The force of the mother's imagination upon her foetus in utero, still farther considered: in the way of a reply to Dr. Blondel's last book, entitled, "The power of the mother's imagination over the foetus examined". To which is added, the twelfth chapter of the first part of ... "De morbis cutaneis" ... In a letter to Dr. Blondel / [Daniel Turner].

  • Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.
Date:
1730
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Credit: The force of the mother's imagination upon her foetus in utero, still farther considered: in the way of a reply to Dr. Blondel's last book, entitled, "The power of the mother's imagination over the foetus examined". To which is added, the twelfth chapter of the first part of ... "De morbis cutaneis" ... In a letter to Dr. Blondel / [Daniel Turner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    How many are equally oftentimes expofed to the fame Fladi of Lightning, and how adonifti- ing fome Effe&s thereof? Muft we therefore fay, that becaufe one or two only, out of many thou- fands, received fome Stigmata from thence, or were killed outright, that it was not therefore thence ? They fell by reafon of an Apoplexy feiz- ing at that Inilant, or were hurt by other means j for how could fuch Lightning be any Occafion, when fo many thoufands are every where expofed, and yet not harmed thereby ? Are not aifo the unaccountable Effects thereof upon Houfes, Fur¬ niture, and the like, as eafily folved away, by fay¬ ing, how could this be? Did not other things lie much more expofed, yet received no harm ? Has not fome mifehievous Perfon fired his Neighbour’s Barn, the Window Frame of the Houfe, killed his Horfe, or dealing (lily into fome part of his faid Houfe, melted the Bars of his Window, and played thefe unlucky Pranks, to fet People on wondering? Has not the Sick been burnt with Gun-powder, or been a fighting, and fo would have us think it was the Effect of Lightning? No, fure it cannot be, for there is no Companion between the thus maimed, and the not maimed 5 £5? fic quia non omnis, ergo nullus. Begging now your Pardon, good Do6tor, as you have done mine, I cannot choofe, but think you have been very idle, or the Cafes mud more rarely happen than you would have us to believe, that in three Years time you could collect but one poor Bunch of Grapes, a parcel of black Cherries, and thofe painted ones, a Jingle Peach, and a Suit of Pin¬ ners fetched as far as Denmark^ : I am fure more fuch would have been very acceptable, and the lead we could expert, fhould have been enough * Power of Imagination, p 18* B 4