurd

regions of

an

146

CURIOSITIES

the

in

ant-hill

against I had

acted

confining

plains of the possible

with

Bengal

of

of

mesmeric

Government-House

This

"Seance."

and

churlish;

I could

it would

Himalayahs.

excited, and

have

have would

the

mesmeric

appearing

I shunned

that

bare

not

without

at

was

of

especial

an

refused

said

been

I

gratify some

to

with

hardly

proceedings my it best to submit

because

the

months, in consistency for some experiments to purely professional

subjects; but a very general curiositywas a length requested, from high quarter, inhabitants

tively authorita-

decide

to

existence

considerable

public

my

MESMERISM^

OF

the

inspection.

light,

I therefore

the most to a necessary evil,and make thought of it,by converting an exclusive party into as general and promiscuous It therefore was a meeting as possible. pretty generally that all the curious made be known, gratifiedfor the first might the 29th of July. Accordingly on and last time on that day I of meeting a large assemblage of Europeans and had the honour natives at my hospitals! and as a letter appeared in the newspapers of all that was the day after, giving an done and account to give a correct generally allowed seen, I here insert it,as it was of

account

make

all that

observations

some

and

of

one

sent

report

them

PUBLIC

DISPLAY

OF

the

Editor

an

of the powers

exhibition

men

I wish

points

of the

were

the

MESMERISM

of

AT

the

faithfulness

to

party, of

the

of

HOOGHLY.

Englishman.

myself fortunate

I esteem

"

medical

the

newspapers.

To

"Sir,

Six

on.

mentions

publicly acknowledged

the

to

and

happened,

in

been

having

Mesmerism,

present at Esdaile,

Dr.

given by

last opportunity yesterday,to satisfypublic curiosity,as Dr. E. having for this once of the kind likelyto occur, sented only, confor mesmerise to non-professionalpurposes. "The steamers two having brought party was very numerous, it is the

the

curious

Hooghly "The

much

escaped that

before

of

hospital we too

the

and

Calcutta; and

European

and

there

Native

was

a

residents

of

Chinsurah.

and

room

what

Barrackpore

assemblage

large

the

from

me

all the

first went crowded

will be

for

to one

was

to

unfortunately small, see

all that

supplied by others,

proceedings of the day

I

hope,

should

done

was

be

as

and

; but

it is desirable

clearly laid

the

public. extended "On two men entering the hospital,we saw with their native mesmerisers hanging over them ; but

on

beds,

I had

no

CURIOSITIES

time

examine

to

He

their process,

said

that

influence, to what be

operated

be

insensible. "The

name

he

so

was

that

sure

the

annoy

that

was

meriser

men

he

would

a

it

very

but

do

to

painful.

he

the

to

ness. busi-

mesmeric

; that

they required to found to they were

if

so,

The

first cuts

cried

did

before

out

one

every not

was

to

seem

the

operation

couple of minutes

a

I suppose. The meshis efforts,and I saw him breathe

continue

to

what, but

say

and

awoke,

was

desired

was

under

now

know

not

proceedd

on

; it is needless

man,

Esdaile

were

did

needful was

Dr.

as

147

being pulled, and called upon by The do. the Doctor other, an elderlyman, favourable and he state, immediately did

not

in

MESMERISM.

he

awoke

man

finished,which

was

two

extent

would

thought what

these

and

on,

first

;

OF

the pit of time on place both hands at the same in restorthe stomach succeeded ing ; Dr. E. explaining that he often the trance, although broken to this degree. And sure enough in a few minutes, the man became perfectlysenseless, to all appearance, and every allowed examine and to was body experiment on

the

head, and

him

upon

there

for the

whole

several

were

time

medical

remained

we

I believe

as

active

making

present,

men

; and

here

tions, observa-

with the results of their us hope that they will favour now investigation.We were agreebly surprised by the apparition of two his had to give them lady philosophers,and the Doctor offer they will not them receive attention, and certainlymade an choose whether to they would day, for he begged them every made senseless or by mesmeric water, prefer to see a woman declared for, and the woman's through the wall. The wall was her bed. face turned to it sittingupon I

"The

strange about

his she

returned

now

five this

it would

was

be

and

she

that

could

so

E.

now

rubbed

the

pointing

of

then

the

could

woman

began eyelidstwinkling in

in her

ordered,

to

soon

woman

what

to

said

was

having been

to a

to

her.

absent

for

quivering eyelids,said,

the

to

not, but

did, I know

bed, her

attention

no

blowing

mesmeric not

open to

eyes

her

open

state, her

and

eyes

restore eyes,

her and

that

without senses,

strained

if

gummed together, She then, on being urged still separate them. lids asunder, but they instantly closed again.

; but

not

he

his ambuscade,

this

After

farther, pulled the Dr.

and

desired, and

violentlyto do

paid

characteristic

very seen

her

on

from

minutes,

assistance. was

she

and

way,

E.

Dr.

fell down

what

it was,

whatever

see:

then

nod, and

that

to

went

some

disappeared, and

Doctor

her

the

eyelidslooked

eyes,

and

blew

as

into

them,

and

she

imme-

148

CURIOSITIES

MESMERISM.

OF

diately awoke, but in a delirious state, and arose and staggering about in a singular manner taken back to bed, she fell into a deep sleep,which four

five hours,

or

"We show

now

as

by to

assistants

back

the other

of the

end

like the

first

side

side, and

to

could

her

awake had

who

man

I "We

not

the

even

operated

for

the

there

where

E.

said the

manner,

could

his back

to

other

the

to

"We

A

felt.

be

found

be

to

end

that

he

exactly from

swayed which

no

one

again examined

the

one

no

ceeded, suc-

there

hospital,where

found

be

it to

accommodation

the

for

of the

eighty

the

Jail

all, the "

had

at

the

heard

aim

them

some

good jokes

at

across

through an opera the effects, I presume.

violently,and

had

his work,

to

the floor

on

his

face, and

effects

desired

him

obeyed look

he

out

ing keephe

as

The

the

his

tended, ex-

foot.

to

and

I

opponent

rise, to judge of

with

to

head

at

to

through

cried

supported.

look

of

bursting,"c.

minutes,

ten

a

unnecessarily; for be

cut, about

from

for

took

he

effects

keeping his hands

man,

man

as

the

I suppose,

however,

his

as

another

watch

to

danger of the gun

then

The

taking not

influence

opposite him measured, and

I afterwards

his gun,

proved

glass, and

falling, and

down

sat

end

the

distinguish no he became impatient, imagine

satisfied with

sit

to

other

sensible

his tormentor,

made

ing strik-

more

long.

