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MAGNETIC LUCID SOMNAMBULISM .

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Cosmos ( Mo tto o f th e ssa y ) E .

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P R E FAC E
E XTR A C T FR OM T HE REP OR T OF THE C OMMISSI O N
AP P O I N T ED TO E XAMI N E THE C O MP E T I N G E SSAY S
I N T R O D U CT I O N
im al Magn eti Me sm er s Pro ce edin gs
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o f Magn ti sm i n Euro p e — Div i si on i n t o Ph y sical an d
e

P sy ch ical R esult s— A dde n da

iBart if .

P H Y S IC A L PHE N O ME N A .

CHAP TE R I .

Po in ts o f An al ogy betw e en T er estrial an d Ani m al Magn et

r

i sm — A cti on o f th e Magn e t o n Se n sit ive In di vi du al s an d

o n An i m al s— Magn e t i c F lu id— Lum in ou s E m an ation
er ce tibl e by So m n am b uli st s— Di am agn e t i sm — R e i ch
p p
e n bach s Expe rim e n t s A ct ion o f Magn e ti sm up o n
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A n im als— A ct io n from a Di stan c e — Magn e ti c A ttractio n

W ater

CHA P TE R II .

Anni h il a ti on of Se n s ibility — in le ss Su gic al O peratio n s

Pa r

R em e d a i l Age n cy of Magn etism — T e stim o ni e s to i ts

Effi cacy in various Dise ase s
ADD E N D A To P AR T I.

Arr e s t an d T ra r
n sfe e n ce o f th e P u lse by Magn etism

iBart JHI .

P S Y C H IC A L PH E N O ME N A .

CHA P T E R III .

Pe rcepti on in depen de n tly th e of Vi

sua O r an s— O
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an sw e r e d by E xt t
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CHAP T E R IV .
P AC E

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re adin g— Infiuen ce o f the Will upon Som n ambulist s
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son s cn Rap p or t an d So m n am bu li st s— P hre n o Ma n e t

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Case s— Al exi s Didie r an d R ob e t Ho u din — Cl airvo y an ce r
su bv ersiv e o f Materi ali sm — Th eore ti c al Ex l an at i on o f
p
th e Ph e n o m en a

CHA P T E R V I .

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CHA P T E R V II .

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e s on R litw e on e s ea r v i si o n in Mag
ti S mn ambuli t
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C ON CLU D I N G O B SE R V AT I ON S
A DD EN D A TO PA R T II .

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t ti ib i l
rt l b rv ti
R ep o s fr o m Pe r so n a O se a on upo n th e Ph e n o m e n a
of L i
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Extr t r ac s f o m th e A rt i cl e
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 P R E FA CE .

MY atte n ti on h as l on g b e e n dir e c t e d to An i m al
M agn e tism h avi n g h ad o ppo rt un iti es o f acq uiri n g
,

i n fo r m ati on d uri n g the pe rio ds o f m y soj ou r n o n the

C o n tin e n t ; an d se ve r al y e ars ago I p ubli sh e d a
p am phle t o n th e su bj e c t w hi c h r e ach e d a third
,

e diti o n . Th e pr e se n t w o rk c o m pri ses th e m e m o ir

to w hic h w as a w ar de d th e p riz e O ffe r e d fo r c o m p e ti
ti on by th e Mil an S o c i e t y fo r the E n co u r age m e n t o f
Art s an d S c i e n c e s t o g e th e r w ith m u c h ad diti o n al
,

m att e r si n ce c o lle c t e d ; the d el ay i n the publi cati o n

o f an E n li sh v e r si o n h avi n
g g b e e n o c casi o n e d by
c ir c um st an c e s w hi c h are sc ar c e ly to be r e r e tt e d
g ,

i n asm u c h as it has e n abl e d m e to r e co n sid e r th e

t o pic s r el ati n g to the q uestio n an d to add uce fur
,

th e r e vide n c e c o nfir m at o ry o f th e vie w s advan ce d

an d the r e c o rd e d fac t s
.

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It is r e c o rd e d in the L ife o f Dr Ar n old o f .

Rugby th at h e said : I sh o uld like to h e ar so m e

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thin g fr e sh ab o ut an i m al m ag n e t ism w hic h h as

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al w a s e x c it e d m y c urio sity
y . W h at o ur fath e rs h av e

d on e still l eave s an e no r m o us d e al fo r u s to do The

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th eo r y o f life it se lf pro bably li e s w ithin o ur k n o w

le dge W e pe r ce ive the c o nn ex i o n o f n e rv es w ith
.

the o pe r atio n s o f m i n d but w e c ann o t u n de rst an d a

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thi n ki n g , i g or a h earin g n e rve H e re an d

a see n , .

in m an y o th e r po in t s th e re i s r o o m for i n fin ite dis

c o v e ry to sa n o thi n f th w n de rful h e n om e n a
,
y g o e o p
o f an i m al m ag n e ti sm w hi c h o n l E n li sh m e n w ith
,
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th e ir acc usto m e d i gn o r ance are apt to l augh at but , ,

w hi c h n o o n e as y e t has e ith e r th o ro ughl asce rtai n e d

y
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o r e x l ai n e d
p .

Th e i gn o ran ce an d pr ej udi ce e x i stin g o n th e subj e c t

at th e ti m e th e se w o r ds w e r e utt e r e d h av e fo rt un at e l
y
b e e n in gre at m e asu r e di spe lle d by the pr o gre ss o f
, ,

k n o w le d ge an d by the v ast acc um ulatio n o f u nden i

,

abl e fac t s ; so th at fe w pe rso n s w h o h av e

p aid an y at
t en tion to it w o uld be n o w di spo se d to de n y the le ad
in g ph en o m en a re fe rribl e to m agn e tism w hic h m ay ,

be said to be p re tty g e n e r ally adm itt e d by sci e n tifi c

an d c o m e te n t o b se rv e r s w h o h ave h ad suffi c i e n t
p
o po rt u n iti e s o f in v e sti g ati n g th e m such an adm i s
p
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Si o n h avi n b en u bli l e x r e sse d b Sev e r al dis

g e p c y p y
tin g uishe d i n divid u als Ev e n m an y y ears ago an
.

e m in e n t Fr en ch divi n e th e l at e Fath e r L aco rdaire

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i n o n e o f his
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C o n fe re n c es d e live r e d fr o m the
,

pulpit o f the Cath e dral o f N o tre D am e in P aris ,

st at e d his co nvi c tio n o f the re ality o f th e phe

h o m e n a o bse rvi n
“ I fir m ly b e li e ve the fact s o f
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m agn e ti sm I be li e v e t hat th e m agn e ti c fo rce pro
.

dig io usly inc r e ase s th e sph e r e o f m an s visi on

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b e li e ve th at th o se fac t s h ave been v e r ifi e d by a nu m

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ber o f v e ry si n c e re an d C hri sti an me n ,

M B abin e t a distin guish e d me m be r of the I n sti

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tut e like w ise o bse rved se v e ral y e ar s ago i n the

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Eve ry secret which is disclose d e very di sco ve ry w hic h ,

i s m ade e v e ry n e w e ffect w h i ch i s b ro ug ht to vie w se rv e s

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t o co n vin ce u s o f n um b e rs m o re w h i ch r e m ain co n ce al e d
an d w h i ch w e h ad b e fo re n o su s i c io n o f
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p ( B isho p Butle r.
,

Se rm o n on the Ign o rance of

 PR E FA CE . vi i

R e vue de s D e u x M o n d es ( May Mag ,

n e ti sm an d so m n am b u li sm w ill so o n b e co m e a b ea u
”
tifu l an d po sitive part o f ph y sio l o g y .

Sin c e th at d at e the i n t e r est att achi n g to qu e stio n s

c o n n e c t e d w ith m a n e ti c an d spo n tan pu sl v o cc ur
g e
ri n g —so m n a m b ulism has g o n e o n in c r e asi n g e spec ially ,

n iI lI IIll e l ast fe w y e ar s d urin g w hi c h p ubli c att e n

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ti o n h as b ee n a g o o d de al o cc upi e d by the m an i
fe statio n s t e r m e d spiri tu ali stic w hi ch h av e be n ,
e

su po se d b se v e r al e r so n s to be r e fe rribl e to m ag
p y p
n e ti c a e n c N U sci e n ti fic b o d y h o w e v e r e x ce pt th at
g y.
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to w h ose appe a l I r e spo n d e d has d e e m e d t he m att e r

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w o rth y o f se ri o us an d O ffi ci al i n v e sti gati on ; an d it is

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su r ri si n th at a subj e c t a j ust e r kn o w l e d g e an d
p g ,

a
pp r e c i ati o n o f w hi ch are c al c ulat e d to l e ad to r e sult s

o f th e hi gh e st i m po rt an ce sh o uld ,
n o t h av e be e n
tre at e d o f o f l at e by so m e o n e m o re co m pe t e n t to
th e t ask th an my se lf .

AS r e spe c ts r e li g i o n e speci ally an d i n the p re se n t ,

st at e o f c o n tr o v ersi al di ffe r e n c e s r e v aili n i n th e

p g
r e li gi o us w o rld a full e r i nve sti g atio n o f the ph e n o
,

m e n a o f l ucid so m nam b uli sm c o uld n o t fail to be

att e n de d w ith gre at adv an t ag e by t e n di n
g e ffe ct ually
,

to c o n tr o ve rt the d o ctri ne s o f m at e ri alism w hic h ar e

still so p re v al e n t th o ugh the ir i n fl ue n c e is b e i n g
,

g r adually l e sse n e d by the p ro g r e ss o f i n q uiry i n to

the w o rld o f m i n d s! O n th e o th e r h an d ph y sio lo g y ,

k
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If na tur al ph il o so ph y in all its p arts by p ursuing th e ,
in du ct i v e me t h o d sh all at l e gt h be p e rfe ct e d t h e b o u n ds
,
n
,

of mo ral ph il o so p hy w ill be e nl arge d al so ( Sir Isaac .

N e w to n ,
O p t i cal Q u e ri e s .

f Th e do c tri n e o f mat e ri ali sm i s n o t n o w t h at o f the p h il o

so phi c al w o rl d ( in G re at B ri t ai n ) an d I th i n k th e n u m b e r o f

i t s v o t ari e s i s fast de cli n i n g ”

,
Th e In t e ll e ct u al an d
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Moral D e v lop m e n t o f th e Pre se nt Age by Samue l Warren

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an d th e rape utic s appe ar to m e likely to de rive n o

l e ss adva n t age fro m a c l ose r st udy o f the ph y si cal
an d
psy chic al e ffe ct s r e sul ti n g fro m m ag n e tism
an d it w o uld affo rd m e g r e at sati sfac ti o n Sh o uld

t he p r ese n t su cc i n c t r esum e o f o pi n i o n s an d w e ll
au th e n ti ca t e d fac ts be the m e an s o f c a usin g a
r e at e r sh ar e o f a tt e n ti o n to b e dire c t e d to th e se
g
ph e n o m e n a by m e m b e r s o f th e m e di c al pro fes
si o n , th e o lo gians a nd sc ie n ti fic m e n w h o are the
, ,

m o st c o m pe te n t to fo r m a c o rr e ct esti m at e o f the
v al ue o f an i m al m a n e ti sm a n d l uc id so m n a m b ulism
g ,

an d o f th e g o o d u se to w hi c h th e y m ay be ap pli e d .

The A ppe n dix h as e x te n d e d to a m uc h g re ate r

l en g th th an I c o n te m pl ate d W ith th e e x c e pti o n o f
.

th e c l air vo y an t ph e n o m e n a man i fe ste d by a c e l e br at e d

so m n am b uli st w hi c h I h ave r e l a te d fro m p e rso n al
,

o bse rv ati o n i t c o m pri ses a se l e c ti o n O f O b se rv atio n s

,

a n d ill ustrativ e c ase s b eari n g u po n th e q ue sti o n fro m ,

t h e w ri ti n g s o f di sti n g ui she d o r w e ll k n o w n an d
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trust w o rth y i n v e stigat o rs O n th e se m att e rs th e re

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i s su c h an embam s de T z c/tesses th at the acco un t s

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m i g ht be c arri e d to an al m o st i n d efin ite e x t e n t .

I h av e e n t e r e d i n t o full e r d e t ail s o n the qu esti o n o f

c l airv o y an t p re vi si o n ; fo r th o ug h t he fac t s o f thi s

surp ri si n g ph e n o m e n o n are i n m an y i n stan ce s per

, ,

fe ctly au th e n ticate d th e y are the m ost i n e x plicable

,

o f all i n th e p re se n t st at e o f o ur k no w le dg

B R I G HT ON , Octo ber, 1 866 .

 E X T RACT FR O M THE R E P O RT OF TH E
ME DICAL CO MMI SSI O N AP P O I N T ED TO
,
DE CI DE U PO N T HE ME RI TS OF THE
CO MPE T I NG E SSAYS .

The m e m o ir h avi n g for i ts m o tt o q uo t atio n

a

from Hum b oldt

’ ’
,
Ch aq ue d e co uv e rt e n e st qu un
as v r q lq h d l l v é d an s le co u rs
p e s u e ue c o se e
p u s e e

m y ste rie ux de s c h o ses ap pe ar s to us to h a v e b est

,

fulfille d the r e q ui sition s o f the p r o gram m e the

po in t s the r e in sp ecifi e d r e spe c ti n g th e adv an t ag es

whi ch m ay ac c rue to ph y si olo g y p ath o l o g y an d , ,

th e r ape ut ics fro m the study o f an i m al m ag ne tism

,

b e in g tr e at ed o f if no t v e r y e x t e n siv e ly y e t w ith a
, ,

suffici e n t d e v e l o m e n t w ith c l e ar n e ss an d e vid e n ce

p , ,

o f m u ch e r ud ition . A succin c t hi st o ri cal n o ti ce

r e c d th id r ti f th r ose d subj e c t o f
p e es e co n s e a o n o e
p p o

in q uir y Afte r hav in g si gn alise d som e o f the c auses

.

w hi ch h av e hith e rt o i m pe de d th e g e n e r al r e c o g n i ti o n

o f an i m al m a n e ti sm th e w rit e r c an didly adm it s t ha t

g ,

he lik e m an y o the r s h ad p r e vi o usly e x pre sse d h im

, ,

p ro p o se d fo r c o m p e i i o n by So c i e y :
Q u e stio n tt Wh a t t
re all y u se fu l appl i ca io n s to p h y si o l o gy , p a h o l ogy ,
t t
an d

h e ape u i cs, are lik e l y to

t r t e sul
r t r f o m th e s u die s h a t t t
h av e b e e n p ursue d w i th re fe re n ce to th e ph e n o m en a con ~

n e c te d w ith An i m al Ma n e t i m ?
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Te n m e m o irs w e re rece ive d in re sp on se ie ty s
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to th e S o c
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alt e r his o i n i o n s b
p y th e stron g e vid e n ce o f facts ,

an d w as c o n se q ue n tl
y i n duce d to in ve sti g at e th e
m att e r m o re c lo sel y He is n o t h o w e ve r a parti san
.
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but h old s to a m iddl e co u r se b e t w e e n e xag ge r ati o n

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o n th e o n e h an d an d i n c r e d ulit y o n the o th e r
, He .

re m ark s th at th ou h
, g ge n e rally c on t est e d at the o ut
se t , y e t th e ad m i ssio n o f th e r e ality o f m agn e ti c
ac ti o n w as e v e n th e n ad m itt e d b se v e ral m e n o f th e
y
hi gh est sci e n tific r e put ation w hile o th e r s rec o m
,

m en d e d c autio n in o ppo sin g i t and a c on sci e n ti o us

,

e x am i nati o n b e fo re r ej ec tin g it He r e fe r s to the

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hi s An at o mi e C o m par é e ; h e gives a sk e t c h o f
Mesm e r s th eo ry ; an d afte r adve rtin g to the fam ous
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o siti on to it h e
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r e o rt o f B aill d t J i o
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n o
, u ss e u s pp ,

qu ot es so m e O f th e prin cipal c onclusio n s o f the re po rt

o f the co mm i ssi o n a o i n te d by th e Ac ademic R o y al e
pp
de Me décine in 182 5 to e x am in e th e que sti on ; fully
, , ,

agr ee i n g w ith the l ast o f th ese co n c l usi o n s th at ,

m agn e ti sm o u gh t to be compr ised w ithin th e c ircle

o f the sc i e n c e s He n e xt take s n o t e o f th e co m
.

m i ssi on n om in at e d by o rder o f th e E m pe ro r o f
R ussi a w hic h re po rte d fav ourably of m agn e tism ; o f
,

the m esm e ric i n firm ary of M o sco w ; th e R o y al o rd on

n an ce s p r o mu l g at ed i n D e n m ark an d S ax o n y r espe ct

i n g the au th o ri sation of th e p racti ce o f m ag n e ti sm ;

th e l at te r o f w hi c h b e ar s th e i m pre ss o f so m u c h
Wisdo m an d p r ude n ce th at it m i gh t w ell se rve as a
,

m o d e l fo r an y o th e r State as r e spe ct s a si m ilar

,

re g ul ation .
 R EPORT OF COM MISSI ON . xi

Th e w rit e r th en e n t e rs upo n th e c on side ratio n o f

the m ag n e tic phe n o m e na w hiCh he divid es i n t o th e
,

phy si cal an d the psy chical He asc ribes m uch o f

.

th e e ffe c t s o f m ag n e ti sm to th e p o w e r o f th e w ill ,

an d c o m m e n t s u o n th e r e l ativ e di ffe r e n ce i n th e r e
p
sults
p ro d uce d by di ffe r e n t m ag n e tise r s an d by the ,

sam e m ag n e ti se r up o n di ffe r e n t su bj ec t s ; h e adv e rt s

to th e g r e at e r o r le ss i m p r e ssi o n ability to the i n fl ue n c e

m an ife ste d by the i n h abitan ts o f diffe r e n t r e gio n s o f

th e e arth an d r e m arks th at th e n o n appear an c e o f
,
-

ositiv e e ffe c t s u o n t h e s u bj ec t s at th ti m e o f
p p e

m agn e ti si n g is n o t al w ay s an i n dic ati o n o f th e ir ih

se n sibilit
y to th e m ag n e tic ac ti o n ; addi n g th at th e
c o n tr ary b e li e f h as b ee n o n e o f the causes
p j
re udic al

to the p ro gr e ss o f m ag ne ti sm .

Tr eatin g spec ially o f the phy sical ph e n o m e n a the ,

w rit e r o ppo r tun e ly b e gi n s by m en ti o n i n g so m e po i n t s

o f an al o y e x i sti n b e t w ee n an i m al an d t e rr estri al
g g
m ag n e tism q uo ti n g i n suppo rt o f th e ar g um e n t a
,

passage fro m N e w t o n s Pri n cipi a ( r e spe cti n g the

e x i st e n ce o f a un iv e rsally diffuse d fl uid
-

) an d r e fe rrin g
,

to the e x pe ri m e n t s of Pr o fe sso r s B ecl ard o f P aris , ,

an d Pr e v ost o f G e n e v a as al so to th o se o f R e i l an d
, ,

B urdach in G e r m an y re spe ctin g th e in fl uen ce th at i s

,

e x e r c ise d by the appr o x i m ati o n o f a m ag n e t upon

fish an d u po n so m e se n sitiv e i n divid ual s b o th w h en

,

i n h e alth an d w h e n i n so m e ab n o r m al con diti o n s o f

the sy st e m ; th e se i n v e sti gatio n s h avin g b e e n r ece n tly

co rro b o r at e d by th e n u m e ro u s an d c ar e ful e x pe ri

m e n t s m ad e by R e i ch e n b ach upon susce ptibl e sub

h e w rit e r pr ocee ds to e n um e r at e as o th e r
j ects . T
x ii RE PORT or COMM ISSI ON

physical pr oo fs o f the e x isten ce of anim al m agn e ti sm ,

an d o f i ts affi n ity to te rrestri al m ag ne tism , th e
l um inous e m an ation pe r ce iv e d by som e so m n am b ulists
to i ssu e fr o m th e ir m agn e tise rs an d fro m o th e r pe r
sons as w e ll as fr om ma ne t s c r st al s & c w hi ch
, g y , , .
,

ph e n o m en on fo r m e rly n o ti ce d by the w i se an d c on
,

side r at e D e l e uz e h as b ee n o b se rve d m o r e r e ce n tl
, y by
Pro fesso r Gr e go ry MM D espin e Charpi gn on R ei
, .
, ,

c h e n bach an d o th e r s
,
Am o n g the phy sical e ffec t s
.

al so m e n ti o n e d the ac tio n o f m agn e ti sm u o n

“
are
p
blin d pe rsons w ho w e re u n consci ous of b e in g m ag
n e ti se d ; an d e s e ci ally th e i n se n sibility to i i
p p a n n

duc e d by th e m agn e ti c sl e ep as h as b ee n pr o v e d by
,

th e pe rfo r m an ce o f n um e r ou s sur g i cal o pe r atio n s

u on i n dividual s w hile in thi s st at e

p .

The w rit e r n e x t g ives a sk e t ch of the v ari ous

m o des o f m ag n e ti si n g He r em arks th at th e prac ti ce
.

m ay be prej udical an d th at for i t to be e m plo y e d

,

b en e fi cially w ith ou t risk it sh ould be subj ec t e d to

,

l eg isl ativ e re g ulation an d supe rin t en de d by practi

,

ti on ers o f ackn o w l e dg e d in t e llige n ce We fully con .

c ur w ith hi m in th ese r e mark s as al so i n the o i n i o n

, p
h e e xpr e sse s th at m ag n etism w ill be m o r e j ustly
,

ap r e c i at e d w h en th o se w ho p r ac ti se it restri c t i ts
p
p re t e n sion s w ithi n the b ou nd s o f the lik e lih oo d o f
b en e fit resultin g the re fro m He quo t es the opin io n s
.

o f v ari ou s di sti n g ui sh e d w ri t e rs w h o t estify to th e

e fficacy o f m agn e ti sm i n th e cu r e an d all e vi ati on o f

di se ase an d h e con c lu des by statin g his opin i on th at

, ,

m agn e ti sm offe rs to m e dical pr actitio n e rs a pow e rful

addi ti on al m ean s for th e re li e f o f suffe ri n g ; adduci n g
 R E PORT OF CO MM ISSI ON . X lll

in co rr ob o r atio n the fo llo w i n g passage fro m th e

r e po rt o f the A cade m ic c o mmi ssi on : As a th e ra

pe utical m e an s m ag n e ti sm o ught to occu py a pl ace

,

w ithi n the al e o f m e di c al do c tri n es

p .

Havin g discusse d the uses an d advan t age s o f dir e c t

m ag n e ti satio n the w rit e r p r ocee d s to tr eat o f th e i n
,

dire c t m o de in w hic h m ag n e tic so m n am b uli sm m ay

,

be u tilise d fo r th e d e te c tio n an d c u re o f di se ase by ,

m e an s o f th e fac ulty w hi ch en able s so m e l ucid

so m n am b uli st s to t ak e c o g n iz an c e o f di se ase s e x i sti n g

i n th e m se lves an d i n o th e r pe rso n s O n thi s h ead

.
,

al so ,
h e q u o t es the Acad e m i c r e po rt He n ex t dis
.

se rt s at l e n g th an d l ear n e dly upo n m a n e t c

g i
Mi n ce a dd uc i n g as an additi o n al p r o o f o f th e r e alit
, y
o f thi s facu lty c ases i n w hi ch it h as b e e n m an ifest e d
,

Spon t an e o u sly i n de pe n d e n tly o f m ag n e ti c so m n am b ul

,

i sm an d h e r e m ark s th at it i s w r o n g to r e g ard si m il ar
,

p h e n o m e n a as b e i n g o
ppose d to the law s o f n at u re ,

in asmu c h as o ur kn o w l e d g e o f th ese l aw s is c on
tin u ally e x t e n di n g b e y o n d i ts h e re t o fo r e e x pl o r e d

lim it s The failu r e o f e x pe ri m en ts un de rt aken to

.

d em on str at e thi s faculty — w hich O fte n h app e n s b e fo r e

— i s n o t h e o b se rves
a sce p ti cal o r adv e r se asse m bl y , ,

a v alid r e aso n fo r d e n i n g i ts e x i st e n c e i n asm uc h as

y ,

e x e ri e n c e h as sh o w n th at thi s i s a
p pe culi arity in
h e r e n t to the ph e n o m e n a ; an d he qu o t e s o n this po in t
th e st at e m e n t s o f F e uchte rsle ben T o w n sen d , Co l ,

quh o un an d o th e rs as also the se n tim e n t e x pre sse d

, ,

by L a Place th at it is un philosophical to de n v th e
,

h e n o m e n a m e r e ly b e cause th e y are i n e x li cabl e in

p p
th e ac t ual st at e o f o ur k no w l e d g e .
xi v RE PORT OF COMM ISSIO N .

The w ri te r brin gs fo r w ard in co n firm ation of the

ph e n o m e n a o f Cl airvoy an ce b o th m ag n e ti c an d spon,

tan e ous a great n um b e r o f fact s partly fr o m hi s o w n

, ,

o b se rv ati o n pri n c i pally h o w e v e r fro m th at o f o th e r

, , ,

i n v esti gat o rs ; but al w ay s se l e c te d from th o se w hic h

p r ese n t all the elem e n t s o f a so un d l o gi cal an d

hist o ri cal e vid en ce o r w hich b e in g vouch e d for by
, ,

th e c h ar ac t e r o f th e r e po rt e r s an d by th e con co ,

m it an t circum st an ces possess i n th e hi g h e st d e gree

,

th e i m pr e ss o f tr uth Am o n g th e w rit e rs quo te d o n

.

this h ead are En n e m oser E sd aile Clark G r e go ry , , , ,

D espi n e C olquh o un Bri er e de B o ism on t an d Ab e r

'

, , ,

c r o m bie . A dv e rtin g m o re e speci ally to m agn e ti c

Cl airv o y an ce aft e r h avi n g r e call e d to m i n d th at th e
,

c o m m i ssi o n e r s o f th e Acad é m i e de Me dé ci n e adm itt e d

like w ise the e x isten ce o f this Sin gul ar faculty the ,

w rit e r d em o n str at es it by w e ll c h o se n ar g um e n ts an d -

by fact s w hi ch h k e th ose add uc e d in suppo rt o f

,

sp o n t an e ous c l airv o y an c e
p re se n t all the c harac t e rs
,

o f tr uth an d c r e dibilit
y .

Yo u r c om m 1 ss1 0 n e rs w ou ld like to e n large u pon

thi s d e licat e questio n if such w e r e con sist en t w ith
,

th e lim it s to w hi c h th e r e po rt m ust be r e stri ct e d i n ,

o rd e r to sh o w w ith h o w m uc h in t e llig e n c e and learn

in g th e w rite r suppo r ts his op in ion s an d sh o w s h o w ,

un de n i able are hi s co n vi cti on s Should his m em o ir .

be dee m e d w o rthy o f th e p r e fe re n ce h e pr om i se s to ,

add to it an a
ppe n di x r e spe c tin g thi s ph e nom e n on of
Cl airv o y an ce .

S uch a faculty applie d to the diagnosis o f disease

, ,

m ay be as e v e ry on e w ill perce ive of gre at use

, ,
.
 R EPORT OF COMMISSI O N . XV

Th e i i r o f the Acad é mie co n side re d

c o mm ss on e s

th at it sh o uld be re co gn i se d h avin g b een eu ,

abl e d in a fe w cases to v e rify i ts applicatio n in

, ,

this respe c t The w rit e r d oe s n o t de n y h o w

.
,

e ve r , th at the i nst an ces are rar e in w hich this

p o w e r o f in tr o visio n i s m e t w ith as c o m p ar e d ,

w ith th e fr e que n cy o f so m e o f th e o th e r ph e n o m e n a ;

n e ith e r d o e s he see k to di sg ui se h o w easily e rro r an d

ill usion m ay be m i x e d u p w ith thi s argum e n t .

fl
B esid es so m e o th e r questi o n s n ot com p rise d in the
,

p ro gr amm e the w rite r tr e at s lik e w i se o f the faculty

,

o f p re vi si o n w h e th e r ari si n s o n t an eo usl
y o r un d e r
, g p
the i n uen ce o f m ag n e ti c som n am b ulism He quo t e s .

o n spon t an e o us
pre vi si o n re m ark s m ad e by B aco n ,

Macchiavelli Pl ut arch an d Arist o tl e and he add uces

, , ,

i n st an ce s fr o m m o de r n auth o r s as Ab e rc ro m bie , ,

Br i e re de B oi sm on t an d o th e rs
,
’
W ith r espec t to
.

m ag n e ti c p r e vi sio n h e re fe rs to th e o b se rv ati on s an d
fact s publi sh e d by D e l e u ze E nn em ose r Rost an , ,
.

T e st e an d o th e rs an d fi n all y to the favo urable con

, ,

e l usi on o n this po i n t e x presse d by the o ft q uo t e d -

re po rt o f th e Acade m ic co m m i ssio n .

Th e r e p r e vail s thro u gh o ut th e me m o ir a sensible

m o d e r ation . The w rit e r add uces i n suppo rt o f eac h
o f th e pre po siti on s n um e r o us w ell ch o se n fac t s an d -

di sti n g ui sh e d n am e s an d he reason s upon th em

,

j udici ousl y an d i mpartially He thinks th at m e di cal

.

r actiti on e r s sh o uld o ccupy th e m se lv es m o re ab ou t

p

Th e qu o tat ion s fro m an ci e n t w rit e rs th e autho r , begs

to o b se rv e are t ak e n fro m m o de rn publi catio n s
,
.
x vi R E PORT OF COMM ISS IO N .

m agne tism th an th e y h ave h e re t ofo r e d on e un le ss

,

th ey are dispose d to l e av e in the h an ds of per sons w ho

m ay be in capable o f applyin g it w ith di sce r n m e n t a ,

p o w e rful r e m e di al adj uvan t to o rdin ary th e r ape uti cal

m e an s an d th us ren d e r th e m se lv e s j ustly c h arg e able

,

w ith n o t ke e pi n g pace w ith the p r o gr ess o f sc ie n tifi c

in quiry .

Me m b e rs o f the Co mm issio n D oct o rs C an t u

( Pr esident ) V igle z z i De Gio vann i Tarch in i B on
, , ,
-

fan ti Calderin i L ab us (Dr Te rragli re port e r)

, , .
, .
2 A N I MAL M AGN E TIS M .

an d to i ts
fur th e r re co gn ition as an agen t cal cul ate d
to be highly u se ful to h um an ity as w e ll as to e luci ,

d ate som e obscu r e poin ts of psych ol o gy .

S eve ral o f the fact s re co rde d by m agn e ti se r s and ,

v e rifie d by un biasse d ob se rve r s are so g p g atly o ose d ,

to d aily e x p eri en ce an d to g en e rally r e ce i ved Ide as

, ,

t it itT SDot surprisin g th at distr ust on th e on e h an d

’

an d pr ej udi ce o n the o th e r sh o uld h av e di scou r ag e d

,

c al m an d sear chi n
g i n qu iry ; but th e accum ulation of
w e ll att est e d fac t s
-
n ow ,n o l o n ge r di s r o v e d
p by ,

im parti al an d com pet en t in v e stigat o r s r en de r s i t ,

n ecessary th at a j ust a
pp r e ci ati on o f th em sh oul d be
fo rm e d i n o rde r to en abl e us to de t e rm in e as to h ow
,

far an im al m agn e tism is lik el y to be m ad e av ail able

for use ful purposes The subj ec t h as b e en st udi e d
.

by few disin t e r est e d pe rson s w ho h av e h ad suffic ie n t

o ppo rtu n iti e s o f o bse rvin g th e e ffe ct s r o duce d by thi s
p
agen t u n d e r di ffe r en t c ircum st an ces— in so far as c an

be d e t e r m in e d by th e publish e d ob se rvati on s —an d in

att empti n g to offe r a satisfact o r
y r eply to the ques
ti on p ropose d by th e so cie ty I felt h ow v e r y de fi cie n t,

m us t be my en deav our in the act ual st at e o f our

kn ow l edge ; n e v e rth e le ss as m uch o f m y atten tion
,

h as b ee n dir ect e d to th e subj ect ; I m ay p ossibly be

able in th e ab sen ce of an y o th e r r ecen t accoun t
, ,

to present a tole rably co rr ect e stim at e o f th e r e sul t s

i

ar riv e d at fr om w hi ch j u stifiabl e con cl usi on s m ay be

,

deduce d .

N ot b elie vin g in th e reali ty of th e ph en om ena

rec o rd e d I e x pr e sse d m d i sb eli e f in th e fir st n o ti ce
, y
w h i c h I g av e o f m agn e tism as b e in g a p r acti ce o f
“

“
,

fo reign o rigin in th e Appen di x to m y w o rk on The

,

M edical In sti tuti on s an d Pr acti ce of Fr an ce I taly , ,

an d Germ an y w hi ch w as pu bli sh e d m an y y e ar s ag o ;
,

but at a l ate r pe ri o d h avin g h ad se v er al o ppo rtun ities

,

o f fu rth e r p erson al i n qu ir y in t o th e m att e r I did n o t ,

to ackn ow l e dg e in a separate publi cati on th e

in t o w hi ch I h ad fall en lik e so m any oth ers ,

w h o reaso n fr om th eir pr econ ce ived opini on s on

various subj ect rath er th an from ob servation an d
s
,
“
 fl
ANIMAL M A G N ETIS M . 3

ex pe ri en ce g en e ral in c r ed uli ty
N ot wi th stan din g th e
‘

th at p r e v aile d at a pe ri o d w h en th e ph e n o m en a o f
m agn e ti sm h ad b e en bu t r ar e l y w it n esse d sev e r al ,

m e n of th e hi gh est r e put ati on fo r l earn in g phil o ,

so hy an d j u d m en t bo th i n Fran ce an d G e rm an
p , g , y ,

p ar tially admitte d th e ir r ealit y Th us M C uvi e r .

, .

r em arked in his gr e at w o rk o n C o mparati v e An ato m y :

“It m ust he c on fe sse d th at it i s v e r difficul t i n
y ,

e x pe r im e n ts w hi ch h av e fo r th e ir o bj e c t to d e te rm in e

t h e ac ti on w hi ch th e n e rv o us sy st e m o f tw o diffe r e n t
in di v iduals e x e r cises the o n e upon th e o th e r to dis ,

h th e e ffe ct s p r o du ce d upon th e i m agi n ati on

o f th e in dividu al subj e ct e d to th e e x e ri m e n t fr o m
p
the p h y si cal e ffe ct s p r o duce d by th e p e r son w h o ac ts
u o n hi m Th e e ffe ct s h o w e v e r o f this pow e r u po n
p .
, ,

i n di vid uals w h o m th e o pe r ati on ( o f m a n e ti i n ) h as o s o

d ep riv e d o f co n sci o usn ess an d th ose p resen ted by ,

a n i mals subj ect e d t o this i n fl ue n c e do n o t all o w us

:

, ,

to d o ubt th at th e p r o x im ity o f tw o an i m at e d bodi e s \

,

i n ce rtain p ositi on s co m bin e d w ith ce rt ain m o v e m e n ts

, ,

do p r o du ce a po sitiv e r e su lt in d e pen d e n tly o f an y

arti ci atio n o f th e i m i ti It l a e ars
p p ag n a o n a so pp .

e v id e n t th at th ese e ffe cts d e e n d u on a c o m m uni es

p p
tion w hi ch is e stablish e d b et w e en th ei r n e rv ous
sy ste m s
” .

S ub se quen tly Dr Prit ch ard in our ow n coun try

“
, .
, ,

O bse rv e d o n this subj ec t in th e C y cl ope di a of

Pr acti c l M e di c in e ” “ So mn am b uli sm
a
( arti cl e
Si mil ar te stim on ie s are recem
,

y
w ith th e ri di cul e w hi ch at th e first vi e w th e y a , ppear ,

to d ese rv e ; th e y ar e r ej ec t e d en ma sse fe w pe r so ns ,

g ivi n g th emselv e s th e tr oubl e to in qui r e w h e th e r

the r e be an y foun dati on o f tru th upo n w hi c h an
ed i fi ce o f such e x tr aordi n ary p r e t en si on s has be en
r aised The G e r mans an d th e Fr en ch h av e tr eat e d
.

the subj ec t diffe re n tly Am o n g th e phil osoph e rs an d

.

o th e r sci en tifi c m e n o f the C o n tin e n t th e r e are m an y ,

” ‘ Ani mal Ma
gue tis m w i th a R e po rt on Clai rv oy an ce .

Thi d E di
r t io n .
4 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

w h o are im al m agne tism th ough

pe rsuade d th at an ,

i ts po w e rs h av e b een e xag g e rate d i s n ot w ith out a ,

b asis o f tr uth and e ven th at it w ill l e ad to th e di s

,

c ov e ry o f som e i m po rt an t fact o r so m e se ri es o f fact s

”
,

i n th e e con om y un k now n up to the p rese n t tim e .

Th e re is e ve ry re ason to b elie ve th at the practice

o f an i m al m agn e ti sm d ates fr o m a v e ry early pe rio d ,

n ot onl as r e s ec t s th e cu r e o f di sease s but al so in

y p ,

o rde r to se rv e o th er i m po rtan t pur po ses ; an d th e

'

m o re ge n e ral diffusion o f a kn ow le dge o f th e hi gh e r .

o rde r o f ph e n om en a c onn e ct e d w ith it W ill d oubtl e ss

g o far to e l uc idat e se v e ral o cc urr en ce s h an de d d ow n

to us by tr adition th at h av e b ee n h e r e t o fo re e n v e l ope d
i n m y st e ry O n the w all o f a ch amb e r discov e re d
.
,

n o t v e ry l on g a o am o n g th e an tiquiti es
g
w h e r e are hie r o glyphics re fe rrin g e x cl to
m e di ci n e a priest i s repre sen t e d i n the act of m ag
,

n e tisin g an in dividu al Dr E nn e m o se r ob se rves i n

‘

} .
,

h is Hist o ry o f Magic (B ohn s e ditio n) : Mag ’

n e tism w as d aily
p racti se d in th e t e m ple s o f I si s o f ,

O siri s an d of S e rapi s
, In th ese tem ples the pri e st s
.
,

tou c h e d the sick an d cu re d th e m e ith e r by m agn e ti c ,

W
m an ipul ation or by oth e r m ean s of producin cm

W
,

n am bu —lism S e ve r al o f . en ts
"d
v h f

p r e sen t scen e s of m agn e tIc treatm e n t

a

O n a m um my .

c ase o f w hi ch a rep re se n tati o n i s g iv en by M on t

,

faucon an in dividual i s sho wn in th e act o f m ag

,

Den on in h is
'

n e tisin a si c k p e r son by se s
g ”
as .
,

Voy age en Egypte li ke w ise r e fe r s to the sam e

“

“
,

c ir cum st an ce Th e w riter of the arti cl e Me s

”
.
.
,

m e rism in th e w o rk Th e O ccult Sc i en ce s
— e xtracte d from the “E ncy cl o e di a M e tr o olit ana
, ,

p p
-
aft e r adv ertin g to th e se an d o th er w rit e rs o n the

subj e c t o b se rv es ;
, The pow e r of m agn e ti sm e ith e r ,

th eo r e tically o r pr actically w as n e v e r Wh o lly ,

u nk n o w n In Asia an d Chin a it h as p ro b ably n e v e r

.

ce ased to be prac ti se d from the e arliest an tiquity

d ow n to the present h ou r an d in the fo r m e r vast ,

re gi on o f popul ati on i ts use h as b een v ari e d by th at

o f dr ug s and narcoti cs .
 A N I M AL MAG N E T ISM . 5
m
It is th e n ,
t l po w e r th at w e ascrib e to
an ac ua
“
,

the h an d w ith out w hi ch it c ould n e v e r h ave b e co m e

, t
tw m on g the an cien ts Th "
F
p o w e r of th e e y e i s e qually r e m ark able an d e v en ,

sav a e an i m als t ur n aw a
g y fr om i ts fi x e d d aun tl ess ,

e x pr e ssi o n The fascin atio n o f th e e y e h as b ee n an

.

arti cl e o f th e
po p ul ar c r e e d o f all ag es Magn e tism .

by th e ey e i s i n d ee d o fte n m o re p o w e rful th an th at
, ,

o f the h an d but th e re i s
p ro bably a specifi c diffe r e n c e

fl
,

w hi c h e x pe ri e n ce m ay d e t e r m i n e accur at ely Th e .

w ill i s aft e r all th e r e al po w e r e x e r c i se d by th e

, ,

m agn e ti st The h an d th e e y e th e e x pr e ssi o n m ay

.
, ,

g ive dir e ctio n to the pow e r vario usly w h ich m ay al so ,

be d e te rm in e d by w ord s n um b e r s an d si g n s o r e v e n
, , ,

by the sile n t w ill o f the o pe r at o r all o f w hi ch h ave

a subtl e
a m
nd
a g i c al i n
u e n c e o v e r th e pati en t
“It i s
.

135 5687 also th at m agn e tic h e alin g ,

w as i n v o g ue am on g all th e n ati on s o f an tiq uity ,

as the Hi n d o o s P e r sian s ,Ch aldean s B ab y l on i an s , , ,

E gyptian s an d e ven the Chin ese

,
Ath an asius .

K irc h e r h as sh o w n th at the E m pe ro r s C on st an ti n e ,

Hadri an an d Ve spasian cure d by the h an d an d th e

“Edda ” sh o w s us K i n g O l af e rfo r m in a sim ilar
, ,

p g
ce r em on
y Th e Ven e r able B e de in h is
. E ccl esias ,

ti cal Hist o ry m en tion s fre quen t cu r es by the

,

C hri sti an bi sh o ps as e arly as the se ve n th ce n tury

a
t
.

It app ear s fro m the accoun t g iv en of C hin a

w h e r e th e c ust o m s h av e scar cel y v ari e d d urin g
se v e r al c en t uri es — by M B orge t in “ L a C hine e t ,
”
.

le s Chi n oi s th at m agn e tism i s e mpl oy e d on v e ry

,

o rdi n ar o c casi o n s as fo r r e n de r i n g th e O pe r ati o n o f

y ,

fl
sh avi n
g l ess irkso m e It m ust be r eme m be re d th at
.

in Chi n a th e w h o le h ead is sh av e d .

Man y o f t h e se cure s by tyn ching i thj he h an d w ere

, ,
do ub t l e ss e ffe ct e d by th e p o w e r o f t he im ag in at i o n as th e ,

pract ice diffe rs m at eri ally fro m th at o f m agn e t i sm Hippo .

c rate s re m ar k e d o n th i s Th e re e x i st s i n th e h u m an
p oin t
han d a si ng ul ar pro p e rty to draw aw ay an d re m o v e p ai n s
m d div e rs i m puri t ies fro m afiec te d p art s by pl ac i n g th e h an d
'
-

i o n t he m o r by p o i n t in g w i t h th e fin g ers t o w ards t h e m
”
p , .
 6 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

It i s fo r ei gn to m y purpose to en te r i n to th e con
side r ati on o f hi st o ri cal d e t ails ; I w ill th e re fo r e o n ly , ,

bri e fly allude to M esm e r by w h o m the practi ce o f ,

an i m al m ag n e ti sm w as i n tr o d uce d i n t o Fr an ce t o w ard s

the close of th e l ast ce n t ury an d w h ose pr ac tice Was ,

att en d e d w ith con side r abl e suc ce ss i n th e tr e at m e n t

“ ’
of v ari ou s di seases M esm e r s th eo ry is th us ske t ch e d
.

by W olfart a G e rm an w rit e r o n m agn e ti sm h eld in

, ,

m u ch r epute All thin gs in n atu r e posse ss a par

ticular pow e r w hic h m an ife st s it se lf by spe c i al ac ti on s
,

u o n o th e r b o die s— viz a ph y si c o d n am i c
p y pow e r
-
.
, .

ac ti n g e x te ri o rly w ith ou t c h e m i c al un i on o r w ith out

, ,

b e in g in tr o duce d i n to the i n te rio r o f th e o r g an iz atio n .

Me sm e r t aught th at all o rgan ic bo di es an im als tr ees , , ,

pl an t s as al so ston es w at e r & c
,
m igh t be i m p re g
, , .
,

n ate d w ith th e m agn e ti c fl uid an d th at thi s fl uid ,

m i g ht be propri g TEted to édi i si de rable di st an ce s

' '

It
'

fl
.

m ight be tr an sm itt e d by dire c t c on t ac t w ith a b o dy

alr e ady m agn e tise d or by m ean s o f th e h an d the
'

, .
,

l ook or e v en th e w ill L ik e li ght an d e l e ctricity

,
.
,

i t could pen e tr at e so lid an d fl uid b o di es an d it w as ,

e c te d b
y mirr o rs o r po li sh e d surface s espe ci ally
”
, ,

th e dir ec ti on o f th e p o l e s
a
le
.

R espectin g the univ e r sality o f te rrestrial m ag

n e tism a m o de r n au th o r o b se rve s It is a c uri ou s
” sa s P ro esso
, .

si g ht ,y f r Far aday to see a p ie ce o f ,

wo o d o r an appl e , o r a b o ttl e o f w at e r r e pe ll e d by a
,
.

m ag n e t o r takin g the l eaf of a tr ee an d h an gin g it

'

, ,
.

up b e t w e en the pol e s to se e it t ake an e qu at ori al

”
,

p o siti on W e h av e learn t th at m agn e tism i s n o t

.

lim it e d to fe rr ugin o us m atte r ; w e kn ow th at the

an ci e n t d octri n e o f th e un iv er sality o f the r ope rty is
p
tr ue .

A re cen t w ri t er re mark s Th e i dea o f a m agn et ic

flu i d i s v e ry o ld Ap ul e ius q u ot ing from Varro som e facts
.
,
o f lu ci dity an d pre vi si o n si mi lar t o th o se w h i ch are re co rde d
o f so mn am b uli sts e n de av o urs to e xp l ain t he m by a t h e o ry
,

an al og o u s to th at o f th e m agn e t i c fl u i d All th e b asis of th e .

i deas o f Mesm e r o n th e p o in t a re fo un d in th e w r it ings o f

P arace l sus V an B elm on t — Maur La
y
Magic et l Astrologie
,
’
.
” , ,
 A N I M A L MAGN E TISM . 7

Ki r ch e r, i n his str an g e wo m ag n e tism, attri

rk on

b ut es to thi s pow e r n e arly all th e c o sm i cal ph en o m en a

'

w ith w hi ch in di stan ce m en w e r e ac quain t e d :

Reason in g by an alo g y , th e question fairly sugge st s
it self, if th e sy st e m s o f in o r g an ic at o m ic con stitu
tion are thus in vest e d w ith a po w e r o f i n fluen cin g
e ac h o th e r thr o u g h a di st an ce , w hy m ay n o t tw o

m o re hi ghly d e ve lope d o rg an ic sy ste m s e qually or

-

to a great e r e x t e n t p r o duce an i n fl uen c e in lik e m an

n er Upon su ch r eason i n g as thi s is fo un d e d th e
h e n o m e n a o f ani m al m agn e ti sm Th e r e is n o d e n y
p .

in g th e fac t th at o n e m ass o f bl oo d, m u sc l e , n e rve s,

an d b on e m u st m agn e ti c ally in fl u e n ce an o th e r si m il ar

m ass . This i s, h o w e ve r, som e thin g t o t ally diffe re n t

fr om th at abn o rm al con dition w hic h i s p r o du ce d
thr ough som e pe culiar, an d as y e t un e x pl ain e d, ph y
sio lo g i cal i n fl ue n c es Th e r e co g n i se d an d u n doubt e d
.

h e n o m e n a are i n the hi h e st d e gr ee c uri o u s, an d

p g
th e e x pl an ati on m u st be sou ght for by th e ph y siolo

g i st am o n g th ose hidd en p ri n cipl es u pon w hi ch

d epen d s all hum an
Alth o ug h M esm e r adm itte d the gr eat m agn e ti c
o w e r o f the h an d , h e c on sid e r e d th at b o di es te r
p
me ann i
g in pom ts for m e d the b e st con duct o r s of th e
m agn e ti c fl uid h e c on se que n tly g e n e rally m ade u se
o f a m e t alli c r o d, w ith w hi c h h e to uch e d th e di ffe r e n t

part s o f th e b o di es of h is pati en t s His o rdin ary .

m e th o d w as to asse m bl e h i s p ati e n t s in a dimly

light e d c h am b e r o f his h ou se , ar oun d a v esse l con
tain i n g a m i x t ur e o f m e t alli c an d v ari ou s o th e r
sub st an ces, an d w hi ch w as t e r m e d th e ba uet, th e
.

g
ac ti o n o f w hi ch w as c on side r e d to be m agn e ti c .

E ach pe rson w as c onn ec t e d w ith the o th e r s by m e an s

o f w ire s or co rd s h e ld in the h an d so ft m usi c fr o m
a h ar si ch o rd w as h e ard fr om an ad o in in g r o o m ,
p j
w hilst v ari o us man oeuvr es w e r e
pe rfo rm e d by th e
“Th e P o e y o f Sci e n c e
tr B y R ob e
. H un Th e rt t.

o p i ni o n o f th e
gen e al p e v adin g ag e n cy o f m agn e i sm i s
r r t
t
so ugh to be
p v
r o e d in a e ce n w o k ,
r “D er Magn e ism us
t r t
als U krafr t ”b L S e h t r B e lin r
1 86 5
, y . . . .
8 A N I M A L MAGN ETISM .

d
i
ass stants Afte r a tim e Mesm e r hi m se lf e nte red
.
, ,

cl ad i n a r ob e o f light col ou r e d silk hi s ro d in h is

-

h an d w ith w hi ch he t ouch e d the patie n t s w h o seldom

, ,

faile d to e xpe rien ce v ari o us sen sati on s ; m an y am on g

fl
th e m falli n g i n to w h at w e r e t e r m e d the c ri se s ( attack s
of a c on v u lsiv e n atur e ) the m ost d ec ide d e ffects
,

b ein g pr oduc e d as m ay w ell be suppose d on the

, ,

fem ale porti on of the assembly or on mal es o f a n er ,

'

vous an d e em in ate t em pe r am ent M an y of th ose .

w h o att en de d the séc mces e x pe ri e n ce d h owe v e r n o , ,

e ffec t s ; am o n g th e se w e r e th e com m i ssi o n e rs n om i

n ated b
y th e Ac ade m ies des S cie n c e s an d de
'

M edicin e to ob se rve an d r epo r t upon the m esm e ric

’

p racti ce
I

The con clusion s of the r e port of thi s comm i ssion

h ave b een o ft en adduce d as defi n itive ly de cidin g upon
the que stion of the v alidity of anim al m agn e tism .

The comm i ssion w as h ow e ve r appo in t e d m e r e ly fo r

, ,

the pu rpose of r e po rting upon M esme r s p r oce edin g s

’

The r esul t s w e r e ascrib e d by this b o dy chie fly to the

in fl ue n ce o f th e i m agin ati on an d to i m itati on .

N e ve rth ele ss some o f th e ph en om en a th ey w itnesse d

,

w ere o f so strikin g a n atu r e th at th e y av e r i se to

g ,

e x ressi on s o f sur ri se
p” p N o thi n g i s m o r e aston i sh
“
.

in g
'

, says the r e o r t
p th an the spect acle pr e sen te d
,

by th ese con v ulsion s by the sy mpathie s w hich are

,

e stabli sh e d b e tw een th e a r ti e s an d w hi ch w e can no t

p ,

e xpl ain by the causes ab ov e m en tion e d -

S om e o f .

the ph en om en a p ro duce d so str on g an i mp ressio n

upon o n e o f th e m o st di stin gui sh e d m e m b e r s o f the
comm i ssi on th e c e l e br ate d b o tan i st J ussi eu th at he
, , ,

re fuse d to sign the re po rt n otw ith st an din g the,

solic itati on s o f h is co llea ues an d the thr e ats o f the

g ,

Min i ste r an d he publish e d a separate re port in w hic h

, ,

he declare d th at the e xpe rim en ts h e h ad m ade an d ,

th ose h e h ad w itn essed h ad con vin ce d him ri hat m an

-

,
t

c an pro duce u on m an a o sitiv e acti o n by m ean s o f

p p
fri ction by co n t act mo r e rare ly by m e re approx im a
, ,

tion an d e v e n w h en at som e distan ce ; th at this

,

acti on— attribute d to a uni v ersal fl uid the e x i stence ,

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

Mesm er courut aille urs p orte r so n art aim able

Ch aqu e m al ade au fo n d de so n appart e m e n t .

T o u t se u l av e c ses m aux s e n te rra tri st em en t

’
,
E t des r e m edes v ai n s i m pl o ran t la p u i ssan ce
' '

Il p e rdit le p l us do u x e n p e rdan t
'

In th e m agn e ti c e stabli sh me n ts fo rm e d se ve r al
e ar s l at e r in P ari s, i n Str asb o u r g by th e M arq u i s
y “
de P uy se g ur , an d e l se w h e r e , th e baguets an d t h e
c/z ambres deg cr ises, w hi c h con stit ut e d an e ssen ti al
’
ac c o m pan im en t to M esm e r s pr acti ce w e re a b olish e d , ,

an d th e m e th o d w as g en e r all ad o t e d o f m a n e ti sm g
p
y g
eac h i n divi dual se par at e ly In m o st c ases i n th e fo l ,

l o w in g m an ne r : The m agn eti se r se at e d o r st an din g

.

b e fo r e the subj e ct places h is h an d s fo r a m in u te o r

'

tw o on th e h an d s o f the pe r so n th e n on th e sh ould e r s , ,

w h e n ce h e b ri n g s th e m d o w n sli g htly t ou chin g th e

'

a r m s to b e y o n d the fi n ge r s
, This i s r epeat e d a fe w .

tim es He the n passe s his h an ds fr o m the h ead an

.

’
i n ch o r tw o distan t fr om the pe rson s b o dy dow n to .

th e st om ach o r l o w e r o ccasi on ally l aci n g tw o or

p , .

thr ee fi n ge rs o n the fo r e h ead o r e i astrium In ,

o' .

m ost cases h o w e v e r th e g r ad ua m o v em e n t s o f th e
, ,

h an d b e fo r e th e face are s“uffici en t Th ese o r sim il ar .

m o v e m en ts are c o n tin u e d for a l on g e r o r sh o rt e r 0

p e ri o d an d are o ccasi on ally v ari e d by tran sv e r se

,

p asses m ade acr o ss th e face an d br east w ith gr eat e r

o r l e ss r apidity Afte r a pe rson h as b ee n m agn e ti se d

fl
.

se v e r al ti m es th e passes are fr e q u e n tly un n e cessary

,

to r ep r o duce th e sl e ep th e m aZg n e ti se r s p oin ti n g to

’
, j ,

or fi x e dly at th e individual w ith , ,

magn e t i si n g
"

th e ei n g i n m an y ,

c ases su i cien t Th e pe rson m ay u su ally be

aw ak en e d by tr an sv e r se p asses m ad e by r apidly ,

D e lill e ’
L Im agin ati o n
. .

We visit e d Me sm er, say s a c o n t e m p o rary h is apart

m en t s w e re cro w de d fro m m o rn in g t ill n igh t Th ere i s n o t .

th e l e ast do u b t th at h e h as p erfo rm e d i n n um e rabl e c u res, an d

n o p e rso n can den y th e effe ct s o f an im al m agn e t i sm So m
”
.

n am b uli sm , t h o u gh m o re e x traO Idi n ary , i s e qually tru e .

Mem o irs o f the B aro ne ss D ObeIk irch

’
 AN I MAL MAGN E TIS M . ll

r tin g the c l ose d h an ds b e fore the face or by

se pa a

fl
,
.
V
b low in g upon him w ith the inten tio n of aw akeni ng
”
,

11 W
Most m agn eti se rs con side r the m ovem en t s o r p asses
as v e ry sub o rdin at e m e an s : the w ill b e i n g th e i n
ue n ce w hi c h d e t e r m i n e s th e e e ct s The m ag .

” say s o n e au th o r m ay ac t in on e w ay an d
n e tise r , ,

thin k i n an o th e r : it i s the th oug ht th at th e sub .

.

ec t c om pr e h e n ds an d o b e y s Th us fo r e x am pl e :
j .
,

th e m agn e ti se r r aises an arm an d w ill s th at th e ,

som n am buli st sh o uld rai se a le g ; it is the w ill

w hi c h w ill be o b ey e d an d hi s o w n gest ur e w ill n ot v
”
,

be i m it at e d 1 .
'

The ph en om en a m ost comm on ly p r e sen t e d by

e r son s subj e ct e d to m agn e ti sati o n are fr e quen t
p
w i n kin g o f th e e y e lids spon t an e ous p al e n e ss or ,

fl u shin g a feelin g o f h eat or co ld in the h ead e piga

, ,

trium o r e x tr e m iti e s ; parti al o r g e n e r al pri ckin g

, ,

m uscul ar con traction s spasm s an accel e r at e d or re , ,

tar de d c ir cul ati on palp it ati on s som e e x pe ri e n ce an

,

in de scrib abl e se n sation o f c alm an d w ell b ein g ; -

o th e r s a g e n e r al fe e lin g o f i n di spositi o n ; a st at e o f
,

so m n o l e n cy an al o g o us to c o m a supe rv e n i n g
, ,
.

W h en in the m ag ne tic sle ep th e i n dividu alsare , ,

to a g r e at e r or l ess e x t e n t i n se n sibl e to e x t e rn al ,

sti m uli as n o i ses o f all ki n ds p un g e n t sub st an ce s

, ,

( as am m o nia) applie d to th e n o stril s pin chin g prick .

, ,

i n g or o th e r m ech an i c al irrit ati on o f the skin ; but

,

at th e sam e tim e ar e abl e to h ear w h en a ddr e sse d by

th e m ag n e ti se r ( or by pe r son s pl ace d i n co nn e x ion

— en t p or t— W l th th e m ) an sw e rin qu esti on s an d
g
-

, ,

p e rfo r m in g v ari o u s acti on s o rde r e d by him Th ese .

e ffe ct s are n o t o bt ai n abl e u on all an d se v e r al

p pe rson s ,

C ri ses or lii n e cep i o n al

co n vu s o n s, n ow o ccu r on ly x t
h
c ase s, as w e n a buse i s m ade o f th e p o w e , o r w h en an i n e x r
pe ri e n ce d p e so n m agn e ises r T o c o n cen a e th e i n flu e n c e ,
t . tr t
an d to p o du ce m o e sp ee dy or l o cal e ffe c s,
r r o u ch in g th e t t
h ead, th e e y e lids, o r o h e p a s, w i h th e fin ge s co n ve gi ng
t r rt t r r
to a p o in , i s o f e n e m p l o y e d
t t .

1 Ri ca d
‘
T ai é du Magn etism e An im al
r . r t .
12 A N IM A L MAGN ETISM .

h av e b een subj ect e d to the action o f a pow e rful m ag

n e ti ser w ith o u t e x pe ri en cin or on l light
g a n
y y s , ,

e ffe ct s
. C e rt ain in dividual s e x pe ri ence effe ct s alt o
g e th e r diffe ren t fr o m th ose w hi ch are m an ifest e d
up on o th e r s sa s M Ri card
.
y are e n do w e d .
,

w ith surpri sin g se n sibility o th e r s are bu t littl e i m ,

p ressi on able O ne m a
y h
. o w e ve r e asil y con vin c e , ,

o n e se lf th at th e sam e
pe r son s w h o i n a st at e o f
'
~

e rfec t h e alth e x pe ri e n ce n o thi n g fr o m th e acti on o f

p
m agn e ti sm m ay be easily affe ct e d by it w h en th e y
,

are att ack e d by di se ase So m e in dividu al s w h o ex

.

perien ce n o effec t s fro m th e action o f o n e m agn e ti se r ,

w ould fee l v e ry m arke d se n sation s fr o m th e acti on o f

an o th e r .Cli m at e th e c ondition o f the atm osphe r e
, ,

th e tem pe r at ur e o f livin g or in e rt b odi es w hi ch sur

'

r o un d u s an d th e ph y si cal an d mo r al di spo siti on s of

,

the m agn e ti se r as al so of th e subj e ct e x e rt a v er y

”
, ,

positiv e in fl uen ce .

O f on e h un dr e d pe r sons subj ecte d to m agn e ti sm i n

Fr an ce som n am b ulism w as in duce d by M Ricard in
, .

tw e n ty fiv e
-
In th e south of Fran ce th e pr opo rti on
.
,

w as from six ty to se v en t y per cen t ; in Pari s on .

,

o n e h un dr e d person s w h o accid en t ally pr e sen t e d

th em se lv es w ith ou t an y spe ci al con diti on s as to
h ealth or o th e r se le cti on th e p ropo rtion of som ,

n am bulists w as tw en ty an d at l e ast te n o ut o f thi s ,

n um b e r m ay att ai n con sid e rabl e luc idity A .

cu ri ous cir cum st an ce i s th at it i s n ot th e pe r son s,

w h o in th e ir w akin g st at e possess the gr eatest am ount

o f kn o w l e dg e or m e ntal qu alifi catio n s w h o are
, ,

brought to pe rfec t Som n am buli c lucidity Ex .

pe rien ce h as pro v e d on th e con trary th at it is , ,

g e n e rally the m ost igno r an t an d o rdin ary in dividual s

w h o m o st fr e quen tly arriv e at this e x tre m e d e v el op
m en t o f th e faculties an d w ho attain m ost qui ckly to
”
,

perfecti on .

The fo ll ow in g accoun t o f the occu rr en ces authen

ticate d by th e co mm i ssi on ap o i n t e d
p by th e
Acad é m i e R oyal e de M edi cin e m ay possibly ,

con tribu t e to di m i n i sh th e am o un t o f scepti ci sm

 A N I M A L MAG N E T ISM . 13

th at till e x i sts r espectin g

s th e ph en om en a o f som

n am bulism .

In 1 8 2 5, M Fo issac pr o pose d to th e Ac adé m ie to

.

r o d uce a so m n am b uli st i n w h om the m e m b e r s o f th at

p
bo dy m i ght w itn e ss th e e x trao rdin ary ph e n om en a
cause d by an i m al m ag n e ti sm The pro positi on g av e .

ri se to vi o l en t d e b at e s w hi ch te rm i n at e d i n th e ap
,

oi n t m e n t o f a co m m itt e e to d e t e r m i n e as to w h e th e r
p
th e Acadé m i e o ught o r n o t to t ak e co gn isan c e i n the
-

subj e ct . Th e c om m itte e d e cid e d in th e affirm ativ e

u po n th e fo ll ow i n g gr o un ds : Fir st th at th e j udg ,

m en t pr on oun ce d by the Acadé m i e in 1 7 8 4 w as n o t ,

fo un de d upon r easo n s suffi cien tly con clusive ; an d

sec on dly th at th e m ag n e ti sm n o w p r o pose d for e x
,

am i n ati on di ffe r e d fr o m th e M esm e ri an m ag n e ti sm ,

i nasm uch as its e ffect s w e r e pr o duc ibl e w ith o u t ac tual

c o n t ac t b e t w e e n th e m agn e ti se r an d th e m agn e ti se d ,

an d w ith o ut th e e m pl o y m e n t o f m e t alli c r o ds m ag ,

n e ti c c h ai n s an d o th e r sim il ar m ean s
,
Afte r str o n g .

o ppositi on a c om m i ssi o n w as appo i n t e d co m pose d o f

, ,

t w e lve m em b e rs to e x am in e in t o an d repo rt upo

,

th e e x p e rim e n t s ab out to be m ad e Th e c o m m issi o n .

ur sue d i ts i n v esti g ati on s till 1 881 w h e n it pr ese n t e d

p ,

a r e o rt to th e A cad em i e con t ain i n g an e xpositio n

p ,

o f i ts l ab o ur s w ith th e in fe r e n ce s de duce d fr o m th em
, ,

arr an g e d un d e r the fo llo w i n g h e ad s

1 Th e e ffe ct s asc rib e d to m ag n e ti sm are n ull i n

.

most h e althy pe rson s an d in som e i n v alid s , .

2 Th e y are bu t littl e appar e n t in o th e r s

. .

3 Th e y are o ft en p r o d uce d by e nn ui m on ot on y
.
, ,

an d th e po w e r o f th e i m agi n ati o n .

4 L astly th e y are d e v e lo pe d in d e pen de n tly o f

.
,

th ese c auses v e ry pr ob ably by th e i n fl uen ce o f m ag

,

n e ti sm al o n e .

The W o se d to be pr ese n t e d to V
th e Ac adé m i e by M F o i ssac w h o h e st at e d w o uld
.
, , ,

re m o ve all d o ubt as to th e po w e r o f m agn e ti sm w as ,

th e fir st pe r son subj e ct e d to i ts o pe r ati on b e fo r e th e

c o m m i ssi o n It appe ar s h ow e ve r th at the ex pe ri
.
, ,

m en t w as a failur e for the com mi ssi on e r s say i n the

,
W
 AN [ MAL MAG N ET ISM .

ort,
“We m u st con fe ss, o ur i n ex pe ri e n ce, our
re p
im pati en ce , o ur m i stru st , pe rh aps to o str on gly m an i
feste d, did n o t pe rm it us to o b se rv e an y of the ph e
n om e n a of so m n am b ulism
”
.

It i s un n e cessary th at I sh o uld follo w the r e po r t

‘

in th e e n um e r ation o f i n st an ce s ill ustrative o f th e

tw o fir st h e ads The follo w i n g c ases w ill se rv e to
.

illustrate th e third position ; it b e in g sufficien t to

p l ace th e p e r son s i n sit uati o n s i n w hic h th e
y be
li ev e d the m se lv es m agn e ti se d , to pr o duce sim ilar

m agn e tise d e l e v en tim es at the

w as
hin th e pe ri o d o f a m on th At the .

fou rth sittin g , so m n o l en cy , c on vul siv e m o ve me n ts of

th e n e ck an d face , w ith o th e r sy m pto m s, o ccu rr e d .

At th e el e v en th sittin g , th e m agne ti se r place d h im

se lf b e hi n d h er c h air , w ith o ut m aki n g an y sign s,

an d w ith ou t th e i n te n ti on o f m agn e ti si n g ; n e ve r

th eless sh e e x pe rie n ce d m o r e dec id e d e ffect s th an on

”
th e p r ece din g trial s .

al ti m e s ;

at h stron g
con v ul si ve B e in g pl ace d on e d ay in the
‘ '

sam e c h air , in th e sam e pl ace , at th e sam e h ou r, an d

-

in th e p r e sence o f th e sam e p e r son s, th e accust om e d

ph en om e n a pr e sen te” d th e m se lve s, th ough the m ag
n e tise r w as ab se n t A like e x pe i im e n t w as m ade
.

o n an e p il epti c pati e n t w ith a sim il ar r e sul

w

The follo w in g Is an ab strac t

rom w hi c h th e co m m i ssi on e r
h en o m en a w e r e p r o d uce d by the ac ti on o f m agn e t
p
i sm al on e .

l A child age d t w e n ty e ight m on th s, subj e ct to

_
-

epilep ti c att ac k s, w as m agn e ti se d by M Fo i ssac . .

Alm ost i mm e di at e ly aft e r th e b e ginn in g o f the p asse s,

it r ubb ed its e yes, leane d its h ead upon on e o f the
cushi on s, y aw n e d , w as agit ate d scr at ch e d i ts he ad

an d ears, an d see m e d to str uggl e ag ai n st the ten

de n e y to l
s ee p .

A deaf an d dum b boy , a g e d e igh te en y ears , sub

j ect
 A N I MA L MAG N ETISM . 15

to ep ilep tic attacks from a long p eriod, w as m agn e tise d

fift e en tim e s the ep ilep tic attacks w ere susp ended, and
on ly r etur ned af ter an i n terval of eigh t men t/as, w hi c h

w as un pr e ce d e n t e d in th e hi st o ry o f hi s di se ase ; h e
e x e ri e n ce d b e sid e s, d u ri n g th e e x pe ri m e n t s, b e avi
p
n ess o f th e e y e li ds, g e n e r al t o rpo r , the i n cli n ati o n to
sl ee p, an d so m e ti m e s v e rtig o .

m e m b e r s of th e com m i ssi on ,
u sl
y b e en m ag n e ti se d w ith o u t an y
e ffec t r e sul ti n g , a g ai n subj e c t e d hi m se lf to th e e x
’
e rim e n t aft e r n e arl y a y e ar s i n t e rv al , an d ex
p
e rie n c e d l an g uo r w ith o u t sl e e p, a m ark e d e x cit ati o n
p
o f th e n e rv e s o f th e face , co n v ul siv e m o v e m en t s i n

th e n ose , th e m u scl e s o f the face an d j aw s, an d ao

cu m u l ati o n i n th e m o u th o f saliv a, h avi n g a m e t allic
t ast e — a sen sati o n sim ilar to th at w hich he h ad e x
e rie n c e d fr o m g alv an i sm Thi s
p h e n o m e n o n re
p .

c u rr e d o n subse qu e n t o c c asi o n s, w h e n h e w as m ag
~

n e ti se d ; th e tw o
fir st sittin g s pr o du ce d h e ad ach e ,

w hi ch l ast e d se v e r al h o u r s at th e sam e ti m e h is
,

h abit ual pai n s h ad di m i n i sh e d .

It w as chie fly u po n M P e tit a t each e r ag e d

thirty tw o th at c on v ulsi vm
.
, ,

fi av e b e en
W
~
,

d e t e r m in e d w ith th e g re at est d e g re e o f prec ision by ,

th e app r o ach o f th e m agn e ti se r s fi n g e r s

’
.

M Dupotet say s the r e po rt pr e se n t e d him to

.
, ,

th e c om m issi on e r s the l oth Au gust 1 8 2 6 st atin g to

, , ,

th e m th at the m an w as to somnam _,

is st at e h e , ,

at h i s pl e asu r e an d w ith o u t e x ,

p r e ssi n
g i t b y w o rd p r o d u c
, e i n th e
part s i n di cate d
by th e co m m i ssi on e rs e vid e n t c on v ul siv e m ov e m e n t s
, ,

by the m e re appr oach of his fi n g e r s to the part s He .

w as q ui ckl y so m n am buli se d an d th e c o mm i ssi on e r s

, ,

to o bviat e an y suspi c io n o f a c on ce rt e d plan pl ace d in ,

th e h an d s o f M D upo te t a n o t e co m po se d i n sil e n ce
.
,

an d at th e m o m e n t i n w hi c h th e
, y h ad st at e d i n ,

w riti n g th e part s w hi c h th e y w i sh e d to see c on v ul se d

, .

F o llo w in g these i n str uctio n s h e fir st dire cte d ,

his h an d t o wards the ri g ht w ri st w hich be cam e ,

 AN IMAL MAGNE TISM .

affe cte d w ith con h e afte r w ard s pl ace d him

vul sion :

se lf
M w i e n t, an d dir e c t e d h is fi n ge r i n the

first in st an ce t ow ards the l e ft thigh , th en t o w ards the

le ft e lb o w , an d th e n to the h ead Th ese thr e e parts
.
'

w e r e al m o st i mm e di at e ly se iz e d w ith con vul siv e

m o vem e n t s . M Dupote t n e x t direc t e d his le ft le g
.

t ow ard s th at of th e patien t , w h o b ecam e agit at e d in

suc h a m an n e r as to be n e ar fallin g ; M D u o te t
"

p
-

th en brou ght hi s foo t n ear the rig ht e lb ow o f M .

P e tit , an d th e e lb ow b e cam e agitat e d ; he then

carri e d h i s foo t tow ar ds th e l e ft e lb o w an d h an d, an d
ve ry str o n g con v ulsive acti on s to o k pl ace in the
w h ol e lim b O n e of the com mi ssi on e rs, M M arc,
. .

w ith the in t en ti on o f o bvi ati n g th e sligh te st pos

f trick e ry, pl ace d a b an d age o ve r the
e y e s, an d th e p r e ce di n g e x pe ri m e n t s w e re

w ith but sli g ht diffe r en ce i n th e r e sults .

Upon th e com bin e d an d in stan t an e ous i n dicati on of

se v e r al o f us, M Dupo tet dir ec te d his fi n ge r t o w ards
.

th e pati e n t s l e ft h an d ; o n i ts appr oac h b o th h an ds

’

w e r e agit at e d W e desire d th at the actio n sh ou ld be

.

direc t e d at the sam e tim e to b oth the in fe ri o r e x

tre m i ties at fir st th e fi n g e r s w e r e a pp r o ach e d w ith
o ut an y r esult s ; soo n , h o w e v e r , th e so m n am b ulist
m o v e d hi s h an d s, re tr eat e d , an d th en ag itat e d hi s
fe et: MM Thillay e an d Marc dir e ct e d th e ir fi n g e rs
.

tow ard s v ario us part s o f th e b o dy , an d pr o v o ke d

som e c on v ulsiv e m o v em e n t s Thus M Pe tit al w ay s
. .

had, on th e appr o ach o f th e fin ge r s, con vul siv e m o v e

m e n t s, w h e th e r hi s e y e s w e r e b an d age d or n o t, an d
th ese m ovem en t s w e re m o r e de cid e d w hen a m e t allic
ro d, su c h as a k e y , o r th e br an ch e s o f spe c t acl es, w as

dir ect e d t ow ard s the part s In co n clusio n , th e com

.

m i ssion , alth o u gh w it n esse s o f se v e r al case s in Which

this con tr actile faculty h as b e en e x cite d by the ap
r oac h o f th e fin g e r s, o r o f m e talli c r o d s, r e qui r e
p
furth e r fact s, i n o rde r to appr e ciat e the ph en om en on ,
o f th e c o n st an cy an d v al ue o f w hi ch th e y do n o t c on

side r th e m se lv es suffici en tly en ligh tene d to p r on o un ce

”
an o i i
p n on .
 AN IMAL MAGNETISM .

Dupotet , th e
ggestion o f M Rib es dir ecte d
at su .
, ,

from b ehin d, his h an d tow ard s the patient s e lb ow ’

,

an d th e con tr ac ti on fo r m e rly o b se rv e d r e c urre d

Th en on th e p ropositi on of M B ourdois h e mag
.
.

, .
,

n e ti se d him fr o m b e hin d at th e di st an c e o f a fo o t
, ,

w i th th e in t en ti on o f aw ak en in g hi m The ardour .

w ith w hi ch th e somn am b uli st w as pl ayin g o ppose d ,

this ac ti on w hi ch se e m e d to an n oy an d v ex him
, .

He sev e r al tim es carri e d hi s h an d to the b ack o f his

h e ad as if h e w e r e su ffe rin g ; h e aft e r w ard s fell in to
,

a st u o r
p w hi c h se e m e d to be a ligh t n at u r al sle ep
, ,

an d o n so m e o n e s eaki n g to him i n thi s state h e

p ”
w ak e d u p w ith a start .

Sh o rtly aft e r w ard s h e w as again m agn e tise d an d ,

M Dupote t de sir ous th at n ot th e sh adow o f a doubt

.
,

sh o ul d r em ai n o n th e n atu r e o f a
ph y sical action ,

e x e rt e d at w ill o n th e so m n am b uli st pr o po se d to put ,

o n h im as I a
n y m b a n da e s as t he
g n
“ go mm i ssi on e rs
n

please d an d th e n to act upon h im

, Th con se quen ce .
,

h i s face d o w n to the n ostril s w as c o v e r e d w ith

sev eral h an dk e r chi e fs ; th e c avity fo r m e d by the
j
prom ine n ce o f th e n o se b ein g fill e d u w ith g l o ve s ,

an d a bl ack h an de r chie f c o v e r e d th e
.

d own to his n e ck like a v e il Th e e xpe rim e n t s w e re .

th en r e peat e d i n v ari ou s w ay s an d th e sam e ki n d o f ,

.

m o v em e n ts al w ays m an ifest e d th em se lv es i n the par ts

to w ard s w hi ch th e h an d or th e foo t w as dir ec t e d .

Afte r a gam e at e cart é w hic h the so m n am buli st ,

pu rsue d w ith su ch ard ou r th at h e r em ain e d i n sen

sibl e to th e ac ti on o f M B ourdois w h o v ain ly e n '

.
,

de av oure d to act upon h im from b e hin d h e rose , ,

w alke d ac r o ss th e r o om pu ttin g asid e th e ch airs

,

w hi ch in h is w ay an d w en t si t
“
w ere to ,

do wn at a di st an ce from the e xpe rim en te r s ,

w h en h e w as aw ak en e d by M Dupote t W h en
. . .

aw ak e n e d h e said th at be r e t ain e d n o r e colle c

,

tion o f w h at h ad o ccurre d d urin g hi s somn am

buli sm
” .

ill n ow r e fer to th e cases in w hich th e

I w com

mission e rs w i tnesse d b e side s c lair voy an ce , , the

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . lU
.

p roo fs o f i n tu itio n an d o f a fo r esight ve ry re mark

,

abl e as
, th e m se lves an d o the rs .

P aul n d a law st ud e n t w as att ack e d 2 5 th

, , ,

a o lex w ith ar aly si s o f th e

p p y p ,

w h o l e l eft sid e o f the b o dy ; aft e r se v e n t e e n mo n th s

o f v ari e d tr eat m e n t u r su e d at h o m e an d i n a
p ,

M aison de S an té in the co u rse o f w hi ch pe riod he

,

h ad tw o fre sh att ac k s h e w as ad m itte d 8 th April

, , ,

1 8 2 7 in th e h o spit al L a Ch arit é
, Alth o u g h h e h ad
.

e x pe ri e n ce d m ark e d r e li e f fr o m th e m ean s e m pl o y e d

b e fo r e his adm issio n he still w alke d w ith c rut ch es

, ,

With ou t b e i n g able to l e an u pon th e l e ft le g Th e .

ar m o f th e sam e sid e c o u ld e x e c u t e so m e un d e r m o v e

m e n t s but he c ou ld n o t r ai se it to th e h e ad
,
He .

c o uld h ar dl see w ith the r ight e y e a n d h i s h e ari n g

" ,
w as v e ry a o ff li dth éidés7 In thi s st at e h e w as
~ ’

pl ace d un d e r the c ar e o f M F o u qu ie r . D urin g fiv e .

m on th s h e w as bl e d pu r ge d o r blist e r e d fr o m tim e
, , , ,

to ti m e an d t o ok th e e x tr act o f n u x v om i ca
,
Th e .

l e ft arm acquir e d a littl e stren gth the h e adach e to ,

w hich h e w as su bj e c t w as m iti g at e d an d hi s con diti on ,

r e m ai n e d stati o n ar till th e 2 9 th Au ust on w hic h

m ag nh
’

ti se d by M
,

day h e w asfl LI
i
q issac acc o rdi n g to -
,
H

th e o rd e r a
-

n d un d e r th e dir e c ti on o f M F o u qu i er In . .

this fir st sitti n g h e e x pe ri e n ce d a se n sati on o f g en e r al

h e at an d m uscul ar t w it chin g s He w as ast on ish e d at
, .

the i n c lin ati on to sl ee p r u bb e d hi s e y e s an d m ad e

, ,

u se le ss e ffo rt s to k ee F rom this p eriod

p th e m O pen .

tne deaf ness and llz e lz eadae/z e disapp eared It w as .

o n ly at th e n i n th sitti n th at the sl e e b ecam e co m

p l e te ; o n th e t e n th h e an sw e r e d E y r
In a ti cul at e
Si g n s to q uesti on s w hi c h w e r e addr e sse d to h im On .

a sub seque n t o ccasi o n h e ann o un ce d th at h e c o uld

o n ly be c ur e d w ith th e adj uv an c o f m agn e ti sm an d

y ,

p r e scrib e d hi m se lf sin api sm s b ath s o f B ar eg e s an d

, ,

th e con ti n ue d u se o f p ill s o f e x tr act o f n ux v o m ic a .

The 2 5 th S e pt e m be r the co mm i ssio n r e paire d to L a

Ch arité cause d the patie n t to u n dre ss an d v e rifi e d
, ,

the c ircum st an ce th at the l e ft i n fe rio r e x tr e m ity w as

much thin ne r th an the o th e r ; th at the left h an d
 20 AN I M AL MAGN E TISM .

presse d much le ss stron gly th an th e right ; th at the

t on gue w h en p ro trude d fr om th e m outh w as dr aw n
, ,

t o w ards the right comm issure O n b ein g m agn e tise d .

,

h e again pr esc rib e d for hi m se lf an d adde d th at by , ,

pu rsui n g the tr e atm e n t for thr ee d ays an d o n b e in g ,

m agn e ti se d he w o u ld be able o n aw akin g to w alk

,

w ith out c r ut ch es The treatm e n t w as acc o rdin gly

.

fo llo w e d u p an d on th e st at e d day the 2 8th the

, , ,

com m i ssi o n e r s arriv e d at the h o s it al Paul e n t e re d

p .

th e r o om suppo rtin g him se lf o n h is c r ut ch e s an d ,

w as m agn e ti se d as u sual Wh en in somn am bulism .

,

h e st at e d th at h e w ould return to hi s Be d w ith out

c r ut ch es or su po r t
p W h e n a w ak en e d h e ask e d fo r
.

h i s cr ut ch es bu t w as an sw e re d th at h e did n ot
,

re qu ir e th e m in fac t he ar ose suppo rt e d himse lf , ,

up on the par aly se d le g a sse d thr o ugh th e c r ow d

p ,

w hi ch fo llo w e d him d e scen de d the st eps o f th e con

,

fe ren ce room c r osse d the cou rtyard to the foo t of the

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st aircase w hi ch aft e r restin g him se lf a m in ut e o r

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tw o h e ascende d With th e as
,
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th e b ann i st e r w ent to bed w ith out suppo rt to the

.

, ,

gr eat ast on ishmen t o f all the patients w ho till then ,

h ad on ly see n him fi x e d to his bed Fr om th at day .

h e did n o t resum e his c r ut ch e s .

W h en again magn eti se d on t he 1 l th O ct ob er he , ,

ann oun ce d th at h e sh o uld be c om le t e ly c ur e d if a

p
se ton W e r e est abli sh e d b e l o w th e r e gio n o f th e h e ar t .

O n b e in g pri ck e d w ith a pi n on th e e y e lids h e e vi nced , .

n o sign o f sen sibility .

Th e m agn e ti c e xpe rim e n t s i n th e h ospit al w e r e at

this pe rio d put a sto p to by th e ad m in i str ative coun cil .

Th e pati e n t h ow e v e r said h e could n o t suffici e n tly

, ,

p r ai se th e e fficacy o f m ag n etism an d w as con se quen tly ,

r em o v e d fro m th e h o s it al by M Fo i ssac w h o con

p .
,

tin n e d the tre at m e n t in a priv at e a artm en t "

.

O n th e 2 9th o f th e sam e m on t t e com m ission e r s

w en t to hi s apartm e n t to asce rt ain the p r o gre ss o f th e
cure , w hi ch th e y foun d m ate rially adv an ce d On .

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.
b e in g somn am bulised h e sh owe d in cre ase d stren gth , ,

rai se d M Thill ay e fr om the g roun d an d o n b e i n g

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 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

t old to d e scen d th e st air case abr uptly qui t te d his ,

ch air t oo k th e arm o f M F o i ssac w h o m h e l e ft at

,
.
,

the d o o r d e scen d e d an d ascen de d the st e ps tw o at a

,

ti m e w ith a c on v ul siv e r apidity w hic h h o w e v e r , , ,

b e cam e m o de r at e d w h en h e w as t old to ascen d on ly

o n e at a tim e W h en aw aken e d he lost this sar
.
,

p rising i ncrease of str eng th h i s g ait w as sl o w but .

assur e d ; h e could n o t supp o rt the w e i g ht o f h is b o dy

u pon th e l e ft le g an d h e tri e d i n v ai n to r ai se M
, .

Fo issac It m ust be o b se rve d th at tw o d ay s b e fo r e

. ,

thi s l ast e xpe ri men t h e h ad l ost tw o p o un ds an d a

,

h alf of bloo d h ad had bli st e r s on his l e gs a se ton in

“
, ,

h
th e n ape an d an o th e r o n t e br e ast
,
Yo u w ill .

fl
con se que n tly pe r ce iv e w ith us g e n tl em e n con tin ue s , ,

th e r e po rt ,wh at a p r o digious i nc r ease o f p o w e r

m agn e ti sm h ad d ev el ope d i n th e disease d o rgan s ,

si n ce the w h o l e str en g th o f th e b o dy h ad b ee n m o r e
”
th an q uadr upl e d .
;

Paul aft e r w ards r e n oun ce d all me dical tre atm en t V ,

d esirin g th at the rem w w fi fi

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fi é s ic te d

fl
tt i éh f f afid t o w ard s t h e e nd o f the y ear as
‘

heh xpre sse d a d e sire to be put an d ke pt in som n am

bulism du rin g e ight d ay s i n o rd e r th at his cur e ,

sh o uld be c om pl e t e o n the l st J an u ary h e w as m a ,

n e tise d o n th e 2 5th D ece m b e r an d fr o m th at day ,

r e m ain e d in sdrnh am bulism tgu he J Jg uary

' ' '

.
‘ -

D urin g thi s tim e he w as aw ak eh e d fo r t w e lve h our s

at u n e qual i n t e rv al s ; an d i n th e se bri e f m o m en t s o f

th e w aki n g st at e h e w as suffe r e d to b eli e v e th at h e

,

h ad o n ly b een asl ee p fo r a fe w h o urs D urin g the .

w h ol e ti m e o f hi s sl eep the digestiv e fun c tion s w e r e

e rfor m e d w ith i n c r e ase d ac tivit
y .

He had b e en asle ep thre e d ay s w h e n still in , ,

so m n am b uli sm ac com an i e d b
p , y M Fo i ssac h e se t .
,

o ff o n fo o t the 2 8 th D e ce m b e r fro m th e R ue Mo n
, ,

d o vi an d w e n t to fin d M Fouqui er at the h ospi t al

, .
,

w h e r e h e arriv e d at n i n e o cl o ck He th e re r eco g
’

n ise d the
pati e n t s n ear w h o m h e had sle pt b e fo re
l e avin g as al so the pupil s on se rvice an d h e ml
, ,

r ead with cl ose d gy es w hile a fi n g e r w as h eld ,

-
 A NIMAL MAG N ETISM .

on .
eac h e yelid ,
so m e wo rd s w hic h M . Fouquier
h
s ow e hi m d .

“ “”
The 1 2th 6 f i i r th e com m ss on e s o n ce
m o r e ass o f M F o i ssac w h e r e
“
.
,

w e r e p r esen t M E de L as C ase s d e pu ty ; th e . .
,

Co un t de R um ign y aide de cam p to the kin g ; an d

'

- -

, .

M S e gal as m e m b e r o f the Ac adem y M Fo issac

“
. . .
,

st at e d to u s th at w h e n P au l w as i n th e st at e o f
,

so m n am b uli sm a fi n g e r m ight be h e ld o n e ach o f

,
.

h is cl o se d e y es an d th at n o t w ith st an di n g the com ,

le te o c cl usi o n of th e lids h e w o uld disti n u i sh th e

p g
'

co l o u r o f c ard s w o uld r ead th e titl e o f a b o ok nd

a
, ,

so m e li n es i n an y part w hi ch m i ght be o pe n e d .

A ft e r a c o upl e o f m i n u t e s o f m agn e ti c gestur e s P aul ,

is asl e e p Th e e y e lid s b e in g h e ld close d c onst antly

.

an d alt e r n at e ly by MM F o u qu i e r , Itard M ar c a n d .
, ,

th e r e po rt e r ; a n e w pack o f c ard s i s br oug ht, an d

th e st am p e d e n v e l o pe of the g o v e r n m e n t t o r n o ff
“

th e cards a re sh uffl e d an d P auil r eco gn iz es; e asily ,

an d suc ce ssiv e ly th e ki n g o f spad e s the ace o f cl ubs

“ “

, , ,

queen o f spades, n in e o f c l ub s se ve n o f di amon ds

fl
:
”
, ,

q ueen of di am on ds an d e ight o f diam on ds , .

An al o go us e ffe ct s w e r e obse rve d on sub se quen t

o ccasi o n s an d th e c o m m i ssi on e r s r e m ark th at
,

Th e c on clusi on s to be draw n from thi s lo n g a md

'

c u ri ou s case are e asy ; th e y o w n at u r ally fr o m the

s m l e e x o siti o n o f the fac t s w hi c h w e h av e re l at ed

i p p .

1 st A patien t w h o m a rational m e dicati on by on e o f

.

th e fir st pr actiti on e r s of th e capital w as n ot able to

'

cu r e o f par aly si s finds hi s care i n the emp loy ment o

f ,

magnetism an d in the e x actne ss w ith w hi c h the

‘

tr e at m e n t i s p ur su e d w hi ch he pre scribe s for hi mse lf ,

‘

w hil e i n som n am b ulism; 2 n d In this stat e his

‘

streng th is notably i ncreased 3 rd He g ives us the

"

Q
'

; .

mos un e nl a le proo f that he reads w i th the ey es

closed 4th He fore sees the pe ri o d di m
.
.

i s cur e d at th e t im e w hi c h h e an n o un ce d
‘ ”
an d :
m
.

The case o f an o ther patie n t a j ou rn eyman h atter

‘
'

,
.

set 2 0 b or n; o f an epile ptic mo th e r an d subj ec t to

.
,
ts
,

fits of epil epsy fiv e or six times a w e e k for ten y ears

‘

, ,
 AN IM AL MAG N E TISM . 523

is nex t given in the

re po rt Thi s i n divid ual pre .

di ct e d w hil e in som n am buli sm the pe ri o ds o f his

, ,

att ack s an d w h e n h e w o u ld be c u re d ; th e fo rm e r
,

p r e di ctio n s w e r e v e rifi e d but b e fo r e the t e rm w hic h

,

h e h ad fi xe d fo r his cur e arrive d h e w as kn o cke d

d ow n by a c abriole t an d kill e d The comm issio n e r s .

o b se rv e upo n t hi s case W e see in this in st an ce a ,

o un m an subj e c t d u ri n g te n y ears to att ack s o f

y g
e pil e psy fo r w hi ch h e h ad b ee n successiv e ly tr e ate d
,

at two h o spit al s an d e x e m p t e d fr o m m ilitary se r v i ce

fl
.
,

M agne tism act s upon h im althou g h he is co m ple t ely,

i gn o r an t o f w h at is don e to h im : h e b e com es
som n am b uli st The sy mp toms of his disease are
.

a meli or ated, the di minish i n f requency , his

attacks

headaches opp ression

and disapp ear beneath the
in uence of magnetism h e pr escrib es hi ms e lf a
”

tre at m e n t appr opri at e d to th e n at ur e o f h is dise ase ,

an d fr o m w hi c h h e p r o m i se s hi m self a cu r e B e in g .

m ag n e ti se d w ith ou t his k n o w in g it , an d fro m afar,

h e fall s i n to som n am bulism , an d i s aw ak e n e d fr om i t
‘

w ith th e sam e qu i c k n ess as w h en th e m ag n e tise r is

n e ar h i m L astly , h e i n di cat e s, w ith a rare pre
.

cisio n , o n e an d tw o m o n th s b e fo r e h an d , the day an d

th e h ou r at w hi ch h e i s to h av e an att ac k o f e pil epsy ;

n e v e rth e l ess, alth o u g h e n d o w e d w ith a fo re si ht fo r
g
att ac k s at so di st an t a pe ri o d, as w e ll as for th ose

w hi ch are n e ve r to t ake pl ace , h e d o e s n o t fo resee

th at in tw o day s he w ill m ee t wi th a fat al accide n t ” .

O n this l ast c ir cum st an ce th e c om m issio n e rs re mark ,

th at the pr evisio n s o f the p atien t re lat e o n ly to hi s
a ttacks that th ey are r e duce d to the con sciousn ess o f
,

th e o rg an ic m o difi cation s w hi ch pr epar e th e mse lve s

an d h ap en in h im as th e n e cessary r e sult of i n t e ri o r
p
“ ” “
,

fun c tion s L e t u s add th e y con tin ue

.
, th at his ,

p re vi si on i s n o t absol ut e th at it i s co n diti on al si n ce
, , ,

w he n fo r e t ellin g an att ack h e st at e d th at it w o uld

,

n o t tak e
pl ace if h e w e r e m agn e tise d ; an d in fac t , ,

it d oe s n ot t ak e pl ace it i s alt o g e the r o rgan ic in

, ,

t e r n al Thus w e can con ce ive w hy he did n ot fo rese e

.

an e v en t alt o g e th e r e x t e rn al viz th at ch ance should,

.
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

l e ad him i n the w ay of an in tract able h o r se an d ,

th at in att e m p tin g to st op it h e sh ould r eceive a

m o r tal w oun d .

In the n e x t case the som n am b uli st a fe m al e be , ,

sid es th e o rdi n ary ph e n o m en a o f so m n am b uli sm e x ,

hibite d th at o f asce rt ain in g th e sym pt om s o f pe rso n s

p r ese n te d to h e r O n e o f th em w as M M ar c o n e o f
. .
,

th e c om m i ssio n e r s ; an o th e r w as a dr opsical y oun g

w om an w ith som e pe culi arities w hi ch w e r e in di cat e d
, ,

by th e somn am buli st o n touchin g her w ith to le rable , ,

It re sult s from these o b se rvation s ”

p re ci si on .
,

sa s the r e po rt 1 st Th at w hile i n th e st at e o f
y ,
.

som n am b ulism Mad emo ise lle C has p oin ted out the
, .

diseases of three p erson s w ith w h o m she w as pl ace d

m at i nfi Gdpfi fif 2 ud Th at the de cl aration o f
b
'
‘
‘
.

the o n e th e e x am in atio n w hich w as m ade of the

,

o th e r aft e r thri ce tappi n g an d th e aut opsi c ex am i

, ,

n ati on o f the third w ere f ound to accord w i th what ,

the somnambulist had advanced 3 rd Th at the . .

diffe r en t m o des of tr e at m en t w hich she p re scrib e d

are n o t b e y on d the cir cl e of r em e di es w hi c h sh e

m ight k n o w n or b e y o n d th at o f the o rd e r of thin g s

,

w hi c h sh e m ight r e ason ably r eco m m e n d ; an d 4th

”
.

Th at sh e appli e d them w i th a kin d o f di sce r nm en t.

Th e r ep or t t e rm i n ates by say in g Th e co mm i s ,

si o n h as r epo rt e d w ith i m parti ality th at w hi ch it

h ad seen w ith distrust ; it h as e x pose d m e th o dically

th at w hich it h as obse rve d un de r diffe re n t c ir cum
[

st an ces an d w hi ch it h as fo ll ow e d up w ith an att e n

,

tion as cl o se as con tinue d It has the con scio usn ess .

th at th e stat em e n t s w hi c h it pr esen t s to y o u are the

faithful ex pr ession o f th at w hi ch it h as o b se rv e d .

The o b st acl es w hich it h as m et w ith ar e k n o w n to

.

o u th e y are partly the cau se o f the d e l ay w hi ch

y ;
h as o ccu rre d in pr ese n tin g the r e p o rt alth ou gh w e ,

h av e lon g b e en in possession o f the m ate rials W e .

are,
h ow e ve r far from e xcusin g o ur selv es o r from
, ,

com pl ain i n g of thi s d el ay si n ce it gives to o ur o b ,

serv atio n s a ch aracte r o f m at urity an d r e se r v e w hi ch

sh oul d l e ad y o u to con fide in th e fact s w hi ch w e h av e

26 AN IMAL MAG NE TISM .

au th en tic ated phy si olo gical an d th erapeuti cal ph e

mom en a .

6 Th e . r eal e ffe cts pro duce d by m agn e tism are

v e ry v arie d ; it agit ates som e cal m s o th e r s i t u sually , ,

ac c e l e rat e s th e r e spir atio n an d c ircul atio n cau ses ,

tran sien t c o n vulsive m o ve me n ts sim il ar to e l e ctri c

sh ock s a l assit ud e an d t o r po r m o r e or less r o fo un d
, p ,

so m n ole n c
y an d i n a sm all n um b e r o f in stan ce s
, , ,

w h at th e m agn e ti se r s t e r m so m n am b uli sm .

7 Th e e x i st en ce o f a spe ci al ch arac te r prope r to

.

m ak e k n ow n i n all c ases th e re ality o f the st ate o f

so m n am b uli sm h as n o t b een p r o v e d .

a
8 It may h o w e v e r be i n fe rr e d w ith ce rt ai n ty
, ,

th at this st at e e x ist s w h e n it giv es ri se to the de ve ,

IOpm e n t o f n e w faculti es w hi ch h ave b een d esign at e d ,

b th e n am e of clairvoy ance in t uiti on in t e r n al pre

y , ,

v i sio n ; o r w h en it pr o duces gr eat c h an ges in the

ph y si olo gical st at e as insensi bili ty a sudden and con , ,

sider able i n crease of str ength an d w h en thi s st at e can ,

n o t be r e fe rr e d to an o th e r c ause .

9 As am on g the e ffe cts ascrib e d to som n am

.

bulism th e re are som e w hic h m ay be si m ulat e d so ,

m ay som n am b uli sm it se lf be si mul ate d an d furn ish ,

c h arl at an i sm w ith m e an s o f d e ce pti o n .

1 0 A pe culi ar sleep p ro du ce d m o r e o r le ss
.
,

s e e dily an d est abli sh e d i n a de gr e e m o r e o r l e ss

p ,

r o fo u nd i s a r e al but n o t a c o n st an t, effe c t o f
p , ,

m ag n e ti sm .

1 1 It h as b ee n d e m on strate d to u s th at th e sle ep
.

m ay be pr o du ce d un de r c irc um stan ces in w hi ch th e

m agn e ti se d h av e n ot b e en abl e to pe rc e ive an d ,

h av e b een i gnoran t of the m e an s e m ploy e d to c o ,

c asi on it .

1 2 W h en a pe rson h as b e e n already m agne tise d

.
,

it is no t al way s n e cessary to h av e r eco urse to con t act ,

o r to th e p asses i n o rd e r to m ag n e ti se afr esh The

“

, .

l oo k o f the m agn e tise r hi s w ill alon e h as o ft en th e , ,

sam e i n fl ue n ce In this case On e c an n ot on ly act

.

upon the m agn e ti se d but thr ow hi m com plete ly ,

i nt o the sleep and aw aken him from this state ,

 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 27

w ith out his b e in g aw are o f it o ut o f hi s sig ht at a , ,

ce rt ai n di st an ce an d thr ou g h c l o se d d o o r
,

1 3 Th e re u sually t ake pl ace ch an g es m o r e or

.

l e ss r e m arkable in th e pe r ce ption s an d the facultie s

o f i n divid u al s i n w h o m so m n am b ulism i s pr o d uc e d

by m agn e ti sm .

1 4 W e h av e n ot se en an y pe rson fall i n t o som

.

n ambulism o n b e i n m ag n e ti se d for th e first ti m e

g .

It has som e tim es b e en n o t un til the e i ghth o r ten th

si tti n g th at so m n am b uli sm h as b eco m e m an ife st
“1 5 W e h av e fre q uen tl seen o rdi n ar slee
.

.
y y p ,

w hi c h i s the r epose o f the o r g an s o f the se n se s o f ,

th e i n t ell e ct u al faculti e s an d vo l un t ary m o v e m en t s

, ,

pre ce de an d t e r m in at e th e st at e o f som n am b uli sm .

1 6 W h en aw ak en e d som n am buli sts decl ar e th at

.
,

th ey do n o t recoll ec t any o f the c ircu m stan ce s o f the

st at e o f so m n am b uli sm .

1 7 W e h av e see n tw o som n am buli st s disti n

.

gu i sh w i th closed eyes th e o bj e c t s pl ace d b e fo r e

th em ; th ey h ave de si gn at e d without touching them , ,

th e co lo u r an d n am e o f c ard s th e y h ave r e ad w o rd s
w ritt en o r lin e s fro m a b oo k
, Thi s ph e n o m en o n .

has o ccu rre d e v en w h en the e y elids w ere kep t closed

by the fingers .

1 8 W e h av e m e t w ith tw o som n am b ulist s w ho

.

posse sse d the facu lty of fo resee in g act s O f th e o rg an

i sm , m o r e o r l ess di sti n c t , m o re or l ess c om pli cate d .

1 9 W e h av e o n ly m e t w ith o n e som n am b u li st
.

w h o c ou ld in di c at e th e sym pt o m s o f th e di sease s o f
thr ee pe r son s w ith w h om she w as pl ace d in r e l ation .

W e h ad, h o w e ve r, m ad e research es on a con side rable

n umb e r .

in stan ce o f th is w as re ce n t ly rel at e d to m e by a ge n
A l ady st at e d h e r in t e n t i o n o f m agn e t i sin g the
r tr
y o un g e o f h e r tw o daugh e s, w h o w e e se a e d o ge h e at a r t t t r
p i an o in an adj o i n in g o o m , se arate d f o m thg on e i n w h ich
r r ,

r
sh e h e s e l f w as dc s Un p o c ee din g to c a ry
r r r
m
-
.

he i n o e ffe c , m agn e i sa i o n p o duc e d i ts e ffe c s

t t t t r t
af etr a b i e f p e i o d o n th e y o u n g l ady , w h o w as n o t aw a e
r r r
o f w h a w as go i n g o n , h er sis e n o t b e in
t tr
g at a a e c e
C 2
28 AN IM AL MAG N ET ISM .

20
. In orde r to de te rm in e w ith j ustness the
r el ati on o f m agn etism to th e rape utics, the effe ct s
m ust h av e b een ob se rve d o n a great n umber o f
i n dividual s an d e xpe rim en t s sh o uld h ave b ee n m ade
,

fo r a l on g pe ri o d an d daily o n th e sam e dise ases .

Thi s n o t h avin g b een d on e , the com m ission m ust

r e stric t it self to say in g th at it h as seen too few case s
'

to be bl e
a ,
to pr on oun ce
i i this poin t
an o p n on o n .

21 . Som e o f the
patie n ts m agn e ti se d h ave
de rive d n o adv an t age o th e rs h ave e xpe rie n c e d m o re
,

o r l e ss m ark e d ben efit— viz

.

on e p atien t the r e li e f .
, ,

o f h abit ual p ain s ; an o th e r th e r e t ur n o f str en g th ;

,

a third a suspen si o n o f se ve r al m o n th s o f e il e pti c

, p
att ack s ; an d a fo urth the com pl e te cure of serious
,

an d long standing p araly sis

-
.

2 2 Con side r e d as an agen t o f phy si olo gical

.

ph e n om en a, or as a th e rapeuti cal m ean s, m agn e ti sm

o u gh t to fin d a pl ace w ithi n th e sph e r e o f m e di cal

sc i e n ce , an d co n se que n tly o nly m e dical practi

tion e rs o ught to e m pl oy it, o r to su pe rin te n d i ts
e m pl o y m e n t , as i s pr ac ti se d in se v e r al c oun tri e s o f

th e n o rth o f E u r ope .

2 3 The c omm i ssion c ould n ot verify , b ecause

.

it h ad n o o ppo rtun ity , th e o th e r facultie s w hich

m agn e ti se rs had st at e d to e x i st in som n am bulists .

B ut it h as co lle cte d , an d it c omm un icate s to the

Ac adé m ie, fac ts suffic ie n tl y i mpo rtant to i n duce it
to thin k th at the Acad é m i e o u ght to en cou r age
re se arch e s on m agn e tism as a ve ry curious branch o f
psy ch olo gy an d n atu ral hi sto ry .

C e rtain l y w e d are n ot fl atter ourse lves th at w e

sh all m ak e y ou sh ar e en tir e ly o ur con vi ctio n o f the

r eality o f the ph en om ena w hich w e h ave ob se rve d,

an d w hi c h y ou h av e n e ith e r seen , n or fo llo w e d , n or

stu di e d w ith , o r in o ppositio n to us W e do n ot, .

th e r efo r e , e x act fr om y ou a blin d b e lie f i n all that

w e h av e r e po rte d W e con ceive th at a gre at part
.

o f th e facts are so e x trao rdin ar y , th at y ou cann o t

g ran t it to us : pe rh aps w e o u rse lv e s sh ould h ave

f
r e use d y ou our b elie f if , , h an gin g
c places, y ou
 AN IM AL MAGN ETISM . 29

had co m e to ann oun ce th e m b e fo r e thi s trib un al to

us, w h o , like y o u at p r ese n t , h ad see n n o thi n g ,
o bse rv e d n o thin g , st udi e d n o thin g , fo ll o w e d n o thi n g

o f th e m .

