during Coma.

CHAP. V.

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The Mesmeric Processes. Publicity the best Security to the

Public. Ignorance and Indifference the real Dangers..

Mesmeric Treatment of Disease a Field for the Philanthropist.

-Puysegur and Deleuze, unprofessional Men. - Processes

for producing Coma. Tumour in Upper Jaw removed

Hypertrophy of Scrotum, ditto.-Trance

renewable at Pleasure. Three consecutive Operations on

one Person. Mode of Mesmerising in Chronic Diseases.

Cure of Rheumatism and nervousness. Local Mesmerising.

-Mesmerised Water. - Process for preparing it. First

Experiments with it.-The last.

Mesmerised

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CHAP. VI.

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Mesmerism as a remedy. Coma as a Medical Agent. -

Journal of Practical Mesmerism. - Chronic Inflammation of

Eye cured.-Nervous Headache ditto. — Acute Inflammation

of Eye ditto. — Return of Nervous Headache prevented. —

Rev. Mr. Fisher's Report. -How to make a Convert.-

Tooth drawn in the Trance. - Convulsions cured by ditto. —

Arms straightened in ditto. Sense of Formication removed.

-Lumbago, Sciatica, Pain in Crural Nerve, cured. Palsy

of an Arm ditto.-Hemiplegia greatly benefited. Tic cured.

- Rheumatism ditto.-Mesmerism as a Disease. Resembles

Hysteria. Ignorant Charges of Imposture. - The Public

abused. The Public disabused. Folly and Unfairness of

its would-be Guides. — Spontaneous Development of the

Mesmeric Disease. - Mesmerising by doing nothing taught

by the Mesmerists themselves. A natural Consequence of

frequent Mesmerising.— Examples of Mesmerising by doing

nothing. Hysteric Theory. Hope to hear of Hysteria

as a Remedy soon.. - Rational Mode of studying Mes-

merism
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CHAP. VII.

Mesmerism in Surgery. Journal of Practical Mesmerism..

Mesmeric Trance: A Leg straightened in; Colic cured by;

Penis amputated in; Arm straightened in; Arm amputated

in; Breast cut off in; Abscess opened in; Heel flayed in;

Tooth extracted in; End of Thumb cut off in; Arm laid

open in; Three Abscesses opened in; Sinus laid open in;

Gum cut away in. Invasion of the waking by the sleeping

State.-Mesmeric Trance: hypertrophied Prepuce cut off

in; suppurating Pile in; both great Toe Nails cut out in;

Knee straightened in; Ulcer on Temple burned with Mu-

riatic Acid in; Seton introduced, &c. in; Tumour in Groin

removed in; Fungoid Sores pared off in; scirrhus Testes

extirpated in; Cataract operated on in; Malignant Disease

of Testes extirpated in; unhealthy Sore pared in; hyper-

trophied Prepuce cut off in; Pain extinguished by;

Return on Awaking; Amputation of Penis in; unhealthy

Sores pared in; Two Operations for Hydrocele in. —

Mesmerism alike favourable to the Operator and the Pa-

tient
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CHAP. VIII.

Hypertrophy of the Scrotum; different Causes of.- Elephan-

tiasis endemic in Bengal and Lower Egypt; probable Causes

of. - Example of Malarious Fever. - True Elephantiasis of

the Scrotum.-Hypertrophy from Hydrocele; from Syphilis;

Condition of the Organs involved; Mode of operating;

Mismanagement by the Native Doctors; Number of Opera-

tions for Six Years previous to April, 1845; in the Mes-

meric Trance, for Eight Months. First Case. - Some Cause

for the late Increase of Cases.-Operations in the Mesmeric

Trance
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CHAP. IX.

Curiosities of Mesmerism.

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Unsatisfactory Nature of Public

Exhibitions. Apology for giving one. — Account of it by

a Visitor. - The Modes in which the Mesmeric Fluid can

be transmitted. It acts at great Distances. — Is absorbed

by Water.

- Can pass through a Wall. Final Experi-

ments

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APPENDIX

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MESMERISM IN INDIA.

CHAPTER I.

Aversion of the old Schools and the Public to new Ideas.· Some old Notions must be suspended in fairly considering Mesmerism. -Irrational Incredulity. - Mesmerism to be tried by the usual Laws of Evidence.—Medical Men not entitled to decide the Matter for the Public.-The Public invited to judge of the Matter of Fact.—Medical Men in this Country favourably placed.--Personal Labour necessary.— All easy afterwards.· Qualifications of a Mesmeriser. The Mesmeric Power very general.— The Sick the proper Subjects for Experiment.- The Natives of Bengal very susceptible of the Mesmeric Influence. - Nature the School of the true Physician. Mesmerism a natural Power of Man. · Instincts of Animals. Mesmerism known and practised in India. Trial of Skill with an Eastern Magician. Dangers of Mesmerism no Reason for rejecting it.

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No need to interfere with the Mind in Bodily Disease. My Patients bad Subjects for the Mental Phenomena. The Public invited to judge the Question practically and fairly.

ON the first broaching of any new branch of knowledge, there is ever a great commotion and combination among the old-established schools,

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