steadilytook moving

a

mesmeric

the

Doctor

which

room,

feet

which

at

in

show,

to

attempt

wall, and

could

from

at

sensibility.

brought in, and

was

the

Doctor

and

be

her

her,

acted

leaving,and

of

We

distance

great man

would

of the line of fire,and

coolly and

to

she

from

to another

go

ample

was

congregated 'Long Range,' and I

"The

and

before

distance

a

before

; she

trance,

company.

all

out

I

to twinkle a

pital hos-

placed with

time

doctors, who

upon

requested

now

space

"Dr.

this

in

degree his

having tailed off considerably.

party

at

fell down

"

very

lar singu-

Nature, which

room,

was

short

began

eyes

then

been

were

Hospital,

with

a

the

would

and

rare

placed himself

man

he

necessary of one

desire

woman

that

of

the

across

believe,in extracting a sign

more

was

; her

would

The

so

law

took

woman

young In

room.

woman

a

think. a

general

a

this, he

prove

wall, and

the

to

but

people who

most

should

being

on

usually lasted

said

not

was

power

mesmerise

to

thirty feet, I

of

mesmeric

E., who

Dr.

by

imagined,

was

trouble; and

of

the

evolved

be

might

that

us

gift

a

addressed

next

were

; and

tering mut-

told.

were

we

walk,

to

great

his us

difficulty,

glass,appeared to

prevent

patient

operator

now

him

trembled bid

us

CURIOSITIES

OF

MESMERISM.

149

remain

now

positionthey were if we him entranced, and being asked might in, declared do what called ! he out touch 'Oh, yes himv you please.' He hands fell into the Doctors' principally, and I hope they

will

report

left now

in any

"

the

alone,

glass,the

had

extracted

mischief

all

I saw,

limbs

his

however,

that

cataleptic; and

that

Esdaile

Dr.

all this time

sat

apparently enjoying, through After we perplexity he had created.

could

of this

out

condition

mesmeric

of the

gree dejoined us, and set about restoring him to some of sensibility He now by rubbing and blowing in his eyes. the Doctor when led, into the opened his eyes, and followed

half

E.

Dr.

body,

of the

middle

him

and

hear

brain

an

obey

several

note

do

to

imitating machine,

with

his orders, without

of took

powers

the

Doctor

landsman's

; no

omnibus in

his eye also

of

and

much

which

applying and

attention

cleared

his

up

by repeating

the

the

on

could

scientific

very

take

his

credit

His

digitto

that

to

he

the

was

'wide

which

in

his

astronomical obnoxious

an

of

mode

side

tude atti-

every

manner

longitude of

the

manner.

first

proved

instant, into

of his

cocking

nose,

awake,'

as

was some

time.

instructor

"He

the

artist-like

admired,

the

and

cad

enough left answering questions

Having

his

vert con-

now

sense

of

power

'sight'did great

more

all the

thought, "His

a

only

to

dered orperformance proceeded. He was did, and certainlyobeyed his orders

himself,

mesmerist,

a

passenger

attracted

times, the

what

the

the

had

care

that he would

being quite dormant. and

and

man,

said

exactly, throwing

most

drunken

a

E.

little more,

a

like

fall. Dr.

should

reflection

;

key

into

but

room;

taken, lest he

he

and

attention.

and

we

criticism.

of the room,

end

other

his

be

his

excite

the

at

their

of

quite insensible,

could

one

results

the

was

man

no

to

seeing them

and

his arms,

move

ordered

next

him

to

pupil obeyed by repeating

he

said,

order.

loyal British and hearty manner in which he repeated, subject,by the animated of England,' and 'Ye Mariners the King.' This 'God save sang, here followed by "Hey diddle diddle,' in capitalstyle. And was a

now

curious

their

showed

the

repeat whatever

occurred

incident

laughter, in said, 'He

some

Esdaile

stopped

was

which

can't his

labouring under a the fact being that who

himself

the

to

;

be

the

a

patriotic and

spectators

singer joined

help laughing

himself.'

could in

full

laughing 'Gorge deploye?

and

and

chorus,

Upon

performance, and pointed out mistake who supposed that he he was only imitating them, or

restrain

not

that was

which

they were laughing;

rather

this, I think,

Dr.

must

Dr.

E.,

have

I5O

CURIOSITIES

evident

been

tragedy

; for

and

was

But

all.

to

OF

MESMERISM.

farce

the

nearly

was

converted

into

a

ordered

the natives how to show being fightwith sticks, be began very skilfully bending forward to make a ; but on foremost into Dr. E.'s breast, and blow, he pitched head both the floor. rolled upon This actor's powers were clearlyexhausted, he "It

the

the

wall;' corner

work

the

of

two

the

to

under

in

their

Two

lads

who

in, and

of the

placed

then

were

remained

In

This

us.

round, their

Dr.

E.

entertainer

He be not

no

when

justifiedfor fit for the

guard were

then

the

large

concerned

more

the

we

public

to

for

process

in

I

room,

than

how

but

that

know,

the

to

see

the

saw

I

he

two

had

a

pinch,

would

and

he

made,

was

be

wards afterbut

as

would it

happy

was

-to

philosophy.

and

Clergymen, charmed,

water

I

that

hoped it

The

was.

merveillcuse'

eau

of medicine

purposes

the

were

concluding piece

the

'veritable

public

against all imposition, deputed

that

its effects, he

saw

showing

not

the

or

lads

the

were

proclaimed

sleeping water,

that

said

explain To

the

be

the

standing perfectlyrigid crucified against the wall, and

and

arms

was

minutes,

again took possession of the victims, and an opportunity of taking a pull,and giving than the rest. more nothing by my motion any

would

to

time,

going into

Doctors

"Our

in

one

despatched

with

wall, and

five

returning to

on

with

in this transaction

took

side

two

mouths.

turned

corners

brought

Mesmeric

the wrong

getting on

were

'A

be

heads youths standing with their foreand holding their hands wall, opposite the men, their

been

of

floor.

would

scene

effect

sides

the

desist, and

to

had

men

both

the

on

next

magician,

saw

against the extended

men

see

I

room,

the

room.

