A practical manual of animal magnetism : containing an exposition of the methods employed in producing the magnetic phenomena, with its application to the treatment and cure of diseases / by Alphonse Teste ; tr. from the 2nd ed. by D. Spillan.

  • Teste, Alph. (Alphonse), 1814-
Date:
1843
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    CONTENTS, Chap. I.—Historical Survey 1 § I. Mesmer and his Theory ib. Reflections on the Report of Bailly 9 Conclusions of the Report of Jussieu 11 Effect produced by the work of Thouret, entitled Recherches et Doutes sur le Mag- netisme Animal ib. § II. Magnetism among the Egyptians ib. § III. Magnetism among the Hebrews 12 § IY. Magnetism among the Greeks 13 § V. Magnetism among the Romans 14 § VI. Magnetism among the Gauls 15 § VII. Magnetism in the Middle Ages ib. § VIII. Magnetism in our Times 17 Letter of the Marquis de Puysegur to one of the members of the Societe de l'Har- monie ib. Transactions of the Royal Academy of Medi- cine relative to Magnetism 20 § IX. Conclusions of M. Husson's Report in 1831 22