We on ly re quire th at y ou j udge us as w e sh o uld

h ave j udge d y o u th at is to say that y o u re m ain
, ,

pe rfe c tly c on vin c e d th at n e ith e r the l o ve o f th e

w on d e rful n or th e
, de sire o f c e l e brity n o r an y ,

in t e re st w h at e ve r has in fl ue n ce d u s in our l abo u r s

,
.

W e w e re an im ate d by m o tives m o re e levated m o re ,

w o rthy o f y o u— by the l o ve o f sci e n ce an d by th e ,

w i sh to j ustify the h opes w hi c h the Acadé m ie h ad

co n ce iv e d o f o ur z eal an d d e vo t e d n ess .

(Signe d) B O U RB O IS D E L A Mo r r n Pr e side n t ; ,

FO U Q UIE R G U E N E AU DE Mussv
, ,

G U E R SE N T IT AR D LE RO U X M A RC
, , , ,

TH ILLAYE HU SSO N ,

The ge ne ral j ustn ess o f th ese co n clusion s h as b e en

fully c on fir m e d by the r esults o f sub se que n t an d a
m o r e e x t e n sive e xp e ri en ce ; bu t e v e n b e fo r e the pub
licatio n o f this re p o rt th e prac ti ce o f m agn e ti sm h ad
b eco m e pre tty ge n e rally diffuse d in se ve ral c o un tries .

Hufe lan d ph y sic ian to the Kin g o f Pru ssi a w h o se

, ,

o pi n i o n s o n m e di cal qu estio n s w e re h e ld i n hi g h

estim ati o n thr o u g h o u t c o n ti n e n t al E u r o p e d e c ide dly ,

adv oc at e d i ts ado ptio n i n t o m e di cal r ac ti ce th o u g h

p ,

cau ti o n i n g ag ai n st i ts ab use He say s : W e n e ith e r

.

kn o w the e sse n ce n or the li m it s o f this ast on ishi n g

o w e r ; w h osoe v e r th e r e fo re un d e rt akes to dir e c t i t
p ,

sh o u ld e n ag e i n th e t ask w ith a hi h r e spec t for the

g g
p ri n c i pl e w hi c h h e w ill c all i n t o ac tio n H e m ust .

e spe c ially av o id m ag n e tisin g fo r m e re am use

m en t .
”
The Rev Mr S auby o b se rve d in his w ork pub
. .
,

lish e d se ve r al y e ars ago In Russia a co m m i ssi on ,

w as n am e d by the E m pe ro r to in v estigat e th e u tilit y

o f m agn e ti sm an d it d e cl ar e d th at it w as a v e ry
,

i m po rtan t age n t At Moscow a co urse o f m ag n e ti c

.
,

treatm en t has b ee n syste m atically e m ploy e d fo r

 30 AN IMA L MAG N E TISM .

se ve r al y e ar s un d e r the high est auspices In

,
.

D en m ark physici an s pr actice it u n d e r r oy al o rdo

,

n an ce an d b
y a d e c r e e of th e C o un c il o f H ealth In .

H o llan d m any distin gu ish e d m e n t ak e it up an d In ,

Fr an ce the p ractice is c arrie d o n v e r y e x t en siv e ly

i n d ee d . In o rd e r to p r e v e n t th e abu ses w hi c h
m ight ari se fr om th e u se o f m agn e ti sm by in com
pe te n t pe rson s an d to e n su r e th e ad opti on o f a
“

p ro pe r m o de o f treat m en t for th ose w h o see k to

i m pro v e th e ir h ealth by its m ean s the follow in g r ul es ,

w e r e p r o m ulg at e d in S ax o n y by r oy al co m m an d
1 Th e em pl oy m e n t o f an i m al m agn e tism u pon
.

sic k o r i n v alid
pe r son s is p e rm itt e d o n ly to ph y
si ci an s o f th e fir st an d seco n d c l ass Th e ph y si c i an .

m ust un d e rtake th e tr eatm e n t him se lf ; o r if n o t , ,

h e m ust e n trust it to an o th e r w h o m he m ay dee m a

pr ope r pe rso n . .

2 N ou m e di cal pe rson s are p ro hibite d fr om

.
-

tr e atin g patie n t s by m agn e ti sm on th e ir o w n r espon

sibili ty Those posse ssin g spe ci al m agn e tic pow e r
’

.
,

o r w h o b e li e v e th e m se lv es to p o sse ss su c h a po w e r ,

are all o w e d to r ac ti se it fo r th e cu r e o f di sease o n ly

p
as th e in strum e n t o f a
ph y si c i an w ho m u st supe r ,

in t en d th e tr eat m en t .

3 Th e ph y sici an i s r e spon sibl e for the treat m e n t

.

an d i ts co n se q u en ces j u st as w h e n h e e m l o s an
, p y y
o th e r m ean s o f cu r e He sh ou ld be pr ese n t du rin g
th e gr e at e r part o f th e séan c es i n o rd e r to dir e ct , ,

an d if n ece ssar v to sus e n d th e

, p , p ro cess .

4 Ev e ry pr ac titi on e r w h o u n de rt ak es the m ag
.

n e ti c tr e at m e n t o f a c ase m ust fir st i n ti m at e hi s

i n t en tio n so to do to th e c o m m un al phy si ci an an d ,

give the n am e an d addre ss o f th e n on m edical m ag -

n e tiser if e m ployin g o n e
, He m ust also t ake
.

w ritt en n o t e s o f the case fo r the in spec ti o n o f the

au th o riti es w h en r e qu ir e d .

Th e e ffect s r esul ti n g from an im al m agn e ti sm are

divisible in t o tw o kin ds the phy si cal an d th o se , ,

Mesm erism an d its O pp on en ts

” .
 AN IMAL N AG N E TISM
”

w hich are m ore i lly r e fe rribl e to th e d om ai n

e spe c a

o f ps c h ol o gy w hi c h are m u c h m o r e rar e l y m e t w ith

y ,

th an the fo rm e r an d w hic h are n o t e x cl usivel y p ro

,

duce d by thi s ag en t so m e ti m e s o cc urri n g sp on ta

,

n e o usly i n ab n o r m al st at es o f th e sy st e m Ev e n th e .

hy i l ffe c t s d e en d i n r t m u r u o n th e
p s ca e p g ea eas e p
s c h o lo ical c o n diti o n o f t he m ag n e ti se r an d th e
p y g
m ag n e tise d i n asm u c h as the w ill o f the fo r m e r
'

i s the i nfl ue n ce w hi ch pr o d u ces th e m ; an d th e
susc e tibilit
p y o f th e subj e c t to be affe ct e d v ari e s ,

as w e h ave seen u n de r diffe r e n t c irc um st an ce s

, ,

an d i n th e l ar e r
g p ro po rti o n o f h ealth y pe r so n s
i s alt o g e th e r w an tin g fit It i s n o t h o w e ve r “

, , ,

al w a s su pe ri o r str e n th o f w ill th at e n sur e s th e

y g
r esult s ; fo r w o m en an d c hildr e n w ho h av e b e e n
t au h t to m ag n e ti se c an m tim es p ro d u ce th e
g
sl e e
p W, 85 0 i n str o n g an d r o b ust i n di
,

v idu als An auth o r w h ose w o rk s r an k am on g the

.

m ost p ro fo un d am o n g th o se e x i stin g o n th e su bj e c t
i n t h e G e r m an l an g u ag e o b se rve s o n thi s po i n t :
Th e po w e r o f m ag n e ti c acti on i s g e n e r ally u n
e q ual i n di ffe r e n t
pe r son s It m ay h o w e v e r b e co m e
.
, ,

str e n gth e n e d b e x e r ci se Ph si cal b o dil str e n th

y y .
y g
i s n o p r o o f of the po ssessio n o f this po w e r i n a high
d e gr ee ; it d e pe n ds u pon in divid ual pecu li aritie s an d
t he b e n e fi ci al r e sult s o f i ts ac ti o n are n o t p r o po rti o n e d
by th e p o w e r o f m agn e tise r s ; fo r pe r so n s appar e n tly
w eak w o m e n an
, c e rt ai n c ases R1
,

in a m uc h m th an str o n g
m en . I h ave h ad fre que n t o ppo rt un itie s o f c o n
v in ci n m se lf th at as r e s e c t s the r e li e f o f ai n s
g y p , p ,

an d i n i n fl am m at o r lfe c tio n s the h an d o f un \ V

y a , g .

c hildr e n ac t s b e tt e r t han e r so n s
p .

re n se v e n e ar s o ld
” D
1 s e le u ze m agn e ti se
, y s
ay , ,

The r e are
i n stan ce s in w ith ou t an y appe ar

w
an ce o f b o dily str e n gth o sse ss e r fo r
p g ,

out y an d
ac t
ing u o n o th e r s fo r th e di s e r si on o
g
p , p g

E speci ally on a first trial .

 AN IMAL MAG NETISM .

h eumatic pain s Thi s is m or e e specially the case

r .

w ith re spec t to th ose wh o h av e i n th em m uc h e l ec

tricity
”
Three co n dition s are m e n tion e d by De leuz e
.

as b e i n g re qui site to p r o d uce b en e fici al ac ti o n

“
.

viz the w ill con fiden ce an d th e d esir e to do

”
.
, , ,

go o d at .

The m agn e ti c effe c t is pr o d uce d m o r e r e adily an d

con stan tl i h t tri w h r th r e x i sts am on g
'

v y n o co un e s e e e e ,
h u

th e i n h abi tan t s a gr e at e r e x citability o f the n e rvous

sy st e m th an in co lde r r e gi on s In th e E ast I n di es . ,

al m ost all the n ativ e s on w h o m th e tri al w as m ad e

w e r e m o r e or l e ss affe ct e d on the fir st or secon d

n ce asm
‘

att em t
p I n th .e so u th o f Fr a v e se en , ,

th e pr opo rtion o f pe r son s affe c t e d by m agn e ti sation

w as m uch l ar ger th an in th e n o rth o r o th e r part s o f ,

th e c oun try It m ust h o w e v e r be o bse rv e d th at

.
, , ,

I w h e r e on e magn e ti se r fails an o th e r w ill o ft en succe e d

“
i
g
i n i hducing th e j lgjep u 3 1 er m ay
'

f b § l €
’
’
o
'
s e i th ei ‘
e ca t i €1tt
m
u

t é r m agn e tic po w e r or b ecause th e sub

w

p oss re a ,

j e ct m ay be m ore im pre ssion able o n a secon d or third

m agn eti sation ; so th at it is n o t alw ays a p r o o f th at
m agn e ti sm i s w ithou t acti on w he n n o im m e diat e or
p e r c e
ptibl e e ffe c t s are e x p e ri e n c e d a t t h e tim e In .

case s o f di se ase th e p r o duction of v e ry en e rge ti c

,

e ffect s i s n o t a fav o u r abl e sig n I p re fe r fo r mag

” “
.

n e ti c tr eatm e n t sa s Dr E nn e m o ser a subj e c t

y , .
,

w ho is n o t alt o ge th e r i n se n sibl e to the actio n but o n e ,

w ho on ly m an ife sts a slight an d t e m po rary susce pti

bility to it I am m o r e appr eh en siv e w h e n v e ry
.

m ar ke d effe c t s are at on ce pr o d uce d th an w h e n th e re

i s m o re i n se n sibility to i ts ac tion M agn e tisatio n .

o n ce tw i ce o r th ri ce m a e rh aps sh ow n o e vid en c e
, , yp ,

o f the age n cy w hi ch m a be m an ifest e d if th e p r ocess

y ,

be pe rse ve r e d in N othin g h as b een m o r e inj uri ous

5 to the cause o f m esm e rism th an the e rro n eous idea
.

1
“ a
th at sl eep an d som n am bulism are the chie f O bj ect s to
i} ? be ai me d at in m
isih g ; n or has any thi n g t en de d
' "

E n n em o ser . An l e it ung z ur m esmerisch en P rax i s .

Stuttgard, 1 8 52 .
 x
n
v

AN IMA L MAGN E TISM

.

34 J .
-

C .

d r e ason i n g m ust be li able gre at un ce rtai n ty to

gpere w e h ave at len gth obtain e d that lon g w i she d;
.

fo r d esid e rat um th e art o f l oo ki n g i n t o th e i n side o f

, .

a pati en t Th e e x pe rim e n t h as b e e n so fr e qu en tly

.

j r e peat e d an d the D oct o r m ain tain s the fac t w ith the

,

sam e fee li n g o f co n fide n ce for w hi c h h e i s n o t o ri o us

u pon e v e r y o th e r po i n t o f m ag n e ti c d o c trin e .

N o pe r son c an for a m o m e n t e n t e rtai n a d oubt

th at v e ry v al uabl e b en e fit s m ay be d e riv e d fr om th e
disc r ee t e x e r c ise o f this p ow e r an d y e t th e frie n ds ,

of m a gn etism h av e b e e n g rossl in sulte d upo n this

v e r y po in t by y o u r sc eptic al philosophe rs I v e ry .

w ell r e m e m b e r th at w h e n I fir st v e n tu r e d to hin t at
thi s e ffec t o f m agn e tic in fluen c e to a philosophical
frien d h e v e ry ch arit ably suppose d m e to h av e l ost
,

m y sen se s an d w ith gr eat p o lit en e ss m ad e th at a

,

p r e t e n ce fo r d e clin i n g an
y fu rth e r co n v e r sati o n upo n
”
th e su bj e ct .

W ith respect to th e o ccasion al tran sference o f

M ye tiser a fac t that h as b een con firm e d by r e ce gn t
fi Ws m pto m s o f di se a se fr o m th e subj e c t to th e m a
'

p (
o b se rvati o n ) the Writ e r r e m ark e d :
,
It m u st in dee d , ,

be ackn o w le dg e d th at th e ac t of tran spl an t ation i n

duces a m at e rial c h an ge in th e fo rm of the disease '

so th at th e o e r ato r d oes n o t b e com e th e subj e c t o f

M fic co m plam t w hi c h h e tr an slat es but on ly

-

the S .

ex perIe n ce s a ge n e r al i n con v en ie n ce I am aw are .

,

h e add e d th at the g r av e r so rt o f peopl e h ave be en

,

gre atly scan d alise d a t our hin tin g a n ecessary con

n ex i on o f thi s n e w sci e n c e w ith r e ligio n but th e y ,

Ail ” w e r e p r o b ably ign o r an t o f th e su r pri sin g m o r al

i j effept s w hi ch it h as w r ou ght upon m any o f Its is
.

ci ple s B ut While th e su bj e c t of this n e w sc ie n ce

.

agit at e s an d divid es th e m i n d s o f so m an y pe o pl e I ,

am h appy t O se e th e n um b e r o f ill ustrio us an d re

'

spe ctable n am es w hi ch di gn ify th e li st o f co n v e rt s to

J m agn e ti sm W e can b o ast of di sciples i n b o th H o uses
.
.
“

o f P arli am e n t ; m an y w o rthy m e m b e r s of the Churc h

m ay be ran ke d am on g i ts w armest d e fe n de rs ; an d
e v en a rem n an t amo n g the F aculty h av e h ad the
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 35

libe r ality to div e st th e m selves o f pr ej udice an d be ,

c o m e st ud e n t s i n th e sch o o l o f m ag n e ti sm Th e re i s .
,

i n d ee d on e cl ass o f m en upo n w h o m w e h ave been

,

un able hith e rt o to m ake the l e ast i m pr essi o n ; I

m e an th e philoso ph e rs— a r ace o f m e n n o t ori o us fo r
i n c r e d ulity re spec tin g all the o cc ult scien ces W e .

h ave acc o rdin gly d et e rm ine d to r e g ard the m as i n

co rri ibl e
”
g .

Th e follo w in g r e m ark s upo n th e ab o ve co m m un I

cati o n w e r e m ad e by the e dit o r :
“Thi s s e c ie s o f divi n atio n i s n
p
o ffs ri n f m a n e ti sm M an y y e ar s ag o th e c it f
p g o g .
y o

Pari s w as i n fest e d with v agran tsz w ho offe r e d to

c o n vi n ce an y pe r so n th at th e ir e e s c p
y p ld pie rc e th e

m q l paqu e sub st an ces Th e y pr e t e n d e a to k n o w

p m
.

th e c ofitO n ts o f an y box m ad e o f g o ld silve r o r

.
, ,

w oo d ; an d m o r e th an thi s th e y o ffe r e d to r e pe at
, h

th c on t e n t s o f an lg z tt r wpitte n at the di s t
'

f rfde o f
e y e a

l miles, pi gv 1 de d th e pe r son w o uld w rite it i n

_ m
"

se v efa
'

th e p r e se n ce o f a parti cul ar c l o ck w hi ch th e y affir m e d

,

w o uld r e pe at ag ai n e v e r y thi n g th at w as tr an sac t e d in

i ts p resen ce What is rather singular they seemed to
.
,
'

p erf orm w hat they so boldly p romised, and w ith such

success as to i m o se u on so m e m e n o f e d u c ati o n , w ho
p p
b e li e ve d th at th ese pe o ple had disco ve re d a n e w
ag e n t i n n at ure If it be adm itt e d th at th e se e x
.

e ri m e n ts w e succ e ssful , th e y m ay be acco un t e d for

p er
o n the suppo si fiOfi tha
-

t the alle g e d n e cessity o f the

r se n ce o f th e c loc k w as a m stificati o n o n the
p e y part
p ower o f th ought
-

o f an
r e adin g, o r o f e st ablishin g a m ut ual rapp or t w ith
o th e rs i n so far as r e l at es to th e arti cul ar t e st s,
p
i nde pen den tly o f m agn e tism , as is n o t un fre q ue n tly
e x hi bit e d i n publi c at th e p rese n t da
y
,
.

We le arn fro m the hist o ry o f h um an n at u re ,

adde d the e dit o r, th at the m ost illit e r at e part o f th e
“A P lain an d R at i on al Acco un t of th e N a t ure an d
E ffe cts o f An im al Magn e ti sm , w ith N o tes an d an App en di x
by th e E dit o r .
 36 AN IM AL MAGN E TISM .

co m mun ity, fr om th eir pr on en e ss to supe rstition ,

h av e m o st comm on ly b e com e the prey of arro gan t .

i mposto r s but the m o de rn trib e o f m agn etic j ug gle r s

,

h ave h ad th e finesse to se duce ch ar ac t e r s the m ost e x

al t e d an d re spe ct abl e W hat m ust be the asto n ish
.

m e n t o f post e rity to r ead th at m em b e r s o f th e Briti sh

fl
S en at e h av e so far fo rgo tt en th e ir dign ity as to co un ,

ten an c eth e m ost w o rthless fo re ign e rs i n th e ir fl ag r an t

im positi on s upon the public to r ead th at th e y
h av e b e c om e the ir assistan t s an d coadj utors ; h av e .

l earn e d the trick s an d g rim ace of kn avish bu o on s

‘

an d th at thus e quippe d th e y h ave i ssue d fo rth as

, ,

m agn e ti se rs offe rin g th eir se rvice s to th e ir frien ds

,

an d ac q uain t an ces

This ab surd busin e ss i s like w i se said to r ece ive

L’ coun t en an ce an d su o rt fro m m an y r e s ec table
pp p
m in ist e rs b o th in th e E stabli sh e d Ch ur c h an d am o n g
,

t e Isse n ters Th e ir m otives for st an din g fo rth as

.

th e advocat es o f so str an ge a cau se m ay do c r e dit to

th e ir h ear ts but the i n t e rest s o f h uma n ity do not
,

re qui r e an y m an to lay aside h i s un de r st an di n g

,
.
'

It i s v ery possibl e th at som e o f these m arve llous

st o ri es whi c h y o u h av e h e l pe d to c ir cul at e ar e gross

m i stakes an d th at the g r eate r part are impud en t

,

false h o o d s W h at th en w ill be yo ur re fle ction s

.
, ,

w h e n th e bu bbl e bur st s an d the w h o l e sch em e o f thi s

,

atr oc ious dece pti on sh all be d e t e ct e d The tim e

c an n ot be far di st an t w h en th e m ost fascin at e d adv o

c at e fo r thi s m e dico r e ligi ous b uffo on e ry wi ll

.
-
be
ash am e d an d co n fo un d e d at hi s si m l e c r e d ulit A
p y .

w e ll g r o un de d ch arg e o f c r e dul ity an d fan atici sm

-

m ust unn e rve all th at y o ur ze al l earn in g an d pie ty , ,

m ay attem pt an d th e m ean e st o f y ou r h eare rs must

,

thin k i t a suffic ie n t r e aso n for despi sin g all th at y ou

pre ach w he n he sh all say
,
’
This m an w as a m ag ,

n etise r .

Ho w far poste rity has do rse d the pre di c tion s o f en

thi s w rit er m ay be in fe rr e d fr om the in t e r est w hi ch

has b ee n e xc it e d of lat e ye ars on th e subj e ct an d ,

from the v erifi cation of the con teste d ph en om en a .

 P AR T I .

P HY S ICA L P H E N O ME N A .

We th e daw n o f a n e w day as esp e c s sc e n ce an d

are at r t i
i tr t
th e n e e s s o f h u m an y it i v r
A d sco e y , su p ass n g all o h e s
. r i t r
t t v b t r r i
h a h a e ee n hi h e to m ade , p o m se s to fur n sh u s w h a i it
tr it rt
k ey to so m e o f th e m o s eco n d e se c e s o f n a u e , an d h us t r t
to o p en o u t a n e w w o d to o ur rl
e w
”— F E L AN D
vi . HU .

CH APTER I .

P O INT S OF AN AL O G T E E E E ST RIAL AN D AN IMAL MAG

Y B E T WE E N
N E T IS M— ACT IO N O F T H E MAG N E T O N SE N S ITIV E IN D IV ID UAL S
A N D O N AN IMAL S — MAG N E T IC F L ID L MIN O S E MAN ATIO N 7
U U U -

P E RCE P T IB L”E B SO LIN AMB UL ISTS— D IAh

Y RE ICH m
""
E N B ACH s E X P ER IME NTS — ACTIO N o r MAG N E TIS M PO N U
AN IMAL S — ACTIO N F R O M A DIST ANCE — MAG N E TIC ATT R ACTIO N
-
MAO N E T ISE D WATE R .

TH E follo w i n g passag e , fro m th e Pr in cipia o f

N e w ton , appear s in so m e d e gr e e to co rro b o rat e th e
O pin i o n o f M esm e r r espe ct i n g th e e x i st e n c e o f a

un iv e rsally diffuse d im pon d e r abl e fl uid an d to h av e ,

an tic ipat e d th e r e sult s r e cen tly an n o un ce d by R e i ch

e n bach , as d e duc ible fr om hi s e x pe ri m e n t s : We

m i ght add so m e thi n g o n th e su bj e ct o f a ce rt ain v e r y
subtle spirit w hic h e x ists in th e lat en t st at e in so lid

b o die s It is by the fo rce an d the activity o f this

.

spirit th at th e parti cl es o f b o di es m u t ually attr ac t

e ach o th e r at sh o rt di st an ces an d adh e r e w h e n th e y

co m e i n co n t ac t ; th at li g ht i s e m itt e d , r e fle c te d ,

re fr act e d , an d i n fl e ct e d ; an d th at h eat is co mm un i cat e d

to b o dies All sen sation i s e x c it e d, an d th e li m b s o f

.

an im als are m o v e d at w ill by the vibr ati on s o f this

 38 AN I AL M MAG N E T ISM.

sp irit pro pag at e d by m e an s o f th e so lid fil am e n t s o f

,

th e n e rv e s o f th e e x t e rn al o r gan s an d o f the se n se s to
the br ain , an d fr o m th e br ain to the m u sc l e s B ut
“
.

th ese thi n g s c an n o t be e xpl ain e d in a fe w w o rd s, an d

w e do n o t possess suffi c i e n t e xpe ri e n c e to e n abl e u s
to d e t e r m in e an d to d e m o n strat e w ith p r e cisi o n th e
l aw s by w hich the ac tion o f this spirit i s r e g ul at e d ” .
.
.

The n am e o f An i mal M ag n e tism w as ado pte d to

d e si g n at e the peculIar aptp On hme r e d e sc ribe d of on e ‘

"
M

i rl diyi dg afl uppn an ot h e r , o n acc O a

IiiIt Of an an al o gy
said to e x i st be tifi efi thi s i n fl ue n c e an d th at o f te r
‘ ‘

restri al m ag n e tism ; a subtil e e m an ati o n o r fl uid b e i n g

sup ose d to be tr an sm itt e d fr o m th e m ag n e ti se r to

p
th e m ag n e ti se d , lik e th at fr o m the l o adsto n e to the
ir o n w hi c h it attr act s .

The acti on o f m ag n ets, an d i n so m e cases o f b ars

or l at es o f ir on , u o n th e n e rvo u s sy st e m , attrac te d
p p
th e att e n tion o f Sci en tifi c O b se rv e rs l on g a o,
g
an d som e e xpe ri m e n t s m ade i n m o r e r ece n t ti m e s

h ave d e m on str at e d th at a m agn e ti c i n fl uen ce e x i sts

in the b o die s o f an i m al s Many y e ar s ago Pro fe sso r
.

B ecl ard re m arke d th at a n ail on b e in g stu ck i n t o a

n e rv e an d le ft for a Sh o rt ti m e h ad a cq uir e d th e

m agn e tic pr ope rty o f attrac tion B e rard likew ise

”
.

st at e s Archiv e s de Méde cin e , V ol xx ) th at o n . .

w ithdr aw i n g thr e e iggn nee dle s fr o m th e sci ati c ,

n egv e o f a rabbit, i n w hi c h th e y had b e e n st uc k a

W
.

q uart e r an h o ur b e fo r e , h e o b se r v e d th at th e y

at tract e d iron filin gs M o re recen tl y a distin g uish e d

.

Ge rm an ph y siolo gist( B urdach )re m arke d : The action

Of th e m agn e t upon so m e pe r so n s i n h e alth as w e ll as ,

upo n o th e r s w h o suffe r e d fr om spasm o di c an d pai n ful

dise ase s l e ads u s to i nfe r the e x iste n ce o f m ag n e ti c
”
,

o w e r i n the o rg an i sm
p .

M Pre vost o f Gen e va im parte d a m agn e tic pro

.
, ,

p e rty t o n e e dles by pl aci n g th em v e ry n ear to

e x pose d n e rv e s an d pe r pen d icul arly to th e dire c tio n

,
"
i n w hic h the e lec tric cu rr en t w ould pass alon g th e m .

The n e e dle acquir e d the m agn e tic p ro pe rty at the

m omen t w h en m uscul ar con traction w as pr o duce d
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 39

by irrit ati n g th e Spin al c o rd o f th e an im al The .

e l ec tri c fish i s d e prive d o f th e p o w e r o f i m parti n g

sh o ck s w h e n a m agn e t i s pl ac e d i n c o n t ac t w ith i ts

b o dy “ It i s a w e ll kn o w n ph e n om en o n in the
-

“
.

kit ch e n say s a G e r m an w rit e r th at an e e l m ay

, ,

be m ade to r e m ain p e rfe ctly q ui e t by plac i n g upo n

i ts h e ad a k e y o r o th e r pi e ce o f ir o n W hile the .

k e y r e m ai n s th e re th e an im al see m s as if dead but ,

as so on as it i s r e m o v e d it r eco m m e n c e s i ts a c tiv e

m o v e m e n ts The m ag n e t e x e rt s a still m o r e po w e rful

.

ac ti o n u po n thi s an i m al w hi c h i s attrac t e d to th e
,

c o rr espo n di n
g e d g e o f th e b asi n w h e n th e m agn e t i s I
bro ug ht w ithi n i ts at m o sph e re ; it seem s distr e sse d
by the prese n ce o f th e m agn e t an d its thr o at
”
,

sw e ll s it
.

It h as been r e m arke d th at w he n fri cti o n s o r

” fr om ab ove d o w n w ard are m ad e w i th a
passe s
h o rse sh o e sh ape d m agn e t upo n a su itab le piece o f
-

iro n it b eco m e s m agn e ti se d an d w ill a dh e r e to the

, ,

m agn e t but if th e ass es b e m ad e i n a c o n tr ar

, p y
dir e c tion as from b e lo w up w ards w ith the sam e n
, ,
’

m ag n e t upo n the sam e pi ece o f iro n th e r e w ill n o ,

l on g e r be an y pe r cepti bl e attr ac ti on be t w e en th em .

This co rre spon d s in so m e d eg r e e w ith the po sitive

an d n e ativ e e ffe c t s r e sulti n fr o m th e d o w n w ard
g g
an d up w ard
“ m ad e i n m agn e ti si n g i n di v i
passe s
d uals So m e additio n al p r oo fs o f the an alo gy that
.

e x i st s b e t w e e n te rr e sti al an d an i m al m a n e ti sm h av e
g
b e en supplie d o f l at e y ear s by the e x pe rim e n ts o f
B aro n Re ich e n bach w ho r em arks : Magn e t s act upo n
,

the b o dy e spec ially un d e r ce rt ai n co n ditio n s

, W hen .

a m ag n e t i s dra w n fr o m ab o v e d o w n w a rds w ith o u t

c o n t ac t w ith the bo dm rf aifi sens

,

a tibh s are e x e ri
‘ ‘ ’

y p
e n ced b i divid l — o ut o f t w e n t
y so m e n u a s y three o r ,

fo ur w ill be foun d to be th us sen sibl e to i ts ac ti on I .

fo un d th at o ut of t w e n ty tw o pe r so n s e i g ht e e n w o m en
-

and gir ls w e r e se n sibl e to thi s i n fl ue n c e T he se n sation .

R e il , “Anw e ndun g der P sy ch isch en K urme tho de ,

al le .
40 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

r e sem bl e s an aura som e tim es w ar m at o th e r tim es cool ;

, ,

at o th e r ti m es again ri ki g ar e e x e rie n ce d an d
,p c n , s p ,

o ccasi o n ally h ead ach e Th e se effe ct s o ccur w h en th e

.

ati e n t s do n o t see th e m agn e t an d do n o t kn o w

p ,

w h at i s d on e Th ey o ccu r in b o th se xe s bu t m o st
.
,

fre que n tly i n f em ale s espec ially in th ose w h o se

,

h ealth , n o t str on g Th ose w h o labo ur .

u n de r spasm o di c an d
par alytic affection s are par
ticularly sen sibl e to th e actio n In sane pe r sons an d
so m nam b uli st s are al w a s
y
’
T w o tran sl ation s of th e B aron s w o rk appeare d i n
th e E n gli sh l an g uage on e by Dr Ashburn e r the
, .
,

o th e r by Dr Gr e go r y th e l at e p r o fesso r o f c h e m i stry

in th e Un iv e rsity o f Edi n bu rg h w ho Ie m
.
,

hr kfi th at
'

'

ex pe rim e n t s w ith th e
"

m agn e t upon subj ec ts w hile un de r th e in fluen ce o f

an i m al m agn e ti sm addin g : , He h as de m on strate d i n
m agn e t s tw o fo rces ; o n e attracts iro n an d affe c ts the
n e e dl e th e o th e r ac t s upo n the n e rv o us syst e m an d
”
, ,

i s al so foun d u n m ix e d in c ryst als This n e w fo r ce he

“
.
,

fur th e r o bse rv es like m agn e ti sm an d el e c tricity

, ,

assu m e s a po lar arr an ge m en t i n b o di e s an d th ose ,

ch arge d w ith it are l um in o us e spe c ially at th e ir

,

po le s ; th e light b e in g vi sible to ce rtain se n sitiv e

i n div idu al s .Many pe r son s h av e bee n able re adily
an d w ith o ut h esitati on to di sti ngui sh a glass o f w at e r

o v e r w hi ch a m agn e t h ad b een passe d fr om se v e r al

o th e r n o n m agn e tise d gl asse s

-
A large c ry stal place d
.

i n su ch a m an n e r th at i ts po in t r ests u pon a g l ass o f

w at e r m agn e ti se s it as co mple t e ly as a h o r se sh oe

A ph iloso phi cal w r it er an d e x pe rim en t er o n ani m al

m agn e t ism ( Dr Ch arpigno n ) rem ark e d m any y e a
. rs a o
g
H avin g place d be fo re so m e so m n am bulists fo ur sm all b ars
o f iro n , o n e of W hi ch w as m agn e t ise d by th e l o adst o n e , th ey
co u ld al w ay s di stin gui sh th is on e fro m th e o th e rs, fro m i ts
tw o e n ds b e in g e n v e l op e d i n a brilli an t vap o ur Th e li gh t .

w as m o re b ril lian t at o n e e n d ( th e n o rth p o l e) th an at th e

o th e r
. I co ul d n e ve r dece iv e th em t h ey alw ay s r eco gni se d
th e n ature o f th e p o le s, al th o ugh w h en i n t h e ir n orm al state
th e y w e re in comple te igno ran ce of th e subj e ct Ph y sio .

l ogi e, Medi cin e, et Metaphy siqu e du Magnetisme 1 845 . .

42 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

l M
h
repe le d an d po in t e quato ri ally fo r all th e sub stan ces
O f w hi c h h e i s c o m pose d, i n cl udi n g th e bl oo d, ossess
” p
this ( diam agn e tic) prope rty The phe n om en a, Fg a
.

day dec l are s, abu n dan tly establish the e x i st e n ce o f a

m agn e tic p ro pe rty in m att e r n e w to our kn o w le dg e .

The n e w fac t s giv e n ot a m e r e n e g ativ e to th e st at e m e nt

th at all b odi es are m agn e tic , as iron i s, an d po in t
b e tw e en the poles, but som e thin g b eyon d — viz , an .

affir m ativ e as to the e x i st en c e o f fo r ces in all o rdi n ary

b odie s dir ectly th e opposite to th ose e x i stin g in m ag

n e ti c b o di e s ; for, w h e re as th o se
p r ac tic ally pr o d uce
a ttraction th e se produce r epul sion Th ose se t a
, .

b o dy in the ax ial dir e c tion but th e se t ak e up an

”
,

e quat o ri al dir e c ti o n R e ich en b ach h as p rese nt e d

.

si m il ar r ese ar ch es but i n con n e x io n w ith an i m al

,

life . En ou g h i s prov e d to sh ow th at w e r e ou r
sen se s r e n d e r e d m o r e acu t e th e r e w o u ld be m an y
,

thin gs de m on str ate d w h ich are n o w do ubte d Physical .

sc i e n ce m ust in fe r m o r e th an it can O b se rv e .

S om e o f the c ases re co rde d by B aron R e i c h en b ach

fully co n fir m th ese o b se rvation s I subj oin tw o o r
.

thr e e o f th em
Mr Schick h ad the sin gul ar custom w h en he
.

aw ok e e arl
y i n the m o r n i n g o f r e g ul arl
y t ur n i n g

hi m se lf in bed so as to pl ace his h ead wh e r e hi s fe e t

,

h ad be en o n d o in g thi s h e i n v ari ably fe ll asl ee p

a gai n an d thi s se co n d Sl e e
, p w as far m o r e r e fr eshin g
th an th at w hich pr e ce de d it Th e au th o r o n i n quiry
.
, ,

foun d th at the po sitio n o f th e be d w assuc h th at the

he ad o f th e sl ee pe r w as dir e ct e d to th e south his fe e t ,

t ow ard s the n o rth He advi se d th e t urnin g o f the

.

bed e x actly i n th e o ppo sit e dir ec ti o n an d fr o m th at,

tim e th e n ec e ssity for the secon d Sl e ep n e ve r r e t urn e d

4 —th e o rdi n ar sl e e w as so un d an d r e fr eshin g
y p .

O n e x am i n in g th e sle e pin g positio n o f Mdlle r

N o w o tn y she w as foun d lyin g e x ac tly in th e m agn eti c

m e ridi an h er h ead tow ard s th e n o rth
,
She h ad .

i n stin c tiv ely c h osen this di r e ction an d it h ad been

,

n e c essar to t a k e do w n a t o v e t o allo w her be d to

y s

be pl ace d as she w ish e d i t She Was re que st e d as an

.
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 43

e x pe ri m e n t to lie dow n h ead to the south ;

w ith her
sh e v e ry soon b e g an to co m pl ai n o f discom fo rt
‘

b ec am e r estle ss an d flush e d ; h er pul se becam e m o r e

fre que n t an d full e r an d she e x pe rien ce d in c re ase d
,

h ead ac he t o ge th e r w ith a sen satio n o f n ause a The

,
.

be d w ith th e pati en t w as n o w tu rn e d but w as st oppe d ,

h alf w ay w h e r e she lay in a m agn e tic par all e l w ith

-

h e r h ead to th e w e st This positi on w as far m or e

.

disag r eeable th an the fo r m e r in fact absol ut e ly ,

in t o le r able W h e n r e st o r e d to he r o rigin al position

.
,

W ith h e r h e ad to th e n o rth all di sagr ee abl e se n sati on s ,

w e r e i n a fe w m i n u t es co m pl e t e ly g on e Sh e h ad .

fr e que n tly live d in diffe r e n t ho u se s an d had suffe r e d

un e asi n e ss in so m e w hil e i n o th e r s sh e h ad fe lt c o m
,

fo r table w ith o u t th e c au se b e in g kn o wn
,
H e r bro th e r .

w as t o ld to t ak e a co m pass an d asce rt ai n th e positio n

o f th e be d in th e di ffe r en t h ou se s as w e ll as o f h e r ,

co uch es an d w o rk ch air s It w as fo un d in o n e h ouse

-
.

th at he r be d an d c ouch had acc ide n t ally b e en in t he

m agn e ti c m e ridian sh e h ad l ai n w ith h e r h e a d

tow ard s the n o rth In an o th e r h o use sh e h ad l ain in

.

a li n e n o rth east an d so u th w e st
-
She h ad b ee n -
.

co m fo rt abl e i n th e fo r m e r W hil e i n th e l att e r sh e h ad

,

al w a s suffe r e d an d stru l e d w ith i l l n ess e v e n w ith

y gg ,

o u t k n o w in g w h S h e co u ld n o t b e ar to sit ac r o ss
y .

h er be d o r so fa n e ith e r c o uld sh e lie o n th e so fa

,
.

Mad em o iselle Stu rm an n w as subj e ct to cat aleptic

att ac k s . Th e au th o r fo un d h er lyi n g in a p ositi o n
fr om w est to e ast In thi s po siti on a gr e at m agn e t
.
,

c arr y i n g e ight oun d s l ace d ab o v e h e r h ead o r

y p p ,

u n d e r h e r fee t h ad scar ce ly an
y e ffec t She w as th e n .

p l ace d i n a
po siti o n fr om n o rth to so u th T h e ch an e
g .

w as i n st an t an eo us ; the pati e n t at o n c e e x pe ri e n ce d
a fee li n
g o f co m fo rt ; th e p r evi o usly e x i sti n g fe e lin g
o f r e stl e ssn e ss c e ase d a ain fu l se n sati o n o f h e at in
p .

the ey e s w hic h h ad con st an tly ann o y e d h er di sap

, ,

e are d an d in i ts st e ad Sh e fe lt an a r e e abl e c o o ln e ss
p , g .

Th e n fo llo w e d a n i ght of sin gul arly soun d sl e e p suc h ,

as She h ad n o t h ad for a l on g ti m e An o th e r ti m e .

the positi on fr om so uth to n o rth w as trie d w ith an ,

 ANIMAL MAGNETISM .

e qua lly id ch an ge for the w o r se All disagre e

rap .

able sen sati o n s w e r e h o w ev e r re m ove d w h e n the

, ,

ati e n t ag ai n occupie d th e o sition fr o m n o rth to

p p
so u th . Th e sam e m agn e t w hic h had b ee n use d
w ith out an y m ark e d ac tion w hil e sh e lay in th e
m agn e tic parallel n o w w h e n sh e lay in the m e ridian
, , ,

str uc k h e r do wn sen se le ss at a di st an ce o f thirty fe e t .

All th e se patie nts n ow r e colle c te d h ow pain ful it h ad

b een to th em to rem ain in ch u rch th ough th ey coh ld ,

n e v e r tell w h
y B u t a .s all C a th o li c c h u r ch es are
buil t from e ast to w est th ose pe r son s in fr on t of the
,

alt ar ar e n e cessarily i n th e
po sition from w e st to
east w hic h to all sen sitiv e s is the most in t o l e r abl e
, .

In fac t th ese patie n ts i n th at position had o ft e n

”
,

fainte d an d b een c arrie d o ut o f ch urc h .

The follo w i n g in stan ce s pre sen t an illustration of the

di rect ac ti on o f th e m agn e t upon se n sitiv e subj ect
A pati en t lay in a c at al e pti c state w ith out co n
sci ousn e ss o r m o tion a m agn et o f tw en ty poun ds
suppo rti n g po w e r w as br o u h t n ear to h er h an d
g ,

w hi c h adh e r e d to it so firm ly th at w h e n the m ag n et

w as m o v e d side w ays b ack w ards or in any dir e c tio n
, , ,
"

her h an d stuck to it like a p i e ce o f ir on w o uld

have done This occu rr e d daily Repeate d ex
. .

i m e n ts w ith th e m agn e t in v ari ous w ay s— the

p er

patien t s e y e s b e in g blin dfolde d alw ays p rodu ce d

’ “
i

the sam e r esul t s Amon g o th e r test s I arran ged

.

w i th a frie n d t o r e m o ve an d r epl ace alt e r n at e ly the

ar m ature o f a o w e rful m agn e t suppo rtin g e ighty
p ,

poun ds on the opposit e side o f th e w all b ehin d th e

, ,

p l ace w h e r e the
pa ti e n t la
y i n b e d T h e a r m at u r e .

h ad h ardly been re m o ved w h en th e patie n t b e cam e

restl ess an d c o m l ain e d th at su r e ly an o e n m agn e t
, p p
m ust be ly in g ne ar h er The ar m at ure w as n ow
.

re l ace d w ith out h er kn o w l e d e an d she i mm e di at e ly

p g ,

b ecam e calm Wh e n the e xpe rime n t w as se cre tly

.

re peate d sh e b ecam e q uit e uz zl e d an d could n ot

p ,

c o n c e iv e w h at w as th e o rigin o f the v ary i n g fe e li n gs

o f di sco m fo rt w hi ch att ack e d an d l e ft h er Th e .

magnet had th erefore act e d on her thr ough a st on e

, ,
 AN IMAL MAG NE T ISM . 45

wa ll w ithout her b e in g aw are o f its vi ci n ity e x actly

, , .

as if it h ad b e en o pe n b e fo r e he r ac co rdin g to th e ,

kn ow n l aw s of m agn e tism w hi ch irresistibly pen e ,

trat e s all b o dies Th e e xpe rimen t w as subse quen tly

.

r epeate d w ith h er know le dge an d th e sam e r e sult s

”
,

w e r e O bt ain e d .

The lat e Mr Br aid en d e avo ure d to pro v e th at th e

.

p h e n o m e n a r e co r de d by R e i c h e n b ac h d e p e n d e d up on

ideas s the pati e n t s He r em ark e d

”
.

cal Jo urn al ) th at th e in di
v iduals o n w h om h e e xpe rim e n t e d saw n e ith e r light

n or fl am es issue fro m the p ol e s o f m agn e t s or

c ry st al s n o r fro m th e fi n g e r s o f m agn e ti se r s un l e ss
, ,

th ey h ad b een p re viously im pr e sse d w ith som e ide a

o f the ki n d or w e r e q ue stio n e d u pon th e subj e c t
, ,

w hi ch w o uld te n d to giv e ri se to sim il ar se n sation s

an d th at Whi l e i n th e sl ee p th e r e se e m e d e qually a

disposition o n th e ir part to see som e thin g w h e n ,

n e ith e r th e fi n e r s n o r m agn ets w e re i n th e direc ti o n

g
th ey i n dicate d j u st as m uc h as w h e n th ey w e r e ?
,

W e h ave seen h ow eve r th at Re ich en b ach s sen

, ,
’

L etters to a Can did Inqu i rer o n An im al Magn e t ism .

+ In a sm all w o rk subse qen tly pu bli sh e d Mr B rai d pro .

m ulgate d th e O p in i o n th at m agn e t i c sl e e p i s re fe rr ibl e to

th e atte n t io n b e in g co n cen trat e d u p o n a art icu l ar o bj e ct as
a p o im fi m duéed a kin d I ii 515613 so m e tim es -
,
’ ' '

acco m p an i e d by i n se n sib i li ty to o ut w ard st im u l an ts to a

c e rt ain e xt en t ( hyp n o t i sm ) by th u s fix in g th e tt en io n o f
a t
th e su bj e cts up o n a p o in t e d o bj e c t W
,
déd o v e r th e ir
h e ads m uch in th e sam e w ay as In dian fak irs can in du ce i n
,
t h e m se lv es an an al ogo u s state by a con t in ual squ in t fix ing ,

th e ir e y e s up on th e ti o f th e ir n o se Dr B in n s in h is
“the v ast diffe ren ce
. .
,

An at o m y o f Sl e e p rti ng to
,
’

b e t w e e n th e sle ep in duce d by m o n o t on y an d th e so m n am
buli sm o f m e sm e ri sm ” o b se rv e s We h ave o n ly to co n side r
, ,

th e w o n de rfu l p o w e r w h i ch so m e m e sm e r ise d p at ie n t s acqu ire

o f resist in g th e in fl u e n ce o f e l e ctro galv an i sm an d w e Sh all -

arrive at th e c o n c l u si o n th at th e tw o st at es are a s di ssi m i lar

as so un d sl e e p an d ab sol ut e death It h appen s sin gul arly .

e n o ugh th at w e fo u n d acc i den t ally in a co mm un i cat i o n fro m

Mr B arralin to th e Me dical T im es ”( N o 1 2 1 ) an un ex
. .

p e cte d argum e n t in su pp o rt o f o ur v i ew o f Mr B raid s

’
.

m on o tonism Aft er sp e akin g o f th i s gen tl em an s e x pe ri

’
.
 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

sitiv es e x pe ri en ce d tion s for w hi ch th ey

un easy se n sa
co ul d n ot ac co un t an d th at th o se se n sati o n s w e r e
,

re m o ve d o n the positive cause — w hich w as th e same

in all th e c ases r e co rd e d— b e in g asce rt ain e d an d
r em ove d an d th at th o se w ho w e r e affe ct e d by the
,

m ag n e t w e r e n o t aw ar e th at an y e xpe ri m e n t o f th e
kin d w as b e in g m ade That the subj ec ts o f Mr
. .

e xpe ri m e n t s w h o w e r e h ypn o ti se d but n o t

,

m ag n e tic Sleep did n ot se e li g ht o r th e ap

,

pearan ce o f fl am e s e m an ate fro m m agn e ts & c , .

,

an d th at so m e b eli e v e d th at th e rt i
y saw c e a n a
ppe ar
m e n t s, Mr B arrali n say s
. It h as b ee n stat e d to m e th at a
g e n t l e m an o f th is t o w n h as fo r a n u m b e r o f y ears p ast b e e n
i n th e h abi t o f i n du c in g a st at e , t o hi m , as re fre sh in g as h i s
u su al sl e e p , by st e adily fix in g b o th hi s ey e s i n o n e dir e ct i o n
3
5 for a fe w m in ut es w h e n h e i m m e di at e l
, y fall s asl e e p U n t il .

th e ado pt e d th at m eth o d h e scarce ly sl ep t at all ; w h e re as,

sin ce h e ado p t e d i t, h e can r o du ce a st ate o f e p in a fe w
s l
“ e
m i n ut e s at an y t i m e ” H e i Wé
. g _ _

as
t h o se pro duc e d by Mr B rai d s e xp erim e n ts, but the re i s
.
’

n o t a hi n t dro pp e d, n o r a susp i c i o n e n t e rt ain e d t h at th e

t l r i i l “ It cann o t be to o
,

g en e m an h ad m esm e se d h m se f .

fre qu e n tly r e p eate d, th at m e sm e ri sm dep e n ds up on th e pre

se n c e o f a fl u i d p assi n g fro m o n e b o dy to an o th e r, an d n o t
u p o n m o n o to n i sm , an d t h at th e m esm e ri c stat e i s, co u se

qu e n tly , as di st in ct fro m t h at o f n o rm al s” l e ep as is th e
ap o pl e cti c stup o r fro m re fre sh in g slu m b e r T h i s auth o r
'

recom m e n ds th e fo llo w in g meth o d for in ducin g Sl e e p Th e

p e rso n , ly in g co m fo rt abl y o n h i s ri ght si de an d sli gh t ly c lo sin g
hi s lip s, sh o u ld t ake r ath e r a fu ll in sp irat i o n , b re ath in g as
m u ch as po ssibl e t hro ugh th e n o stril s, w h ich , h o w e v e r, i s n o t
ab so l u t e ly n e cessary . Th e lun gs are th e n to b e left to th e ir
o w n act i o n , th e re sp irat i o n b e in g n e ith er acc e l e rat e d n o r
re t arde d Th e att en t ion m u st n o w be fix e d u p on th e act io n
.

i n w h i ch th e p atie n t i s e n g ag e d H e mu st de p ict to h i m se l f
m
.

th at mhe see s th“e bre ath p ass gflj ggm hj s n o stpm s In a con
tiri iib fiSSfifé m , afid th e v e ry in st an t th at h e b rin gs hi s m i n d
m

to ap art from all o th e r i de as, co n sci o usn e ss

an d m e m o ry de p art ; im ag inat io n Slum b ers ; th o ugh t h e

c o m e s sub du e d ; th e se n t i e n t facul t i e s l o se th e ir su sce p ti
b i lity ; t he gan gli o n i c sy st e m assu m es th e sup eri o rity , an d
h e n o l o n g e r w ake s bu t sl e ep s Th i s trai n o f ph en o m en a i s
.

but the e ffo rt o f a m o m e n t Th e in st an t th at th e m in d i s

.

brought to th e con t em plat io n o f a singl e se n sat io n , th at

in stan t th e sen so riu m ab dicates h er thron e, an d the hypn o t ic
facul ty st e eps i t i n o blivi on
” .
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .
47

an ce s o kin d w h en the idea w as sug geste d to

f thi s
them in n o w ise dispro ve s the v alidity o f the e x peri
,

m en t s r e co rd e d by Re ich en b ach — w h o n e ve r pr e t e n d e d
th at all o r e ve n th at m an y subj ect s w e r e thus se n sitive
,

— w hic h w e r e m ade w ith e v e r p re cau ti on t ak e n to

y
guard again st fallacy o r the r esult s b ein g m e r ely the
,

c o n se q u en ce o f sug g e st e d id e as They h ave b een .

fo un d likew ise to acco rd w ith ph y sic al ph en o m en a

o f an an al o g o us n at ur e th at h av e b ee n o b se r v e d by

o th e r s . A c o n sid e r abl e n um b e r o f i n dividual s ,

say s Dr Gre go ry . are se par at e ly e x am i n e d re

,

spe ctin g a p eculi ar o rd e r o f ph e n o m e n a k n o w in ,

n o thi n g of th e O bj e c t s p ro pose d an d it i s fo un d th at ,

e ach i s co n si st en t w ith h im se lf as r e g ard s th e r esult s

o f diffe r en t e x pe rim e n t s an d i n all e sse n ti al poi n t s

,

w ith the o th e rs th o u gh n o co m m un i cati o n t o o k pl ac e

”
,

be t w een th em Mo re o ve r so m e o f the result s o b

.
,
!

se rv e d by R e i ch e n b ac h o n se n sitiv e p e r so n s h av e

be e n m an ifest e d i n o th e r s in goo d health an d o f an

e st abli sh e d c h ar ac t e r fo r p r o bity w h o w e r e n o t sub ,

j ecte d to spe ci al e xpe ri m e n t ati on T h e sc i e n tifi c ac c u .

’
r acy an d j ust n e ss o f the B aron s i n ve sti g atio n s w e r e
auth e n ti cat e d by th e ir publi cati o n i n W o e hle r an d

Li e big s Ann alen der C h e m i e (V ol

’
B esides .
,

l on g b e for e th e se ex pe rim en t s w e r e m ade public Dr , .

D e spin e ph y sician in spec t or at Aix —le s B ain s an d

,
- -

M Charpi gnon had v e rifie d th e fac t o f the pe rcep

.

tion by som e m agne ti se d subj ect s o f the appear an ce

o f li ht o r fl am es e m itte d fr o m m ag n e t s an d fr o m
g
the e y es or fi n g e r s o f m agn e ti se r s as al so so m e o f ,

th e o th e r c on cl usi o n s at w hi c h R e i ch e n b ach a rrive d ,

r espe ctin g the ac ti on o f so m e m e t als an d o f c ry st al s

u po n se n sitiv e pe r son s So m e patie n t s w h e n i n
.

so m n am b uli sm r em arke d M Charpign o n i n 1 8 45

, .
, ,

sa
y th at the S see li ht em an ati n g fro m th e h an d s
fore li eai
,

e y es m o uth i an d th e top o f th e h ead o f

”
, , ,

th e ir m agn e ti se r s He m ag n e ti se d o n e o ut o f fo ur
.

’
w hit e phi al s w ith o ut th e so m n am b uli st s kn o w l e dg e .

H oldin g the phi al in on e h an d h e ch ar ge d i ts in t e rio r ,

w ith the m ag ne tic fl uid by poin tin g o v e r i ts m outh ,

 48 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

w ith th e unite d fin ge rs o f his oth e r h an d ; he then

co rk e d it an d
place d it w ith the o th e rs O n all fo u r .

b e in g p r esen te d to the som n am bulist he sin gle d o u t

the o n e th at h ad b ee n m agn e ti se d as b e i n g fille d ,

w ith a lum i n o us v apou r Th e sam e e xpe ri me n t o n

.
,

b e in g repeate d w ith diffe r en t som n amb ulists al way s ,

pro duce d a like r e sult N 0 light w as seen by th e m

.

i n th e n on m agn e ti se d phial s-
In o rd e r to g uard .

a gai n st the c ir cum st an ce th at th e succ ess o f th e

e xpe rim e n t m ight de e n d u on the so m n am bu li st s

’
p p
r a p or t w ith hi m an d thu s divin in g h is th ou ghts

fl
p , ,

M Charpign on som e tim es h ad the phial s m agn e tise d

.

by pe rson s u n kn o w n to him as w e ll as to the subj ect s

”
.

S om n am bulist s he O b se rves w ho are sufficien tly

, ,

se n sitiv e to
p e rce ive th e m agn e ti c fl uid are rare Lik e .

the e l e ctri c an d ( t e rr e strial ) m agn e tic uIH th e vit al ,

fl ui d m ay be accum ul at e d in ce rt ain b odies ; so m e

re t ai n in g it lo n ge r th an o th e rs but all m a be c h ar e d
y , g
w ith it S o m e som n am b ulist s can al so distin g ui sh
.

a m a n e ti se d bar o r ro d o f iron fr o m o th e r s n ot
g
-
.

m agn e tise d by pe rceivin g a l um in ous v apour e m a

”
,

n atin g fr o m b oth its e n ds

”s .

Op . ci t
.P i e c es O f g o l d, Sil v e r, c opp er, z in c , an d ir on
w e re p re sen t e d to se v e ral so m n am b u list s, an d e ach o f t he se
'

o bj e cts w as re co gn i se d, w i th o u t th e assi st an ce o f o rdi n ary

vi si on or of t ou ch , by th e lum in ous v ap ou r sur roun ding th e m ,
w h ich i s m o re o r l ess b rill i an t, acco rding to th e di ffe re n t
m e t als . Th e e xp e rim e n t e r w as su rprise d to see th e so mn am
buli st p l ace go l d first an d w o o d th e l ast i n th e serie s, an d
b etw e en th e se tw o e xtrem es, in regu lar succession , sil ve r,
c o pp e r, i ro n , an d z i n c, w hi ch i s th e true o rde r o f t h e ( e l ectro
m agn e t i c) cl assificat io n O f th e m e t als — CH AR PIGN O N . _ .

Ve ry sim ilar results w ere al so noted m an y y e ars ago by

th e l at e Dr D esp in e
. .
”
My e xp erim en ts, said h e , sh o w e d
m e th at m y p at i en ts, w h il e in th e cri si s, est abli sh e d a re gu lar
o rde r i n th e cl asse s o f th e di scs o f m e t al s, w h i ch w as th e

sam e as t h at adm i tt e d by Av orgar do an d Mi ch el o tt i G o ld

-

o ccu p i e d th e e xtrem e p o si t iv e , an d z i n c th e e xtre m e n egat iv e

o f th e ch ain B e t w e en th ese tw o e xtre m es th e re cam e suc
”
.

c es si v e ly sil ve r,
c o e
pp , r i r o n ,
an d l ea d More recen t ly , Dr
. .

E nn e m oser o b ser v e d o n this subj ect Mesm erism in dicat es

that from th e ce n tral p oint of th e n o bler m et als tw o ranges
are est abli sh e d, as in R i ch e r s ph y si cal ran ge
’ ” .
50 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

out o f him self The torpor w hi ch gradually comes

.
!

o v e r subj e c t s o n b e in g m a gn eti se d a ear s to m e t o

pp
th e fact s The n e rv ous e ffect s as p ar ti al or
.
,

g en e r al Sh ocks o f the b o dy the h e adach e from local ,

m agn e ti sation the attracti on o f th e limb s tow ard s

,

the m agn e ti se r s h an d ( w h en so w ill e d ), th e v ario us

’
!

de gr ees of sl eep all th ese pur e ly phy sical ph e n om e n a

,

d emon strat e th e action of an agen t w hic h p asses

fr om th e b o dy o f the m agn etise r to th at of the m ag
n etise d It m ay be adde d that acco rdin g to som e
.
,

m agn e tise r s se v e r al somn am buli sts pe r c eiv e th e flu id

,

escap in g fr om th e fi n g e r s or fr o m di ffe r ent

parts
,

o f th e b o dy o f th e m agn e ti se r in the Sh ape o f a ,

lum in ous aur eol a w hich com es upon an d pen e tr ates

fl
”
,

the m a .

The physi cal effe ct o f an i mal m agn e tism w h e th e r ,

arisin g fr o m e m an ati on o f the n er v o us m agn e ti c o r , ,

o d y lli c fl u id o r fr om o the r c ause s de t e rm in e d by the

,

e x e r c i se o f the w ill i s furth e r p ro v e d by th e in u

,

en ce th at m ay be e x e r te d u pon an i m al s by m agn e ti

sati on o r upon pe r son s w ho are un co n sci o us o f th e ir

,

b e in g m agne tise d or w ho are in a n atural sle ep as, ,

al so v e ry y o un g c hildr en Man y y ears ago Dr . .

W ilson ph y sician to the Middlesex Hospit al

, ,

co rd e d in a pam phl e t th e r esult of so m e e x pe ri m e n ts

w hich h e m ad e upon se v e r al o f th e an i m al s in the

Z ool o gi cal G ard en s Th ey w e r e put to slee p or
.

b e cam e affecte d in v arious w ays by the m agn e tic

as s e s am on g t h em w as an ele h an t Fi sh
p .

b ecam e so passiv e un de r the In uen ce th at t hey

c ould be tak en o ut o f the w ate r w ith th e h an d ? ,

The m agn e tic acti on o f m en upon ani mal s ,

say s Dr E n n em oser . is a positive fact ,

As re .

spe cts th e cure o f th e ir disease s by it su r ri si n g

p ,

results m ay o ft en be o btain e d i n a sh o rt tim e All .

the an i mals w hi ch at first av oid e d the approach o r

Dr Macar i
. o
“ Du Som m e il e t du So m n am buli sme
,
.

1 8 57
“ Magnetism
.

1 E xp”eri m e n t s of An im al on th e B ute r
Cr eat i on 1 848 . .
 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM . 51

t t o f m an b e came q uie t w h en th e ir heads w e r e

con ac
stro k e d o r th e h an d w as passe d al o n g th e ir b ack s
,
.

The e ffe ct i s so d ecide d an d spe e dy w h e n th e h and

i s passe d i n this dire cti on at a dist an ce o f tw o o r
thr ee in ch e s th at the an i m als w ill o fte n co m e n ear e r
,

to th e m ag ne ti se r Fo w l s an d o th e r birds are o ft e n
.

ut to sle e p i n a v e ry sh o rt ti m e Str o n g c o n v ul
*
p .

Th e fo ll o w in g acco un o f th e e sul s o f hy pn o i sm t r t t
p ac ise d o n bi ds app ea e d i n G a l gn a i s Messenge :
r t r i n r r
“The
’

G az ette des H ép i ta uw e l a e s th e fo llo w i n g c u i o u s e x pe ri

r t r
m en s o n fo w ls , w h ich p o v e b e y o n d a do u b
t r
ha th e s a e t t t t t
o f an ae s h e si a e ffe c e d by h o l din g a b i gh
t t o bj e c b e fo e th e r t t r
e y e s, an d w h i ch o ur e ade s m us r
h e n ce fo h un de s an d r t rt rt
u n de th e n am e o f h ypn o i sm o r n e vo us sl u m b e , w h il e th e
r t r r
w o d an ae s he sia i s
r t e se v e d fo r i n se n sibili y o b ain e d by
r r t t
in h al a io n , m ay be p o du ce d o n an im als as w ell as m an
t r .

D r Mich é a, t he au ho o f h e se e p e im e n s, h avi n g p l ace d

. t r t x r t
a h e n o n a b e n c h p ai n e d g e e n , a n d ab o u a y a d an d a h al f
t r t r -

i n l e n g h , an d m ade an a e n dan h o ld i s il l , d e w a lin e o f

t tt t t t r
c h alk f o m th er oo o f th e b e ak , th e p o in
r t O f w h i ch es ed t r t
o n th e b e n c h , all al o n g th e l a e to i ts o ppo si e e em i y tt r t xtr t .

The h e n , w h ic h b e fo e th e o pe a i o n h ad b e e n s ugg lin g

r rt tr
vi o le n ly an d u n i ng i ts e y e s i n all di e c io n s, in th e co u se
t t r r t r
O f ab o u tw o m i n u e s k e p l o o kin g fix e dly at th e lin e o f
t t t
w h i e ch alk
t So o n af e i w i n k e d api dl y , h e n o p en e d i ts
. tr t r t
b e ak , an d fe ll o ve o n o n e side Im m e dia e ly i ts h e ad, l egs,
r . t
an d b o dy w e e e p e a e dly p i c k e d w i h n e e dl e s, w i h o u
r r t ri ts t t t
b e ay i ng th e sligh e s sy m p o m o f p ain T he o p e a o
tr t t t . rt r
u n e d i ts h e ad ig h an d l e f , an d u l i m a e l y fo c e d i u n de
t r r t t t t r t r
its w i n g, an d i n all h e se diffe e n p o si i o n s i t e m ai n e d r t t t r
p assiv e an d i m m o v abl e Th is s a e co n in ue d fo r ab o u
. t t t t
t h e e m in u es, w he n th e h e n c am e spo n an e o usly to i se lf
r t t t
again It fi s sh o o k its h e ad, h e n su dde n ly ge i n g u p,
. rt t tt
S h oo k i again se v e al i m e s, m o v e d i ts e y e s ab o u , an d h e n
t r t t t
b e gan to r un It w as caugh again an d the ch alk ubb ed O ff
. t r
its b eak , as al so f o m the b e n ch ; af e w h ich hey e n de a
r tr t
v o ure d to m ake i e m ai n s ill, as b e fo e , but i n v ai n
tr tmo e r r
o v e , th e sligh es p i c kin g cau se d i t to cry w i h
r t t r pain Th ese t .

e p e im e n s w e e v a i o usl y
x r t e p e a e d, an d al w a s w i h th e
r r r t t
y
sam e suc ce ss W e m ay h e e e m a k h a th e ac t o f m akin g
. r r r t t
a h e n li e s ill by d aw i n g li n e s w i h ch al k on i ts h ead al o n
t r t
, g
an d ac o ss i ts b ack , i s v e y o ld, an d i s m e n i o n e d i n v a i o u s
r r t r
b o o ks o n l ege de m ain , w i h the e pl an a io n ha by ha
r t x t t t t t
p o ce ss th e h e n h i nk s i se l f ie d do w n ; n e ve h e l e ss D r
r t t t rt
Michea’s e p e i m en s are h ighly i n e e s in g, h e b e in g the
.

x r t tr t
fi s w h o h as c o nn e c e d h is w e ll kn o w n
rt ick w i h th e p h en o
t t -
tr t
D 2
 52 AN IMAi . MAG N E TISM .

ive m ovem en ts are all ay e d m o re quickly in an imal s

s

th an in m an Wo un ds th at are m agnetise d o r
.

dre sse d w ith m agn e tise d w at e r h e al ve ry spee dily I .

h av e had opport un itie s o f see in g on h o r ses th e m ost

s ee dy r esu lt s e n sue fro m m agn e ti sm
”
p .

It i s suppose d th at it i s by the m agn e tic po w e r

m an ifeste d throu gh th e e y e th at som e m en are able
to con tr o l the m ost fe r o ci ous an i m al s an d to r e m ain
g,
,

fo r so me ti m e in th e sam e cage takin g c ar e h o w , ,

e v e r n o t to al e r t th e ir loo k fro m th e m
, Vi ciou s ,
.

h orses are like wise r en dere d trac t ableand docil e by

m en w ho possess thi s pow e r “ L aplande r s
” say s .
,

Lin den cran tz can i n stan tly m ake qui e t th e m o st

,
°

fu rio us d o g s an d cause th e m to run aw ay e xhibitin g

, ,

sign s o f te rr o r At am ee tin g o f th e Phr e n o lo gi cal

.

S ocie t y sev e ral year s ag o Dr E llio tson state d th at ,

“
.

th e l at e D uke o f M arlb o r oug h w hile o n a vi sit i n ,

th e coun try sudd en ly cam e upon a fe r oc iou s dog th at

,

w as ch ai n e d up He d ar e d not p ass him but keepi n g

.
,

at a di st an ce m agn e ti se d an d pu t him to sl ee p an d ,

th en w en t up an d ac tu ally e m br ac e d the an im al w h o ,

r em ai n e d i n th e sl e e p for h alf an h o ur
-

Mr B o rr o w the au tho r o f The Bible in Spain

.
, ,

r e lat es th at w h e n in th at c oun try he p re ven t e d i n

l ike m an n e r the attac k upon h im by a savag e dog .

B esid e s th e o rdin ary m o de o f m agn e tisin g by

m akin g passe s w ith th e h an ds o r t ouchin g th e
'

subj e c t as by pu tti n g the h an d upon his h e ad o r by

, ,

fri ction or poin tin g w ith th e u n it e d fin g e r s to the

,

part w h e r e a lo cal ac ti on i s to be pro duced the

l as
,

m e n on h ypn o i sm , an d sh o w n h a un de such c i cum

of t t t r r
s an ce s th e h en i s in se n sibl e , a fac w hi ch h ad qu i e escap e d
t t t
th e n o ic e o f th e v ul ga
t ” r .

Wh e n th e ac io n i s to be co n cen a e d up o n a pa , an im al ,
t tr t rt
li k e mi n e al m agne ism , se e m s to act b e s if con duc e d f o m
r t t t r
p o in s o r p o l es, an d n o t f o m su faces
t Th e e di o o f th e
r r . t r
P h ren o Magn e o b se
-
es It i s im p o ssibl e n o t to n o i ce
t rv t
th i s ev ide n an al o gy — h a th e i n flu e n ce , w h ate ve i b e , h as
t t t r t
o f en at en den cy to s ik e f o m p o int to p o i n , li k e
t . tr ha r t t t
flu id, sin ce w e ha e f e qu en ly s o o d, sat, o r s e ch ed o ur
v r t t tr t
se l e s p a all e l w ith h ig h ly suscep ible subj ec s fo r a l on g
v r t t
 A N IMAL MAGN E TISM . 53

o th er m ean s by w hich the i n fl uen ce o f the m agn e tise r s ’

w ill m ay be tran sm itt e d are th e fi x e d l o ok by w o rd ,

o f spe e ch o r co mm an d The Abbé F ari a pu t subj e ct s.

to sl e ep by p ro n o u n c in g e n e r ge ti cally the w o rd
dormer by m e an s o f the bre ath ; an d i n e x c eptio n al

fl
W
, _

c ases W DG M,
i s alr e ady w e ll est ablish e d
b e t w e en th e partie s the sile n t action o f th e w i ll suf
,

fipes e v en w h e n e x e rt e d a a di st an ce fro m the sii bj e ct

“I can v ouc h fo r thi s fact ” sa s Dr G r e o r
, .

y g y , .
,

th at a m ag n e ti se r c an str o n gly a e ct a pe r son w ho 0 .

is n ot o n l y i n an o th e r r o om i n an o th e r h o use or , ,

m an y h un dre d y ard s off but w h o is utt e rly u n aw are ,

th at an y thin g i s to be d on e The subj e c t in such .

c ase s fee l s all th e se n sati o n s an d e x hibit s all the

e ffe c t s o f m ag n e ti sm w hil e e n g ag e d i n h is u su al

o cc upati o n s ; an d i n susc e ptibl e c ase s I h av e g oo d

'

r eason to kn o w that this m ay be don e w ith o ut the

o pe r at o r h avi n g e v e r see n th e subj ec t I h ave o fte n .

se e n p e r so n s p u t to sl eep b o th w h e n aw ar e o f the ,

in t e n tio n an d w h en th at has b e en co n ceal e d by the

, ,

o pe r at o r fr o m the n e o r fr m th e fl o o r b e l o w V
p
w ith a susce pti ble sub
e c t di st an ce i s a m att e r o f littl e o r n o m o m e n t
j t h e

i n fl ue n c e w h at e ve r it he see m s to trave l to any

, ,

di st an ce like li ght M an y fact s o f thi s kin d o f

,
.

g i is
a t o n a t a d tan ced p uch g re a te r th an I h av e n o w

m e n tion e d Have b ee n record e d

,
”
.
L
The r e po rt o f the Ac ad e mi c C omm i ssio n r e co rd s
se v e r al i n st an ces w h e r e th e m ag n e ti se r w h en t ak e n ,

by th e co mm issi o n e rs i nt o a sep ar ate r oo m un k n o w n ,

to th e su bj e c t h as fr om th e n ce m ag n e ti se d him o r

fl
,

h e r i n c o n fo r m ity to i n str uc ti o ns ( as to th e e x ac t
,

m o m e n t & c ) g ive n h i m by th e m
,
. .

t m e w ith o u t pro ducin g any p alpabl e e e ct bu t h av e

i , ,
in stan tly m agn e t i se d th e m by p o in t in g t o w ards th e m cc i a
de n t all y e ith e r w it h th e fin g e rs o r t o es a n d th at i n a se p arat e
ro o m s e a il y as w he n i n t h e ir im m e diate p re se n ce ”
, ,
a s

All m ag n e t ise rs are agre e d fro m e x p e ri e n ce ” say s th e

.
,

R ev M r Sa by
n
“ th at th e m e sm eri c i n flue nce i s m o st
,

”
.
,
.

p o w e r fu l ly co n du ct e d b y th e fin g e rs .
 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

N ot ly m ay th e m agn e ti c sle e p be th us pro duce d

on -

by action fr om a distan ce but al so th e attracti on o f ,

,

th e subj ec t w h en su ch i s w ill e d to w ards th e m a

, g , ,

n e tiser o r o f o n e or o th e r o f hi s li m b s w hi ch w ill fo l
, ,
,

lo w th e dire cti on of th e h an d o f th e m agn e ti se r

e ve n w h en h e i s o ut o f si ht o f th e ati n t — as a
g p e .

pie c e o f iron fi x e d on a p ivo t w ill fo ll ow the cour se

‘

of th e m agn e t .

Th e m ag n e ti se r say s M Charpi gn on c an ,
.
.
,

p r o duce up on his subj ec t an attr acti on sim il ar to

th at o f th e l oadst o n e upon iron w ith thi s diffe r en ce , ,

th at hi s h an d i s n o t in con t ac t w ith but at a dis .

tan ce fr o m th e b o dy o f th e subj ec t w hi ch fo llow s its .

dire c tion Th e so m n am b ulist rises an d i s dr awn

.

a lt o g e th e r to w ard s hi s m agn e ti se r n o t w ith stan di n

g ,

a r esi st an c e th e n at ur e o f w hi c h i s qu it e
“

, peculi ar .

Mr M artin the em in en t de n tist o f Po rt sm outh

.
, ,

l ately told m e th at he co ul d thus dr aw his m agn etise d

subj e c t s to w ards hi m e v e n w h e n h e w as i n an o th e r ,

r oo m an d w h e n th e
, y w e re n o t aw ar e that h e w as
ac ti n an d al so th at w h e n i n a se ar at e
g upo n th e m p
r oom h e could by so w illin m ak e the subj ec t s
g , go ,

to a pi an o o r per fo r m oth e r acti o n s which h e w il le d

, “

133929 to do .
.
,

The Rev Mr San by o n adve rti n g to th e an alo gy

. .
,
.

e x i sti n g b e tw ee n an im al an d o rdin ary m ag n e ti sm ,

r e m arks : I h ave fr e qu en tly seen the h an d an d the

h e ad o f th e pe rso n i n the sle ep follo w the h an d of .

th e m agn eti se r as th e n e e dle i s attr ac t e d i n th e ,

.
.

dire ction o f th e loadston e fi "

Dr C alve rt H ollan d like w ise r em arks on this
.

p o in t W e h av e tri e d its attractive po w e r upon a

pe rson in a pr o foun d n at ural sle e p, an d th e e ffe c t
w as su dd e n ly to r ai se the b o dy fr om th e h o riz on t al
position w hi ch it resum e d on m aki n g m o v e m en t s
,

w ith the h an d in a di r ecti on oppose d to th e fo r m e r .

o nes .
T
Th e R ev . Mr Tow nsend re fe rrin g
.
, to thi s o rde r of

a: O p Cit . .

j Th e P h il osophy of An im at ed N ature .
 M AL
AN I MAG N ETISM . 55

facts w hich som e sce ptics h ave so ught to e xpl ain

,
-

by ascribin g the e ffe ct s pro duce d to sug gestio n ,

’
r e m arks : L et a d oubte r try the passe s w h e re ‘
,

sug ge stio n cann o t be an e l e m e n t i n the case le t hi m

m ag n e ti se b abi es if h e w ill Ev en an idi o t i n fan t .
,

w ho did n o t o th e r w ise sl e e p w as i n fiv e mi nu t e s ,

thr o w n i n t o a m e sm e ri c sleep so so un d th at it w as
t osse d ab out an d thr o w n upon a be d w ith o ut a pos

fl
sibili t f w ki it O r le t an n e m ak e e x pe ri

fl
y o a n g y o .

m e n t s o n br ut e s ab ov e all o n bird s w hi ch are v e ry

, ,

su sce ptibl e to th e i n fl uen ce I have se en i n tw o .

,

i n stan ces bird s w hich w e re so e asily affe c t e d th at

,

th e h ead fo ll o w e d th e fi n g e r even w he ei out of ,

sight as ir o n fo ll ow s th e m ag n e t
_
Cn e o f the birds .
,

w en put to sl ee p co uld be t osse d i n th e air an d

,

c au ght ag ai n like a b all The o th e r ( a n i g htin g ale )

.

w as still m o r e susce ptibl e ; it could be m esm e ri se d by

the e y e o f an y pe r son w ith w h o m it w as fam iliar an d ,

w o uld if fi x e dly l o o k e d at e ve n fr o m ac r o ss th e r o o m
, ,

as g e n e r ally all o w e d the lib e rty o f the apart

( it w
m en t ) str e t ch o ut its w in g s o n a l e v e l w ith the t able
, ,

c l o se i ts e y es an d so i n th at st at e m an ife st attrac ti on
,

o f th e h e ad to the h um an h an d m o v e d fr o m sid e to
”
sid e .

Dr E lli o tson ,
. t r adve rt ing to a case w h ere by m ag
af e

n e t i c attract i o n th e su bj e ct s arm w as rai se d fro m th e b o dy

’

c o n firm s th e st at e m e n t s o f o th e r m agn e t i se rs resp ect i n g th e

fre qu e n t p e rcept i o n o f l u m in ou s e m an at i o n s fro m t h e m by

m agn et i se d p e rso n s I am n o w .
” h e say s ab o ut to re l at e
, ,
a striki ng fact Wh ilst I raise h e r rig id arm i n th e w aki n g
.

st at e an d h er e y e s b e i n g o p en as so o n as th e li m b b e i n s t o
, , g
ascen d sh e se e s a c o l o url e ss stre am p ass fro m m y h an d o f ,
th e sam e bre adth as th e n umb e r o f th e p o in t s o f m y fing e rs
w h ic h I e m p l o y Al t ho ugh I co v e r th e p art w ith a sh aw l
.
,
sin gl e o r fo l de d i n tw o th e app e aran ce i s the sam e
, Th i s .

fact m ay b e reli e d up o n as ce rt ain ly as th e ph e n o m e n a p ro

du ce d in th e l ab o rat o ry by th e ch e m ist W h e n I st iffe n .

h e r b o dy an d t h en m ak e attract in g p asses as so o n as sh e ,
adv an ce s t o w ards m e th e cu rre n t w h i ch e m an at es fro m i t i s

p erc e pt ibl e If I draw w i th b o th h an ds t h ere are tw o cur

.

re nts co m in g fro m th e p art o n e b eside th e oth er Th e

, .

fart h er Iam fro m h e r th e m ore w e ak do es the curren t appe ar ,

 56 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

s
\
l
Blin d person s have b e en affe cte d and put to sl eep
w h e n m agn e ti se d w ith ou t th e ir kn ow le d ge Dr . .

E sd aile st at es th at he could al w ay s put to sleep a

blin d m an w ho w as un con scious th at he w as m ag
n e tisin g him This r e sult also t oo k place n ot on ly
.
,

w h en a w all i n t e r ven e d b e t w ee n th e m but e ve n .

,

w h en th e m agn e ti se r w as at a con side r abl e di st an ce .

Dr Gr e g o ry also st at e s th at h e has seen a blin d

.

p ati en t stron gly affe cte d an d put to sl eep by hi s ,

fi x e d loo k While en gage d in con ve rsation w ith

,

an o e r p e r son Th e sam e pati en t c ould di stin g uish

.
,

w h e n h e w as affec te d ac ciden t ally or un e xpect e dly ,

th e p e r son w h o se i n fl uen ce m agn e ti se d him by th e ,

diffe r ent se n sati on w hi ch h e e xpe ri en ce d fr om the

tw o o pe r at o r s .

Th e st at e of catal epti c ri idity o f th e b o dy already

'

g
spo k e n o f o r o f an arti cu lar li m b m ay be pro
, y p ,

du ce d in th e subj ect by th e m agn e ti se r w ill i n g t hi s

r esult an d m agn e ti si n g th e part by w hi c h th e n e rv o us
, ,

po w e r i s so gre atly de t e rm in e d tow ards it th at e v en

pe rson s w h ose m u scul ar d e v e lopm e n t i s bu t sli g h t '

c an i n thi s st at e supp or t fr om the e x t e n d e d ar m a

h eavy w ei ght an d allo w a h eavy pe r son to st an d for

,

so m e m i n utes up on th e ir e x te n d e d l e g s w h i c h i t ,

w ould be qui te i m possibl e for th em to do in their

w akin g stat e .

The pu rely ph y si cal in fl uen ce of magn eti sm i s

furth e r de m on str at e d by th e occasion al action o f
i n t e r m ediate agen t s as fo r in st an ce m agn etise d
“ ”
, , ,

w at e r In som e susce ptible c ases say s Dr Gre

.
,
.

g o ry w at e r m agn e ti se d w ithou t th e kn ow le dge of

,

the pati en t w ill p r o duce th e sl e ep w hil st w at e r n o t

“

m agn e ti se d bu t give n as m ag n e tise d an d thus aide d

, ,

by su g g e sti on w ill h av e n o e ffe ct , Wat e r or any .

o th e r m agn e ti se d o bj ec t i s i mm e di at e ly di sti n g ui sh e d

by a somn am b ulist fr om a n on m agne tise d obj ect . -

an d if Ik eep at a co n s i derable distan ce there is n o percept ible .

cu rre n t or attractio n Sh e co m p a e s r th e ap pe aran ce to th e

light o f th e m o o n ” Th e Z o i s ”
.

. t .

If a
gl ass tr
of w a e be ma ne ise d by the t hand, the
g
 C HAP TER II .

AN NIHIIA TICN o r SEN SIB IL IrY— P AIN LE S S SU R G ICAL O PE RA

T IO N S — RE ME D IAL AG E N CY o r MAG N E TIS M— TE S T IMONIE S TO
ITS E FFICACY IN VARIO US D ISE ASE S .

TH E blun ti n g or an n ihilati on of th e comm on sen si

bili ty to o rdi n ary an d e x tr ao rdi n ary s ti mul an t s
d urin g th e sleep i s o n e o f the most r e m arkable phy
sic al ph en o m en a pr o du ce d by m agn e ti c acti o n ; th e n er

v ou s i n fl ue nce as re spec t s sen sation appe arin g to r e tir e

from th e p e riph e ry to be c on cen tr at e d in the c entral
o rg an o f thi s sy st e m Magn e ti ser s h ave al w ays ob
.

se rv e d th at d u ri n g the so m n am b uli c st at e th e fun c

ti on s o f th e sen se s are m o r e or less suspen d e d the ,

i n dividual b e in g in se n sibl e to th e l o udest n o i ses m ade

c lose to him ( as a pi st o l fire d to am m on i a o r an y
o th e r pu n gen t sub st an ce appli e d to the n ose to pin ch ,

in g pri ckin g an d o th e r e xcitan t s applie d to the

, ,

skin . This ab olition o f th e cut an eo us an d m uscul ar

se n sibility h as b ee n m ad e av ail abl e fo r pro curin g
r elie f in som e pain ful diseases an d as a m ean s of ,

p r e v e n ti n g pain b e i n g fe lt d urin g the pe rfo rm an ce

o f surgi cal o pe r ati on s O n e o f th e fir st ope ration s
.

e rfo r m e d u n de r th e m agn e ti c i n fl ue n ce w as the

p
ampu t ati o n o f a c an ce r o us br e ast by M Cloquet i n .
,

P ari s w hich g av e r ise to an im at e d discussion s in the

,

Acad é m i e de Médeci ne On the pati en t b ein g aske d

.
,

durin g th e ope r ation w h e th er she fe lt an y pain she

, ,

replie d i n th e n e gativ e an d com pl ain e d o n ly o f b e in g

,

ti ckl e d w h en th e spon ge w as applie d to th e w oun d .

M O udet a d en tist an d a m em be r o f the Ac ad ém ie

.
, , ,

re l ate d i n th at assem bly Cases o f the e x traction o f

 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM . 59

teeth fr om pe rson s in the m ag n e ti c st ate, w ith ou t

any m an ifest ati o n o f fee lin g . Th e se ri ous o pe r ati on
o f e x tir pati on o f a p o rti o n o f th e l o w e r j aw w as sub

se quen tly pe rfo r m e d , w ith o ut pai n b e in g e xp e ri e n ce d ,

in the h ospit al o f Ch e rb ou rg A c ase o f am pu t ati on

.

u n d e r the in fl uen ce o f m agn e ti sm like w i se e x c it e d

m uch atte n ti on am o n g th e pro fessi on in E n g l an d, an d
g ave ri se to som e an gry deb ate s in the Me dico Chirur -

g ical S o cie ty , the m aj o rity o f w h o se m e m b e rs o p

os d th e r di f th e r e o rt o f th e c ase , n o tw i th
p e ea n
g o p
st an din
g the auth e n ti city o f th e d e t ail s w as g uar an
tee d by th e e viden c e o f sur g e on s, an d o th e r pe rson s o f
k n o w n r eput atio n, w ho w e re p r esen t at th e o pe ration .

The p ati e n t w as a m an w h o h ad lo n g suffe r e d fr om

i n curabl e di sease o f the k n ee j oi n t, the p ain o f w hic h
-

w as r e li e v e d by m agn e tisin g ; c o n se q ue n tl y , w h e n
am u t ati on w as d ee m e d i n di sp e n sabl e , thi s m e an s o f
p
bl un tin g the sen sibilit y d urin g the ope ration w as
ad o p t e d an d w ith
, p e rfec t su ccess .

Th e que stion w as h ow e v e r so o n aft e r se t at re st by

, ,

th e publication of n um e r ous acco un t s o f p ai n less

o pe r ati on s
pe rfo r m e d un de r th e in flu e n ce o f m ag
n e tism . Dr E llio tson publish e d a t ol e r ably lar g e
.

pam phle t fille d w ith r e po rts o f c ases thi s kin d ; an d

Dr E sdail e gav e de t ail e d accoun t s o f m o r e th an 3 00
.

o e r ati o n s th us e rfo r m e d b hi m se lf Dr W e bb an d
p p y , .
,

o th e r surg e on s i n th e h o s it al so f Calc utt a th e

p ,patie n t s
for the m ost part h avin g spe e dily r e co ve r e d an d n o n e ,

h avi n g di e d fro m the con se q uen ce s o f th e ope r atio n s .

He t e r m in ates hi s r e po rt by say i n g I h av e n e ve r
seen n or h av e an of m ac q u ai n t an ce e v e r se e n an
, y y y ,

bad e ffe ct s accompan y o r fo llo w op e r ati on s pe rfo r m e d

d urin g the m agn e tic sleep o f w hi c h the in fl uen ce i s
,

e sse n ti ally str en gth en in

g i n st ead of b e i n g d e pr essing .

It fortifies the patien t for th e ope r ation secur es him ,

fr om pai n d urin g i ts pe rfo rm an c e an d facilitat e s h is

,

r e co ve ry in asm uch as it adm it s of the w oun d b e in g

,

dre sse d w itho ut pain . It is th e b est an d m ost p r om pt

se dative w h e n he suffe r s fr om l o cal ai n s for the
p ,

sy st em b ecomes v e ry sen si tive d uri n g con v al e sce nce

60 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

fr om seri ous ope r ation s an d a few passes o ften act ,

'

i n a m or e spe e dy an d e fficac i ou s m ann e r in pro cu rin g “

sl ee p an d in alle vi ati n g ain th an the m ost w rf l

” p p o e u
n ar c o ti cs .

Th e fact s th us r e co rde d We re c on fir me d by m an y
m e di cal p r actiti on e rs an d by a comm i ssion appoi n t e d
,

to in quire into th e m by the G o ve rn m e n t o f B e n gal .

The lat e M arqu i s o f D alh ousie

so o n aft e r hi s r e tu rn to E n gl an d w ro te i n r e l
p y to a ,

l e tt e r on this subj e c t from th e E xe t e r B oard o f G uar

dian s (dat e d J uly 2 7 “All the stat e m en ts i n Dr
, .

E sdaile s pam phle t w ith w hi ch m y n am e i s co nn e c t e d

’

are q u ite ac cu r at e O f th e e ffic acy of Dr E sdaile s

. .
’

p r acti ce i n c ase s o f l un acy I am n o t able to spe ak

o f i ts e ffi cacy i n su rgi cal c ase s I am abl e to s eak
p
w ith con fide n ce Dr E sd aile un doubt e dly did p ossess
. .

th e faculty of so i n flu en c i n g th e sen satio n s o f th e

n ative s o f I n di a by m agn e ti sm as to r e duce th e m to ,

a stat e o f i n se n sibility n o l e ss c o m l e t e th an th at
p
w hi c h i s n o w p r o duce d by the use o f chl o r o fo r m -
.

W hile th ey w e re i n this st at e o f in sen sibility h e per

fo rm e d upo n th e m o pe r ation s o f e v e ry kin d so m e of ,

th e m tr e m e n d ous i n th e ir m agn it ude dur ation an d , ,

ci ou sn e ss o n the
se v e rit y w ith o ut appar e n t c on s
, par t o f
the p atie n t s w ith ou t pa1 n an d w ith gr e at success
, ,I .
-

a o i n t e d Dr E sdail e o n e o f th e Pr e sid e n cy su r e on s
pp .
g
ack n o w l e dgm en t o f the se rvi ce s h e had re n de r e d

to h um an ity “1
’
?

“
.

Prio r to this d at e the e dito r o f the British an d

F or e ign M e di cal Re vi ew (Dr Fo rb es) w ho h ad pre .
,

v i ously o pp ose d th e i n tr o duc tio n o f m agn e ti sm i n t o

the pr ac ti c e o f su r g e r y e x pr esse d th e fo ll o w i n g opin i on

“
,

o n the subj e c t We do n ot h e sitate to say the

e vide n c e i s n o w o f a kin d so str o n g varie d an d ex , ,

te n siv e as to auth o ri se an d e v en in con sci en ce to

"

, ,

Th e In tro duction ofMesm e r ism int o th e H o sp itals of

In di a ”P e h rt “Me sm e rism as an An aesthe sic and
”
. .

Cu a iv e Age n
rt L on do n , B ailli ere
t . .

P ubli sh e d i n th e Marni/ri g Chroni cle, August 1 4th ,

1 8 56
.
 AN IMAL MAG NET ISM . 61

o blige u s to r ecomm en d th at trial s be i m m e diat e ly

”
m ad e o f the m ag n e ti c p r ac ti c e i n sur g ical case s .

Pro fesso r B enn e tt l ately r em ark e d i n his C lin ical

L ec t u r es , w h en spe aki n g o f th e i n fl ue n ce o f p re
dom in an t ide as In r e c e n t ti m e s m o r e sy st e m ati c at
t e mpts h ave b e e n m ade to r e lie v e pain c on tr o l n e r ,

vous e xc ite m en t l esse n m uscul ar d e bility an d stim u

, ,

l at e c e rtain sec re tio ns If it be c on side re d th at the

.

ow e r o f pr o d u c i n g pr o fo un d sle e p an d ac ti n g o n the
p ,

n e rv o us fun c ti o n s m ay be m an ife st e d i n so m an y
in divid ual s as on e in t w en ty o f the w h ol e p opul atio n ,

i t m ust be e vid e n t i n a cl ass o f p e rso n s partic ul arly .

p r e di spose d th e n u m b e r c a abl e o f b e i n g affec t e d

p
w ould be m uch g r e at e r This subj e ct h o w e ver is
.
, ,

still in i ts i n fan cy an d h as to be se ar at e d fr o m th e
, p
c h arl at an i sm th at h as hith e rt o be e n m i n g l e d w ith it .

The l ab ou r s o f Dr E sd ail e am on g the n atives o f I n dia

.
,

an d o f Mr . Br aid in M an ch este r ex hibit a w o rthy ,

com m e n t to th e r ati o n al tr e at m e n t o f di so rde r s by the

m ean s n ow all ude d to an d th e r e can be littl e d o ubt

,

th at i n n o l on g tim e i ts i n fl uen ce w h en furth e r

”
,

st udi e d w ill be ac k n o w l e d g e d
, .

It c an sc arcely be do ubte d th at to the c ircu m stan ce

o f pu bli c an d p r o fe ssi o n al att e n ti o n b avi n g he e n dr a w n

to the pr o d uc tio n o f in se n sibility d urin g o pe r ation s

by m ean s o f m agne tism is o w i n g the disco ve ry o f
the an aesth e sic ag e n t s th e e m plo y m en t o f w hi c h h as
si n ce b e c o m e so co m m o n Tho ug h g e ne r ally pro
.

ducin g a t o tal o r partial i n sen sibility i n the space o f

a fe w m i n ut e s th ose ag e n t s h av e n e v e rth e l e ss dis
,

advan t ag e s th at are n o t c h arge abl e u o n m a n e ti sm

p g
n o t to spe ak o f the n um e ro us fat al c ases t hat h ave

b een r eco rde d as a con se quen ce o f the e m plo y m en t of

chlo ro fo rm . In m an y o f the o pe r ati o n s w h e r e thi s
an a esth e sic i s u se d th e pati e n t s g iv e pre tty stro n g
,

indication s of suffe rin g an d n o t un fre que n tly r e quir e

,

se v e r al assi stan t s to p r e v e n t th e ir str u ggl es fr o m i m

p e din
g th e
p r o gr ess o f th e o e r ati on ; an d th e ir h avi n g
p
n o r e c o ll ec ti on o f suffe ri n g pai n o n th e ir aw aki n g is

no
pr oo f th at th e y did n ot su ffe r The coughin g the
.
,
62 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

sen se of suffo cat on ,

i the kin d of in to x ication or delir ium
'

w hich so m e patie n t s e x pe ri en ce fr om in spirin g th is

v apo u r l ike w ise o ccasion at tim e s g r eat in con ven ien ce
,

to th e o pe r at o r as w e ll as to th e pati e n t .

Asi ati cs b e i n g m or e i mpr e ssi o n abl e th an E ur opeans

to th e m a g n e tic i n fl ue n ce the sle ep an d c on com i tan t
,

in sen sibility are pr o ducible in th em m o r e c e rt ain ly,

an d i n a c o m par ativ e ly sh o rt ti m e M ost pe rson s w ho
.

are su sc e ptibl e to m ag n eti sm in th e te m pe r ate

l atit udes w ould n o t be so far affe ct e d th at i nsen
si bi lity to suc h an e x t e n t w o u ld e n sue un til th e
y had ,

b een r epeat e dly m agn e ti se d ; h en ce the in tro duction of

m agn eti sm in t o p r actice as an an aesthesic dur in g ,

th e pe rfo r m an ce o f o pe r ati on s i n E n gl an d th ou gh ,

d e sirabl e is n o t likely to be pr e fe rr e d un til this agen t

,

be m o r e g e n e rally ado pt e d as a m e an s o f allay in g

p a i n i n d i seas e o r d u ri n
, g the dr essi n g o f pai n ful
.

w o un d s b u rn s & c
, It m ay h ow e ve r in th e me an tim e
, .
, ,

be e m pl oy e d in e x ce pti on al case s b o th in h ospit al ,

an d in priv ate p r ac tic e w h e r e e ffe c t s o f a m o r e se da

'

tiv e an d dur abl e kin d th an th e e x c itin g an d m om e n

tary ac tion of c hl o r o fo rm are d esire d .

Th er e i s n o doubt th at an im al m agne tism m ay be

m ade v e ry av ail able in m an y cases as a r e m e di al
m ean s as w e ll as in blun tin g the se n sibility O n this

fl
.
,

h e ad th e l at e Dr Prit chard e x pre sse dh im self m an y

.

y ear s ag o as fo ll o w s W h e n w e c o n sid e r th e d e gr e e

o f suffe rin g occasi on e d by di seases upo n w hi ch m ag

n e tism e x e rt s an in fl u en ce by means of the i magination ,

an d th e littl e e i cacy o f o rdi n ary r e m e di e s it w o uld ,

be gr e atly to he w i sh e d th at thi s art n o t w ith st an di n g ,

th e pr o bl e m ati cal n at ur e o f th e th e o ri e s attach e d to

” In fact th at an
it w e re b e tt e r k no wn in practice
,
.
,

in fluen ce w hich i s sh ow n to be c apable of pr oducin g

in sen sibility d urin g ope r ation s sh ould also be capable
o f affo rdin g r e li e f i n m any p ai n ful a ffecti on s an d of ,

actin g b en e fi ci ally i n so m e abn o r m al con diti on s of

the sy st e m is but the con clusi on w hi ch a soun d l o gic

,

w ould d e du ce fr o m th e facts o b se rve d ; an d th is con

clu sion is fully con firme d by e x pe ri en ce w ith o ut its ,
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 63

b ei n g n ecessary to c all in th e aid o f th e im agin ation

i n o rd e r to e x pl ain th e r e su lt s The d e sir e e x pr e sse d
.

by Dr Prit ch ard w ill d o ubtl e ss e re l o n g be acco m

.

li sh e d th e ph y si c al e ffe c t s o f m ag n e ti sm b e i n g at
p ,

th e pr e se n t day p r e tty g e ne rally ad m itt e d an d n o t

w ith st an di n g th e o ppositi on it m e t w ith i n ce rt ai n
qu art e r s an d th e sm all numb e r of m e dical p r ac tition e r s
w h o h av e sh o w n th e m se lves di spose d to giv e it a fair
trial in this coun try it m ay still be said o f it in th e
, ,

w o rd s publish e d u pw ards o f thirt y y e ar s ag o i n th e

repo rt m ad e to the Ac adé m i e de Mé dicin e :
“ Con
side re d as an ag en t fo r th e m an ifest ati o n o f p hy si o

l o g ical ph en om en a o r as a therap eutical means , ,

m agn e ti sm o ug ht to h av e a place w ithi n th e sph e r e

o f m e di cal sc i en ce an d n o n e bu t m e dic al p r ac titi o n e r s
,

o u ght to e m pl oy it o r e l se to su e rin t e n d i ts e m
p
”
,

pl oy m e n t .

fl
it Magn e t ism i s v e ry co mm o n ly pract ise d i n Fran ce w ith ,

m o re o r l e ss succe ss by p e rso n s ign o ran t o f m e di c in e w h o are

, ,

n o t u n fre q ue n tl y c i t e d to ap p ear b e fo r e th e trib u n al w h i ch , ,

h o w e v e r fo r th e m ost p art i m p o ses o n th e o e n ders o n ly a
’

n o m i n al fin e Th e fo ll o w in g acco un t app e are d i n Ga li gnan i s

’
.

Messenger ( August 1 85 6) A fe m al e form e rly a m agn e t ic

, ,
subj e ct h as fo r so m e t im e pract i se d m ag ne t i sm at To ulo use
, ,

an d acc o rdi n g to th e l o cal p ap e rs w i t h so m uch su cce ss as to

, ,

c u re re adil y all so rts o f di se ase s so m e e v e n th at h ad b e e n

,
ab an do n e d by th e facul ty A fe w day s ago sh e w as b ro ugh t
b e fo re th e Tribu n al o f Corre ct io n al P o lic e o n th e ch arg e s o f
ill egally practisin g m e dic in e an d o f sw in dlin g Th at sh e h ad .

p rac ti se d m e di c in e by m ean s o f m ag n e t i sm sh e did n o t de n y ,

an d sh e p ro du c e d n u m e ro u s w itn e sse s so m e o f th e m i n a ,

v e ry re spe ct abl e st at ion in so c iety w h o p o sit ively de clare d , .

th at she h ad by h er art c ure d t he m o f vario us com pl ain ts

m o re o r l ess se rio u s B ut sh e en e rg e t ically de n i e d t h at sh e h ad
.

e m pl o y e d frau du l e n t m e an s to m ak e
p e o p l e b e li e v e sh e h a d a

fl
p o w e r sh e di d n o t p o sse ss In th i s to o sh e w as co rro b o rat e d
.
, ,

by se v e ral w it n esse s w h o st at e d i n addit i o n t h at so far fro m

, ,
sw in dlin g e n j o y in g a ce rt ain
, pro p e rty o f h er o w n she di d ,
n o t e x act fe e s fo r h e r advi c e an d e v e n r e ce ive d w i th reluc
,
t an ce sm all o eri ngs m ade h er Th e tribu n al acqu i tt e d h e r
'

o f sw i n dli n g bu t fin e d h er fift e e n fr an c s for ill e all

g y p racti s
i n g m e di cin e ” A r e cen t case al so app e are d i n a m e di cal
,

p e ri o di c al Th e T rib un al o f Co rre ct i o n al P o li c e o f Evre ux ,

o n th e 1 4th J an u ary co n de mn e d L acro ix ch arge d w ith
, ,
64 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

Th e d e gr ee o f e stim ati on i n w hich m agn e tism

sh ould be h e ld as a r e m e di al m e an s r e quir e s to be

d e t e rm in e d by i m parti al pe rson s B e fo re its v alue c an

.

be j ustly appre c i at e d , i ts e ffe c t s m ust be o b se rv e d

u o n a gre at n umb e r o f e rso n s, an d tri al s m ad e d ail
p p y
for a l on g pe rio d in th e sam e di seases ” .

The auth o r o f a j ustly est e eme d w o rk r em arks w ith

-

r espec t to the th e r apeuti cal applicatio n o f m agn e tism

This ag en t m ay be e m ploy e d for thre e diffe r en t pur
p oses 1 To c al m ; the m agn e tic sl ee p sufficin g for
. .

this effec t This h ar m l ess m an ipul ation m ay at le ast be

.

trie d it m ay p r oduc e a h arm less psy cholo gical result

by in d ucin g the fee lin g o f h ope , arisin g fr o m a con
fiden ce in i ts e fficacy , an d a p lay/ sical ej ect by th e
c e n tri e t al i nn e rv ati o n w hi c h it d e te r m i n e s
p 2 T o . .

e x c it e a sal ut ary r e actio n thr o u gh the in term e di an c e

o f th e n e rv ous syst e m b
y m ean so f a high e r d e gr e e of
vit ality 3 To o bt ain by m e an s o f w h at i s t e rm e d
. .

c l airv o y an ce recommendations f r om the p atient himsel f

for the treatment of his disease Wh e re the sci en tific
.

ill egally pract isin g m e dic in e by th e use o f an im al m agn et ism ,

to t hre e fin e s o f fift e e n fran cs e ach an d t o p ay th e c o st s for
h avin g u n l awfully m eddl e d w ith th e art, w ith o ut p o ssessin g
a dip l o m a
” “A b ill M l ”Fe b ruar
( . e e é di ca e , y,
Th e fo ll o w in g t est im o n i es are addu c e d by a rec e n t w r it e r
i n fav o u r o f th e tre at m e n t o f so m e di sease s by m agn et i sm
G eorge t r eco rds se v eral cures o f n ervo us di se ases J Fran ck . .

qu o t e s th e case o f a y o u n g l ady , w h o , h av in g b e e n affe ct ed

durin g se v eral ye ars w ith p ai nful p e ri o dical sick h eadach e s,
w as v ery sp e e dily re li e ve d o f h er co m p lain t by m agn e t isin g
-

D r Itard, a m e m b er o f th e Ac adém i e de Medi cin e , h avin g

.

treat e d w ith o u t success a case o f c o m pl e te deafn e ss, saw hi s

p at ien t c ure d by m agn e t ism ,
Dr D e sch am ps, o f Mo n s,
. .

c u re d i n tw o day s a p araly si s o f ei gh t e en m o n th s dat e Dr

’
. .

Me y er, of Am ste rdam , su cce e de d in calm in g an attack o f

fur io us m an i a in a fe w h o urs, an d e ffe cte d a co m pl e t e cure at
th e e xp irat io n o f a few day s .Dr K fihn h o ltz , P ro fesso r o f
.

th e F acul ty of Mo n tp e lie r, cured se veral ep il ep t ic p at i en ts by .

m agn et i sm Dr Despin e re lat e s th e case o f a y oun g g ir l

. .

p aralyt i c of th e l o w e r li m b s, an d co n fin e d to be d for tw o y e ars,

c ure d by m agn e t i sm Wh en in th e sl e ep sh e co ul d w alk an d
”
.

r un , bu t o n its c sat i o s
es n h e ag i
a n b cam e p r ly
e a a se d D e b ay ,
”
.

L es My st ere s du Som me il e t du Magn etisme .

66 AN IMAL MAG NETISM .

m ust be e xpe cte d to rise fr om

a i ts im pr oper e mp o l y
m en t .

I subj oin a r esume o f the

rks of som e magn e re m a
tise rs a n d m e dical p r ac tition e rs w h o h av e spe cially
d e vo t e d th e ir atten tion to the subj e ct as corr ob o r ativ e ,

o f th e
prece din g o b se rvatio n s e spe cially as re g ar ds ,

the re m e di al e m ploym en t an d p rac ti cal application

o f m agn e ti sm
”
Pain says M Charpi gn on is the cry of the
, .
,

affect e d o rg an s it i s th er e fo re e asy to kn ow to w h at
p art th e acti on o f magn e ti sm sh oul d be dire c t e d If .

th e r e be doubt as to th e se at of the diso rde r w e sh ould ,

m agn e tise a grands courants ; w e sh all th us av o id c on

c e n trati n g th e ac ti o n u on an y o n e
p p o i n t an d e n d by ,

r e st o ri n g the e qu ilibri um in th e n e rvo us ce n tr es an d ,

sub se q u e n tly in th e w h o le o rgan i sm It i s scar ce ly .

c r e dibl e ho w sal ut ary i s th e se d ativ e i n fl uen ce o f th e ‘

p asses a gr ands courants They alw ay s cal m an d .

all a
y th e supe r irrit ation o f th e n e rvous an d v ascu
-

lar sy st em s .

R e cen t rh eum ati c pain s pr o mptly y ield to m ag

n e tism I h av e tri e d it v e ry o ft en an d m agn e tise rs
.
,

are un an i m o us o n thi s o i n t In th e treat m en t o f

p .

so m e c hr on i c affe c ti on s by m a n e ti sm a s e e dy m iti
g p ,

ati o n o f r vi u ly x i ti m t m u ually tak es

g p e o s e s n s
g y p o s s

pl ac e but like w i se som e tim es an aggravation o f

, .

c e rt ai n o th e r s m t o m s w hi c h had r ec urre d at l o n g
y p
in t e rval s ; th e se be in g the efforts o f n atu r e to e ffe ct
th e c u r e Thi s distin ction i s esse n ti al to be o bse rve d
.

as r e gards the successful tr e at m e n t fo r if m i st ak e s

.