will of the

adjacent

desired

that

trance

dangerous

and

resolved

was

intense

an

intimated ; or

each

I

left in

was

interview of

on

and in

a

two

tors, Doc-

few

utes min-

carrying a gallipot in his of which to all appearance, water) hands, the contents (certainly, he administered who to eight men were brought from the hospital. bold "This was a scarcely undertaking, for the people were cuffed and kicked before lie down to cifully, unmerthey were permitted their of of the making a vigorous use many company understanding in this way. few minutes "A comparative quiet having been procured to half-a-dozen

some

entered,

each

of the sleeping candidates,

the

eight were

found

lads

to

be

and cataleptic,

result

was,

several

were

that

four

converted

out

of into

somnambulists. "I

have

thus

endeavoured

to

give

an

account

of

what

was

OF

CURIOSITIES

and

done

seen

have

must

wide

be

they have not subjects. Trusting I cannot

which

large

so

and

and

awake,

of

themselves their

up

will

the

give

the

something seemed

men

opportunity;

it is for

minds,

much

observation,

will have person The medical to narrate.

they

that

field of

a

each

availed

made

if

and

in

characteristic

and

distinctive to

by all ; but escaped me,

151

MESMERISM.

of

want

no

professional details,

supply, "I

am

obedient

your

servant, "A

MESMERIC

VISITOR.

"Calcutta, 30th July, 1845." It is not

fluid

mesmeric it retard the

merely

its

other

it is

only

of

better

modification

a

several,

will

to

naturally

which

If there

the can

not

are

produced be

can

of

undeteriorated

pass

and

distance

of

increased

to

in vain

the two

; if

mesmeric

fluid

in this way it is needless any

inch

an

about

the

wish

we

to

thing

intentions :

conclusive

by these had

degree

on

about

it ;

in

when

I made

I had

not

"

to

ably probfluid that

prove

a

philosopher with

matter

An be

to

through

persons,

feet,and

the

in

proportion to intervening inch obstacle, it is

no

of possible extent ascertain this,it must

the

the

mesmeric

be

by actual air, without

of water, we make can an agency smallest when the suspicion, and in first

proof

media. been

never

insist

to

the

several

or

being proved

acting upon and by the gesticulations, any experiment without exciting these are frequentlysuccessful be considered

interest

effect, in the first instance,

wonderful

a

bodies

dogmatise

to

sphere of action In experiment.

must

the

sensibilitydeveloped by frequent trials.

of air between

or

product from one son perthe air, for through

vital

some

in contact, a

assist

combination

a

his facts, in

physician for

tance dis-

conversant.

must

at

or

life; and

what

will

perhaps

inorganic agent,

the

mesmeric

the

and

of animal

transmission

a

another, it

intervals the

is

bodies be

the

to

between

powers,

an

wants

latter is most

the

to

look

circumstances

questions of great by ascertainingthem, he

of

the

meet

to

all

are

natural

known

substances,

what

Philosopher, as, analogies and affinities

detect and

These

"

Natural

and

transmitted,

operation.

denser

whether

ascertain

curiosityto

air,and

traverse

can

be

can

of

matter

a

trials,I

of

The

the

should

think

that

of transmissibility

it

the

of affectingperpossibility sons of

dreamt

by

my

assistants

; and

of my patients knowing impossibility word, no human being could divine my

the a

my

determined

first attempt when

or

how

to to

mesmerise

try it,and

at

a

this

tance diswas

CURIOSITIES

152 decided

by

happened giving some Alunga faces

looks

orders, I The

towards,

but

both

masked

Visitor."

battery

which

way,

lethargic, and done

often

in my

have

experiments

consider

transmission

the

with

the

by

their

lucky

ment mo-

my

equally

she

soon

becomes

only

sleep; and this has patients, by all kinds

other

readily as by myself. The and unexceptionable, that

as

of

"Mesmeric

my

succeeded

mesmeric

numerous

so

of four

I first turned

of excitement;

absence, and

been

she

and

these

to

distance

and

the

and

into

pillar

Nobee

I seized

described

Nobee,

once,

subsequently

of persons,

I must

at

passes,

centre

it

and

object of my exclusive quiver, and in a few minutes

to

partakes

never

the

in bed

them.

her

manner

to

and

;

upon

made

turned

I then

room,

women

sittingup

looking at,"me

not

of the

beds

women's

the

the

in front, at the

were

precisely in the

acted

been

the

simply Alunga, her began eyelidssoon ;

on

in her

women

my

In

opportunity.

side of me,

and

attention she

that

saw

either

on

open

favourable

of pillarsin the centre day that, while leaning against

yards.

to

KIUSM.

F.S.M

of

row

a

one

were

five

or

is

there

ward,

accidental

an

M

OF

the

mesmeric

fluid

through being the

large body of air to be incontestablyproved. This materials the permeability of denser by it might be pretty case, be a person of cold imagination, confidentlyexpected; and he must of the vital fluid through the who, admitting the passage of impassive air, yet stops short at a wall as the "ultima Thule"

a

belief, and

mesmeric

his

Mineral

impossible! in

the

and

pole; electricityfinds

its way

the

ambient

house should I

do

their

through

as

endowed,

be

not

understand:

not

of

things !

But

to

Nature,

and

our

space,

earth

remain

determined

it is in vain

hedge her

they that

a

fixture

by

by I

pass

what

be

must

"Senatus

of the

libertine,"

arguments

strikingas

any

of

;

also, and

I have

lose

fitness

the

course

to

tain main-

the

been

mesmeric

their results

fluid

air, but

the

coming

recorded.

had

as

let its opponents In

to

rapidly revolving constraining the

only permeate

not

qualities,

in order

was

and

a

fluids

prescribea

consultum,"

they please.

first trials

such

to

of

walls

condemned

were

schools

pole

animal

notions

College" members

through walls,

only rely on

positive and

a

the

degree, with

to presume with dogmas,

round

from

subtile

why

we

its learned

while

chartered

a

probably

progress

as

modified

seems

by the wisdom

will, "like also

it

a

air ; and

"Sacred infallibility : the

through to

in

easily through

as

its progress

to

earth

the

traverses

to' be

agency

obstacle

no

probably, to gratify our

essence

very

finds

magnetism

textures,

grossest

all transmural

declares

oppose to

this have

I have

its clusion, con-

been

shown

CURIOSITIES

that

whose

person

a

action, will

mesmeric

his face

turning

the

to

is,that he feels of

weight of

had

coldness

a

of

back

been

never

be

must

To for

within the

the

solve

these

last few

and

this

be

I of

cases

affected unusual

has

one

knowledge ac-

pendent inde-

in

this tainly cer-

was

I effectually,

I have

days.

whom

to

being

doubt

blind man,

a

hardly

can

place in subjects,who

and

something

this

ness heavi-

of excitement.

constitution, to ; and

sense

took

new

before,

of

some

I

But

with

source

a

of himself

limbs, a

paroxysm

made

utes min-

unconquerable

sleep.

wall

be

tainted

deeply

looking out

solely for

have

we

the

as

them.

to

himself

to

few

a

give

can

in the

an

mesmeric

of possibility

Mesmerism,

late been

goes

he

therefore

not

the

done

and

placed against a

could

victim

numbness

head,

by merely

quiet for

him

the

with

entranced

mesmeric

and

the

first trials

numerous

manner,

leaving

this spontaneous

that

position

wall, and

eyelids before

the

imagine all the

in the

become

a

imbued

deeply

been

sometimes

that such

all the account

:

has

system

153

MESMERISM.

