The introduction of mesmerism, as an anæsthetic and curative agent, into the hospitals of India / by James Esdaile, M.D.

  • Esdaile, James, 1808-1859.
Date:
1852
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Credit: The introduction of mesmerism, as an anæsthetic and curative agent, into the hospitals of India / by James Esdaile, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. Page Dedication.—To the Members of the Medical Professiou, ... 5 Chap. I.—Mesmeric Surgery, 12 List of painless Surgical Operations in tlie mesmeric state, . 27 Chap. II.—Mesmerism as a remedy, 30 Its use in relieving severe pain, 31 Its use in avoiding and facilitating operations, . . .32 Its use in cases of acute disease, 34 1 ts use in cases of chronic disease, . . . . .36 Chap. III.—What mesmei'ism is not, 41 Imagination cannot explain all the phenomena, . .42 Case of mesmeric sleep induced on a person in profound coma, 44 Case of a blind man thrown into ths mesmeric state, . . 45 Case of a maniac mesmerised, 46