, ,

be m ad e an d th e c ou rse of th e ac ti on be dist urb e d ,

se ri o us r e sult s m a n su e I h av e s ee n v ery alar mi n g

.

y e .

sal ut ary c ri ses but w he n I h av e b ee n allow e d to

,

p r oc ee d th e y h av e al ways t e r min at e d i n a c ure

,
. .

O n m ee tin g w ith a subj e ct w ho i s v e ry susce p .

tible to be affec te d by m agn e tism it often h appe n s

. .
, . .
,

aft e r a fe w m inu t es m agn e ti sin h at a m or e o r l ess

’
t
‘

g ,

vi o l e n t agit ation supe rve n es w hich al ar m s the in ex ,

rie n c e d ma gn e ti se r an d l eads hi m t o try to rest o r e

p e ,
.

the p atie n t s pr e vi ous tran quil st at e The sudde n

’
. .
 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM . 67

aw a kin g o f th e pati en t cu t s sh o rt th e m agn e ti c c ri si s

in th e m idst of i ts in t e n sity an d i n stead o f pl acin g
,

hi m i n his fo r m e r st at e , h e is l e ft in a d an ge r ous
'

h alf Cri sis A fr e e cou r se sh o uld be allo w e d to th e

-
.

c ri si s to t e r m i n at e spo n t an eou sl y .

Dr E nn e m oser o b se rve s
. He w h o thi n k s th at
b ecause n o i m m e diat e sen sibl e e ffe ct s are ex pe ri e n ce d
by th e pati e n t s, m ag n e tism e x e rt s n o ac ti on on th e m ,
w ou ld o ft e n be u n de r a m i st ak e a v e r y p o w e rful

ac tio n at th e ti m e i s n o t a fav o r uable si g n Th e pr ao

.

tice of m agn e ti sm r e quir e s m o r e pr ude n ce th an any

fl
o th e r r e m e dial m e an s, as al so a kn o w l e dg e o f th e

m e th o d s m ost applic abl e to particul ar c ase s S o m e o f .

i ts parti san s e n te rt ai n th e e rr o n eo us ide a th at if

fl
m agn e ti sm d o e s n o g oo d, it c an do n o h ar m ; but
w ith o u t su i c ie n t e x pe ri e n ce w e m ay e asily be m is
t ake n in this r e sp ect , fo r in m any cases th e e x isti n g
disorde r b e com es agg ravat e d in th e fir st i n st an c e— as,
fo r e x am ple , spasm o di c a e ctio n s, th e vi o le n ce o f
w hi ch i s alm ost al w ay s i n c r e ase d b m a n e ti si n g ; an d
y g
th e cessati on of th e tr eatm e n t o cc asio n s g r e at w e ak
n ess, acco m an i e d b
p y irrit ability ; th e disease b ei n g
ac t uall
y m ade w o rse fo r a tim e . The ph y sic i an
sh o uld be aw ar e o f th e c on diti o n s fav o u r abl e fo r un d e r

taki n g a m agn e ti c tr eat m e n t to g o o d p u r pose — the

m o d e of pr ocee din g i n th e diffe re n t cir cu mst an ce s
u n de r w hi c h h e m a
y fin d th e pati e n t ; w h e th e r h e
sh o uld see k to cal m or str e n t h e n , w h e th e r h e
g
sh o uld di ffuse o r c o n cen tr at e th e o w e r i n o rd e r to
p ,

pr ev e n t his do i n g m o r e h ar m th an g o o d .

The con ditio n s un de r w hi ch m ag n e ti sm m ay be

e m l oy e d w ith o ut d an e r as a r em e di al m ean s are o f
p g
g en e r al an d spe ci al n at ur e , as r e spec t s th e ph y si ci an ,
the pati e n t , an d the eculiar c ir c um stan c es o f th e case
p .

The ge n e ral c on diti on s are , fir st, th at m agn e tism be

r eco gn ise d by the G ove rn m e n t as a part o f the san i
to ry sy st e m ; an d secon dly , th e r e qui sitio n of th e g uar an
te e an d supe ri n t e n de n ce o f a ph si ci an , in o rd e r th at it
y

Op . Ci t
.
68 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

be n ot practise d by any on e e xcept p e rson s w o r th y o f

c o n fiden ce for th e o rdin ary p ractition e r w ho i s
un ac quai n t e d w ith th e
ph e n om en a an d the d iffe r en t
result s o f m agn e ti sm , o r on e w h o tri e s e x e ri m e n t s
p
from time to tim e fo r m e re curiosity s sak e , m ay act
’

i n as pr ej udi ci al a m an n e r as n on m e dical p e rson s w h o

-

are w h o ll
y ign or an t of it .E very on e possesse s m o re
o r l ess th e
g ift o f thi s powe r, an d an y o n e m ay e m
~

p loy it in c ase s o f sli g ht in dispositi on , bu t i n c ase s o f

a m o r e se ri ous n atu r e , o r o f l o n
g du r atio n , the tre at
men t sh ould e ith e r be un de r taken o r supe rin t en d e d
by phy sici an s, or by m e n w h o h av e an e n l ar g e d kn o w
l e dge o f the subj ec t, and w ho c an be re lie d u pon .

A ph y si ci an sh o uld n ot un d e rt ake a case o f m ag

n e ti sm w h e n h e can n o t giv e u
p th e re qui sit e tim e to it ;
for chron i c di seases, so mn am buli sm , s pasm o di c affe c -

ti on s, o ft en r e qui r e th at th e m ag n e tise r sh o uld r e m ain

a l on g ti m e n e ar th e
patie n t n e ith e r sh o u ld h e u n
dertak e it w h en h e can n o t c arry on th e tr e atm e n t to
th e cl ose .

A to o prol on ge d m agn e ti satio n i s m o re lik ely to

be p rej udi cial th an w h en it i s to o sh o r t . H alf an
h o ur or an h o ur h as b een con side r e d n e ce ssar y, fr o m
th e e rr on e ous opin ion en t e rt ain e d u pon th e sub
j e ct th at the sl e e p ou ght to be pro du ce d The .

Fr en ch an d E n glish m agn e tise i n o rde r to pro

duc e as m uch possi ble the sle e p, an d w h en it do e s
n o t su e rv e n e o n th e first att e m t th e r e do ubl e
p p y
th eir effo rt s N 0 g en e ral r ul e s c an , h o w ev e r, be
.

l aid do wn as to ti m e Eve n h alf an h o ur s m ag

.
’
s

n e ti sin i rdi m x ri m ch at
g t t u

m
s a cco n o e e e n ce o o
, g y p ,

the fir st , w h e th e r the p atie n t e x peri en c e c ts

or n o . In n e rv ous an d spasm o dic affe c ti o n s a fe w

p asse s some tim e s o ccasion a viole n t att ack In
.

sim ilar cases a fe w m in ute

si m ag
m
n e tisin g i s suffi c ie nt ;
m agn e ti sm m u st, so to spe ak , be di g este d , a nd

o v e r c h arge o f it i s q uit e as inj u ri ou s as o v e rlo adIn g

the st o m ach w ith foo d .

W h en disorde re d action s super v en e, th e pro ce ss

sh oul d be sus en de d for the ti m e
p . W h osoe v e r e x
 A N IMAL MAG N ETISM . 69

ec ts a dir e c t or i mm e di at e alt e r ati o n o r cur e to

p
e n sue w ill o ft e n fin d hi s e x pe c t ati on d e ce ive d for
, ,

it n o t un fr e que n tly h appen s th at th e disorde r be

co m e s aggrav at e d at th e fir st e spe ci ally i n chr o n ic ,

case s ,
th at r e quire tim e an d patie n ce S om e tim e s .

w ee k s o r m o n th s e l apse b e fo r e the patie n t e x pe ri

e n ces an
y advan tage This do es n o t di scourag e the
.

e x e ri e n ce d m agn e ti se r th ou g h it o ft e n disc o ur ag es
p ”
,

th e patien t .

Dr E n n e m oser corro b o rat e s the j ustn ess o f

.

’
R eichen b ach s ob se rvation s r e spe ctin g se n sitive sub
j ects w h en h e furth e r say s
,
Th e po siti on in w hi ch
a p erson i s m agn e ti se d as w e ll as th at o f hi s bed ar e
, ,

n ot un i m po rt an t cir cum st an ce s Th e b e st p osition .

fo r th e be d i s th at o f th e m ag n e ti c m e ridi an w ith
”
,

th e h ead to the n o rth He m e n ti on s th e case o f a

.

so m n am bul i st w ho se m e n str uati on w as al w a s de

y
r an ge d w h e n sh e sl ept w ith h er fe e t to the w est bu t ,

thi s fun c tion w as n orm ally pe rfo rm e d w h en h e r fee t

w e r e in th e dir e cti on o f th e so uth * .

D el e uz e has r ecorde d his e xpe rien ce o f th e b en e

ficial e m plo ym en t o f m agn eti sm in m an y dise ases
'

so m e o f th e m o st i n trac t abl e ki n d as i n san ity an d

”
,
"
e il e s
p p y Mag n e tism he say s
. has p r o duce d
, ,

surp ri si n g e ffec t s in chr on i c v o m iti n g aft e r o th e r ,

r e m edi e s h ad fail e d A gen tl em an o f Rh e ims w h o

.
,

for t w e n ty y e ars h ad suffe re d fr om thi s affectio n w as ,

m agn e ti se d O n the se con d day th e v om iti n g w as

.

arr e st e d an d at th e en d o f tw o m on th s th e p ati e n t
”
,

w as c om pl e t e ly cur e d .

W e m ay pe rce ive th at th e n um b e r o f disease s

for w hi ch D e le uz e r e comm e n d e d th e e m pl oym en t o f
m agn e ti sm is t ol e r ably l arge L e t u s h ow e v e r se e .
, ,

w h at i s said by the m o de rn m agn e ti si n g ph y sici an

j ust quo te d w ho has occupie d him self w ith the sub
,

j ect b o th i n a
, p hy si cal an d
psy chi cal p oi n t o f vie w ,

pe rh aps m o r e th an an y o th e r pe r son O n e m ay draw

”
.

w ith th e h an d say s Dr E nn em oser

, the n e rv ous .
,

An l e itung z ur Mesm erisch e n P rax is .

 70 A N IM AL MAG N E T ISM .

in fl ux to parts w h e re it i s de ficien t an d dispe rse i t ,

fr o m those w h e re i t is too con ce n tr at e d so th at the ,

oz s medicatmx i n h e ren t i n the pati en t i s e n able d to

' '

r e establi sh th e d e r an ge d h ar m on y o f th e e con om y
- .

an d r o cu r e t h e r e m o v al o f th e di se ase
p .

The dise ases w hi ch m agn e tism i s c alculate d to cure

o r to all e vi at e are th us e num e r ate d by thi s au th o r
O bstr uc tion s o f o rgan s as th e live r sple en ute r us , , , ,

& c h e m o rrh oids d e r an ge d m en str uation am e n or

.
, , ,

passiv e h em orrh age m en o rrh agi a

“
rhoe a , , ,

scr o ful a go ut dro psy tum our s an d u lce rs in tract

, , ,
“
abl e to o th e r m e an s in dige stion an d hyste rical , ,

affe cti o n s The m o st fre que n t c rises“ in duce d by

.

W
m -

are s a
'fi

m agn e ti sm h e o b se rve s , sm s i sh , ,

sy m pt o m s r e cu rren t sym pto m s 0 i n am m ation

,

w hi c h h o w e v e r m ay sub side as spee dily as th e y

, ,

cam e on — an d an i n cr ease o f som e o f th e se cr e ti on s ,

e speci ally o f th e pe r spi rati o n i n gou ty subj ect s In . .

epilepsy abun d an t saliv ati on som e ti m e s supe rv e n es as

W S lee p is h ow e v e r th e b est of orises

'

is ,

a m a; w a s; 1 8 w ell k n ow n o fte n
.
, ,

espe ci ally in m
" '
'

re m ain l on g w ith out sl eep ; it i s th e n a fav o ur able

sign i n di cativ e o f th e ir r e co v e ry
, .

M agn e tism effe ct ually r e lie ves pain s a n d spasm s ,

an d i s a r em e dy o f the high est i m o r tan ce in asm uch

p ,

as it p r o cu res sl ee
p w i th ou t b e in g fo ll ow e d by ex
citi n g o r de bilit atin g con se quen c e s o n th e n e rv o us

sy st em In spasms an d con v ulsion s the acti on m an i

.

fests itse lf imm e diately in m ost c ases ; in vari ous

paraly ses of the sen se s an d of th e o rg an s o f m o tion
the r e sult s are o ft e n spee dy an d m o r e ce rt ain th an
w h en o th e r m ean s are e m pl o ye d In d e ran ge d .

st at es o f th e c ir cul ati o n o f th e bl o o d an d fl u ids i t

like w ise operat es spee dily an d e fficaci ously .

Accor ding to m y e x pe rien ce an d th at o f o th e rs

“
,

c n tinu e s thi s auth o r

o it i s in m en t al diseases th at
m agn e tism possesses the highestm m
,

en i n
the m agn e tic sleep h alf idio ti c i n divid uals as also -

som e i n san e
patien t s o ft en e xpr e ss th e m selv e s in a
,

v e ry lucid mann er to the surprise of those w ho h ear ,

 fl
AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

th em * I h av e seen a pe r so n w h o had b e en thre e

ye ars an d a h alf in an asy l u m an d w ho o n th em
.

appli c ati o n o f m agn e ti sm b ec am e a lug som n am __

bulist an d in d icate d th ep ause n f th e di se ase as al so

—
lm
, ,
-

W Em pl oy e d fo r obtain i n g the cu r e
’

th e fi ,

w hi c h t ook pl ace at th e e x piratio n o f tw o m on th s I .

con sid e r m agn e ti sm to be a m ean s far su r passi all

ng
o the rs fgr the fcneatment qf me n taLdise aseS
a u
. x r

As re spect s n e rvo us di seases, m agn e ti sm i s h ow ,

e v e r , fr e qu en tl y o n ly a palli ativ e , an d th e di so rd e r
i s n ot u n fre que n tly aggr av at e d at th e b e g in n i n g .

S om e patien t s r e m ain in a w o r se st at e th an b e fo re ,

b ecause th ey are l e ft w ith out an y thi n g m o r e ( m ag

n e tism ) b e i n g d on e W i n e , o piu m , an d sti m ul atin g
.

r em e dies sh o ul d be av o ide d Ti m e an d patie n ce are V )

”
.

M "

r e quire d .

Dr E nn em ose r as w ell as D e leuze an d o th e r s sp e ak

.
, ,

hi ghly of th e adv an t age of m agn e ti sm in c ases o f

ar al si s In th e am o u n t o f th e c ur es e ffe ct e d by
.

”
m ag n e tism i n Fran ce w ithin a g ive n p e ri o d say s th e , ,

l ast n am e d w rit e r th e r e are m o r e th an si x ty c ases

-

N o thi n g m o r e SHOW
,

of par aly si s i ts
“
.

e fficacy in thi s di sease In R ie se r s Ar chiv es .

” ’

se v e r al cu r e s are r ecord e d an d Mr San b

y r e m ark s
“
, .

o n thi s p o in t : Am on g th e patie n t s w h o ar e c on
’
side r e d to be r e li e v e d by th e passe s th ose affec t e d ,

w ith p ar al y si s o cc upy a p rim ary pl ac e Dr Test e

“ ”
. .
,

in his M an uel al so r e lat e s se ve r al c ur es o f

,

par aly sis i

-

Dr Cho ro n , q uo t e d by
. M G auth ie r i n his w o rk m ag .
,

n e ti se d i n L an dau an un m arr i e d w o m an th irt y y e ars o f ag e ,

w h o w as i di o t ic fro m h er bir th ( im beci le de n a issa nce) Sh e .

b e lon ge d to a ri ch an d distin guish e d fami ly w h o h ad in v ain ,

tri e d e v ery m ean s to impro v e h e r m e n t al c on dit io n As so o n .
,
h o w e ve r as sh e b e cam e so m n am b uli st sh e co ul d sp eak ab o u t
an yth in g t h at w as de sm
,
x press h e r m e an in g c l e arly .

Sh e w as n o l o n g er th e sam e b e in g N 0 o n e w o u l d h av e .

t ak en h er for an imbeci le He r p are nts l o o k e d u po n the .

c i rc umstanc e as m arv e ll o u s an d w ep t fo r j o y e x cl aim i n g

W o uld t h at sh e co ul d al w ay s rem ain so ! ” , , ,

r Se v eral o f th e se in st an ce s w ere do ub t l e ss o f the pure ly

J
, ,
72 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

Accordin g to m y dds Dr E nne e x pe ri en ce , a .

m ose r m ost d eaf pe r son s e spe ci ally if y o un g are

, , ,

b e ne fit e d by m agn e tism an d som e if th ey h av e no t , ,

b e en deaf lon g are quit e cur e d Old pe rsons m ay

, .

’
e t b e tt e r u p to a c e rt ai n p o in t afte r se v e r al w e eks
g , ,

tr e atm en t I h ave trie d i n te r m e diat e b o dies o f all

‘

kin d s m agn e t s e le ctricity an d o th e r e x c iti n g age nts

, , , ,

but few are o f an y use i n th ese cases ; th e h an d

supe r se d es all o th e r m e an s ; th e b e st acce sso ry i s

foot bath s o f m agn e ti se d w ate r the patient b e in g

-

,
.

passes m ad e fr om”th e h ead d o wn

’
act e d u pon by ,

w ard s to the fe e t Whil e in th e b ath is. .

The dispo siti on to v om it is fre que n tly o n ly

sy m pt om ati c an d in th e se c ase s m agn e ti sm p r o du ce s
,

a surp risin g e ffe c t I treat e d a l ady w h o had a c om

.

plicat e d abdom in al dise ase an d w h o suffe re d for ,

se v e r al w e e ks fr o m a te n d en cy to v om it w hich -

fatigue d her to such a de gre e an d o f w hich sh e w as ,

fun c ion al ki n d o f p a aly sis, t ea e d o f i n m y w o k o n

t r r t r
N e v o us D iso de s, ” w h i ch so m e i m es erm in a e s i n sp on
r r r t t t
tan e o u s eco v e y , bu t i s also in m an y c ases b o ugh abo u
r r r t t
by m en al in fl ue n c es e c i in g to ac i o n th e o p id v oli io n
t x t t t r t .

Dr T es e
. e l a e s th e in e e s i n g c ase o f M A dam ,
t r t tr t .

p o fe sso o f m usi c an d dir e c o o f an in s i u ion at R o ue n ,

r r t r tt t
w h o h ad b e en affe c e d w i h p a i al deafn ess fo r fo u ee n
t t rt rt
yea s r H e h ad con sul e d m an y p ac i i o n e s, but th e deaf
. t r tt r
n ess in c ease d, so h a h e w as o blig e d to l eav e th e i n s i u i o n
r t t tt t .

In th e co u se o f a tw o m on h s m agn e i c ea m e n , h o w e v e ,
r t
t tr t t r
’

h is h ea in g b ecam e so m uch e s o e d h a o n e m igh c on

r r t r t t t
v e se w i h him for h ou s w ith o u p e ce ivin g ha h e i s o r
r t . r t r t t
rt r
a he w as de af B u t th e m o s su pr i sin g c i c um s an ce i n
. t r r t
thi s c ase i s an in s u c ive d eam w h ich th e pa ie n h ad, w h e n
tr t r t t
h e w as alre ady b e te , af e b e in g m agn e i se d for fo u w ee ks
t r tr t r
“I d eam e d, ”said h e to Dr Te s e, “ h a I e que s e d y o u
.

r t t t r . t
to m agn e i se m t fe e w hil e h ey w e e in a b a h o f w a m
t t r t r
wa e tr . fit r
Yo u at rs e fuse d, but af e w a ds co n sen e d, an d
tr r t
I e p e i en ce d so m u ch adv an tage h a a qua te o f an h o u
x r t t r r r
af e w a ds I h ea d qu i e w e ll
t r r ” r Dr Te s e fo ll o w e d th e in di
t t . .

ca i o n p e sen te d by th e d eam , an d af e
t r r th e fir s tr passe s t
m ade ov e hi s fe e Adam fe l h i s h e ad f e e d, but e xperi
r t t r
en ce d a fe e l in g o f fo m i ca io n , co l d as i ce , i n h i s fe e , an d
r t t
w ith j oy an d su p ise p e ce iv e d th a h e h e a d m u ch b e e
r r r t r tt r
th an b e fo e F om h is tim e th e am elio a ion p og essed
r . r t r t r r
r
f om day to day .
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'

in his w o rk ; in on e o f th e m a c ritical diarrhoea supe r

v e n e d on 5 m agn e tisati on , an d th e pati en t w as c om
ple te ly cure d The R e v Mr San by c all s m agn e tism
. . .

th e gran d specific i n this disease O n e sh ould

” “
.

n o t be al ar m e d, h e say s, if a viol en t att ack sh ould

co m e o n in co n se qu e n c e o f th e m agn etisin g ; it i s
”
c om m o n l
y o f favo ur able au gury D r E lliotson . .

co rr o b o r at es th e e x e ri e n c e o f o th e r s o n thi s
p po i n t .

He re l ates th e case of a pati en t w h o for thre e wee k s

h ad an att ack e ac h ti m e as soon as h e b e g an to
m agn e tise hi m He allo w e d it to sub side , an d th e n
.

r ecomm en de d m agn e tisin g The att ack s r e curre d .

on l
y on ce a m on th , an d at le n gth e n tire l y ce ase d
-

’
aft e r a
y ear s tre at m en t , Six y ears afte r w ard s th e
ati n t h ad h d o l fi" The sam e di sti n g ui sh e d
p e a n re a s
p e
ph y sic i an re l at es o th e r c ase s in w hic h th e c o n trary
t oo k pl ace ; the patien t s b ecam e b e tte r fr om the first ,
an d the fr e q ue n c y o f th e att ack s dim in i sh e d .

Even if the c u r es r e corde d in th e se in st an ces w e re

n o t pe r m an e n t , thi s w o uld be n o r e aso n ag ai n st th e

e m l o y m en t o f m agn e ti sm i n so fo r m idabl e a di sease

p
as e pil e p sy, w hi c h so c o m m on ly r e si sts all m e th ods

o f tr e at m e n t . From the vie w alr eady prese n te d o f

th e modus op eran di o f th i s agen t, it appe ar s w e ll
c al c ul at e d to cu r e e il e sy in so m e cur abl e case s, an d
p p
to m iti g at e i ts se v e rity i n o th e r s .

S e ve ral En glish w rite r s, in cl udin g the Rev Messrs . .

T o w n sen d an d Sanby , an d Dr Gre go ry, b e ar t estim on y

_
.

in th e ir w o rk s to th e efficacy o f an i m al m ag n e tism in
disease .
“ I do n o t pre t en d to say , re m arks the
l ast n am e d w rit e r, th at it can n e ve r do an y h ar m ,
-

but I c an say th at i n all th e cases w hi ch I h av e seen

tr eate d by o th e r practition e rs, an d in all tho se w hic h
I h ave tr e at e d m yse lf, o f w hi ch a g re at n um b e r
‘

occ urr e d in n e rvo us in divid ual s affe ct e d w ith vari ous

fl
diseases— e ven w ith diseases of the h eart, w hich
Th e a ack s o f e pil e psy , as is w ell kn o w n , ar e v e y li able
tt r
to b e de e m in e d or to be suspe n de d for a l o n g e or sh o e
t r r rt r
tim e by in uen ce s ac ing o n th e pa i en s m in d, esp ecially
t ’
t t
w h en h ey ecu at egula pe i o ds o f i me
t r r r r r t .
 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM . 75

W 011 1d r the m o st liabl e to suffe r from all e x tra

appe a

o rdi n ar y e x c it ati o n — th e e ffe c t o f th e m ag n e ti c pro

an d o f th e sl ee p in
c e ss in g e n e r al , p articul ar h as ,

al w ay s b e e n c al m i n g an d i n n o i n st an c e h as it b e e n
,

disag r ee abl e to th e p ati en t s it act e d m or eo v e r i n a

"
, ,

b en e fi ci al m an n e r u pon th e h e alth f; y M
“It r e li e v e s rh e um ati c a d n eur algic ai n s r em o ve s
.

n p t

h eadach e s an m m fii fé ém g sl e e p i n p e r son s
,

w h o h ad l o n g suffe r e d fr o m sl e e pl e ssn ess It all e .

v i ate s an d o ft e n c u r e s m an y di seases o f th e n e r v o u s
, ,

s st e m
y b u t i ts e ffe c t s are n o t r estri c t e d to th e se

case s . It act s u pon the gen e ral h ealth so as fre ,

qu en tly to p r o d uce a v e ry m arke d i m pr o v e m en t an d ,

in m an y c ase s it causes to disapp ear so on e r o r l at e r , ,

l on g st an din g an d tro ubl e som e affe c tion s It h appe ns

-
.

e v er d a th at p e r so n s w h o ar e m ag n e ti se d w ith th e
y y
o bj e c t o f
y g th e ph e n o m e n a ast o n i sh an d
st ud i n

d eli ght the spec t at o r by t ellin g h im th at sin c e m ag

n e tism h as b e e n e m pl o y e d th e y h av e g o t rid o f so m e
o b sti n at e di so rd e r or e l se th at th e ir g e n e r al h ealth
”t
,

is m u ch b e tt e r .
a

Dr M ac ario autho r o f se ve r al highly e stim ate d

.
,
-

me di cal w o rk s co n side rs m agn e ti sm to be re co m

'

m en d able i n se v e ral n e rv ou s affe c ti on s as c r am p , ,

co n v ul si o n s n e rv o us par aly si s an d n e ur al g i a in w hi c h
'

, , ,

i ts acti on i s m ost e fficaci ou s He m e n tio n s th e c ase

fl
.

o f a l ad
y w h o w as r e li e ve d as if by m agi c by m ag , ,

n th e i h k e e w hi ch for
n e ti sm o f an acu t e
p in
a i rg t n
thr ee m on th sm
_
m w

resist ed a v ari e ty o f r e m e dies

_

th at w e r e p r e sc rib e d by p r ac titio n e r s o f hi g h r e pu t e .

An o th e r pati en t w as r e li e v e d o f chr o n i c sci atica by

the sam e m e an sxf '

Pr o fesso r Rost an l on g ago e x presse d hi s con vic tio n

th at m agn e ti sm p r o d uces fav our abl e r e su lts b o th i n ,

acut e an d chr o n i c di seases ; I h av e o n se v e r al occa

si on s k n o w n ati en t s w h o h av e b een r e li e v e d o f
p
pain s an d slight ail m e n t s by m agn e ti sm b oth abro ad ,

an d in E n gl an d an d se v e r al ati e n t s i n the m e sm e ri c
, p

L ette rs , &c .
f L e So mm e il
76 AN IM AL MAG N E T ISM .

h ospi tal in L on don st ate d to m e th at th ey h ad m at e ri

al ly b e n e fit e d by i ts e m pl o y m e n t ; but I h av e n o t h ad

ep sgn al o
p p o rt un iti es o f w it n essin
g i ts e ffec t s in th e
p
m o re se rio us c ase s an d h ave th e re fo r e de em e d it
,

adv i sa bl e to p rese n t th e p rece din g sum m ary o f th e

o b se rv ati on s o f th ose w ho e ith e r as m ag n e ti se r s o r

,

as i m parti al an d c om pe t en t o b se rv e r s v o u ch fo r i ts ,

e ffi c ac y i n suc h c ases i n o rd e r th at th o se w h o pe r use

,

th e m m ay draw fro m th em th e i r o w n con c l usion s ,

an d th at the acc u racy o f th e st at e m en t s m ay be

v e rifi e d o r m o difi e d by the m o re g e n e r al sub se quen t
e x pe ri en ce o f un p r ej udi ce d o b se rv e rs e spec i all
y as ,

to h o w far th e positiv e e ffec t s o f m a gn e ti sm o n th e

o n e h an d an d the i n fl ue n ce p ro du ce d o n th e m i n d s
,

o f th e pati en t s on th e o th e r m ay h av e b een i n str u

,

m e n t al i n p r o duc in g the r esult s r eco rd e d 1 .

d to be
e x tre m e l y rthe less ,

appe ar s to m e th at th e y m u st ieldin im po rt an ce to ,
__ _

th o se th at are r e fe rribl e to t e psy cho l i al o rd e r o f

> q gq
h e n om e n a w hic h w ill fo rm tH E s ubj f id
‘

p , ec t o c o n s e

r atio n in the follo w in g pages .

Ad m ittin g th at m agn e ti sm i s advan tage ou s as a

r em e di al m e an s it by n o m e an s fo llo w s th at b e cause
,

it m ay h ave b een fo un d se rvice able in any given

dise ase it w ill n ece ssary be so in o th e r case s pre
,

se n ti n g si m il ar sy m p t o m s He re as w ith re spe ct to
.
,

th e e mplo ym e n t o f r e m e di es i n ge n e r al espe c i ally

fl
,

o f n e w r em e di e s a to o abso lu t e ge n e rali sati on i s w h at

,

i s m ost to be appre h en d e d ; h e n ce o w in g to the ,

di sappoi n t m e n t th at e n sue s fr om un due e xpec t ation s

h avin g been raise d it o ft en h appen s th at r em e die s
,

w hic h m ay be v e ry e i caci ou s in appr opri at e ease s

As th e rapeut ical agen t m ag netism has un de rgo n e

a ,
r o scri pt i on w i th o u t de se r v i n g i t I t hin k i ts rat i o n al an d
p .

w e ll di re cte d e m plo y m e n t i s to o m u ch n eg l ect e d in th e pre

-

se n t day .I h av e se v e ral t im es e m pl o y e d i t w ith succe ss in

so m e spasm o di c affe ct i o n s th at di d n o t y i e l d to o rdi n ary se da
ti v e s
”—
Dr L epe lle ti er de la Sarth e
. D o ctrin e B io logique ”
.
, .

1 8 58 .
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 77

are se t as ide an d fall in to unm e rit e d n e gl ec t an d it

,

i s to be h o pe d th at m e di cal p rac titio n e rs o n pe rc e ivi n g

,

th e pro b abilit y o f its u tility w ill be in duce d to o ccupy

,

th e m se lve s w ith the c on side r atio n o f an i m al m ag

n e ti sm u n l e ss th e y ar e di sp ose d to l e av e alt o g e th e r
,

i n the h an d o f parti san s fo r th e m o st part little

,

qu alifie d to apply it w ith discri m i n atio n an d j u d g

m en t so po w e rful a m e an s fo r all e vi ati n g so m e o f the
,

ills o f suffe rin g hu m an ity an d to be j ustly c h ar g e

,

able w ith r e m ai n i n g b e hi n d h an d in th e p r o g r e ss o f
-

sc i en tifi c i n q uiry i n so far as r e lat es to i ts r e m edi al

,

ag en cy .
 ADDE ND A TO PART I .

ARR E ST AN D T RAN SFE R E N CE o r T HE PU L S E B Y MAGNE TISM .

DR . MADDE N in h is Ph an tasm agata, publi sh e d in

1 8 57 quo t e s, am on g o th e r s, th e foll o w i n g c ase from
,

th e r e po rt o f the E ccl e si asti cal an d Me di cal C omm is

si on a
ppoin t e d to i n qu ir e i n t o th e fact s o f suppo se d
d em o n i acal posse ssion w hi ch pr e vail e d as an e pidem ic
am o n g the n un s i n a c o n v e n t i n Au x o nn e fr o m

1 6 52 to 1 6 62 , as also am on g secul ar w om e n in the

i i ity
v c n .

D en ise P arisot it i s st at e d i n th e Bish o p of

,

O rlean s repo rt
’
b e in g com m ande d by the pre l ate to
,

st o
p c om ple te ly the pulse i n th e right arm w hil st ,

th e l e ft co n tin ue d to b e at an d th e n to tran sfe r th e

,

b e atin g of the pu lse o f the l e ft to the rig ht arm ,

w hil st it stoppe d i n th e l e ft e x e cu te d the o rde r i n

,

th e p resen ce o f the phy si c ian ( Mo r el ) w ho ac kn o w ,

le dge d an d de pose d to th e sam e an d also in th e ,

pr ese n ce o f se ve r al e cclesi asti csi Th e si st e r o f the

P urification pe rfo rm e d the sam e thin g tw o o r thre e
ti m es causin g it to b ea t or st o p at th e d e sire o f the
”
,

e x o rc i st .

Dr M add en th en adds th e follo w i n g c om men ts :

.

Calm e il s att em pt to e xpl ain the st e ppage of the

’

p u l se in e ith e r arm at the co m m an d o f th e e x o r c ist ,

an d th e tr an sm i ssi o n o f
pu l sati on fr om th e arm ,

w h e r e it w as pe r cep tible to th e o th e r arm w h e r e it

, ,

had c e ase d to be di stin guish able i s n ot sati sfac t ory

, .

Of th e tr uth o f th e stat em e n t h e e xpre sses n o d oubt ,

an d e vid e n tly see m s to e n t e rt ai n n o d o ubt o f it My .

o w n e x e rie n ce w ould l e ad m e to b e li e v e th e st at e
p
m en t as a t rue on e I h ave tw i ce w itnesse d ph eno
.
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM 79

fl
.

fl
m e na h at an al o gous w h e re t w o i n dividual s
so m e w ,

w e r e subj ec t e d to th e ope r ati o n s o f pr acti se r s o f an i m al

m agn e ti sm .

In th e first case th e o pe r at o r un de rto o k to i n u

e n c e di e re n t parts o f th e b o d y o f pe rso n s n o t i n a
'

st at e o f so m n am b ul i sm an d thi s h e ce rt ai n ly p e r
,

fo r m e d in in st an ce s w h e re th e r e co uld be n o c ollu sio n ,

I am q uit e su r e o n th e part o f th e pe r son s o pe r at e d

,

on . A ri g id c at ale pti c st at e o f a le g o r an ar m w as
r e peate dly pr od uce d an d m ain t ain e d till suc h ti m e
,

as th e o e r at o r an n o un ce d hi s i n t e n ti o n to r e m o v e th e
p
m ag n e tic i n fl ue n ce He u n de rt oo k to m e sme rise
‘ ’
.

th e l e ft h an d o f a y o un g g en tl e m an se l ec t e d fr o m th e
audi e n ce for th e e x e ri m e n t an d to r e d uce th e pul
p ,

sati o n i n the w ri st o f th at ar m to ab o ut h alf th e

n u mb e r o f b eat s o f th e ul se o f th e right ar m I
p .

w as r e q uest e d to t e st thi s e x pe ri m e n t an d did so ,

w ith all th e car e an d sc r u tin

y I co uld g iv e it Th e .

o p e r at o r vi o r o usl
y m ad e passes al o n g th e ar m
‘
g ,

an d th e o e r at i o n h ad n o t b e e n c arri e d o n ab o v e tw o
p
o r thr ee m i n u t es w h en th e fr e q ue n c an d v o l um e o f
y
th e p ul se g rad ually dim i n ish e d an d at l e n g th th e ,

n um b e r o f b e a t s w as r e d uce d to l e ss th an o n e h alf -

the n um b e r o f p ulsati on s i n th e ri g ht a rm I all o w e d .

the o pe r at o r to g o o n an d to m g r e at ast o n ish m e n t

, y
th e pul se b ec am e w h o lly i m pe r c e ptibl e B ut the .

o pe r at o r w as e n tir e l u n co n sci o u s o f th e e ffe c t h e h ad

y
p ro d uce d He e xpe c te d to r e d uce the n um b e r o f
.

b eats to ab out thirty five o r fo rty i n the m in ut e

-
.

In the o th e r case a g e n tle m an o f great ardo ur i n

the pu r suit o f m esm e ri sm w as the o pe r at o r O n one .

o cc asi o n d urin g the st at e o f som n am b ulism h e

, ,

u n de rt o o k i n th e r se n ce o f m an y e r so n s o f r an k
,p e p
an d st ati o n to sus e n d i n to to th e c irc ulati on O n
p , .

this o ccasion the t ask o f t estin g the e x pe rim en t al so

fe ll to m y lo t H avin g n e ve r h eard o f any suc h
.

T h is i s o n e o f th e m o s co m m o n ph y sical e ffe c s o f m ag
t t
n eti satio n — th e sl e e e b e in g h e n able to supp o h e avy
r t rt
p
w e ig h s o n th e e
t e n de d arm o r l e g s w h i c h h e w o ul d be
xt ,

q ui e u n abl e to do in hi s n o m al s a e
t r tt .
 80 AN IM AL MAGN ETISM .

e x t en sive po w e r
b ein g cl ai m e d by an y pe rson as
C o lon e l Tow n sen d h ad b een said to h ave o ve r the
c ir c ul ation I h ad n o id e a th at Mr H
, pre .

te n d e d to h av e an y suc h e x tr ao rdin ary i n fl uen ce .

He m esm e ri se d bo th ar m s fo r som e tim e th e g irl ,

b e in g in a r ecu mb ent position the pul se i n both wr ists

b e cam e gradually sm alle r an d sm all e r an d at l en g th ,

alm o st ce ase d to b eat at all Th e pul sation at the .

h eart h o w e ve r w as pe rceptibl e e nou gh v e ry frs

, , ,

quen t but e x cee din gly tre m ulo us an d fee bl e or

, ,

r ath e r flutte rin g Mr H then b e g an to m ake . .

sem e m o r e
’
passe s o v e r the b o dy but I o bj ec t e d ,

to th e ir c on tin u an ce an d th e e x pe ri m en t c ease d Mr , , .

H still asse rtin g his po w e r to pro du ce th e

’
de ath tran ce and so m e o f the audien ce w e re v e ry
-
, .

app r eh e n siv e — n o t w ith o u t th at th e

go o d reason
-

in flue n ce e xe r cise d by him m ight e xcee d his pow e r to

con tr o l
*
.

W e find adds Dr Madden in th e case of the , .

-

e x orci se d n u n s o f Au x on n e a di sti n g ui sh e d r l at e
p e , ,

e vid en tl y a go o d faithful an d tr ust w o rthy m an tw o , , ,

cen t uri e s ago by m ean s o f e x o r c i sm i n duc in g tr an ce

an d c at al e psy Th e som n am bu li sm o f m e sm e ri st s
.
,

a
pparen t th ought re adin g m e n t al commu n ic ation
-

, ,

Th e R ev C H To w n se n d eco ds th e case o f a pa i en
. . . r r t t
suffe in g f o m vi o l en
r p alpi a io n m agn e ise d at hi s h o use by
r t t t t
M R egaz z o ni
. Wh en h e came in o th e o o m hi s h ea
. t r rt
co uld be h e a d b ea in g so m e dis an ce o ff
r Af e e igh t t . tr t
m in u es o f th e p asses th e pul sa i o n h ad dimi ni sh e d to
t ‘
t
’

su ch a de g e e h a th e u su al ac ion o f th e h ea
r t t co u l d t rt
n o t b e fe l
” Co lon e l To w n se n d o w a ds th e e n d o f hi s
t . t r
,
li fe , po ssesse d th e p o w e o f suspen di ng the ( pe cep ibl e) r r t
p ulsa i o n o f h i s h e art an d all app e a an ce o f a cir c ulat o y
t r r
m o ve m e n t .

Th e au h e n ic acco un s w e h av e had in ecen

t t im es of th e t r tt
app a en susp en si o n o f th e h e a
r t s ac i o n fo r an al m o s i n de rt t t
’

fin i e p e i o d in ce ain fan a i cs o f th e Fakir s an d th e Se i k s,

t r rt t
“
an d e v en i n o n e o r tw o i n s an c es o f {li en b e in g w a l l ed up t
for a co n si de abl e im e , dep iv e d o f air, an d sub seque n ly
r t r t
resu sci ate d, sh o w
t ha h ese in divi dual s p o sse sse d a p o w e
t t t r
o v e th e ci c u l a i o n far b e y o n d an yt h in g w e
r r t e ad o f in th e r
“

tran ce o f Co l on e l To wn se n d an d o he e co ds t rr r .
 P AR T 1 I .

P SY CH ICA L P H E N O ME N A .

Am o n g all th e ph en o m e n a to i
w h ch th e s udy o ft th e so u l
h as di rect e d o ur att e n t i o n , th e re ar e p erh aps n o n e so sur
p ri sin g as th o se w hi ch h av e l at e ly b e e n b ro u gh t to ligh t i n
co n se qu e n ce o f th e p h il o so h ical i n v est i at i o n s o cc asi o n e d
p g
by th e p re t en si o n s O f Mesm e r an d h i s asso ci at e s ”—D U GAL D .

ST E W AR T .

H o w e v er asto ni shin g , i t i s n o w pro v e d bey o n d all rat ion al

do ub t , th at in ce rtain abn o rm al st at es o f th e n e rv o us o rgan :
ism , p e rce pt i o n s are p o ssibl e t hro ugh o th e r th an th e o rdin ary
.
”
ch ann e l s o f th e se n se s — SIR WM H AM . IL T O N .

A n e w w o rl d o f m in d ( Sed an/welt) h idde n i n o rdin ary life ,

i s e x po se d to o ur co n t e m pl at io n , an d th e v e rific at i o n O f th e
p rin c ip al ph e n o m e n a o f l u c i d so m n am bu li sm m ay b e re garde d
as t an t am o un t to th e disco v e r
y o f a p hy si o l o gi cal an d p sy ch o
lo gical Am eri ca — FIscH ER , U BE R SO MN AMB U L ISMU S
'

. .

C HAPTER III .

PE RCE P T IO N IN D E P E N D E N T LY V I S UA L O RG AN S— OB J E C
OF THE
T IO N s A N S WE R E D B E XTR ACTS F RO M B TL E R S AN AL O G ,
Y U ” ’
Y
AR Ae o, AN D O T HE R W R IT E R S— SLE E PWAL K INe — IN STAN OE S
FR OM T HE RE P ORT O F T H E ACAD E MIC COMMISSIO N AN D O T H E R
SO R CE S— TR AN S P O S ITION O F TH E SE N SE S
U .

R E E ER R IN G o n ce m ore to th e Re po r t m ad e to the
Acadé m ie de Méde ci n e , w e find th e r ein st at e d It
m ay be in fe rre d w ith ce rt ai n ty th at the st at e o f som
n am bulism e x ist s w h en i t giv e s ri se to the d e v e l op

m ent O f n ew faculti es w hic h h ave be en d e sign at e d by

the n am es o f cl airvoy ance , i n t uiti on , an d in t e rn al pre
vision W e h ave se en tw o som n am bulists who w e re
.

abl e w ith c l ose d eye s to di stin gui sh the o bj ec t s th at

w ere pl ace d b e fore th e m ; they h av e to ld, w ith out

 ANIMAL MAG N E T ISM .

t ouchin g the col o ur s an d n am e s o f c ard s th ey

V
, V

r ead lin e s fro m—a bq gk and wr itte m w o rds This phe

_ _
_
.

n o m e n on toOk pl ace w h e n the so m n am b ulist s e y e li d s

’

w e re k e pt c l o se d w ith th e fi n ge r s .

W e h ave m e t w ith tw o so m n am b ulists w ho

spe c ifi e d th e sy m pt o m s o f the di sease s o f thre e pe r so n s
”
w ith w h o m th e y w e re put en r app or t .

It i s to be r e gr e tte d th at d uri n g the l o n g pe rio d

w hi c h h as e l apse d sin ce th e pu bli cati o n o f thi s r e po rt ,

n o t w ith st an di n g th e c o rr o b o rativ e t e sti m o n y g iv e n

by m an y i m parti al w it n e sses se ve r al o f th e m di sti n ,

uish e d i n a sc ie n tifi c po in t o f vi e w — sci e n tific an d

g
m e dical b o dies ( w ith th e si n gle e x ce pti o n o f th at to
w hi ch thi s m e m o ir w as addr esse d ) as also th e sc ie n ,

tific an d m e di c al w o rld i n g e ne r al sh o uld h ave di s:

c our a e d i n v esti g atio n s o n a su bj ec t (W
,

t
i m po rt an ce am at to w hi c h I n o w so li c it att en ti o n .

The st udy o f psy c h o l o gy w hi ch o f l at e y ear s h as ,

att ai n e d so great a de vel o pm e n t an d e spec ially a ,

m o r e acc ur at e o b se rvati o n o f th e ph e n o m e n a p re se n te d
by sl e e p an d by spo n tan e o u s so m n am b ulism as al so ,

to th ose o f an an al o g o us kin d w hi ch are o ccasio n ally ,

m an i fest e d u n d e r ce rtain m o rbid c o n ditio n s o f the

Se ve al y e a s ag o ( J u ly , 1 852 ) th e h e n E di o o f th e
r r t t r
B i ish an d Fo e ign Medi cal R e vi e w , c o m m e n in g o n h is
rt r t t
p a o f t e subj e c , o n e vi e w in g Si r H H o ll an d s
rt h t r ’
Me n al t
”
.

Phy si o l o gy , O b se v e d r We are c o n vin ce d h a th e p ro fe s t t ’

si o n h as do n e disc ta i ts a cha a c e , a n d h as l o s n o
. i .
r t r t
in co n sr e ra e am o un o f p ublic co nfi de n ce , by th e o n e o f
t t
r idicu le w h ich i h as ge n e ally assu m e d w i h ega d to th e
t r t r r
c l ass o f ph e n o m e n a i n q u e s i o n , an d h a i w ill n o t
t eco v e
t t t r r
i ts l o s g o un d un il i sh a ll h av e c a e fully an d c an di dly
t r t t r
e am i n e d
x h e m w i h due a e n io n to h e i
t t e l a i o n s, an d
tt t t r r t
kn o w n phy sio lo gi c al an d p a h o l og i cal ac io n s We hin k
t t t .

h a th e p e se n asp e c o f m e sm e i sm i s o n e h a s o n gly
t t r t t r t t tr
c all s fo r a full , fai , an d se a c h i n g i n v e s ig a i o n , w i h all
r r t t t
the assis an ce w h ich can be affo de d by th e s u dy o f h o se
t r t t
r e m a k abl e s a e s w i h w h i c h th e p ubli c h as b e e n o f l a e so
r t t t t
fam ilia , e l e c o bi o l o gy an d h ypn o i sm
r tr-
t
th e p he n o m e n a, if
such he e be , w h i ch ar e i n e pli cabl e by an y k n o w n age n cy ,
t r x
an d w h i c h m u s b e h e l d to p o v e th e e i s e n ce o f po w e s
t r x t r
h i h e o un e co gni se d by sc i e n ific p sy ch o lo gi s s an d p hy sio
t rt r t t
lo gi sts ” .
84 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

sy s e m ,
t w o ul d gr e atl y t e n d to facilit at e a ge n e r al
b elie f in the r e ality o f th e ph e n o m e n a th at o cc ur i n
th e st at e o f l ucid so m n am b ulism —w hi ch stat e n o t
u n fr e que n tly su pe rv e n e s i n m ag n e ti se d subj e c t s an d ,

occasi on ally m e t w ith i n de pe n d e n tl y o f th e m a

, g
n e ti c agen cy — but b ecause th e y are n o t i n acco rd an ce
,

w ith ce rtain precon ce iv ed id eas an dw ith our ev e ry day ,

e x pe ri e n ce th e ir r ealit y h as b ee n de n i e d o n the
, ,

alle g e d suppo siti on th at th e y are O ppose d to th e l aw s

o f n atu r e
“
Thus a w rit e r in the Edin bur gh Re view ”
.
,

A
( p ril ,
t akin
g thi s c ir cum sc rib e d vi e w o f th e

qu estion r em arks : It i s part o f the g reat sch em e of

,

Divin e p r o vid en ce th at an im als e n do w e d w ith the

,

pow er O f vi si on sh all u se the e y e s give n to th e m t o

e x e r c i se th at p ow e r : i t i s e qu ally a p r o o f o f th at

r e at an d w o n dr o us sc h e me th at th e br ain an d
g
n e rvo us sy st e m sh all be the o rg an s O f th o u g ht it i s -

for thi s purpose th at th e y h av e b e e n so e x

c o n str ucte d If then m en set th em .
, ,

v e an d o sitive ly to i n si st th at th e ir
p ro p , ,

ar g um en t s sh o uld be h e ard th at the re is in the ,

o rdin ary co u rse o f n at ure vi sio n w ith o u t

“

an d

m an ifest m en t al ph e n om e na th e
br ain th ey w ill h ave t aken ls
"

, best g uide ,

co m m o n se n se .
1
Th e w rite r th en see ksto co rro bo r at e his op in ion as
to the ill usiv e n at ure of the p he n om en a r e fe rre d to ,
by add uc in g w e ll kn o w n in st an ces o f h alluc ination
-

M b e th s ai r draw n d agge r, an d the

po wer of
’

( ac -

ce rt ain dru gs to pr o d uce sim ilar r esult s as if th ese ,

in stan ces had an y r e lation to th e m Mo reo ve r i t has .

,
’
n e v e r b ee n asse rt e d or i m pli e d by th e m o st z e al o us

adv o c at es o f m ag n e ti sm th at the p h e n o m en a i n
question are m an ife st e d i n the o rdin ary cour se of
n at u r e .

R e ason ers w h o thus b ase th e ir argum e n ts upon

“

the hith e rt o kn o w n law s o f n at ur e do n o t c o n side r

h o w li m it e d i s our kn ow l edge o f th ose l aw s th at thi s

1 Revi ew of the
’
wo rks of Holland B ro di e , ,
an d L ayco ck .
86 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

sam e o ppo r tun itie s of

rt ai ni n g th e facts and
asce ,

p rese nt s th e sam e ch ar ac t e r s o f tr uth an d h on esty .

O n su ch t e sti m on y w e ar e i n th e co n stan t h abit of

re ce ivi n g st at em e n t s w hi c h are m uc h b e o n d th e
y
sp h e r e o f o ur
pe r son al ob se rvati o n an d w id e l y at ,

v arian ce w ith o ur e xpe rien ce Th ese are th e st at e .

m e n ts w hic h fo r the sake o f a n am e w e m ay call

m arv e ll o us . In r e gard to such the fo un d ati on o f ,

i n cr e dulity as w e h av e se e n is gen e r ally i gn o ran ce

, , ,

an d it i s i n t e r esti n g to tr ace th e p ri n ci pl es by w hi c h

a m an O f c ultiv at e d m i n d i s i n fl ue n ce d i n r ec e ivi n g

u po n t esti m o n y st at e m e n t s w hi ch are r ej e ct e d by the

v u l g ar as t o t ally i n c r e dibl e

He is i n fl uen ce d by th e r e co llec tio n that m an y

thin g s at o n e tim e appe ar e d to him m arvello us w hich
h e n o w kn o w s to be tr ue ; an d h e th e n ce c on clu d e s
th at th e r e m ay still be in n atur e m an y ph en om e n a
an d m an y p rin ciple s w ith w hi ch h e i s e n tire ly un

ac q u ai n t e d. In o th e r w o rd s h e h as lear n e d from ,

e x e rie n ce n o t to m ak e hi s o w n k n o w l e dge the te st

p
o f p r o b ability ;

M an y thi n gs are n o w d aily o ccurri n g in th e dom ain

o f sci e n ce an d th e art s the possibility o f w hi ch w as
,

n o t dr e am t o f o r if a dv an ce d w as ridicul e d fifty y ear s

, , , ,

ag o ; an d as i n the m at e ri al w o rld so as respect s the

, ,

w o rld o f m in d o ur k n o w l e dge w ill co n ti n u e to e x t e n d

,

ast e x pe ri e n c e o u ght c on se q u en tl to r en de r u s c i r
p y
c um spe c t i n r e fusin g fr o m an y a t p rion r eason i n g to
'

i n quir e i n t o an d w h e n pr ac ticable to re c o g nise fact s

, ,

ac c r e dit e d by i m p arti al an d v alid t e sti m o n y .

M on t aig ne o b se rv e d m o re than a cen t ury ago in

h is E ssai s : W e m ust n o t e stim ate w h at is po s
sible an d w h at i s n o t acc o rdi n g as it m a b e c r e dibl e
y
or i n c r e dibl e to o ur sen ses it is an e rr o r in t o w hich
m ost m e n fall to b e lie v e w ith di fficulty fr o m o th e r s
”
,

th at w hi c h th e y could n o t or w ould n ot do .

Pr o fesso r O rfila D ean o f the Pari sian Faculty o f

,

Me di cin e r em arke d : If th e re does e x ist som e tricke ry

,

an d qu ac k e ry in c onn e x i o n w ith an i mal m agn e ti sm ,

i ts adv e r sarie s are too h asty in re fusin g to ad mi t th at

 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM . 87

w hi ch h as b een asse rt e d in r e gard to i ts e ffe c t s Th e .

t estim ony o f e n light e n e d ph y si ci an s sh o uld be c on

side re d as pro o fs If i ts ph e no m e n a appear to be e x
.

trao rdin ary th e ph e n om e n a o f e l ec tric ity ap pe ar e d

,

e q ually m arv e ll o u s at i ts o ri g i n W h e th e r m ag n e tism .

be fo r g oo d o r e vil it i s cl e arly a th e r ape u ti c age n t

, ,

an d it b e h o v e s b o th th e h o n o u r an d th e di g n i ty o f
”
the Acadé m i e to e x am i n e it .

Mr B ak e w e ll i n his Physical Evide n ce o f a

.
,

F ut ure St at e , like w ise r e m ark s o n thi s po in t :

Th e ph e n o m e n a o f m ag n e ti sm b eco m e so fam ilia r
fro m fr e que n t o b se rv atio n th at th ey c e ase to e x cite
,

surpri se , but le t us fo r a m o m e n t co n c e iv e th at th e
pr ope rti es o f the m ag n e t w e re un k n ow n an d th at a ,

trav elle r fr om a dist an t par t o f the w o rld w e re to

an n o u n ce th e di sco v e ry O f the l o ad st o n e an d o f i ts ,

sin g ul ar po w e rs W e can r e adily co n ce ive that the

.

trave lle r w h o r e v e al e d thi s disco v e ry w o uld be o ve r

w h el m e d w ith ridi cul e an d h i s st at e m e n t s w o uld be
,

d eem e d scar ce ly m o re d ese rvin g o f c r e d e n ce th an

those o f B ar o n M un ch au se n It i s upon th e sam e .

n arr o w sy st e m o f phil o so phi si n g w hi ch pr esu m es all ,

thin g s to be i m possibl e of w hi c h th e hu m an facultie s

can fo r m n o c o n ce ptio n th a t th e arg um e n t s add uce d
,

agai n st th e e x i st e n ce o f th e se n tie n t p ri n ci pl e i n a

se par at e st at e fr o m th at o f th e b o dy h av e b e e n p rin

ci pally fo un d e d .Ev e ry succee din g disco ve ry in d ee d , ,

tre n ch es u pon th e t e rrit o ry o f pr esum e d i m po ssibilitie s ,

an d sh o w s th at th e o e r ati o n s o f n a t ur e are n o t to be
p
c ir cum sc rib e d by the li m it s w hi ch th e i gn o r an ce O f

m an w ou ld i m pose B ut r e g ardl ess of th ese r e peat e d

.
,

ch e ck s o n hi s p re sum p ti o n h e adh e r es to thi s n arro w

,

m i n de d sy st e m o f r easo n i n g an d w ill pe r se ve r e in ,

d en y in g the po ssibility o f st ate s o f b e i n g th at can n o t

fro m the ir i n sc r ut able n at ur e be br o ught to the t e st
o f positiv e p r oo fs th ough th e ar u m e n t s by w hi c h
, g
th e se O bj e c ti ons are att e m pt e d to be suppo rt e d are
m e re ly a r e pe tition o f th o se th at h av e b e e n pre vi ou sly
re fut e d in the m at e ri al w o rld by the advanc in g ,

pr o gress of kn o w le dg e .
88 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

Hence to in fe r fir st th at the r e sult s of e x p e rience

, ,

in o rdin ary case s are n o t to be t ake n as the lim it s o f

possibility i n qu e stion s r e l atin g to subtle pr ope rti es ;
se c on dly th at as w e
, pe r ce iv e causes c on st an tly o pe ra
tin g in the m at e rial w o rld of the n ature o f w hic h w e
,

can fo r m n o t the le ast co n ce ti o n it i s n o t i m ro bable

p , p
th at the still m o re in scr u tabl e e ssen ce o f the hu m an
so u l m a
y be c apable o f e xe rtin g i ts e n e rg ie s un de r
c ir cu m st an ce s th at su r ass o ur c o m r e h e n si o n an d
p p
thirdly th at th e se par at e e x i st en ce o f thi s su btl e
,

p r ope rt y o f m att e r , in d e pe n den tly o f th e m att e r w ith

w hi ch it i s c o m bi n e d affo rds a c l ose an al o gy to the
,

se par at e e x i st e n ce o f the sen ti e n t ri n ci l e di sti nct

p p
fro m the b ody w hich it an im at es .

5 It i s th u s th at i n th e r o gress o f kn o w l e d e
g phe
‘
, p ,

n o m en a w hi ch w e r e On ce attrib ute d to su e rn at u r al
p
ag e n cy are gr ad u ally di sco v e r e d to be c o n fo r m able

to est ablish e d l aw s The i n v estigati o n o f th e se l aw s

.

sh o w s th at th e w h o l e cou r se o f n at ur e i s r e g ulat e d
-

by fix e d an d un alt e re d r ul e s Fo r g e tful O f th e
.

r adual st e ps by w hi c h h e h as ri sen fr o m a st ate o f

g
ign o ran t w on d e r to hi s p re sen t positio n an d un able ,

to pe r ce iv e th e i mm e n se h e ight o f th e e m in e n c e ab o v e
h im m an i s apt ign o ran tly to i m agin e th at h e has
,

r each e d the sum m it o f the hill O f scie n c e w h en h e

h as o n ly surm oun t e d so m e o f the o bstr uc ti o n s sur
r o un din g i ts b ase ; an d it is o n ly w h en o bstacles to
h i s furth e r pro gress pr e se n t th e m se lv e s i n fo rm s
w hi c h he fe e l s h is i n ability to m ast e r th at h e b e co m e s
,

aw ar e th e r e i s a hi g h er gro un d to be att ain e d an d ,

difficultie s to be y e t e n coun t e re d, w hic h his men t al

”
co n stit uti o n can n o t o ve r co m e .

W ith re fe ren ce to a public e xhibitio n o f m agn eti sm

iv en m an y y ears ago i n L o n do n by M L afo n t ai n e
g , .
,

w h e n th e su bj e ct e x pe ri m e n t e d upon prese n t e d the

m o re o rdi n ary ph e n om en a o f un con scio usn ess to
ri c kin g th e skin to a phi al o f am m on i a h e ld to th e
p ,

n ose to the di sch arg e o f a pi st o l cl o se to hi s e ar

, ,

t o ge the r w ith th ose o f cat aleptic rigidity o f the bo dy

'

an d co m ple t e in sen sibili ty to the e le ctr o m agn e ti c -

90 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

B oile au an d th en re suscitat e h i mse lf ? It w ould be

,

an e n dl e ss task to e n um e r at e th e fr e que n t div e r en ce

g
fr om th e o rdin ary l aw s o f th e h um an econ o m y i n
pe r son s o f pe cul i ar idio sy n c r asi es bu t w e sh all m e r e ly ,

n o ti c e
, in passin g th e fac t o f Ch ab e rt sw allow i n g
,

e l e v e n gr ai n s o f
ph osph o r us an d w e forg e t how m an y ,

o f ar se n i c w ith i m un it
, p y .

N o w w e ask is th e r e an ythin g m o r e w on de rful

, ,

i n m agn e ti sm th an i n the fact s w e h av e en u m e r at e d

W e thin k n o t B ut w e are n o t i n si stin g o n th e truth
.

o f th e d oc trin es o f M esm e r all w e c o n t en d for i s

”
,

an im p arti al i n q u iry i n t o th e ir m e rit s .

A hi g hly esti m ats -

edn m p w rit e r ob se rv es in a
a
st an d ar d w o rkm th r e fe r
w -
m "

en ce to b eli e f i n the ph e
‘

"

n o m e n a o f so m n am b uli sm It is n ot to be d e n ie d
th at w e are but l e arner s In o ur i nv e sti g ati on s i n t o
th e sec r e t s o f n atu r e an d th at w h at appear s to us to
,

be i n com preh en sibl e is n ot o n th at ac co un t to be

di scr e dit e d alt og e the r W e n o w kn ow for i n st an ce
. .
, ,

th at th e h um an soul w hi ch e m pl oy s as i ts in str um e n t
,

as r e ard s earthl
g y thin g s the n e rv o u s sy st e m m o re
espec i ally c an also fe e l an d pe r ce iv e b e on d the
, y
Sph e r e o f the n erv es W e kn o w th at in c e rt ain con
.

di tion s o f n e rvou s diso rd e r m an m ay po ssess i n c r e ase d

p o w e rs m ay pe r ce iv e di stan t thi n gs w hi ch are se pa
,

r at e d fr om h im by an i n t e rv al O f m an y m ile s th at
in so m e st ates o f the n e rv ous sy ste m p ersons can see
w ith fir mly closed eyes can h e ar w ith c lo se d e ar s ,
.

W e h av e ex am ples o f this i n som n am bu li sts w ho ,

du rin g the com pl e t e sl e ep o f th e ir b o dies pe rfo rm

ac t s w hi c h i n th e ir w aki n
g st at e th e y w o u ld be n u
abl e to
pe rfo rm He r ein sho w s it se lf v e ry cl early an
.

ac tivit y o f th e h u m an so u l alt o g e th e r i n d e pe n de n t o f

i ts o u t w ard se n se s B ut in p o i n t o f fac t it i s n o t
.
, ,

th e e y e s w hi c h se e n or th e ear s w hi c h h e ar it i s th e
so ul w hi c h se e s h e ar s an d r c e ive s b m e an s o f th e
, p e y , ,

ov e r th e surface o f the

Z sch o k k e , ”
Stun de n der An dach t ( H ours o f D ev o t i o n ) . .

T w e n y first E di
t -
t i on .
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM . 91

b o dy , an d the po w e r s of w l m o st r e do uble d
hi ch are a

in th e appar at us o f th e sen se s sm e ll fe e lin g & c , , , .

The Pri n ce de Talle y ran d st at e d m an y y e ar s ago

’

”
i n his Mé m o ires th at h e had seen such m iracles
e ffe c t e d b m e an s o f m agn e ti sm th at h is m i n d shr an k
y
b ack fro m c on te m pl atin g th e co n se q ue n ce s th a t
”
m i g ht be de duce d fro m th e m I w i sh h e add e d
“th at sci e nc e r e n o un ci n g th e con t e m t w ith w hi ch
.
, ,

, p
it r e ceive d th e disco ve ri es o f the c ircul ati on o f the
blo od of e l ectrici ty o f vaccin ation an d m
, , ,

o f th e
po w e r of st e am w o uld g iv e e n c
,

to att e m pt s to e l uc id at e thi s q ue sti o n an d ,

i ts tr u th by e x pe ri m en ts c on duc t e d w ith c
an d i n g o o d faith
” .

O f l at e y e ar s the di stin gui sh e d pr each e r F ath e r ,

L aco rdaire th u s e x pr esse d hi m se lf o n thi s subj e c t in

'

o n e o f his C on fe r en ces d eliv e r e d fr o m the pulpit

“
,

o f N o tre D am e i n P ari s :
,
An im al m ag n e tism is
destin e d to con fo un d h um an r e ason an d to h u m bl e ,

it b e fo r e G od it i s a ph e n om en o n b el on gi n g to the
pro ph e ti c o rd e r o f thi n gs W h e n plu n g e d in this
.

artifi c i al sl ee
p m an i s ( some tim e s) abl e to se e thr o u g h
,

o aq ue b o di e s
p an d at a di st an ce 11 i cate

th eM
.
,

culate d to r e li e v e an d to c ure

dise ases ; he se em s to kn o w thi n g s w hic h w e r e p re

v io u sl
y u n kn o w n an d w hi ch h e fo rge ts on aw akin g
,

fro m the so m n am bulic st ate .

The pe r ce ptio n o f o bj ectsin depen den tly o f th e o rg an s

e m pl o y e d fo r v isio n i n the n o r m al st at e o f all the ,

h e n o m e n a r e co rd e d o f so mn am b uli sm h as b e e n r e
p ,

g ard e d as th at w hich is the m ost i rreco ncileable w it h

a l aw o f n at u r e ; but th e
p eculiar ab n o r m al an d e x

fl
ce pti o n al c on diti on s u n d e r w hi ch thi s ph e n o m e n o n

h as b e e n so fr e qu e n tly o b se rv e d w e r e n o t t ake n in t o
the ac c o un t by sce pti cs w h o h av e h ad n o o ppo rt un ity
o f v e rif i n g it ; t slight d r f c n sid e rati o n
y y e a e g ee o o

m ight on e w o ul d thin k su i ce to Sh o w th at th e re is
, ,

n o thi n g i m r o bable in such

p pe r c eptio n o r th at i s ,

in c o n sist en t w ith an y kn o w n law for if w e b e li e ve in ,

the e x i st e n ce of a hi gh e r o rd e r o f b e i n g s th an th e
92 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

h um an r ace w e m ust adm it th at th e re are m ean s of

,

e r ce pti on as al so o f i n t e r co mm un i cati on an d m o ti on
p , ,

pr o pe r to th e m O f a kin d w h olly di ffe r en t fr o m th e

,

m ate ri al o r g an s w hi c h w e h abitu ally e m ploy fo r th ose

pu r poses B utl e r j ustly r e m arks in his An alo gy o f
.
,

R eli g ion w ith r espe ct to this subj ect : C om m on

,

o p tical e x pe rim e n t s sh ow an d e v en th e O b se rv a
,
tion
h o w sight i s assiste d by glasses sh o w s th at w e se e w ith
o ur e y e s i n th e sam e se n se as w e se e w ith
g l asses ; n o r is
th e r e r eason to b elie ve th at w e see w ith th em in an y
o th e r sen se an
y o th e r I m e an th at w o u ld l e ad us to
, ,

thin k th at the e y e it self is pe rcipie n t The sam e i s .

“
to be said o f h earin g ; an d o ur fee lin g di st an t solid
m at te r by m e an s o f so me w h at in o ur h an d see m s an
, ,

in st an ce o f the like kin d .

All th e se are in st an ces o f fo re ign m atte r b e in g

in strum e n t al in pre pari ng o bj ec ts for an d co n vey in g ,

th e m to th e pe r c ipie nt pow e r like to th e m ann e r in

, ,

w hi ch o ur o rg ans of se n se pr e par e an d con ve y th em ;

an d if w e see w ith o ur e y e s i n th e sam e m ann er as

w e do w ith gl asse s th e sam e m ay j ustly be co n cl ud e d

,

fro m an al o gy o f all the othe r sen ses .

An d th at w e h av e n o re ason to thin k our o rgan s

o f se n se pe r ci i en ts
p i s co n firm e d by i n st an ce s o f
,

e rso n s l o sin g so m e o f th e m the livi n g b e i n g s th e m

p ,

se lv e s th e fo r m e r o ccu i e rs re m ain i n g un i m aire d

, p ,p .

It i s c on fir m e d al so by the e xpe rie n ce o f dr e am s by ,

w hic h w e fin d th at w e are at pr e se n t posse sse d o f a

l ate n t and w h at w o uld o th e r w ise be an im agin e d
, ,

u n k n o w n po w e r o f e r ce ivi n g se n sibl e O bj e ct s i n as
p
str on g an d live ly a m ann e r w ith o ut o ur e xte rn al
.
.

o rg an s o f se n se as w ith th e m .

W ith re gard to our pow e r o f m o vin g or directin g ,

m o ti on by w ill an d c h o i ce U pon th e d estructio n o f

.

a lim b th e ac tive o w e m ain s u n l e ssen e d so th at

, p er r ,

th e livi n g b e in g w h o h as suffe r e d thi s l oss c an w alk

by th e h e lp of an artifi c ial le g j ust as it can m ake use ,

o f a po l e o r l e v e r to reach b e y o n d it self an d t o m o v e ,

thin g s b e y on d the le n gth an d po w er o f th e n at ural

arm .
 "
AN IMAL MAG NET ISM
‘

91 .

soun d s o n e in divid ual w ill h e ar the sh arpest

,

soun d s w hi ch an o th e r w ill n o t h ear at all

, Vi sio n .

r n ts h e n om e n a n o l e ss c u ri o us an d a fi e ld
p ese p ,

of r ese ar ch m uch m o re e x t e n ded E xpe ri en ce .

has p r o v e d for i n st an ce th at th e r e are pe rso n s

, ,

ab sol ut e l y bli n d w ith r e s e c t to c e rt ai n col o u r s suc h

p ,

as r e d but w h o e nj o y p e rfect vi sio n as r e s e c ts

, p
y e ll o w g r ee
, n or bl ue M , e n do n o t all se e by the
.

sam e r ay s ; v e ry m ark e d di ffe r e n ce s m ay e x i st i n

thi s r espe ct i n th e sam e in dividu al i n diffe re n t ,

n e rv o us st at e s ; it i s possibl e th at th e calorific r ay s
— r ay s w hi ch are o b scu re fo r o n e m a be l u m in o us
y ,

fo r an o th e r an d r ecipr o cally ; th e c al o rifi c r ay s fre e ly

,

pass thro u gh ce r tain sub stan ce s call e d diatherm an o us ,

w hi ch u p to th e p r e sen t ti m e h av e b e e n c alle d
op a que b ec ause th e y did n o t tr an sm i t an
, y ray th at
i s o rdi n arily lum in o us At th e p r ese n t day the
.

w o rd s o paq ue an d diath e r m an ou s h ave n o ab sol ute

si g n ifi can ce . Di ath e r m an o us b o di e s allo w r ay s to
1

pass w hi ch con stit ut e th e ligh t o f on e pe rso n ; th e y

arr e st o n th e c o n tr ary th e ray s th at fo r m th e li ht
, , g
o f an o th e r Pe rh aps by follo w in g out this vie w w e
.

m ay fin d th e k ey to se v eral ph en o m e n a w hich h av e
hith e rt o r em ain e d w ith o ut a pl ausibl e e x plan atio n .

Am o n g th e m arvel s O f som n am b uli sm n o thin g ,

h as r ai se d m o r e d oubt s th an the oft r epeat e d asse rtion -

r e spectin g th e pow e r posse sse d by ce rt ain p e rson s in

th e st at e O f c ri sis o f d e ciph e rin g a l e tt e r at a dis
tan ce w ith th e fo o t the n ape of th e n eck w ith th e
, , ,

st o m ac h ( p l ace d on th e e i g astri c re gi o n
p ) The .

w o rd i mp ossible w o uld see m to be h e re pe rfec tly l e gi

ti m at e y e t I h av e n o d oubt th at it w ould be w ith
,

dr aw n by strict m in ds afte r re fl e c tin g on the in ge n io us

‘

expe ri m en t s i n w hi ch M 6 se r al so p r o duce d at a
dist an ce ve ry cle ar i m ag es o f all kin ds o f o bj ects or ,

all kin ds o f b odi e s in th e m ost com pl e t e o b scu rity

, .

True sacanls o ught to h ave con stan tly present to

th ei r m in ds the fin e lin es

Cro ir e tout de co u v e rt est un e e rreur pro fo n de

C e st pren dre l h o ri z on p our les born es du m on de
’ ’
.
 A N IMAL MAG N E TISM . 95

The th o r o f a w o rk publi sh e d seve ral ye ars ag o

au

like w ise r e m ark e d o n thi s po in t “ E x pe rim e n t s

°

m ad e a fe w y e ar s ag o o n h eari n g an d w hi c h m ay be
,

e x t e n d e d to all th e o u t w ard se n se s w o u ld see m to ,

pro v e th at th e ir fun cti on s h ave b e e n hith e rt o stu die d

un d e r a to o speci al an d ab str ac t e d po i n t o f vi e w It .

h as b een o b se rve d th at w h e n th e e ar s are st o ppe d up

an d a w at ch i s
place d in c o n t ac t w ith an y p ar t o f th e
h e ad face t e e th or n eck the so un d i s h e ard j ust as
, , , ,

w e ll as w h e n the e ar s are fre e The sam e e ffe c t

.

r e su lt s if a stick or p ape r he pl ace d b e t w e e n the

w at ch an d the part th at i s i n co n t ac t w ith it It .

has b e e n suppose d th at in th ese c ases th e soun d

fl
passe d m e ch an i cally thr ou g h th e b o n e s an d th e so ft
parts in th e sam e m an n e r as it i s tr an sm itt e d throu g h
all so lid b o di e s B ut if it w e r e so w h e n the audit o ry
.
,

n e rv e i s i n a h e alth y st at e th e soun d w o uld be

'

p e r ce iv e d i n di e re n tl
y fr om a ll th e p o i n t s o f th e

h ead an d n e ck w h e r e th e con t ac t is e st ablish e d .

Thin g s h o w e ve r t ak e pl ace o th e r w ise I n divid uals

, ,
.

h av e b e e n m e t w ith w h o h e ard v e ry w e ll by th e
o ut w ard e ar an d i ts e x t e r n al passag e s but w h o , ,

n e v e rth e l e ss h eard o n l y by m ean s o f o n e side o f th e

,

face an d h e ad or by so m e parti cul ar po i n t s of thi s

,

sid e, w h e n th e ir e ar s w e r e st oppe d up an d m an y ,

i n dividu al s th en heard absolu t ely n o thi n g A m an .

deaf an d dum b f rom his bir th h e ard a w at ch tic k

w h e n it w as in c o n t ac t w ith his l e ft c h ee k but ,

c o u ld h e ar n o thi n g by hi s ri g ht ear o r t e m l e On
p .

th e o th e r h an d a m an w h o h ad b e co m e so d e af o f
,

th e l e ft e ar th at h e co uld n o t h ear a w at c h w hi ch h e
h e ard v e r y w ell w ith the right e ar had also b ecom e ,

d eaf o f th e l e ft c he ek an d t em ple w hile he h eard ,

v e ry w ell by m ean s o f the right ch ee k an d t e m pl e ,

w hi c h pr o v es th at the n e rv e s di strib ut e d to the l e ft

t em ple an d ch e e k had parti c ipat e d in the par alysis
o f the audit o ry n e rv e o f th e sam e sid e If the .

soun d w e r e tr an sm itt e d m e ch an i call

y by an o scil
latory r adi ati o n thro ugh th e m u scle s the fat an d the , ,

b on es w hy it w as n ot in th ese cases e qually per

,
96 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

c ei v e dfr om b o th sides of th e h e ad face o r n eck If , , ,

h ow e v e r th e soun d be n ot th us m e ch an ically tran s

,

m itte d thr oug h this m ass o f sub st an ce it m ust be ,

tran sm itt e d by so m e o th e r c on duc to r the ac tion o f ,

w hi ch m ay be alt e r e d H en ce it fo llow s th at th e
.

audi tory n erve is n ot the on ly con ductor f

o sound, as

it h as hith e rto b ee n th ou g ht to be , an d that its p re .

dominan ce i n this resp ect dep ends solely up on the

mechanical config urati on of the app aratus in w hic h
it t e rm in at es It fu rth e r r e sult s fr om the kn o w le dge
.

o f th e se i m po rt an t fac t s, th at w ith suit abl e in stru

m e n t s— th e m e ch an i sm o f w hich e speci ally co n si ste d

i n th e m u ltipli catio n o f su rface s an d i n the con
v e rge n ce o f the ir dir ection s to o ne po in t — w e m ight
att ai n to th e p o w e r o f p rese rvi ng th e u se o f speec h

to m an y p e r son s w h ose de afn e ss i s tr ul y irre m e diable

bu t i n w h o m th e facial n e rv e h as re tain e d i ts
”
se n s ibilit y .

Th at th e e y es are not e ssen tial for visi on un de r

c e rt ain c ir cum st an ces is fu rth e r p ro v e d by th e obser

vation o f sle e pw alkin g In dividu al s in this st at e

.

c an dir e c t th e ir co u r se an d avo id o b st ac le s i n th e ir

w ay e v e n t h o u g h th e ir e yes be sh ut an d c an also
, ,

e rfo r m o th e r act s re quiri n g vi si o n Thi s fac t

p .
,

w hic h h as b ee n kn o w n for c e n tu ries is r e fe rr e d to , _

by Sh ak espeare w h o on th e e n tr an ce o f L ady
, ,

M acb eth as a sle ep w alke r pre occupie d w ith on e idea

,
-

m ak es the att en He r
y Ay l
‘

e e s, you see , are

hu t Dr Macario treatin g o f
is s . .
,

this part o f the su bj ect asks : Ho w in fac t could

, , ,

sle e pw alk e r s e scap e falli n g i n t o frightful p re c ipi c e s ,

o n th e bri n k o f w hi c h th e y so m e ti m e s w alk if the y ,

did n o t se e them distin ctly ; h o w could they take '

t on h orseb ack ,

ise S le epw alke r s

n ece ssarily se e an d fe e l di stin ctly

G ab et , rait é de la Sci e n ce de l Ho mm e , p p 56, 57

’
it T . .

P ari s, 1 842 .
 98 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

l th o ugh th e y are to t ally blin d an d in so m e c ases do

n ot e v e n
po ssess th e vi su al o r g an s W e fin d i n m o st
,

l ar ge cav e s blin d an i m al s suc h as b ee tle s m illi pe d s , , ,

craw fish & c

, but alth o ugh th ey p ossess n o n e of th e
.
,

o rdi n ar
y po w e r o f vi sio n th e y y e t m o v e aw ay fro m,

th e li g ht o f th e e x pl o r e r s t o r c h as sim il a r an i m al s
’
,

o ut o f d o o r s do o n th e a r o ac h o f an i n dividu al
pp .

In th e fre sh w at e r p o l y pi th e w h o le b o dy i s se n sitive
-

to th e in flue n ce o f light for it tu r n s to i t * , .

B at s th at spen d th e ir li v e s in t w ilight o r d ark

,

n e ss, app ear to p ossess this in ter ior v ision to a w on

Aderful e x t e n t E x p e ri m e n t s m ade by S pall an z an i ,
.

F
an d r e e at e d b
p y e m in e n t phil osoph ic n atu ralist s, de

fl
m on str at e th at th e bat w h e n blin de d r e g ul ate s i ts
m o ti on s i n th e sam e m an n e r as w h e n it h as full pos
se ssi o n o f i ts ey e s C om pl e t e ly blin de d , b at s w e r e
.

n o t i n the l east d e r e e o b str uc t e d i n th e ir m o ti o n s ;

g
th ey e w ab ou t by n i g ht o r day w ith th e ir w o n t e d
e ase an d r a idit , av o idi n g all o b st acl es w hi c h la
”

p y y or
w e r e i n t e n ti on ally pl ace d in th e ir w ay as d e x t e r ously
as w h e n i n full
posse ssio n o f th e ir sight Th ey turn e d .

r o un d at th e right tim e w h e n the y appr oach e d a w all ,

rest e d in a con v en ie n t sit uation w h en fatig ue d, an d
str uck ag ai n st n o thi n
g Th e e xp e ri me n t s w e re m ul
.

tipli e d an d v ari e d in the m ost i n ge n io us m an n e r A

fl
.

r o om w as fille d w ith thi n t w i gs, in an o th e r silke n

thr e ads w e r e suspe n de d fro m th e r oo f, an d p r e se rve d
i n th e sam e p ositio n by m e an s o f sm all w e i ght s at
tach e d to th em The bat, th o ug h de priv e d o f i ts
.

e y e s, e w thr o u gh th e in t e rv al s o f th e se thread s, as

fl
w e ll as o f th e t w igs, w ith o u t t o uching t h e m an d

w h e r e th e i n t e rv al s w e r e too sm all, it dr e w i ts w i n gs
m o re c lose ly t o g e th e r In an o th e r r o o m a n e t w as
.

pl ace d, h avin g occasio n al ir r e gul ar space s fo r th e

hat to y thro u gh , the n et b e in g so arran g e d as to

Th e au h o quo e s o n th i s h e ad Mr Th o m pso n , w h o i n
t r t
”
.

h i s P assi o n s of An i m al s, efe ing to th e Monas sulp huraria ,

r rr
S te to r n ger, & c ,
i sa s
“ In all h e se an i m al s th e p o w e o f
t r
y
’
n .

sigh , o r a h e
t rt r th e sen se of pe cep i on , i s sp r ead over the r t
w ho le suaface o f th e b o dy .
”
 AN IMAL MAG N E TIS M 99

fl
.

for m a ll l abyrin th B ut the bli n d hat w as n o t

sm a .

to be d e c e ive d In p r o po rtio n as the diffic ulties

.

w e r e n c re ase d th e d e x t e rity o f th e an i m al w as au g

fl
m e n te d W h e n it e w o ve r the uppe r e x tre m it y o f
.

th e n e t an d se em e d i m p riso n e d b e t w e e n it an d th e
w all it w as fr e q ue n tl y o b se r v e d to m ake i ts e scap e
,

m o st d e x t e r o u sly W h e n fati gue d by i ts hi g h fli ght s

.

it still e w r apidly alo n g th e gro un d am o n g c h air s , ,

t ables an d so fas y e t av o ide d t o uchi n g an y thin g w it h

, ,

i ts w i n g s Eve n i n the o pe n air i ts fli ght w as as

.

pro m pt e asy an d sec u r e as in c lo se r o o m s an d i n

, , ,

b oth situati o n s alto ge th e r si m ilar to th at o f i ts

asso c i at es w h o h ad th e use o f th e ir e e s
y
“An an i m al livi n i n d arkn ess d uri n a c on
.

y g g
tin ue d e x i ste n ce w o uld in m y o pin i o n r e ce i v e
, ,

vi sual i m pression s i n the sam e w ay It i s n ot .

surp rising that humanbeings sho uld p ossess p o wer

i vhieh is thus shar ed i n by m any an i mals, so m e o f
”
w hi c h are q uite lo w i n th e sc ale o f e x i st e n c e .

The auth o r o f a r e ce n t w o rk o b se rv e s o n thi s h e ad :

Harri e t M artine au t ells us o f an o ld lady w ho h ad
b ee n bli n d fro m her birth , an d y e t saw i n h e r sl ee p,
an d w h e n i n h e r w akin g st at e d e sc rib e d th e c o lo ur

o f th e c l o thi n g o f i n divid uals c o rr ec tl y M ost blin d .

p e rson s e xhi bit such ph e n o m e n a to a g re ate r o r l ess

ex t en t acc o rdi n
, g to th e se n sitive n ess o f th e i n di
vid ual, an d the l e n gth o f ti m e du rin g w hich th e
po w e r h as b e e n c ultivat e d Th e c ase o f th e bli n d
.

Yo rkshire survey o r i s fam iliar to m o st pe r so n s, a n d

i n his c ase th e p ossession of v ision w ithout the use of
ey es seems most ev iden t
“So m n am b ulist s w h o r ead an d w rite w ith e e s
.

, y
c lo se d , an d so m e ti m e s b an d ag e d , w h o i n d ark n i ht s
g
w alk al on g th e r o o fs o f b uildi n gs an d n arr o w w all s ,

an d pe rfo r m v ari o us fe at s w hi c h o th e r i n di v iduals l

co u ld on lv do in th e li g ht o f day , b e ar e vid e n ce to

th e possessi on o f thi s faculty by m an F o r this .

subtl e li g ht to w hi c h I h av e r e fe rr e d i s n e v e r o h ~

Ch amb e rs E din burgh J

’
o ur n al ,
” V ol iv
1 00 A N IMAL MAG N E T IS M .

r d ; it is al w ay s day w ith it ; an d to th ose w ho

sou e

pe r c e iv e by its in str um e n t ality th e d arkest n igh t i s

as bri ght an d c l e ar as th e sunn i e st n o on .

Clai r voy ance is but the exercise of the same p ower

by an i n divid ual i n a som e w h at diffe r e n t co n diti o n .

If thi s subtl e li ght c an p ass thro u gh a bric k w all ,

th e bric k w all c an be as r eadily se e n thr ou gh by th e

pe r so n w h o se e s by thi s in str u m e n t ality as w e c an
see thr ou g h a p an e o f g l ass To th e cl airvo yan t .

th e r e fo r e a ll things are tr ansp arent as a ir because

, ,

they p erv ious to the light by which he sees ; th e

are

r ay s pr ocee di n g fro m o bj e ct s passin g dir e ctly thr ou gh

—“
th e tr an spar e n t sk ull tran spar en t to this light — to
th e
I h av e o b se rve d se v e ral in dividual s
M , sa
ys .

Ch arpi gn on w h o w h e n i n th e so m n am b uli c st at e

fl
,

c ou ld n o t b ear th e l e ast d e gre e o f n at u ral o r artifi ci al

light ; th e y r eq uire d com plet e o bscurity an d th e n ,

th e ir faculties ac quir e so pe rfe c t a d e v el o p m en t th at

vi sion could be effe ct e d no twi thstan di ng thei r eye s were
M Th e o bj e c t s W fi fifi e
'

. or th ese so m

n am buli sts by th e m ag n e ti c fl uid an d by the n at u r al ,

e l ec tri c it
y o f th e o bj e ct s Th e y saw th e m as throu gh
.

a m o r e o r l e ss d e n se fo g bu t th eir visi o n w as al w ay s
,

m o r e o r le ss im pe de d an d did n ot t ak e i n all th e
,

a rt s o f th e o bj e ct s at the same t i m e In fiv e som

p .

n am bul ists w ho po sse sse d thi s faculty th e in t e r po siti on

o f an o paq u e b o d b e t w ee n th e ir e e s an d the o bj ec t
y
y
did n ot pr e ven t v i sion th e o b st acl e o n ly r en de r e d it
”
,

sl o w e r an d m o r e l ab o ri o us .

Dr W ay l an d in his In telle ct ual Philosoph y

.
, ,

m e n tio n s th e case o f a Mi ss Re yn olds w ho w he n , ,

deep ly blindfo lded and p laced i n a dark r oom c o u ld e v e n ,

th en r e ad th e sm allest prin t ; o th e rs h ave b een kn o w n

to r e ad se n t e n ces w h e n the pape r o n w hi ch th e y w e r e
w ritt e n w as e ncl ose d i n l e ad Dr W ay l an d also
. . .

stat é tha
p
t pe r so n s totally blind w h en in a stat e o f
'

“N at ure s Se crets ” b W
’
Den t on L on don 1 86 3
y , . .
,
.

B o ul st o n an d W right .
 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

r ecei ve the sensation as we ll

pparat us w hich
as th e a
se rv e s fo r thi s
pur pose i n th e o rdin ary st ate T he .

i mp on d e r abl e fl uid w hi ch i s th e m e dium o f the

o rdi n ar y r e l ati o n s b e t w ee n th e s irit u al sub st an c e
p
an d th e o rg an i sm , i s n e ith e r c on cen tr at e d i n , n o i '

r estri ct e d o r m o difie d by the sen sitive o rg an s ; it

c ir c ul at e s un ifo r m l y i n an d thr ou gh the w h ole
o r g an i sm , so th at th e so ul m a
y be im pr e sse d w ith
th e o bj e c t ab o ut w hi ch it occupies it se lf, w h e r
e ve r m a
y be i ts place in spac e , w ith o u t r e quiri n g th e
p hysi o l o g i cal co n diti on s th at are c o mm on ly n ecessary
for th e e x e r c i se o f the sen ses U n d e r th e se c ir c um
.

st an ces p er cep ti on i s ej ected i n most sub

'

j ects at the
p ar ts w here the n er ves have their chief f ocuses of
action . Th us, as r espe ct s o n e , it m ay be e ffe c t e d
m e r e ly thro u gh th e cl o se d e y e lid s ; in ano th e r it w ill
be t h r o ug h th e e pi g astric r e gi o n ; in a third , so m e
m
‘

p art alo n g th e tr a spi n al co rd I h av e se en .

so m n am b u li st s w h o saw th e o bj e c t w h e n e n c l o se d i n

a bo x , w h o r e d n a c l ose d b o o k , w h o h e ard w h at
.
ai
w as said i n a di st ant1 31565
5 All pr acti cal m agn e ti se rs
.

if ld adduce an al o g ous fac ts

co u .

at j? This displ ac e m en t o r vicari o usn ess o f the sen se s

, ,

h as b een m ost fre q uen tly o bse rv e d to t ak e pl ace at

.
-

th e e pi gastri um ; it has b e e n n o ti c e d t o occ u r m o r e

.

parti c ula rly in c ase s o f spo n t an e o us e cst asy Th us .

,

i n th ese pati e n t s w h e n arti cles o f foo d are pl ac e d o n

,

th e ir epi gastri c r e gion at the sol es o f th e ir fe e t o r

, ,

e l se w h e r e th e m o u th m ak e s th e usual m o v e m e n t s as
,

i n e atin g an d th e y h av e th e tast e o f the su bst an ce

,

so pl ac e d .B ut in ac co rd an c e w ith th e ph y si o lo gi cal
,

pri n ci pl e s w hi c h I h av e e x po se d I i n n o w i se be ,

li e v e th at th e sen sation is effec t e d i n the part s w hi c h

the so m n am b uli st r e g ard s as th e se n sitiv e c e n tr e .

S en sation an d pe r ce ptio n take p lace in the usual cere

br al f ocuses , only the transmission ected in an is j
e

un usual w ay Th e o pti c, au dito ry , a n d li n gua

. l
n e rv e s are , as it w e r e , e l on at e d an d co m po un d e d
g
w ith th e n e rves o f the p e ri ph e ry by me an s o f th e
n e rv o us fl uid w hi ch c ir cul at e s un ifo r m ly i n all p arts
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 03

w ith out un de rgoin g th e spec i al ac tio n of th e se ns itive

The th e o ry of the n e rvous fl uid b ei n g so diffuse d

o v e r th e o rg an i sm as to be c apabl e o f tr an sm itti n g

pe rc e pti o n an d se n sati o n to the c e n tr al o r g an i s

i r re c o n cile able w ith so m e o f th e fac t s ; fo r ad m ittin g ,

th at o the r n e rve s m ay un d e r th ese p e c uli ar c on ,

dition s vicario usly fu lfil t he o ffice o f th e spe ci al

,

n e rv es o f sight an d h e ari n
g the sam e c an n o t be ,

said o f t aste w hic h r e q uir es the c o n cu rre n ce o f

,

se v e r al ce re bral n e rve s ; an d as i n thi s t e st th e

“

sub st an c e s pl ace d o n the e p i g astri um o r o th e r p art s ,

an d d e si g n at e d by so m n am b uli st s ar e k n o vvn to ,

the p e r so n s so pl ac i n g th e m it i s n o t I thi n k u n , , ,

r e ason able to i n fe r th at suc c essful tri al s as r espe ct s

thi s se n se are r e fe rri bl e to the m e n t al sy m pathy
th at so fre q ue n tl y e x ist s b e t w e e n the subj ec t an d th e
party e n r app or t w ith him ; w h e re as th e pe r ce ptio n o f
o bj e c t s
, r e adin & c i n thi s abn o r m al c o n ditio n.
,

cann o t be acco u n t e d fo r o n th e sa m e p rin ci ple i n as ,

m uc h as i n m an y i n st an ce s ( as i n so m e o f t ho se
q uo t e d and w h e n liMn es fr o m
,
W WW
- W
e d at

r an do m o r w r1 t1 n g are re d b ei n g
’ 0

, ,

u b n th e e i astri um o r
~

p p g ,

by m e an s o f the tips o f the fi n ge r s) it o fte n h ap

pen s th at n o o n e in the r oo m h as an y k n o w le d g e o f
'

’
the w o rd s so r e ad till th e so m n am b uli st s acc u r ac y i s
sub se q u e n tl
y v e rifi e d .

Th e p r ece din g re m arks c an scar ce ly be c on sid e r e d

as a di r e ssio n fr o m th e subj e c t i nasmuc h as t h ey
g ,

g o f ar to e x l ai n so m e o f t h e
p p h e n o m e n a of c lair
v oyan c e i n so far as r espe c t s the pe r ce ptio n
,

o f o bj e c t s
pr ese n t e d to m ag n e tic so m n am buli st s ;
se v e r al i n st an c e s o f suc h
possessio n o f thi s fac ulty are
r e co rded in t he alr e ady q uo t e d r e po rt to th e Acadé m ie
de Méd e cin e an d the d isti n g uish e d Parisi an P ro fe s
,

so r o f M e di c i n e R o st an ,g ave at the ti m e hi s c o rr o
,

borativ e t e sti m o n y to the e x i st e nc e o f thi s po w e r

O p Ci t. .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

i n the article “
Magn e tism e i n th e Dicti onn aire
“
,

de M é d e ci n e , w h e r e i n he r e m arke d The re are

fe w fact s b e tt e r de m o n str at e d th an clai rvoy an ce I .

p l ace d m y w at ch at a di st an ce o f thr ee o r fo ur i n ch es
from the o ccipu t o f the som n am b ulist an d aske d he r ,
’
if sh e saw anythin g C e rt ain ly she r eplie d it
.
, ,
‘

i s a w at ch ; te n m i n ute s to e i ght M Ferrus re ’ '

. .

e ate d th e e x e ri m e n t w ith th e sam e su ccessfu l

p p ,

r esult He t u rn e d the h an d s o f h is w at ch se ve r al
.

t i m e s an d w e p r e sen t e d it t o h e r without look ing at i t ;

’

,
”
she w as n o t o n ce m i st ake n .

M Fil assier th us e x pr esses him self o n this subj e ct :

.

I cau se d all the light s to ”be r em ove d an d w e w e r e ,

i n ar n e issf Itobk o dt fi y watch w ith all n ecessary

'‘ u' v y a i '

p recau ti on s ag ain st t he so m n ambulist s see in g it

’
,

p l ace d it o n h e r fo r e h ead an d aske d h e r th e h o ur , .

Aft e r stro n gl y c on ce n tr ati n g h er att e n tion she re ,

l hi li e d "T h e l arge h an d i s o n the 6 an d th e sm all
sp
o n e o n th e W e th e n w en t in t o th e n e x t r oo m
an d
pe rc e ive d th at it w a s h alf past 7 by the w at c h -
.

I t urn e d the h an ds se ve r al tim es w ithou t m y self

k n ow in g the h ou r in dicat e d an d I place d the w at c h ,

w ith th e sam e p re c aution s o n th e o cci a t o f the

so m n am b uli st Her att en tio n r e m ain e d lon g co n
.

c en trate d ; at l e n gth sh e said : The large h an d i s ‘

u po n th e 5 an d th e sm all o n e b e t w e e n th e 3 an d
,

th e I w en t in to the n e x t r o om an d saw th at it
w as t w e n t y fiv e m i n ut e s past 3
-
So m e o f m y frien ds .

r e peat e d the e x pe rim en t t w i ce placin g the w at ch ,

u po n th e so m n am b uli st s e pi g astri c r e gi on o ve r h e r
’

”
, .

cl o th es She t old th e h o u r c o rrec tly

. .

. M D espin e lat e physi cian i nspec to r o f A ix le s

.
,
-

B ain s r e lat es the foll ow in g an alo gous case i n his

,
'

w o rk : N ot o n ly c ou ld our patie n t h e ar by m ean s

o f th e pal m o f h er h an d but w e h av e se e n h er r e ad ,

w ith o u t the assi st an ce o f th e e yes m e re

“with th e ,

tifi fh d
é gf ng fi sg which d i o v e r the
'

fi
‘ ‘
rap
'

p ass e y
p ag e t w
hfat she wi shedi tp read At o th e r ti m es w e
g m m v w
.

'

h av e se en h er sel ec t fro m a par ce l of m ore th an thirty "

l ett e r s the on e w hich sh e w as re quire d to pi ck o ut ;
1 06 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

aw a y from it .
1 The foll o w in g
in st an ce s r el at e d i n
.
,

th e sam e w o rk occu rre d sp on t an eo usly i n a su bj e c t

,

n o t m e sm e ri se d A youn g l ad y o n be in g su dde n ly
.
,

t old o f th e de ath o f her fath e r fe ll in t o a so rt o f ,

so m n am b uli sti c sen sitiv en e ss In thi s c o n di tio n n o t

“
.

o n l y w e r e th e n o r m al av en ue s o f sen se r e n de r e d so

ac ut e th at sh e co uld by th e sm e ll h un t o ut a b all

w h e r e th e childr e n h ad l o st it in th e grass but th e r e ,

w as al so th e d e ve l o pm e n t o f a faculty aki n to vi su al ,
“

p e r ce pti on i n th e n e rv e s o f the e xtr e m iti e s

, H avin g .

r ece ive d a le tte r from L ady B Mrs B glid e d .

i t u n d e r the so fa c ushi on on w hi ch th e se n sitive w as ,

sittin g Sh e in se rt e d h er h an d al so un d e r the c ushion

.
,

an d w ith th e al m r sse d u on t h e l e tt e r
p p e p ,

accu r at e ly th e great e r par t of it fr o m th e touch

”
al o n e .

A w ell kn ow n divin e (Dr W ) cam e to a scar ce

-
. .

at w hi ch I w as to m e sm e ri se a
pati e n t re m ark able
“

fo r his po w e r o f r eadi n g an d se ein g o bj ec t s by

abn o rm al vi si on He h e ld hi s fin ge r s pr e sse d tightly
.

’
d o w n o ve r the p atie n t s e y es w h o th e n n am e d e ve ry ,

o bj e c t h e ld b e fo r e him S ure l y if Dr W . did .

n o t h o ld d o w n t he e y e lid s to hi s satis fac tio n it w as

his o w n fault Thus he le t th e e x pe rim en t go o n
.

fo r tw o o r thre e m in ut es an d th e n i n a hi ghly ,

e x c it ed m ann e r c all e d o ut His ey es are n o t shu t ; ,

it i s all a tric k an d pre t e n ce S o m e pe rson s pr esen t .

’
,

an n o e d at th e m an n e r o f Dr
y W p ro po se d .

’
b an dagin g th e patien t s e y e s an d st uffi n g w ith co tt o n ,

w hi c h w as d o n e B ut i n th e m e an ti m e Dr W
. .

h ad se at e d hi m se lf in a di st ant part o f the ro o m ,

w h e r e h e t u rn e d pe rfo r m e r hi m se lf He go t hi m self .

al so b an d ag e d w ith o u t c o tt on an d v e ry l o o se l y an d ,

w as w rithi n g ab ou t in o rd e r to g e t th e b an dag e s
displac e d an d to h ave a pee p at a c ard w hi c h som e
o n e h e ld b e fo r e hi m S uch i s t he i nfl uen ce o f n am e
.
,

th at n early all the p e r so n s in the r oo m de se rt e d t he

“Me sm erism P ro ve d True ”by ,

th e R ev . C . H . To wn
sen d Seco n d E dit i on
. 1 855 . .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 1 07

som n am b ulist to l oo k at the m oun tebank trick s o fd

the d oc t o r. Th ou g h the slee pw alke r sat w ith c l ose ly

b andaged an d w adde d e yes an d his back to the gr imac
,

i ng p ar t of the co mp any h e d esc rib e d e ve ry thin g

,

th ey w e r e d o in g w ith th e m o st co m ic hu m o u r an d ,

h e aske d W h at in th e w o rld is th at g e n tle m an i n

,
‘
.

the ch air m akin g such faces for an d w h at i s h e

,

g ivin g hi m se lf su c h tro ubl e abo u t ? Te ll him fro m

m e th at the c ard h e is tr y in g to see is so an d s -

th e sam e ti m e n am in g th e c ard co rr e c tly

”
I h ave th us e n deav o u re to sh ow th at pe rception
in d epe n den tly o f the u sual o rgan s o f visi o n i s n o t
on l
y possible but th at it i s v e ry o fte n o bse rve d i n the
,

st at e 0 e ti c so m n am b uli sm , an d so m e ti m e s i n

o o f th e s st e m an d th at
y
o th e r fac ulti e s b e sid es th at o f vi si o n m a
y i n like
m an n e r be m an ife st e d un d e r sim ilar e xce pti o n al c ir
cum stan ce s w ith o u t th e co n c urr e n c e o f th e o r an s
, g
w hi ch i n the n o rm al st at e ar e n e cessary fo r th e ir
, ,

m an ifestati on as w ill be furth e r d e m o n str at e d in th e

,

follo w in g pages .
 ADDE ND A TO C H APTE R III .

IN ST AN CE S o f the so calle d tran spositio n o f the se n se s

-

h av e b een fr eq uen tly o b se rve d e ve n b e fo re atten tion

,

w as p arti cul arl y dir e cte d to th e ph e n o m en a o f luc id

so m n am b uli sm . Am on g subj e ct s w h o se cases w e r e
m ad e public in m o d e rn tim es w e r e som e pati en t s o f
,

Dr P e t e tin Pr eside n t o f th e M e dical So ci e t y o f

.
,

Ly o n s w h o accide n t ally pe rce iv e d th at o n e o f th e m

,

o n l y h e ard w h en spo ke n to in a lo w ton e w ith h i s

,

m ou th close to h er e pi g astri um Sh e lik e w ise de sig

.

n ate d c ard s l ac e d o n thi s r e gi o n an d co uld t ell i n

p ,

th e m ost co m pl e te“darkn e ss w h o c am e in t o th e roo m fi"

S ev e ral of th e an c i en t w rit e r s h av e r eco rde d an al o go us
.

fac t s th at o ccurre d i n cat ale ptic pati en t s ; am on g

o th e r s Sau v ag e s r e l at e s tw o case s i n hi s
, N osolo gy ,

an d Pr o fesso r F o uqu e t o f M o n t e li e r r e pe at e d all the

, p ,

e x pe ri m en t s s e c ifi e d b P e t e ti n o n a c at ale p tic
p y pati en t
w ith si m ilar r esult s ; an d th e di sti n gui she d Pr o fe sso r
D um as ( al so o f th e M on t pe lie r Faculty o f M e dicin e )
r em arke d r e spe ctin g th ese c ases It i s po ssibl e th at
by a sin gul ar co m bi n ati on o f c ircum st an ces ce rt ai n
o r g an s m ay b eco m e c apabl e o f ac qu irin g pr o pe rti es

an d o f
pe rfo rm in g fun cti o n s fo r e ign to th e m an d ,

w hi c h e v e n b e lo n g to v e r y diffe r e n t o rg an s If r are .

an d marv e ll o us facts did n o t i n spir e m e w ith co n

si de r able di str ust I m i g ht alle ge e x tr ao rdin ary tran s

,

fere n ces of th e h e arin g an d si ght w hich aban doning , ,

their p r op er seat, have app eared to be located at the

p i t of the stomach, so th at soun ds an d co lours e x
'

c ite d ih th at part th e sam e se n sation s w hich are

L E lectricité Ani male

’
.
 CH APTER I V .

So MN AMB U L Ic L U CID J TY— DIST R B IN G IN FL U E N CE S— T H O G HT

U U
'

RE AD IN G — IN F L E N CE O F T H E W IL L
U P O N SO MN AMB L IST S
U U
— CO MM N IT U Y
o r S E N SAT I O N BE T WE E N MAG N E T ISE R S, O R
P E R S O N S en rapp or t AN D SO MN AMB L IST S— PH R E N O MAG
U -

N E T IS M— ILL STR ATIV E

U CA S E S— R E T E O V ISIO N — CO MMU N I TY
o r SE N SATION .