OF

of

have

luckilypresented

experimented

him

on

of

determining the points in question,more particularlyby the wall problem ; and if this supplemental evidence should be still in any to objection,I shall be happy to part open the

repeat

purpose

examination

considered

be

or

perfect.

satisfied,but

almost

other

any

opinion

other

on

In

the

till the

men,

I shall

be

the

shall

declare

first to

whenever

advanced,

evidence

I must

time,

mean

that

hope here

blind

myself this

change

contradicted

by

new

facts. Dec. both him

I4th. "

and

eyes, on

stool

a

; I then ; he

before

roused

walked

fast

was

Janoo, a blind prisoner; he can only distinguish light from him

with

asleep

in

and difficulty, He

bed.

fell into

the

trance,

I

him him

while

so

unable he

utes min-

list somnambu-

doing

in which

placed

in ten a

became

soon

very

darkness.

made

in

cataracts

got

entranced

little,and

a

up

great

his

himself, and

said to

remained

he

port sup-

for

hours.

two

Dec. went

and

less than a

to-day, and

me

has

1

5th. "

looked ten

walk

steadily and

to-day, I

him

at

he found

was

there

from him

quite was

his

of

middle

outside on

the

insensible. a

the

the

head

On

window

and

toes

trying to

total dissolution

feet he

to-day,

room

of the

I

; in

with make cular mus-

placed on immediately sunk down him it brought on all in a heap, and an on trying to awake alarming fit of convulsive sobbing; on being put to bed it ceased, system

; when

the

I knocked

minutes

long bamboo,

him

sittingin

When

154

CURIOSITIES

but

again returned than slept for more Dec.

6th.

1

wall, but and

Sub-Assistant

the

to

the

get

Surgeon with

placed

man

it ; to

touching

not

take

not

care

in him

into

in

Dec. with

1

me

like

a

different

Dec.

took

he

I

To-day

about

I entered I

one

the

at

knew hands

seemed

and

one

some

hour

leant

the

by

his on

he

hands

inclination

rectify it) the

on

both

puddle was

not

:

the

and

actions

and, if answered, and of

one

arm,

the

hand;

on

water

lost he

this

prepared in a ministers usually ad-

who

it

give

; in

such

as

there

he

He

is

After

he

that he

me

had

he as

it

a

joke

myself opposite yards ; in about twenty

increased

his

washed

elbow

had

made

in

his

he

fell head

a

and

the

quarter

of

knee,

supported one

and his

side ;

effort

foremost

he

I

in

washing himself;

degree changed,

him.

him

to

his

on

after

with

swayed a little to making an (he never

balance, and

only

was

seated

immediately

end, and

one

very cold, occasionally called on

sun,

his

in

wall

opposite him, when had nearly finished

convinced

cracked

rested

cook-

low

a

near

was

came

The

his knees, and

in the smallest

being

give

to

blindness.

wall.

and

gradually

till he of

his

kneeling

over

distance

raised

head

of

night day. he sat chirping in the feel quite comfortable;

name,

the

look

of

ambush,

air at

open

head

to

left my

now

an

mouth

and

Burdwan,

was

to

hair, and

hours.

presence

ordered

burst

sittingin front of the cookthought it a good opportunity to

extent

him

by

prisoner

a

and the

three

gave

still talking,

answer,

This

other, proceeding till I

difference

the

by

versing con-

him

and

all his looks

; and

his

them

of

yards long, and

can

carefullyobserved

his dinner

of

him

returned, and

him

collector

mouth.

my

completely insensible.

hundred

a

which

front, over

the

was

saw

eating his dinner, observe, unperceived, the are

:

water.

he

was

room,

rooms

pulled slept for

now

him

to

sent

minutes

"

to

of mesmerised

and

2Oth.

ceased

advantage

medicine, and

three

again :

he

and

wall, leaning

found

and

see

dead

Samuells,

"

room,

just

person

9th. Mr. to-day, I

the or

crying :

his attention,

under

:

towards

followed,

the

found

I

face

I

Assistant

my

to

done,

was

minutes

two

his first dose

two

with

fit of convulsive

a

what

see

; went

more

about

fell back

man

to

livelymanner

a

five minutes but

he

I went

pital, Jail Hos-

excite

to

to

minutes

he

him;

the

to

his

keep him engaged in conversation. placed myself opposite him on the other side of forehead against it,and extending my hands my In ten

awake

to

hours.

two

him

MESMERISM.

renewing attempts

my

I sent

"

desiring the

on

OF

his

looked

to

into tude attilike

a

CURIOSITIES

sitting

statue

hours,

and

how

asked

I and

to-day,

of

distance and

side,

one

From

that

is

That

it affects

That

in

the

operations of

gives

a

for

slept

of

he

him

at

leaned

to

I

conclude,

human

hope,

body.

muscular

most

pital hos-

hours.

to

the

the

of

opposite

two

and

the

front

minutes

allowable

performed,

systems. and

severe

without

the

often

pains

protracted

being

patients

before

disappear

for

That

the

impression That

the

all

for

necessary

distraction

in

do

the

to

eyes

as

be

; and

blind

with

the

mesmeric

it has

been

men

open are

of will

trance

local

the

with

Mesmerism,

by

system

to

as

condition

best

mesmeric

remedy

nothing

has

acts

nerves.

is the

the

limbs.

often

the

pain,

powerful

a

of

system,

contracted

tions. inflamma-

physical

first

practised :

I

as

by

me.

always

shut

readily

merised mes-

others.

water

powerful

of

muscular

Mesmerism

inflammation,

the

of

of

debility

absence

be

to

on

source

as

That

the

the

restoring

in

functional

imagination made

a

service

subduing

it is not

as

in

found

be

of

command

administration in

sleep,

as

complete

great

stimulant

probably

to

five

nervous

nervous

chronic

system

That

us

of

the

That

air

and

therefore

useful

them

three

after

trance.

is

the

in

ground

than

power

be

awoke

;

pain.

it

That a

the

is

it

trance

can

spasms

That and

:

the

mesmeric

sensible

shot

facts

directly

surgical

less

natural

a

himself

on

in

;

if

as

foregoing

Mesmerism

mesmeric

yards

bed

to

there.

got

myself

fell

then

carried

sunning

seated

thirty

the

That

him

155

MESMERISM.

was

had

he

saw

"

the

He

reversed.

