Human magnetism; its claims to dispassionate inquiry, an attempt to show the utility of its application for the relief of human suffering1845 |
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... tion thus made : -but on reflection , I found that the facts before me , only led to the direct proof , that certain phenomena might be counterfeited ; -and the existence of counterfeit coin is rather a proof that there is some- where ...
... tion thus made : -but on reflection , I found that the facts before me , only led to the direct proof , that certain phenomena might be counterfeited ; -and the existence of counterfeit coin is rather a proof that there is some- where ...
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... tion has been fostered , if not produced , by the attempt to explain what in the present state of our knowledge is inexplicable ; and to substitute the vagaries of the learned for the less brilliant but more useful record of ...
... tion has been fostered , if not produced , by the attempt to explain what in the present state of our knowledge is inexplicable ; and to substitute the vagaries of the learned for the less brilliant but more useful record of ...
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... tion has been lately published , yet its impression has been almost powerless . The " Facts in Mesmerism " of Mr. Townshend are liable to the same objection - collected and observed by a clergyman , whose habits , it will be supposed ...
... tion has been lately published , yet its impression has been almost powerless . The " Facts in Mesmerism " of Mr. Townshend are liable to the same objection - collected and observed by a clergyman , whose habits , it will be supposed ...
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... tion , and not disbelieved : the only new thing is , that they may be produced at will , and that they may be em- ployed for the cure of disorder . This however is the extension and application of one of Nature's laws , not an ...
... tion , and not disbelieved : the only new thing is , that they may be produced at will , and that they may be em- ployed for the cure of disorder . This however is the extension and application of one of Nature's laws , not an ...
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... magnetic processes , without the patient even being aware of such an intention ; without therefore the possi- bility of collusion , or of simply acting upon the imagina- tion but then , on their parts , it is 32 INTRODUCTORY .
... magnetic processes , without the patient even being aware of such an intention ; without therefore the possi- bility of collusion , or of simply acting upon the imagina- tion but then , on their parts , it is 32 INTRODUCTORY .
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