TH E e xtrao rdin ary po w e r o f pe r ception tr e ate d of i n

th e pr e ce din g c h apt e r o u g ht p e rh aps d la r i gueur to
be cl asse d am on g the ph y si cal ph en o men a, in asm uc h
as the ac ti o n o f th e n e rv o us s st e m
y ( th o u gh n o t n e
cessari ly o f th e n e rv e s o f speci al se n sati o n a
) ppears
to be r e q ui sit e for i ts m an ife st ati on Th e m ost c o m
.

m on ly o bse rv e d psy chi cal ph e n o m e n a o f l uc id so m

-

n am buli sm ar e , h o w e v e r , o f tw o ki nd s : fir st , c l air
v o y an ce, pr ope rly so Calle d , in w hich o bj e c ts an d
c ir cum st an ces un kn o w n to th e m agn e ti se r , o r to an
y
o th e r per so n
pl ace d en rapp or t w i th th e som n am b uli st ,
are d esi gn at e d by hi m
( or h er
) w h e th e r th e y be

p rese n t or di st an t ; an d se co n dly , th e kin d o f c lair

voy an ce ( w hich is the m o st co m m on ) th at i s re
ferrible to the po w e r possessed by the som n am b ulist
o f r e adi n
g the th o ug ht s o f“ the pe r son en ra or t, so
bl a td afisw
h

fi h h e qfi estmn s aske d, to de
'

as to be a
’
i w

sc rib e a di st an t l o c ality , th e c o n t e n t s o f a seal e d

"

pac ke t o r e n ve lo pe , & c , w ith Whi ch

.

i s acquaIn te os itive clairv oy an ce an d the powe r

o f th o u g ht r e adin g are n o t u n fr e que ntly un it e d i n the
-

sam e subj e c t ; th e l att e r so m e ti m es givi n g a c l ue to

th e fo r m e r Th us, a so mn am b ulist , aft e r accurat e ly

.

d escribi n g a d istan t frien d of the que sti on e r, can

som e ti m e s state w h at th at fri en d i s occupi e d abo u t at

the tim e , o r, h avin g d escrib e d a di st an t r eside n ce by

 AN IMAL MAG N E IISM
' ‘
.

m e ans of th ought re adi n g w ill al so describ e the

-
,

e r so n s th e r e , i n t he draw i n g r o o m o r i n so m e o th e r
p
-

art o f th e h o use or g r o un ds an d st at e w h at th e y are

p ,

doi n g ; an d the se st at e m en t s are fo un d by sub se que n t

i n qu iry to be tr ue This i s t e r m e d v ue d distance
. .

In th e m aj o rity o f cl airvo y an ts t e po w e r c an n o t
al w ay s be d e pe n d e d u po n an d i s r estri c t e d
, m o re o r ,

l e ss diffi c ulty o r he sit ati on b e in g e x pe ri en c e d ( at

so m e ti m e s m o re th an at o th e r s) i n i ts m an ife st ati o n ,

e v e n i n th e ab se n ce o f th e di st urbi n g c auses pr e se n tl y
’

7
to be r e fe rr e d to . In th e trials upo n su c h su bj e c t s 6
f 7
failur es o r on ly partial succe ss are c on se que n t y o
,
l ,

ve ry fr e q uen t o cc ur e n ce O n th e o th e r h an d so m e
.
,

lucid so m nam b ulist s c an r e spo n d w ith littl e o r n o

h e sit ati o n to the t est s o f v ari o us ki n ds to w h ic h th e y
are pu t i n q ui c k suc ce ssi o n un til if the seance be to o
, ,

r ol o n g e d th e ir po w e r s b e co m i n g e x h au st e d th e y
p , ,

b eco m e con fu se d w ith the varie t y o f i m pre ssi o n s to

w hi c h th e y h ave b e e n subj ec t e d i n so sh o rt a space o f
ti m e an d are o ft en at fault st atin g th at th e y can
, ,

n o lo n e r
g g o o n an d d"e siri n
, g to be a w ak en e d o ut o f ‘

? M y

t he m agn e ti c sl ee p .

Oft h is ki n d h ave b e e n so m ulti pli e d o f l at e

y e ar s an d th e ir acc ur acy h as b ee n so fully v e rifie d
,

by c o m pe t e n t an d i m partial o b se rve r s th at th e be lie f ,

i n th e ir r e ality i s n o w pre tty g e n e r al am o n g th e m o re

c ultiv at e d c l asse s o f so c i e ty th o u g h i n c r e d ulit y re
,

spe cti n g th e m v e r y n atu r ally still p r e vail s am o n g

t he bulk o f th e c om m un ity bec au se o f the c o m par ative

m
,

r arity o f th e se m an i fe st ation s ; h en ce co a) ?

W pe rson s h ave be e n e n able d by pe rson al o bse rva !

tio n to c o rro bo r at e stat e m e n t s th at are at v ari an ce

w ith the r e sult s o f e ve r y day e x pe rie n c e
-
.

Sp g gn am buli c l ucid i ty i s n ot
( as m an
y p e r so n s

suppo se } p r o duc e d b
y m ag n e ti sin
g o r a t the w ill o f ,

t he m agn e ti se r bu t the po w e r supe rv e n e s spo n ta

n e o usl i
y n a c e rt ai n ( o r r at h e r u n ce rtai n ) sm al l ro
po rti o n o f m agn e ti se d subj e c t s th o ug h it 1 8 n o t re ,

stri c te d to the m as th e
ph e n o m e n a are o ccasi o n ally
'

Obse rve d un de r o th e r co nditi o n s o f th e sy ste m an d ,

 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

it m ay possibly te n d to l esse n th e am o unt o f pre

v ailin
g un b eli ef, to adv an ce so m e acc re dite d i n stan c es
o f c l airv o an ce o ccu rri n i n d e e n de n tl o f m ag n e ti sm ;
y g p y
th e t e stim o n y th us fu rn i sh e d , i n additio n to th e r e
co rde d fact s o f m ag n e tic c l airv o an ce , w ill , I thin k
y ,

l e av e n o re ason abl e g ro un d i n un prej udice d m in ds

for question i n g th e r e ality o f th e se re m ark able ph e
h o m en a . O n thi s po in t b e in g d e cid e d , w e m ay t h en
m o r e j ustly pe r c e iv e in w h at w ay , an d h o w , suc h an
e x t e n si o n o f o u r k n o w l e d e i s like ly to be m ad e
g
av ail able for
pr ac tical an d b e n e fici al pu rposes .

The ph en o m e n a o f lu c id som n am b uli sm ge n e rally

re q uiri n
g for th e ir m an ifestatio n a c o n curr e n ce o f
favou rable c ircum st an ce s, partial ob se rve r s, n o less
th an prej udi ce d Op pon en t s, o n w itn e ssin g the failp r e
o f o n e o r m o r e tri al s, o n ac c o u n t o f suc h d e fi ci e n c ,
y
h av e n o t h esit at e d to e x pr e ss th e ir c on vic tio n o f the ir
'

n o n e x i st e n ce , an d h av e n o t u n fr e q u e n tl acc use d
y
-

m agn e tise rs an d so m n am b ulist s o f w ilfu l d ece ptio n ;

c on sid e ri n g i m arti al o b se rv e r s w h o
p m
o p o rt un iti e s o f fo rm in g a c o rr ec t o i n io n o f th e m , as
m
p p
b e in g M s o f tri ck e ry ; w h e n v e ry p r o b ably the

c au se o f failu r e m a h v e b e e n r e fe rrible to th e m
y a
se lv es . A ll m en t al p ro c esses are con fe sse dly li able
to co n side r able v ari ation fr o m o ut w ard c ir cu m st an ce s
o r e m o tiv e fe e li n g s, as i s see n i n d aily life , an d o f

w hic h an apt illustr atio n i s affo rd e d by st am m e re rs,

w h o , as i s w e ll kn o w n , ar e m o r e at e ase , an d abl e to
e xp r e ss th e m se lv e s m o r e r e adily , i n th e so l e p r ese n c e

o f r e l ativ es o r o f pe r so n s to w h o m th e y ar e accu sto m e d ,

th an w h e n am o n g str an ge r s, e spec i ally am o n g th ose

w h o n o ti ce th e ir i n fir m ity , o f w hi c h n o ti ce th e y are
al w ay s app r eh e n siv e Th us, al so , w h e n a som n am b uli st
.

h as r eason to thin k th at h e i s su rr o un d e d by an
at m osph e r e o f in c r e dulity , as w h e n b e fo re a l ar g e

asse m bl ag e o f sci en tifi c pe r so n s w ith pr e co n ce ive d

id e as, o r w h e n o ppo sition o r scepticism is o pen ly

m an ife st e d , hi s l uc idity i s apt to be w h olly at fault
o r i m pe rfect . Man y y ears ago , w h en in cr e dul ity re
spectin g th ese ph en o m e n a w as at its h e ight in Fr an ce ,
1 14 AN IM A L MAG N E r Is M .

w itho ut w ishin g it The th oughts an d desire s o f the .

o pe r at o r lik e w i se p ro du ce a r eat in fl uence upon

” g
so m n am b uli sts .

The R e v Mr T ow n sen d ob se rves : I h ave o ften

. .

seen th at if o n ce so m n am b uli st s are d e r an e d by th e

g
p r e se n ce o f o bj e ct s th at e xe rt a disag r eeabl e in flu en ce
upo n th e m the y b e co m e i n dispose d for the furth e r
,

e x e r c i se o f th e ir facu lti e s All th at see m s to i mply .

a d ou bt o f th e ir si n ce rit
y gr e atly di squ i e t s th e m , an d
w ill p r e v e n t th e m an ife st ati o n o f th e ir po w e r s an d ,

if th ey h av e to e n coun t e r a hi gh d e gree o f sc epticism

an d h o stilit
y to m agn e tism th e y w ill b eco m e r e se rv e d ,

an d irrit abl e an d w ill fail i n all th at th e u n d e rt ak e

, y .

I h av e foun d also th at th e sen sibilit y o f cl airvoyan t s

, ,

m ay b e com e e x hausted by th e m ultipli city o f e x peri

m e n t s an d th e ir to o rapid r ep e titio n
, S om e ti m e s .
,

aft e r h avi n
g c o rr ectly desc rib e d se v e ral obj e c t s th e ,

so m n am b uli st w o uld b e i n to m ak e m i st akes an d

g ,

e vid e n tly to g uess i n st e ad o f to pe rc e iv e At o th e r .

tim es he w o uld push b ac k th e c ards an d b ook s pre

sen t e d to hi m e x cl ai m in N o w I c an do n o m o r e
g, , ,

but w h e n h e w as allo w e d to r e m ain q u ie t fo r so m e

”a
tim e he re g ain e d h is po w e r s o f cl airvo y an ce
, .

Th e sam e w rit e r sub se que n tl y r e m arke d on thi s

subj ect : It w as im possible for m e to doubt th at th e
st at e o f m b o d an d m i n d o r o f b o th t o g e th e r ac t e d
y y , ,

u o n th e so m n am b u list O n the d ay s w h e n m y
p .

thou ght s w e re pre o cc upie d o r m y h ealth a little o ut ,

o f o rd e r , E A w hile i n th e m e sm e ric c on dition w as

. .
, ,

d e pr e sse d w itho ut vivac ity an d but littl e dispose d

, ,

for e x e rti on At m osph e ri c vari atio n s see m e d also to

’

affec t h er . Th ese c irc um st an ce s h av e b ee n to o often

fo rgott en M an y fail ure s th at h ave le d to the b elie f
.

th at m esm e rism w as tri ck e ry are attribu table to the ,

di stu rbin g c ause s ab ov e m e n tion e d or to the ab sen ce ,

o f th e n ece ssary c o n diti o n s fo r e n su ri n g succ e ss .

F o r ge tful th at m e sm e rism i s n o l e ss a vit al an d

m e n t al th an a phy sical ph e n omen on an d th at m in d ,

‘
J
r Fact s in Mesme ri sm .
 A N IMAL MAG N E r ISM . l 15

an d life are in opposition to the l aw s o f the m at e rial

w o rld , adv e r sari es h av e e x pe c t e d to se e i n it an

o pe r ati o n as co n st an t as the galv an i c b att e ry o r th e ,

e l e c tri c phi al .

“Th at th e r e h as b e e n dec e ti on o n th e art o f

p p
soi— disan t so m n am b ulist s an d th o se o f i n fe rio r l uc idit y
, ,

w ill n o t be d e n i e d by the w arm e st parti san s o f m ag

n e ti sm ; but e v e n i n th e b est subj ec t s l u c idity can n o t

al w ay s be c o un t e d u po n b e fo r e h an d an d i n m o st i n
,

st an c es th e fail ur e o f e x pe ri m e n t s u po n th e m i s r e

fe rrible to o n e o r th e o th e r o f the abo ve m e n ti o n e d

”“
-

causes an d som e ti m e s to th e ir c o m bin e d ac ti o n

9
.
,

The w rite r o f a m o de r n w o rk o n m agn e ti sm r e

“

fe rrin g t
Ho w i so

o ft e n at faul t ? S e ve ral r e ason s m ay be assig n e d fo r

thi s cir c um st an ce In the fir st place it is diffi cul t
.
,

for m an y pe opl e to h av e th e ir
distinc t so as to fi x th em upon a sin gl e o bj ec t th o ug h
, ,

t is is n e ce ssary for th e m to be c o m p re h e nde d by

so m n am b uli st s The r e m ay like w i se be so m uc h an
.

e u th e parti es th at n o r app ort c an be

r it is so im pe rfectly e stablish e d th at it ,

give s ri se to vag ue o r e rr o neo us an sw e r s n o tw ith ,

st an di n
g th a t th e so m n am b uli st m a
y b e o th e r w i se a

ve ry l ucid o n e The co n st an t v ag ue n e ss o f the th o u ght s

.

o ccu rri n
g i n so m e pe rson s w h i c h pe rh aps the y
,

c an n o t h e l
p m i sl e ad s the so m n am b uli st by p re se n tin g
,

to his m i n d a n u m be r o f o bj e c t s at o n ce all e qu ally ,

un d e fi n e d . The br ai n m o r e o ve r be c o m es at l e n g t h
, ,

fatig ue d so as n o lon g e r to be abl e to r e pro d uce the

,

th o ught o f the i n te rr o g at o r the fl u id be co m e s e x

h an ste d fr om sim il ar se n satio n s b e i n g r e peat e dly e x
perie n c e d an d the m an ife st atio n o f l uc idity ac
,

c o rdin l b e co m e s sl o w e r m or di ffi c u lt an d i s
g y ,e ,

som e ti m e s i m ossibl e The su bj e c t be co m e s c o n fuse d

p .
,

fal se id e as ari si n g fr o m th e se n sati o n s b e c o m in g m i x e d

up w ith th o se r e se n t e d to h i s m i n d b t h e q ue s
p y

Me sme rism P ro ve d Tru e .

l 16 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

t ion e r ; h e falls i n t o a kin d Of d e liriu m and t alks ,

n o n se n se w hi ch affo rd s g r o u n ds for th e tri um h o f

, p
sce ti c s
p as if a l uc id so m n am b ul i st i s to be e x e m t e d
p
fr o m the ope ratio n o f the l aw s affec tin g hum an n at ure ,

w hi c h r estri c t w ithi n c e rt ai n li m it s th e u se o f o ur
m ost pr e ciou s fac ulti es ”
.

M an y y e ar s ago the e dit o r o f the British an d

Fo re i gn Me dical R e vie w o b se r ve d w ith r e spect to
the th e n m o re g e n e r ally p r e vaili n g in c re du lity
o n th e su bj ec t Th e ti m e i s c om e th at so far as it
[ l uc id so m n am b uli sm
] m a
y appear fal se it can on ly ,

be p ut do w n by c alm an d un prej udice d in q uiry

,
.

Fr o m the c urio us an d e x tr ao rdin ary accum ulatio n o f

r e c o rd s am asse d b
y an i m al m ag n e ti se rs w e h av e fro m
,

th e b e g in n i n b ee n v e r m u c h pe r suade d th at at th e
g y
fo un datio n o f all the e x travag an ces o f m esm e ric dis
quisitio ns th e r e w o uld ulti m at ely be disco ve re d so m e
tr uth W e ad m itte d the ph e n o m en a of som nam b ulism
.

to th e e x c lu si on o f cl airvo y an ce an d the o th e r ph e
h om e n a co m r e h e n de d un d e r th e te rm lu c idit
p y ; th e se
latt e r h o w e v e r w e on l y r ej ec t e d as u n pro v e d ”
, ,
.

Th e follo wi n g fe w illustrativ e in st an ce s t o ge th e r ,

w ith o th e rs i n tr o du ce d i n th e c o ur se o f this w o rk m ay ,

suffi ce to c o n fir m the j ust n e ss o f th e

p r e ce di n g
r e m arks .

Dr Despl n e l ate in specto r of Aix les B ain s

.
, ,

rec o rd s th e follo w i n g i n st an c e in w hich as r e s e ct s

, p ,

c o m m un it o f th o u ght th e w ill o f a m a n e ti se r w as
y , g
abl e to n e utrali se th e e ffe c t o f an o th e r m agn e ti se r

w h o w as e n do w e d w ith l e ss po w e r :
“W h at m o st sur
p ri se d m e w as to see th e C oun t suspen d by the acti o n
o f hi s w ill th e m a n e ti c r a
g pp or t p re vio usly e x istin g
b e tw e e n the so m n am buli st an d m yself an d to r e ,

e st abli sh it at hi s
pl easur e o r in acc o rd an ce w ith th e
m
, ,

d e sire e xp o tfi m
-

This e xpe ri m en t w as
.

o ft e n r e eat e d an d Isau re did o r di d n o t h e ar m e ao

p ,

c o rdi n
g to th e go o d ple asu re of th e C o un t He .

n e ith e r t o uch e d h e r dir ec tly n o r i n dir ec tly W e e ven .

Mo rin , Le Magn e tism e E xpli qué par L ui m eme -

.
 118 AN IMAL MAG N E T ] SM .

bulist i mm e di at e l y put h e r h an d b ehi n d he r in . i m ilar as

p ositi on to m y o w n This sam e frien d en deavo ur e d .

by e v e ry m ean s to pu t the so m n am b uli st at fault an d ,

i m itat e d m y action s such as r ubbin g his h and s , ,

co u hi n
g & c i n o rde r to m ak e Ann a do th e sam e
g ,
.
, ,

an d th us
pro v e th at sh e w as g uid e d by so un d an d ,

n ot b
y sy m path y o f m o ve m e n t The p ati en t w as .

n o t h o w e v e r i n th e l east affe c t e d b
”
, , y th ese ar tific e s .

In an o th e r c ase tw o subj e c t s w e r e sym path e ti c ally

affe c t e d by Mr
’
To w n sen d s ac tin g on o n e o f th e m
.

”
.

If say s h e th e yo un g m an r ubb e d his bro w the

, , ,

l ady r ubb e d h e r s also if the l ady b en t he r h ead b ack ,

th e y o un g m an b e n t his h e ad b ack I fo un d I c o uld .

,

by o n ly actin g o n o n e in fl ue n ce the tw o si m u l ,

tan e o usly j ust as if I h eld th e w ires o f tw o

,
.

pu ppe t s If I attract e d the arm o r leg o r h ead o f

.
, ,

th e o n e th e c o rr e spo n din g arm o r le g o r the h e ad o f

, , ,

th e o th e r pe rfo r m e d p re cise ly th e sam e m o ti on N ay .

I co uld m ak e th e ir m o uth s o pen an d sh ut at th e sam e

m o m en t See e ach o th e r th ey c ould n o t for th ey
”
,
.

w e r e b o th l e an in g b ac k i n th e ir c h air s .

An Am e rican w rit e r r e late s the follo w in g case

Pr esiden t Cove rt calle d th e m agne tise r i n t o an
'

adj o i n i n g r o o m th e d o o r b e i n g c l ose d b e t w ee n th e m
,

an d th e subj e c t o f th e m agn e ti c i n fl ue n c e an d re ,

quest e d h im in a lo w ton e of v o i ce th at cou ld be

, ,

h eard by n o on e but th e m se lv es to w ill th at his

'

su bj e c t sh o uld l eav e he r se at c o m e in t o th e r o o m ,

w h e r e th ey w e r e an d seat h e r se lf in a d e sign at e d
,

c h air th e r e b e i n g m an y o th e r ch air s i n th e r oo m
,
.

T h e m agn e ti se r did as h e w as direct e d w ith ou t ,

m o v in g an y p art o f his b o dy I mm e diat e ly she .

o pen e d th e d oo r e n t e r e d th e r oo m an d passin g to
, ,

th e o th e r side o f it sat do w n in the v e ry c h air ,

re fe rr e d to h e r e y e s b e i n g all th e ti m e pe rfe ctly

,

cl o se d an d the m ag n e ti se r w e r e pe at g ivin g n o t the

, , ,

l east in dication o f w h at he w ille d h er to do He th en .

,
’
at th e Pr e sid e n t s r e qu e st w ill e d h er to g o an d se at ,

h e r se lf at th e pian o to e n t e rt ain th e m w ith m usic an d

sin gin g ; thi s she did acco rdi n gly F act s o f th e most .
 AN IMAL MAG NE T l SM . 1 19

au th en tic c h arac te r ,b e arin g

an d w ith qu al fo r ce
e

u po n th e sam e c o n cl usi o n m i g ht , be m ultiplie d to

an y r! ti
y )
Respectin g this cl ass o f ph en o m en a M Charpign o n , .

re m ark s i n his w o rk alr eady qu ot e d I h av e o fte n

fo rm e d i n m y m in d fi ctiti ous i m age s an d th e so m
n am bulist w h e n qu em
,
u

,
h ag see n th ese i m ag e s
as r e aliti es I h ave o ft e n o bt ain e d fro m so m n am
.

bulists a w o rd a si gn an actio n i n ac c o rd an c e w ith a

, ,

m e n t al r e qu est O th e r pe r so n s addre ssin g q ue sti on s

.

to so m n am b ulist s i n fo r e i g n l an gu ag e s u n k n o w n to
th e m h av e r ece iv e d r e plie s in dicativ e o f a k n o w le d ge
,

o f th e se n se but n o t o f th e idi o m i n w hi ch th e spe ak e r

,

e x r esse d it ; fo r if h e s o k e w ith o u t un de rst an di n g

p p ,

w h at w as m e an t th e so m n am b ulist w as un abl e to ,

se iz e the se n se o f th e q u e sti o n In o rd e r fo r th e
‘

th ought to be cl e arl y pe rc e i ve d the so m n am b ulist

”
,

m ust be plac e d i n dire c t r app or t w ith th e pe r so n .

( Th e r e are h o w e ve r e x c e ptio n s to this r ul e )

, , .

Mr Bri n dley a m e di cal pr ac titio n e r in Sho re ditch

.
, ,

re co rd s a c ase of th o u ght r eadin g o cc urri n g i n -

” “ ”
,

o n e o f h is atie n t s i n th e Z o i st A q ue sti o n say s

“
p , .
,

he w as tr an sm itt e d to m e i n w riti n g — viz If y o u ‘ a

, .
,

w ill th at she sh ou ld h ea r m e w h e n I spe ak to h e r w ill ,

she h ear m e an d v ice versa , I i m m e diat e ly passe d

to th e o th e r sid e o f the r o o m an d o n a si g n b e in g ,

g iv e n I w ill e d th at she sh ould h ear th e pe r so n spe ak

, .

He spo ke ; sh e an sw e r e d The si gn for th e con tr ary .

w as th e n
g ive n I w ill e d th at she sh o uld n ot h ear
.

h im .He spo ke but sh e did n o t an sw e r Th e si g n ,

.

w as r e pe at e d an d th e sam e r esult o bt ai n e d te n ti m es
, ,

acco rdi n
g to th e w ill o f th e o pe r at o r I w as th e n .

r e que st e d to ask h e r w h at I w as thi n ki n g o f th e

subj e c t o f th o u ht b e i n g su
g gg e st e d to m e by o n e o f
the pe r so n s p r e se n t Sh e i mm e diat el y r e pli e d th at .
,

I w as t h i n ki n g o f th e fu n e ral p rocessi on w hi ch h ad
j ust passe d and sh e w as right The sam e e x pe rim en t
, .

w as sev e r al ti m e s r e pe a te d w ith success the subj e ct ,

Mah an s Mo dern My st erie s E x pl ain e d

’
.
120 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

of m y th ought b e in g e ach ti m e su ggeste d to m e by

difie ren t re i ssuef
f
-

MAG N ET ISI§1 —Thi s varie ty

.

,
PH RE N O -
likew i se
\ w as
m an i es subj ec t S e ve r al y e ar s .

a o r ep e at e d p ublic e xhibiti o n s w e r e
g , g iv en in L on
don an d e l se w h e r e o f so c alle d ph ren o m ag n e tism - -

c o rr e spon din g m an ifest ati on s b e i n g m ade by th e

in divid ual s m ag ne tise d in ac co rdan ce w ith th e
[ p hr e n o l o gical
] o r g an s suppose d to be e x c it e d b
y ,

t o uchin g o r p oi n tin g to the part o f th e c r an ium

c o v e ri n g th e o r g an The subj e ct s th en e x h ibit e d
.
,

i n th e m o st fo r cibl e m an n e r by th e ir l an g u age e xp r e s , ,

si o n o f co un t e n an c e g e st u r e s an d attit ud e s the fun c

, , ,

ti on al ac tivit y o f th e e x c it e d o r g an F o r i n st an c e on .
,

th e ope r at o r s fi n g e r be in g pl ace d up o n o r o v e r the p art

’

o f th e h ead c o rr espo n din g to th e o r g an o f v e n e r ati on ,

an attitu de o f
pr o foun d d e vo ti o n w o u ld be assum e d
by the subj ec t w h o pe rh aps w o uld g iv e u tt e r an ce to
,

r eligio us sen tim en t s to a p r ay e r o r ch aun t a v e rse

, ,

fr o m a w ell kn o w n h y m n If th e fi n g e r w e re th e n
-
.

tr an spose d to an o rg an of an o pposit e ch aract e r — as ,

fo r e x am ple c o m b ativ e n e ss o r d e str uc tive n ess— th e

,

e n tir e a pe ar an ce o f th e s ubj e ct w o u ld u n de r o an
g
p
in st an t an eous c h an g e he w o uld w hil e u si n g cor ,

r espon din g l an gu age strike at th e pe rson s n e ar him , ,

o r br e ak an d d e str o y an y thi n g th at cam e i n h i s w ay .

O n th e fin ge r b e in g tr an sfe rr e d to b e n e v o l e n ce self ,

e st e e m o r an y o th e r o rg an co rrespo n di n g se n ti m e n t s
, ,

an d ac ti o n s w o uld be m an ife st e d Ha v in g se ve r al .

ti m e s w itn esse d an al o g o u s r esult s o n a v arie ty o f

‘

su bj e c t s so m e o f w h om w e r e w e ll k n o w n pe rso n s
,
-

w h o fo rm i n g part o f m i sce ll an eou s asse m bli e s v olun

, ,

tari ly su b m itt e d th e m se lv es to the tri al ( w hi c h

h o w e v e r faile d in se v e r al un susceptibl e i n dividuals)
, ,

an d fe e li n g co n vi n c e d th at the e x pe ri m e n t s w e r e con

duc t e d in goo d faith I con cl ude d th at the e ffe c t s pro

,

du c e d d epe n d e d n o t as w as ge n e r ally su ppose d u pon

, , ,

e x c it ati o n o f th e phr en o l o gi cal o r g an s but upo n the ,

r e fle x ac tion o f the th ought an d w ill o f th e ope rato r

upon the m in d o f th e subj ect This w as like w ise the .
122 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

a tt en tio n to w h at I w as ab out th an w as j ust n ec essary

for carry i n g on th e pro ce ss I h av e e x cite d the
.

o r an s w ith m
g y fin ge r s j ust as w e ll w h e n I w as
thin ki n g o f o th e r m att e rs w ith m y fri en d s an d m o ,

m e n tarily fo rge tti n g w h at I w as ab out but I h ave ,

al w a s fail e d h o w e v e r m u ch I w ill e d w h e n I h av e
y , ,

dir ect e d m y fin g e r to an o th e r o rg an th an th at w hich

Iw ishe d to e x c it e i n t e n tio n ally o r h ave acc ide n t ally '

”
,

m i sdir e c t e d m y fin ge r .

Dr G re g o ry e xpre sse s a sim ilar o pin ion P hre n o

” “
. .

m agn e ti sm , h e say s i s n o t th e result o f m en t al

,

s m athy or o f r e fl e x ac ti o n
y p W hilst th e o pe rato r
.

i s cal m th e subj ec t m ay be v e ry ag it at e d
, Ao .

c ide n tal e m o ti on s i n th e fo r m e r ar e v e r
y o fte n n o t
c o m m un i cat e d to th e l att e r w h o m ay be g ivin
, g at
th e sam e m o m e n t a r e pr e se n t ation o f som e passi on
i n t h e m ost n at u r al m an n e r .

W h e n the ope rato r as fre quen tly h appen s i s

, ,

j ust as ign o r an t o f phr e n o l o gy as the patie n t h e is ,

su r ri se d an d co n foun d ed by th e r e sult s b e cause i n

p ,

t o u chin g a part h e did n o t kn o w i ts fun ctio n an d ,

c on se qu en tl y e x e rte d n o v o liti o n w ith r e fe r e n ce to it ;

an d n o t w ith st an di n g
, ,the m an ife st atio n w ill t ak e
pl ace i n thi s c ase j ust as w e ll as b e fo re In f ac t it .
,

o ft e n h appe n s th at an o pe r at o r w h o k n o w s phre n o

l o gy h as the in ten ti on to t ouc h o n e o r g an an d in ,

tu rn i n g r oun d to speak to so m e o n e h e t ouch e s ,

an o th e r h avi n g th e ide a o f th e fo r m e r p re se n t to h i s
,

m in d ; or e l se h is h an d slip s from o n e o rgan up on

an o th e r h e i s th e n su rpri se d at w h at see m s to him
a fal se r esult u n til h e p e r c e iv e th e c ause
,
an d all ,

thi s o c curs w h en th e subj e ct h as n o kn ow le dg e of

”
phr e n o l o g y 1
‘
.

Am idst the con fli ctin g o pin i on s on thi s poi n t the te s

ti m o n y appear s gr eatly to pr epon d e rat e in favour o f
th e fo r m e r as m i g ht d p r ior i be suppose d it w o uld
,
.

The pow e r o f th o u g ht r e adin g i s p osse sse d by som e

-

in div idual s w hen in th e ir n atu ral st at e an d i s som e

'

L ett ers , &c .

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 12 3

ti m es publicly e xhibite d as in th e c ase of th e My s

”
,

te riou s L ad y w h o m an y y e ar s ag o attrac t e d att e nti on

,

at th e E g y pti an H all an d r e ce n tly by Mdll e Pr ude n ce

, .
,

w ho dai ly fo r se ve ral m o n th s ap pe ar e d at the C o los

, ,

se um ; th e pe r so n s p ossessi n g thi s fac ult y b e in g abl e

to de sig n at e w ith o ut h e sit atio n the pe c uliariti e s o f an y

n um b e r o f o bj ec t s t ak e n i n r apid suc ce ssi o n fr o m th e

au di e n ce by the e xhibit o r s w ith w h o m th e y are i n ,

m e n t al rapp or t W he n at Ro m e se v e ral y e ars ag o

.
,

I w as p re se n t at a r e pre se n t atio n o f thi s kin d g iv e n ,

i n a th e atre The subj e c t a y o un g g irl te n o r t w e l ve

.
,

ar s o ld w ith b an d ag e d e y e s but i n h e r n o rm al st ate

y e , , ,

w as seat e d o n th e st age w hil e h e r fath e r w e n t am o n g

,

th e public asse m ble d i n the b o x es an d p it coll ec ti n g ,

fro m p erso n s i n q uick suc ce ssio n a varie ty o f o bj ec ts

w hi ch sh e m i n u t e ly d e sc rib e d O n his ap proachi n g .

m e I g av e a rin g w hi ch th e d au ght e r i m m e di at e l y
,

said w as a ri n g w ith a l ar g e w hit e st o n e He w as .

ab o ut to r e t u r n it to m e w h e n I e x pr esse d a w i sh ,

th at sh e sh o uld say w h at w as e n g rave d o n it He re

“ ”
.

m arke d ,
I h av e n o t seen it m y se lf y e t an d l oo ki n g ,

atte n tiv e ly ask e d w h at th e r e w as to w h i ch sh e r e pli e d

“The h e ad o f an an i m al a st a s h e ad ” I o b se rv e d
, ,
’
g , .
,

She i s in m e nt al r app ort w ith y o u an d th us r e ad s

”
,

y o u r th o ug”ht s w ith r e fe r en c e to th e t est s p r o pose d

“
.

O f co ur se he said th at is th e on ly w ay it c o uld be
”
, ,

don e ; w e m ake n o secr e t o f th e m atte r .

M Robi n h as like w i se r e ce n tly g ive n an e x hi bi

.

tion at the E gypti an H all ( as he had p r e vio usly

d o n e in L o n do n ) o f w hi ch thi s m an i fest ation fo r m e d
,

a
part the subj ect b e i n g hi s w ife w ho e x pe rie n ce d n o
, ,

h esit atio n i n de si g nati n g the v arie d o bj e c t s give n to

h e r h usb an d w ho pr e fac e d thi s part o f th e e n t e rtai n
,

m e n t by say i n g i nasm uch as som e pe r son s th o ug ht

,

it w as th e w ay in w hi ch th e q ue stio ns w e re pu t th at
g ave a c l ue for th e d e scri pti o n o f th e o bj ect h e ,

sh o uld n o t p ut an
y q ue stio n but sh o uld m e re l y ri n g ,

a sm all h an d b ell to i n ti m at e to h i s w ife h

-

, ( ose e y e s
w
w e r e b an d ag e d ) th at h e h ad t ak e n a fr esh o bj e ct
from on e o f the spe ct at ors .
 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM

e x hibi to r w h om I h ave ve ral tim es seen ( M se .

st o n ) po ssesses hi m self th e faculty o f r e adin g

the th o ught s o f an y o f his audi en c e w ith r e fe r e n ce ,

to th e t e st s pr opo se d h e n ot b e in g secon de d or as
~

si st e d by an y o n e .

The fo llow in g i s on e o f h is m an ife statio n s o f thi s

‘ ‘

po w e r w hi c h h e d e si gn at e s i n hi s p r o g ram m e as la
v
,

His e y es b e in g padde d o v e r
’

divin ation de la p ensee .

an d b an dage d by an
w ith w addi n g , y o n e o f the
audi e n ce th e e x hibit o r g r o pes h is w ay d o w n fr o m
th e pl atfo r m to di stribut e W
,

m v w ho ch oo se
“
to t ak e th e m t abl e t s an d ch alk o r pe n cil w h e r ew ith
, , ,

to w rit e o n th e m w h at e ve r th e y pl ease — as a se rie s o f

n am e s o f c e l e br at e d arti st s au th o r s & c th e t o w n s , ,
.
,

thr ou gh w hic h the y w ould p ass o n m akin g an

im agin ary j our ne y d at es r e fe rrin g to hist o rical ,

e ven t s & c
,
He . o f th e

t able t s w h at he has w ritt e n an d w h at it re fe rs to .

O n o n e o f th e occasio n s fw h e n I teste d his po w e r I

fl
“
, ,

w r o t e thr e e d at es He said The first i s the 2 n d De ,

”
.

’ ’
be r ,
r e fe rrin g to L o uis N apo l e on s co up d état .

the secon d i s th e d at e o f th e o rigin of th e Fr e n c h

’
R e vol u tion 1 7 8 9 ; but h e adde d y ou m ade a m ist ake
, , ,
’
,

y o u a t fir st w r o t e 1 7 99 an d th e n e ace d th e fir st 9 re , ,

pl ac in g it by th e 8 th e third d ate h as re fe ren ce to

an e v e n t co n n e ct e d w ith th e St uart s tw o o f th e
fi gu r e s are alike I said Ho w can th at be
”
, ,

Y o u h av e j ust said th at tw o o f the fi gu re s are alike

” “
.

Ve ry tru e h e r eplie d it is ,
A ge ntl e m an ,

sittin g n o t far fr o m m e h ad w ritt e n d o w n th e n am e s

o f a d o z en lit e r ary an d arti st ical ce le briti e s w hi ch , ,

like th e o th e r tri als w e r e co rre ctly told M de ,

. .

C ast o n like w ise plays a g am e at cards (p iguet) w ith

'

an o n e w h o c h o ose s hi s e ye s b e i n g padde d o v e r an d
y ,

b an d age d a thick cl oak in addition co ve rin g hi s h e ad

,

do w n to the w aist In thi s st at e h e d eal s an d pl ays

-
.

co rrec tl y w ith ou t h e sit ati o n w hi ch c ircu m st an ce i s ,

e vide n tly n o t r e fe rribl e to th o u g ht r e adi n g He h as

M
-
.

l”at e ly b e en giv in g tion s i n a public h all

“ m “M
i n P aris
‘

.
 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

S chub e rt in his Sy m b olik des Trau me s, re lates

,

th e i n st an c e o f a y outh se v e n teen y e ars o f age , w h o could

t e ll the m o st sec r e t th ou ght s o f all pe r son s w ho visit e d
him , an d w h at th e y h ad pre vi o usly se cr e tly don e o r
“
!

Q
said .He r em arks respecti n g the m an ife st ati on o f
th is po w e r in m agn e ti se d subj e ct s : Th e re is de
v e lo e d in th em a
p p r oph e ti c faculty, n o t on ly as
r espec t s th e fu t ur e , but also the past ; In th e se c ases
the so m n am buli st r e call s, w ith su r prisin g cle arn ess,
e ve n t s l o n
g fo rgo tt e n , w hi ch h ad t ake n p lace in his
w aki n g st at e , an d it o ft e n h appe n s in dr e am s th at w e
r eco lle ct fo rgo tt en cir cum st an ce s that o ccurre d in the
y e ar s o f o ur childh oo d H e re , li ke w ise , the pr o ph etic
.

kn ow l e dge m ay e x ten d to o th e r s w ho are bo un d to

the so m n am b uli st by th e ti e s o f r e l ation ship or o f
frien dship he can , in ce rtain case s, accu r at e ly r ecount
th e past cir c um st an c e s an d pecu liarities w hi c h h ave
re fe r e n ce to e x i sti n g di sease , but o f w hich th e suffe r

in g p e r son h ad l ost the r eco lle cti on

”
“
.

Th e n i n e t ee n th v o l ume o f D e foe s Mi sce ll an e ous

’

”
W ork s ( Ox ford, 1 840) is t aken up w ith th e Hi st o ry
o f the L ife an d A dv e n t ur es o f Mr D un can C am pb e ll , .

w h o , tho u gh b o rn de af an d dum b , w rit e s d o w n an y

str an g e r s n am e at fir t sight , w ith th e ir fu t ure co n
’

w _ _§ p

tin g e n cie s df f brtiihe f fibw livin g i n E x e t e r C ourt,

'

”
Str an d .
( L o n do n ,
d ro w n in g or o th erw ise h ave h ad th e prom in en t events o f th e ir
,

p ast liv es p ass b e fo re th e i r m i n ds i n an in co n ce iv ably sh o rt

p e ri o d o f t im e .

Th e acco u n t i s pre face d by th e fo ll o w in g re m arks Sin ce

the re do e s n o t e x ist such a m an in L o n don actually de af an d
dum b 71m
,

, m re ad an d co n v e rse as w e ll as an y b o dy
, ,
w h o lik e w i se by a pre sag in g g ift can set do w n i n w ri t in g th e
, ,
n am e o f an
y stran ge r at first si gh t t e ll h i m hi s p ast act i o n s
, ,
an d p re di ct hi s fut ure o cc urre n ces i n fo rt un e an d sin ce h e

h as pract i se d t hi s t al en t as a pro fe ssi o n i n L o n do n for a l o n g ,

se ri e s o f y e ars w i th gre at su cce ss u p o n in n u m erabl e pe rso n s

, ,
o f e v e ry st ate an d v o cat i o n in life w il l it n o t be w o n derf ull y
,

e n te rtain in g to giv e th e w o rl d a p e rfe ct h i st o ry o f t h is so

.

si n gul ar m an s life 2
'

In th e app en di x w ill be gl v cn an ab stract o f th e le ading

fe at ure s o f t h i s rem ark abl e h ist o ry .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 7

A Parisian j ourn al ( La P resse March 3 1 8 6 4) th us , ,

n o ti ce d tw o p ublic e x hi biti o n s o f this faculty : M .

De sbarolle s g ave a fe w d ay s ag o tw o con fe r en ce s o n e ,

at th e C o ur s A g ri co l e the o t he r in a sal oon o f the

,

Ho t el de Ville Aft e r sho w in g o n phy sio lo g ic al

.

g ro un ds the po ssibility of c hiro m an c ie r e v e latio n s

fl
,

he publi cly m ade an applicatio n o f his sy st e m o n the

pe rso n s presen t re ve alin g th e prin ci pal e ve n t s o f th e ir
,

past liv e s suc h as th e c h an g es o f fo rtun e th e g re at

, ,

ri e fs th e h ad e x e ri e n c e d th e n at u r e o f th e di se ase s
g y p ,

by w hi c h th e y h ad b een af ic t e d an d the d at e o f ,

their o cc urr en ce as also the ac tu al w eak part in the

h e alth o f tho se w h o con sulte d h im all be in g t o ld the m ,

w ith i n con c e i v abl e e x ac t n ess At the C e r cle Ag ri co le

.

hi s w ife g av e o n th e en tresol the co un t e r pr o o f o f -

the se e xpe rim en ts by re pe ati ng to the pe r so n s w h o

,

h ad b e e n pr e vi ously e x am i n e d by h er h usban d o n th e
first fl o o r the sam e pro gn o sti catio n s as he had m ade .

M Desbaro lles d eclare d hi m se lf r e ady publi cly to

.

repeat h is e xpe rim e n t s b e fo re an y asse mbly of phy

sic i an s w h o w o uld i n vit e h i m so to do
” .

SYMr Ar H Y O R C O MMU N IT Y O F SE N sAT ION Thi s .

-

ph e n o m e n o n is v e ry com m on ly o bse rv e d b e t w e e n l ucid .

so m n am b ulist s an d th e m a n e ti se r o r th e e r so n s i n
g p ,

r app or t w ith th e m the se n sati on s pr o duce d o r oc

,

cu rri n g i n th e l att e r b e i n
g i m m e di at e ly e x pe ri e n ce d
by the fo rm e r w h o as usual are inse n sible to o rdi n ary
, , ,

im pressio n s m ade o n the o rg ans o f t aste sm e ll o r , ,

”
t o uch . It som e tim e s happe n s say s Dr G re go ry o n , .

this poi n t th at if the m ag n e tise r suffe rs fr o m so m e

,

pain w h e n he i s m agn e tisin g a h e althy but susce ptible ,

e r so n th at the ai n is tr an sfe rr e d fr o m hi m to the

p , p
subj ec t I have se en a h ead ac h e th us tran sfe rr e d to
.

the pati en t w hi c h l ast e d the w h o l e day w hil st th e

, ,

m ag n e ti se r w as imm e di at e ly an d co m ple te ly r e li e v e d .

”
M any an alo g o us c ases are r eco rd ed .

A ge n t l e m an o f o ur acqu ain t an ce says Mr , .

M ah an call e d a m agne tise r aside an d w hile speakin g

, ,

to him put a phi al o f h art sh o rn to h is n o se

, Do t ake .

th at fr o m m y n ose inst an tly e x clai m e d the subj ec t

,
’
.
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

The w o rld is full o f fact s o f a pre cise ly sim il ar n atu re

”
,

w h e r e v e r m esm e ri c ph en o m en a h av e b ee n w itn esse d .

If a sen sati on be att e mpt e d to be pr o duce d on

the subj e ct diffe re n t fr o m th at e x pe rien ce d by th e
m agn e ti se r or pe r son en r app or t th e att e m pt fail s .

If for in st an ce th e m agn e ti se r puts salt in t o hi s

, ,

m ou th an d if su g ar be put in t o the m outh o f th e

,

so m n am b ul i st the l att e r w ill t ast e th e salt an d n o t

, ,

the su gar O n o n e occasio n I t e st e d the c om m un it y

.

o f fee lin g upon t h e ce l e br at e d so m n am b u li st Ale x i s ,

w ho h ad n o t b e e n p r e vi o usl y subj e ct e d to a tri al o f

this kin d His m agn e tise r M Marcille t be in g
.
, .
,

b e hin d an d qu ite o ut o f sight o f Al e xis w h o se ey e s

, ,
”

m o re ov e r w e r e b an dage d I su dd en ly p ricke d h is l e ft ,

e l bo w upon w hi c h Ale x i s u t h i s h an d to hi s l e ft
p
'

e lb o w, com pl ain in
g o f pain th e r e I th en pin ch e d .

th e m agn e tise r s right littl e fi n g e r an d Al e x i s fe lt

’
,

h i s ri ght little fi n g e r pi n ch e d Th e re could be n o .

c o llusi on o r m i st ak e h e r e as n e ith e r o f th e m k n e w o f ,

m y i n t en ti on w hi c h i n d e e d w as un pr em e dit at e d on
,

m y part the th ou ght ari sin g in m y m in d at th e tim e

, .

Th e e ffec ts of sy m pathy o r co m m un ity o f fe e li n g

an d ac tio n w e r e sh o w n i n a v e r
y m ark e d m an n e r i n

th e c ou r se o f a se v e re case o f hy st e ri a an d l ock j aw -

o f e ight e e n m o n th s du rati o n w hi c h w as tr e at e d by
’
,

m ag n e tism at Ve v ay B eside s the l oc k j aw w hich .

-
,

re n d ere d th e pati e n t i n ca abl e o f taki n g n o u ri sh m e n t

p ,

an d o cc asi o n e d e x tr e m e e m aci ati o n w ith r ap idl y i n

c r e asi n g w e ak n ess th e r e w as al so co n tr ac ti o n o f th e
“ ”
,

lim b s an d dimn e ss of sight W e ex pect e d says Dr

“
,
. .

G uen e au w h o r e po rt e d th e case
, an d e v e n h op e d for ,

h e r d eath as th e o n ly possibl e t e r m in ati on o f such

,

r o lo n g e d suffe rin g w h e n Mr B ail e y arriv e d at hi s

p , .

r esid e n c e an d d e vo t e d hi m se lf to h e r tr e at m e n t At .

the v e r y first tri al he succee d e d in pu ttin g h e r to sl e e p

, ,

an d i n op ening her han ds th e right h avi n g b ee n p re ,

vi ously closed f or a twelvemonth He n e x t open e d h er .

m ou th but d e glu titi on con tin ue d i m po ssible an d

, ,

w ith ou t thi s th e r e w as n o h o pe o f r e co v e rin g a pe r son

'

w h o w as dyin g of in an itio n The Hon Miss B oy le . .

 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

The m an ife stati on by som n am bu lists o f sy mpa

th e ti c con sc i ousn ess an d feelin g w it h the m agn e ti se rs
o r th e pe rson s l ace d in t e m o r ary r app or t w ith th e m ,
p p
m ust n o t be cl asse d w ith th e e ffe c t s o bt ai n e d by
ele c tr o bi o l o gi st s fr om th e ir su sce tible su bj ec t s, w h o
p
-

ar e n o t i n th e m agn e ti c st at e , but ar e
pe r fec tly aw ak e ,
an d w h o se fee li n gs an d v o liti o n al o w e r are for th e
p
tim e un d e r the c on tr o l o f th e m o re e ne rge tic w ill o f
th e o pe r at o r , w h o , by fo r cibl y an d r e pe at e dl y e x
pre ssin g th e ide as h e w i sh es to i m p art to th e subj e ct ,
at l e n th succ e e d s i n i m r e ssin g his or h e r m in d
g p
w ith th e sam e id e as, so as to m ake th e m b e li e v e an d
ac t i n ac c o rd an ce w ith hi s su gesti o n s— for i n st an ce ,
g
th at a gl ass o f w at e r prese n t e d to th em i s an d t astes
like w in e o r spirits th at a stick or an y o th e r sub st an ce
l ac e d i n th e ir h an d i s li ht o r h eavy h o t o r c o ld ;
p g ,

th at th e y are u n abl e to rise fr o m th e ir seat to speak , ,

o pen th e ir e es w h e n c l o se d , & c
y In sim il ar case s
.
,

all th e r esult s are r e fe rribl e to th e i n fl ue n ce o f th e

su g gest e d ideas p ar alysin g th e v olition o f the

subj ec t or
, p r o d uc in g su ch an alt e r ation in hi s
se n sibility as to r e n d e r h i m
, in capable o f a right
j u dgm en t w ith re fe ren ce to the e x pe rim en t to w hich
h e is su bj co te d th o u g h i n all o th e r respe ct s h e r e t ain s
,

p e rfec t c on sc io usn e ss ; w h e reas i n th e tri als m ade

,

upo n in divid ual s i n th e m agn e ti c stat e w ith r e spe c t ,

to c om m uni ty of th ou ght , fe elin g o r t aste the

, ,

o e r ati on is o f a N o thi n g n e e d
p pur e ly m e n t al ki n d .

be said by the magn e tise r o r expe rim en te r en rapp or t ,

w ho m ay e v e n be be hi n d o r o th e r w i se out o f si ght
,

o f th e so m n am b uli st w h o se e es m a al so be sec ure ly

, y y
b an dage d o ve r
Dr MacarIO adve rtin g to thi s part o f th e subj ect
.
, ,

o b se rv es O f all th e faculti e s o f som n am buli st s ,

th e tr an sm issi on o f th e th o ught s o f th e m agn e ti se r is

th at w hi ch the l east sh ak e s o ur b e li ef an d w hich ,

co n se que n tly r ec k on s th e great est n um b e r o f b e li e v e r s .

I h av e w it n esse d this phe n om e n o n in co m pany w ith

Se v e ral ph y si c i an s o f r e pu t e .Thi s i s w h at w e saw :
O n the mag ne tise r si m ply w illi n g it a m ale so m ,
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

n ambulist b e gan to sin g an air o f an o pe ra o r a ,

r o m an c e w hi ch is m en t ally in dic at e d to him by the

m ag n e tise r ; an d h e ce ase d si n g in g i n the m id st o f a
hr ase o r o f a w o rd as so o n as the m agn e ti se r
p ,

m en t ally o rd e r e d h im to be sile n t
“W e took all i m a in able r ec auti on s against b e i n g
.

g p
m ad e th e d upes o f tri cke ry Th e so m n am b uli st h ad
.

a th l
gg gpg nd a g am e r h i s e y e s w hi c h c o m pl e t e l y l n ,

tercep te d the tr an sm i ssi on o f l um i n o us ray s an d the ,

m agn e tise r w as place d at th e di st an c e o f se v e r al y ard s

b ehin d him n o m at e ri al m ean s o f c om m un icati on
,
.

e x IStIn
'

g b e t w ee n th e m It w as o n e o r th e o th e r o f
.

us w h o i n ti m at e d to th e m agn e ti se r by m ean s o f a ,

si g n ag r ee d upon b e fo r e h an d w h e n to cause th e so m
”
,

n am buli st to si n g an d w h e n to st o p ,
.

O n an o th e r o cc asio n Dr G ro m ie r aft e r h avin g

, .
, ,

by m agn e ti sin g p ut to sle e p an h y st e ri cal w o m an

, ,

ask e d h e r h usb an d to all o w hi m to m ak e an ex pe ri

m en t an d this i s w h at o ccu rre d

, W ith o u t say in g a
w ord h e t o ok h e r ( m en t ally ) o ut to sea
, the patie n t
r e main e d quie t as lo n g as it w as calm but o n the ,

m agn e ti se r rai sin g (in hi s th o ught ) a t e rrible st o r m ,

she b e g an to c ry o ut an d to h o ld fast t he o bj e c t s

w ithin r each i n o rde r to kee p h e rse lf st e ady

, Her .

v oice her t ears an d th e e x pr essio n o f her p hy sio g

, ,

h om y sh o w e d the gr e at fright sh e w as in
,
He th e n .

g radually r e pro d uce d a calm an d i n pr o po rti on as ,

sh e suppose d th e v esse l to r oll l ess th e m i n d o f th e ,

so m n am buli st b ecam e tr an quil th o u gh she still r e ,

tain e d a gaspin g o f th e br e ath an d a tr e m blin g in all

”
,

h er lim bs N e v e r t ak e m e to sea ag ain sh e fe rv e n tly

“
,
.

e x claim e d An d th at w r e tch o f a capt ai n w h o w o uld

”
.

n o t le t us g o on de ck Thi s e xcl am ation su r prise d

” “
.

m e th e m o re said M, G rom ie r as I h ad n o t giv e n

.
,

h e r th e slightest in ti m ation o f th e n at ure of the e x

"l“ ’
p er im e n t I w as ab ou t to m ak e .

Op Cit . I h av e l on g b e e n person ally ac quain t e d w ith

.

Dr Macar io , an d c an v o uch fo r hi s h ig h st an din g i n th e

.

e st im at i o n o f th e pro fessi o n i n F ran ce , an d fo r h i s accurat e

p o w e rs o f O b se r vat io n .
132 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

The foll o w in g r em arks oc cu r in th e “ Nation al

”
R e vie w ( J uly in th e arti cle
, , Gh osts of the
O ld an d N e w S ch o o l
Th ere are m uch co mple te r st o rie s th an th e se
[ quo t e d] w h e r e th e m in u t e st d e t ail s h av e b e e n fo un d
,

an d m ade to co rr es o n d ; an d th e re are th e st o ri e s o f
p
S c o ttish secon d si ght o f w hich Dr Fer riar gives o n e
-

, .

o r tw o si n gul ar i n st an ces v o u chin

g for th e ir ac curam
r
,

w ith o u t givin g an y e xpl an ati o n o f th e m O f hi s .

o fte n r e fe rr e d to w o rk it i s i m ossibl e n o t to o b se rve

p
- -

th at it c o n trast s stron gl y w ith i ts p reten sion s ; an d

that th e fact o f spe ctr al illusio n s d o e s no t m eet m an y
o f the case s h e hi m se lf adduces .

D oubtless th e r e is a bo rde r lan d o f m att e r a n d -

.

spirit i n w hi c h li es at on c e th e m ost
, pe rplex in g an d the
m o st i n t e restin g fie ld o f hu m an in v estig ation Th at .

th e phe n o m e n a are m ost diffic ult o f o b se rvati on the ,

e vide n c e o f fac t s e x tr e m e ly
pre cari o us an d u n r e li abl e
“

an d e s e c i all h rd t v l u e o n ly r e aso n s w hy
p y a o a e ar ,

the sc r utin y sh o uld be m o st se ar c hin g an d the i n

“

quiry co n d uc t e d with the u tmost delibe r atio n an d

-

c auti o n .

Th e re are se t s of fact s th at de m an d a m o r e se ar ch
in g an d pe rse ve rin g in v esti g atio n th an the y h ave
y e t r ec e iv e d e ith e r t hat th e y m ay fin ally be dispo se d
,

o f as false o r r e duce d to sc i e n tifi c o rd e r

, Such are .

th e appear an c e o f g h o st s the po w e r o f se con d si g ht ,

-

o f c lairvo y an ce an d o th e r
p ,h e n o m e n a o f m esm e ri sm ,

t h e n at u r e o f slee p an d dre am s o f spe ctr al ill usio ns ,

( i n th e m se lve s a d e cisive p ro o f th at th e sen se o f si g ht

m ay be fully e x pe rie n ce d i n d epen de n tly o f th e e y e )
.

th e lim it s an d w o rkin gs o f m e n tal de l usio n s a n d ,

e n th usi asti c e x c it e m en t B ut th e se thin g s h av e little

.

i n te r est fo r th e m ass o f scien tific m in ds ; t he y are at

o n c e r e m o t e fro m t he ir sy m pathi e s a n d irri tatin g ,

fro m the w ay i n w hic h t he y e l ude the in te llec t use d

-

o nl y to gr apple w ith d e fi n it e e x ac t asce rt ain able -

”
m i n u tiae .

Th e hi g h e r o rde r o f ph e n o m en a r e fe rribl e to clairv o y

an ce r e qu ire s se par at e co n sid e r ati o n an d ill ustr ati on .
1 34 A N IM AL MAG N E TISM .

N o r w ay an d o th e r un sophi sti cate d n o rth e rn co untri e s

“At th e m om e n t o f th e si ht ” sa s Dr E n n em o ser
.

g , y , .

w hi ch m ay co m e o n un e x e c t e dl an d sudde n l ln
p y y
th e n ig h t , o r i n the day ti m e , th e se e r i s fi x e d an d
-

im m ov abl e , w ith 0 e n e Yes He sees an d bears

g
.

T i“s "bi ifg on aro unrf lfim He pre

‘

n o t h in g o f w h a
’

“
di ct s fu tur e e v e n t ; it 1 s as if a dist an t po rtion o f
tim e an d space w e r e spr e ad o ut b e fo r e him like a
i c t u r e — as, for i n st an c e , th e o ccurr e n ce o f d e ath
p
the ap pr oachi n g arriv al of p e r so n s w h o m ay be at
th e ti m e a h un dr e d m ile s o ff, battle s, se a fights, & c -
.

In se c o n d sight the speech an d m o d e o f e x pr essio n

are fr e q u e n tly s m bo li c al, an d th e ir m ean i n g be
l
c o m es e x lai n e
d
hf the sub se que n t e ve n ts The
'
'

p .

sigh t m a so m e t i m es be c o mm un i cat e d to o th e rs by
y
t akin g th e ir h an d , o r e v en w i th ou t c ontact, so that
p erso n s se a a e
p r t d by ide r able dist an ce m ay
a con s
h ave at th e sam e m o m e n t th e sam e e r c e pti on by
p
sec on d sight
-
Sh ou ld the se e r be t aken to a dist an t
.

art of th e w o rld h e lo ses h i s r b r g ai n s it

'

p p o w e u t e ,

o n hi s r e t u r n S e con d sight di ffe rs fro m dre am i n g

.
-

an d fr om so m n am b uli sm i n asm u ch as th e see r h as a

'

full r eco ll ectio n of all th at occu r s to him an d is com ,

ple te ly aw ak e W ithin the last cen tury se con d sight

.
-

h as b eco m e v e ry rar e in S co tl an d bu t it i s still v e ry

”
,

co mm o n i n D e m ark .

Schub e rt in his G eschi cte der S eel e d e scrib es

fl
, ,

h n o m en a o f a u li r ki d w hi h o b se rv abl e
p e p e c a n c are

fl
,

i n N o rth e rn Asi a in the st at e t e rm e d Sch am an ism

,
-

a speci es o f e cst asy in t o w hi c h th e i n divid ual affec t e d

fall s aft e r ex perien cin vio l en t co n v ulsive W n ts

o f th e li m bs the h eag
w

éd hbout so fast
'

i b ein g w l
'
'
,
”
th at it is like a ball tie d to the b o dy by a co rd .

The att ac k i s v o lu n t arily in du ce d by th e subj e c t

drin kin g a stupifyin g b e ve rage an d i n h alin g in the ,

in t e rvals of the m o v em en t s th e fum es of str on g

tob ac co . Its appro ac h i s ann o un ce d by sy mp to m s
re sem blin g th o se w hi c h acco m pan y an e pile p tic o r

G e schicte der Thi erisch en Magne t ismus .

 AN IMA L MAG N E TISM . 135

a
p o ple ptic fit . The Toll J am ar falls m o ti on l e ss to
-

t h e g r o un d , an d vi ol e n t c o n v ul sio n s e n sue ; soun d s are

e m itt e d fr o m hi s c h e st , r ese m bli n g a d ee p h o w li n g

o f th e w i n d At le n g th the st ate o f sy n co pe o r
.

t
e c s asy su e rve n e s ; a vi o l e n t
p pe r spiratio n n o t un
fr e que n tly i n thi s o r in the pr e c e di n g st age br e ak s
, ,

o u t all o ve r the b o dy The subj e c t so m e ti m e s passe s

.

spo n t an e o usly o u t o f thi s con diti o n but m ost fre ,

q ue n tly h e is aw ak en e d by the c l ashin g o f m e t allic

in str um e n ts o r by o th e r artifici al m e an s to the state
i n w hi ch his r e ve lati o n s are m ad e His face i s th e n .

fl ush ed his ey es h av e a w ild l ook an d hi s lim b s are

, ,

affe c t e d w ith an u n c on tr o ll abl e tr e m bli n g .

V o n Matj utche n w ho accom pan i e d C o lo n e l W r an

,

e l i n hi s e x e diti o n to th e N o rth P o l e w as o n o n e
g p ,

o cc asi o n an i n v o l un t ar
y an d at fir st an un w e l co m e
w it n e ss o f th e se e x hibiti o n s The ecst ati c h ad n e v e r
.

b e fo re seen the stran ge r n e v e rthe l e ss h e g av e suc h

,

r epli es to his que ries as pro ve d by the r e sult th at

he posse sse d the g ift o f se c o n d si g ht L ik e a m ag-
.

n e ti c cl airv o y an t e g av e a c o rr ec t st at e m e n t o f the
,

ac t ual c o n diti o n o f a di st an t fri e n d o f th e i n q uir e r ,

w ho h ad b ee n resc ue d fro m dr o w n i n g as al so o f the ,

st at e i n w hi c h th e n w e r e so m e o f h i s r e l ati o n s at

h om e The paro xy sm e n ds as it had b e gun by the

.
,

recurren ce o f the c o n v ulsiv e m o ve m e n t s un til the ,

Scham an n is r est o r e d to his n o r m al co n diti o n ,

kn o w in g n othi n g o f w hat had t aken pl ace .

A so m e w h at an al o go us ph e n o m e n o n w as o bse rve d
by O laus W o rm aus in the L aplan d j ugg le rs e x ce pt ,

th at the w e at distance o c cu r s w hil e the i n divid ual i s

in a st at e o f de e p sy n c o pe like appar en t d e ath w hic h
, ,

usually l ast s t w e n t
y fo u r h o urs an d S ch afe r affirm s
-
,

th at the frien d s o n the se o c casio n s t ak e pai n s to pre

v e n t any o n e from t ou chi n g the stiffe n e d b o dy o r ,

m akin g an y l oud n o i se an d espe ci ally fro m c allin g

,

the sl e e pe r by hi s n am e as h is be i n g sudd en ly .

aw ak e n e d i s lik e l
y to be atte n d e d by se rio u s co n se
que n ces w hich in so m e i n st an ces h ave t e rm i nat e d
, , ,

fatally .
 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

The Lapl an d e r s o f the p re se n t day are still,

acc o rdi n g to Ho ch stro m s d e sc ri ti o n , o f a si m ilar
’

p
psy ch ci al di sposition as has b ee n n o te d i n fo rme r
tim es Any su dden n o ise e ven th at occasion e d by
.
,

a spark fr o m b ur n i n g w o o d, som e ti m e s giv es ri se to

c o n v ul si o n s an d fai n ti n g The i n h abit an ts of the

.

Sh e tlan d and Fe roe I sl an ds are si m il arly circu m

stan ce d, an d m an y in st an ce s o f seco n d si ht h ave o c
g
-

c u rr e d th e r e i n r ec e n t ti m es, in
pe rson s w ho w e re in a
st at e r e se m blin g th e ecst as o f th e L a l an d e rs Th e se
y p .

i slan d s hi ch at an earlie r pe rio d w e re con side re d

, w
as th e s pe c i al l ocality fo r th e m an ifest ati on o f di st an t

ar e d urin g the gr e at e r
o r se c on d si g ht
part o f the
'

y ear e x cl ude d by a st o rm y an d r o cky c oast fro m

c o mm un i cati on w ith th e r e st o f th e w o rld an d b
y a ,

m i sty at m osph e r e e ve n fr o m th e light of h eave n ,

w hil e th e m on o t on ou s stilln ess of sum m e r i s r ar e ly

in t e rr upt e d by an y o th e r n o i se th an th e sc r eam in g o f
sea bird s
-
The appr oac h o f a st ra n ge r p ro d uces it
.
,

i s said on som e o f th ese i sl an d e rs such an e x tr a

,

o rdin ary e x c it ati on th at th ey a re se iz e d w ith an

irr e sistibl e ten den cy to coug h Som e e ven w h en an .

,

app roachi n g v esse l i s y e t far o ff can t e ll the n um b e r ,

an d appe ar an ce o f the n e w co m e r s This is n ot the .

o n ly m an ifest ati o n o f th e ir fac ulty fo r th e y can ,

o ft e n p r e di c t th e d esti n y o f th e ir re l ativ es an d
fri en ds
“Di st an t si h t an d di st an t feelin g Fe rn efuhl
.

” g
“
( g )
o f th e sou l adds thi s au th o r
, i s like w i se a pe cu
,

li ari ty o f ecst asy dre am i n g fai n tin g an d appare n t

, , ,

d e ath The case s in w hic h a far dist an t frien d or

.
-

b e love d on e w h e n at th e poi n t o f de ath o r in o th er

, ,

e v e n tful cir cum st an ces, appe ar s to st an d b e fo re th e

se e r w h o m ay e v e n thi n k h e h ear s hi s v o i c e th ou gh
, ,

at the tim e h e m ay h av e b e e n thin kin g o f so m e thin g

e l se an d m ay n o t h av e h ad th e sli g ht e st k n o w le d g e
,

o f th e si c kn e ss o f th e l o ve d pe rso n ar e to o w e ll an th e m ,

ti c ate d to be de n i e d A n ear r e l ati o n o f m i n e ,w h ose

.

m in d i sn o t lik e ly to be m i sle d by an y self d eceptio n -

,

had an e x pe rie n ce o f thi s kin d at the tim e of the

 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

of livin g w hich acts in the pl ace o f an occult cause ,

an d k e e ps m
y sen se s u n i m paire d w ith o ut suffe ri n g
an ythi n
g to o v e rcl ou d th em This in fin e i s the .
, ,

cause o f m
y se e i n”
g w h at is an d is to be ’
.
,

S w ed en bo r g add s Mr To wnsen d
, re l at es .
,

th at it w as afte r e x trao rdin ary fits o f ab sti nen c e that

h e fe ll i n to a st at e o f con sci ous e cst asi s W he n .

Sw e n den bo rg an n ou n ce s Apollon i us like sudd e n ly ,

-

, ,

i n the m id st o f a party th at h e se es his o w n h ou se ,

at S t ockh o lm a h un dre d m il e s o ff i n fl am e s and

, , ,

w h e n the c ir c um st an ce i s ve rifi e d by th e n e x t post ,

w e m ay j ustly con cl ud e th at th e S w e di sh philo so

’

ph er s w ay of livi n g had giv en subtilty to his

”
se n se s .

Mr Mah an r el at es th e follow in g i n stan ce of di st an t

.

visio n o ccurrin g i n a m ulatto sailo r o n board a st e am e r

w hil e o n a c r ui se i n th e M e dit e rr an e an : On e e ve n
in g w hil e at an ch o r in the po rt o f Ge n oa say s o n e
, ,

o f th e o fii cers Mr Bro o k s th e c a tain w as o n sh o re

, p .
,
.

I aske d B isho p in the pre sen ce of se ve ral office rs

w h e r e th e capt ain th e n w as He r epli e d At the .
,
‘

o pe r a w ith Mr L e st e r th e co n sul
, . W hat does he
, .
’

say ? I in q uir e d Bish op appeare d to list e n an d in

’
.
,

a m o m en t r e li e d
p The captain t e lls Mr L e st e r th at
,
.

h e w as m uc h ple ase d w ith th e po rt o f Kavi a th at ,

th e au th o riti e s h ad tr e ate d hi m w ith mu c h con sid e ra

U pon thi s on e o f th e office r s laugh e d an d
’
tion .
,

said th at w h e n th e c a t ai n r e t ur n e d h e w o uld ask

p
h im He did so sayin g C apt ain w e h av e b ee n
.
, , ,

list en in g to your c on ve rsation w hil e on sh o r e Ve ry .

’

w e ll he r e plie d e xpe c ti n g som e

’
, w h at did I say , _

j e st Th en the o ffice r r e po rt e d w h at the capt ain had

.

said o f K av i a an d the auth o riti es Ah ! said the

’
.

capt ai n , w h o w as at th e o p e r a ? I did n o t se e an y
o f th e o ffi ce r s th e r e Th e lie ut en an t th e n e xplain e d
’
.

We se e by th e Scripture
records that the proph et
D an ie l w h e n a y o uth w as at h i s o w n re qu est re stri ct e d chi e fly
to a v e ge t abl e di et an d th at it w as aft e r a l o n g fast th at
,
P et er fe ll i nt o th e tran ce du rin g w h ich h e h ad th e cl ai r
voy an t vi sio n re corde d in th e Acts of th e Apost le s .
 AN IMA L MAGN E TISM . 139

the m atte r The capt ain c on fir m e d its tr uth , an d

.

se em e d m uc h sur prise d , as th e r e h ad b een n o co m

m un ication w ith the sh o r e d u ri n g th e e ve n i n g .

On th e r o cc asio n an o ffi ce r b ein g o n sh o r e I
an o , ,

directe d Bisho p to ex am in e his pocke t s ; he m ade

se ve r al m o ti o n s w ith his h an ds as if draw i n g so m e

thin g fro m th e o ffice r s pocke t s say in g H e r e i s a ’

, ,

h an dke rc hi e f and a bo x W h at a c urio us thi n g full .

,

o f littl e w hit e sti c k s w ith bl ue e n d s W h at are .

’
they Mr Brooks ? I re plie d P e rh aps th e y are
, .
,
‘

m at ches So th e y are h e e x cl ai m e d
.
’ ‘
My co m ,
’
.

a n ion m ee ti n g th e o f
fi ce r o n th e g an g w ay ask e d
p , ,

hi m . W h at h av e y ou in y o ur po ck e t s ? N o thin g ’
,
’

’
he re plie d B ut h av e y o u n o t a bo x o f m at ch e s ?
.

O h y e s said h e h o w did y o u k n o w it I b o ug ht
’
, , ,

th em j ust b e fo re I cam e on b oard The m at ch es are .

’
e culiar m ade o f w hit e w ax w ith bl ue e n d s
p , .

Th e su r geo n s o f the Prin ce t on ridi c ul e d th ese

e xpe ri m e n t s u po n w hi c h I r e q ue st e d o n e o f th e m to
,

t est for hi m se lf W ith so m e car e h e pl ace d Bish o p

.

and m se lf i n o n e co rn e r o f the apart m e n t an d th e n

y ,

t ook a positi o n so m e ten fee t di st an t c o n ce alin g ,

be t w een h is h an ds a w at ch the lo n g h an d o f w hic h ,

tr av e rse d the dial He first aske d for a d esc ription

.

’
o f th e w at ch to w hi c h Bi sh o p re pli e d
, Tis a fun n y ,

w at ch the secon d h an d j um ps
, He th e n ask e d h im .
’

to t ell th e m i n u t e an d the se con d w hi c h h e did , ,

directly afte r w ards e x claim i n g The se co n d h an d ,

’
has st oppe d w hic h w as th e c ase the d oc to r h avi n g
, ,

sto ppe d it He subse que n tly t o ld him t w i ce cor

.

re c tl
y the m in ute the secon d an d the h o u r The
”
.
, ,

doct o r w as con vi n ce d .

This au th or also r ecords a case o f cl airvoy an ce in

“ m e di um
” Mr W aske d a
a
(n ot m agn e tise d ) . . .

m e di um if she c o uld r e ad th e con t e n t s o f a p ape r

fold e d up and place d u n de r he r h an d She e x pre sse d .

her b elie f th at she co uld do it He th e n placin g h im .

,

self w h e r e n o o n e c o uld see hi s m o ti o n s w r o t e u o n

p ,

a sli o f a e r the w o rd
”
Tr uth an d h avi n g fold e d
p p p ,

i t up place d it un d e r he r h an d
, Aft e r w aitin g as .
,
1 40 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

i f in d eep th ought fo r a few m inutes she sl o wly

“ ” “
, ,

r epeat e d the l e tt e r s S r u t h Th at is n ot - - - -

” ”
.

right said Mr W
, try again Again an d again
. .
, .

th e sam e l e tt e r s w e r e re peat e d O n b e i n g assure d .

sh e w as w r o n sh e r e li e d
p Th at i s the w ay I re ad
” g , ,

it. O n o pe n in g th e pape r Mr W fo un d th at by a . .

m ist ak e o f h is th e l e tt e r T w as w ritt e n so as to
re se m bl e an S .

M Charpi gn on r e l at e s i n his w o rk th e followin g

.

in st an ce s of o ne ( 2 distance
O n e e v en in g th e re w e re tw o som n am bulist s
at m
y h o use : i n a n eighb ou ri n g h o use th e re w as
a b all Th e m u si cian s h ad scarce ly be gun w h en
.

on e of th em b ecam e ag it at e d ; soon aft e r w ards

th e o th e r al so h eard the m usi c an d th e y th en ,

un d e r st oo d it w as a b all W ou ld y ou li ke to see .
‘

’
it ? said I C e rt ainl y an d im m e diat e ly the
.

tw o youn g g irl s w e r e l au ghin g ab out the attitude s of

th e m en an d th e dr e sse s o f the l adi e s L oo k said
’
.
,

one , at th o se tw o
g irls i n blue dr e sse s h o w c uriou sly ,

th e y d an ce an d th e ir fath e r w h o i s fig urin g w ith

, ,

th e bride Ho w w an tin g i n grace is th at l ady ; she

.

c o m pl ai n s th at h er gl ass o f w at e r i s n ot suffi ci e n tl
y
Su gar e d : an d th at littl e m an w h at a str an ge co at h e ,
’
w e ar s Tw o o f the pe r son s pr esen t d ou btin g as to
.
,

th e r e alit y o f th e v i sio n w en t to th e ball r oom an d ,

-

w e re stupe fie d on se ein g th e tw o girl s i n bl ue dr esses ,

th e littl e m an w ith th e re d c oat an d th e partn e r of ,

th e brid e as th e y h ad b e en si gn ali se d by the som

,

n am buli st .

This visi on th o ugh spon tan eou s th e author , ,

o b se rv es h ad y e t b e en in duce d by a soun d w hi ch
,

h ad e st abli she d the phy si cal rapp or t b e t w een the

so m n am buli st s an d t h e b all w hi c h i s e ffe c t e d by ,
’
m e an s of th e som n am b uli st s n e rvo us fluid w hi ch i s ,

pr ope lle d t ow ard s th e p oin t to w hic h it i s attr act e d

o r dir e c t e d Thus o n askin g th ose y o un g l adies
.
,

h ow th e y could se e at suc h a di st an ce fr om the pl ace

th ey w e r e i n th e y an sw e r e d th at as soon as 1 pro
, ,

ose d to th e m to see the ball a str on g light w as

p , ,
 1 42 AN IM AL MAG N ETISM .

un k n o w n to him an d to all th o se arou n d hi m He

, .

sees an d h e ar s i n an e xac t m an n e r w h at i s go in
g on
th e r e but thi s visio n i s spon t an eo us an d cann o t be
, ,

i n duce d So m e ti m e s h ow e ve r the l ucidity of som

.
, ,

n am bulists is suc h th at si m il ar di st an t vi si o n s take

pl ace w ith o u t an y rapp or t as in the fo llo w in g in ,

st an c e : A lady po ssesse d o f r e m ark abl e l ucidity

w as ab ou t to u n de rt ak e a di st an t j o u r n ey o f w hi ch ,

sh e s ok e a g oo d d eal w hile i n h er so m n am b uli c

p
.

c ri ses .O n e e v en i n g w h e n m agn e tise d an d q ui e tly ,

se at e d n e ar h e r h u sb an d sh e sli
ppe d d o w n fr om th e ,

c h air b ec am e v e ry pal e an d h e r li s m o ve d i n an
, p ,

agit at e d m an n e r At th e e x pir ati on o f a fe w m in ut e s

.

sh e m ad e so m e r e m ark s as if w e w e re w ith h e r i n

th e pl ace s w hi c h sh e passe d throu gh Th e ecstati c

‘

w as ( m e n t all y ) i n a st eam b oat ; sh e sp ok e w ith th e

a e n ge r s ; tr e m bl e d o n acc o un t o f th e sw ift n ess o f
p ss

th e Rh o n e as th e b o at p asse d b e n eath th e brid g e o f

St E sp rit an d cl un g to u s fro m appreh en si on Then
.
, .

sh e ad m ir e d th e sce n e ry o n th e b an k s an d s o k e o f
p ,

th e n u m b e r o f pe opl e co llec t e d at the po rt w h e re the

It is L yo n s said she All of a
’
b o at sto ppe d .
‘
, .

su dd e n sh e b e gan to spe ak o f th e m e ado w s ; she h ad

a rriv e d at the vill ag e to w hi c h sh e w as g o i n She

.
g ’
.

l augh ed at th e w om en s h ats did n o t un de rst an d

'

th e ir l an gu age she saw sh e e

p i n th e fi e ld s ,

an d fin e m o un t ai n s She th e n ce ase d to spe ak be

.
,

c am e ag it at e d an d r e lapse d i n t o the som n am buli c

,

st at e . She had fo rgo tt e n all It w as an e cstatic vi si o n . .

Thr e e m on th s late r o n h er r e t ur n fro m this ,

j o urn e y sh e r epe ate d to us all the de t ails as th ey

,

app e ar e d i n he r vi si o n o f w hi c h w e h ad t ak e n n o t e
,

at th e ti m e She had th us see n at th e dist an ce o f

.
,

so m e h un dr e d s o f m il e s pl aces o f w hi c h b e fo re h e r
“
,

e c st ati c fit sh e o n ly k n e w th e n am e W ith o u t e v en
.

kn ow in g w h e r e th ey w e re sit uat e d .

Hall ucin ation s are h o w e ve r o f fre que n t occur , ,

re n ce i n so m n am bulism an d th ey som e ti m es assum e ,

so de fin it e a c har ac t e r th at e n th usi asti c o bse rv e r s are

”
apt to t ak e th e m for real vi si on s .
 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

The th o r o f a highly esti mat e d m o de rn w o rk

au -

r elate s th e fo ll o w in g i nst an ce o f c lairvoy an ce o r

sec on d sight o ccu rrin g in a dre am
-
C apt ai n Y o uatt ,

w h om the auth o r m e t in a h o t e l c am e to C alifo r n i a ,

as a tr appe r fo rt y y e ar s ag o Ab o u t six o r se ve n .

y e ar s ag o i n a mid w i n t e r s n i ght h e h ad a dr e am
’
-

, ,

i n w hich he saw w h at appe are d to be a c o m pan y o f

e m i g ran t s arr e st e d by th e sn o w o f th e m o u n t ai n s ,

an d r ap idly p e ri shi n g o f h u n g e r an d c o ld He n o t e d .

th e v e ry cast o f th e sce n e ry ; h e saw the m e n c uttin g

o ff w h at appe ar e d to be th e tr ee t o ps ri si n g o ut o f -

th e de e p g ulf o f sn o w ; h e di stin g ui sh e d th e v e ry
fe atu re s o f the pe r so n s an d th e ir parti cul ar l oo k o f
,

di stress He aw o k e pr ofo un dly im pr esse d w ith the

.

distin c tn ess an d appar en t r e ality o f his dream At .

l en gth h e fe ll asl eep and dr e am e d ex actly the sam e

,

dream again In the m o rn i n g h e c o uld n o t e x pe l it

.

from his m in d Fallin g i n sh o rtly aft e r w ith an old

.

h un te r com r ad e he t o ld him the sto ry and w as the

, ,

m or e d ee ply i m p resse d by his co m r ade s r e c o g n i si n g

’

w ith o u t h e sit ati on the sce n e ry o f th e dr eam Th e .

co m r ade de cl ar e d th at a S o t i n the Sie rr a o f th e

p
Carson Valle y Pass an sw e re d e xactly to his descri p
tion . B y thi s th e u n sophi sti cat e d patri arch w as
de cid e d He i m m e di at e ly c o lle c te d a c o m pan y o f m e n
.
,

w ith m ul e s an d bl an k e t s an d all n ecessar p r o vi si on s

y , .

The n e i g hb o ur s w e re l aug hin g m e an ti m e at hi s c re

dulity The m e n w e r e se n t i n t o th e m o un t ai n s 1 8 0
.

m ile s di st an t to the C ar so n V alley P ass an d th e r e th ey ,

fo un d the co m pan y in e x ac tly the c o n diti on as see n

in the dream an d bro ught i n th e r e m n an t aliv e
, .

A g e n tle m an p resen t said Yo u n e e d h ave n o ,

‘

d oubt o f thi s for w e C aliforn ian s all kn o w th e fac t s

, ,
’
an d the n am e s o f th e fam ili es bro u ht i n Th e ir
’

g .

n am e s h e
g av e an d th e pl aces w h e r e th e y r e sid e an d
, ,

I foun d aft e r w ards th at the Califo r n i an pe o ple we r e

r eady e ve ry w h er e to secon d his

3“
“N t r a u e an d th e Supe rnatural ” by H o race
, B ushn e ll .

N ew Y o rk . Fifth E di t io n . 1 860 .
1 44 AN IM AL MAGN ET ISM . .

A gen tlem an o f m y ac quain t an ce e xpe rien ce d w h en

a bo y a m o st r e m ark abl e cl airvo y an t dr eam He .

dre am t th at un de r a m ossy st on e in a partic ular place

the re w as a spu r o f a pe culiar fo r m w hich fitt e d ,

ab o v e th e h e e l ly in g upon som e w hit e pape r He

, .

w as so i m p r e sse d by hi s dream th at w h en aft e r w ards ,

o n th e spo t w ith hi s sch oo l fe llo w s th e y tri e d to r ai se -

the ston e but b e in g u n able r e quest e d som e lab ou re r s

, , ,

w h o w e re passi n g to do it an d th e r e w as fo un d a ,

m e diaeval spu r o n so me w hite san d .

Th e fo llo w in g case is r e l at e d by the au th o r of a

w o rk alr ead y quo t e d :
“ I o n e day m ade m y som
n am bulist vi sit ( m en t all
y ) Havre Sh e did n o t k n o w .

this t o w n but had to go the re so m e w h at l at e r

, .

Am o n g th e thin g s th at str uc k he r of w hic h sh e ,

w hil e i n Paris gave a de taile d acc o un t w as a fin e ,

Am e ri can pack e t th at h ad j ust arrive d in port .

Th e cr e w w ith th e e x c e ption o f the o ffice rs c on sist e d

, ,

o f black s w hi c h c irc um st an ce le d h er parti c ularly to

,

n o ti ce th e v esse l I o rd e re d her to o bse rv e it w ell

“
.
,

an d to re t ain a r e c o llec ti o n o f it A w ee k afte r w ards .

,

w h e n w e We re w alkin g o n th e q uay at H avr e she ,

su dde n ly e x cl ai m e d Th e re i s a ship I h av e alre ady

'

,
’
se e n . I e n deavou r e d to pe rsuade h er th at n o t , .

h avin g b e fo r e b een i n Havr e she c o uld n o t h ave ,

’
se e n it . I don t k no w w h e re I saw it she replied
’
, ,

but I re m e m b e r it an d can t e ll y ou w hat th e r e is

,

p ecul iar ab out it It w as in fac t the Am e rican

.
’
, ,

ack e t e x ac tl rr n di n to the d esc ri pti o n she

p y co e spo g
,

h ad give n w hi c h I h ad pre se rve d in w riti n g

,
” .

Se ve ral o f the in stance s o f distan t visio n th ou ght ,

r e adin g an d pr e dic tion re c orde d in th e Old and Ne w

,

T est am e n t s are r e fe rribl e to the sam e c at e go ry as

so m e o f th ose ab o v e q uo t e d an d are h o t to be co n
-

si de re d o f the sam e ki n d as th e in spiration r esu lti n g

from a spec ial divi n e agen cy by m ean s o f w hich ,

r o h e t w e re able to pre di c t i m po rtan t e ve n ts affe c t

p p s

i n g the d e sti ny of n ati on s Thus w e r e ad that .

,

G arcin , “Le Magn etisme E xp liqu é par Lui m em e ” 1855 -

. .
146 A N IMAL MAGN E TISM .

ti m es . Th e follow in g co rrob o rative in stan ces are

r e co rd e d in the Memo ir s o f the B ar on e ss D Ober ’

kir ch At a seance at the D uch esse de B ou rb on s,

’

wh e re M de P uy se gur w as th e m agn e ti se r a sec re

.
,

tar y o f th e S pan i sh e m b assy pl ace d him se lf in r ap

p o r t w ith t h e so m n am buli st , w h o m h e h ad n e v e r

b e fo r e seen I se e y ou r thoughts, said she ; ‘ y ou

.
’

are thi n kin g o f a w o m an w h o i s a g r e at w a

y off I .

see h e r sitti n g i n a tr e lli se d an d g ail

y pai n te d ch am
-

ber, dr esse d in a c o stu m e I n e v e r saw b e fo re Her~

.

fee t are b ar e ; she w e ar s tr ouse r s, an d a g auze dre ss ;

an d h er h e ad dr e ss i s o f silve r an d n e t w o rk
-
.
She is .

The se c re t ary b ecam e pal e an d agi

’
v e ry b eau tiful .

tate d, an d e x cl aim e d , Ho w cou ld she kn o w all

’
th at Tell m e , he adde d , can y ou se e the w o m an s ’

Yes
’ ’ ’
th ou gh ts P ‘
‘
D oes she l o ve m e P
. Sh e
‘

’ ’
d oes n ot . Is sh e al on e ? She i s alo n e n ow : it i s
fo rt un ate th at y ou aske d m e her th o ugh ts, o the r w ise
y o u m i ght h av e b’ee n d estro y e’ d Yo u h av e w ritt en
.

to thi s w o m an ? I h av e Sh e r ece iv e d y ou r
.

l e tte r this m o rn in g Y ou w e re m ad to pro m ise to

.

m arry h er an d to g o for h e r in six m on th s, w h en

“

S h i
’
o u w il l be thirty fo u r e s a Je w e ss
y
-

“It w ou ld be i m ossibl e to de sc ribe the e ffe ct o f

. . .

p
this an n oun cem en t o n all pr ese n t Th e secr e t ary .

b ecam e pale r an d pal e r , an d could scar ce ly r e str ain

’
his e m o tio n s C o un t, said M de Puy se gur, sh all
. .

sh e o on Y e s, I w o uld r ath e r k n o w all ; w h o m

g
d oes she lo ve ? A m an o f he r o w n n ati on — a
’

ro bb e r
’
. W e w e re all o v e rw h e lm e d w ith h orro r .

‘
Th ey e x pect to m ak e a prison e r of y ou w h en y ou
r e tu rn , an d to fo r ce y ou to pu r ch ase y ou r libe rty by
B ut I
’
si n i n o m e e r s ; so be o n y o u r g uard
g g s p p
a .

h ad h er in str uc t e d an d b aptize d sh e is a Chri sti an .

She d e ce iv e d y o u in th at, as in e v e rythin g e lse ; she

’
i s a Je w e ss .
1

The c oun t, st artle d by th e se c omm un icati on s,

to be m ad e , an d disco v e r e d th at all .

st said w as qu it e tr u e , an d w as gr eatly
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 147

o rdin ary th an m an y o th e r s th at w e saw o r h e ard o f

d urin g th e w i n t e r I h ave full fai t h in this sci e n ce
.
,

an d am e x tr e m e ly an x i o u s fo r i ts p r o pag ati o n w hi c h , ,

I thi n k m ust t e nd to i n crease o ur faith in a fut ure

”
,

life .

S e ve ral in t e re stin g an d pe rfe c tly au th e n ti c at e d

c ases si m il ar to th o se ab o ve q uo t e d are give n i n
”
Dr Gre g o r y s L ett e r s an d i n Dr E sdaile s N a
.
’
,
.
’

”
t u ral an d Mesm e ric Cl airv oy an c e an d al so

in th e w o rk o f Dr H add o ck w h o h ad a r e m ark ably

.
,

l ucid cl airvo y an t e
“In so m e i n st an c e s h e sa s “th e re h av e b ee n
y , ,

m o st i n t e re stin g e xp e ri m e n t s affo rdin g e vid e n ce ,

o f E mm a s b e i n g able to tr ace a se ri e s o f e v e n t s
’
,

t o t ally u n k n o w n to h er in h e r n o r m al stat e ,

b ac k thro u gh a se rie s o f y e ars Se ve ral ti m es .

sh e h as b e e n dir e c t e d to l o o k fo r p e r so n s i n di s

t an t re g io n s o f th e glob e W he n e v e r sh e h as fo un d
.

th e m h er st at e m en t o f ti m e an d seaso n in v ari
,

abl y c o i n c id e d w ith th e l atit u d e an d l o n git ud e o f

th e pl ac e s to w hi c h sh e h as b e e n dir e c t e d .

O n the 4th Au g ust 1 8 48 a ge n tl e m an o f B o lt o n

, ,

br o ught a l e tt e r w ritt e n by th e w ife o f a ph y sw i an i n

Gl o u c e st e r shir e w h o h avi n g h e ard o f th e c l air v oy an t s
, ,
’

pow e r o f d esc ribi n g th e di se ase s o f di st an t pe o pl e

m e r e ly by t o uchi n g th e ir h an d w riti n g d e si re d th at ,

it sh o uld be g ive n to E m m a in o rd e r to asce rt ai n

w h e th e r sh e c o uld di sco v e r th e c o n diti o n o f th e
w rit e r It m u st be r e m e m b e r e d th at as E mm a
.
,

c o uld n o t r e ad the subj ec t m att e r o f th e l e tt e r w a s

,
-

o f n o c o n se q u e n c e She put it o n h e r h e ad , as sh e
.

u se d to do w ith p i c tur e s an d c ar e fu lly fe lt it w ith

.
,

h e r ri ght fi n g e r s She th e n d e sc rib e d th e l ady e v en

.
,

as to a bl e m i sh o cc asi o n e d by an ac cid e n t — an affe c

ti on o f th e spin e un d e r w hi ch sh e w as l ab ou ri n g ,

th e sit uati o n an d appe ar an c e o f th e pl ace w h e r e she

r eside d an d gav e m an y partic ul ars The ac cur acy
,
.

o f h e r d esc ri pti on w as adm itt e d by th e d o c t o r an d ,

sub se que n tl I h ad an o rt un it o f pe r so n all

y o pp y y
v erifyin g so m e o f he r st ate m en ts The e n ve l o pe o f .

H 2
1 48 AN IM AL MAGN ET ISM .

th e l e tte r w as dir ect e d by the doct o r ; him she de

sc rib e d co rre c tly both as to hi s pe r so n al c h arac t e r
, ,

g en e r al pur suit s an d lit e r ary t en den c ies This w as

, .

an e n tir e ly n e w e x pe ri m e nt an d fi n di n g th e r esult , ,

so un e x pe ct e d an d striki n g it le d to m an y m o re , ,

so m e o f w hich w e r e appar e n tly m o r e r e m arkabl e .

Am on g o th e rs I m ay m e n ti o n th e c ase o f a le tt e r
,

w ritt e n by a gen tl e m
,

an at C air o th at w as ut i t
p n o ,

h er han d She de sc ribe d hi m the co n diti on o f his

.
,

h ealth an d the pl ace w h e r e he w as r e sidin g t oge th e r

, ,

w ith th e clim at e an d the appe ar an ce o f th e p e ople

,

th e r e e v e n to th e peculiar ve il w orn by th e E gyp

,

tian l adies The co rr ec tn ess o f her st at e m en t as to

.

’
thi s g en tl e m an s con dition w as asce rt ain e d fr o m a
”
sub se q ue n t l e tt e r .

A lost c ash box w as re co ve r e d by m e an s of

-

thi s so m n am buli st s lu cid po w e r “I aske d E m m a

’ ”
“
. .
,

a dd s th e w rit e r to t e ll us if sh e could w h e r e
, , ,

th e box w as t aken fro m w h at w as in it an d , ,

w h o too k it Pr esen tly sh e b e gan to talk w ith an

.
,

im agin ary pe r son as if pre sen t i n the r oom w ith us ;

,

bu t as I sub se que n tly foun d th ou gh i magin ary to

, ,

u s h e w as b o th real an d vi sibl e to h er for sh e h ad

, ,

discove r e d the thie f an d w as con ve rsin g w ith his ,

m ind ab ou t the ro bb e ry She d e sc ribe d in th e .

,

co u rse o f thi s appar e n t co n v ersati on an d afte r w ard s ,

to us w h e r e th e box w as pl ace d w h at w as th e
, ,

n e r al n atu r e o f i ts c o n t e n t s arti cul ari si n g so m e

g e p
'

do cum en ts w hich it con tain e d ho w h e t o o k it th at , ,

h e did n ot at on c e take it to hi s r esid en ce but ,

hid it up an en try ; and h er de sc riptio n o f his

e r so n dr ess & c w as so vivid th at Mr W i m m e
p , , .
,
. .

diately reco gn ise d th e pu rlo in e r in a pe rson th e

le ast to be suspect e d Fee lin g satisfie d fr o m the .
,

ge n e ral accu racy o f he r de scription an d al so fro m ,

h e r describi n g the con ten t s of the box th at sh e h ad ,

r e ally po in t e d o ut the delin quen t Mr W w en t , . .

direc tly to the h ouse w h e r e h e reside d w hich sh e ,

had po in te d o ut e v e n to th e le tte rs on the do o r pl at e -

and insi ste d on his accom pan yi n g him to his h ouse ,

1 50 AN IM AL MAGN E T ISM .

I did n ot mak e the in quiry So m e tim e afte r w ards .

,

the g e n tl e m an w h o in tr o d uce d hi m t o ld m e th at o n ,

goi n g h om e he fo und his p ro pe rty

,

So m n o lism an d P sy ch i sm ” W ith r esp ect to th e p er

.

c e pti o n of o bj ect s th ro u gh o p aqu e b o di e s by so m e so m n am

buli sts, Dr H addo ck r em ark s th at i t is by
.
“ ”
ligh t , or an
e l e m en t an al o g o u s to ligh t , w h i ch t h e y p e rc e iv e as issuin g

fro m th e b rain , an d q uit e i n de p e n de n t o f th e u sual visu al

'

o rg an , th e e y e I h av e se e n o bj ect s co rrect ly p o in t e d o ut
.

w h e n th e ey es h av e b e e n blin dfo l de d, an d al so w h e n p l ace d

b e h in d th e h e ad, an d out o f th e o rdin ary ran ge o f vi si on .

Th i s i s by far the m o st g e n e rally u se ful facu lty , as i t m ay be

turn e d to su ch go o d acco u n t i n in ve stigatin g th e se at an d .

c ause s o f di se ase Th e hum an b o dy se e m s as if tran sp are n t

.

t o th e tru ly lu c i d subj ect , an d I h ave fre qu e n t ly av aile d m y

se lf o f th i s fac u lty to di sco v e r th e n atu re o f o b scu re di sease ,

u sin g m y su bj e ct as a livin g st e th o sc o p e to assi st m y j udg

m e n t , j u st as th e astron o m e r u se s h i s t e lesc o p e .

I w o u l d re stri ct clairv oy a n ce to th e p ercept io n o f di st an t

o bj e cts, o r t o sp iri tu al m atters So m e subj ect s po sse ss o n e
.

o f th ese facu l t i e s, an d n o t th e o th e r o r o n e in gre at e r p er

fe cti on t h an th e o th e r, w h ile o th e rs app ear to p o ssess b o th

fl
”
.

e qu a y ll . Aft er st at in g t h at o n o n e o ccasi on E mm a, w h e n in
th e kit ch e n , saw a m agn e t th at w as su sp e n de d i n an u pp e r
’

ro o m , th e auth o r furth e r re m ark s Th at sh e p o sse sse d th e

o w e r o f p e rc e ivin g o bj e cts th ro ugh o p aqu e su b st an c e s w as
p
su i ci en tly e vi de n t , as sh e fre qu e n t ly de scri b e d p e rso n s i n

an o th er r o o m, an d sai d w h at t h ey w e re do in g , an d th i s w ou l d
-

so m e t im e s o ccu r w h e n h e r att en ti o n h ad n o t b e en dire ct e d to

th e in qu iry Th e first t i m e Idi sco v e re d an y m an i festat ion o f
.

di st an t cl air v o y an ce i n h e r, w as in th e c ase o f so m e n e ar
re lat ive s in Lo n do n Sh e de scrib e d m in ut ely the dre ss an d
.

an d app e aranc e o f t h o se p arti e s, th e i r o ccup at i o n at a ce rtai n

t im e, an d o the r particul ars, w h i ch w ere subse que n tly fo un d
to be c o rre ct
” .

D r H addoc k st ate s th e fo ll o w in g in ci de n t as a pro o f

.

th at som e in flue n ce o r cu rren t pro cee ds fro m h er w h en in

t he m e sm eri c st at e , w hi ch i s n o t o bse r vabl e in th e n or m al
st at e O n e day th e cat j um p e d upo n h er lap , w h il e sh e w as .

i n th e m esm e ric st at e B y h er lu ci dity pe rce ivi ng th e

.

an i m al , sh e c ar esse d i t by stro ki n g i t w ith h er ri ght h and o n

fl
i ts h e ad . Th e cat in st an tl y b egan to e vin c e sign s o f fear o r
p a in ,
an d to cry in a p ec uli ar, h al f pi t e ou s, h al f sav age t o n e
- -
.

Sh e o bser ve d i t , an d sai d i t w as b e cause sh e w as w arm ( h er

te rm for b e in g in th e m esm e ri c st at e), an d th at th e w arm ( o r
m agn e t i c) u i d affect e d i ts p ap py st uff ( or b rain ), an d
’

w o ul d m ak e i t m ad if sh e co n t i n ued I w as mu ch struck
.
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'

. 15 1

Man y o th e r i n st an c es o f lo st m oney an d o bj e c t s
r eco ve re d by this m ean s are re co rde d The follo w in g .

’
are tr an sc ri be d fr o m Dr M ac ari o s w o rk
“M de M au as r e sidi n g r ue St Geo r e st at e d
.

.
p , g .
,

th at fo r thr ee m o n th s pape r s c on t ain in g b an k n ot e s

, ,
-

to the am o u n t o f fran cs w e re l ost an d all ,

sear c hin h ad b e e n fr u itl e ss I th h e said

’

en re
g .
, ,

co ll e c tin
g th e w on d e rful acco un t s I h ad h e ard o f so m
n am bulism an d
p e r ce
, ivi n g i n a j o u r n al th e addr esses

o f tw o so m n am b uli st s I c o nsult e d bo th ; but n e ith e r ,

c o uld e v e n t e ll m e w h at h ad br o u ght m e to th e m Dis .

g ust e d w it h such ch arl at an ry I g av e u p all h o pes o f ,

r e co ve rin g th e m on ey w h en o n e o f m y frie n ds n ot , ,

w ith st an di n g m y r e pu gn an c e t oo k m e to Mdlle , .

Clem en ce Th e artle ssn ess o f thi s y o un g girl

.

str o n l n traste d w ith the m an n e r s o f th e

g y c o pe r so n s
I h ad visit e d Yo u c o m e h e re sh e said o n ac
.
‘
,
’
,
‘

co un t o f so m e p ape rs w hi c h yo u thi n k h av e b e e n
st o l e n th e y h av e o n ly b ee n m i slaid I see the m . .

The re ar e b an k n ot e s ( si x t ee n ) but I am n ot q uite

-

sur e o f th e n u m b e r o f fran c s e ac h Yo u r
,
.

se rv an t
put th e m i n to a dr aw e r w ith o u t n o tic in g
w h at th e y w e re In th at draw e r w hi c h i s th e o n ly
.
,

y o u did n o t l oo k i n t o th e r e are tw o pi st o ls
’
one , .

I r e t urn e d in h ast e an d th e re fo un d the n ot e s her

”
, ,

indicatio n s be in g pe rfe c tly c o rr ec t .

In th e n e x t in st an ce r e co rd e d th e ce l e br at e d ,

Ale x is w as th e cl airv o y an t It o ccu rr e d to M P re . .

v ost C o m m i ssi o n e r o f th e M o n t de Pi e t e an d w as
,

by him co m m un i c at e d in Au g ust 1 8 49 O ne of ,

th e e mpl oy é s o f the e st abli sh m e n t di sappe ar e d t akin g ,

w ith hi m a l arg e sum o f m o n e y Th e e n d e av o u rs o f .

the po lice to tr ace h i m w e r e fr u itl e ss w h e n o ne o f ,

m y frie n d s M Lie ustan d a j u risco n sult w ith ou t

, .
, ,

i n fo rm in g m e o f his p roj e c t w e n t to th e m ag ne ti se r
Marcille t He w as w as put en rapp or t w ith Ale x i s
,

.
,

w h o said ,Yo u h av e c o m e to ask ab out so m e m on e y

w ith th is c ircum st an ce an d rep e at edly tri e d it wi h t o the r

cats an d ki tt e n s
” .
,
 fl
1 52 AN IM AL MAGN ET ISM .

'

th at w as s o en t l fro m on e of y ou r frie nds by on e of

his l rks w ho has e d Th e sum is con side r abl e ;
c e , .

it am o un t s to ab out fran cs Th en refle ctin g .

’

for an i n st an t h e adde d th at th e cl e rk s n am e w as
,
’

D ub o is ; th at he saw him at B russe ls at the ,

H o t e l des Prin ce s w h e r e h e had ali ghte d M L , . . .

st art e d for Br usse l s th e n e x t e v en in g an d l e ar n t o n , ,

arrivin g th at D ub o is had r e ally l odge d in th at

,

h o t e l but that he h ad l e ft the c ity a few h o urs pre

,

v io usly M L th en re tii rn e d to Paris an d r e l at e d

. . .
,

th e cir cumst an ce to m e I b e gge d hi m to tak e m e .

to Marcille t s It seem e d to m e th at Ale x is on

’

.
,

b e i n g pl ace d in rapp or t w ith m e , saw D ub o is at the

g am in g table at Spa He sai d th at h e w as losin g a .

g o o d de al of m o n ey an d th at w h e n arr e st e d he ,

w ould h av e n o n e l e ft I set off fo r Spa the same .

e v e n in g ; but du rin g the d el a

y o ccasi on e d by the
fo r m aliti es n ece ssary to pr ecu re his arr e st D ub o i s ,

qu itt e d Spa Thin kin g he h ad l e ft the coun try I

.
,

r e t u r n e d to P ari s a n d ag ain c on su lt e d Al ex i s w ho
, ,

said ,You h ad too little p atien ce ; a fe w d ay s ago

h e w en t to Aix la C h ape lle ; h e has con ti nue d play
- -

i n g an d h as lost co nside r ably

, I n o w se e th at h e .

h as r e t urn e d to Spa w he r e he w ill l eav e o n th e ,

’
g am in g tabl e the littl e h e h as re m ain in g
-
I th en .

w r o te to the au th o riti e s at Br usse l s an d Spa w he r e ,

a fe w d ay s aft er w ards D ub o i s w as arr est e d As

'

Ale x is h ad stat e d h e h ad lost all at pl ay

“O n the 2 3rd Jan uary 1 8 53 a sh e h e rd o f
.
,

p , ,

Brion ( Cote D Or) fe ll in t o a st at e o f com ple t e so m

’

n am buli sm D urin g th at an d the follo w in g day h e

.
,

m ad e suc h e x tr ao rdin ary re v e lati on s as attr ac t e d th e "

att e nti o n o f th e w h ol e di stric t an d e v e n o f passin g ,

stran g e r s He repli e d m o st co llecte dly to all q ues

.

Th e di ffusi on o f th e k n o w le dg e h a o bb e ie s are lik e ly t tr r

to be de te c e d by m e an s o f cl airvoy an c e h as, i n som e in
t
t e d p e op l e f o m
t rr hem A l ady w h o h ad l o s r t t
'

s an ce s, de e .

so m e v al u abl e s w as e qu es e d by h er se van s t o ak e a l o o k
r t r t t
o f th e h ai o f e ach to a cl ai
r oy an e , i n o de to e culpa e
. rv t r r x t
th em se l e s v .
1 54 AN IMA L MAGN ETISM .

ri ag e A ph si c i an ll e d in t rie d to calm
w ho
.

y ca
h e r by r easo n i n g o n th e i m p ro b abilit y o f any suc h
o cc u rr e n c e A fe w h o u rs l ater h o w e v e r h e r fath e r
.
, ,

w as bro u g ht i n w ith h i s le g frac t u r e d h avi n g b e e n ,

thr o w n o ut o f th e c arri age w hic h w as br o k e n to

”
,

pi e c es .

Th e l at e M aj o r Bu ckl e y w ho too k g r e at i n te r e st ,

i n th e su bj e c t m agn e ti se d a y oun g l ady wh o th en

, ,

st at e d w h at h e r m o th e r w as d o in at th e ti m e — viz
g .

b uy in g a dr ess the col ou r o f w hi ch t o ge the r w ith

, ,

o th e r d e t ail s sh e s e cifi e d O n th e l ady s c o m in g

‘ ’

p , .

in sh o rtly aft e r w ards sh e w as to h er g r eat su rpri se , , ,

in fo rm e d by the M aj o r w h e r e sh e had b e en an d the ,

c ir c u m st an ce s co n n e c t e d w ith h er
p ur ch ase .

S e v e r al in st an c e s o f cl airvo y an c e o ccu rrin g spon

"
tan e ou sly d u ri n g sle e p are g iv e n i n Dr A be rc ro m .