26th.

Dec.

OF

effect the

be

can

on

the

mesmeric

considerable

charged system

when

influence

distances,

be

can

and

even

fluid, previously

transmitted pass

through

and

has

a

affected.

through dense

the terials. ma-

APPENDIX.

When belief

of

speaking

that

"Clairvoyance,"

witnessed

in

imitate

diseased

Nature

;

might

we

It

ought

and

Nature, as

of

It has

of books,

its existence

After

the

Professor there

found

natural Mr.

of

be

the

have

to

the

the

upon

known

and

well

awake.

and

of

from

want

well-attested

many

fortunately

his

to

in

of

translator,

"stubborn

in

things"

hope

the

reader

judgment

in

coming

Clairvoyance, aid

I

as

existence

learned

I

met

and,

the

the

these

describing

nambulism, Som-

natural

and

couch,

frequently

unknown

stand, his

which He

correctly

or

would

he

as

his

have

reads in

his

quickly,

and

and

and

thought

written

state,

with

much

as

avoids

all

placed climbs

papers,

and

air, walks

open

of

time

sometimes

"

designedly

have

shorter

or

state,

paths,

ular partic-

a

distinguished

room

the

been

waking 156

the

waking

never

printed

longer into

out

along rugged

way

as

in

as

a

about

goes

paths

confidence, may

walks

be

cannot

After

repose.

falls, at

healthy,

sleep, which of

He

makes

heights, when

his

or

which

of

otherwise

when

common

state

house.

activity and

route,

a

natural

about

ism. Mesmer-

:

into

from

rises

and

establish

notes

array

of

for,

desirable.

to

Wienholt,

sleep-walker,

period,

the

of

looked

Somnambulism,"

on

additional

this

influence

as

analogous

wonders

be

not

must

in disease

the

the

finished, I

was

Mesmeric

of

with

was

as

in

Professor says

he

of

truth

glad

"The

from

and,

can

by Mesmerism.

observation,

required

parallel

a

decision.

a

facts

the

in

one

the

reader

"Lectures

Clairvoyance,

proof

to

all

is

my

work

we

symptom

a

about

brought this

Nature

foregoing

Colquhoun,

will

in

Wienholt's

as

phenomenon

under

the

as

resembling

system

rarity in art, and

present

that,

Hysteria,

in persons

not

been

sense,

and

witnessed

under

my

had

artificiallyproducing

that

yet fallen

not

express

the

system

great

a

of

body,

this

see

nervous

course,

I could

of

proofs

to

to

bulism, Somnam-

been

remembered

also,

matter

a

be

to

the

of

has

expect

of the

derangements

of

state

a

"Clairvoyance"

so

or

transference

by step, by

and

Catalepsy, in which

the

states

step

I ventured

Somnambulism,

in

stacles obhis

ous danger-

attempting writes

performs

many

as

157

APPENDIX.

operations requiring light and the natural use of the eycr. in All these actions, however, are performed hy the Somnambulist other

darkness

complete in which

these

again into

have

persons

somnambulism

has

his

state.

At

exhibit

all of

these

them.

For

other

the

peculiar

of the

phenomena,

manifestation in in

; and

persons

the

over

affection

motions,

symptoms, Before

these

state, combined

"Of we

the Aulic has

with

in

are

In

the

class I

kind,

diseases;

begin with by Mr.

collection.

which,

the

This

and and

a

which

nervous

consisted

of

a

into

paroxysm

and

then the

latter

similar

a

occurring

the of

passes

principal the

case,

convulsive

in his

I have

paroxysm

profound sleep.

view

which

instance

referred

to

as

patient was attacked

of

the

a

same

consider

chairs, "

it.

first translated in his

'louping ague,' that

species of

female

of

sixteen

in the

her

house,

the

as

panying occasionallyaccom-

In this state, she and

judges

was

called

been

bles resem-

by Meiners

inserted

has one

also

I

Magazine,

tables astonishing activityupon with and of great rapidity,out

instructive

diseases, completely

this

The

which

characteristics, this species of

recognized by all competent is comprehended under

just

eases, dis-

nervous

professor at Goettingen,

examples

nervous

of what is

in

instances, of

curious

afterwards

diseases. The

age.

this

in

celebrated

in

case

unquestionably,

of

only

in Moritz's

case

is

state,

In

a

regards

as

that

many

a

in

Spalding, and

Somnambulism

years

far

so

its chief

to

crisis ; it is

same

of

syncope,

remarkable

very

occurring

the natural

of

Meiners,

respect

Somnambulism,

This

of consciousness.

possession of

several

collection.

any

several

system.

nervous

sleep is changed

want

Councillor

inserted

which

rare.

with

species of Somnambulism

this

without

in

are

of

but

state, their

waking

who

mer. speak, which rarely happens in the fornary patients are completely restored to their ordi-

only act,

patients not

walking sleep-

healthy, frequently occurs the

catalepsy, apparent

;

in his

about

in

and,

very persons the greater number

usually commences

Somnambulism

to

of

preciselysimilar,

state

a

done

instances

otherwise

latter

into

are

exhibited

question are

especiallyin diseases

convulsive

the

hour,

few

even

or

in diseases, case,

had

period of

bed, falls back

usual

part, they only wander

most

is found

he

time, there

same

his

exceptions,

the

his

to

at

the

When

returns

what

of

of

speak open.

sleep, awakes

the

phenomena

which

their eyes

nothing

and, generally,with

awake,

elapsed, he

natural

instances, knows

most

when

as

I shall afterwards

firmly closed.

his eyes

his

well

as

run,

morning, would jump when

and with

permitted,

generally to

a

par-

158

APPENDIX.

place in

ticular

would

she

and

in

fast she her

return

a

injured

herself, however

might

run;

She

sometimes

by

fields.

her

active

which

She

so

high

fell

never

sometimes

brother

road,

left the

be,

upon continued

she

a

path might was

awake,

not

different

unfrequently

not

the

speed

more

she did

when

frequently mounted

top of

uneven

her

and

; and

She

rough

and

stronger

her.

the

direction.

straight through

ran

much

with

neighbourhood immediately, but

different

and

road,

the

nor

however

or

great, that

could

not

run;

nay,

keep pace the garden wall, upon

to

she

even

roof without edge of the house once stumbling, less falling. During all these hazardous operations, her were fast closed, and she appeared to be deprived of all her

went

the

upon

much eyes

senses."

other

The

second

of Moritz's

volume

of

a

of

Somnolency, during

boy of

nine

His

conversation. this

of age,

years

he

who

which

capable of carrying on a fast closed, but, notwithstanding he

were

eyes

circumstance,

and

saw

Magazine contains the history frequently fell into a species was

named

all

objects that

sented pre-

were

to him.

