Outlines of medical proof : revised and corrected, with remarks on its application to certain forms of irregular medicine / by Thomas Mayo.

  • Mayo, Thomas, 1790-1871.
Date:
1850
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Credit: Outlines of medical proof : revised and corrected, with remarks on its application to certain forms of irregular medicine / by Thomas Mayo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    back power to the organs of the voice. 1 followed Mr. N. with dosed eves, as uuerringly as if 1 could see him, never feeling any doubt as to the path that he had taken; and I stood for at least ten minutes with my arms extended at right angles from my body, without feeling it an exertion. “ 10th.—As I was sitting this forenoon under a tree, reading a book of argument with deep attention, my eyes closed, and my limbs became fixed and jKiwerless, my mind, as usual, routining free. I was in this state from five to ten minutes, and then gradually returned to my normal state. Mr. N., as I afterwards learnt, was at this moment bending his thoughts strongly on me. My seance was of its usual diameter this evening. I was in constaut action for nearly an hour, and yet fait no fatigue. When Mr. N. sat or stood near my aunt, I hod a wish to follow him, and yet felt a fear and reluctance to approach. When my mesmeriser is near no one 1 can follow him, and even his wishes, unerringly ; but when it is otherwise, i become con- fused and distressed, and less under his mtiuenoe. After his chaining me to the ground, 1 stpod, as usual, unable to move; suddenly my feet wen* loosened, and l felt impelled to walk up to him. He had mentally ordered inc to do so. lie caused me a great feeding of distress, by making repulsive passes towards the region of destructiveness and comoative- ncss. I3ut the same passes directed to the front of my head had no such effect. 1 have lately felt a great increase of strength, which I attribute entirely to mesmerism; and the more exertion I use while under its influence, tlie more benefit I seem to derive from it/’* 1 have willingly concluded the above extracts with a passage indicating the improvement which Miss A. consi- dered herself deriving from mesmerism; and J doubt not, however experimental as well as sanative the treatment appears, that her mesmenser may have left her beneiitted * Zorn, Vol. ?i. pa^e 240 rt sequent. F