’
bi e s w o rk on th e In t e llec t u al P o w e rs w hic h the ,

au th o r did n o t acc o un t fo r sati sfa c t o rily c o n side ri n g ,

t h e m as dr eam s th e h n o m e n a o f m a n e ti c c l air
p e , g
v o y an ce b e in g but little kn o w n in G re at Britain at
th e ti m e w h e n th at w o rk w as pu bli sh e d .

Dr Brie r e de B o i sm o n t r e l at e s th e follo w in g case

“ “
.

in h i s w o rk L Hallu cin ati on :

’

Madlle C e n . .
e

d ow e d w ith an e x cellen t j ud gm e n t an d o f a r eligio us ,

di spo siti on r esid e d b e fo re h er m arriage w ith her

,

u n cl e a di stin g u i sh e d p h si c i an a n d m e m b e r o f th e
, y ,

I n stitute O n e n ight sh e dr e am t th at she saw he r

. .

m o th e r w h o w as se ri ou sly i ll at a di stan c e pal e

, , ,

disfi gu r e d an d at the poi n t o f de ath an d th at she

, ,

m an ife st e d bgreat di stre ss o f m i n d at n o t b e in g su r

ro un d e d b
y h er c hildr e n at su ch a m o m e n t Sh e .

so o n aft e r w ard s h eard h e r se lf call e d b

y her b apti sm al
n am e se v er al ti m e s O n a su dde n h e r fe at ur e s be
.

c am e o v e r spr e ad w ith th e pall o r o f d e ath an d she ,

san k b ack se e m in g ly life l e ss i n be d

, Th e n e x t day ,
.

she a
pp e ar e d b e fo r e Dr i n a v e ry d e r esse d
p
st at e an d r e l at e d th e d e t ail s o f th e dre am th at h ad so
,

distu rb e d h e r Pr essin g h er to hi s h e art h e ad

.
,

m i tte d th at it w as but to o true h e r m oth e r w as j ust ,

de ad ; but he did n ot en t e r in to an y furth e r e xpl an ation .

 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . l 55
.

’
S ever al fte r w ard s d urin g her un cl e s ah
m on th s a ,

se n c e w hil e utti n g so m e o f h is p ape r s i n o rd e r

, p ,

Mdll e 0 foun d a l e tt e r w hic h h ad b e e n thr o w n i n t o

. .
,

a c o rn e r an d to h e r g r e at sur pri se sh e r e ad i n it all

, , ,

the parti cular c ir cum st an c e s o f h e r dr eam w hi c h h e r ,

un cl e h ad passe d o v e r in sil e n ce b e in g un w illin g to

”
,

in c rease h er e m o tion .

M Charpign on r eco rd s th e foll o w in g c ases

.

A m ag i str ate s w ife h ad a f emme de chambr e w h o se

’
,

h e alth w as v e ry d e licat e She w as m agn e ti se d by .

h e r m i stre ss i n co nj un c tion w ith he r h usban d an d ,

becam e c lairvoy an t O n e day w h en i n som n am bul

.
,

ism she aske d for Som e o ld w i n e th e h u sban d t o o k

,

a can dle an d w e n t to g e t som e fr o m the c e ll ar b e l o w

,

groun d The st eps b e in g w e t he sli ppe d an d fell

.
,

b ack w ard w ith o ut h o w e v e r b e in g h u rt an d e ve n

, , , ,

w it h o u t th e li ght b e i n g e x ti n g u i sh e d O n his r e t u rn .

w ith th e w in e h e fo un d th at hi s w ife h ad b ee n i n
,

fo r m e d o f his fall the cir cum st an ces h avin g b e en

,

st at e d by th e c l air v o y an t j u st as th e y h app e n e d
“I kn o w th e w i fe o f a cavalry c o lon e l w ho w as
.

m agn e ti se d by h er h usb an d an d b ecam e luc id In , .

the cou r se o f th e tr eat m en t b e in g in di spose d h e g o t , ,

an office r o f hi s r e gi m e n t to assi st i n m ag n e ti si n
g
her . S o m e ti m e aft e rw ards he r e quest e d h is w ife ,

w h e n in the m agn e tic st at e to dir e c t h er th o ug ht s ,

t ow ards this officier Ah th e un h appy man she

’
.
, ,

e x cl ai m e d I se e h im ; h e is at
, h e i s g o in g to
kill him se lf ; h e t akes a pist o l— run q ui ckl y Th e .
’

place she m en ti on e d w as a l e agu e dist an t ; a m an

rode th e r e directly an d o n his arrival fo un d the
”
, , ,

sui cid e h ad alr e ad

y b e e n pe rpe trate d .

The fo llo w in g cases appear e d in se ve ral o f the

Paris pape rs in cl udin g Galignam s Messenger fr om
, ,

w hi ch I e x tr act e d th e acco un t
“O n the 1 5 th Ju n e 1 8 5 0 Mad am e D the
, , .
,

w ife o f a g e n tl e m an livi n g at M on t m o r e n c m i sse d

y ,

th e sum o f fr an cs in ban k n o t e s fr om the -

draw e r o f a t able in he r be d r oom She re co l -

.

le cted h avin g sen t the n ur se to ge t som e thin g

l 56 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

fr om th e dr aw e r a sh o rt tim e p r e vi ously ; but the

w o m an s r e pu t ati o n w as so g oo d th at sh e did n o t
’

su spec t h e r A t l en g th at th e gen e r al r e q uest o f the

.
,

se rv an ts sh e w e n t w ith h e r h usb an d to c on sult a

,

so m n am b u li st t aki n g w ith h er a lo ok o f h air o f eac h

,

o f th e m Th e som n am b ulist said th e m o n e y h ad n o t

.

b een r em o v e d from th e pr em ises but w as hidden in ,

The n ur se i s g uilty she add e d bu t

’
so m e w at e r .
, ,

sh e w ill n o t be co n vi c t e d S om e days late r the ’

.
,

m o n ey w as fo un d in th e w at e r bu tt i n th e g ard e n -

an d as j ust b e fo r e so m e to w e l s an d o th e r o bj e ct s o f
, ,

triflin g v al ue b e l on gi n g to th e m i str e ss h ad b een

fo un d in th e n u r se s box sh e w as arre st e d Aft e r
’

, .

n i n e m o n th s im pri son m en t she w as br o ught on

’

S atu rday b e fo r e th e C ourt of Assiz es at Ve rsailles .

She d e fe n d e d h e rse lf w ith m u ch ability an d w as ao ,

quitt e d u pon w hi ch she dec l are d h er i n t en tion o f

,

in stit u tin g p r oc e e din gs again st the so m n am bulist for

d e fam ati on of ch ar ac t e r .

V Saucero tte a som n am buli st w as y e st erday

.
, ,

summ o n e d b e fo r e th e C o rr e cti on al P o li c e to an sw e r
'

th e ac cu sati on o f sw i n dlin g an d ille g all y p r ac ti sin g ,

m e di c in e by m e an s o f som n am bulism Th e w ife o f a .

r esid e n t at Mon tm o r e n cy h avin g lost tw o h o r ses ,

w hi c h sh e h ad l e n t to tw o y o un g m en to tak e a rid e
i n th e fo r e st w e n t to Md m e Sau ce ro tte to w h o m
,
.
,

sh e ut se v e r al q u esti on s r espec ti n g th e h o rses To

p .

h e r su r pri se sh e e x actly desc ribe d th e ir co lour an d ,

said th at h er h usb an d acco m pan i e d by a fri e n d h ad

, ,

so u ht th em i n a c e rt ain p art o f th e fo re st w hi c h
g ,

w as tr u e Sh e said m o r eo v e r th at on e o f th e h o rse s
.
, ,

w oul d be foun d at th e Ile A d am an d th e o th e r i n ,

th e fo r est o f Mo n trn oren cy F o r thi s co n sul t atio n

.
.

sh e r ec e iv e d te n fran cs It appe are d that th e h orses

.

w e r e fo u n d th o ug h n o t at th e Ile Ad am an d in the
,

fo r est bu t at L a Ch ape lle St D en is an d this falsifi

, .
, _

c ati o n o f the p re di c ti o n c o n stitu t e d th e all e g e d act o f

sw in dlin g ; but th e c om pl ain an t g av e on c r o ss ,

e x am i n ati o n th e stro n ge st t esti m on y i n favo u r of

,

the accuse d by sayin g th at her accu r at e description

,
 1 58' AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

th edistan t r esiden ce s o r frien ds o f the pe r sons pl ace d

en rapp or t w ith h e r .

O n vi sitin g P ari s som e w h at l at e r I atte n de d ,

se v e r al m agn e ti c seances I first saw a som n am b ulist.

n am e d J uli e o f w h o m I h ad , previ ously read an ao

coun t ih a L on d o n j o u r n al w ith w h o m I m ade so m e ,

trials w hi ch h o w e ve r on ly partially succe e d e d

, , , .

Virgin i e w as m o r e succe ssful h avin g desc rib e d to

.
,

th e dir ec t o r o f an e ccl e si asti cal se m in ary at T o ul ouse

the l eadin g fe at u r e s o f th at tow n hi s c hu rch an d ,

r e sid e n ce as al so th e c h at eau o f a l an d e d
, p r opri e t or
w ith w h o m she w as pu t en rapp or t .

T hese r e sults w e re h o w e ve r in sign ifican t as co m

, ,

par e d w ith th ose furn i sh e d by a som n am b uli st w h o se

r eput ation h as sin ce becom e g en e ral Al e x i s Didi e r , ,

m agn e tise d by M Marcille t ( of w h o m P hav e already

.

spo k en ) w h ose luc idity ( unl ess w h e n o v e r w o rk e d o r

'

surr oun d e d by an at m osph e r e o f Sce ptic ism an d

o ppo siti o n ) w as rar ely at fault
, He pl ay e d g am es .

at e c art é o r iq u e t w ith an o n e w h o o ffe r e d w hile

p y ,

h is e ye s w e re padde d o v e r an d b an dage d ( th e adve rse

p a rtie s bri n gin i
g f th ey , in
the st am pe d go v e r n m en t en v e lo pe ) an d c ould n ot ,

ls
’
o n ly t e ll th e c ards in hi s o po n e n t s h an d b n i: a o
p a
,

th e c ard s d ealt to him b e fo r e takin g th em up frbin

'

d e alt him four

'

ca rd s { h e said wi th o ut t o uc hin g th e m
, It w ould ,

be u se le ss fo r m e to pl ay th e y are o n ly Spades an d ,

diam on ds I t urn e d up th e cards w hi ch w e re tw o

.
,

s ad es an d tw o di am on d s In th e sam e seance h e
p
M n ew spape r w hich I brought
.

r e ad so m e w o rds

“
“ w ith m e an d at th e rv
” i

, ad ady d e sc ribe d h e r
M fathe r w ho w as th en at Abbeville as also the resi
0
, ,

d en ce o f a phy sician pr esen t st atin g c o rre ctly am on g ,

o th e r thin g s th at th e re w as a sk e le t on i n his an t e

roo m .

W hile d escribin g th e sittin g r oom his atten tio n -

b e cam e co n cen trat e d upon a po rtrait Pl ac in g him .

se lf i n th e attit ud e o f the pe r son repr ese n t e d w h o , ,

he said, w as like w i se a ph y si ci an his n am e b e in g ,

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM . 1 59

i
a n e t d b e l o w — th e po rtr ait w as r e all y th at o f a
p
p yh si c i an an d th e r e w as al so a n am e b e l o w bu t it
, ,

w as th at o f th e pai n t e r— fo r som e ti m e h e c o uld

n o t m ak e o ut w h at w as d e pi c t e d i n th e h an d o f th e

fi gure say in g it w as so m e thin g r o un d like a sku ll

, , .

Oh h e said at le n g th he has so m e thi n g r o un d

”
,

in his l e ft h an d an d so m e thi n g l on g i n h is ri g ht
, .

The i n t e rr o g at o r th e n said th e p e r son r e pr e se n t e d

h eld in his le ft h an d a h e art to w hich he poin t e d ,

w ith an i n strum en t i n his right h an d .

This w as m ain ly re fe rribl e to th o u g ht r e adin g bu t -

beside s his b e in g abl e to n am e cards w hic h n o o n e

r e se n t k n e w b e fo re h an d Al e x i s g av e p r o o f o f th e
p ,

o w e r o f spe ci al c l airvo y an ce H avin g describ e d

p .
,

fo r in st an ce th e sitti n g roo m o f M
,
-
h e co n cl ud e d
by sayin g o f his ow n acc o rd th at th e r e w as u pon the
, ,

t abl e a r o se w o o d box the sh ape & c o f w hi ch h e

, , .
,

desc rib e d The gen tlem an en rapp or t ad m itt e d th at

.

h e had su ch a bo x w hi ch h o w e v e r he said w as n o t
, , ,

o n th e t abl e but i n a c upb o ard

, Th e so m n am bu li st
.

n ev e rth e l ess
pe r si st e d in his asse rti o n an d o n r e t u r n ,

i n g h o m e h e to his surpri se ac t u all y fo un d th e box

, ,

upon th e t abl e .He th e n asce r tai n e d th at d urin g his

abse n c e hi s se rvan t w an ti n g to g e t so m e thi n g th at
,

w as b e hin d th e bo x fr o m the c upb oard h ad r e m o v e d ,

it an d h ad fo r gotte n to r e place it .

Ale x i s al so describ e d m y r oom in th e h o t e l an d ,

st at e d th at th e re w as so m e thin g w hit e o n th e n ight

t able close to the bed w hic h I d e n ie d b elie vin g

, ,

the re w as n o thin g o f the kin d ; but o n m y r e t urn I

fo un d a l arge pi ece of the w hite be d cu rt ain co ve rin g -

the to p o f the n ight t abl e -

.

O n an o th e r occasion h e d esc rib e d m in u te ly the

arti c ulars o f m
p y apartm en t in L o n d on e v e n to tw o ,

e n g r avi n gs ( r ep re sen tin g th e st o ry o f M az e ppa) He .

m o reo v e r st at e d th at o n the commode ( ch est o f

draw er s) in the b e dr oo m h e sa w a q u an tity o f b ook s .

I replie d th at I had a goo d m an y boo ks but n o t i n ,

th at r o om He h o w e ve r pe r si st e d O n m y r e t u r n
.
, , .

I foun d e ve rythin g as I had l e ft it but the n ex t day ,

160 AN IMAL MAG NETISM .

the l an dl ady appth at advan tage had b een

rise d me
t ak en o f m y ab sen ce to h av e the pl ace clean e d an d
put to right s m e n ti on in g th at th e v ari ou s o bj ec ts
h ad b een put 1 n to cu pb oards or draw e rs an d th at the ,

b ook s w e re r e mo ve d from the sittin g r oo m w hile -

it w as b e in g c lean e d and place d o n the draw e r s in ,

th e b e dr oo m .

M Char pi gn on r eco rds th e fo llo w in g in stan ce of

.

’
thi s so m n am bulist s luc idity : M E squ iros a w ell
‘

.
,

k n o w n lit e rar y g en tle m an plac e d a fo ld e d p ape r in ,

the h an d o f Al e x i s w h o said It is the h an d w ritin g

, ,

o f M L ac ordai re
’
No
’
. O h ! it i s th at o f M de
. . .

L am e n ai s An d al so so m e o f y ou rs
’ ’
Yes
’
No
’
. . . .

O h p ar eaemp le said Al e x i s to M Ale x an dre

’
, , .

D um as se e th e r e is e vid en tly the sign at ur e of M

, ,
.
.

’
E squ iro s The pape r w as un fo ld e d ; it w as a pass
.
-

gr an t e d to M L am en ais an d coun te rsigne d by

”
.
,

E squiro s w ho had fo r go tten the circ um st an c e

, .

O n th e i n vit atio n o f se v e r al pe rso n s w h o w e re

desir o us to asce rtain the tr uth o f a m att e r so
m uc h c on te ste d Ale xi s an d h is m agn e ti se r sub
,

se q ue n tl y vi sit e d Bri ht o n an d for n e arly thre e

g ,

w ee k s w e r e givi n g p riv at e seances at th e h ouses

of se v e r al r esid e n t s an d vi sit o r s tw o an d o cc a , ,

si on all
y thr e e tim e s a day in the pre sen ce o f a
-

c o m pan y m o r e o r le ss n um e ro u s se v e ral o f w h o m ,

c am e pr e par e d w ith t est s o f v ari ous ki n d s to pro ve

’
th e so m n am b uli st s l ucidity I atte n de d m ost o f
'

. .

the se seances an d too k n o t es o f the pr o ce e din gs w hich

, ,

w e r e publi sh e d i n a r epo rt * Ale x i s w as v e ry lucid .

o n th e se o ccasi on s e x ce pt w h e n hi s p o w e rs b e cam e
,

e xh aust e d ; h e w o u ld th e n d e sir e M Marcille t to .

-

aw ake n h im say i n g h e c o uld do n o m o r e

, or w h en ,

l ace d en r app or t w ith a pe r so n e x pr e ssi n g seep

p
tici sm o f o r h o stility to hi s l ucidity
, An avow e d , .

o ppo n e n t b o ast e d th a t h e w ou ld bri n g a t est w hich

h e w as sur e the som n am buli st w ould n o t be able to

m ak e o ut ; an d acco rdin g ly at a subse que n t seance , ,

Th is i s reproduced in th e Appen di x .
 162 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

h e w as tir e d an d could se e n o m o r e , e xcept that th e r e

w as so m e fl an n e l an d so m e bl ue c lo th This st at e .

m en t w as fo r w ard e d to the co ro n e r, w ith t h e i n tim a

ti on th at a l e tt e r w hich he h ad o n ly t ouch e d for a
fe w m i n u t e s w as n ot the b est m e an s o f e stablishin g
the r app or t fro m a di stan c e but th at if h e se n t som e
J ( o f h is h air, o r som e thin g h e w as in the h abit o f w e ar
5 y
\
in g , som e m o r e d e fin it e accoun t w o u ld pe rh aps be
’
He r e pli e d in a m o re se riou s ton e , r e m ark
.

a y o bt ai n e d .
n

in g th at th e d esc ription w as ac cu r at e in all e sse n tial

r e spec t s, an d th at th e box con tai n e d a sou th w est e r

fl
-

9 li n e d w ith fl an n e l , as al so a hat o f blue c l o th On .

this r eply b e in g given to Al ex is at a subse qu en t

seance, h e o b se rv e d , O h , thi s co m es from th e pl ace
w h e r e the m u rd e r w as com m itt e d I n o w se e the r e .

i s in the bo x a p aletot an d a h at w ith a bro ad 0 p

”
p i n g bri m . He al so st ate d som e fu rth e r particulars
r e spec ti n g th e w rit e r .

T he e x hibition s o f cl airv oy an ce h ave o fte n b een

lik ene d by sceptics to the tricks o f conj u ro r s The .

fl
b e st r e ply to an y su ch supposition is furn ish e d by
th e r e sult of tw o seances giv e n by Al e x is to M .

R obe rt Ho udi n th e m ost ce le brat e d pr e stidigit ato r

,
\ o f th e day w h o w en t acc o m an i e d b th e M ar qui s
, p y
de Mirv ille M Ho udin e x pr esse d hi s ast on ish
‘
.

m en t at th e r esult an d ce rtifi e d in w ritin g th at w h at

,

h e t hen w itn esse d b o r e n o re fe re n ce to hi s art I .

c an n o t h e lp d e cl arin
” h e said th at the fact s h e r e
g , ,

r e po rte d are p e rfectly e x act an d th at th e m o re I ,

r efl e c t upon th e m th e m o r e im possibl e do I fin d it to
c l ass th e m w ith th ose w hi c h c on stit u te th e o bj ec t of

itn esse d still m o re sur

w

p ri si n
g fir s t an d th e y n o l on ge r
,

l eave an y d o ubt in m y m in d r e spec tin g the l ucidity

o f Al e x i s I tear o ff th e en v e l ope o f a pac k o f c ards
. .

I br ought w ith m e I shuffle an d de al w ith e ve ry

.

Au th o r o f th e rem ark abl e wo rk “De s E sp rits

,
et de
le urs Man ife stat ions Fl uidiques .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 63

r ecauti o n w hi ch h ow e ve r i s u se l e ss fo r Al e x is
p , , , ,

st o ppe d m e by n am i n g a c ard w hi c h I h ad j u st

l e d b e fo r e h i m upon th e t abl e I h av e h ‘
p ac t e .

kin g said he
,
’
.B ut y ou k n o w n o thi n g ab ou t it
‘
,
’ ’
as the tr um p card i s n o t t u r n e d u p Y o u w ill se e .
,

he replie d I n fac t I t urn e d up th e e i g ht o f

’
o on
g .
,

spade s an d h is c ard w as th e ki n g o f spade s Th e g am e

, .

w as co n ti n ue d h e told m e th e c ard s w hi ch I sh o uld

l ay th o u g h m c ards w ere held closely i n my h an ds
p , y
beneath the table To e ac h o f th e card s w hi ch I pl ay e d
.

he fo llo w e d su it w ithout turning up his car ds w hi c h

, ,

w e re al w ay s pe rfe ctlf i ri h hh h i dah tfi e w ith th ose I le d

’

I th e r e fo r e r e t urn e d fro m thi s seance as ast on i sh e d as

on e can be an d I am co n vi n ce d th a t it i s q uit e i m
,

possible th at ch an ce o r an y supe ri” o r skill

,
c o uld ,

( May
’
could p r o duce suc h w o n d e rful r esu lt s .
1

D urin g his soj ourn at Bri ght on Al e x is gave n u ,

me r cus p r oo fs o f h is e x tr ao rdi n ary aafiv o yan t an d

pe rspec tiv e pow e r as r e gard e d his b e i n g able to desig
n at e cards w hil e w ith th e ir faces to th e t abl e to r ead ,

lines fr om an y hp ok O pe n efl d at ran do m the o pen e d

pam
,
“ _ _

g place d 811 h is forehead o n the to p or ,

b ack o f his h ead He w as fre que n tly r e quest e d by

.

o ne o r o th e r o f th e co m an y asse m bl e d at th e seances
p
to r e ad so m e w o rd s o r lin e s at te n fift ee n or an y , ,
“ ’

st at e d n um b e r f ag e s furt h er o n th a n w h e re th e
‘

o p "

book w as o pe n e d He th en to ok a pe n o r pe n cil r
.
,

dre w a li n e at som e part o f th e pag e say in g th at the ,

w o rds w hi c h h e w r o t e d o w n w o uld b e fo un d at the

c o rr e s o n di n
p g l e v e l o f th e pag e i n dic at e d an d h e ,

w as se ldo m w r o n g as to th e w o rd s th oug h h e w as 1 ,

n o t un fr e que n tl
y so as to th e preci se n u m b e r o f
pages ; the w o rd s th o ugh o n the sam e l e ve l be in g
, ,

so
mt i
e m es fo un d a
p age o r tw o n ear e r o r f urther o ff
“ "

th an thatzs pecified c r ane o cc asi on the trial w as i

.

mad e w ith a b o ok the l e av es o f w hi c h

, u n cu t ,

an d w hic h h ad to be c ut o fif tdfis
fi fi rtai n the ars en a ’
’

c
an ce o f the
pri n t e d w o rd s w ith th o se w hi c h the
clai rvoy an t had w ritt e n .

Seve ral ye ars h ave e l apse d si n ce an d Ale x is h as ,

1 64 AN IM AL MAG N E T ISM .

c on tinue d to giv e m an ifestation s o f hi s lucidity b ein g ,

daily subj ec t e d to test s o f v ari ou s ki n ds an d co n ,

sulte d r e s e c ti n g the r e co v e r f l st o r st o le n o bj e ct s
p y o o ,

as al so r e s e c tin
p g the di agn osi s o f diseases un til he ,

ad o pt e d th e l ocati o n o f w mcdian .

The o bj e c ti on h as bee n m ade to an i m al m agn e tism

i n g en e r al an d to cIairv o y an ce in particular th at
, , ,

e ve n ad m ittin g the fact s as rov e d it sh ou ld be

p ,
’

discour age d b e cause the prac tice i s liable to be

,

ab use d ; but w h ere are w e to fin d an y un m i x e d “

goo d ? The sam e obj ection m ight w ith e qual reason

be u r g e d again st an y o f the pow e rful age n t s o f n at ure
o r ar t th a t w e ar e i n the h abit o f e m lo yin g as fire
p , ,

galvan ism , o pium & c Th e r e appear s to m e little

, .

g roun d for appreh e n din g bad r e sult s fro m th e e m

plo ym e n t o f thi s e xtraordin ary pow e r w h en it b ecom es
b e tt e r un d e rst oo d an d i s un de r pr ope r supe rin t en d
A j ust appr e c iation o f th e ph e n om e n a w e h ave
'

e n ce.

b e en con side rin g w ill I thin k ren de r supe rfluous

, ,

an y r e fut atio n o f an o th e r o bj e cti on th at h as b een

,

r ai se d agai n st th e m o n th e sco r e o f th e ir b e i n g o ppo se d

,

to the in t e r e st s o f r e ligion S i m ilar argum e nts have

.

at v ari o us ti m es b ee n br o u ht fo r w ard w ith a

g
vie w to i m pe de at th e ir ou t se t the p rom ulgatio n o f
, ,

im po rt an t disco v erie s an d th e pr o gr e ss o f philo so

,

phi cal i n vesti g atio n s th at w e re suppose d to h av e thi s

t e n den c y altho ugh the in v alidity o f suc h a suppo si
'

tion has al w ay s b eco m e appar e n t in pr o po rti on as the

’

tr uth s th e se in quir ies in volve d b ecam e m o r e g en e r ally “

adm itt e d .

As r espe ct s the ph e n o m e n a o f luc id so m n am bulism ,

a slight d e gr ee o f c o n sid e rati o n w ill suffice to sh o w

th at th e ir v e rification by subve rtin g th e do ctri ne s

,

o f m at e ri ali sm m ust greatly t e n d to di m in ish the

,

p re v ailin g am ou n t o f sce pti cism as r e gard s spiritual

an d r e li io u s b e li e fs an d th e r e i s r ea t reaso n to
g , g
c o n clu de th at it h as r d u d thi s r esul t to a c on
p o c e
side rable e x t e n t am o n
g the pu bli c an d m e m b e rs of ,

the sc ie n tifi c an d m e di cal w o rld

Many years ago w h en m at erialistic Opin ion s w ere
.

,
 AN IM AL MAGN ETISM .

e x pli cabl e on th e prin ci pl e o f an e

x t e n sio n of o r ganic
sym pa th y In m an y
. dist an t vision s th e e x act ne ss of
,

w hic h I h av e v e rifi e d w e do n o t fin d the n e ce ssar

,
y
e l e m en t s fo r a so lu tio n o f th e
p r oble m i n the suppo
sitio n o f a h sic al r app or t b e t w ee n the n e rv ous s s
p y y
te m o f th e subj e c t an d th e di st an t o bj e ct w hich n o t , ,

c r e ati n
g for it se lf a c e n tr e o f actio n c an m ak e n o
,

im pr essio n on the so m n am b ulist O n the co n tr ary .

,

it i s th e som n am b ulist w ho act s alon e w it hout im ,

p ul si o n from w ith o u t an d by th e m e re d esire of

,

kn o w in g by m eans of the peculi ar faculty w hich he

po ssesse s .

Th e part th e so ul take s in pro duci n g m agn e tic

.

ph en o m en a at a di st an ce appears to be i m m en se If .

the m agn e ti c fl uid , an d th e phy siol o g ical condition s

be partly in str um en t al , it is n ot the le ss e v ide n t th at
th e psyc hical ag e n cy p re d om in at es in p r o duc in g the
r e sult Yo u r som nam bulist i s far aw ay from y ou,
.

an d o n y o u r w i lting th at h e sh oul d be i n th e som

n am buli c c ri si s, th e sl ee p co m e s on, an d h e b ecom e s

lucid Y ou w ill th at h e advan ce t o w ard sy o u, an d in
.

th e m id st o f an y o cc upation in w hich h e m ay be e n
g age d , h e i s se iz e d with a p eculi ar un e asi n e ss, an d is
i m pe lle d to go an d se e k y ou This ide a, at first
.

v agu e, ac qu ire s stren g th , an d b e com in g at len g th

i m po rtun at e, he is fo rce d to yield to it ” .

In th e e xpe rim en t s of an in cipie n t an d m altreate d

sc i e n ce , say s an e st e e m e d Tr an satl an ti c w rit e r , we
h av e , pe rh aps, a glim pse of the man n e r in w hich the
so ul w ill act i n the fut u r e spirit ual b o dy ; fo r if th e se

be n ot all d e l u si o n ( an d ho w c an w e reaso n ably i n fe r

.

th at e x pe rim en t s so m u ltipli e d, so v ariou s, an d in

m any case s— w h e n n o t in th e h an ds o f itin e ran t j ug
l ers— so fairly pe rfo rm e d), I say , h ow can w e
g
r e g ard th ese as m e re tricke ry an d, if n ot, th e y are
b e st e xplain e d by supposin g the soul to act in depe n
de n tly of th e bo dily o rg an s, an d thro ug h the sam e
!

m e dium w hich w e h av e suppo se d to con stitute the

fu tu re spirit ual b o dy In this view m e sm e ri sm as
.

sum es a m o st i n t e r esti n g aspe ct , fo rmi n g , as it w e re ,

 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 167

a lin k b e t w een the presen t an d the future w o rld A .

si m il ar vi e w w as pr e se n t e d se v e r al y e ars e arli e r i n a

w o rk by I saac T ayl o r n o l e ss i n g e n i o us an d pr o fo un d
,

than that m o st c lassi cal philoso p hical an d attractive

, ,
’
w o rk Tow n sen d s F ac t s i n M e sm e ri sm
’
, Th e P h y
sic al Th e o ry o f an o th e r L i fe — a w o rk h o w e v e r w hi ch , ,

m ak e s n o t the sli g ht e st all usio n to m esm e ri sm Th e .

auth o r suppo ses suc h a st at e o f thi n g s a s I h av e

i m ag in e d in an o th e r life to be in e x ist e nce e ve n

now .

Is th e re viden ce th at m in d so meti mes act s

not e

dir ec tly u pon o the r m in ds w itho u t an y g ro ss i n t e r

v e n in g m e di a The r e are ce rt ain fac t s in the hi st o ry
o f i ndivid ual s i n an ab n o r m al st at e w hi c h sh o w th at
o n e m i n d ac ts upo n an o th e r i n d e pe n d e n tly o f the

se n se s o r o f an y o th e r m at e ri al m ean s o f i n t e r c om
,

m un icatio n di sce r n ibl e by th e se n ses Do n o t th e .

d e t ail s o f sl e ep w ak i n g an d so m n am bulism pr e sen t us

w ith n um e r o us c ases i n w hi c h i m p r e ssi o n s ar e m ad e
by o n e m in d upon an o th e r e ve n w he n se parat e d ,

b eyon d the sphe re o f the se nses ? Take the fac t s

r e spe c tin g do ubl e con sc io usn e ss an d th o se w h e r e the
,

w r i s po sse sse d o f r e adi n g th e th o u ght s o f o th e r s

p o e ,

o r th e fac t s r e l ati n g to p r e vi si o n an d su r e l
y th e y,

c an n o t be e x pl ai n e d bu t by th e su pp o siti o n o f th at
dire c t i n fl uen ce o f o n e m in d upon an o th e r ” .

I p r o ce e d n o w to the co n side r atio n o f th e m an i

fe station s o f l uc idity as r e spe c t s the di ag n osis o f
dise ases an d p rev ision as e viden ce d in m agn e tic
, ,

so m n am b uli st s an d like w i se un d e r o th e r co nditi on s

,

o f th e sy st e m .

“
Hit ch co ck s R eligion
’
of G eo l ogy .
 C HAPTER V I .

CLAIR V O YAN T IN T U ITION As nn sr n crs DIAG N OSIS— ME ANS or

‘

IN T E R ME D IA T E RAPP OR T E MP L O Y E D B Y D I S T AN T PE R SO N S .

IL L UST RAT IV E IN STAN OE s .

IN th e d volum e o f the Path olo gie o f

se con

J o seph Fran k this e m i n ent physician an d t each e r

,

o b se rves w ith r e fe r en c e to th e po w e r o f di agn o sis

,

p os sesse d by so m e so mn am b uli st s : A ft e r a stri ct

e x pe ri m e n t al e x am in ation u n de rt aken fo r ph y sio

l o gico p athol o gi cal purp ose s I h ave con v in ce d m y self
-

th at hy m ean s o f an i m al m agn e tism a st at e m ay be

p ro duce d in w hic h the m ag n e ti se d pe rson s can an sw e r
qu estion s pr opo se d to th em by o th e r s givin g an ,

e xac t acc o un t o f th e ir h ealth They can ann oun ce .

c h an g e s th at w ill occur an d design at e suitable ,

r e m e die s Most fr e quen tly the e ven t co n firm s w h at

.

th e y h ad st ate d .

This faculty w as ob se rve d in the e arly d ay s o f

m agn e ti c som n am bulism as w e l earn fr om a r e ce n t ,

w rit e r w h o say s :
,
Am on g the m agn e tise d subj ec ts
o f M de P uy se gu r a c e rt ai n n um b e r fe ll in t o a st at e
.
,

o f c ri si s an d po ssesse d th e su rpri sin g facul ty

, on ,

t ou chin g a p atient of disce rn in g the affe ct e d o rgan

, ,

o r th e suffe rin g p art Th e y al so in dicat e d suit abl e

.

r e m e di es M Clo que t w ho r e co rds this fact adds

. .
,
-

I cau se d m yself to be touch e d by on e o f th e se

magnetic p hysicians He r h an d s afte r h avi ng fe lt
.
,

m e all o v e r r est e d on m y h e ad w h e r e she t o ld m e I

, ,

fre qu en tly suffe re d an d al so that I w as h abit ually

,
.

subj e ct to rin gi n g in th e e ar s w hi c h st at e m e n t s w e r e ,

true A youn g m an w ho w itn esse d th e e xpe ri me n t

. , ,

desir e d to un de rgo the trial She told him th at he .

 l70 AN IM AL ‘
MAG N E TISM .

i m pe rfe ctly lucid som n am bulists w ho are o ft en at

fault an d c o n se q ue ntly h av e di sappo i n te d th e ex ec
,
p
tatio n s o f th o se w h o a pli e d to th e m an d al so th a t
p ,

th e r e h as b e en m uc h d e ception o n this sco r e m ay ,

w e ll be ad m itt e d bu t th e se i n st an ces do n o t di spro v e

“

fl
the e x i st en ce o f the p ow e r th e y on ly sh ow the n e
c e ssit
y of c auti on an d o f i ts b e i n g pl ace d u n de r
,

pro pe r m e di cal supe rvi si on e spe c i ally as re spe ct s ,

th e appli c ati on o f r e m e dies w hi ch th o ugh so m e ,

tim e s e i cie n t are o n the o th e r h an d n o t un fre

, , ,

que n tly such as w o uld n o t be like ly to be o f adv an

” “
tag e S o m n am bulist s say s M Charpi gn on w h e n
“
. .
, ,

ask e d ab o ut th e ir o w n h e alth do n ot alw ay s sug,

.

g e st the b est m e an s o f c u r e b ecause th e y do n o t al w ay s

,

att ai n to th e r e qui si te de r ee o f l uc idity

g W he n the .

l uc idity is applie d to ano th e r subj e c t as also w h e n a ,

l o ck of h air c on stit ut es the m e di um o f r app ort its ,

r esults are o ften w ith o ut c o rr el ation to the disease ,

an d are n o t al w a s a
y pplicable to it Ag ai n a som .
,

n am bulist w ho m a h av e affo r de d co n vi n ci n g pr oo f
y
o f s m ath eti c r e l ati o n b e in g e st abli sh e d w ith th e
y p
c o n sulti n g
party and o f po sse ssin g m e di cal i nstin c t
,

( as r e spec t s the ad aptation o f r e m e die s) has n o t at ,

all ti m es th e sam e d e gr e e o f l uc idit

y .

O ut o f te n co n sultin g so m n am b ulists th e re m ay ,

be n o t m o r e th an o n e w h o r e ally possesses the r e qu i

sit e fac u lt
.

y ; th e o th e r s m ay m e r e ly r e aso n bu t th e y ,

h av e n o t the in stin ctive se nse as re gards the u se o f

.

r em e die s The w o rthlessn ess and absu rdity of the

.

th e rape u tics o f som e som n am bu list s h av e fr e quen tl y

str uc k sc i en tifi c m e n w h o w e r e desir o us o f asoe r
,

tain i n g the tr u th r espe c tin g this fac ulty The .

faculty assur e dly e x ists an d m ay pr odu ce surpr1 s1 n g

,

r e sult s; bu t in o rde r to c on vin ce o n eself o f i ts e xi st

en ce an d to e m l oy it w ith out de tri m e n t it sh o uld
, p ,

St ill, care i s n e ce ssary to pre v e n t de c e pt i on , as th e te mpta

t io n i s o fte n gre at , an d th e m ean s facile It sh ould be re
-

m arke d al so t hat th e facu l ty o f di agno sis m ay o r m ay n o t be

acco m p an i e d w ith th e p ercept i o n o f m ean s o f cure , or k n o w

l edge of medi ci n e
” .
 N IMA L
A MAG N ETIS M . 17 1

be de vel oped by an e xpe rien ce d m agn e ti se r w ho i s ,

abl e to se l e c t fr o m a n um b e r o f subj e c t s o n e w ho

r eally po ssesses it Physician s are at first too sus

.

i i — th e y r v t i ts m an i festati o n i n r ally
p c o u s p e e n e

g oo d subj ect s an d an i n e x pe ri e n ce d m agn e tise r i s

,

to o c r e d ul o us— h e acc e pt s all S om n am bulist s w ho

.

c an be r e li e d u o n fo r a l e n g th o f ti m e an d fo r th e
p ,

diag nosis o f the dise ase s o f m an y patie n t s are rare ,

but e ve n th ose o f i n fe rio r l uc idity m ay c e rt ai n ly re n

de r use ful se r v i c e to o n e w ho k n o w s h o w to di stin
g uish an d to direc t in to i ts pro pe r c hann el th e i r
, ,

spe ci al kin d o f l uc idity Th us o n e som n am b ulist

.
,

m ay be able to se e v e ry cl e arl y the o r g an ic st at e o f

a
pati e n t an d m ay n e ve rth e le ss r e co m m e n d re m e
,

dies th at are use le ss as r e gard s p ro m o tin g th e c ure

o f th e di se ases w h e r e as an o th e r m ay s ec ify suit abl e
, p
r e m e dies w ithou t b e i n g able to see the o r g an ism .

M Charpi g non adduces se ve ral i n st an c e s w he re

.

so m n am b u li st s
g av e a c o rre ct di agn o si s o f the dis
e ase s an d
, p re sc ribe d r e m e dies fo r th e m se lv es an d
o th e rs In so m e o f th e se cases a l o c k o f h air se rve d
.

to e st ablish th e r app or t w ith a dist an t patie n t Ad .

ve rtin g m o r e espec i ally to o n e subj ec t the auth o r

“
,

o b se rv e s : This so m n am b ulist th ou g h re m ark ably ,

l ucid w as n o t in fallible in her pre dic ti on s Th us

, .
,

M C a ge n tlem an o f g re at in t e lli g e n ce c on sult e d

. .
, ,

h er r e spe ctin g his fath e r w ho w as suffe rin g fro m a ,

can ce r o f the st o m ac h the rapp or t b e i n , g est abli sh e d

by m e an s o f a look of his h air The vi si o n o f the
.

pati e n t an d the diagn o si s g ive n by th e so m n am bu

list had b een w o n de rfully p rec ise and the v e ry ,

r atio nal tr eat me n t she r eco m m en de d w o uld acco rd ,

i n g to h e r stat em en t p ro l o n g the pati e n t s life w hi c h

’
, ,

w as o n ly so far e x ac t th at h e survive d but a fe w

w e eks .

Mad am e de R se n t a lo ck of h e r h air w hi c h I
.
,

gave to a som n am b ulist an d in a fe w m in ut e s sy m ,

pathy w ith o ut vi sio n w as e st ablish e d b e t w e e n the

’

parti es .Th e l ad y said she

‘
, h as shi v e ri n g s i n
,
‘

h er li mbs a vi ol en t pain in the righ t side and a

, ,

I 2
17 2 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

feelin g as if th e live r
r ll en She al so ex pe
w e e sw o .

r ie n ce s a sen se o f co n stri cti on at the st o m ac h

; she
h as a sh o rt co u g h an d sh e can n o t slee p at n ight
, .
’

Sh e add e d th at the w h o l e sy st e m o f th e patie n t w as

too se rio usl y affe c t e d fo r he r to re co v e r but in o rd e r
to give h er so m e r e lie f it w as n e ce ssar to di m i n i sh
, y
the engorgemen t o f the liv e r an d to c al m the c on ,

stri c ti o n at th e st o m ach
; as r e spe cte d the co u gh i t
w as o n ly se co n d ary .
_

The r e ply o f M ad am e de R con firm e d all th at .

th e so m n am b uli st had said .

I r ece ive d fr o m B ou rges a le t te r c on t ain in g so me

h air cu t in such a w ay as to m ake it i m possibl e to
,

say w h e th e r it w as a m an s o r a w o m an s W hen i t
’ ’
.

w as pl ace d i n the som n am b ulist s h an ds sh e sai d

'
’
, ,

Th e p atien t suffe rs fr om p ain in th e h e ad affe c tin g ,

th e si ght ; th e b e lly i s like w i se pain ful the b ow e ls ,

Sh e st at e d m o re ov er
’
b ei n g i nflam e d o n on e side .

th at the patie n t fe lt a particul ar un easiness in all

h e r li mb s an d th at sh e w as a y o un g g irl ab out
,

t w e lve y e ar s o f ag e She pr escribe d the application

.

o f l ee ch es b e hin d the e ar s cat a l asm s o f lin see d m eal

p
-
,

an d h e m lo c k to th e abd o m e n e m o lli e n t b ath s an d ,

lav e m e n t s an d ti san e o f chico ry an d m allo w s

, .

This co n sult ation w as g iven to pe rson s un kn o w n

to m e an d I w as ign o r an t o f the r esult d u ri n g six
,

m o n th s at th e e x piration o f w hich pe rio d a l ady

,

cam e to co n sult us ab o u t h er d au g ht e r w h o sh e , ,

i n fo r m e d m e w as the patien t w e had so w e ll treat e d

,

w h en afar o ff the st atem e n t s o f the so m n am b ulist

h avin g b ee n v e ry e x ac t an d h er r e co m m en dation s
,

v e ry b e n e fi c ial Th e r e still rem ain e d, how e ve r the

.
,

arti cul ar u n e as se n sati o n s i n th e li m b s th e n at u r e

p y ,

o f w hic h th e so m n am b uli st h ad n o t b ee n abl e to

d efin e but w hich w e r e r e fe rre d to n e rvo usn e ss

,
.

A so m n am b uli st o f Dr de S e ze a m agn e tise r .

, ,

appear s to h av e posse sse d a high d e g r ee o f l ucidity as

r espec ts th e di ag n osi s o f di se ase an d th e i n di cati o n ,

o f r e m e di es This auth o r has r eco rde d thirty fiv e

.
-

case s e x em pli fyin g the accuracy of h er di agnosis I .

 174 AN IMAL M AG N E T ISM .

ad vice of his physician th at h e h ad b e come so muc h ,

w o r se .

B e fo re l e avi n g I i n qu ire d of the fam ily w hat

,

w as th e o pi n i o n o f th e ph y si cian w h o h ad b e en in
att e n d an ce I w as t o ld th at h e as w e ll as so m e o f
.
,

th e first m e dical au th o riti e s of P aris con sid e r e d th at ,

th e re w as se rio us l esion o f the Spin al co rd c om pli ,

c ate d w ith
’
g out an d th at th e patie n t s d e ath w as to
,

be e xpe c te d as he had arriv e d at the l ast st age of

,

e m acl atl on .

Th e tr e atm e n t re comm en de d w as fo llo w e d o ut

w ith i n c re asin g c on fid e n ce o n th e part o f th e pati en t ,

an d w ith adm ir able

p r e c i sio n by Md m e D All . .

th e p r e vision s o f th e som n am bulist respe cti n g th e

diffe r en t ph ases of the di se ase w e re r e alise d i n the
m o st pr ec ise m ann e r ; th e pr o m ise d am elio r ation
too k place at th e e xpiration of the tw o m on ths an d ,

con ti n ue d i n a r o gr e ssiv e m ann e r u n til th e ti me

p
pre di ct e d for th e cu re w h ich has sin ce re m ain e d ,

e rfe c t an d M D n o w w alk s w ith o u t th e assi st an ce

p , . .

o f e ith e r c r ut ch e s o r sti ck The tr eatm e n t w hic h

.
,

w as c o m m en c e d o n th e 2 2 n d N o v em b e r 1 852 ter , ,

mi n ate d in th e co u rse o f D e cem be r ,

O n e o f th e b e st att este d cures effe ct ed by this .

m ean s in Ge rm an y m an y years ago i s th at o f Dr , , .

W e tzlar a ph y sici an o f repu t ation kn o w n by h is

, ,

w o rk s on m in e r al w at e r s w hic h w as r e l at e d by him ,

se lf i n a pam phl e t publi sh e d at th e tim e ?,

Th e so m n am buli st in thi s in st an ce w as a patient

in the h ospit al at Au gsb urg fr o m w h o se recom ,

m e n dation s se v e ral pe rson s had d e riv e d adv an t ag e ,

am o n g o th e r s a yo un g l ady w ho h ad for fiv e m o n th s
suffe r e d fr o m a ai nful sci ati ca w hi c h o bli g e d h er to
'

p ,

ke e p h er be d H earin g of the b en e fi c ial r e su lt s pro

.

duced by foll o w in g he r advi ce Dr W e tzlar e n te r , .

Appli cati o n du So m n am bu li sm e Magn etiqu e au Diag

n o st ic e t au Trait e m e n t de s Mal adi e s
'

” P ar is 1 8 55
”
.
.
,

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Mein e Wunderb are H e ilu n g &c Secon d E diti o n , . .

Augsb urg 1 843 ,

.
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AN IM AL MAG N E T ISM

tai n e d h opes o f e ec ti n g the c ure o f his lo n g —

’

c o m l ai n t thr o ugh h er i n str um e n t ality

the
p
st an din g

D r H o r ge r ,
dire ct o r o f the hospit al b e in g c o n vin c e d th at the
,
.

. .
17 5

so m n a m b uli st w as act uall e n d o w e d w ith a hi g h

y
d e g re e o f l ucidity all o w e d th e ab o v e m en tion e d l ady
,
-
,

o n w h o m h e att e n de d to u t h e r se lf en r ap port w ith

p ,

her . Th e result w as m o st fav o u rable fo r the patie n t ,

’
r eco ve r e d c o m pl e t ely by fo llo w in g the som n am bulist s
advi c e .Dr W e tzlar s m alady w as o f se ve ral y e ar s
.
’ ’

d uration th e som nam buli st im m e di ate ly po in te d o u t

i ts n at ur e ( w e akn e ss o f th e cu t an e ou s fun cti on s w it h ,

a t en de n c
y to t ak e c old o n sli g ht o c casio n s) an d g ave ,

m i n u t e dire c ti o n s fo r th e p re par ati on o f a kin d o f

c am ph o r so ap -
w hi ch h e w as dir ec t e d to apply all
,

o v e r th e b o dy an d to r e m o v e it n o t w ith w at e r bu t
, , ,

w ith a dry to We l Thi s r e m e dy spee di ly p ro d uce d a

.

c ure ,an d it w as co n se q u e n tly in gr e at r e q u e st by

o t he r pe r so n s affli ct e d w ith c hr o n i c c u t an eo us co m

plain t s .

A c ase o ccupi e d th e att en ti on o f tw o tribun al s i n

Fran ce se v e r al y ear s ago c on ce rn in g th e e x e rc ise o f
this fac ulty A re siden t o f B o rdeaux h avin g fo r a
.

lo n g tim e suffe r e d fr o m an in tract able disease som e ,

o f hi s fri e n ds reco m m e n d e d him to h av e r e c o u rse to

th e so m n am bu li st Virgin i e alr e ady m en ti o n e d

,
As .

he co uld n o t un d e rt ake the j o u rn e y to P aris M ,

.

Ric ard the m agn e tise r propo se d th at the rapp ort

, ,

sh o uld be e st abli sh e d b m e an s o f a look o f h i s h air

y ,

w hi c h w as se n t acc o rdi n g ly Virgin i e fr o m this

. ,

c l ue d e sc rib e d t he sy m t o m s o f th e di se ase an d th e
, p ,

r e m e die s r e co m m e n d e d by h er pro du ce d a c ur e for ,

w hi c h the pati e n t an d h is frie n d s w ar m l y e x pr e sse d

the ir gr atit ud e At the i n stig atio n h o w e ve r o f o ne
.
, ,

or m o r e o f th e l o c al hy si c i an s r o cee din g s w e re
p p ,

i n stit ut e d again st th e m agn e tise r an d so m n am bulist

for p r ac tisi n g m e di ci n e ill e g all y an d th ey w e re ,

c on de m n e d to c e rt ai n
pe n alti e s ; but an appeal m ad e
by them to the C o urt o f C assati o n at Paris pr o cure d
a r e v e r sal o f th e d ec r ee o f the r o vi n ci al trib un al
p ,

o n the gr oun d s th at the m e r e r eco m m e n dati o n o f

 AN IM AL MAG N ET ISM .

re m e dies un d e r si m il ar c ir cum stan ce s could n o t be

, ,

co n sid e r e d as an in fri n e m e n t o f th e stat ute

g .

Th e fo llo w i n g case w as com m un i cat e d sev e ral y ears

a o to the Z o i st by Mr B rin dlay w h o aft e r
g , .
, ,

st ati n
g so m e i n st an ces o f th e subj e c t s cl ai rv o yan t
’

ow e r r c d t dd “ S v r l r affec t ed
p p o ee, s o a : e e a p e so n s

w ith di fferen t di se ase s w e re th e n l c e d i n r app or t

p a

w ith th e som n am b u li st w h o de sc ribe d th e di sease ,

fro m w hi ch e ach person suffe re d w ith m in u t e ex ac t

n ess to th e
, g r e at ast on i shm e n t o f th e pati en ts w h o ,

w e r e str an g e r s to her Sh e pr escrib e d fo r som e an d

.
,

th ose w ho follow e d her advice d e riv e d gr eat adv an

t ag e from
Dr . Gre go ry rem ark s o n thi s part o f th e subj e ct
An o th e r fac ult w hi c h th e som n am bulist po s
y
sesses i s th at o f se e in
g the in t e rio r o f“his o wn b o d y
m
,
w _ _

an d o f de te ctin th er e x i sti n g di s ord er o r di sease .

am
“

In fact he o es £1115 , l sdi agn osi s i s

c o n fir m e d b
y that o f the ph y si ci an w h o att e n d s him
w h e n h e suffe r s fr o m an y com pl aint The clair .

v oy an t lik ew ise po sse sses i n som e in st an ce s the sam e

o w e r w ith r e fe r e n c e to the b o di es o f i n dividuals
p
pl ace d en r app or t w ith him He desc ribe s th e in .

t e rn al co n fo r m ati o n an d i ts d e r an g e m e n t an d I h ave ,

g oo d re ason to b e lie v e th at in so m e c ase s w h e r e the ,

n at u r e o f the di se ase i s o bscu r e h is di agn osi s has ,

At a sub se qu e n t p e ri o d se v e ral o bj e ct s w e r e p lace d b eh in d

th i s so m n am bu li st s h e ad, an d sh e i m m e di at e ly n am e d th em ,
’

askin g, w ith m uch n a i vete, w h y Iask e d if sh e co ul d se e th e m

’

So m e o f th e pe rso n s pre sen t desce n ded to a ro o m b e n eath

th e o n e w h e r e w e w e re , an d th e so m n am b u li st w as ask e d if
sh e co u ld see th e m w ho th e y w e e, r an d t th e y w e re
w ha
do in g Y e s, ” sh e e plie d,
,

I see h e m r t ” Sh e the n ave

. .
g
th e i n am e s, an d sai d h a o n e o f h em w as g ivi n g h i s cap
r t t t
t o an o h e , an d h a a h i d p e so n h e l d a sh o e in his h an d,
t r t t t r r
w h i ch w as p e fe c ly r t tr ask e d w h o xt t r
"

ue Sh e w as n e he e
“
M
.

w as i n r H ’
s d aw i n
g o om r S r
h e e p li e d Tw o l adi es r
” ”
-

. .
, .

Mrs H an d an e lde ly l ady r Th a can n o be, sai d Mr t t

“ ” “
. . . .

H ,. for 1 l e f my w ife t B e assu e d, I sai d, ha r t t

h
s e is i r
gh ; se n d so m t e o n e to se e
’
A m e ssen ge w as ao . r
co r di n gly se n , w h o t rt
e urn e d to con fi m w h a Se e n a h ad r t r
sai d .
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17 8 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

give a co rr ect diagn o sis o f th e di sease an d tre at it

,

e i c1 e n tly by m e an s o f the tr an sm i ssio n o f id e as He

'

i s th e n lik e a m irro r w hi ch re fl e ct s the th o u ght an d ,

h e w ill presc rib e co n fo rm ably to the id eas of the

p h y sici an. This pro bably occu rre d in the cases of
th e som n am b u li st s quo t e d i n the acad em ic repo rt .

Lac un ee m en tion s the in stan ce of a som n am buli st

‘

ce l e br at e d in h e r day w ho b e i n g un d e r th e dir ec ti on
, ,

o f a w e ll i n fo r m e d p harmaci en w as r e m ark able fo r

-

th e de x t e rit y w ith w hic h sh e g av e the r ecipes fo r the

m e dic ines w hic h she pre sc ribe d ; bu t she re ad th ese
rec ipes i n th e m i n d o f h e r m agn e ti se r W h at
.

p ro ves the tr uth o f thi s asse rti o n is th e circ um stan ce

,

t h at so m n am buli st s giv e presc ri pti on s al w ay s in

con fo r m it y w i th th e m e di c al d o ctrine s th at p r e do

m in at e am on g the people o r i n the m e di cal sc h oo ls of

,
”
th e ir coun try .

Th i s m ay so m e t im e s be th e case , but i n m o st o f th e
in stan ces Ih ave kn o w n o f, the re com m en datio n s of somn am
b ulists h av e b ee n fo r sim pl e re m e di e s an d h y g ie n ic m am s,
n o t unf re qu en tl y qu it e difi ere n t fro m t h ose w h i ch h ad b e e n
'

previ o usly e m p lo y e d
.
 C HAPT ER VII .

P R E V ISIO N — T E STIMO N IE S ro ITS R E AL IT Y — PRE V IS IO N IN

MAG N E TIC SO MNAMB LIST S — IL L S T R ATIV E CAS E S — PR E V I

U U
S IO NU N D E R O T H E R CO N D IT IO N S O F T H E S S TE M— CO R R O B O
Y
B AT IV E IN ST AN C E S
.

I H AV E n o w , i n th e l ast plac e , to con side r w h at m ay

be re gard e d as th e m ostm surpri sin g faculty th at i s
o ccasi o n ally me t w ith i n l ucid so m n am bul
ism , as also in n o r m al st at e s o f

the o rg an i sm ( as i n dr e am s, o n th e appr o ac h o f
de ath , R e fe r en ce h as b e e n parti ally m ade to
this ph en om en on i n p re c e din g ch apte rs, fr o m i ts
b e in g som e tim es c on n e ct e d w ith c l airvoy an ce an d
se co n d sight , o f w hi c h l att e r it c o n stit ut e s an e sse n
-

tial part ; an d h o w soe ve r w e m ay atte m pt to e x pl ai n

the fact s, th ey are to o n u m e r ous an d w e ll att e st e d for
-

th e ir validity to be re aso n ably d en ie d I n dee d, the.

v e rification o f pr e dicti on s is abun dan tly t e stifie d to

by th e r ec o rd s o f H o ly W rit , in d e pe n de n tly o f the
r o hec i es o f divi n e l i n s ir d m th at r e fe r to the
p p y p e e n ,

o cc urre n ce o f c at astro h es o r o f r e m ark able e v e n t s

p
affe c tin
g e m pir es o
O f thi s o rdin ary W 1n 0
s

Scri pt ur al pre di c ti o n ,
th at o f Agab us re spectin g w h at w o u ld be fal St Paul, .

as r e l at e d in the A c ts o f th e A ostles, m a b e c it e d
p y
as an i n st an ce . Man y o f the m o st c el e brat e d philo
soph e rs, divi n es, an d w rit e r s in an c i e n t as w e ll as i n

m o re re ce n t ti m es, up to o ur o w n day , h av e avo w e d

their con viction o f the literal fulfilm e n t o f pre dic tio n s ;
w hi c h c ould n o t be r e fe rre d to ac c ide n t al co in cide n ce ,
though it is n o l ess tr ue th at th e r e h ave b ee n m an y
re al pr e dic tio n s w hic h n e v e rthe le ss we re n ot fulfille d,
from these fulfilm en ts b e in g con tin ge n t upon circu m
18 0 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

t
s an ce s, by w hi ch a ch an ge w as pro duce d i n the
c o urse o f e v e n t s as in so m e i n st an ces r eco rd e d i n th e
,

Bibl e w he r e pre dic te d c al am iti e s w e r e ave rte d such

, ,

as th e d estr uc ti o n o f N i n e v e h fo re t o ld b
y th e pro
ph e t Jo n ah th e pro l on gati on o f th e li fe o f He ze ki ah
,

fiftee n y e ar s b eyo n d the ti m e fo r e t old for his de ath .

A disti n gu i sh e d P ari si an ph y si ci an w h o se att e n ,

tio n has l on g b e en de v o t e d to th e st udy an d treat

m e n t O f m e n t al disease s Dr Bri ere de B oi sm o n t
, .
,

sa s o n thi s subj e c t i n hi s w o rk L Hallu cin ation

’

y ,

It cann o t be den ie d th at a g reat n um be r of c ases

o f p re vi si o n are r e fe rribl e to h alluci n ati on an d m o r

bid e cst asy ; bu t th e re are like w i se som e th at appe ar

t o b e l o n g to an o th e r o rd e r o f thin s Such i s the
g .

h ist o ry r e l at e d by J ose ph us The re i s th en de v e .

l o pe d un de r circ um st an ce s un kn o w n to us a greate r
, ,

ac tivit
y o f th e facu lty o f pe r c e pti on j ust as w e se e ,

i n c e rt ain di se ase s an d o n th e approac h o f d eath th e

“

sen ses o ft e n ac q u ir e an e x tr ao rdi n ar

y d e g r e e o f ac u t e
n ess . Th e pati e n t s su r pri se by st an d e rs by th e e l e va
tion of th e ir th o u g hts ; the i n t e ll e c t w hic h m ay h av e
‘

b e e n e x tin guish e d or o b scu re d for a lon g se rie s o f

y e ars re g ain s at on ce all i ts c l e arn ess
, Presen ti .

m en t s are e x plicabl e in a gre at m an y case s by n at ural

c au ses but m a
, y w e n ot say w ith o u t b e i n g accuse d o f
,

an u n du e l e an i n
g to th e m arve ll ou s th at th e r e are ,

e v e n t s w hi c h a
ppe ar to be b e y o n d the sph e re of
o rdin ar l aw s or w hi c h at l e ast d e e n d u on r e l a
y , p
, p ,

tio n s b e tw e e n the p hysique an d the mor al as y e t u n

k n o w n W e m ust re co llec t th at m e n the m o st disti n
ui sh e d fo r k n o w l e d e h av e adm itt e d th e tr uth o f
g g
fac t s o f pr e vi sio n w hil e av o w in g th e ir i g n o r an ce o f
,

the ir c ause B aco n re fe rs to strikin g in st an ces Of

.

r e vi si o n o f th e fu t u re i n dr e am s i n e cst asy an d o n
p , ,
’
the appr oac h o f death I kn o w n o t th e re ason said
.
,

M acchiav e lli ; but it i s a fact att est e d by an cien t

an d m o de rn hi st o ry th at scar ce ly an y gr e at cal am it y
,

h as h appen e d i n a c ity o r pro vin ce th at h ad n o t b ee n

p r e di c t e d by h o l y m e n o r ann o un ce d by r e v e l atio n s
, ,
’

p r o di g i e s ,an d o th e r sign s .
 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

M Charpi gn on o b se rves o n thi s subj e ct : Pre

.

v i si o n r e l ati n to e v e n t s th at do n o t con c e rn the

g
i n divid u al hi m se lf i s ve ry un ce rt ain ; for as r espe cts ,

th e fulfil m e n t o f th o se o f m uc h i m po rt an c e th e re .
,

al w a s e n t e r a gr eat e r o r l e ss n um b e r o f r so n s
y pe
w h o se c o n cu rre n ce appear s to be v e ry n ecessary but ,

e ac h o f w h o m i s e n do w e d w ith a fre e w ill w hi c h ,

m ay c o m pli cat e an d m o dify o r e v e n c o m ple t e ly pre ,

v en t th e pr e dic t e d r esu lt This faculty appe ars to .

be pr ope r to the so ul ; but m ust w e con cl ud e fro m ,

this c irc um st an c e th at all the pre vi sion s o f w hic h so

, ,

m an y e x am ple s are pr ese n te d by hi st o ry are o w in g ,

to pu r e ly n at u r al c auses an d h av e r e su lt e d fr om a,

st at e o f ec stasy spo n t an e o usly de v e l o pe d W e have

n o do ubt th at the so ul can be dir ec tly e n li ght e n e d
“

fro m G o d o r from an o th e r h igh in t e lligen c e We

,
”
-

b e liev e th at such supe rn at ur al comm un ication m ay “

tak e pl ac e in the n o rmal st at e e ithe r spon tan eously ,

o r u n d e r artifi c i al e x c it ati o n As r espe cts th e h o ly .

'

pro ph e t th e pre visi on i s e xte rn al to hi m an d usu ally

, ,

r e fe rs to e ve n t s w hich are to h appen o ften at v ery dis ,

tan t d at e in w hi c h th e destin ie s o f th e m oral po litical

, , ,

an d re ligi o us life o f a w h o l e
pe opl e are con cern e d .

B eside s th e m an ne r of th e see r durin g the act o f

,
'

r e vi si o n i s so v ery diffe r e n t fro m an y o th e r th at by

p ,

thi s sign alo n e it i s easy to di stin gui sh the in spire d

roph e t fr o m the e cst ati c ac ti n g from h is o w n spon
p
tan e i ty . In fac t supe rn atu r al pr oph e ci e s are re
,

v eale d in the n o rm al w akin g st at e ; th e pr ophe t i s in

osse ssio n o f all hi s o rdi n ary faculti es ; h e see s an d
p
h ears an y o n e h e speak s to an y on e an d h e re m e m
, ,

b e r s th at w hic h he has ann oun ce d The ecstatic on .

,

th e con tr ary can o n ly p r e di ct w h en he i s in the

,

c ri sis an d i s i sol ate d from all e l se e xce p t th at w hic h

,

o ccupi e s h im an d h e alm o st al w ay s for ge t s after

, .

w ard s w h at h e had said .

The pre visi o n w hi ch is n atural to m an i s but

lim it e d it c an n e ith e r be so pre ci se n or so con stan t , ,

n o r so w ide ly diffu se d as th at m an i fe st e d by h o ly
-

r o ph ets or by m e n w h o are i n spir e d by an in telli

p ,

gen ce th at i s of a hi gher order th an the human soul

‘

.
 AN IMAIi MAGN ET ISM . 1 83

M e sm e r e x pl ain e d prevision by the sam e law as

th at w hich pre side s o ve r the de ve l o pm e n t o f in stin c t
.

w hi c h faculty is subj ec t to th e c o m m on l aw s o f se n sa
tion ; an d this se n sation says h e i s str on ge r in pro
, ,

o rti o n to the gr eat e r i n t e r e st w hi c h e v e n t s e x e rt

p
u po n o u r p re se rv atio n The th e o ry o f M esm e r modi
.
,

d b ir i tual ideas pe rfec tl y e x pl ai n s th e fac t s o f

fi e y sp ,

pre vi sio n w hi ch w e h av e quo t e d ; it al so assi st s o ur

co m p re h e n si o n by the sam e law o f pr ese n ti m e n t s th e
, , ,

au th en ti city an d r eali sati on o f w hi c h h av e e m b arr asse d

m an y psy ch o lo g i st s an d ph y si o lo gist s ; i t ab o li sh es
th e w o rd by chance by m e an s o f w hic h th e pr e vi si on
,

o f c e rt ai n dr eam s i s so u ght to be e x pl ai n e d .

Dr Ge o r g e t re m arks upo n th e p re visi on o f m ag

.

n e ti c c l airvoy an t s : I h ave m an y tim es kn o w n

so m n am bu li st s an n o un ce co rr ec tl y se v e r al d ay s be ,

fo re h an d the hou r an d e ve n the m i nu t e at w hic h*

,

e pil e pti c att ac ks w o uld o ccu r an d w h at w ou ld be

”
,

the ir du ration an d in t e nsity .

An o th e r di stin gui sh e d p ro fe sso r o f th e Pari si an

Faculty o f M e dicin e ( Rost an ) m akes th e foll ow in g
o bse rvati o n s o n this su bj ec t : I h ave o bse rve d
se v e r al r e m ark abl e fac t s o f thi s ki n d w hi ch I c o uld ,

w ith difficu lty brin g m yse lf to b e li e v e At the h o s .

pit al Salpe trie re I pr o d uce d som n am buli sm in so m e

fe m al e s O n e of th e m w as seat e d o n h er be d pe rfec tly
.

quie t w h en she sudde n ly b ec am e m uc h ag itat e d as

, ,

if suffe rin g To m y in q uiry as to the cause o f this

.

sudd e n c h an g e sh e did n o t at fir st r e ply ; at l e n gth

,
’
sh e said I fee l t h at Fe li cité is approachi ng
, In .

fact the n e x t m o m e n t th e d o o r o pe n e d an d the

, ,

patie n t she h ad n am e d cam e i n Th e agitatio n af .

th e so mn am buli st i n c re ase d m o r e an d m o re ; sh e

re fuse d to t e ll us the re ason alle gin g th at it w o uld ,

giv e h er frie n d pain W e sen t Fe li c ité o ut o f the

.

w ard an d r e peat e d o ur q ue stio n s

, She th e n said .
,

Th e phy si ci an s thin k h er l un gs are di se ase d but ,

’
the y are n o t it is th e heart She then w e n t o n to
, .

’
sa
y , In fo ur d ay s o n S at u rd ay at tw o o clo ck she
, ,

w ill h ave a viol e n t att ac k O f h e m o rrh age for w hi c h ,

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

sh e w ill be
ble d but th at w il l n o t pre v en t her d e ath
,

six da s aft e r w ard s The h e m o rrh age ca me o n at

y

fl
.

the h ou r she had n am e d ; r e c ou r se w as had to bl o o d

le tti n g as it seem e d to be i n dic at e d an d at the ,

e x ir ati o n o f th e six da s th e
p y p r e di c tion w as com
ple tely r e ali se d Th e ex am in ati on of th e b o dy v e ri
”
.

’
e d th e so m n am buli st s di agn osi s .

Th e subj oi n e d case i s officially atte ste d

M ad am e Pl an tin th e l ady w h o se br east w asam pu
fl
,

tate d w ith o u t pain by M Cloqn e t w hil e sh e w as w

un d e r the i n fl u e n ce o f m ag n e ti sm had a daug ht e r ,

w ho w as e n d o w e d w ith a r em ark abl e d e gre e o f

lucidity M Clo que t b e gg e d M C h ape lain to m ag
. . .

n e ti se h er in o rd e r th at he m i g ht ask h er so m e
,

que sti on s ab ou t h e r m o th e r w h o th en lay i n a dan ,

g e ro n s st at e The som n am bu li st in r e ply said

. My ,

m o th e r has bee n v e ry w e ak for so m e day s past Her .

Do
’
e x i st e n ce i s pr o l o n g e d o n ly by m ag n e ti si n g .

y o u thin k he r life can be p r e se rve d N 0 she ,

w ill di e at an early h o u r to m o rr o w w ith o u t pain

’
.
-
.
,

W h at parts are dise ase d The right l un g i s

sh run k u
p e n cased in a sub st an ce r
,

an d i s su rr o un d e d by w at e r ; but it i s m o r e espec i ally

e m ,

h e r e (poin tin g to the l o w e r part of h e r sh oulde r

bl ad e ) th at she suffe rs The ri ght l un g i s n o lo n ge r
.

se rvi ceabl e for br e athi n g ; th e r e i s a littl e w at e r in

’
th e m e m br an e e n c l o sin g th e h e art In w h at st ate .

’
are th e abdo m i n al o rgan s ? The st om ach an d
b o w el s are h ealthy ; the live r i s w hit e an d disco lou re d
’
o n th e surface .

M adam e Plan tin die d at se ve n o clock the n e xt ’

m o rn i n g M M o re au se c re t ary to the surgical sec

. .
,

tion o f th e Ac adé m ie de M edic in e an d Dr DrOn sart ,

.
,

w e r e r e qu e st e d to be pr e se n t at th e p ost mortem e x -

am in ati on The dau ght e r w as m agn e ti se d a little

’

b e fo r e the h o ur appo in t e d for it I w ill n ot att e m pt .

to d escrib e th e scen e o f fili al ten d e rn e ss an d p ie ty

r o d uc e d o n h er by th e (m e n t al ) aspe c t of th e in an i
p
m at e fo r m o f her m o th e r Suffice it to say th at she
Z
.
,

un he si tatin gly r epeat e d all sh e h ad said D urin g the .

18 6 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

The .
C oun te ss
M b ecam e a ve ry l uc id cl air
.

’
v o yan t e afte r thre e y e ars m ag ne tisin g for he r h e alth .

He r spe ci al pe r ce ptiv e fac ulty co n si ste d i n re co g

'

n isin di seases an d i n reco mm e n din g re m e die s

g , .

W h e n trav e lling to C arl sbad wi th m e she told m e

“

, ,

w hil e in som n am buli sm th at sh e w o uld be i n d an ger ,

o f b e in g dro w n e d i n th e b ath th e r e an d th at I m u st ,

w at ch h e r w e ll fo r I al on e w o uld be able to
, pr e v e n t
it as she w o uld be i n a fit w hich n o o n e e l se w ould
, ,

be c apabl e o f all ay in g In acc o rd an c e w ith h e r o w n

.

presc ri pti on sh e t o o k the C arlsb ad w ate r s fo r seve ral

,

w e e k s an d so m e ti m e s use d the b ath s

, Afte r a ti m e .

I n o lon ge r th o ught o f w h at she h ad t old m e on the

r o ad I u sually w alke d up th e hill as soon as the
.

C oun tess h ad g on e in t o th e b ath O n e m o r n in g I .

w as ab ou t to do so but fir st e n t e re d i n to a h ou se n e ar
,

the S pr ud e l I h ad on ly b e en th e re a few m in utes “

.

w h e n th e se rv an t cam e r un n i n g m u ch al ar m e d an d , ,

said th at the l ady w as i n a r avin st at e in the b ath

g ,

an d n o o n e d ar e d o n ear h er I th en r e co lle c t e d
g .

h e r p re di ction I foun d he r en ve lope d in th e b ath

.

sh e e t w hi c h w as dr aw n ti htly r o un d h e r n e ck an d
, g ,

stro n gly c on v ul se d in th e b ath O n my t akin g her .

h an d an d speakin g som e soo thin g w o rds the ,

p ar o x y sm su b sid e d H e r fir st w o rd s
. o n c o m i n g to

h e rse lf w e r e Did I n ot fo r ete ll this ? Con side r it

,
’
as a w arn i n g fo r th e fut u r e .

Th e r em ark s m ad e by th e comm issi o n e rs o f th e

Acad é m ie de Méde cin e upon th e cases o f p r evisio n
w hi c h cam e un de r th e ir o b se rvati on h av e b e en
alre ad y q uo t e d .

T he B aron ess d O b e rkirc h re late s the follow i n g

’

i n st an ces in he r Mem oir s

O n e day som e frie n d s w e n t w ith m e to M de Puy .

se ur s h o use A f te r se ve r al str o n g pr o o fs o f th e tr ut h
’

g .

o f m agn e ti sm h ad b ee n giv e n M de St ai n vill e ask e d ,

.

p e r m i ssi o n to i n t e rro gat e th e so m n am buli st W e .

re m ai n e d pe rfe ctly qui et She said I w ish to spe ak .

,

>1
< An l e itun g z ur mesmeri schen P raxi s .
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM . 187

to Marsh al St ain ville I kn o w w h at h e w an t s to

de .

’
ask m e an d I h av e v e ry sad r e pli e s to m ak e to hi m
,
.

M de S ask e d her to t ell him w h at h e w i sh e d to

. .

k n ow She said Y o u are thin kin g o f public affair s

.
,
.

Yo u w i sh to kn o w w h at w ill be the fat e o f Fran c e ,

’
an d o u ar e arti c ul arl y an x i o us ab o u t the Q ue e n
y p .

‘
That s q uit e tr ue said he m u ch su rp ri se d At ,
’
,
.

thi s tim e e ve ry o n e w as speakin g o f th e pr oph e cies

o f M de Caz o tte. w hi c h h ad b e e n sen t m e by the ,

G ran d D uch ess W h at said th e Marsh al sh all .

,
’ ’
all th ese thi n s h a A ll th ese an d m o r e
ppe n ?
‘
g ,
.

When In a fe w y e ar s fro m thi s ti m e Can .

’

n o t y o u t e ll th e ti m e r i se l Th e y w ill c o m
p ec y
me n ce thi s v e ry y e ar an d w ill con tin ue for pe rh aps ,

Y o u are ce rt ain th at the fat e pro

’
a c e n t ury .

ph esie d fo r th o se au g ust pe r son ages w ill be accom ’

p li she d I am ; th e
y w ill d i e a vi o l e n t d e ath
‘
.

An d sh all I sh ar e in the m i sfo rtu n es pr e di ct e d for

my fami ly Y o u sh all n o t Ah it w o uld n o t .
’

’
suit an o ld so ldi e r lik e m e to be o u t o f th e m ele e
’

The so m n am buli st w as sile n t W h at sh all be m y .

fat e F or a lo n g ti m e she r e fuse d to r e ply but at ,

the r e quest o f the M ar sh al M de P uy se gu r i n si st e d ,

.

on her an sw e rin g Po or m o n sie u r said she w hy ’

.
, ,

d oes h e ask m e w h at h e w ill kn o w hi m self in a fe w

m o n th s ?
’ ’
I sh all die in a fe w m o n th s said the
‘
,

M ar sh al ; so m uch the b e tt e r I sh all n o t se e the .

’
rui n o f m y n am e Shall I die in m y be d ? . Yo u
’ ’
sh all . Mar sh al said I w e m ust n o t b elie v e all , ,

she say s
’
I h 0p e m adam e th at it i s tr ue ; at all
.
, ,

e ve n t s w e sh all n o t h av e l o n
g to W ait for the fulfil
m e n t o f m y part o f the pro ph e cy ’

“M de P u se u r w as th en oin to aw ake n the

.

y g
.
g g
so m n am b ul ist I r e que st e d to be allow e d to ask a “

q uestion W h at is n o w g o i n g on in th e place I am
.

thin ki n g o f I am go in g the re m adam e Ah ! ‘

,
.

I see ; it is all co v e re d w ith w at e r w hi ch i s risin g ,

highe r e ve ry m om en t It i s a fri ghtful in un datio n .

,

c ausi n g m uc h l oss but n o liv e s w ill be l ost ; y o u

w il l h ear o f it soon I w as sh o ck e d I w as thin k . .
1 88 AN 1 MAL MAG N E TISM .

in g Of M on tb eli ard an d o f m y de ar frien d s W h at .

sh e said w fi fi w gy tr ue O n the 1 8 th Jan uary .

,
}
I? 89 M on tb e li ard w as vi site d by a dre adful i n un da
,

tio n th at sw e pt aw ay h o uses b oats an d cattle but

, , , ,

h appily did n ot c au se th e de ath of a si n gl e h um an

b e in g W he n m y frien d s ann o un ce d to m e the v e ri
.

ficatio n o f thi s un w e lco m e p r oph e cy I w as su rprise d ,

at the e x ac t n e ss w ith w hi c h it w as fulfill e d an d ,

w on d e r e d h o w an
y pe rso n c ould re fuse c re” de n ce to a
sc i e n c e att e st e d by su c h i m o rt an t r e sult s
p .

F u rth e r o n in the M e m oirs the fo ll o w in g pas

sage o ccu r s A fe w day s aft e r ou r r e t ur n to Stras
bu r g as I w as sittin g alon e a se rvan t c am e to t ell
, ,

m e th at M de St ai n ville h ad b ee n t ake n su dde n ly ill

. .

As th e day advan ce d hi s illn ess in crease d an d i n the ,

e v e n i n g th e r e w as scarce ly an
y h o pe o f hi s re c o ve ry .

He se n t a pr ese n t to th e som n am buli st w ith a m e s ,

sag e th at h e w as e x tr e m e l
y g l ad h e r pro ph e cy w as
ab ou t to be fulfille d In thr e e d ay s fr om the be g in
”
.

n i n g o f th e att ac k h e di e d .

Spe akin g o f C agliostr o w ho w as at th at tim e in ,

gre at v o gue the B aro n ess aft er m e n tion in g a pre

, ,

d icti o n r e spe ctin g h e r se lf adde d W h at I am abo ut

,

to r e lat e i s at l e ast as e x trao rdin ary an d i s m o r e ,

n e r all k th an w h at I h av e re l at e d H
“
n ow n
‘

e e
g y , .

p r e dic t e d th e d e ath o f th e E m press M ari a Th e re sa ,

an d e v e n th e h o u r at w hi c h sh e w ould e x pir e M . .

de R o h an t o ld it m e in the e v en in g an d fiv e days ,

aft e r w ard s th e n e w s o f h e r d e ath arriv e d .

A r em ark abl e c ase o f pre vi si on i s r e lat e d in Dr

”
.

Test e s Man ue l de Magn etism e An im al

’

A physi ci an s w ife w ho w as e ncez a te w h en in

’
'

, ,

m agn e ti c so m n am bulism pr e di ct e d th at at thre e ,

.

o c lo c k o n th e e n sui n g Th u r sd ay so m e thi n g w o ul d
’

h appe n th at w o u ld fright e n h er e x cee di n g l y an d ,

w o u ld o ccasi o n m i scarri ag e ac co m pan i e d by h e m or ,

rh ag e w hi c h w o uld e n d an g e r h e r life
, Aft e r b ein g .

a w ake n e d she h ad n o r e co llec ti o n o f w h at she h ad

said . Dr Te st e h er husban d an d an o the r gen tle

.
, ,

m an d e te r mi n e d to w at c h h er at the tim e she had

,
 AN IMAL MAG NETISM .

c an live his b o w els are in fl am e d .

Th en aft e r .
’
,

h avin g giv e n a v e ry accurat e an d d e taile d de scrip

tion o f the disease she c oncl ude d by say in g He
‘

,
_
,
‘

w ill n o t liv e o ve r three day s ; do

y o u h e ar ? M ’
.

C b urst i n t o t e ars At le n gth he b e g ge d the so m

. .

n ambulist to
po in t o ut so m e re m e dy for the pati e n t
w h o w as so acc u r ate ly d e pi c t e d to he r m i n d The re .

i s n o re m e dy He m ay t ak e if he
’
sh e r e lie d
‘
p , .
,

like s a h alf bath com pose d of e qual part s o f m ilk

,
-

an d d e co c ti o n o f m allo w s an d so m e c h e rry s r u
y p for ,

a b e ve ra e
’
g .

M C th en w en t to the patie n t — w h o but a shor t

. .

tim e b e fo re h ad b een ad m itt e d as an agr eg e of the

'

E co le de M é dec in e — w ho im m e diat ely aske d hi m for

so m e c h e rr
y syr up to dri nk w ith o ut h avi n g an y ,

kn o w le d g e th at thi s w as j ust w h at the so m n am b ulist

h ad reco m m e n d e d The n e x t day o n Marié s b e i n g
.
,
’

ag ai n m a n e ti se d i n th e
g pr e sen c e o f se ve ral pe r so n s ,

she said w ith r e fe ren ce to thi s c ase

, I see e x ac tly ,

th e sam e as y est e rd ay ; I c an fin d n o r e m e dy
’
She .

th e n adde d P e rhaps if I w e re n e ar e r to him I

”
,

sh ou ld see the affe ct e d Sh e th en r ose

part s b e tt e r .
,

quic k as lig ht nin g an d pre pare d to se t o ff We got ,

.

i n t o a coach an d on arrivin g at the h ou se w e re c on

,

d uct e d i n to a r o om adj ac en t to that in w hic h the

’
patie n t lay It i s in vain she said ; I can fin d
.
,

n o re m ed
y h is in t e stin e s are m uch i n fl am e d I .

w as n ot m ist ake n h e w ill die b e fo r e th e e xpirati on

o f thr ee d ay s This sad p re vision w as but too w ell
.
’

v e rifie d by the e ve n t The patien t die d at the ti m e .

spe c ifi e d an d th e e x am in ati on sh o w e d th at th e c on
,

dition o f the o r g an s w as such as had b e en st ate d by

th e so m n am b uli st
I had in Paris an old au n t w h ose de ath the so m ,

n am bulist fo r e t o ld si x t ee n d ay s b e fo r eh an d spec ify ,

i n g th e e x ac t ti m e The e ven t occu rre d j ust as she

.

h ad
Pr e dic tions m ade by pe son s n o t n so m nam
r i b ulism
cc
Le Magnetisme E xpli qu é par Lui -
m em e , ”1 855 .
 AN IMAL MAG NE T ISM .

are n ot un fr e que n tly rec ord e d at the prese n t day i n

the j o u r n als as h avin g b ee n ful fill e d ; an d th e case s
”
o f de fi n it e pr e mo n itio n say s th e auth o r o f N at u re
”
,

an d the S upe rn atur al are r e po rt e d so fam ili arly

,

an d circ um st an ti ally as to m ak e a co n sid e rable ite m

,

i n the lite rat ure o f o ur ti m e Pro ph ec ies o f g o o d

.

m e n or som e ti m e s o f po e t s an d lite r ary m e n ar e so

, ,

o ft e n an d so parti c ul arly fulfille d as to be th e co m ,

m o n w on d e r o f the m e re ly curi o u s w h o p ro fe ss n o
faith in the ir v e rity as co m m un ication s fro m G o d .

Dre am s are r e po rte d h o w o ften fo resh ado w i n g fac ts

, ,

i n a m an n e r so pe c u li ar as to fo rbid an y suppositio n
o f acc id e n t un de r co n diti o n s o f c h an ce The state o f .

tran ce is e xe m plifie d in Flav el Te nn en t an d i n de e d , , , ,

in h un dre d s o f o the r s as r e m arkably as in St P aul

”
.

in h is visi on o f th e th i rd h eav e n .

The pr e dic tin g po w e r w o uld e ve n se e m to be a

peculi ar e n d o w m e n t o f ce rtai n r ace s i n so m e , ,

l ocalitie s w
‘

“Th e J e w s o f
.

say s a m o d ern w rit e r

“ o ssess a
,

e r o f 1 n si h t i n t o th e
p g
fut ure an d o ften g ive u tte ran ce to pr o ph e c ie s w hich
, , ,

so far as I k n o w seldo m fa il o f b e i n
, g ulti m at e ly
r e alise d This st at e m e n t can be am ply c o n fir m e d
.

by m an y E u ro pean s w ho have re side d at Tan g ie rs ,

an d w h o are ac q uai n t e d w ith i ts J e w i sh po p ul ati o n .

I can pr ov e to a c e rt ain e x t en t th e tr uth o f this

, ,

st at e m e n t by an im m e diat e r e fe re n c e to the fir st
e rso n n o t go in g b ey o n d hi m th at
p e r so n b e i n
p , g ,

m y se lf I o ccasio n ally m ade the r e m ark to so m e

.

J e w s w h o had travelle d in E uro pe th at the ir lo v e

, ,

o f co un tr y m ust be v e r y str o n g to m ak e th e m r e fe r
p ,

such a dirty littl e t o w n as T an gi e r s to an y o th e r

m o r e pr o m i si n g an d ag re eable place w h e r e th e y ,

m i ght h av e a w ide r sphe re for th e ir c o m m e r ci al

ac ti v ity O h ! y o u dislik e T an g ie rs th e y r e pli e d
‘ ’
.
, ,

w e ll w e can t e ll y o u it w ill be
,
’
o ur fut ur e h
w e7
for y e ar s to com e I had n o .

o f r e m ai n i n g at T an g i e r s ; I k n e w o f n o c ir cum st an ce

on w hi ch so un e q uiv o cal a pr oph e cy co ul d be fo un d e d ;

 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

an d
y et i t
fulfill e d to the l e t te r fo r in l e ss th an
w as , ,

a
y e ar I w as m arrie d at , d w as com pelle d
to re con c ile m y se lf to th
.
“
Mr B o rr o w auth o r o f The Bible i n Spain , ,

m e n tio n s in his w o rk o n the gypsies o f th at c o un try ,

a se c t w hic h e x i st s i n B arb ary w hi c h h e co n side r s

”
,

to fo r m a part O f t hat pe o ple I all ude he says .

, ,

to ce rt ain m e n an d w o m e n t e r m e d Dar b ushi fal - -

by th e M oo rs w hi ch w o rd is e qu ival e n t to pro
,

ph es in or fo rtun e t e lli n
g Th e y ar e gr e at w a n -
.

”
.
de re rs bu
a

9 Hay s al so th e ir fi x e d d w e llin gs o r
,
’
village s w hich are calle d Ch ar S ah ara or w it ch
,
-

h am l e t s The y t e ll Dar b ushi fal w ith flo u r said a

.
,
-

-
-

J e w o f F e z to the auth o t hé y fill a pl at e an d th e n

,

are abl e to t e ll
y o u an y thi n g y ou ask th e m : th ey
like w ise t e ll it w ith a sh o e ; th e y put it to their
mouth s and then ” W l ll r e call to y ou r m e m o ry e v e ry
,

ac ti o n o f o u r life
y .

Aft e r re l ati n g som e o f th e fe ats p e rfo r m e d by this

sec t so m e o f w hi c h ar e r e fe rri ble to l e g e rd e m ai n
, ,

Mr B o rro w adds The re is o f co urse so me e x ag

.
,

g eratio n in th e ab o v e accoun t o f th em y e t th e re i s ,

little reaso n to d o ubt th at the re i s a foun d atio n o f

tr uth in all the facts st at e d
"
.

5M Respectin g gypsies in various part s o f the w o rld

“
,

th e au th o r r e m ark s : In all tim e s si nce w e h ave

k n o w n an y thi n g o f th e se w o m e n ; th e y h av e bee n
addi ct e d to an d fam o us for fort un e te lling ; i n d ee d it
, ,
-

i s the ir o n ly o ste n sibl e m ean s o f liv e lih o o d W h e re .

an d ho w th e y first l e ar n e d th e p r ac tic e w e kn o w ,

n ot Chiro m an cy from the m ost r em o t e pe rio ds has

.
, ,

b een prac tise d in all co un tries Ce rt ain ly am on g st .

,

all the p ro fe sso rs o f thi s art th at e v e r e x i st e d no ,

p peo l e are m o r e adapt e d by n at ur e to t urn it to

acc o un t th an th e se fe m ales ; th eir fo r m s the ir ,

fe at ur e s the e x pressi on o f th e ir coun t en an ce are e ve r

, ,

w ild an d sybillin e fre q ue n tly b eautiful but n e ve r ,

”
,

vulg ar
m
.

Sixt e e n Ye ars o f an st s Li fe i n Mo ro cco an d

’

Spain ” Murray 1 859

,

.
, .
 A N IMA L M A G N E T IS M .

we r e pr e se n t w h en th e o ut cast u tt e re d th e se pro ph e tic

w o r ds . At th at tim e on th e m o rro w Fr an ce sco w as
, ,

o n his d eath be d -
He h ad d uri n g his atte n dan ce o n
.
,
'

m e c aught the j ail fe ve r w hi ch rage d i n the C ar ce l

,
-

del C o rte w h e r e I w as i m p ri so n e d In a fe w d ays

”
.

h e as bu rie d i n th e C ampo S an to o f M adrid

w .

The fo llo w i n g case appe ars i n F o rb es s O ri e n tal

’

Me m o ir s The Brahm i n p re dic te d to his fri en d

Mr Ho d g es th at he w ou ld rise to be Go ve rn o r o f
.
,

B om bay ; but Mr H th o u ght little o f th e pre di c tion

. .

at th e ti me O n a v ac an cy o ccur rin g so m e tim e

.

a ft e r w ards Mr S en ce r w as a
, p .
ppo i n t e d to th e p ost ,

an d H o d es w as fo r so m e r easo n di sm i sse d fr o m th e
g
c o m an y s se rvi ce o n w h i c h h e se n t fo r th e
p r op h e t
’
p , ,

an d j ee r e d him ab o ut hi s
pre di c tio n te llin g him th at ,

h e w as ab ou t to sail fo r E n gl an d The Brah m i n .

li st en e d to him w ith th e g re at est tran q uillity an d ,

w h e n h e h ad c on c lu de d said : Yo u se e this v estibul e

an d th e bu ildi n g to w hi ch it lead s S pen ce r w ill .

re ach th e po rti co but he w ill n o t e n te r the pal ace

, ,

an d y o u w ill c e rt ai n ly o b t ain the h o n ou r w hi c h I

fo re to ld y ou ; a bl ack c lo ud h an g s o ve r hi m This .

su r p ri si n g p r o ph ec y w as ge n e r ally k n o wn an d t alk e d

o f i n S ur at an d B om b ay B ut Ho dge s th o ught so .

little o f it th at he pre pare d fo r his d epartu re for

,

E uro pe In th e m eantim e dispat ch es arrived in

.
, ,

w hi ch the C o u r t o f Direc t o rs e x presse d displ e asu r e

at S pen ce r s co n duc t as Go v e rn o r o f B e n g al co un te r
’
,

m an de d h is appo in tm en t and nom in ate d Ho dges

”
,

Go v e rn or o f B o m b ay .

The pre diction m ade by M Caz otte w ith r e fe ren ce .

,

to th e Fr e n ch Re v o l utio n o f 1 7 8 9 aft e r a din n e r at ,

w hi ch se v e r a l pe r so n s of high r an k w e re p resen t ,

w as e x ac tly reali se d se v e r al y e ar s afte r w ard s He .

fo r e to ld th at su c h an d suc h i n dividuals am on g th e
u ests w o uld be g uill o tin e d a du ch ess am o n g the
g ,

r e st— w hi c h at the ti m e w h e n th e r e see m e d n o t th e

,

l east like lihoo d o f such an occurren ce g ave rise to ,

mu ch hilarity th at the K in g w ould also be put to ,

de ath an d that La Harpe w ho re l at es th e cir cum

, ,
 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM . 1 95

t
s an ces, ld b ecom e a Christian h e b e in g at the
w ou ,

tim e a sce pti c i n r e li g io us m atte r s All h app e n e d .

as Caz o tte h ad st at e d as i s v o u ch e d for by m an y

,

w it n esse s The d e t ails o f thi s i n t e re stin g case are

.

iv e n i n th e w o rk o f M Bri e r e de B o i sm o n t as al so
g .
,

in so m e o th e r w o rk s .

The fo rtun e o f B e r n ad o tt e w as p re dict e d to h im

by the sam e pe rso n w ho p r e dic t e d th at o f Napo l e o n
an d Jo sephi n e Th e r e e xiste d m o r e o ve r an an cie n t
.
, ,

chr o n i c l e in th e B e r n ado tt e fam ily th at a kin g ,

w ould ill ustr at e th e ir post e rity .

S om e in te restin g de t ails o f the pre dic tio n s r e fe rrin g

to J ose phi n e are g iv e n in Sir A Alison s w o rk o n the
' ’

”
.

Hist o ry o f Eu ro pe durin g the Fr en c h Re vo lution

“
.

”
,

He r hist o ry says the au th o r

,
h ad b e en ve ry ,

re m arkable She w as b o rn i n the We st I n di e s an d

.
,

it had b ee n pr o ph esie d to he r by an o ld n e gress th at ,

she sh o uld lose h er fir st h usb an d an d be e x tr e m e l

y ,

un fo rt un ate but th at aft e r a rd s sh e sh o uld be g r eat e r

,

th an a qu een This pro ph ec y the authe nti city o f

.
,

w hich i s place d b ey o n d a d o ubt w as fulfill e d i n the ,

m ost sin g ul ar m ann e r Her first h usb an d Ale x an dr e

.
,

B eauh arn ais a ge n e ral i n the ar m y o n th e Rhin e

, ,

had b e e n g uill o ti n e d d uri n g the Re i g n o f T e rr o r ,

an d she h e r self w h o w as i m p ri so n e d at th e sam e

,

ti me w as o n ly save d fro m im pe n din g de ath by th e

,

fall o f Ro bespie rre So stro n gly w as th e p r o phe cy

.

im pre sse d upon her m i n d th at While l yin g i n the , ,

dun eo n s o f the C o n c ie rg e rie e xpe c tin g e ve ry h o u r ,

to e sum m on e to the R e vo l uti o n ary Trib un al sh e ,

m en tio n e d it to h e r fe ll o w p riso n e rs an d to am use -

,

th em n am e d som e o f the m h er l adies of the be d;

,

j
ch amb e r a e st w hicg she a fte r w ards
,

to o n e o f th e ir n um b e r J ose phin e h e rself r el at e d

.

thi s (Extrao rdm ary pfi sag e in her life i n the fol lo w i n g

-

t e rm s O n e m o rn in g the j ailo r e n t e r e d the c h am b e r

‘

w he r e I sle pt w ith the D uch ess d Ai g uillo n an d tw o

’
,

o th e r l adi e s an d t o ld m e h e w as g o i n
, g to t ake a w ay
my m attre ss to givo to an o th e r p rison e r W hy .
‘
,
’

said M adam e d Ai uillon e ag e rly

’

g w ill n o t M ad am e ,

x 2
1 96 ANIMAL MAGN ETISM .

No n o replie d
’
B e auh arn ais obtain b e t te r one a , ,

h e w ith a fien di sh sm il e ; sh e w ill h av e n o n e e d o f

‘
,

o n e for sh e i s to be le d to th e C o n c i e r ge ri e an d fr om
, ,

At th ese w o rds m y com

’
th en ce to the g uill otin e .

pan i on s in m i sfo rtun e utt e re d pie rc i n g shrie k s I .

c o n so l e d th e m as w e ll as I could ; at l e n gth w o r n o ut ,

w ith th e ir re peat e d l am en t atio n s I t o ld th e m th at ,

th e ir g rie f w as u tt e rly un r e ason abl e ; th at n ot o n ly ,

I sh ould n o t die bu t sh ould live to be Q ueen o f ,

Fran ce W hy th en do y ou n ot n am e yo ur m aids o f
.

h o n ou r said Madam e d Ai guillon irritate d at such ’

,
’
e xpr essi o n s at suc h a m o m en t Ve ry tr ue I said ‘
.
, , ,
.

I did n o t thin k o f th at W e ll m y dear I m ake y ou

,

.
, ,

o n e o f th e m Upon thi s the te ar s o f th e se ladie s

’
.

fe ll apace fo r th e y n e ve r do ubt e d I w as m ad
, B ut .

th e tru th w as I w as n ot gift e d w ith an y e x tra

,

o rdi n ar y c our ag e but w as i n t e r n ally pe r suad e d o f the

”
,

tr u th o f th e o r ac l e .

Irtee n y e ar s b e fo r e the R e v o lutio n

I

say s Dr , .

Macario Fath e r B eaur e gard a ce le brat e d p re ache r

, , ,

u tt e r e d fr o m th e pul pit o f N Otre D am e th e fo ll o w i n g

w o rd s w hi ch stru c k te rr o r i n t o the h e art s o f th e
,

c on gre gati o n : Ye s L o rd thy t em pl e s w ill be de

‘
, ,

spo il e d an d d estr o y e d thy h o ly d ay s ab o lish e d thy , ,

n ame bl asph e m e d thy w o r ship p roscribe d , To th e .

sac re d ch an t s w hi c h m ade the v ault e d ai sl es r eso un d

w ith thy p r aises w il l su ccee d o b scene an d p ro fan e

,

son gs .An d th ou infam ous d ivin ity o f pagan ism , ,

un ch ast e Ve n u s th ou co m est e ve n h e r e to assum e the

,

l ac e o f th e livin g G o d to seat th y se lf o n th e thr o n e

p ,

o f th e H o ly O n e an d to rece ive the guilty in cen se

,
’
o f thy n e w w o r shi ppe r s .

M Eu gen e de Mire cour the ce le br at e d auth o r o f

.
,
’
th e C on tem po r ain es pl ace d hi m se lf on rapp or t w ith ,

a so m n am b ul i st r esidin g in th e r ue R ambute au in ,

the b e ginnin g o f J an uary 18 48 Sh e fir st pr edi cte d to , .

Th e Cath e dral o f N otre Dam e w as aft e rw ards appro

pri ated to th e p ur p o se s sp ec ifie d, an d a co urt esan w as th ere
.

w o rshipp ed as th e re pre sen tat ive of th e G o ddess o f R e ason .

1 98 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

th at th e r e m ay be
m o re dire ct comm un ication
a

b e t w e en the di v in ity an d it ’
Co urs d Histoire de la
’
.

’
Philo sophi e V o l . St Gr e go ry the G r e at and
.

S t Th o m as Aquin as h ad alre ady advan ce d the pro

.

positi on th at th e so ul , by i ts spiritual n atu re , m ay

p r e di c t c e rt ai n fu t ur e thi n gs, es e c i all
p y o n th e ap
”
p roac h o f death .

En ou g h h as doubtl ess b een advan ce d i n th e pre

c e d in g pages to e st abli sh th e re ality O f th e
ph en o m e n a w hi ch are n o t u n fr e q ue n tly m an ife st e d
i n the l uc id so m n am b uli sm o ccu rri n g un de r the
i n fluen ce o f m agn e tism , as w e ll as i n th at
w hi c h i s o c casi on ally m et w ith un d e r o th e r c on
di tion s o f the syste m , an d w hi c h , as w e h av e see n ,
are v o uch e d fo r, n o t o n ly by pe r so n s w ho h av e spe

c i ally o c cupi e d th e m se lv e s w ith an im al m agn e ti sm ,

bu t by w e ll kn ow n phy sici an s, an d m an y i n divid uals

-

di stin g ui sh e d in lit e rature an d sc ie n ce , as al so by

c om p e t e n t o b se rv e r s am o n g the gen e r al public .

S om e addition al co r rob o r ativ e t esti m on i es an d cases

are i n tro d uce d i n the Appe n di x ; an d h ad I b e e n
dispose d to e n l arge thi s w o rk I m ight e asily h ave
d on e so to a c on side rable e x te n t, but I h ave dee m e d it
m ost advi sabl e to p r ese n t a succ i n c t sum mary o f
fac ts an d o f comm en t s the re on m ade , fr om an i m
,
'

partial estim ation o f w hich j ustifiable co n cl usi o n s

m ay be de du ce d .

Op . Cit .Se e fu rth er re m ar k s on p redict i on an d illus

trativ e in st an ces in th e Appen dix .
 C ON CLUDIN G O BSERVATI O N S .

FRO M th e m o re gen e r al kn ow l ed g e an d a j ust e r ap

r e c iati o n o f th e se h e n o m e n a m uc h oo d m u st I
p p g , ,

con ce iv e ari se (h o w e v e r lik e ly th e co n tr ary m ay h av e

,

r d t m e r so n s w h o h av e t ake n to o c i r
a
pp ea e o so e p
c u m sc rib e d a vi e w o f th e q ue sti o n ) n o t o n ly as r é ,

a rd s t h e r o m o ti o n o f t h e t e m o r al w e ll b e i n g o f
g p p
-

m an kin d bu t also as r e spe cts th e e x t e n sion o f

,

spiritual r e li g i o n by co n tr o v e rti n g th e d oc tri n e s o f

,

th e g r oss m at e r i ali sm w hi ch r e fer s all m e n t al as ,

w e ll as b o dily o pe r ati on s to th e str uct u r al o r gan isa

tion fi“
Spe akin g o f the p r ej udi ces w hic h a supe rfi c i al
kn o w l edge o f scien tific tru th s i s apt to en gen de r
“
,

B aco n j ustly O b se rve d : Thu s th en b eside s th at ,

philoso phy an d h um an kn o w l e d g e se rv e to ad o rn an d
e xpl ain r e ligio n th e y al so r e n d e r it tw o i m po rt an t
,

It w ill be see n , up on a sup e rficial e xam in at i on th at ,

an im al m agn e t i sm isto the O p i n i o n s o f th e p hy si o

o pp o se d
l o gi cal m ate rial ist ,
th e adv o ca e o f th e o gan i c o ri gi n o f
t r
mi n d, an d e po se s, i n all h e i n ak e dn e ss, the de fo m ity ,
x t r r
th e scan in e ss, i n suffi c i e n cy , an d u e
t ab su di y tt r
of his r t
r
c e ed . In an i m al m agn e i sm w e fin d a p ac i cal e fu a i o n
t r t r t t
o f all th e m a e i al h e o i e s o f th e h um an m i n d— a m o s
tr t r di s t
t i n c , cogen , an d im p e ssiv e p o o f o f th e in dep e n de n e is
t t r r t x t
e n c e o f th e so u l o f m an , an d c o n se u e n l t tr t
q y th e s o n g e s
p h il o so phi c al g o un ds fo r p esum in g i ts im m o al i y , sin c e
r r rt t
i h as n o w be e n de m o n s a e d, b ey o n d th e po ssibili y o f
t tr t t
a i o n al do u b ,
rt h a i n i ts m an i fe s a io n s i i s n o t n e c e ssa il y
t t t t t t r
ch ai n e d do w n to an
y p a ti c ul a p a o f th e se n sibl e an d
r r rt
m o al b o dy , but h a i i s cap abl e O f e e c isi n g i ts v a i o u s
rt t t t xr r
fun c i o n s in p e cu lia c i cu m s an ces, w i h o u t h e assi s an c e
t r r t t t t
o r co o p e a i o n o f an y o f
-
rt h o se m a e i al o g an s by m e an s o f
t tr r
w h ich i u su ally m ain ain s a co e sp o n den ce w i h th e e x
t t rr t
e n al w o l d — Isi s R evela ta
tr r .
2 00 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

se rvi ce s ; on th e on e h an d th e y con tribute to the

,

l or o f G o d an d o n th e o th e r th e y affo rd an e x ce l
g y , ,

l en t p r ese rvative again st in c re dulity an d e rro r ” .

An e st e e m e d m o de rn w rit e r like w ise re mark s on

'

this po in t The in te r ests o f r e ligi on are i n tim at e ly

c o nn ec t e d w ith the g e n e r al p r o g r e ss o f i n t e lli g e n ce ,

an d e v e ry n e w di sco v e ry w h e t he r in the un ive r se o f

,

m att e r o r m in d dire ctly t e n d s to in c re ase th e g o o d

,

o f m an an d the glo r y o f G o d .

Ev e ry advan ce in c ivilization e ve ry in c rease i n ,

th e am oun t o f kn ow le dge adds to the m o ral i m

,

p ro v e m en t o f in divid ual s an d to th e g en e r al b en e fit
o f soci e ty . E xce pt in the l o w est st at e s o f barbarism ,

w e fin d n o thi n g i m m u t abl e ; c h an g e s m ust c o m e ,

Wh e th e r w e de sire th em o r n o t ; t im e m ust ge n e r at e
n e w i deas , leavin g us to arran ge th e ir re l atio n s to
th e com m on st ock
,
If th ese ide as be de ve lope d by
.

kn o w l e d ge th e y w ill b ec om e b en efi cial tr uths ; if

,

th e y be appr opri at e d by i g n o r an ce th e y w ill ge n e

”
,

rat e pe r n i c i ous fal se h o o d s .

the adm issi on o f the

high e r o rd e r o f so m n am b ulic ph en o m en a w o ul d in
v alid at e o r dim i n ish th e e sti m ati o n i n w hi c h the

S cript u r e m iracl es are h e ld E ven w e re it so thi s

.
,

c ir c um st an ce co uld i n n o w i se de tr act fr o m th e ir
v alue as acquire d truth s This o bj e ction has ho w
.
,

e ve r ,
b ee n ably m e t by the Rev. Mr San by in .