A

remarkable

very

observer, the whom

it,and

girl

it in his

inserted

twelve

between

family of

late

related

was

Hamburgh

Counsellor

Aulic

the

case

some

complaint, in which catalepsy and

of

thirteen

convulsive

strong

worthy trust-

Schulz, from

It

received that

was

belonging

age,

afflicted with

Besides, she syncope. she conversed with much

during which

of

years

was

most

a

Goettingen, also

collection.

well-known

distinction, who

by

me

Physician, Dr.

Meiners,

and

to

a

violent

alternated

motions

frequently had liveliness

of

a

to

a

ous nerv-

with

paroxysms,

and

ingenuity.

all colours that distinguishedwithout difficulty were presented to her, recognised the numbers of the cards, and those which the stripes upon the were variegated. She described She shown in the same to her. wrote binding of books when

In

this state, she

manner

as

usual, and

figures on

cut

paper,

as

she

accustomed

was

for pastime in her leaking state. Her eyes, at this time, were that she made no use firmly closed; but in order to be assured of them the approach of the paron them, a bandage was placed over oxysm. to

do

Another Medical

very

remarkable

Collections." overtaken

of his usual

It relates

to

all that he

had

a

in the

by sleep, even

occupations. While

doing

will

case

be

found

rope-maker,

who

daytime, and

in this state, he

been

in the

engaged

in

was

quently fre-

in the midst

sometimes

during

"Breslau

the

menced recom-

previous

159

APPENDIX.

part

of the

which

he

over

than

when

In this

lane

narrow

where

the

he of

one

there

great

as

lay

same

and

ease

in

of

the

success

in

the

road

he

occasions

stumbling

or

repeatedly went

these

work

travelling,he almost and facility,

him

missing

manner

the

commencement

fit overtook

without

Upon

the

at

with

with

journey

Weimar.

to

engaged the

continue

would

he

his business

awake,

thing.

any

burg

his

on

times

be

to

When

awake.

proceeded

other

finished

and

when

faster

at

happened

paroxysm, as

day;

from

Nurem-

came

into

a

it

He

timber.

passed over equal dexterity he avoided

some

regularly without injury; and with At another the horses and carriages that came in his way. time, for about he was to set out overtaken by sleep just as he was He horseback. rode through the river lime, allowed Weimar on his legs to prevent them drew his horse to drink, and getting up the marketplace, wet passed through several streets, crossed ; then and booths, and which at that time, full of people,carts was, he awoke. arrived in safety at the house of an acquaintance, where similar These and of the eyes, he acts, requiring the use many performed in darkness, as well as by daylight. His eyes, however, were forced firmly closed, and he could not see tvhen they were His other senses them. open and stimulated by lightbrought near his eyes. He could not as were appeared to be equally dormant volatile spirit. He felt nothing when smell the most pinched, heard when his He called struck. pricked, or nothing by name, when beside him. close or even a pistolwas discharged There

is another

case,

somewhat

and

older, observed

stantially circum-

trustworthy physician,Dr. Knoll, which The attention. our equally deserves subject of his observation and became somnambulous, a was a young gardener, who man, while in that state performed many extraordinary operations. He generally fell asleep about eight o'clock in the evening, and wards Afterand then sentences began to utter devotional prayers. of the house, clambered he went out a over high wooden partition,and a still higher wall, uninjured, passed through reported by

several to

the

streets,

roof

and,

at

of the house, and

length, descended

accidents, he became

room.

locked

He

of

up at

up

for

to

a

the his the

upon

With and

room,

usual

the

and

gutter,

view

to

watched.

began

the

sill,and

if

prevent When to

furniture from

up as

roof,

the

upon

time, he

clothes window

a

climbed

he

time

some

safety. in

time

astride

about

operations on

climbed

another

rode

in

somnambulous,

all sorts the

was

At

returned.

horseback, clambered

upon

he

and

a

form per-

of

thence

l6o

APPENDIX.

a

stone

which

rode

upon

the

to

its distance

such,

that

a

knocked

from

table

and

at

and

The

breadth,

have

scarcely descending from

After

hither

and

and

of

height

its small

would

about

distance,

some

horse.

a

window,

operations.

large

a

the awake

person

these

higher,

if upon

latter, as

stone,

attempt

much

was

the were

ventured the

to

he

stone,

thither, and

it

finding

to evade likelyto fa'll on him, he very dexterously contrived all it. He the he could find clothes in the gathered together them mixed together, then separated them carefully,and room, them each article in its ings hung place. The old stockup, proper shoes he endeavoured and in pairs,according to arrange was

to

their

laid

hold

of

performed to

colour,

of

use

sewed

variety

a

the

of

his

had

saw

stuck

them.

He

the

wall

into

small-clothes.

Besides

then some

he

these,

other

operations, all requiring light and enabled which, it would appear, he was

with

eyes,

he

actually

dispense. In

addition

remarkable

of

the

to

individuals

observations

was

and

back,

out

of

and

he

would

and

shut

occasions open

the

music

in

sheet

a

he

from

situation

before

played In

harpsichord.

the

Bach's

and

gave

effect.

One

of

:

this

When

playing,

he

he

stopped, put

letter to

his

rational, but a

that

was

the the

well "

as

his closet, and

From of

remarked

it in

snowing,

a

order, and

straight and one

the

what

sheet

in

wrote

the

legible.