M e sm e rism an d its O ppon en ts an d in fac t it i s , ,

e asy to pe r ce iv e th at th e r e i s but littl e an al o gy be

t w e e n th e se tw o o rd e r s O f ph en o m en a b ey o n d the ,

c ir cu m st an ce o f m ir acu l ou s agen cy an d th at o f m ag

n e ti c l ucid so m n am buli sm b e in g b o th m ad e subse r

vien t to the b e n e fit o f m an kin d The so m n am b ulic .

m an ifest at ion s d e pe n d as w e h ave see n upon th e

, ,

e x i st e n ce o f c e rt ai n fav o ur abl e c o n diti o n s an d th e y ,

are li ab le to fail an d to v ar y e v e n in v e ry l uc id su b

e c ts ; w h e r eas th e m ir ac l e s r ec o rd e d i n S c ri pt ur e
j

Th e N atu ral Histo ry of i ty

So c e ” . By W . 00 0 11 6
T ay l o r .
2 02 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

His pow er it , sh a
ll al w ay s be e x e rte d but w ith the ,

un usu al o ccasio n th e u n u sual age n c ce ases an d the

y ,

e x trao rdi n ar y re su lt n o l o n e r o ccu rs

g .

W h en His spec i al an d i mm e diat e agen cy is

re qu i sit e to sh o w th at th e com m an ds o r c om m u n ica

ti o n s u tte r e d in His n am e ar e fro m Him it i s e x ,

e rte d suffic i e n tl to c au se thi s i mpre ssi o n an d th e

y ,

j ud gm en t o f th o se w h ose m in d s are to be affec t e d by

i t is satisfi e d th at the vi sible m ir acl e c ann o t h av e
e m an at e d fro m an o th e r th an a Divi n e P o w e r O ur
y .

c o mm o n se n se so o n di sco v e r s thi s i n all r e al m ir acl es .

'

Th e r e could be n o m i st ake o r d e lusio n in the r aisin g

o f L az ar us
’
n o r i n o ur S avi ou r s o w n r e su rr e cti on
, .

The su pe rn atu ral age n cy w as c lear an d ce rtain in

"

b o th ” .

Havin g st ate d w h at I con ce1 v e to be the prin cipal

u se ful a li c ati o f im l m ag n e ti sm in so far as
pp n s o a n a ,

th e y m ay be asc e rt ain e d in th e act ual st at e o f o ur

k n o w le dge I thi n k m yse lf j u stifi e d in dr aw in g from
,

w h at h as p r e ce d e d th e fo ll o w i n g con clu si on s
1 An im al m agn e ti sm h as b e en kn ow n an d pr ao
.

tise d in v ario us n atio n s fr om a ve ry r em o t e pe rio d .

Th e r e appe ar to be ce rtain poin t s o f an alo gy b e t w een

i ts ac tion an d th at o f m i n e r al m ag n e ti sm as m an i ,

fe sted u pon sen sitiv e subj ect s an d upon an im als .

2 The e x i st en ce o f a j nmm
,

.
gmsj m anafi on per ,

c e ptible to sen sitiv e su bj e c t s an d to so m e so m n am

bulists pr ocee din g fr om the h an d s th e h e ad or o th e r

, , ,

part s of th e m agn e ti se r s b o dy as al so from the po les

’
,

o f m ag n e ts c e rt ain m e t al s an d c r st al s see m s to be
, y ,

p ro ve d .

3 Th e action o f an im al like th at of te rrestri al

.
,

m agn e ti sm m ay be tran sm itt e d to a distan ce w ithin

,

c e rt ain li m it s e v e n thr o u gh w all s an d o t he r so lid

,

b o die s p ro ducin g the sleep an d othe r spe cifi e d re

,

sults .

4 The sleep, th oug h the m o st co m m en effe ct o f

.
-

th e m agn e ti c pr o ce sses, is n ot an essen ti al pr o o f of

th e ac ti on of m ag n e ti sm , w hi c h , in m an y case s, e x e rts
a b ene fi ci al in fl ue nce in depe n d en tly o f thi s st at e .
 fl
AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

5 The pro d uc ti o n o f crises an d o th e r vio l en t e ffe ct s

.

c on se qu e n t upon th e p rac ti ce o f Me sm e r an d h i s

disciples w as i n g r eat m e asu r e , o w i n g to the in u

,

e n c e o f an e x c it e d i m ag i n ati o n an d o f i m it ati o n o pe
’
r atin g upon i m pr e ssi on able pe r so n s Me sme r s prac .

tice w as ve rth e l e ss att en d e d w ith be n e fic ial

, ne ,

r esult s i n a larg e
p pr o o rti o n o f c ase s w hi c h co uld ,

n o t all be r e fe rre d to thi s c ause .

6 It i s p ro ve d th at i n th e m agn e tic sle e p th e

.

sen se s are c lose d to o rdi n ar

y i m p re ssio n s an d th at ,

the g e n e r al se n sibilit y m ay be so o btu se d as to e n abl e

the subj e c t s to u n de r g o se ri o us su r g i c al o pe r ati o n s
w ith o ut m an ife sti n g si gn s o f fe elin g p ai n an d th at ,

m an y pati e n t s so O pe r ate d u po n h av e r e c o v e r e d w ith

o ut e x pe ri e n c i n g th e
p rej u di ci al c o nse que n c e s w hic h
’

so fr e q ue n tl su e rv e n e u o n t h e e rfo r m an ce of
y p p p
gr av e o pe rati on s .

7 C o n sid e ri n g th e i n c on ve n i e n ce s an d n o t un fre
.
,

que n tl y fat al r e sult s atte n di n g the e m pl oy m e n t o f

,

an a esthe sic age n t s it m a

y be i n fe rre d th at in som e
, ,

case s m agn e ti sm w o u ld be p r e fe r abl e to th e m espe

, ,

c i ally in th o se w h e re th e pati e n t s h ad b ee n alre ady

subj ec t e d to i ts in fl ue n ce an d th at thi s age n t m i g ht

,

be e qu ally e m pl o y e d for this p u r po se d uri n g t he

dre ssin g o f pai n ful w o un ds e x t e n siv e b u rn s & c , , .

8 An age n cy c apable o f bl u n tin g the se n sibilit y

.

to such an e x t e n t i s n e c essarily c al c ul at e d to r e n d e r
g reat se rvi ce i n m any di se ase s accom pan ie d w ith
local pain s an d spasm s ; an d e x pe rie n ce h as d em on
strate d th at an i m al m agn e ti sm o ft e n cu r es o r all e

v i ate s sim il ar di se ase s i n so m e i n st an c e s e v e n w ith

,

o ut th e m ag n e ti c sl e e p b e i n g r o d u ce d
p .

9 In m an y case s also w h e re th e i n n e rvatio n is u n

.
, ,

e quall y di stribu t e d fr o m b ein g to o m uc h co n e e n

,

trated i n c e rt ain part s an d fr o m i ts d e fi c ie n cy i n

,

o th e r s m ag n e ti sm h as b e e n
, e m pl o y e d w ith m uc h

adv an t ag e espec i ally i n

, sl ee pl essn e ss c o n v ul siv e ,
.

n e rvo us an d m en t al di sease s an d in som e fo r m s o f

, ,

ar al si s
p y .

1 0 M agn etism has lik e w i se b e en e m pl oy e d b en e

.
2 01 AN IMAL MAe N ETISM .

ficially in v ari ous o th e r di so rde r e d states o f the h ealth ,

an d in so m e c ases o f o rgan i c l esi o n ; but a m o r e e x

te n sive e x pe rie n ce o f i ts e ffe c t s o n th e part of th e

m e di cal pro fe ssion i s n e cessary , in o rde r to d e t e r m in e
w ith so m e d e gr e e o f pr ec i si o n th e e x t en t to w hi c h
it m ay be m ade th e rape utic ally available .

1 1 An im al m agn e tism c an , h o w e v e r in n o w i se be
.
,

con side r e d as a pan acea, or o f un iv e r sal ap pli catio n

i n an y di sease w h at e ve r , bu t it m ay j ustly be re
g arde d as a
po w e rful an d im portan t the rape utical
m ean s additi on al to th o se w e already posse ss an d as ,

b e in g n ot un fr e q uen tly se rviceable w he n the latt e r

h av e fail e d to pro duce b en e fit .

1 2 The ph e n o m e n a o f a psy c h o lo gical o rd e r w hic h

.

are o bse rv able durin g th e m agn e ti c sl eep as clair v o y ,

an ce
—, &c .th ,o ug h co m par ative ly se ldom m e t w ith ,

Eire n e v e rth e less p r o ve d to e x i st j ust as m u ch as is

the phy sical ac tion o f m agn e tism Th ese ph e no
.

m e n a are n ot p r o d uc ibl e at w ill but th e y supe rv e n e

,

in an u n ce rt ain pr opo rti on o f m agn e ti se d p erso n s .

An alo gous ph e n o m e n a are like w ise so m e tim e s o h

se rv e d in div e r s c o n diti on s o f th e eco n o m y i n de ,

pen d e n tly o f m agn e tic so m n am b ulism .

1 3 Th e lu cidity of m ost so m n am bulist s i s v e ry

.

v ariable its m an ife st ation de pen din g upon a co m

,

bin atio n of fav o u r abl e con ditio ns or upon the ab sen ce

,

o f adv e r se i n fl ue n ces ; h e nce it can n o t al w ay s be

re ck o n e d upo n e v en in g o o d c l airv oy an t s .

1 4 Th o u ght readin g acc ounts fo r m an y o f the

.
-

fac t s o b se rve d ; bu t i n de pen de n tly of this pow e r

, ,

th e r e is in c l airvo yan ce pr ope r an e x trao rdin ary

p o s itiv e p e r c e p ti o n o f p e r so n s O
, bj e c t s o r
p l ace s , ,

e ith e r n ear or m o r e o r l e ss di st an t Thi s ph e n om en o n

.

n o t u n fr e qu en tl y o cc u rs d urin g n atu ral sle e p an d ,

u n d e r c e rt ain p ath o l o g i cal st at e s o f th e sy st e m .

1 5 In m agn e ti se d subj e c ts h o w e ve r c l airv oy an ce

.
, ,

i s u su ally in gre at m easur e d epe n d en t upon the

e st abli sh m en t o f th e m en t al rapp or t b e t w e e n th e m

an d the p e r son s t e stin g th e ir po w e r s by w hic h a

,

cl ue i s giv en w hi c h e n abl e s th e m to de scrib e m o r e

2 06 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

r en e e s hith e r to i n e x plicabl e an d m ust effect a c h an ge ,

i n th e o pi n i on s e n t e rt ain e d by m an y pe r son s r espec t

i n g so m e que sti on s r e l atin g to the ph y sio lo gy o f the
n e rv o u s sy st e m e sp e ci ally the fun c ti o n s o f th e br ai n
, ,

by d e m o n str ati n g th e in c om patibilit y o f th e th e o ry

o f th e m ate ri al o rigi n o f m in d w ith th e fac t s O b

se rv e d .

2 1 A pr o fo un de r study o f th e state o f luc id som

.

n am buli sm an d a m o r e ge n e r al k n ow le dge o f i ts
,
"

ph eno m en a by sh o w m g m o r e cl early the reci pr ocal

,

re l ati on s b e t w e e n the so ul an d th e b o dy c ann o t but ,

be p ro d uc tiv e o f be n e fic i al re sult s by dim in i shi n g ,

i nc r e dulity re spec tin g a spirit ual e x isten ce an d c on ,

se qu en tly by e x t en di n g th e in fl ue n ce o f tr ue re .

lig io n .

Mesm eri c Infir m a ry — Thi s in s i u io n , in WOym outli tt t

tr t
s ee , supp o te d by v o l un ary c o n
r ibu ion s, h as e is e d
t tr t x t
ab o u t se v en e e n y e ars, du in g w hi ch p e i o d n u m e o us o u t
t r r r
p a i e n ts h av e de iv e d b e n e fi o r a c u e f o m th e
t r t
e a m en r r tr t t .

An n ual e po s are p ubli sh e d f om he se i app ea s h a th e

r rt r t t r t t
p in cipal c ase s
r e a e d are ch o n i c
tr t h e um atism , n e u algia, r r r
an d o h e n e v o u s affe c i o n s, acco m p an i e d o r n o t w i h sp asm ,
t r r t t
p ain s, sl e e pl essn ess, gl an du l ar en l a ge m e n ts an d um o u s, r t r
c hr o n i c h e adach e , h e um atic p a aly si s, d o psy , m u scular
r r r
ac i o n s,
tr t o ld sp ai n s, di so de e d ge n e al h e al h , the
r r r r t
’

co n .

r
In th e e p o fo r 1 86 3 is a go o d c ase o f e p il e psy Th e e po
rt . r rt
fo r 1 865 say s O u r m o o i s th e alle v i a io n an d cu e o f
tt t r
di se ase , an d th e e li ef an d p e v en i o n o f pain by m e sm e i sm
r r t . r
o n ly .If ph en o m en a spo n tan e o u sly p e se n th em se lve s, w e r t
do n o t e j e c h e m , but w e do n o t se e k for th e m
r tt So mn am .

buli sm , c lai v o y an c e , in o visio n , p e dic io n , & c , h ave

r tr r t .

o ffe e d h em se lv e s to o ur n o i c e i n th e co u se o f th e l as
r t t r t
t w e lv e m o n th s, an d w e av aile d o u se l e s o f h e se p h e n o m e n a r v t
i n th e tr t
e a m en o f di se ase , so far as h e y app e a e d in s u o
t t r tr
t ive o r se vice abl e , but w e did n ot l e an up on h em w i h
r t t
u n du e c o n fide n ce We kn ow h o w un cer ain , an d ho w un
. t
r e li abl e h ese m an ife s a i o n s e p ea edly are ; an d h o ugh
t t t r t t
t h ey are fac s i n n a u e w h i ch are o ccasio n all y , o r p e h aps
t t r r
e v e n o f e n de v e l o p e d, n e v e r h e l e ss o u r sy s e m o f
t t
e a me n t tr t t
i s n o t bu il upo n h e m t ” t .
 07
3

ADDE ND A TO PART II .

ILL U STR ATIV E CASE S F R O M PRO FE SSO R G R E G O Rr s

' “L E TT E R S
T o A CAN D ID IN Q U IR E R O N AN IMAL lVl N E TISM .

D IRE CT CL AIRV O YAN CE .

— “At th e h ou se o f Dr S ch m itz . ,

Rect o r o f the High Scho o l h e r e I saw a little boy ,

ab o u t ni n e e ar s o f a u t i n t th e m a n e ti c sl ee p
y g p
e o g
by a y o un g m an o f se ve n t ee n As h e w as said to be
.

0 ai rv o an t I r e que st e d h i m thro u h th e m agn e ti se r

, g , ,

w h om al o n e h e h e ar d to v i sit m e n t ally m y h o u se
, ,

w hi c h w as n e arly a m il e o ff He said h e w o uld an d

.
,

so o n w h e n ask e d b e an to d e sc rib e a b ac k dr aw i n g
, g ,

r oo m i n w hic h he saw a side b oard w ith gl asses an d

,
-

a si n ul ar a
g pp ar at us w hi c h h e d esc ribe d I n fac t .

thi s r o om is use d as a din in g r oo m an d h as a side -

b o ard o n w hic h st oo d at that m o m en t gl asse s an dan ap

,

ar at u s fo r p r e ari n d w at e r w hi c h I h ad br o u ght
p p g so a -

fr o m G e r m any an d w hich w as th en quit e n e w in

,

Edin bu rgh . I th en re quest e d him afte r he h ad ,

m e n ti on e d so m e o th e r d e t ails to l o o k at th e fro n t ,

roo m in w hich he de scrib e d tw o sm all po rtraits m ost

, ,

o f the fur n it ur e m irro r s an d o r n am e n t al gl a sses an d

, ,

the p ositi on o f the pi an ofo rt e w hi c h i s v e ry u n usual

,
.

B e in g aske d w h o m h e saw i n th e ro o m he r eplie d , ,

o n ly a l ady w h ose dre ss h e d esc rib e d

, an d a boy ,
.

This I asce rt aine d to be c orre c t at th at ti m e I the n .

r e queste d Dr Sch m itz to go in t o an o the r ro o m an d

.

th e r e to do w h at e ve r h e ple ase d Dr S t o o k w ith . . .

h i m hi s son an d w h e n th e slee pe r w as ask e d to loo k

,

in t o the o th e r r o o m he b e gan to laugh an d said th at

, ,

Th e o do re w as a funn y boy an d w as gestic ul at in g in

,

a partic ul ar w ay w ith h is ar m s w hil e Dr S st o o d , . .

l oo kin g on He th en said th at Th e o dore had le ft th e

.
2 08 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

ro om an d after a w hil e th at h e had return e d ; the n

, ,

that he w as j um pin g ab out an d b ein g aske d ab ou t

Dr S he said th at he also w as j um pin g ab ou t
. .
, .

L astly h e said Dr S w as b eati n g his son n ot w ith

, . .
,

a sti ck alth ou h he saw a sti ck in th e r o om but

g , ,

w ith a r o ll o f pape r All thi s did n ot o ccupy m o re

.

th an se v e n or e ight m in u t es an d w h en Dr S r e , . .

tu rn e d I at on ce gav e h im th e ab ov e accoun t o f hi s
,

r o cee di n gs w hi c h h e m uc h ast o n i sh e d d e c l ar e d to
p , , ,

be co rr e ct in ev e ry p arti c ul ar .

Mr T o ccasion ally sh o w e d quit e spon tan eously

. .

so m e d e gr ee o f c l airv o yan ce T hus on e day h e t o ld .

,

m e th at h e saw m y carri ag e arri v in g in th e co u rt

y a rd o f th e u n iv e r sit
y w hi c h I did n o t be lie ve as it , ,

h ad be en o rd e r e d an h ou r l at e r B ut h e said h e n ot .

o n ly saw it but saw al so the servan t co m in g u p

,

st airs to an n o un ce it ; an d tw o m in u t e s aft e r w ard s

th e se rvan t appear e d the c arriage h avin g by m i st ake , , ,

b ee n bro ug ht an hour too so on An othe r day h e .

spo ke to m e o f se e in g h is un cl e i n B e r w i c k shir e an d ,

said th at hi s un cl e w as t h e n sen din g off a l e tt e r to

hi m . He h ad n o reason to e x pect a le tt e r ; on th e
co n tr ary h e w as at th at tim e
, in t en din g to
w rit e to hi s un cl e B ut w ith th e first post fro m
.

B e r w ic k the le tte r c ame He se ve ral tim es saw an d .

d esc rib e d w h at w as go in g o n at m y h ouse On .

se v e r al oc casi o n s w h e n I w as able to ve rify his

st at em e n t s I foun d him c o rr ec t as to the n um b e r ,

dr esse s & c o f the pe rson s he saw in my draw in g

, .
,

r o om .

O n e day h e spon t an eously yi site d In chk e ith , an d

th e lighth ou se th e r e , w hic h h e h ad n e ve r see n ; bu t
I fo un d , on in quiry, th at his description , w hi ch w as
v e r y m in ut e , w as accur at e, an d it w as ce rt ain ly give n
as by o n e se e i n g w h at h e de sc rib es His clair v o y .

an ce w as g e n e r ally spo n t an e ou s, but so m e ti m es I

w as able to g e t hi m to l o o k w h e re I w ishe d, an d he
se v e ral tim es t o ld , at m y r e q ue st , w h at w as do i n g i n

th e r oo m o f a fri e n d w h o live d at a di st an ce O f se v e ral

h un dr e d yards .
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2 10 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

e n te er d the I n fir m ary y et h e saw the i nte ri or de , ,

sc rib e d tw o m e n
pu tti n g a third in t o a b ath on th e
gro un d oor an d aft e r w ards go i n g upst airs he
-
,

e nt e r e d a w ard o n th e do o r o f w hi c h h e saw
, No .

co un t e d th e a ds o n o n e si d e o f it
l
n o ti ce d the ,

c l o se t s at th e e n d s o f th e w a rd an d said th at m o st ,

O f th e
pati en ts w e re in be d but th at o n e m an w as
’

sm o kin g
’
u
p th e lum
“At Mr L ew is s re quest J D on ce vi site d St J ohn s
.

’ ’
. . .
.
,

N e w Br un sw ick an d t o ld Mr L th at his m o th e r , . .
,

o f w h o m h e ( Mr L ) had n o t h e ard fo r y e ar s w as. .

,

aliv e an d in th at
place Also th at on a ce rt ain day .

Mr L e w i s w ould r e ceive a le tt e r from th at quart e r

.
,

o n b usin e ss o f i m p o rt an ce w hic h w as n o w o n th
'

w ay ; th at i t w as w ritt en by an age n t or e x ecut o r ,

w h o w as th en i ll ; th a t the m o th e r o f Mr L w o uld
u
. .
_

al so soo n r ece iv e a l e tt e r w hi ch Mr L h ad w ritte n . .

,

an d h e adde d
priv ate in fo r m ati on o f m u ch im po rt an ce
to him Th e W h ol e pro ve d quite co rrect
. Mr L . . .

re ce iv e d th e l e tt e r an n o un ce d fr om an ag en t w h ose ,

i lln ess and d eath We r e m en tion e d in a l at e r com

mun ication Mr m o th e r pro v e d to be livin g
. .

th e r e an d sh e al so r e ce ive d th e l ast l e tt e r h e had

,

w ritt e n With o ut a kn o w le dge o f h er b ei n g alive

, _
,

o r o f h e r addr e ss .
I h ave sin ce h e ard o f various .

o th e r i n stan ce s o f J D s great lucidity

’

“A oun g w om an se t 2 5 se rvan t in the fam ily

. . .

y , , .

o f Dr M Culloch o f D um fries w as m agn e tise d by

.
‘
, ,

Mr L e w i s a n d b e cam e c l airvoy an te
. O n th e 6 th .

O ctobe r sh e w as put to sle e p in the e v en i n g an d

, ,

ask e d to vi sit a sc h o o l for y o un g l adi e s at B o ulo gn e .

w h e r e Dr M s d au ght e r th e n w as Sh e said sh e saw

’
. . .

h er go in g to be d at a qu arte r to n in e an d h an gi n g ,

u p a br o w n dr e ss w hi c h sh e h ad w ow th at day ,

b e cau se th e day w as w in try It w as suppose d th at .

thi s w as a m i st ak e as th at dr ess w as n ot to b e w o r n
‘

till Wi n t e r She said th at th e yo un g l ady w as to

.

retu r n ho m e in J un e or July an d aft e r w ards g o ,

b ac k to B oul ogn e This also w as suppose d to be .

it r ng S h d sc rib e d m inu t e l y the pe rSo n o f

q u e w o e e .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM . 2 Il
.

the E n gli sh t e ach e r an d said th e re w e r e t w e n ty

,

fiv e sch o l ar s a po i n t n o t k n o w n to an
y o n e in
D um frie s She said th at th ey din e d at h alf past
.
-

one , an d dran k n o w i n e but so m e light st uff o ut ,

o f a v e ry l arge fl ask o f a pe c uli ar sh ape She also .

desc rib e d th e be d an d o t he r furn it ur e o f the y o un g

l adi e s b e dr oo m particul arly a sm all c ar pe t o f a stair
’
,

c ar e t p att e r n a d e e p re d c o l o u r m uc h fad e d Miss

p , ,

M h ad h e ard fro m h e r m o th e r l ast w e e k an d

’

.
,

in t e n de d to w rit e h o m e o n W e d ne sday the 9 th She , .

al so de sc rib e d a l ady w h o m sh e t oo k fo r th e sch o o l

,

m i str e ss, as a st o u t w o m an dre sse d i n bl ac k satin , ,

w earin g a c ap an d w ith ,
bl ack h air Miss M . .

e ne r all s l e e s al o n e but som e ti m es o n e o f the

g y p
:

y o un g l adi e s sle e ps w ith h er O n e o f th e Fr e n ch .

teach e r s so m e ti m e s i n str uc t s in music Miss M . .

w as at the E n gli sh c hu r ch i n th e fo r e n oo n bu t n ot ,

i n th e aft e rn oon b ecause it w as w e t , Th e t e x t o f ,

the se r m o n w as fro m L uk e x vii .

O n in q uiry alm o st th e w h ole o f th e se st ate m e n ts

, b

w e r e fo un d c o rr ec t A fe w w e r e w ro n g
. Miss M . .

did g o to c h ur ch in th e aft e r n oo n an d th e t e x t i n the ,

fo r en o on w as n ot fro m Lu ke The lady L W t oo k . . .

fo r th e sch oo l m i str ess w as a fri e n d o n a v i sit to h er

-
.

B u t in alm ost e v e ry thin g e lse L W w as ri g ht Th u s . . .

,

Miss M h ad w o rn the br ow n dress that d ay fo r the

.

first ti m e soo n e r th an sh e in t en de d b ec ause the day

,
“

w as v e ry co ld She h ad g on e to be d th at e ve n i n g at
.

a q uart e r to n i n e an d h ad h un g u p th e dr e ss i n h e r
,

cu pb oard O n ly the day be fo r e sh e an d the o th e r

.
,

un g l adi e s h ad b ee n un e x ec t e dly t o ld th at th e
y o p y
w o uld h av e to r e t u rn h o m e ab o u t th e e n d o f J un e o r

fl
,

b e g in n in g o f J uly b ecause the m i str ess w as o bli g e d to

,

g o at th at tim e to Ge r m an y ; w hic h w as e n tire ly un e

pec te d by Mi ss M e fam ily The pe rson o f t h e E n glish
’ ‘

. .

t each e r w as c o rre ctly d e sc rib e d Th e d escriptio n o f .

th e dinn e r w as g e n e rally co rr ec t an d the w at e r ask ,

-

w as e x ac tly as L W said . The furn itu r e o f th e be d

. .

r o om w as also co rr e c tly de sc ribe d as w as th e patt e r n ,

and c o l o u r o f the car e t Mi ss M did i n t e n d to

p . .
2 12 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

w rit e an d did w rite on the 9 th O ne of the youn g

, .

l adie s som e tim e s sl ept w ith h er an d on e o f the ,

Fr en ch t each e r s o cc asion ally g ave in str uction s in

m usi c Th e n um b e r o f sch o lars w hich h ad v arie d
.
,

m uch w as th e n tw e n ty fiv e
,
-
.

Th e girl spo k e and ac t e d as if lookin g at w h at sh e

de sc rib e d an d it cann ot I thin k be doubt e d that by
, , ,

so m e m ean s sh e did see it Th e case i s re m arkable . ,

al so b e cause sh e m en tio n e d co rr e ctl v ari o us po i n t s

, y
w hi ch cann o t h e r e be g ive n as to w h at passe d i n the ,

m in d o f Miss M an d b e cause the re w as som e t e n de n c y

.
,

to p re vi si on o f fut ure e ve n t s as i n re gard to h e r ,

w ritin g o n th e 9 th an d he r re t urn at a l at e r
,

perio d .

A co rr espon de n t o f Dr Gr e go ry s ( th e R ev Mr .
’
. .

Gilm ou r of Green oc k) re co rds se ve ral in stan ce so f

,

c lairv oy an ce m an ife st e d by hi s fe m al e se rvan t of ,

w hi c h I se l e ct th e fo ll o w in g
“J S E s spe n din g the e v en in g w ith m e w as
.
q .
, .
, ,

an x i o us to test h er c l airv o an ce acc ur ate ly

y S h e .

v i site d at his re que st the br eakfast ,

parl o ur at h o m e "
-

, ,
’
said hi s fath e r w as r e adin Bl ac k w o o d s M ag azin e
g
i n his e asy ch air by the fire de sc ribe d the r oo m wi th ,

pe rfe ct acc u racy an d m en tion e d w h at Mrs Scott w as ,

.

do in g So m e o f th ese st at e m en t s h e fe lt pe rfectly
.

su r e w e r e i n c o rr e c t but o n g o in g h o m e h e fo un d th at
,

sh e h ad b e en m in ut e ly acc urat e He b e g g e d m e i n .
,

W ritin g to sen d h er alon g to o ur Pr ov ost s on go in g

’

in t o on e r oom sh e saw a great n u m be r of youn g l adies ,

o n en t e ri n g an o th e r r o o m sh e said she saw a gr eat

m an y littl e m i sses O n b e in g pr e sse d to loo k e arn estly

.

at th e m to se e if sh e kn e w an o f th e m sh e dis
y ,

S s si ste rs th e ir g o ve rne ss w h om she

’
c o v e r e d Mr . .
, ,

n am e d an d th e Misse s L
, Mr S th en t old m e th at . . .

the Pr o v ost h ad a l arge party th at e v e n in g u pw ards ,

o f si x ty l adies th at his sist e rs the ir go ve r ne ss an d , ,

th e Mi sse s L w e re to h is ce rt ain kn ow le d g e the r e

.
.

W hile this w as goin g on I h eard a kn o ck at m y do o r .

O n the pe r son be in g ad m itte d I aske d her to t e ll m e ,

if an y on e w as th e re She said Y e s a l ady had b een .

, ,
 2 14 AN IMAL MAGNETISM .

An oth e r lady, a pati e n t also o f Mr Atkinson s,

’
.

w ho , by l o n g an d l ab o rio us m agn e tic tr e at m e n t , had

c ur e d h er o f a m o st di stre ssin g co m pl ai n t th at h ad

resi st e d all o th e r tre at m e n t , b ecam e highly cl air

v oy an t, an d spon t an e ously desc rib e d th e h ouse of a
n e a r r e l ati o n w ith all i ts i nm at es . Sh e co n tin ue d
for a l o n g tim e to vi sit h is h o use, an d o n e ti m e saw
th at he r rel ative w as dan ge r ously ill, an d told ho w
m an y pe rson s w e r e i n the sick room , saw th e m e dical
m e n , d e sc rib e d th e tr e atm e n t , an d pu rsue d th e c ase
fr o m day to day , in vo l un tarily an d e ve n again st her
w i sh , as it di str e sse d h er se ve r ely , till the dist an t
p ati e n t di e d
. A ft e r thi s sh e w as still i n v o l un tarily

dr aw n to the scen e o f death , saw the c o r pse , de

sc rib e d i ts appe aran ce , an d all the p r oce e di n gs con

n e c te d w ith th e i n t e r m e n t . Eve rythin g th at could

be asce rtain e d an d v e rifi e d w as fo un d e x act .

A y o un g l ad y , o n a vi sit aw ay fro m he r h om e ,
b e in g m agn e ti se d, w as de sire d to visit h er fathe r s ’

h ou se Sh e did so, an d said she saw the postm an

”

d e live rin g a lette r, w hic h w as addresse d to he r th at-

it w as fr o m a bro th e r or cousin , an o ffi ce r, an d date d

from C o rk ; th at h er sist e r had o pen e d it & c W h en
,
.

sh e w ok e sh e h ad n o r e co ll ec ti on o f the visi o n On .

b ein g ask e d in c ide n tally w he r e the bro the r or co usin

w as o f w h o m sh e h ad spok e n as th e w rit e r o f the
l e tt e r, sh e said h e h ad saile d a w ee k o r te n day s
b e fo re from C o rk for the co lo n i es w ith his r e gim en t .

It w as th e r e fo re suppose d that sh e had be en dream in g

o f so m e past l e tt e r , but o n h e r r e t u rn h o m e she fo un d
th at at the time she saw it, a l e tte r had arrive d
addr esse d to h e r, the w rit e r h avi n g b een fo rce d by

str e ss o f w eath e r to r e turn to C o rk, from w hich

l ace h e h ad w ritte n
p
.

P R E V ISIO N . Spon t an eous pre vision has b een

reco r de d as o cc u rri n g i n all ag e s, som e ti m es in th e
fo r m o f dre am s, at o th e r tim e s in th at o f w akin g
vision s o r seco n d sight -
. B y far the m ost r e
m ark able , b e c ause the b e st att este d i n stan ce in
m ode rn tim es, i s th e ce le br ate d pr e di ction of M .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

Caz o tte , c o nce n n g r i Rei gn o f

th e e ve n ts of the
Te rro r * It w as w e ll kn o w n i n all i ts de t ails b o th
.
,

in P aris an d L on do n at a tim e w h e n e ve ry o n e ,

tho ug ht it a m e re dream I h av e see n pe rson s w h o .

h eard o f it ve ry soo n afte r it w as d e live r e d an d w ho ,

r em e m b e re d h e arin g it ridi c ul e d in so cie t y as absurd .

It is particul arly w o rthy o f n o tice th at Caz o tte w ho ,

w as a m an o f a v e ry pe culi ar t u r n o f m i n d an d ,

m uch addic t e d to th e st u dy o f o cc ult scie n ce w as ,

al so subj ec t to fits o f ab strac ti o n r e ve rie o r dre am , ,

in g i n w hi ch h e se e m s to h ave bee n c lairvoy an t ;

,

an d th at thi s w as far fro m b e i n g th e o n l y o cc asi o n

o n w hi ch he u tt e r e d pr e di ctio n s w hi c h w e r e v e rifi e d .

W h en for the first ti m e I r e ad thi s ast o n i shin g

, ,

p re di c ti on I th oug ht it w as o n ly a fi c ti o n o f L a
,
’
Harpe s The in q uirie s I h ave sin c e m ade an d the
.
,

in fo rm atio n I h av e g ain e d h ave i n d uce d m e to ,

c h an g e m y O pi n io n th e C o un t de M o n t esqui e u
,

h avi n g assu re d m e th at Md m e de Ge n lis h ad r e peat .

e dly t o ld him sh e h ad o ft e n h eard thi s p r e di c ti o n

r e l at e d by M de la Har pe I b e gg e d o f him t o
. .

soli cit fr o m th at l ady m o r e am pl e d e t aile d

I have also se e n the so n o f M Caz o tte w ho .
,

assu r e d m e th at hi s fath e r w as g ift e d i n a m ost re

m ark abl e m an n e r w ith a facul ty o f pre vi sio n ; o n e of

the m o st striki n g i n st an c e s w as th at on r e t u rn in g
h om e o n the day in w hich his d aughte r h ad suc
,

c ee de d i n d e liv e rin g him fr o m the h an d s o f th e

w r e t ch e s w h o w e r e co n d uc tin g hi m to th e scaffo ld ,

in ste ad o f partaki n g the j oy o f his family h e d ecl ar e d ,

t h at i n thr e e d ay s h e sh o uld be ag ai n arre st e d an d ,

th at h e sh ould th e n un de r g o his fat e an d i n tr uth

he pe ri sh e d o n the 2 5 th S e pte m b e r 17 92 , .

This lre ady re ferre d to is g iven at l e n gth in Dr

case , a , .

G rego ry s w o rk fro m L a H arp e s P o sth u m o us Me m o ir s 1 8 06

’ ’
, .

1 In r e ply to t h is re que st Madam e de G e n lis w ro t e :

I h av e h e ard it re l at e d a h un dr ed t i m es by M de la H arpe .

be fo re th e R e v o l ut io n an d al w ay s i n th e sam e form as I
,
h av e m e t w it h i t i n prin t an d as h e h imse lf cause d i t to be
,

pr in t e d —. N ove m ber 1 825 .

,
2 16 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

A
frie n d o f V icq d Az yr t o ld m e th at th at ce le ’

br at e d ph y si ci an som e y ears b e fo re the Re volution

, ,

h ad r e l at e d to him b e fo re his fam ily the proph e cy o f

Caz otte .

E x tr act fr o m a l e tt e r on thi s subj ect date d De ,

c e m be r 1 8 3 3 fr o m th e B ar on de L am o th e L an o ro
'

, , g
to M Mi alle : . I have o n ly o n this subj e ct to assure
y ou upon m y h o n ou r th at I h ave h eard Md m e la
, , .

C o m t esse de B eauh arn ais m an y ti m es asse rt th at she “

w as p r ese n t at this v e r y sin gul ar histo ri cal fact She .

r el at e d it al w ay s in the sam e w ay an d w ith th e ,

acce n t o f tr u th He r e viden ce w as fully co rro b o r at e d

.

by th at o f L a H arpe She spoke th us b e fo re all th e .

e r so n s o f th e so ci e ty i n w hi c h sh e m o v e d m an y o f
p ,

w h o m still liv e an d co uld e qually attest thi s asse r

,

ti on .

Th e c omm on est fo rm o f cl airvoyan t previ sion is

th at of pr e dic tin g the o ccu rren ce o r r ecurr en ce o f
fits in the sl e e pe r o ft en w ith the stat e m e n t th at th e
,

fit i s to o ccur at a spe cifie d time w ill be the last the , ,

l ast but on e & c Som e cl airvoy an ts pre dic t acci

,
.

d en t s to th e m se lve s In on e c ase th e pre dicte d acci.

den t w as a fall on the st eps o n com i n g o ut o f chur ch ,

but it w as o n ly p re dic te d gen e rally as to h appe n at a

ce rt ai n h o u r an d to p ro d uce c e rt ai n e ffe c t s It i s .

v e ry c om m on fo r such as go spon t an e ously in to

tr an ce o r e cst asis to pre dic t th ese o ccu rr e n ces a lon g
,

ti m e b e fo r e .

As to pre vi sion un conn ec te d w ith th e sl ee pe r ,

an d re fe rri n g to o th e r parti e s thi s i s m u c h m o re ,

r are B ut it h as b een fre quen tly re co rde d an d I

.
,

thin k m ust be adm itt e d as a p ossible o ccurr en ce ,

b ey o n d o ur pow e r at presen t to e xplain M aj o r .

B uckl e y in fo rm s m e th at it fre quen tly occur s in hi s

e x pe ri en ce .

A y o un g lady in Lon d on b e in g m agn e tise d saw , ,

h e r fam ily i n th e coun try de scrib e d th e ir o ccupa ,

ti o n an d add e d th at h er little bro th e r h ad g o t the

,

m e asles B ein g aske d if h e r li ttle si ste r had n ot also

.

o t the m easl es sh e said N o but she w ill h ave

‘
g
-

, , ,
 AN IMAL MAGN E T] SM
.

m an de d an d de sire d to say n o m o re ab out it . N ext

day an en g age m e n t too k pl ace , an d in th e fi st
att ack th e o ffi ce r w as kille d b
y a b a l in theféi éhe
l d
a
.
”
} i n stan ce s, Dr Gre g o ry
Ti th e
“
.

c on cl u de s by say i n g : The abov e cases are o n ly a fe w

fl
o u t o f m an y th at m i ht be add uce d, an d te n d to
g
sh o w th at b so m e o b scu re m s ce rt ain perso n s i n

a pe culi ar st at e m a
y av e v ision s o f e ven t s y et future .

An d, i n d e e d , it i s o n ly by a mIttin g so m e suc h i a
ue n c e th at w e can at all acco un t for the fulfilm e n t

o f p r o h e ti c dr eam s, w hi c h , it can n o t be do ubt e d ,

p
h as fr e qu en tly t aken place . C o i n c ide n ce i s in suffi
c i e n t to e x pl ai n e v en o n e case , so e n o r m o usl y gr eat

are th e ch an ces ag ai n st it ; but w h e n se v e r al case s

o ccu r , it i s ab so lu t e ly o ut o f the que stio n to e xpl ai n

th e m by co in ciden ce ” .

Th e fo ll o w in g case is fr om a m e di cal w o rk , r e ce n tly

publish e d , w hi ch o bt ain e d the priz e of th e Acade mic
de Médec in e
Madam e C , act 2 5, m arrie d to the capt ain of a
. .

v esse l, w as subj ect to vio l e n t n e rvo us c rise s w hil e h er

h usb an d w as at sea Fo r a m on th she h ad co nv ul
.

si on s, alt e r n atin g w ith c o m ple t e c o m a, w h e n o n e day

sh e e x cl ai m e d, My h usb an d is n o w l an din g at St .

N az aire All the pe rso n s w ho h eard her asc ribe d it to

’
.

’
h alluc in ation . I see him , she co ntin ue d , h e is
c o m i n g to Nan tes In the e v e n i n g, w ith o ut w akin g
' ’
.

fr om her som n am bulic sl ee p, she adde d, He is com e ;

h e is c rossin g the str ee t ; h e i s co m in g up the st air
c ase .
” The by stan d e rs th o ught she w as d e ran ge d ;
but h ow gre at w as th e ir aston i sh m en t on seein g the
husb an d e n t e r the ro om '
S im ilar facts h av e b een o b se rve d by D oct o rs
F ou rré , P e lle rin , an d Mai sonn e uv e, w ho i s pro
fessor in th e E col e de M é decin e ; an d, if it is
e asie r to de ny th an to e xplain th e m, it seems to
m e that th ey sh o uld at l e ast be n o te d, w ith o u t se e k
’”
i n g to b en d th em to syst e atic pr e con ce ptio n s
m .
K

De la Me di cin e Mo ral e , dan s ls Trai tem en t des Mal adi es

N erveuses ” P ar le Dr P adi ole au
. . .
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

P REV ISIO N — The sam e au th o r r el ate s the case o f a

.

o u n g l ady set 2 1 suffe ri n g fr o m a n e rv o us affe c ti o n

y , .
, ,

m ark e d by vio l e n t c o n v ul si v e m o v e m e n t s att ac ks o f ,

c at al e psy an d c ri ses o f so m n am b uli sm

, F o r se v e ral .

m o n th s th e pati e n t t o ok n o thi n g e x cep t a sm all bit o f

c h o co lat e at n i ght fo r in th e d aytim e sh e v o m it e d
,

e v e ry thi n g e x ce p t a littl e w at e r She n e v e rth e l e ss .

r e t ain e d h e r fre sh c om pl e x ion an d th e r e w as n o ,

se n sibl e e m ac i ati o n O n e day w h e n pl un g e d i n a

.
,

dee p sl ee p sh e m ade si gn s to w rit e A pe n cil an d

, .

sl at e w e r e p u t i n t o he r h an ds an d sh e w r o t e , ,
‘
Mar ie me g uérim ’
S o m e ti m e aft e r w ard s she de

fl
.

sire d to h av e a w hit e dr e ss m ad e a nd w hil e it w as ,

m akin g she o ft e n r e pe at e d th at th e ti m e fo r h e r c ur e
w as ap pr o achi n g ; th e n w h e n p re sse d to t ak e so m e ,

food sh e said It is o f n o u se I c ann o t bu t w h e n I

, , ,
’
am c u r e d I w l e at lik e an o g re .

W h en h er dr e ss w as r e ady I ask e d he r to put it ,

’
on . N o t y e t sh e re plie d I w ill n o t w e ar it till th e
, ,

8 th D ece m b e r w h e n I w i ll g o to th e ch u r ch o f th e
,

I mm ac ul at e C o n ce pti o n ( w h e r e h e r cu re w as to
be e ffe c te d ) In o n e o f h e r att ack s o f so m n am buli sm
.

she said th at o n th e 7 th sh e w o uld h av e h o rribl e fits ,

but w e w e r e n o t to be al ar m e d as sh e w o uld be ,

c ur e d th e n e x t da
y
“In fact o n th e 7 th th e w h ol e fam il w as i n a
.

, y
st at e o f con st e r n ati o n so h o rribl e an d fri htful w e r e
g ,

the sp asm o dic att ack s w hi c h r e curr e d e ve ry q uart e r ,

o f an h o ur . The ac ti on o f the m uscles o f the u ppe r

part o f the b ac k an d o f th e n ape o f the n eck w as so
vi olen t th at th e y o ccasi on e d a con st an t m o v e m en t o f
r o t ation n e ve rth e le ss h e r i n t e ll e ct ual facultie s w e re
u n i mpaIr e d an d i n th e sh o rt in t e rv al s o f r e o se sh e
, p
r e peat e d W hy do y o u distr e ss yo urselv e s to
,

m o rro w I sh all be c ur e d .
’

The n e x t day aft e r passin g a t e rribl e n i ght she

, ,

w as p ut i n t o a c arri ag e to be t ak e n to th e c h ur c h ,

an d sh e w as dr ag e d so to s e ak to th e h o l
g p , y t abl e , .

B ut o n r e tu rn in g sh e w alk e d alo n e to h e r pl ac e to
, ,

the gre at asto n i sh m en t of h e r par e n t s an d fri e nd s .

L 2
220 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

On l eavin g the ch urch she go t in t o the c arriage an d ,

o n arrivi n
g at th e h ote l c ro sse d w ith surpri sin g
facility the co u r t y ard w en t hurrie dlv up the st airs
-

, ,

sat d o w n to th e t abl e an d r e all , y ate like an o gr e In .

the co u r se o f the day sh e w en t o u t o n fo o t an d e v e r ,

si n c e ( tw o y ear s a o
g ) she has enj o y e d ad m irable
h e alt
C U R AT IV E AGE N CY AN D CL AIR V O YAN CE — Th e re i s
in th e p e rio di c al O n ce a W e e k
” for S e p tem be r , ,

1 8 6 0 a l on g articl e fr o m an E n glish m an w h o spen t

,

six m on th s am o n
g the Druse s o f Moun t L e b an on ,

w ho , he say s are divid e d i n to Akkals or th e in i

, ,

tiate d an d Di ahils or un in itiat e d

, , The Akk als are .

o f b o th se x es an d ar e th e m ost r es e cte d o f the

, p
n ati o n Th e y pu rsue the o rdin ar y c allin gs o f li fe
.

lik e o th e r m e n O n e o f th e m ost di sti n g ui sh e d am o n g

.

th e Ak k als is the Sh e y kh B eschir w h ose ac quain t ,

'

an c e the auth o r m ad e He so li cit e d an e x hibitio n of

.

h is w o n d e rful p ow e r w hi ch he at first declin e d g iv

,

i n g on th e gr oun d th at h e h ad m ad e it a r ul e th at
, ,

e x c e p t to e ffe ct cu r e s h e w o u ld h av e n o thi n g mo r e
,

to do w ith th e un seen w o rld At len gth h o w e ve r

”
.
, ,

he w as pre v aile d u pon .

Afte r givi n g an ac coun t o f th e turn i n g at first ,

sl o w l
y then r ap idly of a w ater j ar c au se d by r ec i ta
-

, , ,

tion s an d mo vements of the ha nds o f the Sh e y kh at a ,

li ttle distance fr om i t the w rit e r add s :

, Th at th e
fac t o f m aki n g the w ate r j ar turn w as a v e ry w on
.
-

derful fe at th er e can be n o d ou bt n o r c ould I accoun t ,

fo r it by an y n atu ral o r o rdi n ary m e an s w h ate ve r .

Th at the Sh ey kh fir m ly be lie ves in his in t e r cour se

w ith the spiritual w o rld i s ce rt ain .

‘f
His g re ate st trium ph s h av e b e en in c ases of
e pil e psy an d c o n fir m ed m adn e ss in w hi c h I k n o w o f ,

m an y in stan ce s w h e re his success h as b ee n m o st w on

derful He re so rts to n o se ve re m e asu res to th ose
.

brou ght to him n o r doe s h e use an y m e dicin e

, ,

si m pl y re e atin
p g o v er th e m c e rtain in can tation s an d ,

making p asses w i th his hands, as if mesmerising them .

For severe fe vers he has a tw ine or th read, which

222 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

t u r n in g o f th e w ate r j ar w ith ou t con tact fin ds i ts

-

c o un t e r art i n th e r ece n t acco un t s w e h av e o f th e

p
t u rn in g o f tables the tran sposition o f o bj ec ts & c
, , .
,

al so w ith o u t c on tact an d ascrib e d to s irit ual ag e n c

p , y .

Th e di stin g ui sh e d G e rm an w rit e r Z schok k e say s

“
, ,

i n h is Aut o bi o graphy
'

It has h appen e d t o m e
so me ti m e s o n m y fir st m ee ti n
g w ith stran ge rs as I ,

list en e d sil en tly to the ir disco ur se th at th e ir fo rm e r ,

life w ith m an y triflin g c ir cum stan ces th e re w ith co n

,

n e c te d o r fre q ue n tly so m e
, particul ar scen e o f th at
life h as passe d qu it e i n v oluntarily an d as it w e r e
, ,

dr e am lik e y e t pe rfectly distin c t b e fo re m e For a

, .

l on g tim e I h e ld such vision s as del usi on s o f the

fan cy an d th e m o r e so as the y sh o w e d m e e ve n th e
,

dr ess an d m otion s of the act o rs r o o m s fu r n iture an d , , ,

o th e r ac cesso ri e s I o nce in a fam ily c ir cle at K irch

.

b e rg r e lat e d th e secre t hi st o ry o f a se am str e ss w ho ,

h ad j u st l e ft the ro om an d th e h o use an d w h o m I h ad ,

n e v e r see n b e fo r e The pe ople w e re ast on ish e d for

.
,

w h at I u tt e r e d w as th e lit e r al tr uth I o n m y part .

, ,

w as n o t le ss ast on i sh e d th at m y dr eam pi c t u r es w e r e -

con fir m e d by th e r eality .

Thi s see r g ift m an ifeste d itse lf occasion ally on l y ,

an d qu it e i n d e pe n de n tly o f m y v o liti o n an d o ft e n i n ,

re l ati o n to pe r so n s i n w h ose hi sto ry I to o k n o t th e

sli g ht e st i n t e re st N or am I th e on ly o n e in posse ssion

.

o f thi s faculty In a j o urn e y w ith tw o o f m y son s

.

'
I fell in w ith an o ld l y rolese w ho tr avelle d ab ou t ‘

se lli n o r an ges an d l e m o n s at an in n i n o n e o f the

g ,

J u ra passe s He fi x e d his ey es upon m e for som e

.

ti m e j oin e d in o ur c on ve r sation an d be g an to desc rib e

, ,

m y act s an d d e e d s to the n o little am use m e n t o f the

,

p e asan t s an d aston i shm e n t o f m y so n s w h o m it i n te ,

re ste d to l ear n t h at an o th e r possesse d th e sam e g ift

as th e ir f ath e r Ho w the old l em on m e rch an t ao

.

qu ir e d his kn o w l e dge he w as n o t able to e x pl ain but ,

h e seem e d to att ac h great i mpo rt an ce to h is hidd en

w i sdo m
” .

S E CON D SIGHT C L AIRV O YAN CE AN D C URE O F

, ,

DE AF N E ss Mr Hom e the m edium re m arks in hi s

.
-
.
, ,
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

I n cide n t s o f L ife “My

m o th e r w as a see r
throu gh he r li She h ad w h at is kn o w n in S co t
l an d as the se co n d sight an d in m an y i n stan ce s she
-

saw thi n g s w hi c h w e r e aft e r w ard s fo un d to h av e o c

c urre d at a di st an ce j ust as sh e h ad d e sc rib e d th e m

,
.

Sh e al so fo re saw m an y e ve n t s w hi ch o ccurr e d i n th e
fam ily an d fo r e t old th e passin g aw ay o f rel atio n s
, ,

an d l astl y sh e fo r e t o ld h e r o w n fo u r m o n th s pre
, ,

v i o u sl
y . M y aun t h as t o ld m e th at w h e n I w as ab o u t

fou r y e ar s o ld I had a visi on o f th e c ir cum stan c e s at

,

t e n di n g the d epart ur e fro m e arth Of a litt le c ou si n I ,

b e in g at Po rt o b e ll o an d she at Lin lithgow ; all w hic h

,

pr ov e d to be e n tir ely co rre ct th o u gh I h ad m en ,

tio n e d p e rson s as b e in g p r esen t ab out h e r w h o it w a s ,

thou ght could n ot h ave b e en th e r e an d had n o ti ce d

, ,

th e ab se n c e o f h er fath e r u pon th e w at e r at a ti m e
w h e n it w as th o u ght h e m ust be w ith h e r at h o m e .

I N T R O V ISIO N A N D C OMMU N IT Y O F FE ELIN G I .

w as so se n sitive to an y o n e w h o c am e n e ar m e i n a
disease d st at e th at I n o t o n ly m y se lf fe lt but ac cu ,
~

rately d e sc rib e d th e ir sy m p t o m s an d th e se at an d

cause s o f th e di se ase O n e c ase w as th at o f a p e rson

.

w ho h ad b e e n ill for m an y y ears w ith o u t an y appa

ren t c ause I brou ght to his m in d an ac cide n t w hic h
.

had o ccu rre d to h i m som e y ear s p re vi o usly an d ,

w hi ch I w as i m pr esse d to t ell hi m w as th e c au se o f
his suffe rin gs A su rge on to w h om h e r e l at e d the
.

c irc um st an ce t o ld him th at I h ad n o d o ubt b ee n cor

r e ct i n attribu tin g his illn e ss to th at ac cide n t My .

o w n suffe rin g in sym p athy w ith o th e r

’

pe o ple s ill ness

w as o ft e n so gr e at an d w as in d ee d so fre q ue n t th at
, ,

I w as o ft en w arn e d by m y spirit frien ds again st -

c om in g i n c on t ac t wi th si ck
p e r son s
“Th e da
.

y pre vio us to m y l e avi n g a w on d e rful ,

c ase o f h e alin g o cc urre d thr o u gh m e i n the m an n e r

w hi c h I w ill n o w r e l at e .

O n the l gth M ar ch 1 857 I r e ce ive d a l e tt e r, ,

fr o m a str an ge r Md m e A de Gard on n e o f 2 33 r ue
, . .
, ,

St D o m in iqu e St G e r m ai n st atin g th at sh e had

.
, .
,

h ad a dr eam in w hi c h she h ad seen h er o w n m o th e r

,
224 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM.

an d m in e ,th at th e l atte r h ad t old her to see k

an d

m e at o n c e in o rd e r th at h e r son w ho h ad b e e n deaf
,
'

for fou r ye ar s fro m th e e ffe c t s o f t y ph o id fev e r m i g ht ,

be cur e d This w as so str on gly i m p resse d u pon h er

.

m in d th at sh e w ro t e to say th at she w o uld c all

,

upon m e w ith he r son the fo llo w in g m o rn i n g at

te n .

Acco rdin gly she

prese n te d h e rse lf w ith h e r so n
at m y ro o m s, th e re b e in g r e se n t th e Prin c e ss de B
p .

an d Mi ss w h o w e r e w ith m e pr e vi ou s to m y
leavin g Paris th at v e ry day to procee d on m y v o yage '

to Am e ri ca I r ece iv e d he r w i th con side r able e m

.

barrassm e n t, w hi ch w as fully r e cipro cat e d o n h er

’

part ; th e m o th e r y earn in g for h er son s re co v e ry ,

an d I n o t k n o w in
g h o w I w as e xpe ct e d to be in str u
'

m e n t al in h e alin g thi s lon g to t al d e afn e ss ; the m o r e

so , th at o e r ati o n s had b ee n
p e rfo rm e d o n th e bo y ,
p
as I aft e r w ard s foun d, by e m in e n t sur e o n s o f P ari s,
g
w h o had said th at it w as im possibl e h e sh oul d e ver
be r e st o r e d to h e arin g .

Sh e sat d ow n o n a ch air n ear the so fa, I takin g

a se at o n th e so fa, an d b ec ko n i n g th e so n to be se at e d
o n m y l e ft He w as i n hi s fift e en th y ear, of a de li
.

c at e co m pl e x io n , w ith l ar ge dre am y blue ey e s .

D urin g th e r ecit al o f his illn e ss, t old w ith all th e

.

w ar m th an d t e n d e rn e ss o f a m o th e r s h e art , an d
’

desc ribin g the v arious su rgical o pe ration s to w hich

h e h ad b e e n su bj ect e d , m y sy m pathie s w e re d ee ply
m o v e d, an d I un w ittin gly thr e w m y le ft ar m ab ou t
the boy , an d dr e w h im to w ards m e , so th at h is h ead
re st e d o n m y sh o ulde r W hile i n this positi on , an d
.
.

Md m e de Gardon n e w as t e llin g som e o f the m ost

.

ain ful arti cu l ar s, I a sse d m h an d c ar essin g ly

p p ’
p y
o v e r th e b oy s h e ad , u on w hi c h h e , partly liftin g
p
h is h e ad , su dd e n ly e x c laim e d , w ith a v o i ce tre m blin g
'

w ith e m o ti o n ,
‘
Maman, j e t entends The m o th e r’
’ ’
.

fi x e d o n hi m a l o ok o f ast on ishm en t , an d said, E m ile

’
9
a
’
i
( t h e b o
y s n a m e
) an d h e a t o n ce r e li e d,
p
-

.
,

She th e n , see i n g th at th e c hild h ad h eard h e r que s

t i on , fain te d w ith em oti on , an d o n h er r e co v e ry the
 226 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

h avin g h er suspi c i on s r e m o ve d by thi s spe e ch , w as

o n th e po i n t o f m aki n g e x cuses fo r h avi n b e e n so
g
c r e d ul o us, w h e n , fr o m th e abr upt m o v e m e n t m ad e in

assi n g th e box to h er , a fo r e i n co i n , w hic h M ad am e

p g
A i m m e di at e l y r eco gn i se d as b e in g h e r s, fe ll o ut
. .

W ith thi s proo f o f co n v ic ti on she d e t e rm in e d upon

l o dgin g a c om pl ain t w ith the com m issary o f poli ce .

This office r , o n go in g to the h ouse to m ake a se ar ch ,

n o t o n ly di sc o v e r e d th e sh e e ts w hi c h b e l on g e d to
“

M ad am e A on th e be d o f the n e w ly m arrie d cou pl e,

.
-

but al so foun d th at th e shirts w o r n by th e h usb an d

b el on ge d to M A It i s n e e dle ss to say th at , aft e r
. .

v e rify in g th ese facts, the faithl e ss se rvan t w as tr ans

fe rr e d to th e Pr e fe c tur e de Po lice ”
.

CLAIR V O YAN CE M A , h avin g to m ak e a heavy

. . _
.

a m e n t at th e cl o se o f 1 857 , m i sse d fr o m h is c ash

p y
box th e sum O f fran cs He al w ay s carrie d the .

k e y ab ou t w ith h i m h e could n o t th e r e fo re m ak e
o u t h o w th e d e fi c i e n cy h ad o ccu rr e d He suspe c t e d .

n o o n e ; o n ly thr e e pe r so n s h ad ac cess to h is b u reau

Th e p ac i ce o f so m n am bu li sm b e in g ill egal , an d l uc i di y
r t t
as e sp e c s th e di sc o v e ry o f l o s
r t or s ol en p ope
y b e i ng t t r rt
cap abl e o f p o ssibl y c o m p o m i sin g in n o c en p e so n s, Al e is,
r t r x
to g e h et r w i h so m e o h e
t P a i s so m n am b uli s s, w as o n o n e
t r r t
o ccasi o n su m m o n e d b e fo e th e Co e c i o n al P o li ce
r Th e rr t .

fac s h a s o l e n o r l o s o bj ec s had b e e n f e qu e n ly e co v e e d
t t t t t t r t r r
h o u gh th e in s u m e n ali y o f th e accuse d w e e n o t de n i e d,
t r tr t t r
an d he i
t r adv o ca e de fie d th e Co m m i ssa y o f P o li ce to de e c
t r t t
a o bb e y by m ean s o f a p ai
r r o f gl o v e s th a h ad b e e n w o n
r t r
by o n e o f th e par i es im p lica e d i n a o bb e y , w h ich Alexi s
t t r r
r t
h ad e ce n ly do n e J udgm e n w as n o t p o n o un ce d, an d th e
. t r
p r t
a c i ce o f so m n am b uli sm co n i n u e d to be o l e a e d, o r w as
t t rt
a v i si e d o n l y w i h sli gh p en al i e s
t t In si m il a c ases, h o w e v e ,
t t . r r
mu ch p e cau i o n i s e qu i e d in v ali da in g th e e s i m on y o f
r t r r t t t
’

so m n am bu lis s, for i t m igh e asily h app e n h a th e p e so n

t t t t r
r o bb e d, h avin g p e sen t o hi s m in d an in dividual ag ain s
r t t
w h o m h e m i gh h in k h e e w e e g o un ds o f su sp ic io n an d
t t t r r r
'

th e so m n am bu li s , divin in g his h o u gh s, m igh e asily desc ibe

t t t t r
t h i s in dividu al , w h i ch w ou ld con fi m th e su sp i ci o n s p e vi o u sly r r
en e ain e d o f hi s b e in g th e guil y p a y ,
t rt h ough h e migh be t rt t t
qu i e inn o cen
t Th i s so u ce o f e r o w o u l d, h e e fo e , al w ays
t . r rr t r r
r e q u ir e to be gu a de d again s r i n e mp l o y in g th e p ow e s o f t r
l ucid so mn am bu lism fo r a sim ila p ur po se r .
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

viz his w ife br oth e r an d sist e r in law — in w h o m

.
, , ,
- -

he fully co n fide d B e in g d e siro us o f pen e tr atin g the

.

m y ste r y h e appli e d to M a d am e O gi e r a som n am bu

, ,
‘

list w h ose luc idity he h ad h e ard highly spo k en o f

, .

O n h e r be i n g pu t i n t o th e m ag n e ti c sle e p h e pr e ,

se n t e d to h e r so m e o bj e c t s w hi c h b e l o n g e d to th ese
three pe rson s O n e x am i n i n g th e m she said th at
.

th e tw o fir st b e l o n g e d to tw o r e l ative s o f his w h o had

n o thin g to do w ith th e m i ssi n g sum W h en she .

felt the third o bj ec t sh e e x pr e sse d pain m i xe d w ith

appr e h e n si on an d r e fuse d to e x pl ai n h e r se lf ; but o n
,

M A i n sistin g she said It is a m e m b e r o f y ou r

. .
, ,

fam ily w ho has b e tray e d y o u r c o n fid e n ce She has .

She m in u t e ly d e scribe d th e pe r
’
t ak en the m on ey .

so n an d h e r d esc ri pti o n w as v e ry e x ac t b o th ph si
, y ,

call y an d m o r all y She add e d th at the pe rso n h ad a.

b un ch o f key s o n e o f w hich o pen e d the bo x th o u gh

, ,

w ith som e difficu lt y th at she h ad u se d thi s k e y fo r a

lo n g tim e an d h ad ab str ac t e d se ve ral sum s o f m o n e y
, ,

w hi ch sh e h ad hidd en i n c e rt ai n arti c l es O f fur n it u r e .

S earc h she said such an d such an article

,
’
,

d e sc ribi n g th em ) th e r e is m o re m on e
( y th an y ou ,

thin k also so m e ban k n o te s w hich are c r umple d

,
-

up an d e v en so m e w h at t o r n
,
M A fou n d in .
’
. .

the pl ace s spec ifie d som e g old an d fran cs in

ban k n o t e s c r um ple d up an d a littl e t o r n S om e
-

, .

d ay s afte r w ard s h e succe e de d i n ge ttin g the b un c h o f

key s an d fo un d th at o n e re ally O pen e d his box Th e re
, .

are i n P ari s n um e r o us r e al an d
pr e t e n d e d so m n am
bulist e w ho g ive c o n sultatio n s It i s said th at th e
, .

p oli ce so m e ti m es e” m pl oy thi s agen cy to assi st th e m

i n th e ir rese ar ch e s .

SP O N T AN E O U S C LAIRV O Y AN CE IN SLE E P — Th e fol .

l o w in g cases are t aken fro m an e ste e me d Ge r m an

w o rk
J arde n s te acher in an est abli sh me n t in B e rlin h ad
, ,

an un cl e livi n g i n the cou n try n ear H all e w h o ac t e d ,

as a fath e r to w ar ds hi m In the t en th y ear o f h is '

ag e he w as r e ce iv e d i n t o th e O r ph an h o use o f H all e -

w h e r e he dr eam t th at thi e v es w e r e r o bbi n g his

 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

l
unc e s h o use He saw th e m g o i n an d t ake thin gs
’
.
,

fro m particular r o o ms as c le arly he said as if I , ,

’
,

saw it i n full d ayli ht w ith o e n e y e s I w as v e r y

g p .

app r eh e n siv e fo r the life o f m u n c l e an d re l at e d th e

y ,

dre am to m y f e ll ow sch ol ar s, In th e co urse o f the -

m o rn in g I w as c alle d ou t o f th e sch o o l room ; m y -

u n cl e h ad co m e I ran to embr ace h im an d told

.
,

him m y dream He m ade m e r epeat it , an d th en

.

t old m e all had so h appen e d on the pr ece din g n i ght

'

I h ad c o rr e c tly po in te d o u t in w hic h ro om the thie ves

fir st w en t an d w hat th ey h ad taken am o n g o th e r
, ,

thin gs all his clo th es e x ce pt the old c oat in w hich he ,

’
c am e i n t o th e t o w n .

A frie n d o f th e auth o r s also a t e ach e r ( livin g in

’

Arm sdorff) dre am t o n e n i g ht at the e n d of M ar ch

, ,

1 8 6 0 th at a w om an cam e i n by th e d o o r an d said to
, ,

him , Yo ur fath e r is ve ry ill w ith a se ve r e pai n In ,

’
th e l e ft sid e ; h e w ill die In th e m o r n in g he re .

l at e d the dr e am to his fam ily In fac t the sam e day .

,

th e r e cam e a fe m al e m e ssen g e r fr om th e d e ath be d o f -

h is fath e r w h o w as pr e vi ou sly in h e alth an d liv e d at

,

Sie g ro th fou r G e r m an m il es distan t an d de scrib e d

'

, ,

th e pro gress o f th e dise ase w hich b e g an w ith pain

_ ,

The so n h urri e d o ff an d arriv e d i n ,

ti m e to se e hi s fath er be fo re h e die d
'

A w o m an w h o had live d h appily w ith h er hu s

b an d w as se parate d fro m hi m d urin g a j o urn ey .

Afte r readin g on e o f h is le tt e rs she fe ll asle e p an d , ,

sudde n ly aw akin g w ith a sc r e am e x cl ai m e d My , ,

h usban d i s d ead '

I have see n him di e He w as at

. .

a w at e r co u r se w h e r e th e r e are se v e r al tr ee s
-
,
An .

o ffi ce r i n a blue un ifo r m att e n di n g hi m st an ch e d

th e bl o o d i ssu in g f r om a l ar g e w o un d i n hi s side
, , ,
’
an d gav e h i m w at e r to drin k o ut o f his h at Those .

ab o u t h er v ai n ly en d eav o u r e d to tran q u illi se h e r She .

agai n fe ll asl ee p an d h avin g h ad the sam e dre am r ecur

, ,

n o lo n g e r do u bte d th e fac t s Feve r atte n de d w ith .

,

c o n v u lsio n s superv e n e d , In a sho rt ti m e the n e w s .

arriv e d th at h e r h usb an d h ad b ee n kill e d o n the

“

ro ad .S ome mon th s afte r wards she w e n t to mass ;

 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM .

w h om I h ad n ot seen n or w ritt en to for thir teen y e ars ,

by thi s m e an s th at by th e po w e r o f m y w ill m y
,

fo r m sh ould appe ar to him While asl eep O n m y .

g o in g to see him the n e x t e ven i n g h e e xpr esse d hi s

,

sur ri se at th e c ir cu m st an ce in asm uch as he had

p ,

se en m e th e p r e ce din g n ight i n a dr eam

“The cashie r o f a b an k h ad a sum st olen whi ch
.

, ,

as h e c ould n o t r e pl ace at th e ti m e o f m aki n

g up the
acco un t s o ccasi on e d him m uc h an x i e t
, y In th e n ight .

h e dream t th at h e saw a pe r so n w ho to ld hi m to go
to a parti cul ar str ee t an d to a ce rt ain h o use w hich
, ,

w as so c l e arly i n di c at e d th at h e cou ld n o t m i stake it .

He w as to go up tw o fli g hts o f st air s at the to p o f ,

th e se c on d flight to t ak e c ar e n ot to fall an d th at h e ,

w o uld o bt ain th e r e qu ire d sum The p e rson w ho

.

ap pe ar e d w as u n kn o w n to him but he re c olle cte d

,

h avin g on ce m et him in a l arge party At fir st the .

,

dr e am m ade little im pr ession on him but o n the day ,

afte r h e de te r m i n e d to act o n th e p r e se n ti m e n t in ,

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of a m e m o ir tr an sm itte d by M C uvi e r to th e In sti .

t ut e o f Fr an ce i n 1 8 3 3 : The r e w e r e c o m pl e t e in
se n sibility o f th e b o dy , e x ce p t at th e e pi g astri um ,

w h e r e all life see m s to be c on ce n tr at e d th e po w e r o f

divin in g th e th o u ght s o f an y pe rso n pl ace d en rapp or t
w ith h e r , thi s faculty b e i n g so d e v e l o pe d th at sh e
c an k e e p up a co n v e r sati o n i n w hi ch th e p e r son o n ly

c on v e r se s m en t ally ; th e o blit e r ati on o f vi si o n , t ast e ,

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in t o th e m esm e ric tr an ce an d im m e di at ely b eco m es
,

c l airv o y an t . Th e fir st tim e sh e w as so i n q uiri e s ,

w e r e m a d e o f h er i n r e gard to the so n o f a l ady

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ab o ut w h o m hi s m o th e r w as i n g r e at an x i e ty an d ,

Mrs . de sc ribe d e x ac tly w h e r e he w as an d w h at .

h e w as d o in g w hi ch pr o v e d a ft e r w ards to h av e b e e n
,

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te n c ard s w ith o u t t ur n in g th e m u p Le t us reco m .

m e n ce said H o udi n ; an d h av in g d ealt te n c ard s

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do yo u ke e p th o se tw o c ard s an d th at sm all tr um p
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l y d w ith th e same e x actn ess o f r esul ts Hou

w as p a e .

di n th e n t aki n g o ff the b an d ag e s from the som n am

,

bulist t o o k a b o o k o ut of hi s po ck e t an d re q uest e d
, ,

h i m to r ead so m e thin g e i ght pages b ey on d w h e re it

w as o pen e d at a spec ifi e d l e ve l
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n t u rn in
g o v e r th e

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h im ? He i s ill ; he suffe rs o n the right side ;

but stop y ou h av e t ou ch e d thi s h air I am m i st ak en
, ,

i n th e fl uid ; it i s y o u w ho suffe r on th e ri gh t sid e

”
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.

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w h o th e n e x t day si gn e d the f o llo w in g d e cl arati o n :

”

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are sc rupul ou sly e x ac t an d th e m o re I r e fl e ct ,

u pon the m the m o re im po ssibl e do I fin d it to

c l ass th e m am o n g th e tri cks w hic h are th e o bj e c t of
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Tribun al of
C orre ction al Po lice a somn amb uli st w ho
w as accu se d o f th e ill e g al p rac ti ce o f m e di c i n e A
‘

c r o w d o f w it n e sse s summ o n e d b o th fo r th e
,
pr o secu ti o n
an d fo r th e d e fe n ce , d e cl ar e d th at th e
y h ad b e en ill
fo r a lo n g e r or sh ort e r p e ri o d , an d th at h avin g de a

rive d n o adv an t age fr om o rdin ary m e dic ation , th e y

h ad appli e d to the som n am buli st , w ho h ad e x actly
d esc rib e d the ir ailm e n t s, an d h ad spe e dily cu re d o r
r eliev e d the m S uch un an im ity o f t e sti m o n y c an n o t
.

be ascrib e d to p rej u dice o r to co m pl ai san ce , an d it

m ust be adm itte dt h at the gre at e r n um b e r o f the w i t
n e sses h ad r e ally e xpe ri e n ce d sal ut ar e ffect s fr o m th e
y
th e r e m e die s pr e sc ribe d by the som n am b uli st M any .

o th e r p r ose cuti on s o f som n am buli st s h av e e x hibite d

l
ana o go u s r e su lt s .

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r en de r m uc h se rvic e A gre at n um be r Of pati en t s
.

h ave re ce iv e d from th e m in dication s to w hic h th e y

o w e d th e ir c ur e m an y pe r so n s throu gh th e ir i n stru ,

m e n t ality h ave r e co ve r e d v alu able obj e ct s w hi ch w e re

,
'

l ost ; o th e rs h av e o bt ain e d fr om th e m i m po rt an t in
fo r m ati o n (r enseignments) in difficult cases The r e .

e x i st on this p oin t v e ry num e r ous att est ation s .

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II f
, ,
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afi T a I IIte re stin g subj e c t for sc i en tific st u dy but it

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.
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poli ce m ay m ake
o f it , physi ci an s w h en n o l o n g e r app re h e n siv e o f
,

b e in g c o n foun d e d w ith ch arl atan s w ill n o t h e sit at e ,

to e m ploy so mn amb uli sm in w hi c h th e y w ill fin d a ,

p r e c io us au x ili ary i n ac quirin g a kn o w l edge o f the

c ause s o f di se ase s an d i n th e i n di c ati o n o f r e m e di e s
, .

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w ith d at a w hi c h m ay se rve to gu id e th e m aft e r th e y
,

h av e b een co ntrolle d by th e ir m e dical kn ow le dge .

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, ,

w ith advan t age s w ith ou t pr ese n tin g an y o f i ts ac tu al

,

in c on ven i en ce s S e ve r al e nlight en e d physici an s h av e

.

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u se ful w o rk s in w hi ch th e y h av e n o t h esitat e d to
,
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a dmit th at th ey o w e d to th e e lucid ation of disease

all

by so m n am b li t
u s s
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Th e fo ll o w in g apposit e r e m ark s to the pr e se n t sub

j ce t appe ar in a stan d ard w o rk
WO N DE RS on SCIE N CE CO MP AR E D WITH T H E W O N
DE RS O F N AT U R E Un less w e m ust disc r e dit t e sti
.

m on y w hic h w o uld be d ee m e d suffi cie n t to e st abli sh

the tr u th i n an y o th e r sc i e n ce th e y ( m e sm e ri sm an d ,

spiritu ali sm ) do p r e se n t u s w ith m an y c u rio us an d

rem ark abl e facts w hich to say the l east are w ith
, , ,

gr eat di ffi culty e x plic abl e by o rdin ary scien tific prin

ci ple s. N o w in suc h a c ase w h at i s th e c o u rse
, ,

w hi c h e v e ry tru e phil o so ph e r o ug ht to t ak e ? Evi

den tly if he foll ow N e w t o n an d B acon h e o u ght to
, ,

e x am i n e th ose fac t s c alm l an d w ith a sc r uti n y pro

y ,

po rtio n ate to th e ir an o m alou s an d m arv e llo us c ha

racte r .Th e philo soph y o f th ose fact s is a sub se qu en t
m att e r an d sh o uld be l e ft un t o uc h e d un til fac t s
,

e n o ug h are co llec t e d to fo r ce the m in d to th e o ri se .

B ut h ow di ffe r e n t fro m all thi s h as b een th e co u r se

pursu e d O n th e o n e h an d h o w m an y h av e be co m e ,

violen t parti san s be fo r e th e y co uld be h alf acqu ai n t e d

w ith th e fac t s O n th e o th e r h an d it h as b ee n m ain
.
,

tain e d th at th e fac t s co uld n o t be tr ue b e cause th e y ,

co nfli c t e d e ith e r w ith the ri n c i l es o f sc i e n ce s already

p p

“D u Magn etism e et de s Scie n ce s O ccu lt és ” P ar A S . . .

Mo rin An cie n So us P refet P aris 1 8 6 1

,
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.
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, ,
T w o cl ai rv oy an t b ro t h e rs B o n h e ur , ,

are n o w draw in g cro w ds to th e C irqu e T h e y o un ge r i s .

throw n in to a m agn e t ic tran c e by hi s e l de r bro t h e r an d g iv e s ,

pro o f o f e xtrao rdin ary l u c i di ty Th e m o st w o n de rfu l p art o f

.

the p e rfo rm an c e i s w o rt h de scribin g At the biddin g o f an y .

o n e o f th e a u di en ce w h o w h i sp e rs h i s w i sh e s i n th e e ar o f
,

th e e l de r B o n h e u r th e su bj e ct r i se s fro m h i s ch ai r g o e s to
, ,

a bl ack b o ard an d draw s th e p o rtrai t o f an y p erso n w h o se

,

n am e m ay be m e n t i o n e d As th e re i s n o ap p are n t co m
.

m un i cati o n b e t w e e n th e bro t h e rs t h i s i s c ert ai n ly rat h e r

,
start li n g Th e p o rtrait s are g e n e rally go o d lik e n e sse s but
.
,

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,
are m ean t to re prese n t are w r i tt e n at th e b o tt o m by th e

so m n am b uli st
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2 36 AN I AL M MAGN E TISM .

t blish e d or w ith th ose o f religion an d thus vir

es a , .
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:

tually d e cl arin g th at n o thi n g can be l e arn t r espec tin

g
m i n d or m att e r O n th ese gr oun d s an appeal i s
.

m ad e to the stron gest passi on s an d p rej udi ces of

h um an n atur e again st the c laim s o f the n e w scien ces ,

an d a
po pular o diu m i s th us e x cite d again st th o se
w h o cu ltiv at e th e m ; an d it r e qu ire s n o t a little
m o ral co u rage an d att ach m e n t to sci e n c e to in duce a
m an to pu r su e hi s in v esti g ati on s In the face of so
m uch o bl o quy an d illibe rality ” .

W ith r e fe ren ce to the ph enom e n a o f lucid som n am

bul ism the au th o r re mark s
, W h at e ve r m ay be o ur
"
vie w s o f this un se ttle d br an ch o f kn o w le dge as a
w ho l e it w ou ld se e m as if w e co u ld n o t do u bt th at
,
.

i ts fac t s p ro v e the ac tion o f m in d upon m in d i n de

p e n d en tly o f the b o di ly o rg an iz ati on w ith out r” ej ec t ,

i n g e vid en ce w hich w ould p rov e an ythi n g e lse .

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“

trate d fr om Scie n ce N o r d oe s it see m to m e m o re

difficult o n n at u ral prin c iples to see how th e m in d
, ,

m ay act at a di st an ce throu g h th e un d ulation s of a

m esm e ric m e diu m th an to se e h o w light an d h e at
,

are tr an sm itt e d b th e w av es o f a l u m i n ous e th e r

.
y .

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c e rt ain l m esm e rism t e n d s e ve n m o r e de c id e dly to

y
i m m at e rialism as the c on v e rsi on of se v eral distin
,
“

guish e d m at e ri ali st s w ill te stify It d oes also open .

to the Chr isti an m ost in t e restin g glim pse s O f the

m o de i n w hic h th e m in d m ay act w h e n fr ee d fr o m
fl e sh an d bloo d an d c lo th e d w ith a spirit ual b o dy
'

.
,

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,

pr o ve tr ue th at th e m o re o m in o us o f e vi l an y bran c h
,

o f k n o w le dge see m s to be in i ts i n cipie n t state

“

the m o r e p r o lifi c it w ill u ltim at e ly b e com e in il lustra (

tion s favo urable b o th to m o rality an d r elig ion B e .

c ause so m e hy si o l o gist s h av e b e e n m at e ri ali st s it

p ,

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m at e ri ali sm B ut it i s n o w fou n d th at th e y w e re
.

m at e ri ali sts in spit e o f phy sio lo gy r ath e r th an fr om a ,

co rre ct i n t e r r e t ati o n o f i ts fac t s U p on the w h o le

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O IJ CL AIR VO YAN CE T R AN SFE R E NCE OF THE

SE NSE S, E TC .

Th e fo ll o wi n g in s an ce s e ci ed m uch a en i o n an d
t x t tt t
s o m y di scussi o n i n F an c e at th e
t r im e r t
In th e daugh e o f D r Pig eaire , o f Mo n pe lie , age d
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facili y , h o ugh h e r e y e s w e e c l o se d o r co v e e d w i h a ban

t t r r t
l w i e n o r p in e d w o ds, n o t o n ly w he n sh e ap pli e d
r tt r t r
g
a e n ge rs to the pape , but al so w hen a p ie ce o f gl ass was
é r
b e w e en th e b o o k an d h er fin g e s ” M K uhn
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r t t r
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an d ead th e n am e o f th e w o k ,
r F a bles de la F on tai ne ” r .

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r r t
n om en a w e e MM L all e m an d, Am ado , E u s ace , De lm as,
r . r t
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t w o ph y si ci an s f o m P a i s, w h o m h e se lec e d f o m th e m o s
r r t r t
in c e dulou s, to com e to Mon pe li e , an d if th e som nambulis
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that th e facu l t i es w e re
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n o n e o f the e xpe rim e n t s w e re su c ce ssfu l Al e x is fail e d in .

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th e p e o pl e al m o st h emm e d i n th e magn et i se r an d his su bj e ct .

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g eth ti n in C airv oy an ce in p ace o f o n e n am e h e gav e l
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to e xh ibit be fo re an assembly the maj o ri ty o f w h o m w ere
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O R D IN AR Y AFFE CTIO NS IN T HE N ER VO U S
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e m p l o y e d fo r i ts re m o v al M Lun ie r t h e n de te rm i n e d to . .

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retarde d th e m o n t h ly crises an d at le n g th o btai n e d th e ,

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,

w ith re m ark abl e p re ci si o n Se v e ral t i m e s h e dict at e d t o h er .

ME N TAL LY a w o rd o r a sen t e n ce w h i ch sh e w ro t e do w n as ,

sh e h ad h e ard th e m sp o k e n .

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.

n ise d th e i n di v idifi n h i m in t o th e t o w n se e n hi m ,

asc e n d a st aircase an d c ut o ff a p i e c e o f c l o th ,
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.

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in fl ue n ce o f m agn e t ism In h er w akin g st ate sh e w as a v e ry .

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.

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face e x p resse d p ain an d sh e put b o th h er h an ds to th e co r

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re sp on din g p art of h e r o w n bre ast .

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u n de rst o o d an d e x e c ut e d by th e p at i e n t So m e ti m e s I .

co u l d m ak e h er p e rfo rm de fin e d m o v e m e n t s at o th e r t i m es ,

I co ul d pr o duce in h e r si n gul ar ill usi o n s .

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e x p er i m e n t e rs m ade m e a sign to m ak e h e r co m e to m e Th e .

o rde r m en tally tran sm itt e d to h e r w as i mm e diate ly e xe cu te d .

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w i th an e q ually su cce ssfu l re u l t I tri e d to de ce iv e th e s .

p at i e n t by p ro du cin g real ill usi o n s by th e m e re e ffec t o f t he

w ill I h e l d th e fe ath e r o f a p e n th ree o r f ur in ch es
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tic klin g it th e p ati e n t scrat ch e d h er co rre spo n din g e ar .

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n i se an y re su l t s t h at w e re re fe rribl e to th e app licat io n o f

magnetism to the treatment of the pati en t M B o urdin . .
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m ark abl e results are o btain abl e— v iz th e in fl uen ce or rath er .

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pl ay s a gre at p art i n th e p ro duct i o n o f t h ese resu lt s but ,

I affirm t h at it i s in suffici e n t to e xpl ain th e m all M B rie re . .

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( Mdlle Marie ) fo r se veral y e ars i n hi s e stablish m e n t Th e
. .

c ase presen t e d r em ark abl e p h en o m en a ; sh e re p e at e dly de

sc rib e d w h at th e i n habi t an ts o f a h o u se at a c o n si de rabl e ,
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.
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.
,
h e sp e ak s
w ith a p e rso n an d si t s do wn to tak e so m e re freshm en t ’
.
,

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, ,

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, ,

app ar e n t m an ife st t h e m se lve s

, w o m en pre se n te d all th e
ch ar acteri st i cs o f e x ce ll e n t divi n e rs an d p re di cte d i n th e ir ,

p aro x y sm s ce rt ain cri se s o r o rgan i c m o dificat i o n s Has n o t .

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, ,

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th o se p re sen t Is n o t th e r e tu rn o f re ason aft e r l o n g y e ars o f
m e n tal ali en at i o n at th e l ast m o m e n t s o f life an o th e r pro o f
, ,

o f th e pro fo un d tran sfo rm at i o n s un derg o n e by th e n e rvo u s

p o w e r 2 M B e l h o m m e said I w as i ratem e at B i c etre at

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,
.

th e t im e w h e n M B l an din w as th e p hy si c ian an d I w as
. .
,

stru ck w i th hi s m agn e t i c e xp e ri m e n t o n se v e ral p at i e n ts s .

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,
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sl e p t e v e ry n igh t an d all n igh t A p at i e n t affli ct e d w i th

,
.

r i ck e t s w h o h ad b e e n a l o n g t im e i n t h e w ard e xp e ri e n ce d
, ,

an e xtrao rdin ary m agn e t i c e ff ect ; as so o n as M B l an di n .

e n t e re d th e ro o m h e fe ll i n t o th e sl e e p Th e se fact s p ro v e .

th at m agn e tism i n th e h an ds of p hy sician s m ay h av e an

in con t establ e e fficacy .
’

M B aillarge r re m ark e d
. E squ iro l att en de d an i dio t ic
ch il d ch an ce di sc o v e re d to h im o n e day th at h e co ul d read

th e t h o ugh t o f h is p rec e p t o r O n a n am e b e in g spo k e n to. .

hi m w h il e th e ch il d w as at a di stan ce an d aft e r all i m agin

, ,

abl e p re caut i o n s w e re t ak e n to pre v e n t i ts h earin g it c o u l d ,

n e v erth e l ess re p e at th e w o rd u tt e re d 1 m ade th e fo ll o w in g .

e x p eri m e n t m y se l f Th e p re ce pt o r re ad a n am e o n a vi sit
i n g card an d th e ch il d re peat e d t h i s n am e I h av e e v e n
'

.
,
se e n th e ch ild r ead an e n t i re se n t e n ce w h i ch h ad b ee n pre

v i o u sly re ad by th e pre ce pt o r
’

“M Fe rru s sai d : In stan ces o f n atural so mn am bu lism

.

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.
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

are frequen t an d i n conte stabl e the y h ave e vide ntly w ith

m agn e t i sm an un de n i abl e c o n n e xi o n P ublic o p i n i o n o n .

thi s subj e ct h as gre atly advan c e d sin ce tw en ty y e ars ago ;

w h e n th e art i cl e o f M R o st an o n m agn e t i sm app e are d i n
.

th e D i c t i o n n aire n o o n e tbe n dare d to say t h at h e b e li e ve d

,
in m ag n et i sm o r o ccup i e d h i m se lf w it h it
,
At th e p re se n t .

day th e q u e st i o n w h e t h e r i t be ag it at e d or n o t w i th in th i s
,
asse m bl y w ill u n qu e sti o n ably be t ak en up di scu sse d an d

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e l uc idat ed e l se w h e re Th i s i s i n e vi t abl e
. As regar ds th e .

dan g e r ascrib e d t o th e pract ice o f m agn e ti sm i n bad h an ds ,

i t m ay do ubtle ss be pro du ct ive o f e vil but i n th e h an ds o f
phy si c ian s i ts e m pl o y m e n t c an o n ly be att e n de d w ith adv an
t age w ith o ut an y bad e ects re sult in g th e re fro m It h as
,
.

be e n asse rt e d t h at M R o stan h ad chan g e d h is o p in i o n s but

.
,
t hi s dist in gu i sh e d p ath o l ogist de n i e d th e state m e n t re m ark ,
ing Th e o p in i o n s w h ic h I fo rm e rl y e x pre sse d re sp ect in g
m ag n e t i sm re m ain u n ch an ge d B e i n g th e re su l ts o f e x
.

p e ri m e n t s car efu lly m ade an d as I b e li e ve i n co n t e st abl e

, , , ,
t he y co uld n o t chan g e Th e y w e re m ade i n a ro o m o f th e
.

h o sp i ce o f th e Salp e trie re w it h o ut an y l o o ki n g gl ass an d

,
-

i n th e p re se n ce o f o n ly o n e o r t w o w it n e sse s Th e su bj e ct .

w as a fe m al e se rv an t i n th e e stabli sh m e n t v e ry sim p l e an d , ,
.

ign o ran t e v en o f th e n am e o f m agn e tism Th e se are e xtra .

p hy sio l o g ical ph e n o m e n a w h i ch Im ai n tain an d h ave o b se rv e d , ,

c are fully g uardi n g m y se l f fro m all de c e pt i o n Th e su bj e c t .

e xp e ri m e n t e d up o n c an a t w i ll a ccel r a te o r retar d the m o cc e

m en ts of the hear l a n d the p u lse'

1 in si st o n t h i s ph e n o
.

m e n o n b ecause i t appe ars to m e to be qu it e c o n cl u siv e b ut I

, ,
h ave o bse rv e d m an y o th e rs o f a m o re e xtrao rdin ary kin d .

If I h a d n o w to w r it e an art icle o n m agn e t i sm I sh o ul d ,

re tract n o th in g o f w h at I form e rly said I c o ul d m o re o ve r .
, ,

m ak e addi t i o n s to it If th at art i cl e w as n o t re p ro du ce d in
.

th e l ast e di t i o n o f th e D i c t i o n n ai r e th e o m i ssi o n w as
’

, .

in dep e n de ntly o f m y w ill I h ave re aso n to be lie v e th e .

e x p e r im e n t s o f G e o rg e t to be as bo n d fide an d as c are fu ll y

m ade as m y o w n ; an d i f M De c h am bre su b se que n t ly o h .

tai n e d re tract i o n s fro m o n e o r tw o o f th e su bj e c ts o f G e o rg e t s

'

e xp e ri m e n t s ( i t w as sai d t h at o n e o f t h e m P e tro n ill e h ad , ,

c o n fesse d to tri ck e ry ) th i s de pe n ds up o n t h e p art i c u lar w ay

,

i n w h i ch h e se t ab o u t to i n t e rro gat e t h e m u p o n th e kin d ,

o f w o rd t o rt ure w h i ch h e m ade t h e m un de rg o
-
an d su ch ,
retraction i n n o w i se in v alidate s th e v al ue o f th e fact s
pu bli sh e d by G e o rg e t I h av e l o n g c e ase d to o ccu py m y se l f
.

w it h m agn e t i sm bu t I re t ain m y c o n vi ct i o n s w it h re gard to

,
th e re ality o f c e rt ain e xtra phy si o l o gi cal fac t s w h i c h I do
-

,
n o t pre t e n d to e xp l ain If I h av e n o t re pli e d to c e rt ai n
.

att ack s di re ct e d a ai n st m se l f i t i s b e c au se I did n o t t h in k

g y ,
it w o rt h w h ile : truth w ill alw ay s m ak e w ay fo r itself It .

is use l ess t o try to c o n vi n ce t ho se w ho w ill n o t be co n vin ce d ;

2 48 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

we can on ly
pi y p e o pl e w h o e j e c t a t uth w h en i is r t r t
p o in e d o ut to h e m , w h o efuse to e am in e i , an d w h o
t t r x t
p i de t h e m se lv es o n pu in g h e i j u dg m en an d sagaci y
r tt t r t t
ab o v e th e j u dgm en an d th e sagaci y o f o h e s t ” t t r .

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tr t t t
r e co de d by th e di s in gu i sh e d ph y si ci an M Ce ise
r t i n th e . r
,
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,
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,

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fo r h er e li e f h ad fail e d, an d the fam ily desi e d h a sh e
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sh o u l d be m agn e i se d Af e tw o or h e e m in ute s’ m ag
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t tr r t t
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to try again The a ack h ad n e ve b ee n so se ve e , n or o f
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o ve w i h ou
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rt
afo u h day T h e p a ie n b egge d m e to m ak e a f esh t i al
t . t r r .
.

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r t Sh e di d w ai ; but sligh a acks . t t tt
so o n r rr
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m ade an o h e app e al to m e , to w h ich I y i e l de d
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w as sim il a ; o n ly hi s tim e th e a ack w as l e ss se ve e h an
r t tt r t
o n th e fo m er r o ccasi o n E n co u age d by th e ren e w e d sus . r
p en si o n o f th e di se ase, I c on in u e d to m agn e i se h er un il t t t
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t tt t tt t
an d, i n so m e m easur e , th erap e uti cal .

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t rt t r
o n ly su sp e n de d ; as, a y ea af e w a ds, i ecu re d w i h
r tr r t r r t
r en e w e d fo c e , an d re m in a e d in e p il ep sy , in san i y , an d
tr t t
th e de a h o f th e p a i e n
t ” t t .

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. r r t t r r r
w hich e n abl e d hi m to v e ify th e e i s en ce o f the fac ul y o f
r x t t
t an sm i ssi o n o f th e se n se s o f h e a in g an d tas e to th e
r r t
e p igas i c tregion In the In san e Asy l um at Tu in th e e
r . r r
w as a y o u n g c a al epti c gi l, w h o w as se en by th e ph y si c i an s
t r
c f th e i n s i u ti on , an d by se v eral dis in gu ish e d co nfr er es
tt t .

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sp o k e n u n l ess a c o mm u n i ca i o n w as e s abli sh e d b etw e en h er t t
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m ade th e n o i se A ch ain w as form e d by th e p e so n s p e se n ,
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p ro duce i n th e p at i en t a cat al e pt i c st at e , an d r em o v e i t .

W h e n i n his crises, th e m uscu lar p o w e r o f Al e x an dre w as

do ubl e d, o r qu adrup l e d ; th e e ffo rt s o f se v e ral m e n w e re
re qu ire d to co n tro l him M ’Le cl erc coul d al o n e do so by
. .

m agn e t ic p asse s Th e p at i en t s h e art w as sligh t ly h y p er

.

tro p hi se d hi s pu lse b e at 1 08 ; but th e m agn e t i se r, by hi s w ill ,

,

m a de i t fa ll to 80 p u lsa tion s H e fo re t o l d th at h i s cri se s

.

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v e rifie d by Do cto rs Ce ri se , B aill arge r, an d B o uill ard, w h o

w e re am o n g th e p e rso n s p re se n t
“At th e t erm in at io n o f o n e séau ee w h e n Al e x an dre w as
.

,
aw ak e n e d, w e w e n t to b re ak fast w it h th e r e st o f th e c o m

p an y . Aft e r bre akfast, b e in g desiro u s to c o n vi n ce m y

co f s o f th e m ag n e ti sei s
p o w e r o v e r Al e x an dre , I r e
’
n r eoe

q u e st e d hi m t o m ag n e t i se him fro m a di st an c e , an d to cau se

h i m, by an e fidft o f hi s
’ ‘

co m Me to th e din in g ro o m -
.

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sl e e p , an d c am e fro m h i s ro o m
p assin g acro ss th e garde n
,

t o th e sal o n w h e re w e w e re ; an d b e in g st ill asl e e p , h e

b e gge d M L e cl erc to aw ak e n him , w h ich h e di d im
.
‘

m e di at e ly
“At th e t w elfth an d l ast séau ce n o tw ith stan din the
.

, g
p t i t s di sin c li n ati o n , h e was so m n am bu li se d At e l e v e n
’
a e n ,

o c l o ck , th e cr i si s, o f w h i ch h e h ad sp o k en th e p re vi o u
’
s day ,
o cc urre d, an d h e sai d, I am to be cu re d to day H e w as
‘ ’ -
.

first se i z e d w ith de liri um , th e n w i t h co n vu l si o n s, an d at

l en gth h e fe ll in to a catal e pt i c st at e H i s cl o th e s w e re t o rn .
'

by th e vi o l e n c e o f hi s m o ve m e n t s ; h e e m itt e d frigh tfu l cri e s,

c o m bi n e d w ith t e ars an d sobbin gs D urin g a vi o l en t .

p aro x y sm h e cast hi m se lf aga i n st th e do o r o f hi s r o o m , an d

r e ce iv e d a se v e re c o n t usi o n o n th e h e ad N o t w i th st an di n g
“

h i s fo rm al pro h ibiti o n , t h ey w e r e o bli ge d t o r e strain hi m

“
.

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-
Th e p at i e n t h ad fall e n i n t o a
.

st at e o f pro strat i o n an d sl e e p , fro m w h i ch M L e cl e rc w ith .

diffic ul ty r e c o v e re d h i m .

Wh e n aw ak en e d, h e qu i e tly go t up , an d re co n ducte d M .

L e cl e rc as far as th e m iddl e o f th e garde n He re m ain e d a .

m o n th l o n g e r i n th e e st abli sh m e n t w ith o u t h avin g th e l e ast

re curren ce o f h i s crise s an d he w as afte rw ar ds p l ac e d in a
c o m m e r ci al h o use , as i t w as pre vi o u sly de cide d h e sh o u l d b e .

M L e cl e rc saw th e y ou n g m an , cu re d, for th e sp ace of a

.

y e ar ; an d w h en e ve r h e e x p eri e n ce d a n e r vo u s att ack , i t w as

suffi ci e n t to p l ace h i s h an d o n h i s fo re h e ad, an d all the
sy m p t o m s di sap p eare d
“
.

M B e lh om m e rem arke d o n th is case : Th e p at i e n t s ’

-

co n st i t u t i o n w as so e x ce p t i o n all y i rr it abl e , t hat h e c ou l d

o n ly b e co m p are d to a sen sit iv e p l an t H i s n erv o us sy st e m .

w as great ly sh ak en by th e de at h o f hi s m o th e r Al l th e .

rati on al m e an s o f m e di cat i on that h ad b e e n e m p l oy e d had

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fail ed . He
w as m agn e se d by y o un g m an be lo n g in g to a ti a
ri i
ch fam l y , fu ll
o f can do u , an d an i m a e d by a l o v e o f r t
sci e n ce , w h o b e n e v o l en l y de v o e d h i m se l f to th e se vi c e o f t t r
a poo p a i e n w h o co uld o n l y o ffe hi s h an k s
r t t r t .

At th e c lo se o f o n e o f h is c i se s h e fe ll i n o a m ag n e i c r t t
sl e e p Th is ap pe a e d to m e an in di ca io n to be c a i e d o u t,
. r t rr
an d I advi se d h a h e sh o uld be m agn e i se d t t h o u gh I am by t t
n o m ean s a p a i san o f m agn e ism Th e rt ea m en co m t . tr t t
p l e e ly su c ce e de d
t It i s tr u e th e c i se s w e e m u l iplie d ;
. r r t
bu t t he p a ie n i n h i s sl e e p fo e saw th e p e i o d o f h e i
t t r r t r
re c ur e n c e , an d h e i
r e m in a i o n by a cu e Sp e ak in g h e e
t rt r t r . r
as a c o n sc i e n i o u s m an , I a sk , o ugh w e to n e g l e c
t an y t t
m e an s to e li e v e an d c u e p a i e n s h a are co n fide d to o ur
r r t t t t
r
ca e l
” —Auu a les Medtcc P s cho lo i ues
y gq
-
.

CLAIR O YAN CE OF AD O LP HE V D IDIE R , CO M

MUN ICATE D B Y TH E R E V C . . H T O WN SE N D,
.

FR O M G E N E A V .

Th e so m n am bu li s desc ibe d L ausann e , th e o ad to i t r r t

fr o m th e l ak e , th e p a i cul a h o use i n w h i ch th e p e so n w as rt r r
ab o u w h o m th e qu e s i o n e
t w i sh e d to kn o w , th e l ady h e se l f, t r r
v e y accu a e ly H e he n adde d, W h a a cu io us h in g she
r rt . t t r t
i s p u in g o n h e r h ead, w h i ch h e de sign a e d as a file t bra n ,
tt ’
t
i n w h i ch h e p e sis e d, n o w i h s an di n g th e qu e s i o n e c o n
r t t t t t r
side r e d hi m to be m i s ak e n H e also m e n io n e d h e r w e a in g t . t r
a so o f j ack e , w i h ski
rt s o f an o h e m a e i al
t Th is w as
t rt t r tr .

a l so co n si de e d to be a m is ak e r B o h , h o w e v e , p o v e d to t . t r r
co rr t
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th at desig n at e d by th e so m n am b u list Sir R G t he n . .

g av e a m o r o cco c ase w h ich Al e xi s sai d c on t ain e d th e p o r ,

trait o f a h an dsom e fe m al e ab o ut 32 y e ars o f age w h o w as , ,

roy al o r con n e ct e d w ith roy alty ; th at sh e had b e e n dead a

l o ng t im e an d die d i n th e pre sen ce o f se veral p erso n s th at
,
t h e re w as an art icle o f dre ss o f a p e culi ar fo rm roun d th e
n e ck an d al so e ar l s in t h h i r O S ir R askin g th e
p e a n
h e wr o t e “Eliz ab e th ” T h e case w as th e n O p e n e d
, . .

n am e , ,
, .

an d a p o rtrai t su pp o se d to b e Mary Q u ee n o f Sco t s ap

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, ,

p ea e d w i th th e r uff w o rn at th e p e ri o d ro un d h er n e ck an d
r ,

p e arls i n th e h ai r Sir R G h avin g p re vi o usly th o ugh t

. .

i t w as th e p o rtrai t o f Eliz ab eth w as do ubt less th e re ason ,

w h y th e so m n am b u list w ro t e th i s n am e Sir R n e xt pro . .

p o se d a ri ng w hi ch w s lik e w i se co rre ct ly de sig n at e d

, . a Ar .

ti cle s p ro p o se d by o th e rs o f th e com an we re de scrib e d m o re

p y
o r l ess c o rre ct l T h e r ep o rt e r o f o n e o f th e B r gh t on i
y .

p ap ers w as t o l d by Al e x is th e o bj e cts w h i ch h e h e l d i n h i s
c l o se d h an d— v iz t w o ri n gs— o n e w ith a sto n e e n grave d
.
,
,
th e o th e r a sm all e r an d l a i n r i n g w h i ch h ad n o t b e e n
p ,
b ough t by th e p o sse sso r bu t h ad b e e n given him by a l ady .

Mr W al so prop o se d an o th e r t est Al e x i s sai d i t w as a

,
. .
.

g o l d art ic le n o t a c o in th at th e re w as o n it a sm all figure

,
re sp r e se n ti n
g a f e m a l e ab o u t 2 0 y e ar s o f ag e w hi ch w as
,
e x ac t .

Thi rd Séan ce a t Cap ital/chi F ord s J an ua ry 1 9 ’

,
.

E cart é p l ay ing w ith Cap t ain Mar sh an d tw o ladi e s the

-

cards b e in g fre qu e n t ly m e n t i o n e d in th e adv e rsa y s h an d

’

r ,

o r in th e so m n am b u li st s o w n h an d w h il e st ill m c o n tact
’
,
t i th th e t abl e an d n ot t urne d ; a fo lio vo l um e pl ac e d up
r igh t b e t w e e n th e
p l ay e rs did n o t im p e de th e so mn am bu
li st s lu ci dity R e adin g fro m a v o l u m e o p e n e d at ran do m
’
.

by th e R e v F R o b e rt so n tw e n ty p ages i n adv an ce
. .
Th e
,
.
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wo rds w ritten by th e so m n am b ulis ,

do w n C est uric t ’

m an do li u e qu i a resorm e e sou s le ba icon , w e e fo u n d in r

th e co e sp o n din g l e ve l to h a i n di ca e d by h i m ,
rr h o u gh t t t t
n o t at t he e ac n um b e x to f p ag e s Mr C r . . .

se n e d a p ack e
t c o n ai n i n g , as h e sai d, a
t t
a se n e n ce w it e n up o n i r tt to b e c o m e th e so m n am b ulis s t t
’
,

p op e r y if he c o u l d de c ip h e th e se n e n c e
r t Al e i s sai d h e r t . x
saw p i n i n g o n g e y i sh p ap e
r t r
w o e do w n a w o d, an d h e r r t r
declin e d to say w h e h e i w as r igh o r n o t ; but co ul d n o t t r t t
m ake o u t an y o f th e o h e s, o w in g to th e i m p e fe c rapp or t t r r t P
P “
b e w e e n th e m f o m th e sce p ici sm o f th e p rep o se r T h e 1 !
t r t
m
.

sam e e su lr w i h r e fere n c e to a si i la
t t r ch all e n ge ( 1 0l e n
’

c l o se d
) f o m Mr D u m m o n d, w h o Al e is said w as a m o e
r . r x r
co n fi m e d r sc e p i c h an Mr B t t
H e w o e do w n so m e . . rt
l ette s, Mr D e fusin g to assis in an y w ay by m e n io n
r r t t
F
-

O
. .

i ng w h e h e h ey w e e ig h o r w o n g
t r t r r
O n O p e n i n g th e t r .

p ap e t he w ordm
r p r q i os app e a e d w i te n o n a p ie ce r rt
’

o f ca d ; r th e se n o t at all c o r e sp o n din g to th e l e e s
-
r tt r
w h i ch Al e is h ad pfifi iou sly w i e n
x M Marcille t said r tt
'

. .

h a h e w o ul d n o t h av e an y m o e m o n e y e s s, b o h b e cau se
t t r t t t
th e p e so n s o ffe in g su ch w e e a w ay s avow
r r p ics, an d r t
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e d sce

al so b ecause t he so m n am b uli st k n o w i n g h e e w as a s ak e 111 1 t r t

w h i ch h e w as in divi du ally Co n ce n e d, h i s w as al m o s su e r t t r
to i m p air h i s l uc i di y as e ga de d h e m t r r t .