While

notes

side up-

he

He

of

one

prising sur-

when

not

propriate ap-

with

its proper of tune, upon

was

the

skill upon

passages

string out again proceeded. he

the

played

present turned

persons

his

laid

found

his usual

expressive

ink,

pen,

Medea,

also

take

among

having

he

Upon parlour

his

to

shut!

with

curacy ac-

plaint, com-

pieces of music,

piece

most

replaced

brother, and

visit to him it

he

bed-room

immediately perceived, and

he

playing,

his

manner

same

nervous

Somnambulism.

as

great

suspicion is reported by subject of his

severe

eyes the opera him, and

whole

the

the

sonatas,

down

his

The

two

all

of

wanted

he

march

a

proper

key,

doors,

all this with

and selected

he

go

latter whatever

paper,

from

one

a

notice

with above

Feder.

during

attacks

the

far The

imposture. Counsellor,

several

here

observed

elevated

are

student, who,

a

experienced these

and

Aulic

Professor, and

both

were

who

credulity, deceit,

the

I must

foregoing instances,

which

cases,

by

on

if he

as

needle, which

a

before, and

weeks

the

and

shape

menced com-

position. which wrote

a

only perfectly

Professor

Feder

was

afternoon, he

observed

which

the

was

(the somnambulist) On actuallythe case.

same

l6l

APPENDIX.

his notwithstanding

occasion, remarked

he

the

at at

pointed in

another

out

him

to

with

things

he

he

not

did

did

if it

to

to

write

his

ear,

also

the

logic and

had

been

He

no

was

time

hear

the

fact.

We

that there

ink

more

he

many

his

in the

brother, and

pen,

the

held

ascertain

then the

to

him,

were

to

crackling,and came

must to

fire,and

struck

He

Professor's

common

"

writing

lighted a match,

of the

hanging

recentlybound.

"

ing stand-

metaphysics, esting, thought inter-

of the

notes

circumstance

one

if to

as

he

closed,

candle, and

flame.

refer to the case bishop observed conclusion, I may by the Archand of Bourdeaux, reported in the great French pedia. EncycloIt is the

with

written

somnambulists

At

on.

held it in the middle In

own

that there

burning.

was

was

perceive. Thus, while

not

observe

continued tinder

other

several

were

which

passages

remarkable

the

observe, however,

indeed,

which

volume

a

several

hats

of

Compendium

of his

some

which

room,

that

and

true,

was

Feder's

also

as

lectures

which

of

Professor

opened

landlord

the

window,

window

the

and

that

still completely were eyes of the opposite house was

of

case

the

a

in ecclesiastic,

young

in the

who

the

seminary

same

of

was Archbishop, getting up during in of of state Somnambulism, night a going to his room, taking pen, ink, and paper, and composing and writing sermons.

habit

the

When

he

had

writing,he Upon

would

read

In

reading

divin

into adorable.

could

not

the

stand

letter t.

made

In

which

he

appearing The

what

the

writing;

but

he

while

it.

correct

added

whether

the

from

continued

somnambulist held

Archbishop him

ce pronoun to the former

write

to

piece of

a

the

seeing

paper

without

on

in the

slightestdegree. taken writing was was immediately perceived the change. which

on

was

that' the he

adorable,

of his eyes,

and

the

he

ascertain

to

he

expression ce divin changed the adjective

of

use

passage,

word

incommoded

the somnambulist

piecesof music

he

his chin, to prevent

be

paper

the

which

on paper had written

Perceiving, however,

order

was

to

made

the

over

use

under

of the

page

over

before

reallyany

pasteboard on

one

occasion, he had

one

enfant.

finished

he

in this state, and

in the

but

away;

He

wrote

with

manner

same

his eyes closed. The words placed under the musical notes. were written in It happened, upon occasion, that the words one were too

large a character, and notes.

part, and I

hope

wrote

He it

not

stand

preciselyunder

perceived the again with great

soon

over

that these

did

examples, to which

I

the

blotted

error,

sponding corre-

out

the

exactness.

might

add

a

great many

l62

APPK.VDIX.

others, will be this

sufficient

extraordinary

of his eyes, the

same

the

somnambulist, during the use apparently without impressions equally well, or, at least, with when to his perceptive faculty,as awake.

state, is enabled,

receive

to

sho'w that

to

consequences

Mr.

Colquhoun, the translator of Wienholt, supplies us from his extensive of the best authenticated reading, with a number condition of things in Somnambulism, cases descriptiveof the same and merism derangement of the nervous by Messystem induced this is the only physical symptom of any as quence, conse; and described which I have by European Mesmerists, not in I that Mr. India, hope Colquhoun will excuse yet seen my such of in free his facts, order to complete this subject. use making reporters of the

The men

whose

have

been far

facts

intellectual of

in

attainments,

superior order,

a

above

question

suspicion;

and

in

general,

whose in

men,

for the

are,

moral

part,

known

are

character

far

short,

most

to

is elevated

honourable

more

ators. calumnitrustworthy than their wretched, chieflyanonymous, eminent They will be found to be, principally, physicians, such as Hufeland, physician to the king of Prussia; Steiglitz. physician to the king of Hanover ; Brandis, physician to the king holt of Denmark ; Klein, physician to the king of Wirtemberg ; Wien-

and

;

and

Leupoldt,

Gmelin

Sprengel, works;

as

learned

Esenbeck

von

"c.

"

; Humboldt

such

;

other

; Nees

Nasse

astronomer

Ennemmoser;

Baehrens;

rieth

the

Olbers,

;

author

of

Haindorf;

Passavant

Physiologists,such ; Burdach

La

;

Heinecken

;

as

history Nolte;

; Ziermann

of

"c.

;

Spindler;

Kieser, "c.

"

"c.

;

Autenists, Natural-

Philosophers,

"

;

cine, medi-

; Heinroth

Reil; Treviranus;

Eschenmayer

Place, Cuvier, Oken,

a

Bockman

;

such

as

Theologians, Schelling, Steffens, Baader, Hegel, these "c. To such Schleiermacher, might be added as Mayer, of men of general science, and celebrated number literary vast a Deleuze, French The characters. magnetists Puysegur, Bertrand, Georget, Cuvier, Despine, Rostan, Husson, Filassier, constitute a perfecthost. Foissac, Gauthier, Teste, "c. of these enlightened But it has been alleged that the evidence Fichte,

"

"

"

is liable

individuals

to

discredit, because,

forsooth, they

were

magnetism. engaged in investigatingthe phenomena of animal take the libertyof must Assuredly, this is a strange, and we the facts are saying, a most preposterous objection. Pray, how of nature take

an

to

be

interest

discovered in

and

appreciated, unless

investigatingthem?