O n e o f th e l adi e s w h o h ad p e vio u sly p l ay e d ca ds b e h i n d r r

an in e p o sed fo li o v o l u m e ( Mrs Fi z p a
tr ick , w h o se n am e . t tr
Al e is w o e do w n , say in g h e h a d m e t h er i n P a i s), h e n
x r t r t
w o e a w o d w h il e
rt e ai n i n g h e r se a
r in a dis an p a o f i
rt t t t rt
the 1 0 0 m , p l ac in g th e w i i n g b e n e a h th e c o v e o f a b o o k l
rt t r
w h ich sh e h e l d Th i s w as c o rre ct rymdesi gfiitt e d w i h sc a ce ly t r
' ’ ‘

”
.

an y d i ffic u l y , th e w o d t In c —e d ul e be i n g w i en b ack
r r r tt
w a ds by Al e i s
r x
Th e R e v I VE R o b er so n h e n p e se n e d
. . t t r t
a l o n g b o w n p ap e r p a c e l, se al e d Af e so m e li l e im e ,
r r . tr tt t
Ale i s said i c o n ain e d w o o d, w i h l e a h e o v e i
x t t ha i t t r r t t t t
o pe n e d A po ai o f a m an No ”
rtr t A w o m an
N o ” Th e e w as, h e sai d, a sm all p o
. .

. r ai o n l y at t h e rtr t
upp e pa r o f th e p ack e , an d d e w i ts sh ap e an d siz e ; h e
rt t r
adde d ha h e saw an an i m al
t t O n th e p ack e b e in g t
'

o p e n e d, i w as fo un d to c o n sis fo r th e m o s p a o f
t t t rt
b o w n pap e , w i h a w o o de n case co v e e d w i h m o o cco ,
r r t r t r
ab o u th e siz e w h i ch h e h ad d aw n
t H e h e n sai d th e r . t
r e p ese n e d w as v e
r r t r r t
p e so n y y o u n g , n o t m o e h an si x
y e a s, w i h l o n g h ai fallin g o n th e sh o u lde s ;
r t r ha i r t t t
w as c o a se l y p ai n e d ; h ad b e e n do n e by a l ady ab o u
r t t
e i gh t t
m o n h s ago : an d af e so m e e fi0 1 ts w o e do w n tr rt
’

th e n am e Ch a l e s, ”th e so n o f th e rev g e n le m an
r Mrs . t . .

R h ad al so pl ace d h e se l f ert rapp o r t, w h ich do u b l e ss

. r t
fac ili a e d th e de sc i p i o n ; Mr R h im se l f b e i n g in cre du
t t r t . . ~

l o us as to cl air vo y an ce All h e se pa ic ul a s w e e co e c , . t rt r r rr t
 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

th e p o rtrait
h av in g b ee n c o p i e d f o m a p ain in g , w h i ch r t
co n ain e d a lso the r e resen tati o n o
t h s head A l ady
f
’
p a o rse .

t r
hen p e sen e d a ca d c ase t Th is Al e i s sai d c o n ain e d a
r -
. x t
w o d i n F en ch , an
r r rt
e n w o e h is
p ygn n am e , w h i ch
pro v e d co rre c An o h e l ady ga t v é i i im a l e e , w h i ch
t r tt r
‘ '

h e sai d w as f o m a e l a i o n i n fac h er so n , w h o w as ab o u
r r t t t
‘

tw e n y si x y e a s o f ag e , da k
t -
all ; t h a h e w e n
r ab o u a r t t t t
,

g e a de al f o m p l ace to p l ace , an d th a hi s n am e w as lik e

r t r t
w i se Cha l es, r
5411 w h ich w as e x ac Miss Ma sh o ffe e d a
.
. t . r r
m o o cco co v e r e d bo x t i e d up , w h ich Al e i s said c o n ain e d
r x t
'

'

go l d Th i s w as n o t th e c ase at th e im e , th e go ld o n a
. t r
m e n i n i h abi u ally h avin g b e en ak e n o ut, an d so m e hin g
t t t t t
e l se su b s i u e d o f w h i c h Al e i s d e w th e fo m an d sai d i
tt t x r r t
, ,
w as a l e af Th e fo m de si gn a e d w as co r e c , th e o bj e c
. r t r t t
b e in g h ai , the u ppe pa b e in g sp e ad out som e w h a in
r r rt r t
th e fo m o f a l e af
r T h e R e v Mr R again o ffe ed a sm all
. . . . r
r
bo x w h ich , h o w e ve , Al e is c o u ld n o t m ak e r x
}
g
. squa e
W 0 11 rs Fi z a i ck he n gave him a le e , w i h efe
t tr t tt r t r r
p .

e n ce to w h i ch h e w as v e
y lu c id, e p essin g hi m se lf pl e ase d
r x r
t o be en r a or t w i h h i s l ady Th e l e e h e said cam e
t t . tt r
r
f o m Be y o n d th e sea ; h a i w as a l o n g im e o n i ts t t t t
p assage , a m o n h ; f o m a g e n l e m an a h e un de fif y
t r t rt r r t
y e a s o f ag e ; th a h e w o e o ccasi o n ally a u n ifo m , an d
r t r r
sw o d, h o ugh n o t in th e a m y ; h a h e w as a G o v e n o ,
r t r t t r r
or a he rt r Co n sul , in a co un y i n Af i ca, n o t b elon g in g to tr r
E ngl an d, bu t to T urke y ( h is w as af e w a ds s a e d to be t tr r t t
Al e an d i a) ; an d o n b e in g aske d as to hi s n am e , w o e
x r rt
An h o n y ” — by w h ich , h o w e ve , h e said h e w as n o t call e d ;
t r
m w as i n fac th e se co n d Ch is i an n am e t r t .

T h e se w e e th e p i n ci p al te stsp i o p ose d by h ose p esen ,

r r t r t'

th e o n ly p o si iv e fa ilu e s b e in g th e tw o e n c l o se d b an k —
t r n ote s,
an d th e squ a e bo x o f th e R e v r Mr R . . .

Th e fi s te s i n e adin g, si e e n p age s i n advan ce , pro

rt t r xt
p o se d by h i s ge n tl e m an w as al so a p a ti al fail u e , th e
t r r
w o rds w i e n by Al e i s,r tt L j gltgfi r bi lla, ” n o t b e i ng
x
fo u n d at th e p o in sp e ci fie d, o ugh do u b l ess
t h e y w o u ld tfi t t
h av e b e e n fo un d i n an o h e p ag e t r .

Havin g e ce ive d a lo ck o f th e h ai o f th e co on e alr e ady

r r r r ,

r e fe edrr to , as a m ean s o f m o e direc r ap p ort th an r ‘

fl
th e l e e , I gav e i to Al e i s, w h o se acc o u n
tt r t v a ie d so m e x t r
w h a f o m th e p e ce din g o n e esp e c in g h i s age an d h e igh ,
t r r r t t
an d m e n i o n e d o n e o r tw o p e culi a i i es
t O n i n qu ir in g rt .

fu h e ab o u th e co n en s o f th e ti n bo x , h e sai d h at
rt r t t t t
i
t r
h e e w as an o ld o r
u su ally w o n
atte n ifi é re n t f o m h o se m ' '

t r
a , an d w i h b o ad b rim , o f a ligh co l o u , bu t
r t r t r
W ‘
co uld n o t s a e o f w h a i w as m ade ; an d also h a he e
tt t t t tt r
w as an o ve all w ra r As th e co o n e h ad r r r
pp e (p a letdt)
-
.

m e n i o n e d h ese o bj e c s in h i s l e e , th e i de sign a io n by
t t t tt r r t
th e so m n am bu lis w as do ub le ss facil i a e d by e ading m y
t t t t r
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h o use , but b scure ly as scarce ly to be di st ingui sh ed by

so o
an y o n e st an din g b e lo w Al e xis w ro t e 1 5 T he n ext
. .

figure s h e h ad so m e diffi cu lt y i n m akin g o ut ; at l e ngth ,

h o w e ve r be sp e c ifie d 1 57 5 th e tr ue figurgs be in g 1 58 5
, He
m e n tio n e d so m e p ecu li ari ti e s o f at o ms i n th e co unt ry
.
g

also '

h o use o f a l ady ( n o t, h o w e ve r , w i th o ut first m akin g several

mi st ak e s)— v iz , th at th e re w as a po rtrait o f an o ld ge n t l em an
.

in co stum e ( a j u dge ’s ro b e ) a m irro r w i th an t iq ue fram e

al so an an ci e n t t abl e o f w hi ch h e dre w a re re se n tati o n that
, p
th e w o o d w as y ell o w an d th at th e re w as al so
gil din g .

S éan ce at theR esidence o f Mr Stracey, . B r unsw ick Square,

J an uary 2 0— E ven i/ng .

i i n c ard pl ay in g as u su al n o n e o cc asi o n b o t h
4; L u
gir
l p y
-
O .

Q h and s h avin g b e e n de alt, w e re pl ay e d by th e so m n am b uli st

3 i

w h il e th e c ards lay w i th th e i r faces o n th e t abl e , an d w i th o ut

an y m i st ak e e i th e r i n fo ll o w i n g sui t or th e p l ay i n g R e quir ed .

to rea d te n a e s i n advan ce o f th e p age w h e re th e b o o k w as

o pe n e d. He w ro t e th e w o rds L es chases etaien t en cet etat,
”
et erso n e, w h ic h w e re fo un d W W fte en
ag e s in adv an ce , b e h avi n g see n th e w o rds th ro ugh fiv e
§ T6 re p age s ; h e also re ad w o rds th ro u gh a sh e e t o f pap er
p l ace d o v e r th e m , an d sai d, U n de r th i s p o in t ( m akin g a
p en cil m ark) i s th e w o rd w h ich w as fo un d

g iv en Mrs . by th e p e so n to w h o m i b e l o n ge d, but by
r t
t r t t
an o h e ; h a h e w as a m ili a y m an n o w i n L o n do n ; h a t r t t
i fo me d p a o f a de c o a ion con fe e d u po n th e o w n e by
t r rt rt rr r
a p e so n o f h igh g ade —a ge n e al ; an d th a
r r ~
r
th e o w n e w as t r
a co l o n e l— all w h i ch w as co ec Mr C h e n gave a ca d
rr t . . . t r
c ase , th e co n te n s o f w h i ch Al e i s co u l d n o t c o
t e c l y de sig
x rr t
n a e , an d pu t i asi de w ith the in e n i o n o f esumi n g i
t t A t t r t .

fo e ign e
r h e n e que s e d p a i cu l a s o f a l ady , th e rapp or t
rt r t rt r
b e in g by m e an s o f a le e Al e i s said sh e w as s o ut
tt r . x t
li v e d in a h o use f o n in g t he g an d av e n ue o f th e Cha mp s
r t r
E ly sees— th a th e sal o o n h ad y e ll o w cu ain s— th a sh e h ad
t rt t
wi h h er a ch il d, an a e n dan
t ( borm e), an d an o ld lady w h o
tt t
r r
w o e a black d e ss The Ho n Co l . h en e qu es e d a de
. . t r t
sc i p i o n o f h i s o o m s
r t Al e i s sai d h a i n th e d aw in g o o m
r . x t t r -
r
h e e w e e se v e al p i c u e s —
t r r r e l e v e n — ( h e e w e e o n l y e igh )
t r t r r t
h a th e w i n do w s w e e bo w sh ap e d, an d in th e b e d o om w as
t t r -
r
o n e p i c u e — th e Cru c ifixi o n — w h i ch h e d e w o n h i s p ap e
t r r r .

A y o ung l ady de si e d an accoun of h er g an dm o h e , w hi ch

r t r t r
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w as g iven by Al e xis w h o said sh e w as th e n pl ay in g at c ards

, ,

an d th i s w as in fact h e r u sual o ccu p at i o n i n th e e ve n i n g .

Tw o m e di cal co n su ltati gp s ( at w h i ch I w as pre se n t ) w e re

g iv e n By Kle m s o n t he case s o f l adi es They w e re o f a so m e
'

w h at co m plic at e d n at u re n e v e rth e l e ss th e l e adi n s ms ,

w ere acc urat e l y de t ail e d to th e su rpri se o f the p art ie s as ,

5
,

al so th e e x act dat e o f th e dise a T h r m di t d

by him w e re o f a S l m pm n d an d v e ry rat io n al w hi ch i t i f
se s e e e e s sugg e s e
?
.
w
r

, ,

w as pro p o se d to g ive a trial Al e xi s w as al so co n sul te d .

w ith r e feren ce to O b j ggts sto lpn i n tw o i n st an c e s an d , ,

m e n t i o n e d co rrectl y th e p ahticulars co n n ect ed w it h th e

c um stan ce s ; w ri t in g do w n i n o n e i n st an ce th e n am e o f a
di scarde d se rvan t in th e o th e r th at o f th e dau gh t e r o f a
,

l o dg in g h o use k eeper w h o m h e describ e d an d w h o h ad b e en

-

, ,

su spec e d .t
Sean ce
‘

at Mr . H ow ell s, Hov e
’
. Mon day , J a/nu ary 22 .

( As reported b y incredulous observer in the B righton Ga ette )

an z .

l
7“
Cert ai nl y if co tt o n w addin g an d t h ree silk p o cke t han dt
’
r
,
k erch i efs arrange d so as to co v e r all fro m ab o ve th e e y e
,

b ro w to the po in t o f the n o se co u l d h ave o b str ucte d vi sio n , ,

it w as do n e as e ffe ctually as t w o shrgv n o us

g en t l e m en c o uld m an age th e m att e r N e v e rth e l e ss w ith a .

,

p ack o f cards p ro vi de d by Mr H o w e ll h i m se l f an d t h e n .
,

fo r th e fir st t i m e pro du ce d Al e x i s did th e w ri t e r o f th ese

,

lin es the h o n o ur to pl ay w ith h im tw o de al s at ecart é ,

w h ere in if h e re ally p o sse sse d th e presum e d p o w e r o f see in g
,

b o t h h an ds o f cards by a m e n tal o pe rat i on i t w as littl e ,

marv e l th at Al e x i s h ad the b e st o f i t .

Fo r th e seco n d e x pl o it a b o o k w as p ro du ce d
L H i stoi re de la R ev oluti o n p ar M Gu i z o t
’
’
It w as , . .

brough t by an o p o n e n t a phy sic ian w h o o p e n e d i t an d

p l aced i t O pe n th
, ,

?fo reh e ad o f Al e x i s Th e p age w as

e .

2 36 ; an d h e pro n o un ce d dist i n c tly th e w o rds L a guerre

’ ” Th e w rit e r h ad a d upli
,

p rochai e n ét t p lu do uteuse
n a i s .

cat e co py o f th e b o o k i n h is h an d an d fo u n d t h e se w o rds ,

in th e m i ddl e o f th e page j ust o n th e spo t w h e re th e li n e

,

w o ul d t o uch the perce pt iv e o rgan s Th e sam e e xp er i m e n t .

w as rep e at e d w ith re sp ect to page 282 w h e re Al e x i s rapi dly ,

read o ff th e very u n lik ely sen te n ce R ea di n g se re ndi t ,

en di n j oars In b o t h c ases all c are w as t ak e n to pre v e n t
.
’

a gli m pse at th e re qu ire d phrase e sp e ci ally so far as M ,

Marcillet w as co n ce rn e d w h il e the co m pan y w e re k n o w n to

.

,
each o t he r an d n e arl y all in o ppo sit i o n an d th e b an dage d
‘ ’
, ,

con di t i o n o f th e cl ai rv o y an t see m e d to pre clu de sigh t i n

that quart er
“A st ill m o re asto n ish in feat fo ll o w e d Th e b an dage s
.

g .

having b een rem ove d, th e b o o k w as O p e n e d — any where it

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h app en e d to be at p 2 89. M Marcillet re qu est ed Dr

. . .

to signify at h o w m any p age s farth e r o n th e cl air vo y an t

sh o u l d r ead al o ud : h e sai d ten , an d acco rdin gly , w i th
difficu l ty , n o do ub t, an d h esit at i o n , but st ill w ith truth ,
Al e x is r ead a fe w w o rds o f p 2 99, l o okin g in t e n t ly all th e
.

w h il e o n p 2 89, as if readin g thro ugh so m an y p rin t e d

.

p ag es. Th i s e xp er im e n t w as re peat e d, w ith th e p art ial

fail ure o f a m i st ake as to th e p age ; an d in th i s in st an ce
it w as th o ught p ossible th at even unm esm erise d optics m igh t
h av e caught a sen t e n ce w h il e rap i dly t urn in g th e l e aves
of a book .

Th e n e xt , t h o u gh p art ially u n succe ssful , w as a M

ood u e ss i f n o thi ng m o re Th e w rit e r h ad seal e d up
h
.

so m e t i n g , u n fi o w n to all the w o rl d but h i m se l f, in tw e lv e

e n v e l o p e s o f w h i t e p ape r Al e x is, i n bro k e n an d diffic ul t

.

e n u n c i at io n , said it w as w r it in g— tw o n am e s, b o th c o m
m e n cin g w i th M, o n e o f th e m an E n gli sh n am e , th e o th e r
Fre n ch , o r so me o th e r language n o t E nglish ; th at th e first
co n t ain e d fo u r l e tte rs, th e se co n d si x ; but h e fail e d to
g u ess th e n am es, w h i ch w e re , M r
ay Ma g da l e n e
’
It w as
.

su gge ste d th at , i f th ey h ad b e en w ri tt e n i n Fren ch , h is

m i n d m ight hav e m o re re adily di sce rn ed th e m
“The phy si cian b efo re m e n t ion e d n e xt pro duce d a packet
.

co n t ai n in g a lo ok o f h air, an d w as co rrec tl y in fo rm e d as
to th e age , sex , g e n e ral a p p e aran ce , st at e o f h e al th ( so far
as re garde d o ne i m p o r tan t m al ady , w h il e an o th e r w as
e n t ire ly o v e rl o o k e d), an d as to th e p ro b abl e o cc up ati o n o f
the p e rso n to w h o m th e l o ck b e l o nge d, w ith a de scrip t io n
o f t h o se lik e l y to be in th e ro o m Th e p ack e t w as n ot
.

o p e n e d, so as to fu rn i sh an y cl u e as to age o r se x
“A lady th en pre se n t e d a p aper parce l w ith h ai r in i t
.

w h e reo f th e c lair v o y an t sai d, I se e tw o m en w it h th e h air ,

‘

w h i ch se e m e d to b e acc o u n t e d fo r by th e fact t h at th e re w e re
tw o l o ck s o f h air, tak en , h o w e v e r, fro m th e sam e h e ad, bu t
out at a m i n u t e s in te rv al Th e l o ck s co u l d n o t be se e n ,
’

fl
.

n or re adily fe l t , as di st i nct ; bu t th is l att e r w as p ossibl e .

Th e l ady w as in fo rm e d, co rre ctly , as to th e i n divi dual s ag e ,

’

re lat i o n sh ip to h er, as to w h ere h e th en w as, an d h o w h e w as

li k ew ise as to o n e disorde r of the“ fram e to w hich h e w as '

c o n fe sse dl y li a bl é rw j i ilst an o th er m uch m o re m an ife st af ic

' ' '

M1 t i o n w as e n t ire l o v erl o o k e d an d Al e xi s so far fail e d

y , .

A y ou n g Fren ch l ady t he n pl ace d her w at ch i n th e cl air

Y v oy an t s h an d, an d, to th e satisfact io n of h erse lf an d h er
’

Ei re f r i en ds, Al e x i s describ e d th e g iv e r o f th e w at ch , th e c o l o u r

o f h i s e y e s an d o f hi s h ai r, h is ge n eral app e aran ce , hi s h abi t s

o f life , h i s c o stu m e , t h at h e w as at th at m o m e n t st u dy i n g
m ath e m at i cs w ith a n u m b e r o f o th e r pe opl e ab o ut h i m i n th e
ro o m [ th is w as c o n si dere d pro bl e m atical , but n o o n e co ul d
deny i t], that h e w as v ery fon d o f m usic, an d sp ecif y ing ( an d
2 66 AN IMAL MAGNE TISM .

l i e ve r l irv o y an ce w en t to Al e x is an d ask ed him

in c a , ,
to de scrib e hi s sitt in r o o m Al e x i s di d so w i th o ut th e l east
g
-
.

h e sit at i o n al th o u h h e h ad n e v e r see n th e
g , ge n tl e m an
PAn d w h at is w ritten o n th e ie ce o f a e r w h ich I lace d
efo re an d c o ul d n o t h av e th e sli h te st i de a w h r
, g e e h e live d .

p p p p .

n de r th e cl o c k l ai d th e e n t l e m an
' ’
e o re e a m g l
PT h e w o rds L o rd B ro u h am an sw re d Al e x i
j us
g .

s ; an d sure
’
g e ,
e n o ug h L o rd B ro ugh am w as w ritte n o n th e pap er .

B ut such th in gs as th ese an d o th e rs e v en m o re ex trao r

'

,
.

dl n ary are th o u ght n o thi n g o f i n P aris Th ey are m e re

'
'

, .

p ract ise i t regul arly the pract ice con sists in g ivi n g info rm a
ti o n f absen t frien ds o f th e pl ace s in w h ich l o st pro perty
o
,
m ay be fo un d o f cri m e s an d c rim in al s an d e ve n i n re scri b
, p ,
k
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3,
6 Si c .

m i . M W
U
at Mrs f
. E lliott’s, Western Cottages, J wnua/ry 2 4
Morning
.

ay in g w i th tw o ladi e s an d a g en t l em an — no
te lli n g c ar ds i n adv ersary s h an d— m en t io ni n g ’

h i s o w n h an d w h il e th e cards w e re w ith faces u p o n th e

tabl e v i z-
kin g se ven an d e ight o f spade s kin g of h e ar ts
.
, , , .

All righ t e x ce pt th at th e n in e w as tu rn e d u p i n st ead of the

,

e i gh t Ask e d adv e rsary w h at sh e w o ul d like for trum ps

.
,
an d o n m e n t i o n i n g h earts p i ck e d o u t th e e ight fro m th e p ack , .

R e adin g fro m a b o o k o p en e d it at ran do m th e w o rds

” , ,

N tew blatt an d C est hi e r R eading re qu i re d te n pag e s in ’

Al e x i s w ro t e do w n th e w o rds “CetM
-
.

adv an ce
’
nambule
”
.

r eco n/n ue luci de Th e w o ds Cette somn ambule etai t recon nue r ’

”
.

r
ln mEE w e e fo un d tw o or h e e p ag e s fu h e o n ( an d o n th e t r rt r
sam e l e v e l ) th an th e o n e i n di ca e d Makin g a pe n c il po in t t
“
.

o n th e b oo k h e sai d, Wh a a cu io us n am e i s o ppo si e
. t r t
th i s p o in Idie z t , i n fac f o un d at th e t
c o r e sp o n di n g sp o o f an o h e p age
r t t r .

B o x p ese n te d by Mr Mo ; Al e is sai d i w as m ag
r . tt x t
n e ti se d It con ain e d a pap e w i h l e e s— a h e la g e
. t r t tt r rt r r
righ ; an d w o e do wn o n e o r t w o w h ich w e e i n co e c
t rt r rr t
Miss B rese nt e d a se al e d p acke t w hi ch Al e x i s said con
.
p ,

tai n e d a r in g w ith e n gra in g o n it w h ich h e aft e rw ards v ,

m en t i o n e d h e sai d th at i t did n ot b e l o n g to Mi ss B th at
th e st o n e w as w h it e ; th e r i n g h ad b e e n give n to a l ady by a
Fren ch m an w h o h ad b e en in E ngl an d but w as n o w in P ari s ,

an d b e in g ask e d hi s n am e w ro te as if by su dden i n sp irat i o n ,

L oui s N apo l e on ” All co rre ct .
,

A pasteb oard bo x presen ted by Mi ss C w hich Alexi s , .

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id c o n ai n e d t p ain tin g ri n g an d sm a ll h e ad
'

sa a on a a

( draw in g re se m blan c e o n th e o ut side) o f a ch il d ; th at

a
i t w as v e ry an cie n t ; th en t h at i t re pre sen te d the V irgi n
an d th e In fan t J e su s p ai n t d ; an d aft e r so m e de l ay an d ,
N51 e

c o rre cti o n s h e m e n t i o n e d th e n am e o f th e p ain t e r first z j uz , c ,

w rit in g R ub e n s t h e n R u bin i w h i h w as co rre ct h e b e ing

th e in v e n t o r o fm
c
, , ,
ai n tin g O n b e in g furth e r .

q ue st io n e d h e said i t h ad b e l o n ge d to a qu e e n an d t h at ,

Miss 0 h ad b o ugh t it at B r uges ; a ll w h ich w as co rre ct

. .

Th e bo x b e in g t h e n o p e n e d th e r in g w i th a b e au t i fully ,

p ain t e d Mado n n a an d In fan t e n ve l o p e d i n c o tto n w as t ak e n

o ut . T h e qu ee n to w h o m it h ad b e lo n g e d w as o f Sardin i a .

Mr E t he n pre sen te d a l arg e c a e w h ich Al ex is said

. .
s
,

c o n t ain e d t hre e o bj ect s ( i n di cat in g th e i r l e n g th) o f m e tal ,

go l d O n e o f th e art ic l e s h e sai d w as a sp o o n ; bu t co m
.

p l ain e d o f b e i n g co n fuse d by th e t hre e T w o w e re t h e n .

t ake n o ut an d h e said th e sp o o n part w as go l d th e h an dl e

, ,

gl ass o r sto n e o f a re d c o l o u r ; 3 g o l de n sp o o n w i th a r e d .

agate h an dl e w as th e n t ak e n o u t .

Madam e F n e xt gave a bo x w h ich after sh o rt he sitat io n

h e said “
,
.

co n t ai n e d a ch apl e t o r ch ain ; t h at i t w as m ade

,

o f l e ad an d co p p e r ; t hat i t w as n o t w o rn o r u sed b
y th e
l ady an d h e co u ld n o t t e ll its u se th at i t w as m ade in th e
,

dire ct io n o f Sw i tz e rl an d i n Au stri a ; h ad b ee n to V i e nn a , ,
an d w as w o rn do w n th e fro n t o f th e b o dy At l en gth h e
sai d
“it w as e m pl o e d again st th e ch o le ra w h ich w a
, y s

th e The c hain o f alterifatr hnk f of co pp er an d l e ad,

‘

case .

t h e n ak e n f o m th e bo x , w as s a e d to be a c h a m ag ain s
t r t t r t
c h o l e a an d o h e
r c o m p l ai n s, an d w as w o n i n Au s i a
t r t r tr
Al e i s sai d “i w as
.

Mr L eviso n o ffe e d a se ale d p ack e r t x t

”— h e n sai d “h ai — an d m en io n e d th e
. .

a b o o ch , sh in i n g
r ,
t r t
in i i al M w o ke d upo n i
t All e ac r t . x t .

Mr P ask e d f o m w h o m c am e a l e e h e place d i n th e
. . r tt r
h an d o f Al e i s ; w h o e pli ed, x
w as f o m a e l a iv e , h i s
r r r t
so n ; h a h e w as a m ili ary m an , li e u e n an , w e a in g o nly
t t t t t r
o n e e p au l e e , s atio n e d at ( wr i in g do w n th e w o d) Th u l e s
tt t t r r
th ere w e re h e e i n i i al s b efo re the n am e o n th e l e e , o n e
t r t tt r
o f w h i c h w as E , th e o h e s h e co u l d n o t m ak e o u t, bu t w o u l dt r
tell th e n u m b e o f th e eg i m e n as i n di ca e d o n th e b u o n
r r t t tt
of h is uni fo m , ” w i i n g do w n 49 , w hi ch w as p e fe c l y
r rt r t
co rrec t .

Mr E th e n w i sh e d an acco un t o f his fath er w h o Al e xi s

“
.
,
.
,
sai d ,
w as i n In di a an d h ad b e e n fo r t w e lve o r fo u rt ee n ,

y e ars bu t h e co u ld pro ce e d n o furt h e r an d co m p l aini ng o f , ,

be in g t ire d he w as aw aken e d ,
.

In all t h ese t est s th e so m n am bu li st w as o n ly so far

assi st e d by th e
p art i e s pro p o sin g t h e m by th e i r re plyi n g
“N o ” if h e w as w ro n o n w h ich h e e n e rall co rre cte d ,

, g g y ,
himself ; but so m e tim es persist e d in his asse rt i o n s sayi ng , ,

N 2
 AN IMAL MAGN ET!SM .

that he saw th e h n g so an d so ” Th e o n y thi n g in w h ch

t i . l i
h e fai e d w as th e bo x o f Mr Mo , w hi ch failu e w as asc
l ed . tt r rib
b
y t l
h i s g en t e m an to hi s h a n g ma n et se d th e bo x an d
g vi i
l
h i mse f by passe s m ade at th e m e ti .

Sea nce at the R esidence o f Mr . B . Montp eli er R oad ,

J an uary 2 4— E vemlng .

E cart é an d pique t play in g lucid as u sual Card se le ct e d , .

fro m th e p ack by hi s adv e rsary N o t co rre ctly t o l d O n th e

“
. .

UHF so m n am b u li st p l aci n g h im se lf en rapp ort m en t io n e d an o th e r ,

car d fro m th e
p ack h e ld by h is adv e rsary as th e e igh t o f
sp ade s w h e re as i t w as th e n in e
, An o ld b o ok o f th e l ast .

c en tury b e in
g pro du ce d re adin g t w e n ty p ages in advan ce

m
r q ir
e u e d A l e x is te
w r o . i nora s i les tr ca seri es d Assas
a
,
” s
’
, .

Th e w o rds w ere fo un d o n e in di
y c ate d an d wi th in tw o o r thre e pag es o f the t w e n ty
, An .

k e n v e l o pe p re sen t e d w h i ch h e said con t ai n e d a fade d

flo w e r ”an d o n o p en i n g i t a fade d ro se w as tak e n o ut
,

, , A .

p acke t w h ich h e p ro n o un ce d to be a p o rtrait o f a ge n t l e

m an ” an d gav e a ge n e ral de sc ript i o n Adm itt e d to be
“
.
,
c o rr e ct as als o th e a e (
g ab o ut 48 th o ugh n o t app e arin g to
be so
,
an d p o si t i o n o f re si de n ce — v iz
“ in a squ are ” ,

.
, .

S t at in g h i s w ife to be dark co m pl e x i o n e d ; n o t n o w i n -

B righ t o n but in L o n do n an d h avin g a li tt l e gi rl ; n o t a

daugh t e r but an ado pt e d ch il d ” An e n v el o pe presen t e d by
, ,

,
.

th e sam e gen tl e m an w h o o n th e pre vi o u s e ve ni n g h ad h ad

cl ai rvo an ce
” read b Al e xi s an d w ho sub se uen t l
y y q y ,

th o ugh t o n h o l din g th e p ap er to th e light th at it m igh t be

, ,

:se e n thr o u gh A l e x i s a ft e r so m e h e sit at i o n w ro t e L oui s

N apo l eo n ” H e w as co rrect th is w o rd b e in g i n thre e or fo ur
S , ,
.

,
.

p ap e r e n ve lo p e s O n th is t est b e in g satisfacto ril y an sw e re d

”
.
,

r adm itte d th at h e w as n o lo n ge r in cre dul o us A

“con t ain e d
. .

g il t b o x g iv e n b y a l ad y w h i ch A l e xi s sa i d ,

se v e ral w h ite o bj ect s an d afte r a li tt l e t im e dre w th e ,

fo rm as of a sm all kn o b at o n e en d an d l o n g f ro gectin g
p o rt io n s He co u l d n o t ho w e v e r t e ll w hat the y w ere
.
,
On ,
.

o p en in g th e bo x th re e luc ifer m atches about th e l ength

,
draw n w e re t ak e n o ut .

descri pt io n o f a h o use Al e x is said .

,

th e righ t o f L o n do n ab o u t a l e ag ue ,

fro m a rail ro ad ; th e sea o n o n e side an d san ds al o n g th e ,

sh o re th e h o u se v e ry o ld o f st o n e an i n sc ri pt i o n e n

grav e d o n it o n sto e ; L atin ; fiv e w o rds ; fiv e l e tt ers i n

'

th e seco n d w o r At l e n gth aft e r so m e e ffo rts Al e x is , ,

ha e en co rr e ct in th e fo rm e r p art iculars— w ro t e th e
w o rds
“N on N obis D om in e in ch aracters sim ilar to th e
, ,
~

r
i n sc i pti o n He T fi éd fi i d at th e o h e w o ds, but seem e d
. t r r
conf use d, w h ich w as accoun ed for on th e w ords b e ing s a e d t tt .
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din i n g— o o m o f th e l ady desc ib e d ( w i h th e o m issi o n o f a

r r t .

b e d, w h i c h h ad b e e n p l ace d i n i fo r an in vali d) —fo m , l o n g , t ~

r
na rrow a fam il y p o ai , an d a sm all p i c u e rtr t t r
Mr
.

h e n e qu i e d th e de sc ip i o n o f a cou n y re
. t r r r t tr
siden c e w h i ch Al e i s sai d w as a cas l e , fo m e ly fo i fie d
x t r r rt
,
th e e w e e tw o p o i o n s, o n e co m p a a iv e ly n e w , w h i c h w as
r r rt rt
m u c h lo w e an d l o n ge r
h an th e o ld p a a h all w i h sto n e
rt rt t
fl o o ; l a ge galle y ; c o py o f a R uben s on th e igh ( n o t
r r r r t
k n o w n by Mr o ld a m s ; b a l e ax e sp ik e d c l u b , r tt
”
-
.
,
an d a h o se , o r
p o i o n s o fra h o se ( P o b ably a w o o de n
rt -
r r
Mr
.

fig u e ) r . h as w i c e e si de d i n th e h o use fo r a
. t r .

sh o im e ; th e p o p i e o i s an o ld gen le m an in go o d
rt t r r t r t
h e al h , an d b al d o n th e fo e h e ad ; th e h o u se i s u p w a ds o f 1 50
t r r
m il e s th e o h e si de o f L o n do n , an d h e e i s n e a i a ail o ad
t r t r r t r r
i n p o g e ss o f co n s u c io n ” The e w e e i n th i s acco un
r r tr t . r r t
t w o o r th e e m in o disc e p an c i es n o t n o e d b ut th e ab o v e
r r r t
p a ic ul a s w e e ackn o w l e dg e d by the ge n l e m an en rapp or t
rt r r t
t o be co e c
r Th e re si de n ce e fe ed to i s A l o n To w e s
r t . r rr t r .

A l ady p e sen e d a p ac k e , w h i ch Al e i s sai d

r t co n ain e d t x t
a in g w h ich h ad b e e n giv en h e r o n h e r birth day ( igh )
r r t
Dth e re w e e l e r
e s an d fig u es e n av dtt r i t— 1 8 43 an d r r
” g e o n
Q M Th e e w e e he se l e e s, as al so so m e o he s w h ic h
. r r t tt r t r
he di d n o t de sign a e t .

Seance at H astin gs, J anuary 2 5 — E v en i n g '

.

H o tel Asse m bly Ro o m s, S wan .

Cat al e pt i c rigi dity o f lim bs Card p lay in g v e ry lu c id .

-
.

Te lli n g h i s adv e rsari es an d hi s o w n c ards se v e ral t im es

’

“
w hi l e w ith fac e s o n th e t able R e adi n g fro m a b o o k w h il e
.
.

w e— ban da ge d R e adin g re qu ire d t w e n ty p ag e s i n

”
.

adv an ce Al e x i s w ro t e Ma lgre tan t de vertus cc heros,

.
,
w h ic h w e re fo u n d at th e co rre sp o n din g l e v e l e ighte e n p ages ,
fro m th e p art w e re th e b o o k h ad b e e n c asually o p e n e d .

of h air w h i ch Al ex is said
3 6 y e ars o f age suffe rin g at th e l o w e r p art o f th e ab do m e n
, ,

w h i ch w as di st e n de d th e ch e st an d h e ad w e re al so so m e w h at,

affe ct e d an d h ad b e e n il l fiv e y e ars ;
,
th e b e dro om w as
sm all an d h ad b ut o n e w i n do w
,
w h i ch fro n te d th e be d ,
.

R i gh t .

A g e n tle m an g av e a l e tt er w h i ch w as no t to l d by Ale x is
,
,

w h o dislik es c o m ing b ack to r eadin g t e sts aft er h avin g u n de r

,
-

t ak e n o th ers A rin g p ut in t o hi s h an d Al e x i s said w as

.

e n grav e d w i th an an i m al u p o n i t a b ro o ch w i th h ai r b e i n g

pre se n t e d Al e x i s sai d th e hair w as o f tw o p e rso n s si st e rs

,
.

, ,

o n e w as ab o ut fiv e y ears o l de r t h an th e o t h e r bo th i n th e ,
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t
c oun ry n ea r a village , w h e e w as ar rude ch ape l abo ut th e
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.

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an i n t e rv al o f se ve n m o n t h s b e t w e e n th e t im e s o f h e r se e in g
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t urn e d ro u n d th e re w e re characte rs e n grav e d u po n i t in
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,
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qu e st i o n s m o st o f w h i ch w e re c o rre ctly an sw e red
,
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m i stak e as to t he cards as th e y w e re a p ack n e w l y bro ug h t

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fab W e arptafii L an gfo rd t h e n pl ace d hi m se l f en r app or t

w ith Al e x i s w h o g av e h im a de t ail e d acco u n t o f a h o u se i n
,
th e v i c in ity w h ich h e h ad vi sit e d an d th e n ature o f th e ,

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e xp e ri m e n t an d to e x c it e th e facu l t
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de scrip t io n o f a h o use an d its e n viro n s, st at e d th at i n th e

h a l th e re w as a c o ll ect io n o f old arm s, an d am o n g o t h e r
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thi n gs an an ci e n t clu b w h ich h e could n ot n am e , but dre w
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g en t le m an t o l d th e au di e n ce th at th e pl ace de scribe d w as
l t on T o w ers, n e ar Sh re w sbur y , an d th at th e de scr ip ti o n
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gi v e n w as pe rfect ly co rre ct , e x ce pt i n o n e o r tw o part i cu l ars .

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a .

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r t r
r tt
w i e n up o n a ca d th e w o d P a is
r Af e so m e difficu l y
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.

nals o f h is cu i o us sc i en ce w e e in m an y e sp e c s sim ila

t r r r t r
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p o duce h e se w o n de fu l e ffe c s E p e ie n ce an d th e ad an ce
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rt t t r t t
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w hi ch h as in t
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aran ce g .

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re qu ir in g th at a h an dk erch ie f sh o uld be t ie d o v e r h i s .

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t t
lu cidity t
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m an e o f a h o rse ; o n w h ich Al e x i s c rie d o ut, '

O h , y es
an d th e
W w h i ch w as co rr ect
O w i n g to th e im p e dim en ts at th e b e g in n ing o n th e part o f
.

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r an o n m o st o cc asi o n s N e v e rth e l ess h e m ade o u t
.

so m e difficul t t e st s, to th e co n vi ct io n o f th e c o m pan y , w ith

one or tw o e x ce pt ion s
.

Sean ce at the R esiden ce o f Si r C Ibbetson ,

. Ma rin e P ar ade ,
J ai r/awry 27

D Card p lay in g -
Th e c ards b e ing o n so m e o ccasio n s n am e d
.

w hil e on th e tabl e — re adin g w ith e y es b an dag e d— t w o

li n e s fro m a Fre n ch bo o k ; also , so m e page s i n adv an ce ,
L oci
’
E t n ce d e D i ea r ow v ée ar
” A b o x pre se n t e d, Al e x i s
s e p p .

sai d it c o n t ain e d an o t h e r bo x , ro un d, sh e ll sh ape d, m arbl e d, -

w i t h co pp e r g il t ro u n d i t An e n am e lle d bo x, o f w h i ch th e
.

li d appe ared to b e m arbl e d, w it h a co pp e r gilt ri m ro un d it ,

w as t h e n t ak e n fro m th e o ut e r o n e .

A l arge bo x w as t h en b ro ugh t fo rw ard, w i th Ch in e se

figure s o n th e o ut si de , w h i ch se e m e d to cre ate so m e co n
fusio n , as Al e x i s m e n t io n e d co ll ars o r ch ain s as w o rn by
t h e fig ur e s o n th e in n e r bo x , t h e se b e in g o n th e Ch in ese
fig ures o u t si de h e sai d th e bo x h ad se v e ral sm all figure s
pain t e d o n it at e ach e n d, some in the recumb en t po sit io n ,
li k e ch il dren th ey w e re n ot t oge th e r, but se parate There .

w e re o n th e bo x so m e w h o l e figure s— a m an o n th e righ t
ap p aren t ly l a i n so m e i n str um t — th e su bj ect w as
p y g e n

all e g o ri cal Th i s acco un t w as adm itte d to be co rre ct, e x cept

.

by tw o o r th ree sc e pt ic al p e rso n s prese n t, w h o se o bj e ct io n s

se e m e d to cau se an n o y an ce to th e so m n am b uli st .

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a w h i te o bj e c t ,
.

W e , that i t w as

l ike a pie ce o f b o ne ; e di d n ot kn o w i ts u se , n or w o uld

-
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an y o n e e l se o n se e i n g it
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.

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b o n e , an d o f th e sam e sh ap e w h i ch Al e x i s h ad draw n .

O n e or tw o o th e r t est s n o t satisfacto ril y de scrib e d i n co n

se qu e nce o f th e o pp o siti o n an d l o u d talkin g , w h i ch i n du ce d
M Marcille t to e x claim , c est a h combat
.
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A le x i s c o rrect ly de sign at e d, i n sim i l ar c h aract ers, th e l ett e rs

B E L , w ri tt en o n a pape r fo l de d se v e ral t i m es
. . . .

A case w as pre sen t e d by a ge n tl e m an Al e x i s sai d i t .

co n t ain e d a silv e r m e dal w i th l e tt e rs o n o n e side , n o t

E n gli sh , an d co at o f arm s represe n t ing an an im al , on the
o th e r Th e case , o n b e ing O pe n e d, c o n t ain e d a si lve r
. .

m e dal , w ith a cre st ( an animal s h e ad), an d Latin m o tto

’

ro u n d it .

Sir R G t hen o ffe re d a case , o n w h ich Al e xis, after

. .
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s light h esit atio n w ro te It i s a y o un g w o m an n o w de ad

, , ,
han dso m e c url e d h air w h it e dr e ss sh o u l de rs som e w h at
,
e xp o se d— p ain te d ab o u t t w e n ty e ight y e ars
” sh e h ad b ee n , ,

( -

de ad ab o u t t hat p e ri o d) O n b e in g p re sse d fo r th e n am e .
,
h e sai d Marg are t ; also sai d th at th e p o rtrai t h ad b e e n
t ake n fro m an o th e r ( Sir R G subse que n tly ascertain e d . . .

that fo ur portraits w ere p ain t e d at the sam e t im e ) Al l .

th e ab o v e p arti cul ars w e re co rre ct .

Sean ce at the R esidence o f Mr . B B r un sw i ck Terra ce,

J a n uar y 2 7 —Morn i ng .

Ca d p l ay in g p a i cu l a ly lu cid
r -
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rt r . r t
in e llin g ca ds i n h i s adv e sa i e s h an d, o r h i s o w n h an d,
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’

b e fo e b e in g u n e d up R e adin g , af e so m e h e si a io n ,
r t r . tr tt
w o ds o n th e p ag e p e sen e d, an d al so e igh p ag e s f u h e
r r t t rt r
on Car e lle co nsi dere que ( tw o wo ds n o t dis i n g ui sh e d)
vi e llissen t
” A l a ge p ap e pac k e p e se n e d, w h ic h Al e is
. r r
r
t r t
t
x
Bu
said co n ain e d a p o ai
t o f a c hil d ; ligh rtr t lo ng t
blu e e y e s ; al mo s th e e n i e figu e ; ligh ly d esse d ; th e
t tr r t r
n e ck e p o se d ; p ai n e d
x w e n y y e a s ago t t t
It e p e sen ed r . r r t
th e b o h e o f th e y o u n g l ady en r app ort , w h o se n am e
rt r -

( w i in g do w n ) w as F ann y Th ”
rt e g e n l e m an s n am e co n t
’
.

tai n e d e igh l e e s— Mon ague tt rt A li l e l a e , w hi le t . tt tr

tr y i n g an o h e t rt t
es , h e w o e co ec l y th e o f th er t rr t
lady .
F

A y o un g l ady , Mi ss C , gave a l e e , w h i ch h e sai d cam e . tt r :

f om a p e so n ab o ad, i n G e m an y , A us ia, w h o h ad g e y
r r r r tr r
m o u s ach e s, w h i e u n ifo m , i n fac , i n th e Au s i an se vi c e
t t r t tr r
an d o n b e in g ques i o n e d e sp e c i n g a p ec uli a i y , he sai d th e
t r t rt
o ffic e h ad l o s an e y e i n o n e o f th e b a l e s o f th e e m p i e ,
r t tt r
b e fo e W a e l oo , f om a m uske sh o , and w o e a blac k ban d x
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r
th e p a
tr
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rr t
t t r df
?
. .

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r Al e is t ie d so m tt r . x tr r
t im e , bu t c ou l d n o t m ak e an y h in g o f i t t .

A l a ge b o x w as h e n b o u gh , w h ic h Al e i s sai d c o n ai n e d
r t r t x t
a m e all i c o bj e c ; h avi n g di ffic ul y i n p o ce e din g fu
t t he , t r rt r
he e qu i e d
r “ h a th e a ic l e sh o u l d be ake n o ut an d
r t t rt t
e n vel o pe d
” Th is w as do n e by the l ady i n an o he
. oo m, t rr
i n c o o n w addin g an d p ap e
tt H e he n said, i w as o un d, r t t r
“
.

w i h a in g at th e to p
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i
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.

p pa e w as r n e o ffe e d,
w h i c

w h i ch h e co u ld n o t easily ma k e o ut
h h e xt
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t r r t r t
E ngl an d by th e lady en rapp or t ; n o t in E u o p e , in th e E as , r t
n e ar J e usal e m
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m o un t ain Th e l eav es an d a sm all fl o w er bro ught fro m

.

L eban o n w ere th e n t ake n fro m th e e n ve l ope .

A l ett e r j u st arriv e d by p o st an d n o t o p en e d w as g iv en
h im ; h e sai d th e p erso n fro m w h o m i t c am e w as th e hu sb an d
o f th e l ad
y , th at h e w as 5 1 y e ars o f age , but di d n o t app e ar
‘

to be m o re th an 45 , th at h e w as n o t st at io n ary , but w e n t
ab o u t a
g o o d deal , v e ry littl e h air , Chri st i an n am e Mo n t agu e .

Th is, h o w e v e r , h e w as t o l d w as the se c o n d n am e , o n w h ich

h e sai d th e first w as J o h n — he h ad go o d h e al th , n o t ve ry
st ou t , w as o f a ch e e rfu l o e n co u n t e n an ce , dark e e s an d
p y ,
stro n gly m ark e d ey e bro w s
-
.

Miss B prese n te d a le tte r, w h ich Ale x is said h ad som e

_
.

co n n e x i o n w ith t h e
p i ct ur e pre vi o u sly p rese n t e d ( th e n am e
w as in b o th , w h i ch h e th e n w ro t e ) It w as from th e e lde r
.

bro th er o f th e y o ung m an w h o se p ortrait h e h ad describ e d

hi s ag e 2 43; y e ar s ; th at h e w as no t in E n gl an d, but in
-

Co l um bi a ; w o re a uni fo rm , n o t o f th e ar m y ; w as n o t lik e
h i s bro th e r , but h ad dark h air, blue ey e s, an d t all e r w as a
gre at de al o n h o rse b ack , g o in g fro m p l ace to p l ace .

O n t h i s l ady askin g w h at sh e w o re un de r h er dre ss, h e said

f

,
ML lb f
i t w as so m e th i n A sm all
g w h i t e , an d th en a cruEifii fdn
.

m e t al cr oss w as th en tak e n o ut fro m th e dre ss .

A y o u n g l ady th en gav e an o th e r l ett e r , w h i ch h e sai d w as

i
'
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b
h
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A l e x i s— flTé n ly co m p le te failu re b e i ng th e l e tt e r o f th e
e l de rl
y l ady .

Seance at the R esi dence o f B Mr . P avi li on P ara de,

J an uar y 2 7 .

R igi dity o f lim b s— Mr B ( o n e o f th e h e av i est pre se n t )

. .

st an din g durin g h alf a m in ut e o m r h so m n am b u li st s

’
r o e o n t e

le gs e xt e n de d h o riz on t ally Card pl ay in g v e ry lu c id— read

.
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i n g w ith b an dag e d e y e s fro m a b o o k o pe n e d at ran do m by

o n e o f th e c o m p an y Makin g a p o in t w ith h i s pe n c il, Al e x is
“ ”
.

sai d, Wh at a cur i o u s n am e i s un dern e at h th is, an d w ro te

do w n K ara G e o rg e , w h ic h w as fo u n d o ppo sit e th e p o in t
'

in dicat e d, o n turn in g o ver so m e page s— re qu ire d to re ad fiv e

a es i n adv an ce , w r o te down ,
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’

p g
( an d j o kin g at th e sam e t im e , said As i n
’

i ncar n ee
F ran ce Th e w o rds w e re fo un d at the l ev e l sp ec ifie d A .

p ack e t p resen t e d by a l ady , Al e x is sai d co n t ain e d a sm all

g o l d o bj e ct, wh i ch o p en e d, an d co n t ain e d h air o f a l ady n o w
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j Llncp in co n v e n i e n ces w e re re
—
w ith th e h e ad to th e n o rgm
'

m o ve d w h e n th e dir ectiBn in w h i ch t h e y lay w as ch an ge d

'

fro m n o rth to so uth th e au t ho r adds T he po sit i o n fro m

,
w e st to e ast o r traM el o th e m agn e t i c m e ri di an
sel y t
,
w as ,
fo u n d to — be hl far th e an d i n j ur i o u s o f all
“Ml these atie n ts n o w r e c olle cté d h ow ain ful it h ad
.
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'

p
_
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p
been to t h e m to re m ain for an y l e n gth o f t i m e i n ch ur ch .

R o m an Cat h o lic ch urc he s are b u ilt fro m w e st to e ast so t h at ,

the c o n gre g at i o n fro n t i ng th e al tar are i n th e p o sit i o n th e
m o st o bj ect io n abl e to se n sit iv e p e rso n s ; in fact t h ey o fte n ,
fain t e d .

Th e ab o ve o b se rvat i o n s furni sh a k e y to th e n u m e ro u s
erro rs an d co n tradi ct i o n s w h i ch a
pp e ar i n th e w h o l e h ist o ry
o f ani m al m a n e t i sm fro m P arac l su s an d Me sm e r do w n t o
g ,
e

o ur o w n t i m es w h i c h h av e st a ,ggere d th e so un de st h eads ,
an d e v e r w h e re i n tro du c e d di sco rd am o n
y g o pi n io n s Fo r .

w h n th e sam e dise ase w as tre at e d m agn e tically i n V i e n n

e a,

t he p at i e n t b e i n g i n the p o sit i o n fro m n o rth to so ut h ; in

B erlin i n th at fro m east to w est an d i n Stuttg ard in that
, ,
2 84 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM .

fro m th rth differen t re sults r t i

“
so u to no , w e e ob a n e d in each
c se , an d n o ag e e m e n r t b et w e e n th e o b se rvat io ns w as att ai n
il“

fl
a e .

If th e sam e ph y sici an w e e to e a th e sam e di se ase m ag r tr t

n eti cal ly , an d th e b e ds o f th e
pa i en s h appe n e d to be in t t
di ffe e n di e c i on s, h e m us n e ce ssa il y o bse v e w idely diffe
r t r t t r r
r t e e cts, an d w o u l d be co n fu se d i n his m in d an d s ill t
‘

en ,
m o e w i h e fe e n ce to m agn e i sm as a e m e dy
r t r r Such , in t r .

W
t
fac , i s th e melan cho l h i sto r o f m a e ti sm It h as b e en .

im es in n um e able ,
t Ie st p e i od, e mp l o y e d, an d
r r
as o f en agai n e j e c e d, an d n ow i i s h a dl y e v e em p l o y e d
t r t t r r

fl
y et i i s a t uly w o n de ful , p en e a in g , an d, i m ay b e said,
t r r tr t t
in c o m p a able m ean s o f affo din g e lief in dise ases o n w hich
r r r
h i h e o h um an ar t h as v e y a e ly succee de d
t rt r r r
B ut I co n .

fide ntly h o pe an d e p e c ha h is w ill , in n o l o n g im e ,

x t t t t t
c ease to be th e c ase in th e sam e de g e e H en ce fo h the r . rt
p o w e fu l in uence m ofé eg estriah magpeti sm
r u h
”
w ill be m ea
su e d an d ak e n in o acco un
r t t
an d th e whdlé su bj e ct o f m ag t
‘

,
n e tism in a m e di cal
p o in o f i ew wil l n ow adm i o f egular t v t r
in ve s iga io n P og e ss w ill be m ade, an d w e shall com e to
t t . r r
u n de s an d e ach o h e , w h il e th e w o l d m ay a t l as h o pe to
rt t r r t
de iv e som e b e n e fi f o m th e applica i o n o f h ese e m a kable
r t r t t r r
fac s, a re sul w h i ch h as b e e n , w i h j us ice , l on g l o o k ed fo r ”
t t t t .

R ese a ch e s o n Mag ne ism , Elec ri ci y , & c , h e i R el a i o ns

r t t t t r t
to th e i al F o ce ”B y B a o n V o n R e i ch e n b ach T an sla ed
.

Vt r . r . r t
r
by P o fesso G eg o ry L o n don , 1 8 50
r r . .

B aro n R e i ch e n b ach s c o n c lu si o n s are co ro b o a e d by e x r rt

’
f
pe ri m e n ts m ade by P ofe sso G eg o y , th e esul s o f w hi ch r r r r r t
are r r
eco de d in th e A
pp e n di to h i s an sl a io n , f o m w h i ch x tr t r
Ie ac tw o o r h ee in s an ces
xtr t t r t
A sen si iv e , a p a ie n j us c on fin e d in on e o f th e ch ar i
t _
t t t t
abl e i n s i u i o n s in E din b u
tt t so m n am b u li st, an d e ecs r x
gh ,
si ve ly n e v o u s
r P asses w e e m a e w 1 . w ea m agn e s, an d r t
i n e v e y pa i cu la sh e de sc ib e d th e sam e se n sa i o n s ( w i h o u
r rt r r t t t
an y qu e s i o n s b e in
t g put) as th e se n si iv e s e am in e d by the t x
au h o — v iz , app a en di ffe e n
t r . r t
te m pe atu e f o m th e sam e r t r r r
e n d o n th e u pw ar d an d do w n w a d
p ass, so h a she co ul d r t t
’

i n s an ly te ll w h ich p o le or p ass ’ w as e m p loy e d The sen sa

t t .

tion s w e e v e y vi id an d s on g, th e co o l e b e in g p l e asan ,
r r v tr r t
the w a m e u n p l e asan r P e cise ly sim ila
r e su l s w e e o h t . r rr t r
tai n e d w i h se v e al c y s al s o f m o de a e siz e
t r r t
B o h m agn e s rt . t t
an d c y s al s cau se d w i c h i n gs an d e n de n cy to sp asm
r t t t t .

Sir Wm Ham il o n sh o w e d to an o h e v e y n e vo us
. t t r r r
p a i e n an d to h e r sis e s Dr G ego ry s ab s ac , w h e n h ey
t t tr r tr t t
’
.

all imm e di a e ly de cl a e d h ey fo un d in h a w o k th e e pl an a
t r t t t r x
tio n o f th e fac o bse ve d fo r y e ars, h a the pa ien could
t r t t t t
n n e ve fe e l to l e ably c o m fo abl e , o r o b ain sl e e p , e c e p
r r rt t x t
w h e n l y in g i n th e p o si i o n f o mn o h to so u h Th is l ady t r rt t .

like w ise fe l s on gly th e ac ion s 0 cry s a s an d m agn e s, as

t tr t t t
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM

th er m e an s pro ducin g so mn am hg Lnm E n n em o ser j ustly

o
’ '

.
’

o b se rv es th at h ri ti am ty w as a v e ry i m p o rtan t c ri si s in
s

th e h i st o ry o f m ag ic— in fact th e m o st i m p o rt an t As the , .

B iblical h ist o ry o f the O ld Te st am e n t i s th e se e d an d the

ty p e o f all l at e r h i st o ry so i n th e N e w T e st am e n t for th e
, ,
first t i m e lik e th e fl o w e r un fo l ding fro m t he bu d i s de ve
, ,

l o pe d a pe rfe ct re vel atio n o f th e trut h B ut as th e fru it is .

m at ure d fro m th e bl o sso m o n ly by pro gre ssiv e degre e s so to o ,

do es th i s m atur ity in t h e n e w h isto ry adv an ce fo r w ard w ith
_

a m e asu re d st e p R e lig io n an d m o ral s art an d sci e n ce are

.
, , ,
it i s true pro gre ssi n g in n e w an d w ide ly ram i fy i n g part ies
,
A

w ith re gard to m agn et ism w hich h as y e t advan ced o n ly so ,

far as th e i n t e llige n c e o f th o se m in ds w h i ch h ave l ab o ure d to

c o m pre h e n d i t h as i tse l f advan ced
’

“Th e po w e r o f m agnet ism e ithe r the o re t icall o r rae

.

y p ,

tic al ly w as n e v e r w h o lly u n k n o wn
,
In Asi a an d Ch in a it .

h as pro b ably n e ve r cease d t o be pract ise d fro m th e re m o t e st

an t i qu i ty do w n to th e p rese n t h o u r an d i n th at v ast re i o n
g ,

o f p o pu l at i o n i ts u se h as b e e n v ari e d by th at o f drugs an d
n arco t ics Th e w rit i n gs o f Avi ce nn a an d th e ann al s o f
.

R o m an Cath o lic w o rth i e s m ay be c o n su lt e d an d i n E n gli sh

li terature th e E ccl esiast ical Hist o ry o f B e de w h o has
’
,

pl ace d o n re co rd m an y r em ark abl e c ure s p erfo rm e d so m e

age s b e fore b oth by the h an d an d by p ray e r In B ede s
, .
’

t ime th ere w as littl e qu est io n o f phil o so phy an d it w as fo u r ,

o r fiv e ce n t uri e s l at e r b efo re th e u n iv e rsi ti e s aro se Th e .

o c cu l t sc i e n c es pa rt i c i p at e d i n th e re vival o f l earn i n g an d ,

th e m i ddl e age p e ri o d o f m agn e t ism dre am y an d pro fitless ,

fo r ma n y g o o d re aso n s c l o ses w ith se v e ral great n am es

,

P arace l su s V an H e l m o n t Co rn e li us Agrippa an d K
,
(
, g cher ,
.

The m an e

e l de i m e s up o n th e b usy s age o f life w as F A Mesm e

rt t . . r .

As a s ude n o f m e di cin e h e sh o w e d g ea in de pe n de n ce o f
t t r t
l

h ough , an d hi s fav o u ri e b o o k s w e e th e alm o s fo go en

t t t r t r tt
r
la bo u s o f th e m y st m
blégers H i s h eo y suppo sed t r
m
.

th e m ag neti c e l th e e n ir e un i e se , an d to t vr
e n e a e all b o die s, ac in g i n the sam e
tr t e l a i o n to th e n er
t r t
p
v o u s s s e m o f all an i m al s as ligh
t to th e e y e Se le d in t tt
y .

th e Au s ri an c ap i al as a ph y si cian , h e a e m p e d to b ing
t t tt t r
h i s h eo y in o p ac ice as a m e an s o f cu e ; an d at l as ,
t r t r t r t
ow a ds th e c l o se o f 1 7 7 3 ,
t r e d to th e a i fici al m agn e ,
r rt rt t
'

e so
3
é hi s co adj u o in h ese e p e im e n s b e in g th e J e su i , Ma i
t r t x r t t x
m ili an H ell , P o fe sso o f A s o n o m y
r Th e l a e af e w a ds
r tr . tt r t r r
clairn e e p io i yt r rt w h ich p o du c ed so m e dis r
p o b ably h ad so m e e ffe c i n
'

r t
f

afi eT e ne n t
‘

tu n i n g Me sm e f o m th e a ific ial m ean s to th e m o e e clu

r r r rt r x
si e s udy of
v t an i m al m agn e ism , as h e fin ally e me d i t tr t
‘ ’
.
 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

S om n am b u li sm al so di sco v ere d it sel f to hi m w h il e h e tre at e d

t i e n t s w ith th e l o adst on e , an d h e m ay n o w
"
Iii pa
-

so m e 0

h ave su rm i se d th at all th e div in e virt ue s attrib u te d to its

m ag n e t i c pro p e rt i e s by th e an ci e n t s w e re cap abl e o f r e alis a
t io n He o ccupie d 1 7 75 an d th e fo llo w in g y e ar in trav ellin g
.

thro u gh B avari a an d Sw it z e rl an d, w h e re h e e ffe ct e d so m e

re m ark abl e cure s b o th in private circl e s an d in th e publi c
h o spit al s In th e b eg inn in g o f 1 77 8 h e so ugh t a n e w
.

th e atre fo r th e e x e rcise o f hi s art i n P aris H ere Mesm e r, .

w h o se ch aract e r w as n o t w ith o ut i ts w e ak p o in t s, su m e d

th e airs o f a m ag ic i an , w ith a v i e w to se cre sy , an d p e r aps to

'

gi m m
e p u bli sh e d hi s first tre at i se o n an i m al m ag

fl
n e ti sm i n Th e sce n e s aro u n d hi s m agn e t i c b att e ry
in th e m e an w h il e h ad draw n th e att e n t i o n o f th e Fre n ch
G o ve rn m e n t to h is pro ce e din gs, an d i n 1 7 8 4 th e first c o m
m i ssi o n w as ap p o in t e d to e x am in e th e m B u t th e w h i rl o f .

th e F re n ch R e v o l ut i o n w as j u st n o w c o mm e n c in g , an d m ag
n e tism an d c l ai rv o y an ce w e re p re se n t ly asso ci at e d w i th o li
t ical fill fifi fié l aim s In fin e , Me sm er w as o blige d to qu it .

Fran ce , an d aft e r re si din g so m e tim e in E n gl an d, un de r a

fe ig n e d n am e , h e di e d in h i s n at ive p l ace , assure d o f th e un
o b trusiv e p ro gre ss o f h i s do ctri n e s, i n 1 8 1 5 .

Magn e t i sm h ad b e e n fo rm e rly p ro fe sse d i n E n g l an d by

Dr de Main au du e , w h o se curi o u s l e ct ure s dat e in 1 7 98
“In W
. .

e l e n z e h ad w ri tt e n h i s w e ll k n o w n H is
‘ -

t o ry o f An i m al Magn eti sm , an d th e t urm o il in w h i ch th i s

’

di sco ve ry h ad b e e n i n v o lv e d by th e R e v o l u t i o n h avi n g sub

si de d, th e su bj e ct w as agai n o p en to so b e r o b se r vat i o n .

It h ad al so w i th in the l ast t w e n t y y e ars m ade th e t o u r o f

E urop e , an d so m e o f th e m o st illu strio u s sav an ts an d m e n
o f l e tt e rs i n G e rm an y h ad addre sse d th e m se lv e s to th e i n

v e sti ati o n
g Se v e ral di st in ct sch o o l s b eg an to app e ar in
.

Fran ce , th e m o st i m p ortan t o f w h i ch w as un de r the dire c

t ion o f P uy segur, at Strasb urg Th e b atte ry an d its crisis .

ll ow ing are th e l eading points of h is th e y 1 “The e is

The fo or : . r
a ip l in fl u n ce ( tion an d
rec ro ca ti n) b etw een the pl n t the
e ac reac o a e s,
e th and ni m tbd n tu e 2 T he m n o f p e ting th is tio n is
ar a a a r ea s o ra ac
m t m m w hi h p t ates ev yth ing nd i cap ble
. .
,

a. os c en e r er a s a
e im m
, ,

m uni ting ll k in d f m otio ns nd i m p e io ns

‘

o f rec ca a s o a r ss .

3 This fl uid exe cises an i mm ediate a tion o n th n

. r s w ith w h i h c e erv e , c
it emb di s itsel f n d produc s in th hum n b dy phen men im ilar
o e , a e e a o o a s
t th e o f th l d t ne — th t i p l ity n d in lin ti n
o os e oa 4 This
s o a
-

s, o ar a c a o . .

fl uid fl w s w ith th e g t st p idi ty fr om bo dy t b dy ts at dis

o rea e ra o o ac a
t n e i fl ct d bL M irro t
,

a c , sr e e e nd is a

p p g te d by ou nd
ro a a 5 The e a e m m ed b d s W t ll exe s
s . . r r a a o ie rc i e
an ti n di ct
ac o t9 an im l magnetism T h i p s n
re alo ne a e r re e ce
m ans f
.

t yj n th e cc of m gneti m w
_
is p bl
ca a e o e s ro e a s o
m uma gne nsmw e c n ef éétfi i mmddiate u o f n us dis
’

a c re erv o e ases,
and m di te cur e of oth e diggz d
a e a ; i n d d it xp a m th e acti n r ers ee e r o
o f m di M
,

fi d bpef at fi t he fi sis 7 The ph y ic n an discove

’ ‘

e c
”
c . . s a c r w
by magnetism the nature of the most co mp licate d diseases .
 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

we e r disp m d w i th an d th e i n t e lli ibl e

g o b serv at i o n o f
,

p y h o lo g al phéffdm en a w as n o w c o n n e t d w i th th e phy
' '

s c lc c e

si cel treat m e n t In 1 8 2 5 De l e u z e pu bli sh e d hi s P ract ical ‘

.

In tru t io n s an d such w as the urg n cy o f th e re viv d

’
s c , e e
in t e r st in thi s subj ect th at it w as bro u ght u n d r th oh
e e e

se rvat i o n o f th e R o y al Ac ade my o f Me di c i n e In 1 826 a .

n e w c m m i ssi o n w as app o in te d w h o se l ab o urs e xten de d o v er

o ,
fiv e y e rs w h e n i n 1 8 3 1 th e ir re p rt w as dra wn up
a , It w as o .

favo urabl to th e p ract i e o f e c

Th e w r it r m ake s th e fo ll o w in g e xtract fr m D e leu e s

'
’
e o z
”
Hist o ire Crit ique adding the f o o t n o t so m e o f w h ich I “

“Wh e n m agn e tism pro du es so m n amb ulism the ,

-
e s,

fl
su bj o in : c ,
b e ing w h o is i n th is c n dit i n acqu ire s pro digio us e xten o o a
i si o n i n th e f c ul t i es o f s n t i o n se v ral o f hi s e xt e rnal
’

"
t
u Q a e sa ,
e

o rgan s g e n rally th o s o f sigh t an d h e rin g are i n ct ive

e e a a
m
,

m dpM W n h érfi ak e pl a e
, ,

an d all th e s n ati fi w
‘ ’
e s o
'

in tern ally + O f th is state th e re i s an infin ite n um b e r of

.

shade s an d v ari e t i es Th e so m n am bu li st h as hi s e y s shu t

. e

h do e s n o t se e w ith his e y e s an d
e t th an n e , er o

wh o s h ears duly th o se w it w h o m h e
'

im ti c co mm un i c t io n ( n o t an in v ari abl r u l e) He a e .

se es n o th in g but th at at w h i ch h e in t n ds to l ock an d h e e ,

e cts t w h i h h i s att e n t io n o c

i dire ct e d by th o s i n m agn e t ic c o m m un icat i o n w ith h im i

s e

He i s un de r the w ill o f hi s m agn e tis r i n regard to e v e ry e

th in g th t cann o t h urt him an d h do es n ot fe l con trary

a ,
e e

to h i s i de as o f j ust i ce an d truth § H e f e l s th w ill o f hi s . e e

m agn e t i ser h e p e r e iv es th e m agn e t ic fl u i d h e sees o r rath r

,
c ,
e

h e fe e l s th e in t ri o r o f h i s b o dy an d th at of o th ers ( pro vide d

e

t
s ances lik e th ese a e too num ous nd to o n umerously attested by
r er ,
a

i ndep en d nt w itnesses i n different g s and count ies to b ve y e

e a e r ,
e r r a
sonably den ie d It i s m u h m ore ratio n l to b eli ve th e facts con
. c a e ,

si stent as th ey are to each o th e

”
th n to onclude in spite f all evid r, a c , o
e nce that t h se w h o el ate th em are enth usiasts n d sim let Ls
o r a o
T he se nsations that depen d ma m
, ,
e a a times rela
tiv ely in t nal er .

I M Deleu e sho uld h ave said that h e only sp e ks o f th o se obj e ts

. z a c .

Our o w n exp e ience e st blish es th t th e cl airvo y ant is in relation w ith

r a a

an th er w o rld o f senti ent existen ces and i f n o t c ntin u ll y ec ll e d by

o ,
o a r a

airv oy ants w ho,

to hi s fo l y l .

such cases the m agn e ser i s grea y to b am e ti tl l . An x i

e p er men er in t
ii
m agnet s ng o ugh to tes his o w n fi ness for th e
”
t t t office by th e i n dep en
dence and di stin cti ntelligen ce of his pa ien t t .
2 90 AN IMAL MAG N ETISM

fl
.

l vation o f th e h um an race o ut o f the ir

e e

p rese n t m i se ri e s sp ir it ual m o ral an d phy si cal Th e p at ie n t

, , , .

i s h i gh ly se n sit iv e to i m pre ssi o n s fro m th e o p e rat o r esp e c i all

y ,
to th o se w h i ch o w o u t spo n t an e o usly fro m th e m o ral ro un d
g
o f hi s b e i n
g an d th o ugh th e y m ay n o t be fe lt at the t im e ,
t h e y are b e y on d do ubt recei ved as dist in ctly an d m o re in de

fl
libly t h an th e at first in vi sibl e i m age o f th e dag ue rro ty e
p ,
an d a sli h t cau se at so m e l at e r
g , p eri o d m ay brin g t he m i n t o ,
m an i fe st e x i st e n ce .

Th e sam e re m ark s apply if p ossibl e w i th gre at e r fo rce to , ,

th e de ve l o p m en t o f p sy l o i cal h en o m en a by m ag —
p l gl lg l e t sm
W e h av e se en p erfo rm an ce s Iat er? ti dly —di ab d lica l in
.
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-
‘
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‘

ch aract e r an d ur o se
“Ma n et ism an d som n amb ulism are th e re fo re like an
p p .

g y , ,
o th e r p o w erfu l a e n c
g y c ap abl e o f b e in g appli e d to g o o d o r
,
bad purpo ses h en ce th e gre ate r n e e d o f l egisl ative r egul at io n
o th e pract ice
f ”,

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fro m Mr Co l quh o u n
. History o f Magic o n th e tradit ion al
kn o w le dg e o f th e e xpe rie n ce o f the ph en o m en a of clairv oy
an c e sp iri tu al sl ee
, p an d oth e r re l at ed su bj ect s
,
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i n g to th e co de o f Me n u th e t hre e stat e s o f th e so u l in th i s
,
w o rl d are th e w akin g stat e , th e s tate o f sl e e p an d dream in g , ,
an d th e e cst at i c stat e Th e st at e o f w akin g i n th e e xt ern al
'

fl
.

sen sibl e w o rl d affo rds no tru e k n o w l e d e o f th i n s Ign o

g g .

ran ce an d illusi on pre do m in ate in co n se que n ce o f e xte rn al

c o n t e m pl at i o n an d th e i n fl ue n ce o f th e an i m al p assi o n s Th i s .
,
th e re fo re i s a state o f darkn e ss In sl e ep an d dr e am in g the
,
.

so l ar in ue n c e i s m an ifest e d i n Th i s st at e m ay
ph an t asm s
-

be c o m par e d to th e tw ili gh t Th e e cstat i c sleep first de v e l o ps .

th e li gh t o f tru e k n o w l e dge an d th e real i n t ern al w akin g ,

st at e presen ts a co n t e m pl at iv e V i e w o f o bj ect s i n acce ssibl e

to th e o rdin ary n atural sigh t Th e in te r nal ey e Qf th e so u l
i sh al an d m used ;
.
_ _

i s o en e an d th e sigh t i s n o l o n ge r ser
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u
( glajrvo y an ce ) an ac cur ate se em g
-

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a th o ro ugh se e in g o f th e W h o l e m ag w c i rcl e fro m th e c ircu m

fe re n ce to th e cen tre Th i s e cstat ic sl e ep h ow e ve r h as diffe
.
, ,

re n t gradat ion s of in t ern al w akefuln ess an d l ucidity .

H ere th en w e h ave a pre tty accurat e de script i on o f th e

so m n am b u li sm o f th e m o de rn m agn e t i sts n e arl y in th e i r ,
o w n l an g ua g e fro m th e l ow e r st at e o f sl eep w aking to th e
’
-
.

h igh e r clairv o y an c e
‘
.
’

TR AN SPOSITION OF THE SE N SE S .

D r P e te ti n s w o rk b ears th e t it l e o f
.
’
De l Electri cité ’

An im al e an d hi s p at ie n t s w h o m an ifest e d th e ph e n o m e n a
h e has reco rde d w ere regarde d as cat al ept ic Catal epsy , .
.
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h o w e v e , i s an e
r e m e ly a e affe c i o n
xtr rr
an d as th e e ffe c s o f t t
an i m al m ag n e i sm w e e bu t li t le ge n e ally kn o w n at h a
r tt r t t
t im e , th e subj e c s w e e do ub l e ss i n the s a e o f m agn e ic
t r t tt t fits
c a al ep sy an d cl ai v o y an ce
t As th e e peri m en e w as aw a e
r . x tr r
o f th e n a u e o f th e su b s an ce s w i h w h i ch th e
t r i al s w e e
t t tr r
m ade , i i s do ub ful w h e h e th e e su l s w e e n o t e fe ibl e
t t t r r t r r rr
t
m
t o h o u h t eadin g , an d to th e co m m u n i y o f fee lin g so fre
r t
-

q ue to e is b e w e e n l ucid so m rlaimbuli stsa n d

x t t
t he i r
m a n e tisers, o r p e so n s tefi fi fafily put en r app or t r '
’
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t
W 1 tli h e m , a h e th an to a rt r an sp o si i o n o f th e se n ses, such
tr t
as is so m e ti m e s m e t w i h , as i s co n fi m e d by th e fo ll o w in gt r
Th e Co un de G aspar in , e fe i n g to
t i als m ade o n Mr
r rr tr .

P e te tin s subj e c , e m a k s H e b o ugh p i e ces o f v a i o us

t r r r t r
’

e dibl e su b s an ce s se p a a e l y w app e d u p i n
t rt r r
p ap e , an d
p lace d h e m sin gly u p o n th e s o m ach o f th e so m n am b ulis ,
t t t
w h o n am e d he m all tShe co ec l y de sign a e d ca ds, an d rr t t r
”
.

th e p o si io n o f th e h an ds o f a w a ch ( pu p o se ly al e e d an d
t t r tr
l d i O rh i ” sa s t r
p ac e o n th e sa m e e g o n ) n a n o e o c cas o n ,
.
y
M P e e in , I p e sse d m y h an d u p o n th e s o m ach o f th e
. tt r t
p a i en , w h o , w i h o u an y h e si a io n sai d :
t t t t I se e h o u gh t t t r
y o u h an d an an c i en m e dal
r H e r si s e in law e n cl o se d i n
t tr
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.

a b o w n sem i
r an sp a e n -
tr r t
bon bon bo x a fo lde d p ap e , an d r
m

g av e H o l din g i in m y t
c l ose d h an d, w h i c h I p l ace d u po n h e r e i as i um , th e tr
p g
ca al e p i c s i d,
t t I se e a bo x in y o u h an d, an d i n th e bo x a r
a
le e add esse d to m e I o p en ed th e bo x , an d d e w o u t a
tt r r ’
. r
l e e , fo lde d up, an d addre sse d to th e p a ie n , w i h th e p os
tt r t t t t
m a k f o m G e n e va
r r .

Th e n e day , b e fo e g o i n g o u t, I put a li l e l e e o n
xt r tt tt r
th e u pp e p a o f m y b e as , w h i ch I c o v e e d u p w i h m y
r rt r t r t
cl o ak O n c o mi n g i n to se e th e pa i e n I o p en e d th e cl o ak ,
. t t
so as to e
p o se th e u pp e p a o f m y d ess w h e n sh e said,
x r rt r
H o w l o ng , Do c o , h as i b e en th e fash io n to ca y l e e s
t r t rr tt r
o n th e b e as ? r Yo u m ay be m i s ak e n , m adam , I e pli e d
t t r
’ ’
.

N o , I am c e ain of w ha I say ; y o u h av e h e e a l e e
rt t t r tt r
w h i ch i s n o t l a g e h an h is r r tan d sh e sp e c i fied e x t
ac tly
th e siz e an d th e p l ace w h e e i w as If I w e e n o t disc e e , ’
r t . r r t
sh e adde d,
‘
I m igh e ll y o u i ts co n e n s
t t but to p o v e to t t r
y o u h a I h av e e ally e ad i , h e e ar e o n ly tw o lin e s an d a
t t r r t t r
h alf o f v e y li fi w ri i n g
r O n th e n o e b e in g o p e n e d, e v e y
. t r
r t
o n e p esen t t t r
saw r ha h e e w e e o n ly tw o an d a h al f lin e s, -

in v e y sm all w i in g
r rt r A f i e n d o f th e fam ily dr e w f o m hi s
. r
p o cke a p u se , w h i ch h e place d o n m y b e as , an d co v e e d
t r r t r
i o ve w i h m y w ais co a
t r t t t t t x Th e p a i en e cl ai m e d, Do c o , . t r
h e e i s n o w o n y o u b eas th e pu se o f M B
t r r r t r It c o n ai n s . . t
so m an y l o u is s a i n
tt ( r g th e n u m b e ) o n o n e si de , an d so m e
silv e
r t r
o n th e o h et I w ill e ll each p e so n p e se n w h a
r . r t t
h e e i s m o s e m a k abl e i n th e i p o cke s ’ Sh e co m m e n ce d
t r tr r r t .

w i h h er si s e i n law , an d o ld h er h a th e m o s i n e e s i n
t tr t t t t tr t
g
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0 2
 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

th i ng i n h e r po cke t w as a l e tte r She th e n p asse d on to the .

o t h e rs an d s e ci fie d th e c o n t en ts o f o
p
, ur p o ck e ts w ith th e
sam e x act n e ss ” L es T abl es
e .

VYi th re fe re n ce to th e h e n o m e n a m an ife st d b th e m a
p e y g
n eti se d
p at i e n t s o f Dr D e p i n e o f Ai x le s B ain s th e
.
. s
,
- -

,
au t h o r o f a re c en t w o rk
o b se rv es : O n e is a pat i e n t w h o
se e s be am an d sm e ll s b
, , y m e an s o f the fin ge rs an d t o es ;
( an o th e r reads w ith the fin g e r te n w h o l e p age s Wi th great
M We 3 di11 6 8 813 ch o o ses fro m ou t o f a pack e t of m o re th an t hir ty
‘
f‘

l e tte rs th e o n e w h ich it w as w i sh e d sh e shou ld se le ct ; w rites ,

c o rre cts an d c
o p i e s l e tt ers w o rd fo r w o rd w i th h er ri gh t
, , ,
h an d w hi le re adin
g t he m w ith he r l e ft e lb o w n o tw i th ,
st an di n
g a th i ck p ast e b o ard co m pl e te l y hid th e o bj e ct s fro m
h er ey e s Th e sam e p e rce pt i o n s w e re e xh ibite d th ro ugh th e
.

m e di um o f th e e i astri um the so l e s o f th e fe et an d o th e r
p g , ,
Parts o f th e b o dy n e v e rth e l e ss sh e al w ay s refe rre d th e ,
V sual p e rcept i o n o f o bj e cts to th e e e sm e ll to th e n ostril s
i
y , ,
tho ugh sh e sm e l t w ith th e fin ge r e n ds ; an d w h en reading -

by the p al m o f h er h an d sh e r ubb e d h ere e es to se e m o re

y
c l e ar l
y M es m e e t M ”
r le agne tism e An im al p ar E rn est
,

,
B e rso t, 1 864 ,

P ro fe sso r P e rty re cords th e fo l lo w in in st an ce o f tran s osi

0 g p
t1 o n o f th e sen ses A bo y , w h o l ik ew i se p o sse sse d
( p 1 87 ) .

th e o w er o f d st an t si h t c o u l d di sce rn o bj e ct s b m ean s o f
p i g , y
th e ti p s o f hi s fin e rs hi s l o w er li an d at l en gth by alm ost
,
all e p art s o f is bo dy He di stin gu i sh e d by h is fin ge rs
m
.

Obj m ere w o n ge rs len gth distan t, so that

.

t fi ’

h i s k no w le dg e o f th e m co ul d n o t be refe rre d to t o uch He .

de scrib e d p ict ure s an d cards, re ad l arge w rit in g by the t ips

i f ? if hi s t o es th ro u h c o arse w o o lle n si de i n gs W ith h is .

ng er e tch e W ffi€ fi ndo w h e saw by its

m e an s all t h at w as go in g o n in th e stre et , an d de scrib ed m en
an d an im al s that w e re
p assing b e n e ath , w h i ch h e c o u l d n ot
se e w i th h i s e es for h i s h e ad re m ain e d b e h i n d th e w i n do w
y , .

H e lik e w i se re co gn i se d, th o ugh w ith difficulty , o bj ects

w h en p l ace d w ith h i s b ack to th e w in do w an d h i s fin g e r
_

p o in te d to th e stre e t H e co uld se e n othin g in th e

g
as .

ark
"( In Tho m son ’s J our n al i s re c orde d th e case o f a blin d
p
m an in Liv e rpo o l , th e surface o f w h o se ski n see m ed to be all
reti na H alle r m e n t io n s th e case o f a m an w h o se em e d to
.

h ear by th e surf ace o f th e b o dy Sch e n k re l ates th e case o f .

a m an w h o aft e r a badl
y h eale d w o un d o f th e e y es saw by
-

b oth n o strils Sm etius al so m e n t i on s a pe asan t boy w h o ,

.

thor fu th r em
Th e sam e au r e r ark s,
“B ertran d saw as m any
ixty as s
m t s ve e tt k p di t d by
os e r a ac s re c e a somn amb ulist b oth asresp ects th eir
,
om m
c m t d t rm i ti
en ce en an e na on to th e precise m in ute ; an d also an
,
c i of d li iu”m fo ty eight
ac ess on e r r -
h ours beforehand w hich occurred at ,

th e tim e specified .
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“Th e m o st un e x ce t i on abl e m istre ss that t each e s th ese
'

p
th in gs to be i n n at ur e ”th e au th o r r e m ark s “i s e x eri e n ce
, p , .

If w e h ad v ery m an y p e o pl e g ift e d in th i s w ay th e e x tra ,

o rdin ary th in g w o u l d h av e b e c o m e o rdi n ar
y an d th e re fo re ,
I c an n o t h elp w o n de r in g th at i t sh o u ld be so o rdin ary a
th in g for w ise m en th em se lv e s to w o n der to o m uch at th in gs
b e cau se th e y ar e e xtraordin ary an d susp e ct th em as frauds ,
b ecau se th e y are u n comm o n
“Th ere h as b e e n scarce l an
.

y y p e ri o d o f t i m e i n w h i ch
som e p e rso n o f th i s p ro p h e t i c cl ass h as n o t e x i ste d an d h as
,
n o t b e e n c o n su l t e d by th e
gre at e st o f m e n an d t h e ir p re ,
di ct i o n s fo un d i n th e l o n g run to co m e tr u e ign o ran t m e n
al w ay s ri se to th e ir b e li e f o f th e m b
y e xp e ri en ce an d th e
“

,
,
th e m o st l earn e d m en sub m it th e i r gre at o pin i o n s to e x p e
ri e n ce
'

.
”
Aft e r his co m in g to L o n do n to t ak e u p th e p ro fe ssio n o f a
“
pr i t r,
d th e first r e m ark abl e th in g I k n e w hi m do i n
'

e c e

L on do n , say s h i s bi ograph er, “b e in g in th is sp l en di d com

”
p an y , w h e r e th e r e w e re so m an y u n do u bt e d w i tn e sses o f
qu ality , to o , th at h ad o cular pro o f o f his pre di ct i o n s, w as i n
th e y e ar 1 6 98 .

Th e m o th e r o f a b e au tifu l y o un g l a dy , to b e sati sfie d o f

h i s tal en t , b e fo re sh e ask e d an y m o re qu e st i on s, ask e d h i m
i n w rit in g if h e k n e w h er dau gh t e r’ s n am e , an d w h o sh e
w as ? Aft e r a littl e ru m in at in g an d p o n derin g u o n th e
p
m att e r, an d t akin g an e x act vi e w o f t h e b e au ty , h e w ro t e
do w n h er n am e ; t o l d Mrs W th at sh e w as h er dau gh t e r,
. .

an d th at h er fath e r w as a do ct o r Con vin c e d by h i s so .

re adily t e llin g th e n am e an d qu ality o f p erso n s h e h ad n e ve r

se e n i n h i s li fet i m e t h at fam e h ad n o t
g iv en a fal se ch aract e r
to h i s c ap acity , sh e pr o ce e de d in h e r qu e st i o n s as to h er
fut ur e fo rt un e H e g az e d afresh at h e r e ag erly fo r so m e t i m e ,
.

an d h i s c o u nt e n an c e se e m e d to be ru ffl e d w i th ab un dan ce o f
,

di stu rb an ce an d p e rpl e x ity At l e n gth , aft e r h avi n g a l o n g

.

deb at e w ith in h im se l f, h e t o o k th e p e n an d w ro t e th at h e
b e gge d to be e x cu se d Aft e r m an y struggle s to avo id it, an d as
.

m an y i n st an c e s m ade t o h i m b o th by m o th e r an d dau gh t e r
fo r h i s di sc o v e ry o f pr esc i en ce i n th i s p o in t, h e c o m p li e d
a
' w ith v e ry gre at difficu lty
” H e pre dict e d th at h er b eau ty
.

w o ul d be de stro y e d by th e sm all 6 6 x , to w hi ch she w o u l d -

“ l
fall a w e 1 m i s fifi di cti On w afi ve ri fie d, an d th e m o th e r
'
‘ ‘

so o n aft e r di e d fro m g ri e f .

Mrs Irw in ( th e l an dlady of th e tav e rn w h ere th is m e et

.

i n g t o o k pl ac e ), w h o w as in a p ro sp ero u s w ay of life , br ou gh t
i n h e r t h re e p re tty ch il dren , an d prese n t in g o n e to Cam p
b e ll , sm ilin g, w ro t e th e qu esti o n in ge n e ral t erm s, Is t h is
b o y t o be h appy o r un h appy A m e l an ch o ly l o ok o n ce
m o re o v e rsp re ad th e co un t en an ce o f th e p re di ct e r, an d h e
se em e d t o regre t b e in g ask e d a qu e st i o n to w h i ch , by his
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V
t al en t o f fo rese ein g, h e w as co m p e ll e d to give so l
u n w e co m e
an an sw e l ast w ro t e do w n th at gre at an d u n e x
r . He at

p e cte d acc ide n t s w o u l d i n vo lv e th e w h o l e fam ily i n n e w

c al am i s at t he so n sh e ask e d ab o u t w o ul d h av e th e

bitte re st task o f h ardsh ip to go t hro ugh h e w o u ld be base ly

a n d m alic i o u sl y b ro ug h t t o an u n t i m e l y e n d by so m e m o rt al

e n e m y o r o t h e r ; b ut sh e w o ul d n e v e r se e i t fo r i t w o u ld ,

h app e n so m e y e ars aft e r sh e h ad de p art d fro m th e w o rl d e .

T h is m e l an c h o ly acco u n t c l o se d u p th e b o o k o f p re dict io n s
fo r t h at day an d p u t a sad st o p to all th e p ro j e ct e d m irth
,

an d c uri o si ty In a fe w w o r ds, th e e v e n t t h u s an sw e re d th e
.

p re di cti o n ; p o o r Mrs Irw in by stran g e acci de n t s de cay e d

.
, ,

in th e w o rld an d dy in g p o o r h e r so n s w e re fo rc e d t o b e
, ,

p ut o ut app re n t ice s to sm al l trade s an d th e so n w h o m th e ,

ab o v e m e n t i o n e d p re di c t i o n co n ce rn e d w as
-
fo r ste alin a g

c h e ese se v e re ly p ro se c u t e d at th e O ld B ail e y an d o n W
,
ed

m y th e 2 3 rd De ce b r 7 w as hang ed at Ty b ur ”
, ,

,
m e 1 1 3 ,
n ,
.

Aft e r re l at in g se ve ral o t he r p re di ct i o n s w h i ch w e re v e ri
fie d th e bi o g rap h e r re m ark s :
“ Th e fam e w h ich Mr D un c an .
,

Cam pb e ll g o t by th e fo re go in g an d se ve ral o th e r p re dict i o n s ,

o f th e lik e ki n d w as b e co m e v e ry l arg e an d e xt e n siv e an d

, ,

h ad spread it se lf i n t o th e re m o t e st c o rn e rs o f the me tro p o li s .

The squ are s ran g w i th it i t w as W h i sp e re d fro m o n e h o u se

,

t o an o t h e r t hro ugh th e m o st m agn i fice n t stre e t s w h e re p er

,

so n s o f qu ality an d di st i n c t i o n re si de it cat ch e d e v e ry house

i n the c ity lik e t he n e w s o f st o c k fro m E x c h an g e alle y
,
it -

w as th e c h at o f th e te a—t abl e an d th e t o w n w as fu ll o f it
“A lad o f dist in c tio n w hos e n am e sh all be c o n ce al e d , .

y , ,

cam e w i t h t w o o r t h re e o f h er sp e c i al fri e n ds w h o t o o k h e r ,

fo r th e m o st m e rry i n n o ce n t q tq g v i rg i n up o n e arth
, , .

Sh e h avin g ralli e d Mr Cam p 0 Wi t h se v e ral friv o l o u s q ue s

_ _ _

t io n s dou bt ing h is c ap ac ity an d ve x in g an d t e asin g him

, ,

w it h g ay i m p e rt in e n ce s b e y o n d all p at i e n ce w as by h i m t o ld ,

th at h e did n o t t ak e fe e s in h is pro fe ssio n to be m ade a j e st

o f lik e a co m m o n fo rt u n e — t e ll er but to do a re al go o d to ,
t ho se w h o c o n sul te d h im as far as h e w as abl e by hi s pre dic
t io n s t hat h e w as tre at e d w ith m o re re spec t by pe rso n s o f
h igh e r c o n dit i o n th an sh e w as an d so o ffe re d h e r g u i n e a ,

W rr wi th a bo w an d a sm il e Sh e affec t e d app e arin g .

g rav e an d t o ld hi m sh e w o u l d b e se ri o u s fo r th e fu t u re an d
, ,
ask e d hi m to se t do w n h e r n am e w h ich sh e h ad n e gl ect e d ,

b e fo re to ask o the r que st io n s w h ich w e re n o th in g to th e

,

p u rp o se H e pausin g a little l o n ge r t h an o rdi n ary ab o ut

.

it sh e re t urn ed to h er fo rm e r u n c ivil m errim e n t an d un gal

,
lan t raille ry She re pe a te d to h im as fast as sh e c o ul d w rit e
.
,
t he m o n th re e o r fo u r sc rap s o f p ap er the sam e w o rds— v i ,
z .
,
th at h e co ul d n o t t e ll h e r n am e n o r w h e th er sh e w as m ai d , ,
w ife o r wi do w
, an d l aug h e d as if sh e w o u l d sp li t h e r si de s ,
tr i ump h ing to the rest of h er c o m p an i o n s o v er h is i gn o ran ce
 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

an d h er w it ,
i f sh e h ad p o se d him an d p ut hi m to an
'

o wn as

e n i e s an d
tr t B u t se e w h a . h i s o v e w e e n i n g o pi n i o n o f t t r
se cu i y e n de d i n
rt Th e m an o f th e se co n d si gh w as n o t to
.
-
t
be easily b affl e d e e d at b e in g so di s u b e d an d co m i n
. V x , g t r
o ut o f h i s b o w n s u dy , h e r e ac h e s th e p ap e an d b e g in s to
t r r
w i e
rt Now i w as the lady s t t r
’
. urn to suffe ; sh e h ad
dese v e d h e a y pu n i sh m e n , an d i cam e to h er h an ds w i h
r rt t t t
th e n o te
hw hair
Sh e e ad i andj wo o n g aw—
.

.
r a
The w h o l e o o m w as i n a bustle , an d I, w h o w as
t
ro ppe d f o m

r
m ‘
M '
r
i n th e o u w a d ch am be , ran i nt r Wh ile Mr Cam pb e ll w as
r . .

sp in kli n g w ate in h e r face, a l ad

r r t t
y sn a ch e d u p th e n o e to
e ad i , at w h i ch h e se e m e d m i h il
r t g y displ e ase d I he e t . t r
fo e , w h o un de s o o d h i s sign s, e co v e e d i o u t o f h e r h an ds
r rt r r t
by s a ag e m , an d ran to bu n i , bu t fi s sa isfie d m y
tr t r t rt t
c u i o si y by
r t e adi n g i t— a cu i o si y
r ai se d to o h i gh by so r t r
p ar i cu l ar an a dv e n u e
t T h e co n e n s o f i w e e t r Madam ,
. t t t r
sin c e y o u p o v o k e m e , y o u r n ame is Yo u are n o r
w i do w , y o u ar e n o w ife , an d y e t y ou are n o mai d Yo u .

h av e a ch ild at n u se at such a p l ace , by such a ge n l e r t

m an , an d y o u w e re b o ugh t to b e d i n Le ic e s e sh i e r ’
Th e tr r .

lady , co n vin ce d by th is an sw e o f his s ange an d my s e ious r tr tr

p o w e , an d ple ase d w i h hi s c ivili y in e n de av o u i n g to c o n
r t t r
c e al f o m o h e s th e se c e
r t r
af e so m an y r e p e a e d p o v o cart tr t r
t io n s, h o ugh sh e sh o w e d g e a diso de fo r th e day , be
t r t r r
cam e o n e o f h i s co n s an a en de s fo r som e ti m e af e w ards,
t t tt r tr
an d w o u l d n o t tak e an y s e p i n h er affai s W i h o u hi s t r t t
advi c e , w h i ch sh e h as o f e n sai d sin ce sh e fo un d e y m u ch t vr
to h er advan ag e In fin e , sh e w as a thp rough co n v e
t . an d rt
a v o a y o f his
tr .

Th e fo ll o w in g i s an e ac f o m a l e e h a appeare d i n xtr t r tt r t t
th e Sp ecta to r at th a ti m e : “Ab o u tw o y e a s ag o I w as t t r
call e d u p o n by th e y o u n g e p a o f a fam ily e la e d to m e to r rt r t
visi Mr Cam pb e ll , th e dum b m an , fo r h e y o l d m e ha
t . t t t t
w as w h a ch i e fly b o ugh t h e m to m e , h av in g h e a d w o n de s
r tt r r
o f hi m in E sse I, w h o al w ay s w an e d fai h in such m at
x . t t
te s, w as n o t e asily p e su ade d to go , but l es h ey sh o ul d ake
r r tt t
i ill , I w e n w i h h e m , w h e n , to m y o w n surp i se , Mr
t t t t r .

Cam pb e ll e l ate d all h e i p as life

r t
O ur n am es, h o ug h h e r t t

fl
.

h ad n e v e h e a d o f u s b e fo e , an d w h ich w e e n de av o u e d to
r r r r
c o n ce al , w e e as fam ili a to h i m as to o u se lves
r B e in g
r r
m t
.

i pa ien to kn o w m y fo un e , h e o l d m e , af e his m an n e ,
t rt t tr r
h a in a y e a an d n in e m o n h s I sh ou l d fall ill o f a fe v er,
t t r t
b e g iv e n o v e by th e p h y si c i an s, an d w i h m u ch di i culty
r t
r e co v e ; h a w h e n I o o k th e air af e w a ds I sh o u l d be
r t t t tr r
r
add e sse d by a y o u n
g g e n l e m an o f p l e n ifu l fo un e , g o o d t t rt
sen se , an d a ge n e o us sp i i Mr : Sp e c a o , all h e said is
r rt . t t r
co m e pass, an d I am th e h app i e s w o m an in K e n t t .

In th e y e a 1 81 0 a g e n l e w o m an l os abo u six p o un ds
r t t t
’

w o h o f Fl an de s l ace , an d as i w as a p e sen m ade to h er

rt r t r t
2 98 AN IM AL MAGN E TISM .

it ,
an d to o k th e p re di ctio n
de l usi o n Th at e y as a vain . vr
day , h o w e v e , w h e n sh e le as d e am o f i , sh e ligh e d o n i
r t r t t t t
by acc i de n an d su p i se t Sh e ran w i h i i m m e di a e ly t o
r r . t t t
h e r h u sb an d, o l d him o f th e l o ss o f i , an d th e w h o l e s o y
t t tr
o f h er h avi n g been to Mr Cam pb e ll s ab o u i , an d be gge d t t
’
.

h im to acco m pan y h e r h e e to c o n sul re sp e c in g Wh a h e t r t t . t

h ad o l d h e r o f m o e c o n si de abl e affai s
t He w o u l d fain
r r r .

h av e l augh e d h er o u t o f h a o p in ion , but th e e n d w as sh e t t

p e suade d hi m to g o to th e o acl e
r r .

T o Mr Cam pb e ll ’s h ey acco din gly cam e , an d h e salu e d

. t r t
Mr Sa on w i h th e assu an ce tha h e e w as in Ke n a
. x t r t t r t
a li l e co un t y h ouse , w i h som e lan d app e ain in g to i ;
tt r t rt t
th a i w as h i s, i n igh o f h i s w ife
t t r t
h a h e h ad th e h o use , t t
as i w e e , b e fo e h i s e y es
t r ha t h o ugh h e h ad n e v e b e e n
r t t r
n ea th e p l ace w h e e i s o o d, h e h ad se en i fig u a iv e ly , as
r r t t t rt
if i n e ac p ain in g
x t h a p a i cula ly i h ad fo u g e en
t t t e es rt r t r r tr
b efo e th e do o , f o m w h e n ce h e w as p o si iv e h a if Mr
r r r t t t .

Sa o n w e n w i h h im i n qu e s o f i , h e sh o u l d fin d i o ut
x t t t t t .

Th e y acco din gl y o de to K e n r an d w h e n at Se v e n o ak s
r t
(th e p lace w h ich Cam pb e ll de sc ib e d), o n c o m in g o ut o f th e r
ch u ch y a d, Mr r -
Cam pb e ll m ak e s a full s op , an d p o i n
r . t t
i n g t o a h o use , h e pull s o ut o f h i s po ck e pe n cil an d p ape , t r
an d n o es do w n , t Th i s i s th e h o use m y v isio n p esen e d to r t
m , e I am su e i t i s th e s am e
’
r .

Ne day , b e i n g Mo n day, h e y sen fo r an a o n ey o f th e

xt t t tt r
p l ace , to fin d o ut w h o th e h o u se b e l o n g e d to , b ut by all th e
in quir y h a co ul d be m ade , n o b o dy co uld fin d i o ut fo r a
t t t
lo n g i m e but at l as i cam e to ligh
t t t
an d app ea e d t o be t r
j us ly to a i le as Mr Cam pb ell h ad p e dic e d Th e
t t tt r t
'
'

. .

e env t of hi s j o u n ey p o cure d Mr Sa o n a g ea in sigh ,

t r r . x r t t
u p o n in qu iry , in o se ve al affai s b e l o n gi n g to him ; an d h e
t r r
i s n o w e n gag e d in a Ch an ce y su i to do h i m se lf j u s i ce , an d r t t
i s i n a fai w ay o f re co v e n n g g ea sum s o f m o n e y , w h i ch ,
r r t
w i h o u co n su l a i o n w i h th e du m b g e n l em an , h e h ad, in
t t t t t t
all lik e lih o o d, n e v e d e am o f r r t .

Th e e is n o do ub th a Cam pb e ll w as by h e e dita y dis

r t t r r
p o si i o n a n a u al c l ai vo y an
t t r r
an d th o ugh t e ade , w h ich tr r
-

e n abl e d h i m to w i e do w n th e n am e s, an d s a e c i cu m
rt t t r
s an ces co nn ec e d w i h th e p a t ie s w h o cam e to c on su l him ,
t t t r t
to w h ich w as sup eradde d, in m an y in s an ces, th e p o w e o f t r
p e dic in g e ve n s e la in g to
r t t r t
h e m , o f w hi ch th e e are t r
n um e o u s e am pl es i n an c ie n
r x an d m o de n ime s Wi h t r t . t
r e sp ec to his p o w e s, as i s th e case w i h m ag n e i c an d o h e
t r t t t r
c l ai vo y an s, w e are o l d h a th ey w e e in so m e cases n o t so
r t t t t r
i
sp e e dil y m an fe ste d as i n o h e s Th e e i s
” t r
say s Cam p . r
,
be ll s bi og aph e , a v as de al of diffe e n c e ; so m e h e can
r r t r
’

t e ll i n a m in ute o r tw o w i h c ase , so m e n o t in l ess than t

'

r
fo u o r fi e h o
v ur s a n d e at o u bl e
” An d h e o b se ves w i h
r tr r t
g .

efe e n ce to on e pa icular case , w h e e Campb e ll s p e p l e i y

r r rt r r xt
’
 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM . 2 99

af
fo rde d h is co nsult ers a subj e ct o f m irth H o w e v er afte r ,

tw o h o u rs h ard sw e at an d l ab o ur an d vi e w in g th e face i n
’
,

di ffe re n t sh ade s an d ligh t s h e u n de ce iv e d t h e m w it h re g rd ,

a

to h i s cap ac ity H e w ro t e do w n th at A deo data s re al n am e ’

.

w as Am an da as b e in g th e n atur al daug ht e r o f A m an du s
, ,

( sh e b e in g ign o ran t o f h e r re al p are n tage an d h avin g b e e n ,

p asse d o ff by t h i s g e n t l e m an o n h i s w i fe an d o t h e rs as th e
daugh t e r o f a de ce ase d fri e n d w h o m h e ad p t e d) Th e o .

ladi es w e re su rp rise d at the disco ve ry and Am an du s w he n ,

h e w as c all e d i n o w in g i t as a tr ut h hi s w ife ap pl au de d th e
, ,

curi o us w ay o f h e r co m in g by su c h a disco ve ry w hen ,

Adeo dat a w as j ust m arri ageabl e t o k a liki n g to h er as if ,

o

h er o wn dau ght e r an d e v e ry th in g e n de d w i t h pro fit m i rth

an d c h ee rful n e ss
” .
, ,

Aft e r m akin g se v e ral quo t at io n s fro m di st in gu ish e d w ri t e rs ,

th e bi o graph e r re m ark s Th u s th e re ade r se e s w h at gre at

au th o r it i e s m ay be p ro du ce d to p ro v e t h at w o n de rfu l an d
true pre dict io n s hav e b ee n de live re d by pe rso n s gi fte d w it h ’

th e se co n d sight Th e m o st l e arn e d m e n i n al m o st al l
-
.

n at i o n s th e m o st c e l e b rate d an d auth e n t i c h i st o ri an s an d
, ,

so m e divin e s i n E n g l an d p e rso n s o f all ran ks fro m th e ,

h igh e st to th e l o w e st i n Sco t l an d all th e se h av e u n an i ,

m o usly asse rt ed rep eat e d an d co n firm e d to u s t h at th e re

, , ,
h ave b e e n at all t i m e s an d i n m a y diffe ren t n at i o n s ,
n
,

an d th at st ill th e re are p e rso n s w h o p o sse sse d w i t h a g i ft o f ,

seco n d sig h t p re dict th i n gs t h at w o n de rfully co m to p a s e s

-

,
an d w h o se e m to m e ri t v e ry littl e l e s t h an th e n am e o f
V s
”
p ro ph e ts fo r t h e i r m rac u l o u
i s d i o v ri s
sc e e
”
.