Are

the

by

those

who

facts of chem-

163

APPENDIX.

istry

is the

And

chemists?

facts

no

to

relied

be

to

be adduced

by ignorant

requisitetalent,

the who

The

fact

the

which,

the

the

the

fact in

of cases,

and

in

of the

the

under

numbers

the

stances, in-

many

deprive denying the to

the

to

of

and and

bedcover,

brief

eration enum-

tinctly dis-

was

thirteen

cards,

his

upon

of

years

pictures on

placed

and

fingerby

the

epigastrium, at

the

St., under

Miss

the Kieser's

of

colours

epilepticboy

stomach.

Maria the

of in

a

the

ach, stom-

hand case

Rubel,

covering

of

soldier

functions

the

foot

double

linen.

read

his watch

on

placed other

on

her

the

means

epigastrium.

sealed

pit

of

letters

characters

the

by

oped envel-

Valenti's ; she

stomach. were

organs

At

half.

of the

means

De

later

a

guished accurately distin-

written

even

a

of

Langenberg, nay,

and

means

read, by

to

Lehmann,

Dr.

fluently by

in

of

a

by

devices

ornamental a

of

able

At

sician's phy-

portraits.

some

be

to

her

saw

epigastrium.

manner,

of

cards

epigastrium ;

picture of

patients

distance

read

Ghert,

of the

means

care

Van

by

recognised, in a similar became dairvoyante as so

last she

mann,

the

she

period

the

for

of

phenomenon

boy

a

"

Millet, magnetised

hand

the

in

perience ex-

notes.

Madame

means

the

to

by the complete darkness, and covered, moreover, recognition took place in the magnetiser. The same

of written

of the

results?

in order

proceed

controverted

somnambulist

recognised

introduced

when

the

in which

neither

confirmation

pretence

shall

happen

have

appealing

; but

every

question,we

Tritschler's

saw

"

been

may

unequivocally manifested.

and Dr.

of

the

manifested

Somnambulism

sceptics

as

investigation,and

magnetists, in has

applied to Arc physics?

who

to

in

by

be

to

persons,

hesitation

no

discovered

such

indifferent

and

seen,

natural

obdurate

most

realityof

age

have

we

but

dispositionfor

eminent

most

as

of

the

nor

then, feels

Author, of

unskilful

and

been

general

genuine,

as

careless

moreover,

are,

and

astronomy,

upon

have

sceptical test

ultra

same

electricity,galvanism,

they

because

discredited,

be

to

scribed patient dealso recognised In

also

many

other

manifested

at

Baerkpatient, Louisa epigastrium. Dr. Joseph Frank's at the epigasrecognised and felt the taste of sugared water tric place. A servant girl,magregion, and heard at the same netised heard the De also at Valenti, epigastrium. Dr. Klein's by

patient said, stomach;"

and

"This she

is

very

laughed

comical aloud

at

"

I

hear

of my by means the singularityof the phe-

164

APPENDIX.

Her

nomenon. no

; I hear

use

In the to

with

of other

case

transferred

be

Miss

same

he

saw

thing

every

Chert's

also

Madame

he

the

in

seemed

sense

An

his elbow

Maria

the

to

by

saw

and

patient.

held

in

the

of

out

distance

the

the

of

of

means

window,

150

the

paces.

fingers; as

Rubel,

idio-somnambulic

read

Holland,

common

the

street

somnambulist Millet

Durr's

Dr.

when

Nay,

Van

points of

the

is of

of fingers,as case Liverpool, Professor Kieser's patient,Anthony his forefinger,and distinguished cards in the

with

manner.

somnambulists,

the

to

of

M'Evoy,

Arst, read

having been stopt, she said, "That this," pointing to her stomach.

ears

formerly noticed, and boy at Halmstadt, in breast and fingers. Dr.

of his fluentlyby means in Rhenish with Meyer's patient,at Dulken the Prussia, heard his of of Dr. One Kerner's somnambulists heard points fingers. sometimes with her fingers,sometimes with of her part every Articles of food she tasted her with with her body. fingers,as The

mouth.

to,

stomach,

smelt,

second

and

when

only

saw

the

on

or

somnambulist,

the

cases

are

recorded

the

nose,

the

chin,

with

parts of

the

point

Other

her

placed

of

crown

with

saw

she

mentioned

of

head. the

in

finger on She

middle

in which

the

the

the

ferred re-

pit of the

sometimes

heard,

finger. and

patients saw

elbows, the knees, the

the

work

the

toes,

Miller

heard all

and

Carlsruhe

of body. Augusta and her with Dr. forehead, eyelids, eye-brows. saw that his somnambulist Werner mentions, as a singular peculiarity, of the of vision at pleaschanging focus ure. possessed the power would the it whole In some as body becomes cases, appear, the case with Dr. Heinecken's it were clairvoyant. This was the

prominent

her

her

patient or

of

such

somnambulists

metastases

unable of

in these

feeling,than that

much

more

were

faculties

frequently

the

without

saw

specialorgan

other

any

perceptive

too,

who

Bremen,

at

were

much

; and more

the

the

eyes,

expressly declared clairvoyantthan those

that

she

Hence

localised.

of

assistance

whose

the somnambulists

are

adequate description of these give any perceptive faculties and the species of perception, denominated be more might, perhaps, properly to

the cases,

actual

sight,hearing, "c.

perceptionsof vivid, acute, and

these

It is

worthy of remark,

somnambulists,

delicate, than

in the

to

foregoing observations, it is presumed, and candid convince unprejudiced mind every

in

certain states

The

of

without perception,

the

organism,

the

use

of the

of

the

in

general, are

waking be

must

of

the

phenomenon appropriate organs.

of

state.

sufficient existence sensible

l65

APPENDIX.

Here,

then

description

winning for

ground other,

eminently

entitled

testimony,

declare

by

men

accumulate the

daily

human

that

by

and

to

evidence,

mind.

THE

character

unless be

END.

me,

a

subject and

that

of

"taboo"

the

as

there

is

all

which its

human it

no

to

knowledge

reject on

of

witnesses

and

we

same

members

characters

set

one

their

belief,

our

to

of

istence ex-

unimpeached the

their

the the

by

and than

appears

evidence

are

given

more

on

It

of

support

eminence

dependent

clairvoyance facts

of

bread.

both

in

"clairvoyance,"

perhaps

the

to

evidence

physicians

are

preferring and

of

who,

profession,

of

to

;

of

body

a

artificial

persons

body

a

means

the

of

other

any

and

natural

of

honour,

have

we

is

tion considera-

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