Sc h l e g e l i n h i s P h il o so p hy o f Li fe ( B o h u s E dit i o n )
’
, ,

DI
’
li i h
srae i “ Cu i iti s f Lit
n t u
s m k u d th r os e o e ra re, re ar s, n er e
h d f “P di ti
,

ea o reK x th c f m r po
on d t no ,
e re o r e ,
sse sse an e x raor

din ar y d g f th i wful p p h ti
e re e o fid H
s a pp st h ve ro e c co n e nce . e a ear o a
re di t dc e v l m k bl v t
se era d th f t
re f arm p a e e e n s, an e a es o so e e rso ns .

on d m d t
e neg ll y t R h ll o a h p di t d th t w ith i
a e a tw oc e e, e re c e a n o or
th y h h uld p h th G p l t St G il
ree ears e s o i E di b gh
reac e os e a . es s,
’
n n ur
an imp b bl ro v t w hi h h pp d Oth st ik i g p di ti
a e e en ,
c f a e ne . er r n re c o n s, o
th d th
e ea f Th m M itl d of K i k ldy f G g
s o o as d th w
a an ,
r a o ran e , an e arn
i g h
n l m ly g ve t th R g nt M y t t g t Li lithg w
e so e n a o e e e urra no o o o n o ,
wh e reh w e i td i d b b
as assass n a e p pl t im g i , o ccas o n e a ar aro us eo e o a ne
th t th p h t K x h d iv d imm di t mm i ti f m
a e ro e no a rec e e an e a e co un c a on ro
h v
ea en A p i k f i
. d lm an s k m k p di t d i
r ar l an d a anac -
a er re c e n c e ar an

p i w d th d th f H y IV f F
rec se or s e ea S m f th ki g
o e nr . o rance . o e o e n
’
s
f i d h d th
r en s lm a k l id b f ea hi m Th t high pi it d m
an ac a h e ore . a -
s r e o narc
th k d th m f th i li itud b t utt ly light d th p di ti
3
an e e or e r so c e, u er s e e re c on .
25
The v t e en d o ccurre .

T h high d ti i
e f th Em p es J s ph i
n es o w e p edi t d t h e 6 ress o e ne er r c e o er
w h en y o ung , i n the Is e o f France , by an o ld n egress l and w h en, as
i
th e w fe o f E uge n e B e auharna s, she w as i n the p r so n i i of the Co n cier ~
300 AN IM AL MAGN E TISM .

re m ark s w ith re fe ren ce to t h i s su bj ect

, N um b e rl ess are
th e i n st an ces o f su ch fo re b o din g s ( am o n g w h i ch w e m u st
re ck o n al so th e sign ifican t visio n o r dre am ) recorde d o f all
“

,
t im e s co un tri e s an d sph e re s o f life T he fact can n ot be
, , .

de n i e d as in de e d i t i s n o t e v e n att e m pte d by an y
, , ,
u n pre j udi ce d an d p ro fo u n d o b se rv e r o f th e p re se n t day .

B ut n o w if su ch an i mm e di at e fe e li n g o f in vi sibl e ligh t an d
life do es fre e ly de v e l o p itse lf as an i n dubi tabl e fac ulty an d ,
a p e rfe ctl y di st in c t st at e o f c o n sc i o usn e ss th en assu re dly , ,
w e h av e h e re in a n e w o rg an o f p e rce p ti o n an d a n e w n atural
se n se. Th o ugh n o t in de e d m o re i nfallibl e th an any o th er
, ,

o f th e se n ses it m ay n e v e rt h e l ess be th e so urce o f v ery

, , ,

re m arkabl e ph e n om e n a w hich p erh ap s ab o v e all o th ers ,

re qu ire in v e st igati o n i n o rde r t h at t he ir distin ctiv e cha '

racter m ay be p re c i se l y an d ac cur at e l y de t erm in e d

,
” He .

furth e r o bse rve s G e n e rally in th o se e ar ly age s o f th e

w o rl d ,
m an p o sse sse d m an y h igh e r en e rgi e s an d living
p o w e rs i n an d o ve r n atu re w h i ch s ubse qu e n tly w e re e n ,
tire ly w i th drawn fro m him o r w h i ch in l at e r t im e s form e d
sin gu l ar e xcept i o n s t m an s o rdin ary en d wm en t s
o o
” ’
.

Again If an y w o n derfu l ph e n o m e n a i n an y w ay rese m

,

blin g th e re t o be n o w fo u n d th e y o n ly fo r m so m an y
r m arkable e x ept io n s ( P age
e c
” .
,

CLAIR V O YAN CE .

A we ll kn o w n so lic it o r w h o has w ri tten an in t e rest ing

-

w o rk o n sp ir i t m an i fest at i o n s an d co gn at e su bj ect s re co rds , ,

th e fo ll o w in g in stan ce : O n Mo n day m o rn in g I re ce iv e d
a l e tt er fro m a to w n i n B e dfo rdsh ire w ri tte n by m y ,
bro th e r in law w h o m I h ad n o t se e n for so m e tim e st ating
- -

, ,
th at h e w o uld be oblige d if I w o ul d an sw e r th e quest ion s
in th e l e tt e r Th e first w as O n Saturday n igh t w e re y ou
.
,

su ffe ri n g m u ch fro m h e adach e ? an d th e se co n d Ar e y ou ’

,
su ffe ri n g fro m b o il s l A m e dical fr i en d w as st an din g n ear
‘ ’

I h an de d to hi m th e l ett e r an d sai d It i s v e ry stran ge I , , ,

h ardl y h av e h ad a h e adach e sin ce I j o in e d th e t em pe ran ce
so c ie ty w h e n a y ou th , but o n Sat u rday n igh t I h ad o n e so
se v e re th at i t re m in de d m e o f th o se I had w h e n I w as
accu st o m e d to t ak e m y t o ddy an d as to b o il s fr ankly I , , ,

anno un c ed t t
to h er— h a sh e w as in h gh s irits, an d o d h er fr ends i tl i
t t l
h a sh e w ou d be E mpress of E ran os w ch le d h em to oo 11 on hi t l k
h er as derange d T h e de a l s o f h s case are recorded in th e
. is ti ti
tory o f E uro p , by Sir A A son, w h o state s in a f’oo n ote ha
e
’
. li t -
t t
i
h e h e ard th s prop h e cy i n 1 801 , o ng before N apo eon s e e a on to l l
l v ti
t lt
th e hrone , fro m th e a e Cou n ess of B a h, and th e a e Coun ess of t t lt t
An crum, w h o w ere e du ca ed in th e sam e con en as J oseph ne , and
”
t v t i
t l
h ad re pea e d y h eard her men o n the c rcum stance in ear y y ou h ) ti i l t
( Chapter X X ) .
3 02 AN IMAL MAGN ETISM .

I h av e l
b e e n a lo c k er o n w h il e o th e rs h ave success
a so ,
fu ll y o pe rat e d fo r di se ase d liv e r l un gs ti c do ul o ureu x & c , ,
-

, .

an d as th e o p e rat o rs w e re
, p erso n al fri e n ds o f m i n e e n gage d ,
i n busin ess b ut w h o b e n e v o le n t ly se t ap art a p o rt i o n o f t h e ir
,

m o rn in g an d e ve n in g to re li e ve t h e i r affli ct e d acq uain tan c es ,

n o ch arg e o f qu ack e r
y an d i m p o stu re can st an d an d fro n t

M de Mi vill e say s, e sp e c in g th e an i qu i y o f an i m al m ag
. r r t t t
n e ti sm an d abl e u n in g
t The Abbe V i en o t, a m i ssi o n a y
-
t r r
i n th e p o vi n ce o f Sy —Tch en e n , i n th e eas o f Th ib e , w ro e
r t t t
to a di s in gu i sh e d e ccl e si as i c o f m y ac q uain an ce as fo ll ow s
t t t
An im al m agn e i sm h as b ee n kno w n h e e fo r m an y ce n
t r
tu rie s ; w h ich p o v e s h at Me sm erj as n o t i ts i n v e n o
r t It i s t r .

th e sam e as e ga ds abl e u n i n gr r t THéTEble s can e v e n w ite

t r -
r .

w i h e i h e a p e n o r p e n c il , h a i s a ach e d p e p e n dicu l a ly to
t t r t t tt r r
o n e o f h e i fe e t r I h e e fo e h in k h a all h ese so c e i es h av e
t t r r t
. t t t r r
p as se d f o m th r
e E as i n o E u o t t
p e
’
Des E sp i s e t de
r rt
l e u s Man ife s a ion s dive se s ” V o l. iii , p
.

r t t r . . .

Th e b e s p o o f th a o u r go o d m i ssio n a y sp eak s th e
t r t r
tr tu h ( adds th e a u h o ) i s, h a w e e ad i n th e Ann al es de s
t r t t r
V o y ages fo r 1 8 2 9, v o l liii p 363 Th e p e son w h o
x . r . .

h as th e in e n i o n to o b ain th e ap pea an ce of a seer, p epa e s

t t t r r r
tw o tabl e s, an d sp e ads u p o n h e m a w h i e p o w de r
r t t he
t h en p o cu e s a s ai gh p i e c e o f s i ck, o f w h i ch h e m ak es a
r r tr t t
p en cil , an d a h o i z o n al ul e to h o l d th e tabl e w e ll
r t r Th en .

un de th e di e c i o n o f th e in vi sibl e sp i i , he se e k s fo r a
r r t rt
li l e boy w h o n e i he kn o w s to e ad o r w i e , i n o de to
tt t r r rt r r
m p e n c il as di e c e d by th e sp i i
r t Wh en th e im e
rt
h as co m e , if th e sp i i co n sen s to m an if e s i se lf, th e p en c il
rt t t t
t .

w h i ch th e c h il d h o l ds b egin s to m o v e i n an ir resi sti ble

m an n e , an d w i es an sw e s e i h e i n p o se o r v e se
r rt r
N0 t r r r
”
.

fe m al e can b e p e se n o n h e se o ccasi on s
r t ( E ac e d f o m
t . xtr t r
The fo ll o w in g i n s an ces o f c l ai v o y an ce are e l ate d in M
t r r .

de Mirv i lle s w o k r
’

My fa h e , “i n h i s y o u h , w hi l e playi n g at quo i s w i h
t r t t t
se v e al o ffice s o f h i s
r reg i m e n , saw o n e o f r
h e m s o p sud t t t
de n ly , an d h ear d h i m e cl aim , x
O h , G o d 1 m y fa h e h as t r
j us b o k e n his h igh in l e apin g o ve a ba ri e i n Am e i ca
t r t ’
r r r r .

Th e e m o n h s af e wa ds h is ann o u n c e m en w as c o m p le e ly
r t tr r t t t
”
v e ifie d
r .

Th e Abb é— al m o n e o f o n e o f th e g e at co ll eg es o f P a i s,
r r r
t t
s a e d to m e h a a y o un g e li g i o u s l ady , a e l a i o n o f hi s,
t t r r t
saw , at a dis an ce o f si y l e ag ue s, h er m o h e die su dden ly ;
t xt t r
h e a d h er c allin g h er, an d e p e ssin g h e r eg e at n o t b e in g
r x r r rt
abl e to e m b race h er Sh e g o t up , aw ak e n ed th e family ,
'

Ap p ar ona Man ; or, The N a ural an d the Sup ern a

iti l -
t tural .

B y J ohn J ones, o f P eckh am L ondon : B ailliere . .

 AN IMAL MAGN E TISM . 3 03

an d, so bbing t o l d t h e m th at h er m o th er h ad j ust die d

,
.

N o b o dy b e li e v e d h e r u n t il th e arriv al o f th e co ur i e r tw o
day s aft e rw ar ds w h e n i t w as fo un d th at th e c ircu m stan ce s
h ad o ccu rre d j u st as sh e h ad st ate d .

So tru e i s i t t h at h e re dit ary t e n de n c i e s are e v e ry w h e re

.

m et w it h t h at th i s sam e l ady ( th e m o th e r) h ad pre se n t e d

,

th e sam e ph e n o m e n o n B e in g i n L o rrai n e sh e st art e d u p

.
,

o n e n i gh t fro m h er sl e e p an d de cl are d th at h e r so n w h o w as
, ,

i n P aris h ad b e e n stabb e d an d t h ro w n i n t o th e riv e r

, ,
Th e y .

w ro t e t o P ar i s an d th e auth o ri t i e s fo u n d th e b o dy in th e
,

pl ace de si gn at e d an d h avin g i n it th e fat al w o u n d

,
.

VISIO N PRE .

It i s stat e d i n th e “ ”
Aut o bi o graph y o f G o e th e re spe ct ing ,

G o e th e s m ate rn al gran dfat h e r T h e re v e re n ce w e e n t e rt ain e d

’

fo r t h i s v e n e rabl e o ld m an w as rai s d to th e h i gh e st de gre e e

by a c o n vi ct i o n th at h e po ssess d th e g ift o f p ro B— h
j w It
r m ffi m im
e

i s tr ue h e re v e al e d h im se lf to n o o n e dW
‘
‘

i tely ,
e x ce p t to m y gra dm o th e r y e t w e w e re all aw are t h at h e
n ,

w as in fo rm e d o f w h at w as g o in g to h app e n by sign ifican t

dream— s . H e assure d h i s w if fo r i n st an ce at a t im e
e, ,

WEEK h e w as st ill a j un io r co un cill o r th at o n th e first ,

vac an cy h e w o u ld o btain the pl ace o f th e s hofien an d so on

'

afte rw ards w h e n o n e o f t h o se o ffic e rs di e d o f ap o p l e x y m y

, ,

gran dfat h e r g av e o rde rs th at h i s h o use sh o u l d be qu i e tly g o t

re ady pre pare d o n the day o f le ctin g an d ballo tin g t o e
,
rece iv e h is guests an d co ngratul ato rs Su re n o ugh th e . e

deci siv e g o l d ball w as i n h i s fav o ur He co n fide d to h is .

w i fe h a i n hi s d e am h e h ad see n h im se lf i n th e o din a y
t t r r r
asse m bly o f c o u n c il m e n , w h e n all w e n o n as u su al Sud t .

de n ly th e l a e schofi o se f o m h i s se a , desce n de d th e s e ps,

t r r t t
'

r
an d p e sse d h i m in th e m o s c o m p li m e n a y m ann e t to ak e t r r t
th e v ac an p l ace , an d h e n de p a e d by th e do o
t t ” rt r .

Af etr r t e l a in g o t h e in s an c e s, th e n a a iv e co n in u e s
r t rr t t
It i s w o hy o f n o e also h a pe so n s w h o sh o w e d n o sign s
rt t t t r
o f p o ph e i c i n sigh at o h e
r t im e s, ac qu i e d i fo r th e m o m e n
t t rt r t t
w h il e in his p e se n c e , an d by m e an s o f so m e se n sibl e
r
e vi de n ce p ese n i m e n s o f di se ase s o r de a h s w h i c h w e e
r t t t r
t h e n o cc u i n g in di s an p laces
rr B ut n o su ch g if h as b ee n
t t t
”
.

tr an sm i e d to h is ch il d e n
tt r .

Th e fo ll o w in g i n s an ce s o f c l ai vo y an p e vi si o n du i n g sl ee p
t r t r r
r e l a e d in th e n o e s app e n de d to D r B in n s s
t t An a o m y t
’
are
m t r
.

o f Sl e e p In 1 7 6 8 y fa h e , Ma h e w T alb ot, o f Cas l e tt t

T alb o , Co un y We fo d, w as m u ch su p i se d at th e e c u
t t x r r r r r
r en ce o f a d e am h e e se v e al
r t r im e s du in g th e sam e n igh ,
r t r t
w h i ch cau se d hi m to e pe a th e w h o l e ci cu m s an c e to h i s
r t r t
l ady th e follow ing mo n ing He dr e am e d h a h e h ad a isen
r . t t r
 3 04 AN IMAL MAGN E T ISM .

as usu a l ,
an d rn ing b e i ng
de scen de d to h is library ,
th e m o
h az y He . th en seat e d h imse lf
at hi s se cre tai re to w rit e
,
w h en h app e n i ng to l o o k up a lo n g ave n u e o f tre e s o pp o sit e
th e w i n do w h e p e rc e iv e d a m an i n a blu e j ack e t m o un t e d
, ,

o n a w h it e h o rse c o m in g t o w ards th e h o u se My fathe r

,
.
.

ar o se , an d o p e n e d The m an , adv an c i ng , pre

th e w in do w .

se n e d h i m w i h a
t o ll o f p ap e s, an d o l d hi m h e y w e e
t r r t t r
n v o i ces o f a v esse l w h i ch h ad b e e n w e ck ed, an d h ad d if ed r r t
'

i n du in g th e n igh o n hi s so n in l aw s ( Lo d Mo un tm o rri s s)
r t r
’ ’ - -

l
s a es, cl o se by , an d sign e d
t t ,
B e ll an d S e ph en son ’
M y t .

fa h e s a e n i o n w as o n ly call e d to th e d e am f o m its
t r tt t r r
’
ti
"

0 r
f e qu e n e cu e n ce ; but w h e n h e fo un d h im se l f se a e d at
t r rr t
h i s desk o n th e m is y m o n i n g , an d b e h e l d th e i de n i cal t r t
p e so n w h o m h e h ad se e n in h is d e am i n th e bl ue co a ,
r r t
r i din g o n th e g e y h o se , h e fe l su p ise d, an d o pe n ing th e
r r t r r
wi d o w , w ai e d th e m an s ap p o ach
t H e im m e di ate ly o de r r
’
n .

u p , an d d aw in g f o m h i s p o ck e
r a p ack e ro f p ap e s, g av e t t r
t h e m to m y fa h e , s a i n g h a h ey w e e i n v o i ce s be l o ng in g
t r t t t tt r
to an Am e ri can v e sse l w h i ch h ad b e e n w e ck e d, an d dr if e d r t
i n up o n his l o dsh ip s e s a e ; th a r t t t t r r
’
h e e w as n o p e so n o n
b o a d to lay cl aim to th e w e ck , but ha th e in vo ices w e e
r r t t r
s gi n e d , S t e
ph e n sop a n
i fi el l ’
I assu e y o u , m y dea Si r,
m fi
. r r
h a th a o v e i s m o s fai hfull y give n , an d ac ually o c
t t t t t
curr ed but i i s n o t m o e e t ao di n a y h an o h e e am p l es
r xtr r r t t r x
o f th e p o ph e i c p o w e s o f th e m in d o r so u l in sl ee p w h i c h I
r t r
v
ha e f q e u e n l
r h d l t d ” — WILL IAM TAL B O T —Al 0 n
r r t t
y e a e a e . .

T o w e s, O c o b e 2 3 ,
r t r
Lady N un e h am , w h en on a visi at E a l H arco u t s, ’
t r r
m e n i o n e d to h e r husban d at th e b e ak fas abl e h a sh e
t r tt -
t t
w as v e y u n h appy f o m h avin g h ad a h o ri d d e am , an d
r r r r
e a n e s l y w i sh e d to n a
r t a e i H e l augh e d at h er, an d rr t t .

decli n e d i , an d th e co n ve sa i o n w as i n e r up e d by hi s
t r t tr t
fa h e ( E a l H a c o u t) co m in g in , an d the so n an d daugh e
t r r r r tr
i n law did n o t se e e ach o h e ag ai n ill di nn e
-
i m e Th e y t r t rt -
.

w ai e d so m e im e , an d L o d H , w h o w as alw ay s v e y p un c
t t r . r
u al , di d n o t ap p ea
t H i s son e p esse d su p ise , an d ask e d
r . x r r r
o n e o f th e se r v an s if h e k n e w w h e e h e w as t U po n w hi ch r .

L ady N un e h am e cl aim e d, L o o k i n th e w ell, and fain e dx ’

t
aw ay L o d H a cou w as fo un d in th e w e ll , w i h his dog ly in g
. r r rt t
at h i s fee , as sh e h ad se e n i n h e r d e am ; an d i w as sup
t r t
p o se d h a , in en deav o u i n g to sa e th e life o f his dog, h e
t t r v
h ad lo s hi s o w n t ” .

It i s s ta e d i n ta ecen w o k h a a f a m er’
s w ife d eam e d t r t t r r r
th a sh e m e t a fun e al , an d f o m th e co ffin bl o o d fl o w e d
t r r
u p o n th e gro un d T h e b eare s pl ace d i at h er fee , o p en e d
. r t t
t h e li d, an d e h ibi e d h e r h usb an d m u de e d
x t Sh e aw o k e r r .

i n g e at e o r B u t h e e fo ll o w s th e in co m p e h e n sibl e par
t rr r . r r t
o f th e n arr a iv e He r h usban d e n e ain e d an i di o co usin
t . t rt t
in th e h o u se , an d h e in dogg e l r hy m e e p eate d the e y r r vr
3 06 AN IMAL MAG N E TISM .

Wh e n a y oun g g irl in a c on v en t sh e w as ask e d w ho

w o u l d be th e su cce sso r o f th e de p o se d abb e ss ; sh e
re p lie d th at th e k in g re fusing all application s w o u l d , ,
app o in t a lady fro m P icardy Sh e w as l augh e d at .
,
bu t e i ght e e n m o n th s l at e r th e pro ph e cy w as ful
fille d In 1 7 89 sh e pro ph esi e d th e o v erthro w i n g o f th e
.

Fre n h t hro n e D urin g th e R e v o l u t i on sh e w as visite d fo r

c .

th e p urpo se o f c o n su l t in g h e r by in n um e rabl e p e rso n s i n ,

c l u din g th e P rin ce ss L am b all e Mirab e au th e Co u n t o f P ro ,
,
ve n ce ( Lo uis XVIII ) an d Madam e de Stae l Sh e foret o l d
,
.

th e fat e o f H o ch e L e fe vr e R o b e sp i e rre Murat an d St

, , , ,
.

J u st . J o sep h in e h ad gre at faith i n h e r an d sh e w as o n ,

se v eral o ccasi o n s co n sul t e d b
y B uo n ap art e Sh e p re di ct e d to .

h im m isfo rtun e fro m th e co n t e m pl at e d i n v asi o n o f E n gl an d ,

for w h ich sh e w as im pri so n e d,w h i ch al so h app e n e d w h en she

e x p o se d N ap o le o n s p l an s o r fo re t o l d t h e i r u n su cce ssfu l
’
,
i ssu e N ap o le on con su lte d h e r by w r it in g i n cogn i ro but sh e
.
,

im m e diate ly dete cte d h i m an d pre di ct e d th at m isfo rtun e ,

w o u ld b efal l h i m in th e Sp an i sh w ar an d o n h i s sep arat i o n ,
fro m J o se p h in e Sh e w as i n re l at i o n w ith T all e y ran d th e
.
,

D u ch ess o f An go ul e m e B e rn ado tt e an d m an y o t h e r di st in
, ,

g ui sh e d p e rso n s Fre de ri ck William co n su lt e d h e r i n cogn i to .

Sh e to ld th e P r e si den t v o n Mal ch u s an d Co un t ess Mo ri o past

.

an d future e v e n ts re l at i n
g to t he m an d fo re t o ld H o race ,
Vern et w h en a ch ild th at th i rty y e ars l ate r ai t sr a vict ory
, ,
' ‘

by th e Fre n ch i n Af r ica h e w o ul d be se n t th e re as a c e l e,
brate d p ain t e r Sh e al so pr e dicte d to Murat t w en ty y e ar s
”
.

b efo reh and th e t im e an d pl ace o f h is de ath ( P e rty s .

’

My stisch e E rsch e in un ge n
Mrs Cro w e re l at e s th e fo llo w in g am ong o th e r in stan ces :
.

“A e n tle m an w h o re side d n ear o n e o f th e Scott ish l ak e s

.
,

g
dream t th at h e saw a n u m b e r o f p e rso n s surro u n din g a b o dy
that h ad j ust b e e n draw n o u t o f th e w at e r O n appro aching .

th e sp o t h e p e rce iv es th at it i s h i m se lf an d th e assi stan ts are ,

h i s o w n frie n ds an d r e t ain e rs Al arm e d at th e life lik e .

-

reality o f th e visio n h e re so lv e d to e lude th e th reat en e d

,
de st in y by n e v e r v e n t urin g o n th e l ak e agai n O n on e .

o c casi o n h o w e v e r it b e cam e qu it e in di sp e n sabl e th at h e

, ,
-

sh o u l d do so an d as th e day w as ui t e c al m h e y i e l de d to
, q
th e n ecessity o n co n dit i o n t h at h e sh o u l d be pu t o n sh o re
,

at o n ce o n th e o pp o si t e si de
. w h il st th e re st o f th e p arty ,

p ro ce e de d t o t h e ir de st in at i on w h e re h e w o u l d m e e t th e m ,
.

T h i s w as acc o rdin gl y do n e ; th e b o at ski m m e d g aily o v e r

th e sm o o th w at e rs an d arr iv e d safe ly at th e r e n de z v o us th e
, , ,

g e n tl e m en l augh in g at th e sup e rst it i o n o f th e ir co m pam o n

.

w hi l st h e st o o d sm ilin g o n th e b an k to re c e iv e th e m B ut .

al as th e fate s w e re i n e x o rabl e th e littl e pro m o n t o ry th at

su pp o rt e d hi m h ad b e en u n de rm in e d by th e w at e r ; i t gav e

w ay b en e ath hi s fe e t an d life w as e xt in ct b efo r h e co u l d

,
 AN IMAL MAGN E T !SM .

be re scue d fro m th e w av es Th is circum st an ce w as re l ate d .

to m e by a fri e n d o f th e fam il y .

A fri e n d o f m in e l at e ly dre am t o n e Th ursda y n igh t th at

h e saw an acqu ai n t an ce o f h is th ro wn fro m h i s h rse an d o ,

t hat h e w as ly in g o n th e gro un d w ith th e blo o d stre am in g

fro m his fac e w h ic h w as m u ch ou t
,
H e m e n ti o n e d h is .

dre am in th e m o rn in g an d b e i g an e n t ir e di b e li e v r i n
,
n s e

su ch p h e n o m e n a h w s un abl e to acco u n t fo r th e i m pre ssi o n

,
e a

m ade u p o n hi s m i n d T h is w as so stro n g t h at o n Sat u rday

.

h e c o uld n o t fo rb e ar c alli n g at h is fri e n d s h o u se w h o h e w as ’

,

t o ld w as i n be d h a ing b en th ro w n fro m h is h o rse on the

,
v e

p re i ous day an d m uch in j u re d ab o ut th e face

v
“R e lat io n s o f th is d scrip t io n ” th e au t ho r re m ark s
,
.

“h avi g be e n m o re o r l e ss fam ili r to the w o rld i n all t im e s

e
, ,
n a

an d p l ace s an d th e re c urre n ce s o f th e p he n o m e n a to o fre qu e n t

,

to adm it o f t h e ir re alit y b e in g di spu te d v ari o u s t he o ri e s ,

w e re p ro m u l gat e d to ac co un t fo r th e m ; an d i n de e d t h e re
scarc e ly se e m s to be a p h il o so p h e r o r h i st o ri an am o n g th e
G re e k s an d R o m an s w h o do e s n o t m ak e so m e all u si o n to
th is ill un dersto o d de part m e n t o f n atu re w h il st am o n g the
-

h e ath e n n at i n s th e fait h i n su ch m y st e ri o u s re v e lat io n s

o

re m ain s e v en y e t N ig ht Si de o f N at ur e ” .

N e w E dit i o n .

P R E SE N TIME N T S — Th is subj e c t i s c l o se l y re l ate d to pr e

v i sm
.

é i o f t h e art i c l e th u s h e ade d i n th e l ast

‘

n u m b er o f th e Co rn h ill Mag az in e ” ( O ct o b e r 1 8 66 ) re ,

R e sp ec ti
n g se c on d s -
ight th is th
is th e fash o n
au or re m ark s :
“It i
t t i t
to say ha se co n d s gh w as a m e re su pe rst o n o f th e H g hlan ders,
-
iti i
an d tha t
n o such ti
h n g is e v er h eard o f n o w ; but th o se w h o talk i n
tih s w ay k n o w ery v lit l
t e abo u t th e m at er S uch p h en o me n a, t ho ugh t

fl
.

t
k n ow n in all co un ri es, are comp ar a ti v ely rare, as w e as un certa n an d ll i
i
cap r c i o us, an d n o t to be e erc i se d at w l x
b ut 1 k n o w o f t o o m an y il '

i t
ns anc e s o f th e e x is e n c e o f t ti
h s facu y in fam l es, as w e l as o f lt ii l
lt i i vi
i so a e d cases o cc urr ng to n di duals abo e all su sp c o n , to e n ert a n v ii t i
ll t
th e sm a e s do ubt o f i ts r e a y lit
B ut th e di i culty o f furn ish ng e v i
. i
i l
de n c e i s co n s de rab e b ecause w h e n t he se e rs are o f th e hum b e r c lasses l
t l i li v t
h e y are cal e d m po s o rs, and are n o t be e e d an d w h e n th e y are o f
tt t v
the hig her th e y do n o t m ak e th e m a e r a s ubj e c o f c o n ersatio n, n o r
t
ch o o se t o e xp o se lv i l li
he m se e s to th e r di c u e o f th e fo o sh ; an d co n
t i t i i i
se que n ly th e th n g i s n o t k n o w n be y o n d he ir o wn mm e d ate fr en ds .

Wh e n t h e y oung D uk e o f O r ean s w as k e d, a ady res d ng h ere saw

l ill l i i
i t i it
th e acc de n , an d descr be d ti it
t o h e r husban d at the me w as o ccur
r ng i h F ran ce
i tl
.

Sh e h ad fre qu e n y see n th e duk e w he n o n the Co n

”
.

t in e nt . it ti i t
W h refe ren ce to th e em ana on of l gh from m agne ti sers or
i i li
p erso ns e n rapp or t, so me t m es se e n by magne t se d so m n am bu sts,
h s w r er obse r es : “I m y se f can bear w tne ss h a th e m o s igno
t i it v l i t t t
rant tt li v
g irls, w hen in a s a e o f so m nam bu sm, ha e b ee n k n ow n to
l tt
de c are th a t i l li t
hey saw h e i r m agn et se r surro un ded by a ha o o f gh ;
an d it t l tt t
i s do ubtle ss hi s h alo o f igh t i t
h a , fr o m he ir b e ng s ro ngly
ti l
m agne c m en, h as fre qu ent y bee n o bse i v e d to surro und the h e ads o f
t i tl
sain s and e m n e n t t
y h o ly p erso n s ; th e te mperam e n tha ” p ro duc e d
it l v i
the n erna fe r o ur c aus ng th e vi i l i t ti it
s b e m an fe s a o n o f .
 AN IMAL MAG N E T ISM .

m ar k s We
h ave so m e e vi den c e th at prese n t i m en t s do
e x i st , an d w e h av e pro o f t h at a gre at m an y p e o pl e b e li e v e
in th em B ut w e do n o t kn o w h o w far th i s e vi de n ce i s t rust
‘

w o rth y , an d w e do k n o w t hat p e o ple w h o b e li e v e i n p re

se n t i m e n t s v e ry se l do m act o n t h e ir b e li e f We m ay safe ly
.

lay it do w n as a rule th at th e e sse n c e o f a tr ue pre se nt im e n t i s

th at i t sh all be spo n t an e ous It m ust co m e at a t im e w h en
.

y o u h av e n o re aso n to l o o k fo r it , w h e n y o u are n o t u n de r
th e in fl u e n c e o f fe ar o r an x i e ty fro m kn o w n causes , y o u
m ust n o t kn o w th at a f rien d i s i n dan ge r , an d h av e a p re
sen t im e n t o f his de ath . B e cau se th e re i s h e re N imbl e
o r u n e asin e ss If p re se n t i m e n t s c an
.

be acc o u n t e d fo r in a n at ural w ay , w e m u st h e sitat e to re ce iv e

“

th e m Eve n w h en a n at ural so l ut i o n co v ers so m e o f the facts,

.

it do e s n o t al w ay s co ve r th e m all Call th e m pre se n t im en t s, cc

.

in ciden ce s, o r any th in g el se , th e re are m any cases w h ich y ou

c an se tt l e to a ce rt ai n p o i n t , but n o furth e r Many o f th e m
.

are fully auth en t i cat e d, an d cann o t be e x pl ain e d aw ay Mrs

. .

Cro w e s w o rk an d Co m m un i cat i o n s fro m th e Un se e n Wo rld ’

’

are b rim fu l o f su c h st o ri e s Th e st o ri e s are al m o st m arv e l:

.

l ou s If w e gr ant th at o n e o f th e m i s tru e , w e h av e e n ough

.

for o u r purp o se O n e i s su ffic i e n t to sh o w th at t h e re i s m o re

.

i n h e ave n an d eart h th an i s dre am t o f in m ateri al phil o soph y ,

an d to m ak e u s th in k m an y t i m es b e fo re w e b o un d th e w o rld
by th e e vide n ce o f o u r se n se s ” .

T h e w rit e r, aft e r re ferrin g to th e prese n t im en t sp e ci fie d in

Sch il l e r ’s Walle n st e in an d to th at o f hi s assassin at io n
e x p e r i e n c e d by H e n ry IV o f F ran ce , adds :
. Wh at se e m s
th e m o st g e n u in e p re sen t im e n t i s an e v en t o ccurri n g to th e
Cz ar P aul fo u r o r fiv e day s b efo re hi s assassi n at io n He
.

w as ri din g , an d h e t u rn e d ro un d su dde n ly to the G ran d

Mast er o f th e H o rse , say in g : I fe lt qu it e suffo cat e d ; Icou ld
‘

n o t b re ath e w o n t t h e y stran g le m e 2 Th e in c i de n t w as
’

r e l at e d to th e R u ssi an g en e ral o fficer, i n w h o se p ap e rs it i s

re co rde d, th e v e ry sam e e v e n i ng by th e G ran d Mast e r him

se l f
. It w as n o do u b t n at u ral t h at a Cz ar sh o u l d e xp e ct to be
stran gl e d, bu t w h y sh o u l d h e h ave th i s fe e li n g o f su ffo cat i o n ,
an d w h y sh o u l d i t h av e co m e to hi m so fe w day s b e fo re h e
'

w as act ually stran gl e d ?

”
An in t e r e st in g in st an ce i s re l at e d, co mm un i cat ed by a n e ar
o o s t “
relativ e to th e w rit er, w h pr ce e o say : Wh en , as in this
d
c ase , p re sen tim en t s h ave b ee n act e d u p o n , i t i s sh o w n th at
they do n ot pre dict th e in e vitabl e Som et im es a presen ti
.

m e n t se em s to w arn a m an o f an i m p e n din g fat e i n o r de r to

le ad h i m to a b ett e r cou rse o f life ; th e de ath o r calam ity
do e s n o t c o m e , bu t it l e ads to li fe an d fo rtun e O r w h en
.

so m e th i n g stran ge o r un lik e ly 1 s ab o u t to h app e n , th e m an i s

e n abl e d to av o i d it by a w arn in g w h i ch p o i n t s to so m e t h i n g

pro babl e Th ere are curi o us e xam p l es of b o th th ese rule s i n

.
8 10 AN IMAL MAGN ET ISM .

p ressi on s with a degre e o f respe ct scarcely in ferio r to that

e n te rt ai n e d for th e m by th e dre am e r h erse l f: It fo ll o w e d ,
that w h en on e n igh t sh e aw ok e h er hu sb an d w ith th e i ntelli
g e n c e th at sh e h ad h ad a dre am o f t e rr ible o me n as e g arde d r

t h e ir son — a m idsh ipm an on b o ard a lin e o f battl e sh ip o n a - -

di st an t st at io n — h e h ad th e gre at e st diffi cu l ty i n re assurin g

h er O n th e suc ce e din g ni gh t sh e aw o ke sti ll m o re ag it at e d
.
,

th an o n th e first o ccasi o n an d de cl are d th at G eo rge h ad ,

’

‘
se e m e d to st an d at h e r b e dsi de p al e di so rde re d dri pp in g , , , ,

h avin g i n fact th e app earan c e o f o n e j ust dro w n e d an d such ,

sh e w as n o w assu re d h ad b e e n th e p o o r b o y s fat e
’
Th e .

re c urren ce on the th ird n ight o f th e o m in ous dream con vin ced

th e p o o r m o th er t h at sh e h ad in de e d b e en deprive d o f h e r
ch ild .

As Mr . be fo re b re ak fast at his
N w as t
s an d n g i
g arde n gat e , a n e igh b o u r acc o st e d h im , in qu i ring i f h e h ad
-

h e ard th e ne w s th at h ad j ust arrive d, a sudden an d te rri fic

h u rri can e h ad burst u p o n th e co asts o f All th e v e sse l s
ly in g i n th e ro ads of B m ade th e m ost stren uo us e ffo rts
to g e t to se a, an d su ch as su ccee de d i n do i n g so w e ath e re d
th e st o rm i n safe ty but u nh app ily thr e e E n gli sh v esse l s of
w ar h ad b e en fo rce d o n th e co ast an d t o t ally l o st Mr . .

N e age rly i n qu ire d th e i r n am es His frien d m en t i on e d .

th e m G o be t
d . h an k , e xcl aim e d the fath e r, G e orge is
e d ’

in de e d o n th at st at ion , as y o u kn o w , but h e is in th e L '

‘
An d it i s e xpre ssly m e n t i o n e d th at sh e go t w ell to sea, ’ w as
'

th e re j o in de r
M
.

Hurry in g in w ith a m in d m uch re li eve d, r N re l ate d .

to h i s w if e w h at h ad p asse d, tru st in g th at h er gl o o my fo re
b odin gs w o uld n o w be dissip at e d o n th e con trary , th ey se em e d
o n ly to b e th e m o re co n firm e d
. N o t fo r an in st ant di d sh e .

quest io n th e fat al m e an in g o f th e vision ; an d i n tru th th e

pre sag e w a s sadly fu lfill e d .

Wh en th e det ail s o f th e disaste r re ach ed E n glan d, it w as

kn o w n th at th e captain o f G eo rge N ’
s sh ip h ad gon e to

din e o n b o ard an o t h e r, t akin g th e boy w it h hi m Th e su d .

denn e ss w ith w h ich th e st o rm burst u po n th e m pre clude d

e v en an att em p t to re gai n th e i r o w n sh i p Th e y h ad to r e .

m ain p e rfo rce , an d w ere lo st w ith th o se th e y cam e to

Th i s c ase i s refe rr ibl e to th e cat ego ry o f app arit i o n s
“
.

D Israeli e a
’
r m r k s o n th i s h ead i n th e Cur io sit i es o f Lit e

Th t
u ho u ot es th f ll w i g p r g f o m Pr ot op l st “ It
e o o n assa e r a :
q e a
is i t ti g in qui y h w f w
an n eres n w t d by p f r d o ar e are arran e ro ane an

d h i t y t b li v i th vi it ti f pi it in vi ibl f m
,

s acre s or o e e e n e s a on o s r s s e or .

It i y u i
s v er th t w h t v m y be s id of th c dulity f th
c r o us a a e er a a e re o e
~

,
v lg m f great i t ll t h v lm t i v i bly b
u ar, en o b li v
n e ec a e a os n ar a ee n e e ers
i wh t
n mm ly a ll d up tu l pp
are co c on dI cav e s erna ra a earan es, an n e er
m t p e of
a y t gth f mi d ”
erson w h o s t asid th m ss of evide e
an s ren o n e e e a nc
th t h s ccumul ted o n the subj e t
a a a a c .
 AN IMAL MAG NETISM .

rat ure ” Wh o do e s n o t b e lie ve

in th e e i ste n c e o f gh o s s 2 x t
,

fo r , as Dr Mo e fo c ibl y say s
. r Th a h e e sh o u ld be so u n i
r tt r
v e sal a f am e an d fe a o f h a w h ich n e ve w as, n o r i s, n o r
r r t t r
e ve can be i n th e w o l d, i s to m e th e g e a e s m i acl e o f all
r r r t t r .

If h e e h ad n o t b e e n at so m e im e o r o h e
t r u e m i acl e s, t t r tr r
i h ad n ot b e e n so e asy to i m po se u p o n th e p e o ple by fal se
t .

Th e alchy m ist w o u l d n e v e go ab o u to so ph i s i c a e m e als, r t t t t

to p ass h e m o ff for r ue g o l d an d silv e , u n l e ss ha su ch a
t t r t t
th in g as ue g o l d an d silv e w as ack n o w l e dge d in th e w o l d
tr r r
’
.

CL AIR VO YAN CE AN D P R E VISIO N IN N AT U R AL

SLEE P , AN D U N DE R O T HE R CO N DITION S * .

A l at e dist in gu ish e d ph il o soph er an d phy si ci an D r Ab e r , .

cro m bi e re co rde d the fo llo w in g re m ark a bl e in st an ce in his

,

w o rk o n Th e In t e ll e ct ual P o w ers
“Man
y y e ars ag o th e re w as m e n t i on e d in se v e ral o f
th e p ap ers a dr e am w h i ch gav e n o t i c e o f th e m u rde r o f
Mr P e rc ival Th ro ugh th e kin dne ss o f an e m in e n t m e dical
. .

frie n d i n E n gl an d I h av e re ce ive d th e aut hen t i c par

,

ti culars o f th i s re m arkabl e case fro m th e g e n tl e m an to w h o m

th e dre am o ccu rre d H e re si de s i n Co rn w all and ei ght day s
.
,

before th e m u rde r w as c o m m itt e d dre am t t hat h e w as i n th e

'

l o bby o f th e H o use o f Co mm on s an d saw a sm all m an e n te r ,

dre sse d in a bl u e co at an d w h it e w ai st co at Im m e diat e ly .

aft e r h e saw a m an dre sse d i n a b ro w n c o at w i th

y e llo w
b ask e t m et al butto n s draw a p ist o l fro m u n der his co at an d
disch arge it at th e fo rm e r w h o i n st an tl y fe ll T h e bl o o d
,
.

i ssu e d fro m a w o u n d a li ttle b e lo w th e le ft breast He saw .

th e m urdere r se iz e d by so m e g e n tl e m e n w h o w e re p re sen t ,
an d o b se r ve d h i s c o u n t e n an ce ; an d o n askin g w h o th e

g en t l e m an w a s w h o h ad b e e n sh o t h e w as t o l d i t w as th e ,

Ch an c e ll o r ( Mr P e rc ival w as at th e t i m e Ch anc e ll o r o f th e
. .

E xche q uer ) H e th e n aw o ke an d m en ti on ed the drea m to

.
,
hi s w ife w h o m ade ligh t o f i t but i n the cour se of the n i ght
,
the dream occurred t hree ti m es w i thou t the least v a ri a ti on i n
an y of the circu m sta n ces He w as n o w so m u ch m p e sse d by. i r
it, th a h e fe m u ch n c n e d to g e n o c e to Mr P e c a ,
t lt i li iv ti . r iv l
but w as dissu a ded by som e fri en ds w h o m h e co n su e d, w h o lt
Th e fo llow ing ci t
rc um s an cew l t d t m Ay g l dy
as re a e o e . o un a
tl
p erfec y aw ak e, b ec a e su e n er m
uc dd ly v y m h ff t d
a e c e , an asser e d t d
,

t t t
ha h er fa h e r, w h o a e o e n e h d l ft h m i th m
orn n , a us i g h d j t m t w ith
e
i t vi
an acc den , h a ng fa en fro m th e carr age ll A ph y s c an, w ho c alle d i . ii
v
i n , en dea o ure d to reaso n h er o ut o f h er appre h ens o n , an d to mp ress i i
i i
up o n h er m nd th e u nl k e l h o o d o f such an occurren c e i
A few h o urs .

t v
af er w ards, h o w e er, h er fath er w as bro ugh h o m e w i h a frac ure d le
g, t t t
ri v
from the ca r age h a ing bro en do wn , and his fa l ng out k li .
 3 12 AN IMAL MAG N ET ISM .

assu e d rhi m h e w o ul d o n ly ge t h im se lf tre ate d as a fan at ic .

O n th e e v en in g o f the e igh th day aft e r, h e re c e iv e d the

acco u n t o f th e m urde r B e in g i n L on do n a sh o rt t i m e aft e r,
.

h e fo u n d in th e prin t sh o ps a re pre sen t at io n o f th e scen e ,

-

an d recogn i sed i n i t the coun tena/ri ces an d dr ess of the p arti es the

blo od on Mr P erci va l s w a istcoat, an d the p ecu li ar y ellow

,
’
.

basket button s on B e lli n gham s co a t, pre c i se ly as h e h ad se en

’

”
-

th e m in hi s dre am .

D r Ab ercro m bie lik e w ise re lat e s th e follo w in g case o f

.

c a l irv o y an ce
Th e g e ntl e m an to w h om I am indeb te d fo r the foll o w ing
case w as b o rn i n Madras an d w as b ro u gh t fro m th e n ce at ,

the age of t hr ee y e ars to b e e du cat e d in E n gl an d w h e re h e ,

gre w u p w ith o ut th e l e ast reco ll e ct i o n o f an y th in g re lat in g

to Madras o r to hi s p aren ts w h o re m ai n e d i n In di a At , .

th e ag e o f fo urteen h e dre am t th at h e saw h i s m o th e r

,

sitt in g i n th e dre ss o f a w i do w an d appare n t l

y un de r de e p ,

di stre ss an d h e gav e a di st in ct acc o un t o f th e apart m en t i n

w h ich h e saw h e r w ith th e po si t i o n o f v ari o us pro m in e nt
,

arti c l e s o f fu rn i tu re w h i ch h e describ e d m in ut e ly
, It afte r .

w ards tu rn e d o ut th at hi s fath e r di e d ab o u t th e t im e o f th e .

dre am an d th at h e h ad c o rre ct ly describ e d a draw in g ro o m -

i n th e h o use at Madras in w h ich his m o th e r w as i n th e h abi t

o f si tt in g
” .

Th e fo ll o w in g in st an ces re l at in g to th i s part o f the subj e ct

are re co rde d i n P ro fe sso r P erty s w o rk
’

A l ady w h o o n th e p re vi o us e ve n in g h ad re ce ive d a

fl
, ,

favo urabl e l ett e r fro m h er ab sen t h usb an d aw o k e in th e ,

n igh t w it h a p i e rc in g sh ri e k an d t o ld h e r m ai d th at sh e h ad ,
j u st see n h im di e n e ar a spring su rro un de d by tre es An .

o ffic e r i n a blu e u n ifo rm h ad e n deav ou re d to st an ch th e

bl o o d w h ich ow e d o ut fro m a w ou n d i n hi s si de an d h ad ,

giv e n h i m w at e r to drin k o ut of h i s h at Aft e r h avin g in .

so m e m e asu re re g ain e d tran qu ill ity sh e agai n fe ll asl e e

p , ,

w h e n a sim il ar visi o n rec urre d An att ack o f brain fe v e r .

sup e rv e n e d an d sh e lay fo r a fo rtn igh t in a stat e b e tw e e n

,

li fe an d death O n h er reco v ery sh e sp e cifie d th e p l ace w h e re

.

sh e h ad se e n h e r h u sb an d di e an d de scr ib e d m o re m i n ut e ly ,

th e o ffi c er Th e acco un t of th e vio le n t de ath o f h e r h usb an d

.
,

as st at e d h ad in th e m ean t i m e b e e n re ce iv e d bu t th e n e w s
, ,

w as th e n k e pt fro m h e r F o ur m o n th s afte r w ards sh e saw in

.
,

chu rch a ge n t l e m an an d u tt e rin g a scre am fain t e d aw ay

, , ,
.

Th i s w as th e o ffic e r sh e h ad se en i n h er sl e ep w ho ,

c o rro b o rate d h e r ac co u n t o f th e parti cul ar c ircu m st an ces

att en din g th e e v e n t
— th e s rin
p g th e tree s hi s o w n act io n s , , ,

Iw assur d by
as p s n e w h os t t me t I pl
a er ov y ,
on e s a e n ace e er

r eli an ce ,that th e d th f th Duk of O l ea w p di ted by

o e e r eans as re c a

so m mbul i t a fortnight before th e o ccurre e of th e a ident w h i h

na s nc cc c

oc sioned it
ca .
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e v t
en s that o ccu rre d in h e r fam il y an d am o n g h er e lati o ns
r .
“

D r St e in b ach h as give n an acco un t o f h er

. r c ase i n a w o k h e

p u bli sh e d .

Fro m the fo llo w in g case , as in o th ers, it w ou l d appe ar

th at th e e v en t s th u s sig n ali se d by pre m o n ito ry c l ai rv o y an ce
_

m ay o ft e n be pre v e n t e d A w o m an h ad to t ak e a su m o f
m o n e y to a n e i ghb o u ri n g to w n , to w h ich th e w ay fro m h er
h p use lay th ro ugh a so lit ary w o o d H er h usb an d tri e d to
.

di ssuade h e r fro m go i n g al o n e , but sh e p e rsiste d T h e n i g ht .

b e fo re se tt ing o ut she saw in a dream an o ld w an de ri n g

sp o rtsm an , an d at th e sam e ti m e a h an dso m e
, , y o un g sp o rt s
m an , w h o w arn e d h er to b e w are o f th e fo rm e r , as h e h ad
al r e ady m u rde r e d se ve ral p e rso n s Sh e n e ve rth e l ess se t o ff ,
.

an d w h e n a fe w h un dre d y ards fro m h o m e sh e saw an o ld

,

Sp o rtsm an , j u st lik e th e o n e sh e h ad se en i n h e r dre am , c o m e

o ut o f a h o use an d fo ll o w h e r Th o ugh app reh en si v e o f him ,
.

sh e w o u l d n o t t urn b ack fro m fe ar o f b e in

g l au g he d at by
h r h u sb an d, esp e c i ally as sh e n o t i ce d th at th e m an t o o k a
e
di ffe re nt p ath . Sh e w e n t , h o w e v e r, by a ci rcu i t o us w ay , an .

h o u r o ut o f th e di re c t ro ad, an d w h e n cl o se to th e t o w n she
saw th e sp o rtsman si tt i n He aske d h er h o w it w as
g do w n .
_

sh e h ad b e e n so l o n
g i n co m in g In re ply , sh e aske d hi m
.

h o w h e k n e w t hat sh e h ad co m e a l o n g w ay ro un d
“
He .

r e p li e d th at h e h ad o b se rv e d h e r se tt i n
g o ut, an d w ou ld h av e
ac co m p an i e d h er bu t h e l o st si h t o f h er I a v ery gl , ’
g m ad .

she re j o i n e d t hat it so hap pen e d ’

.
,

Th e fo llo w in g co m m un i cat i o n , dat e d O cto b e r 1 1 , 1 8 55 ,

w as sen t to th e A llg em ein e Z ei tun g, by a co rre spo n de n t i n
Co n st an t in o pl e . Si x w e e k s ag o a G re e k bo y liv in g in
G al ata di sappe are d, an d n o trac e o f h im co ul d be fo un d .

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b e fo re , ap pe are d to h er, as if co m in g h o m e fro m scho o l , an d “

said Do st th o u kn o w w h e re b ro th e r Co n st an t in e i s ? H e
i s i n y o n de w r e ll ”. T he m o th e r o n aw akin g w as m uch
tro u bl e d, an d re lat e d h er dre am The po li ce t o o k cogn iz an ce
.

o f th e ci rcu m stan ce , the w e ll in dicat e d w as se arch e d, an d th e

b o dy w as t here fou n d ’
.

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B l att e r au s P re v o rst (V o l by Co l o n e l v o n
’
i n th e . .

v fier , w h o se fam ily i s h i st o ri cally k n o wn i n Lu ce rn e A

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h u sb an d o n e m o rn in g th at th e pre vi o us n igh t sh e dre am e d

th at sh e h ad acc o m p an i e d him to a to wn u n kn o w n to h er ,
bu t w h i ch fro m h e r de script i o n h e kn e w t o b e Z u ri ch He .

h a l t ak en h er in to a h o u se th e l o w e r ro o m s o f w h i ch w e re
h un g ro u n d w ith fam il y p o rtrait s
.
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.

se c o n d fl o o r h ad re ce iv e d th e m i n a v e ry fri e n dl y m an n e r,
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w h e n ce t here w as a b e aut i ful pro spe ct o ve r a l ak e An o ld .

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lift a burden o f w o o d w h ich as i t se e m e d to be to o h e avy , , ,

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w h it e silk sto ckin g s r e n de re d h e r t h is s rvi c e o n w h i ch I e ,

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t hro ug h the ran ge o f fam ily p o rtraits sh e b e cam e de adly

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,

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i ng fo r m y e c o v e y Th e L o d h as an sw e e d his p ay e ,
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.

an d m y fe v e is g o n e H er m o h e , hi n ki n g sh e w as i n h e r
r . t r t
de li iu m , desi e d h e r to co m p o se h e se lf an d e m a in q u i e
r r r r t .

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r r
m e to ise , h a I m ay p ai se G o d
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f o m h a h o u th e y o u n g w o m an e co v e e d so fas h a sh e r r tt t
w as so o n abl e to a e n d to th e affai s o f th e fam ily tt Sh e r .

h ad n e v e se e n Dr W h i e h e ad, b ut so m e w e e k s af e sh e
r . t tr
saw h im , an d th e m o m e n sh e b e h e l d hi s fac e sh e fai n e d t t
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”
.

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r r r
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.

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t In O l au s Mag n u s s w o k o n r r
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part ic ularly i n L apl an d an d Fin l an d, w h e re in can t at i o n s are

p e rfo rme d by th e p ro ce ss o f striki n g th e im age o f a b raz e n
f ro g o r serpe n t wi th m an y blo w s o n an an vil an d o th e r '

,
o p e rat io n s w h e re b y a de e p sl e e p lik e death an d a st at e o f
,

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w e re prese n t — c an pe rce ive w h at e it h e r th e i r fri e n ds o r
e n e m i e s are do i n
g at an y t im e th o ugh i t m ay be th at su c h ,

p e rso n s are at th e dist anc e o f a th o usan d m il e s fro m th em .

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n e cte d w ith an i m al m agn et ism

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so m e ti m es m an i fest e d by p e rso n s at th e p o in t o f de ath a ,

re cent au th o r afte r q uo t in g Cice ro,

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s ay s Wh e n ab o ut to quit th e bo dy th e m in d app e ars to ,
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,

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,
.

e x cursi o n s b e y o n d o ur o rdin ary limi ts th e se fre que n tly ,

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th e som n am b uli c co n dit io n t h is au th o r furth e r rem ark s : ,

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regi o ns se e m s to dise n cum b er itse lf of all th e co n dit io ns of

,
m att e r .

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se n s es to ac t an d to th i n k ,
If th e re fo re i t c an e ven .
, , ,

w h i l e u n i t e d t o th e b o dy ac co m pli sh alon e an d w i t h o ut
,

i n t rm e di an ce its in t e ll e ct ual fu n ct i o n s sh o u l d it n o t b e
e ,

m o re capa bl e w h e n sep arat e d fro m th e b o dy by death o f

, ,

c o n t i n ui n g th e o pe rat i o n s p ro p e r t o its ow n n atu re

T h e dist in g u ish e d Sw i ss w rit e r Z sch o k k e re m ark s o n th i s , ,

subj ec t i n h is sta ndard w o rk o n practi cal m orality an d

r e li gi o n It i s n o t to be den ie d t h at w e are but l e arn ers i n

4 ” L Immcr talité
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As re gards pre visio n r alre ady qu o ted in l

s e ep , an auth o
re m ark s : The an c ie n t s att ach e d g re at im po rt an ce to
dre am s and t he ir i n t e rpre tat i o n Arist o t l e P l at o Z eno .
, , ,
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o , , ,

l e ss dist in ctly the ir b e lie f in th e divin e o r pro ph e tic ch aract r e

an d e v e n so m e o f th e an c i en t
o f dre am s , p h il o so ph e rs w h o .

de n i e d all o t h e r ki n ds o f divin at i o n adm itt e d th o se w h ich

pro ce e de d fro m fre n z y an d fro m
In the th ree o r fo ur y e ars past dur in g w h i ch I h av e ,
t ak e n an in t ere st in th is an d k i n dre d subj e cts the re h aV e ,
'

b e e n co mm un i cat e d to m e n u m an y e x am pl s o f dre am s c o n e

t ai n in g tru e w arn in gs o r o th erw i se stran ge ly ful fille d th at

, ,
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o f all th e
p e rso n s w e m e e t in o ur in t er c o urse w ith the w o rl d
.

w h o co uld re l ate to u s o n e o r m o r e su c h as h avin g o ccu rre d

e i th e r i n t h e i r o w n fam ili es o r t o so m e o f th e i r ac q uai n t

F o o tfalls o n th e B ou n dary o f An o th e r Wo rldz ”)

,

an c es .

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S i e n ce s
c
” re m ark s as regards cl airv o y an ce an d pre dict io n s
,

,
duri n g sl e e p In ce rtai n st at e s o f th e dre am e r se co n d
‘

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, ,

p ercei ved an d i n e c st asy p re di ct i o n s m ay be u tt e re d w h ich

,

y e t m ay n o t b e e x actly fu l fill e d b e cau se th e c o u rse o f ,

h u m an affairs i s n o t by un al t e rabl e an d fat e d l aw s b ut i s ,

su bj e ct t o de ran e m e n t T e rtu lli an aft e r r un n in g t h ro u gh

g .
,
th e w e ll kn o w n c o m m o n p lac e s o n dre am i n g e xp re sses h i s
- -

b eli ef t hat fut ure h o n ou rs an d dign iti e s m e di ca l re m e di es , ,

t he fts an d tre asu re , h av e at t im e s b e e n re v e al e d by dre am s

”
.
,

D re am s al so p ro ce e d fro m G o d as o n e po rt i o n o f p ro ph e cy ,
.

A dv e rtin g to th e vi si o n o f th e R ev Mr W ilki n s to h i s . .

m o th e r re c o rde d by Ab e rcro m bi e as o n e of do ubl e dre am

,
-

,
an d to h i s att e m p t e d e xp l an at i o n th e w r it e r o b se r ve s : ,

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si m p l e adm i ssi o n o f Ari st o t l e t hat in ce rt ain cl e ar dre am s , ,

frie n ds an d re l at io n s m ay m ak e th e m se lve s kn o w n an d
p e rce iv e d e v e n fro m a gre at di st an c e an d i t sh o w s h o w litt l e
w e h av e gain e d fro m t h e o ri si n g u p o n t h e se su bj e ct s i n m o re

i
Dr Sch n dler in h i s w ork alre ady r efe rred to qu o e s th e fo lo w in g
.

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t l
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w h e ar h ly e le m e n s t l
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or it
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fro m an y c ause d m in sh e d i i
T h s o ccur s m ore espec a y i n th osei. i ll
tt i
s a e s w he re n th e so u l i s app are n y t he leas b ou nd to the bo dy ; i t tl t
h as the n the p ow er o f se e ng i n o the nw ard e sse n ce o f th ngs i t i
Such i .

i i i t i
luc d ns g h s o ccur w th p ar icu ar s gn fican ce in s e e p , in dream s,
”
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an d o n the app o r ac h o f de ath P o rphy ry re m ark s o n th s subj e c : . i t
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th an y e ars, w h il e th e n a u a l” ac io n o f m ind u po n m i n d
t r t
h as e m ain e d th e sam e i n all age s
r .

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t r t t r r
rt
P e y say s G u s av us, K i n g o f S w e de n , w ho w as sh o by
t t
An k e s o m i n 1 7 9 2 , c am e u n de a n assu m e d n am e , aeco m
r tr r
p an ie d by a p hy si c i an , to th e so m n am b u lis Ma gu e i e , w h o t r rt
w as m ag n e ise d b A ub t n e o f Me sm e r s sch o l a s
r S h r
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.

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t g h a he o f e n suffe e d f o m a di ffic u l y o f
t t t r r t
b e a h i n g, o w in g to a fall h e e y e a s p e vio u sly , o n w h ich
r t t r r r
o c casi o n h e al so b o k e hi s ar m r O n h i s w i sh i n g to k n o w his
.

fu u e de s i ny , she sai d,
t r t T ak e ca e , S i r, y o u a re i n dange r r
o f b e in
g May o e c o ds tw o in s ance s i n w h ich r r t
fu u re e ve n s w e e fo e o l d— v i z , an a ack o f dise ase
t t r rt . tt
c ause d b
y f igh , o cc asio n e d by th e su dde n app e a an c e o f a
r t r
ra t ; an d a c ase o f
p o i so n in g f o m an o v e do se o f m o p h i n er r r
b e i ng ak e n i n m is ake fo r q ui n i n e
t t .

A m o e e ma k abl e i n s an c e i s th e fu l fil m e n o f th e p re
r r r t t
di c io n o f th e de a h o f t he K i n g o f Wur e m b u g , w h i ch h ad
t t t r
b e e n fo e o ld by t w o so m n am b ulis s, o n e s a in g, se ve al
rt t t t r
m o n hs b e fo e h an d,
t r ha th e e ve n w o u l d o cc u
t t f om t r r
ap o p l e
y o n th e 1 7 th o f A p il
x Se v e al y ea s ag o Dr r . r r .

e i n , w h o acco m an i e d th e C o w n P in c e o f Wu e mbu g r r rt r
p
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t o E n gl a n d, w as i n t o du c e d to m e , w h e n I o o k th e o p
r t
p o rtun i ty o f i n qu i i n g as to t he v alidi y o f h i s s a e m e n , o f
r t t t t t
w h ic h h e sai d h e e w a s n o do ub
t r It w as g e n e al ly c e di e d
t . r r t
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r r t t t r
th e l a e K i n g , w h o
t o se o n th e m o n i ng o f th e 1 7 th , ap
r r
p are n tly i n pe fe c he al h , b ut w h o , i n t h e c o u se o f t h e day ,
r t t r
h ad a n a ac k o f apo p l e y
tt x .

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rt r Th e l a w s o f sp ac e are an n ih ila e d fo r t
the d e am e , an d di s an o bj e c s se e n w i th di s i n c n e ss, an d
r r t t t t t
q u o e s th e fo ll o w i ng i ns a n c e s o f c l a ir vo y an c e i n sl e e p :
t t
Mr G H alley w as c a i e d o n w i h a s o n g im p u lse to
. . rr t tr
t ak e a v o y ag e to St H e l e n a, to m ake o bse v a io n s o n th e
. r t
so u h e n c o n s e lla i o n s
t r t t B e fo e h e u n de o o k th e v o y ag e h e
. r rt
r t t t
d e am h a h e w as at se a, saili n g o w a ds ha pl ace , an d t r t t
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r t t r f o m the sh ip , w h ic h h e de c la e d to r
t h e R oy al So cie y to be th e p e fe c
t e p e se n a i o n o f ha r t r r t t t t
I thi i t n th ws ns ance , ere as n o th i
th e pre d c o n bu t n g as res e c s p t i ti
w h t m ig ht h
a b av ef ee n o re o ld rre sp e c t
t i
e y o f an y p ro p he c p o w er iv l ti .

l iv
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i
w se , k n e w i t w as th e K ng , and i t t i t
ha the acc de n h e m e t w h had it
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an d, k no w ng i t t
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w as o rg an se d, sh e m ig h e as ly p re d c i tt t i
ha h e w as in dange r o f be n g
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k l e d, o f w h c h, ndee d, G us a us had w arn ng fro m o he r quarte rs t .

v i t i t t t i
An o ther ers o n o f hi s c rc ums anc e i s, ha the K ng w as w arne d h e
l l t t
w o u d be k i le d b y t he firs p e rso n w ho se h and h e o o k af er ea ngt l vi
li
th e c a r v o yan et i ti t
T h s perso n w as Cap a n An k e rs ro m, w ho , h a n g
. vi
i il i
bee n in d sg rac e , w as pardo n e d and c o rd a ly rec e ve d by the K ng o ni
t i
h is re urn, but w h o afte r wards j o ne d th e c o n sp racy i .
32 0 AN IMA L MAG N ET ISM .

isl an d e ve n as h e h ad it re ally w h e n h e appro ache d to it

, ,
Mr H o w itt rel at e s a Si m i lar dre am as o cc urri n g to h im se lf
.

.
,
o n hi s recen t v o y ag e t o A ustrali a w h e n h e di st i n ct l y saw th e ,
reside n ce o f his bro th e r at Me lb ou rn e as it w as afterw ards ,
"
re alise d to hi s wak in g v isio n St ill m o re rem ark abl e
h e adds “w as th e dre am o f a ge n t l e m an n o w de cease d
.
,

, ,

w h i ch b e re l a te d to the w r it e r as it se t s t ime an d sp ace an d ,

pe rso n al e x pe r ie n ce alik e at de fian c e In thi s dream h e

“
.

trav e lle d to Sout h Am e ri ca t o o k u p hi s re si de n ce th e re , ,

w e n t i n t o b u sin e ss m arri e d h ad a fam ily an d i n a sh o rt

, ,
,
t im e w ent th ro u gh all the e xp eri en ce o f y e ars an d w as sur ,

pri se d w h e n h e awo k e to fin d h i m se lf an o t h e r p e rso n Th e .

dre am l ife w as o f co urse

-
vivi dly i m pre sse d upo n h is
, ,
m e m o ry So m e t im e aft e rw ards a panoram i c v i e w o f th at
.
,
c ou n try w as e xh ibit e d i n L e i c e st e r squ are an d g o i n g to -

, ,

vie w i t fro m th e curio sity ex mted by his dre am h e w as ,

fill e d w i th am az e m en t w h e n h e re co gn i se d a sce n e fam ili ar to
h im H e kn e w th e c ity th e b u il dings an d o n ly o b se rv e d
.
, ,
o n e ch u rch th at w as u n k n o w n to him Assum in g th e ai r o f .

a w e ll i n fo r m e d trav ell e r
-
h e qu e st io n e d th e e x h ibit o r as to,
th e acc uracy o f th e p i cture an d w as t o l d th at th e c h urch h ad ,

b e en re ce n t ly e re cte d Th e se ci rcum st an ce s ar e sure ly .

cu ri o us an d t h e y p o in t
, w e th in k to th e asso c i ati o n o f , ,
sp i rit s an d th e p art i c i p at i o n o f t h ought i n th e se c ase s
,
.

T h o ug h t re adin g, i n cert ain ex p e riences of th e so m n am b uli st

-

,
m ay sugg e st to u s th at w h at e v e r h as b e e n im pre sse d o n th e
r
m e m o y o f an y o n e m ay be c o m u n ic ate d to an o h e We t r .

h ave h en to supp o se h a th e d e am e in e ach o f th e ab o v e

t t t r r
case s w as th e su bj e c ain t an sm i ed t rt r tt t t
'

o f ce h o ugh s o r
i de as, the p o p e e pl an a i on o f w h ich m u st be sought for i n
r r x t
the la w s of the sp i ri t i vw ld -
,

A mo n g t he m o s in e es in g d e ams, are th o se pr e t t r t r
m o n i o y o f de a h, an d w e h av e al e ady ob se ve d h a h i s
t r t r r t tt
e v e n i s so me i m e s e
t t r r
p e se n e d by a sce ne in th e n a u e o f t t r
seco n d si h t h m b li all
t y
*
At im e s th e fun e al
t r t r
g , a o e s sy o c
-
.

sce n e an d th e sym b o li c p o p h e cy m ay be m in g l e d o ge h e , r t t r
p o vin g , w e h in k , h a th e p e sc i e n sp i it co m es e m p y
r t t t r t r t
h an de d, i f w e m ay u se such an e p e ssi o n , and se l e c s i ts x r t
image s f om th e m e m o y o f th e d e am e , w h ich i com bin e s
r r r r t
acc o din g to i ts o w n fo e kn o w l e dg e , o r p u s i n o i n e lli gibl e
r r t t t
ac i o n acco din g to ce
t ain p o ssibili i e s w h i c h w e ar e h a dly
r rt t r
in a c o n diti o n to app e c i a e Th e hu sb an d o f Mrs M r t . .

a f i e n d o f th e w i e , w as fo e w a n e d o f h i s de ath by th e e
r rt r r r r
“Anoth er class of dreams may be called en ig matical genera y , and ll
th ere is som e s ro e o f h um o ur in hem We ha e ci ed e xam p les
t k t v t
'

i t
fro m th e an c e n s on a p rece ding p age w e m ay h ere add a m o dern on e
'

Aubre y L ady Sey m o ur dream ha she foun d a n es w i h n in e

. tt t t t
it
fi/nches in , and so m any ch dren she h ad by the E ar o f
”
n ch e se a il l Wi l
w h ose name w as F nch i .
 A N IMA L MAO N E TISM .

SE DATIV E EFFE CTS OF MAG N E TISM ON THE

CIRCULAT ION .

Th e R ev C H To w n sen d s a e s in h i s w o k , h a a y o un g
. . . t t r t t
m an suffe i n g f o m vi o l e n p alpi a i o n o f th e h ea , eg a de d
r r t tt rt r r
by m e di ca l m e n to be th e esul O f an e u i sm , w as m e sm e r t r r
ise d by M R e gaz z o n i i n h i s h o u se
. Th e p alp i ta i o n w as . t
g e a ly all ay e d, h o u g h , w h en h e fi s ca m e i n o th e o o m , h i s
r t t rt t r
rt
he a w as b e a i ng so vi o l e n ly as to be h e ard so m e di s an c e
t t t
o ff Af e e ig h m i n u e s o f th e p asse s, th e pu l sa i o n h ad
tr t t t
’
.

di m i n ishe d to suc h a de g e e h a th e u sual ac i o n o f t h e r t t t

h ea co ul d n o t be di sc o v e e d o n fe e lin g, at w h ich th e p a ie nt
rt r t
e p e sse d as o n ish m e n
x r t ?
t ”

OB SE R VATIO N S
’
PR O F E SSOR P E R TY S
'

MAGN E T IC FL U ID L o w e n th al ( Riese r s
. R e u Ss an d
’

v vii viii ) so ugh t to pro v e th e e x ist e n ce o f

.
,
. .

a m ag n e t i c fl u i d by e x p e ri m e n ts m ade o n a fo urt e e n y e ar
o ld e p il e p t i c bo y A c o n st an tl y u se d m agn et i se d b o tt le
‘

se n t h i m t o sl ee p t h o u gh i t w as fill e d e v e ry day w it h w ate r

, ,

b ut it gradually act e d sl o w e r an d th e sl e e p di d n ot l ast so ,

l o n g as w h e n it w as fre sh m agn e t ise d L o w en thal mag . .

h o l din g i t in his h an ds fo r a
e bo y h ad t ak e n i t i nt o h i s h an d

h e fe ll i n t o th e p e rfe ct sl e e p i n a fe w se c o n ds A stran ge r .

w rapp e d th e gl ass i n a do ubl e fo ld o f silk t he bo y n e v e r ,

th e le ss sl e pt as so o n as h e t o o k it in t o h i s h an d Ac co rdin g .

to t h e se o bse rv e rs all su bst an ce s m ay be e m p lo y e d as co n

,

ductors o f th e m ag n e t i c p o w e r ( p
ACTIO N O F ME TAL s Th e sam e m e tal s act diffe re n tl y up o n
.

diffe re n t so mn am b uli st s Man y c an n o t b e ar iro n o th e rs .

,

g o ld o r silv e r Bu t g e n e rally g o ld act s b e n e fic i ally u p o n t he m

, ,

bu t i n m an y c ase s i ts act io n i s e x c it in g B o ch ard i n H e il .

,

bron n cou l d n o t p ut a girl e igh t y e ars O ld affe cte d w ith

, , ,

c h o re a i nto the m ag n e t ic sl e e p w h e n h e fo rget to re m o ve

, ,

th e tw o g o ld r i n gs h e w o re fro m h i s fing e rs Si lve r p lac e d .

o n th e re gi o n o f t h e h e art o f D r H addo ck s so m n am buli st ’

.

E m m a de m agn eti se d h e r Dr H addo ck co u l d n o t m e s .

m er ise he r as l o n g as sh e h ad a p i e c e o f sil ve r o n h e r h ead .

A l o o ki n g gl ass h e ld b e fo re th e so m n am b ulist P e t e rse n gav e

-

ri se to m u scu l ar c o n tract i o n s w h ic h t e rm in ate d i n sp as ,

“M . tifi t f m th e m di l b di
Re gaz z o n i h ad cer ca es ro e ca o e s ofTou ~

lo use and M tp l i th l tt
on f w hi h d l
e d ft k
er, e a er o c e c are , a er e ep ng thei
mes m i b f
e r ser t h m f i ”h u th t m m i m pr
e o re e or s x o rs, a es er s t
e se n e d the

f tru i
'

ch arac er s
t i ti cs o a e sc e n ce .
 A N IMAL MAG N E TISM . 32 3

m o dic ac t io n s spasms w e e a so r l i n du ce d by h er h o ldin g z i nc

or i ro ni n he r h an d . Silve r h ad a c al m i n g e ffe c t ; Co p pe r
p o du ce d n o e su l
r r t
“Th e so m nam bu lis K aehl e m a n e i se d b ‘ asse s a p ie ce
.

g y pt r t
o f s e e l , w hi c h a
t ac e d l a g e n e e dl e s, w h e e as b e fo e i
ttr t r r r t
o n ly a ac e d i o n filin g s
ttr t T h is su bj e c w as so se n si iv e to
r -
. t t
th e i n fl ue n c e o f m i n e al m ag n e ism , ha sh e fe l th e r t t t t
p e se n c e o f a m ag ne ic n e e dl e f o m afa , an d c o ul d act u p o n
r t r r
i w i h the fin ge , an d e ve n by h er m e e lo o k an d w ill ,
t t r r
acco din g to th e sta e me n
r o f B ah t
an d K o hlsc hii lte r F om t r . r
a di s an c e o f h al f a y a d, sh e m ade by h e r l o o k t h e m ag
t -

r
n e i c n e e dl e de c lin e 4 to t he w e s , an d a lik e e sul
t ed t r tr rr
°
ecu

h e e i m e s by th e i n fl ue n c e o f h e r m e e w ill — o u o n e o c
t r t r ~

c asi o n th e n e e dl e u n e d to al w ay s w e s w a d
t r A si m ila t r . r
fac i s co n fi m e d by th e Co un e ss R , w h o by a pp o im a i ng
t r t . r x t
h er b e as rto t he n e e dl e se t i
t in a e m bli n g m o i o n t tr t .

“
r ude n c e B e n a rd i n P aris, by m o vi n
r g h e r h e ad to a n d fro ,
m ade t he n e e dl e fo ll o w h e se m o v e m e n s t t ’

( Ga li gn a n i s .

O c t 31 , Co un Sz apary e co ds a si m il a
. t r r r
phe n o m e n o n as o cc u ri n g i n a so m n am bu li s r t
W
“Man so m n am b u lis s s e ak o f
.

fl
N AT IO N S — y p . t
a s 1 i n i ng a m o sp h e re th a i s p e c e p i bl e a bo u th e m ag t t r t t
n e ti se r an d h e m se lv e s t se v e a l se e sp a k s, s e a m s O f li g h , r r tr t
o r fl am e s i ssui ng e sp e c iall y fro m th e fi n g e s, bu t al so f o m r r
“
t h e h ai e e s, p al m s o f t h e h an ds
r Wh e n T a dy s so m r
'
’
—
fi g
.

n am m t fifio n m at e d h i s h u mb s to h i s a n d h e n w i h t t t
‘

r t tri ite li u h t

m
d ew h e m , a s e a m o f blu ish to
e m an a e fro m t he m t he s e a m i ssut m ag n e ise tr t r
w as e ro n g e st ; se ali n g w a x a ac e d i , b u t silv e , -
ttr t t r
q u ick silve , an d c o pp e r e p e ll e d i
r Wh e n th e s e am w as r t . tr
c o n d uc e d by a m ag n e th e so m n a m b uli s sa w i ssue f o m i ts
t t t r
p o i n a s ’ aig h an d a spi al s e a m
t tr t T h i s so m n a m b uli s , as
r tr . t
also N a p e s so m n a m bu li s , saw m a n e tise d w ate r shi n e t A
g _ .

bo y m ag n e i se d by M J o b e r sa w t he fl uid s e am f o m
__

t . t tr r
hi s fin g e s, an d h i m se l f su o un de d by a w h i e c l o ud
r rr t .

Se go n i n m e n io n s so m n a m bu li s s w h o sa w m ag n e i se d bo l e s
t t t tt

fl
fill e d w i h a shi n i n g v ap o u ; p e so n s w h e n a w a ke lik e w ise
t r r
so m e i m e s se e th is fl u i d, so m e si c k p e so n s se e i i n th e fo m
t r t r
O f a v apo u , an d se e i p e n e ra e m ag n e ti se d w a e
r t t t tr .

R E CIP R O CAL ACT IO N T h a th e m ag n e ise n o t o n ly . t t r

a e c ts th e m agn e ise d p e so n , but h a t h e l a e
t so m e i m e sr t t tt r t
'

affe c s th e fo m e , i s a fac p ro v e d by
t r r e e a e d e p e ie n ce t r t x r
p .

B a h ha d a l w ay s a h e adac h e af e m ag ne isin g a day l a bo u re

rt tr t -
r
w ho suffe re d f o m n e u alg i c p ai n i n t he h e ad
r r
A s o ng, . tr
h e al h y p hy sic i an , w h o m ag n e ise d a m an afflic e d w i h
t t t t
spasm o f t he face , a f e a fe w da s fe l i n dispo se d, an d o n
tr t
y
th e se ve n e e n h day o f th e m agn e ic
t t ea m e n b e c am e like t tr t t
w i se affe c e d w i h th e sam e c o m p lai n , w h ic h o n l
t t y l e f hi m t t
tr
af e te n day s .
 ANIMAL MAG N E T ISM

MAGN E TISE D WATE R & c Man y so mn am b uli st s can dis,

.

tm gu ish m agn e t i se d sub st an ce s fro m o t h e rs B e n dsen s so m .

’

n am buli st P e t erse n re c o n i se d ac c urat e l

g, y fl u i ds ( w in e b e e r
, ,
& c ) w h i ch h e h ad pr evi o u sly m agn e t i se d fro m n o n m agn e t ise d
.
-

an al o go u s fl u i ds Carus re co rds th e case o f a pat i e n t o n

.

w h o m m ag n e t ise d w at e r act e d w h il e n o n m a n e t i se d w at e r
g
-

p ro duc e d n o e ffe ct D e l e uz e tre at e d m agn e t i cally a blin d

.

p at i e n t W h e n h e fix e d hi s e y e s up o n h e r for a fe w m o m e n t s
.

w it h a de t e rm in e d w ill th o ugh sh e w as n o t in th e l e ast ,

aw are o f h i s i n t e n t i o n s h e t urn e d t o w ards h i m l au gh i n g
, ,
an d sai d Ah Si r y o u are o ccu py in g y o urse l f ab o u t m e I
‘
, , ,
fe e l it v e ry w e ll Magn e ti se d w at e r w ith w h ich be w ash e d
.
’
,

h e r e y e s st i m u l at e d lik e b ran dy an d o cc asi o n e d te ars

, , He ,
.

o ft e n g av e h er co m m o n w at e r i n st e ad o f m a n e t i se d b ut
g ,
sh e i m m e di at e l
y k n e w th e diffe ren ce .

ACTIO N U P O N AN IMAL S D e l e u z e O b se r ve d th at a do g t h at
.

h ad b e e n pr e vi o u sly m agn e t i se d fo r so m e slight pai n s c am e ,

b ack an d by i ts de m e an o ur se e me d to re qu ire th e sam e

,

re m edy In dogs cats an d ape s m agne t i se d by Dupo te t

.
, , , ,
an al o g o us ( ph y si c al
) e ffe cts w e re pro duce d as o n hu m an
su bj e c ts An i m al s m ag n e t i se d w he n asl e e p b e co me re st l e ss
.
,
,

as do m en u n de r lik e c i rcum st an ce s B akk e r Wo lth ers an d .

, ,
H en dri ck s ( Dut ch ph y sic ian s an d m agnet ise rs) m ade m ag
n e t i c e x p e rim e n ts o n do s cat s a e s an d i In th e

fl
e ons
g p p g , , ,
.

do gs th e re supe r ve n e d co n v u l si o n s an d w h i n ing ; th e cats ,

an d ap es w e re pu t to sl e ep i n th e p ig e o n s th e r e w e re man i
fe ste d w in ki n g o f th e ey e s an d sp asm o di c m o v e m e n t s O f ,
th e b o dy Ac co rdi n g to Barth so m e kin ds o f birds are v e ry
.
,

se n si t iv e to th e i n u e n c e o th e rs ar e n o t so
'

,
.

CO MB IN ATIO N O F SrO N TAN E O U S AN D MA G N E TIC SO MN AM

B U L ISM . w aki n g i s o c c asi o n ally co m p li cat e d w ith
-

m agn e t i c so m n am b u li sm A lady o f m y acqu ain tan ce ao .

,

c o rdi n g to th e st at e me n t o f h e r hu sb an d O ft e n sp o k e i n h e r

W
,
sl e e p an d o ccu p i e d h e rs
,
n ts He co uld .

sp e ak w i th h er w h il e h o l din g he r ran or; gre at to e ; sh e

th e n h e ard an d an sw e re d h im Acco rdin g to h e r o w n stat e .

m e n t sh e W a i t s w h i ch o cc rre d th e ne xt day
sh e to lu
, ,

o r w it h i n thg n ext fe w dai s ‘

i m e h e rse lf th at ,

O ft e n in the dati m e sh e fe
_
‘ ‘

y ll i nt o a co n di tio n i n w h i ch she
,
se e m e d fo r a m o m e n t t o be al t o ge th e r se parat e d fro m th e
e xt e rn al w o rl d an d saw e v e n t s th at o ccu rre d at a di st anc e
,

w h e n she ca m e to he rse l f sh e p e rfe ct ly re co ll e ct e d w hat sh e

h ad se en U n de r th e se circum st an ce s she o fte n saw w h at
.

a distan t in t im at e fri e n d w as do in g w hat dre ss sh e w o re , ,

& c an d sub se qu e n t l e tt e rs co n fir m e d th e accuracy o f h e r

.
,
t
s ate me n ts .

D u rin g th e att e m p ts m ade to aw ak en a sl e e p w aki ng bo y , -

he no t o n l y acte d an d sp o k e , but read w it h cl o se d e y e s Wh e n .

h e was to ld to O pe n hi s e y es, he answ e re d, I see already

’
.
32 6 AN IMA L MAG N E T ISM .

D ISTAN T SY MBATH Y B E T WE E N A AGN E TISER AN D SO MN AM M

B U L IST The au t ho r quo t e s th e fo ll o w i n g in st an c e fro m Mrs
“ “Mr M , a gen tl e m an
-

. .

Cro w e s N ig h t Side o f N at ure

’
. .

fro m t he N o rt h O f E n g l an d, w as un de r a m agn e ti c tre at

m e n t , an d at a l at e r p e ri o d w as m ag ne t ise d fro m a dist an c e ,
a s h e w as so j o urn in g at Malv e rn , a nd h i s m a n e t i se r w as
g
i n Ch e l t e n h am Hi s dep e n den ce u po n th e w ill o f his
.

m e di cal m agn et ise r w as O fte n m an i fe st e d in the m o st

e vi de n t m ann e r O n o n e o ccasio n w h e n i n the m agn e t ic
.

sle ep , h e su dde n ly j um p e d u p an d c l as e d hi s h an ds t o g e t he r
p .

i n an att it ude o f fe ar, an d t h e n b u rst i n t o a fit o f l aught e r .

Th i s acco un t w as se n t to h is p hy sic ian , w ho w ro t e i n re pl y

Wh ile m y m in d w as o ccup ie d ab o ut h im , I w as sudde n ly
st art l e d by a l o u d kn o c kin
g at the do o r, so th at I j u m p e d
u p an d cl asp e d m y h an ds t o g e th e r I c o uld n o t h e lp l a ug h in g .

h e art ily at m y fo lly , but I re gre t th at i t h ad an u nfa vo u r

abl e e lf e c t o n hi m
’
.

R E T R O S P E CTIV E AN D P R O S P E CT IV E CL AIR V O Y AN CE M
Mo rill o n , w h o re side d in th e rue de Chare n to n , N o 43 , di s
. .

app e are d o u th e Sl st J an uar

y , 1 858 , an d i t w as suppo se d h e
h ad b e en m urde re d Afte r so m e t im e his daugh t e r c o n
.

sulte d a so m n am b uli st
( Madam e R o ge r), w h o m e n tally
fo ll o w e d the m issin g g e n t l e m an , fro m th e t i m e o f h is l e avin g
h o m e , at 3 o c lo ck, t ill 7 i n th e m o rn in g, w h e n h e w as ab o u t
’

to re t urn She saw h i m go do w n to the b an k o f th e Se in e ,

.

w h e re h e h ad an attack o f ap o p le xy , an d fe ll in t o th e rive r,
h avi n g re c e iv e d a w o un d i n th e fo re h e ad o n falli n g It i s .

n e i th e r a m urde r n o r a su i c i de , sai d sh e ; I se e hi s m o n e y
’

an d a k ey i n th e p o c k e t o f hi s p a l e to t Sh e sp e cifie d th e
’
.

p l ace w h e re h e fe ll, an d w h e re th e b o dy t h e n lay It w as .

th e re fo un d, w it h th e w o un d in th e fo re he ad, the m o n e y , an d
th e k e y as in dic ate d
“In his acco unt o f the e cstatic irls o f th e Ty ro l Dr
.

'

g , .

G arci a re co rds se v e ral p art i c ul ars resp ect in g an une ducat e d

d istanc fro m th e ear h

e t . t
H e h en m en o ns th e sam e h ng as o ccurr ng ti ti i
ii i t
t o St P h l p o f N e r s, St Ca herin a Co lu i nbina, and to Lo y o a, w h o
“
. .
-
l
w as i
ra se d u p fro m the gro und to the he gh o f tw o fee , w h e h i s
"
i t t il
b o dy sho ne e gh lik li t A n u n ,. is a so m e n io ne d, w ho i n h e r l t
t
e cs asie s ro se fro m t h e gro un d w i h such mp e uo s y, t
ha fiv e or si x
” M re re mark ab e e rh a s
i t it t t
h
of t e s it
s e rs c o u ld h ar d y h o d h e r d o w n lo l , p p , . l
w as t he c ase o f Chris ina, a t vi
rg in o f T ro n, w h o i s sa d to h av e been i
i i t
carr e d n o th e c h ur ch fo r bur ia , l
w h e n her bo dy asce nde d fro m th e
i v
the co ff n, an d be ing re co ered fro m h er rance sh e re a e d h e r t lt
s o ns, vi i
t
and e v er af er w ards w as so gh li t t t l tti
h a sh e co u d o u s r p th e sw f e s it t
i l
dogs in r unn ing, an d ra se h e rse f o n t o th e b a nche s o f trees o r r
t
t he op s o f b uild ngs i it l t i t
Afte r c i ng se v e ra o her n s ances, th e w ri er
. t
t t t v
.

say s We m ay add ha o f th e mar y r o f free do m and reaso n, Sa o

 A NIMAL MAG NE T ISM . 32 7

y o un g m an , n am e d Mi ch e l , livin g in Fig ue e s in P o v e n c e , r r
w h o c o u l d v o l u n a y fall i n o sl ee p at an y
t r i m e , an d w as
t t
t h e n g if e d w i h a su p i sin g p e ce p io n
t t r r If an ab se n r t . t
pe rso n w as n am e d to h i m , his e e n al app e a an ce an d i n xt r r
tr e n al c o n di i o n w e e i m m e dia e ly de p i c e d to h im
t r t He t .

c o u ld be m ade to av e l m e n all y , an d
tr w o u ld de sc ib e
t r
dis an p ace s 0 w 1 0
t t n e er h e ad e v e n t he n am e s
'

e a .

H e h us acc u a e ly de sc ibe d th e o w n o f Ma tigu e s, a s al so

t rt r t r
th e i n e i o
tr r of t r
a cas le , an d th e p e so n s w h o w e e r t r
he e
p l ay in g ca ds at 1 0 P M
r H e h ad lik e w ise vi si o n s O f t h e
. .

p as , an d de sc ib e d e v e n s o f th e o c c u e n c e o f w h i ch h e
t r t rr
h ad n e v e h e a d
r r su c h as th e w e c k , i n 1 8 3 3 , o f th e v e sse l
r
L i llo ise , af e i ts v o y age h o ug h h o t an d co l d eg i o n s ( th e
tr t r r
se n sa io n s O f w h ic h h e se e m e d to
t fe e l ), an d s— aw i tsi n k ,
“
an d h e e c a s h a w e e o n b o a d dro W
t r t t t r r Ti n f fi saw

th e si e ge o f Co n s an in e i n Alg e i a, sp e c i fie d th e de a h
t t r t
o f G e n e al D am e m o n , an d th e day o n w h i c h h e fe ll
r r t
“M sti ch e E sc he i n un e n de r m e sc hli ch e n N a u ”
.

y r g t r (p .

P R EV ISO N T h e e cs a i c g i l E lise E pp in ge , o f N e ide

. tt r r r
b o n n , i n the L o w e R h in e dis ic , n o ti fie d se ve al e ve n s
r r tr t r t
b e fo e han d o n th e 6 th N o v e m b e , 1 8 47 , acco din g to th e re
r r r
po rt O f D r K i ch e
r r
.
( w h o w o e to m e abo u h e r), p ubli sh e d
rt t
i n th e Co wri er da B as h hi n sh e fo e o l d th e R e v o l u i o n o f
rt t
'
' ’ -

Fe b ua y , 1 848 ; sh e h o ug h sh e saw th e dis an sce n e s, an d

r r t t t t
gav e de ails e sp e c i n g th e app e a an ce o f th e p e so n s sh e
t r t r r
de sc ib e d— fo r i n stan ce , th e flig h o f P i u s IX , th e si e ge o f
r t .

R o m e , th e s e e c o n fli c i n Pa i s
tr t t r She o l d se ve al p e so n s
t r r.

t h i ng s k n o w n o n ly to h e m se lv e s
t She p e di c e d, h o w e v e ,
r t . r
w o n gly a vi o l e n
r t de a h to L o u i s P h ilipp e i n th e F e b ua y
t r r
R e v o l u io n
t .

Ca o li n e Stadte lh au e r said o n e day , w h il e i n the m agn e i c

r t
,

sl e e p
‘
Th e ap a m e n o f M H m us be c l e an e d to day ,
rt t t . .
-

fo r to m o o w t w o s an g e s are c o m i n g , w h o , h o w e v e , w ill
-
rr tr r r
fi s c o m e i n adve e n ly t o m y o o m
rt rt t r O n t h e e ve n i ng o f
’
.

th e fo ll o w i n g day , t w o u n k n o w n p e so n s cam e an d ask e d to

r
see Mr H . tr
af e
. h avin g e ally fi s g o n e i n o th e o o m o f
r rt t r
,
Ca o lin e , w h o , w h e n a f e w a ds i n th e m ag n e i c s a e ,
r tr r t t t
e cl ai m e d ,
x r r
Th e se w e e the t w o p e so n s w h o m Isa w y e s e tr
day ; w h e n h e y c am e to day i n o m y
t t r
o o m w h e n I w as
-

a w ak e , I k n e w th e m b ecam e vi o l e n l
, y affe c e d, an d fe ll in o
t t t
m y p ese n sl e e p ’
r t N 0 o n e h ad p e vio u sly an y e pe c a io n
. r x t t
o f th e s an e s co m i n
tr r ’
g g .

We rn e ’s so m n am b u lis , in Sch o ri i do rf, w as in h er n o m al

r t r
w aki n g s a e o n th e l 6 th A p il , at n o o n , w h e n t he c o n v e sa
t t r r
i o n u n e d up o n an n o un ce m e n s o f de a h , an d sh e o b se ve d,
t t r t t r
I lik e th e sh o e s an d e p e ssiv e o n e s be s
rt t x r t r
I e ad o n e i n .

th e S chi ca bisc he Mer c ur w h ic h p l e ase d m e ve y m u c h

f
r .

t t
It s a e d, O n th e 1 5 th Ap il J o se p h in e V o n T so ftly p asse d
r
to a b e e li fe , af e an illn e ss o f o n ly tw o day s ”
.

tt r tr It w as .
328 AN IMAL MAG N E T i sM .

re m ark ed that th e 1 5th o f April w as y e st erday an d n o o n e ,

h ad se e n th i s ann o un ce m e n t Sh e p e rsi ste d in th e asse rti o n
.

th at sh e had re ad it O n th e 2 0th se ve ral n umb ers o f the

.
,
j o u rn al arrive d at o n ce an d in th at o f th e 1 7 th th e ab o v e an
,

n o un ce m e n t w as fo un d w o rd fo r w o rd as h ad b e e n st at e d
,
but dat e d o n th e 1 5th and w as i n th e pre ss o n ly o n th e 1 6 th
, .

T h e de ce ase d y o u n g w o m an w as n o t kn o w n to t h e so m n am
bulist, n o r to an y O f th o se p e se n r t .

SIR B UL WE R LYTT ON S O B SE R VAT ION S

’
.

W it h refe re n ce to th e co nn e x i o n b e t w e en e l e ctricity an d
th e m agn e t i c p o we r an d m e diu m sh ip Sir B ul w e r Ly tt o n ,
re m arks in The Stran ge St o ry ( V o l H p 2 1 3 )
, . .
,
.

W h e th e r i n th e e l e ctric flu id o r so m e o th e r flu id akin ,

to i t o f w h ich w e kn o w st ill l e ss t hu s e qu ally p e rvadin g all ,

m att e r th e re m ay be a ce rt ain m agn e t i c pro per ty m o re act iv e

, ,
m o re o pe rat iv e up o n sy m p ath y in so m e h um an c o n st itu t io n s
t h an in o th e rs an d w h i ch can acco un t for th e m y st erio us
,

p o w e r I h av e sp o k e n o f i s a qu e ry I m igh t su gge st but n o t

fl
, ,

an o p in i o n I w o u l d h az ard St ill th e su pp o si t i o n co n v ey e d
.
,
i n th e q uery i s so far w o rth y of no ti ce t h at th e e cstat i c te m
p e ram e n t ( i n w h i ch p hrase I c o m pre he n d all co n st it u t i o n al
m y st ic s) i s p ecu li arly sen sit ive to e l e ctri c atm o sph e ric i n -

u en ce s T h i s i s a fact w h ich m o st m e di cal o b serv e rs w ill

.

h av e re m ark e d in th e ran g e o f t h e ir pract i ce Acco rdin gly

‘

,
.

Iw as pre p are d to fin d Mr H are T o w n sen d i n hi s in t rest in g

.
,
e

w o rk Facts in st at e t h at h e h i m se l f w as o f
th e e cst at i c t e m p eram e n t sp ark s fly in g fro m h i s h air w h e n
,
c o m b e d in th e dark &c Th i s ac c o m p lish ed w rit e r w h o se
,
.
,
ve rac ity n o o n e w o u ld im pugn afii rms that b e tw e en th is ,
e l e ctri c al e n do w m e n t an d w h at e v e r m e sm er i c p ro p e rt i e s h e

t i tt t itt
If th e accuracy o f h s s a e m en b e adm e d, th e fac is referr b e t i l
it t liv
to d s an t i
c a r o y an ce , th e ann oun cem en be ng seen by th e cla r i
v oy ante at th e sam e ti it
m e as w as i n th e pre ss fo r th e n e day s o ur na ,
’
xt j l
A ph y s c an, Dr M , wro e th e fo o w ng sta em ent to the au h or o f
ii t ll i t t
”
. .

t l t
T he N a ura an d th e Sup ern a ural, iw h ch he pub l she d in th a i t
w ork : ti t i
Som e m e ago, w h en m y m o her res de d i n L on do n , and I
ll ti
w as in fu p rac c e at t il
fif y m e s o ff, o n e nigh I h ad so id t viv
a dre am t t tl i it
ha I o d my w fe o f , an d m ade a m em oran dum in m y
.

i
d ary . t it
It w as h at I w as w h m y m other, she use d certain w ords up o n
t li
a subj ec , an d I rep e d t t
So me six m on h s af er, I an d m y w fe w e n to
. i t
i t t
L o ndon , an d com n g in o th e p resence o f m y m o h er, sh e co m m en ce d the
t v
subj e c n am ed i n m y dre am , an d u sed th e ery w ords 1 h ad dre am I t .

l tt ti i t
c a l e d th e a en on of m y w fe to th e circum s an ce, an d sh e rem em bere d
it. i t ‘
t
Then , sa d m y m o h er , J o h n, I had su ch a s range dre am, at such
a ti i t t
m e — n am n g the da e Ih ad m y dream— an d h o ugh y o u sa d
”
t i
i v
be ng the ery w ords I h ad sa d i .
 330 AN l MAL MAG N ETISM .

re m e die s th us singularly se lf sugge ste d ; an d Hippo crates -

h im se lf re co g n ises th e p o w e rs o f se lf c ure w h i h t he co n -
c

dit io n o f tran c e w ill so me t i m e s b e st o w o n the suffe re r ,

w h e re say s t h e fa th e r o f o ur art
,
th e sigh t b e i ng cl o se d ,

to th e e xt ern al th e so u l m o re truth fully pe rce iv es th e ati ce

'

” ,

t io n s o f the b o dy In sh o rt I o wn it In this in stan ce the

.
, .

skill o f t he p hy si c i an h as b ee n a co m p li an t o b e di e n ce to th e
'

in st in ct calle d fo rth in th e pat ien t ”

Stran ge Sto ry
’
.
.
,
V ol . II , p . .

An t
G er man w r er re m a k s o n h s subj ec :
es ee me d it r ti
T he i a t
t l i i t
stinc t o f su i ab e re m e d es, as m an fes e d i n s a e s o f slee p and so m tt
t
n ambu lism, i s o f e n far re m o e d fro m o rd nary v i
herape u ics So m t t

fl
.

t i t
n am buli sts m o s ly presc r be for h e mse es s m p e re m e d es, w h ch are lv i l i i
t t i l ti
o f e n h o se o f w h ch the re a o n to the d sease i s n o t k no w n to us ; but i
li i t i
th e y k e w se o f e n p re scr b e the m eans, the de a o f w h ch appears to i i
iv
b e der e d fro m th e m nd o f th e a end ng ph y s c an i tt i ii
Th us a so m .

n am bulist w ho m I saw o rde re d fo r a p a e n af ic e d w h b n dness, ti t t it li

i n co nsequen ce o f a w o und of the fif h p air o f n er e s i n the or b t, t v i
i ti it
fr c o ns m ade w h th e e rac o f s ram o nium ; w hereas i n ano her xt t t t
i
d se ase an i nfusio n o f anagallis e m anate was prescribe d, a p an o f
”
~
l t
w ho se ac o n Iw as gn o ran
”
ti ( i
Dr Sch nd er, t
Das mag sc he G e s es
. . i l i it
le be n Bre slau,
‘

i l
Dr Sch n d er re mark s, under th e h ead o f
“Dop e an er “Bo h l t
.
p g g
it
sacre d an d pro fan e h s ory abo un d i n accou n s o f p ersons w h o ha e t v
b een seen i n p laces far fro m h ose w here h e r bo d e s w ere at the me t t i i ti
i"
.

ll i
He refers to P yth agoras, Ap o on us, St B ene diet, St Brun o, and o hers t
m
. .

i t t
?o f the anc en s, and quo es c ase s in p o n fro m J un gfi illi iig i t
g
other
i it
m o dern w r ers, furt h er rem ar ng tha Lo rd B y ro n w enly ng s c inki t i ik
i t t
P ar s w as see n in L on do n, and ha an ana o go us case i s reco rde d by
“
l .

W e and il H e h e n t q
.u o e s t h e fo o w n g nts anc e ll i
: P o m me re a e s i t r lt
i
o f h m se f ha l t t t
af er be n g m arr ied a y ear h e w en i a j o urn ey , and t
itti l i i tl i
'

w he n s ng a o ne in an i nn th nk ng earnes y of hi s w fe , he w as i m

p r e sse d w h it t i
a s ro ng des re to be w h h e r, w h en h e h ad a it s o n of vi i
h e r, s itti
ng at h e r w ork ab e, and o ccup ed w t l
-
h so me ne e d e w or i it l k -
.

t t
He sat, as h e h o ugh , o n a s o o l near her, and she endea o ure d to t v
l
c on ce a h er w o rk fro m hi m So o n after an e x press messe nge se n by
. r t
i iv i t t
h i s w fe arr e d, w h o sa d h a sh e had see n h is form sea e d in the t
i
p lac e sp e c fie d an d at th e sam e m o me n , and be ng an o us abo ut hi m h ad t i xi
se n t l
to earn h o w h e w as O n hi s re urn h e fo un d the w o rk at w h ch
. t i
i
h e h ad se en h e r o ccup e d w as e ac y th e sam e , tho ugh he h ad n e er x tl v
p re i o v
u sly se e n it, w h ch fur her p ro e d to h i m i t
ha th e o ccurrence v t t
w as n o t t he resu o f hi s e c e d ltm ag n at o x it i
n
’
i i .

i il t
S m ar acco un s wh ere th e ap pari o n is seen at th e sam e me b y ti ti
i
tw o p art es are often m e t w h it
So mnam bulists can ’ Qfi gn sh o w .

t v it t
h e m se l e s to p erso ns d s an fr o m th e sp o w h e re he r bod e s are , as t t i i
is o uc hed fo r by W ie nh o ldt, We z e , an d o he rs ( K ern e a so as re
v t l t r l
Wti
,

sp ects th e rst) T he y ha e go ne ( in sp r ) an d bro ugh

. v i it t
i
b ack nfo r ma o n fro m di s an places t t
T o hi s ca ego ry o f pheno me na . t t
il t
are re ferr b e th e nu m ero us au h en c h s ori es rec orde d o f in d dua s ti i t ivi l
it t
w h o , at th e po n o f dea h, o r w he n in i mm nen danger, h a e ap p eared i t v
to re a l tiv it
es o r friends at a d s anc e .

G erb er c onsiders it it i
qu e m p oss b e tha mere mpress ons o n the i l t i i
ti i il i
i m agin a o n of a s m ar k n d can pro cee d fro m o n e man to ano her .
t .

i t
It as a suffic e n pro of to hi m o f the obj e c y o f the ap par o n ha tivit iti t t
v
i t i s se en b y se eral p erso ns, an d a so ha t animals o f e n m an fe s the
”
l t t i t
i t
second s gh at the sam e i me
-
t ( Op cit ) . . .
 A N IM A L MAG N ET ISM 33 1

Again , one o f th e ch a
i n th e S o y say s, w i h
ract ers t r t
r r
e fe e n ce to a so m e h i n g w h i c h p e pl e e d an d b affl e d
t r x
a i o n al c o n j e c u re — a d re am un ac co u n ab l
rt t y v e i fie d, an u n t r
de fin able p e se n i m e n o r fo e w a n i n g ; f o m su c h sligh e
r t t r r r t r
an d v a ue o k e n s o f th e
rt e al m o f m a v e l up t o t h e p o r e n s
r r t t
g
o f gh o s ly a p a i i o n s o r h aun e d c h am b e s
rt t I b e li e v e t r
p
t r tr
t h a th e g ea e n um b e o f p e so n s a riv e d at m i ddl e a e ,
r g r r
h o w e v e in s uc e d th e cl ass, h o w e ve c ivili se d t he lan d,
r tr t r
h o w e ve sce p ical th e p e io d to w h i c h h e y b e l o n g , h av e
r t r t
e i he
t r t in h e m se lv e s e p e rie n c e d, o r h e a d e c o de d by i n i
x r r r t
m a e asso c i a e s, w h o se v e ac i y h e y acc e p as i n di spu abl e
t t r t t t t
i n all o din ary
r tr an sac i o n s o f li fe , ph e n o m e n a w h i c h are
t
n o t to be so lve d by th e w i t th a m o c k s h e m , n o r p e h ap s t t r
alw ay s an d e n i e l y to th e c o n e n m e n
tr o f th e e aso n o r t t t r
ph il oso ph y h a e pl ai n s h e m aw ay
t t x t
Su ch ph e n o m e n a, I .

say , are i n fin i e l y m o e n u m e o u s
t r han w o ul d appe a f o m r t r r
th e i n s an c e s c u e n ly quo e d an d di sm isse d w ith a j e s ; fo r
t rr t t t
fe w o f h o se w h o h a v e w i n e sse d h e m are dispo se d to o w n
t t t
i , an d he y w h o o n ly h e ar o f h e m f o m o h e s, h o w e v e
t t t r t r r
t t
r us w o thy , w o ul d n o t i m p ug n
r h e i ch a ac e fo r c o m m o n t r r tr
se n se by p o fe ssi n g a b e li e f to w h i ch c o m m o n sen se i s a m e r
r
ci le ss ( V o l II , p . . .

T h e au h o q uo es in a n o e ( page 5 2 ) an an e c do e ill us
t r t t t
tratin g th e an al o gy b e w e e n d e am in g a n d sp e c al ill usi o n
t r tr
f o m Ab e c o m bi e , o n th e
r rr “ In e ll e c
“
ua l Po e s
w “ A t t r
g e n le m an , w h il e u n de c o n si de abl e an i e y , fe ll asl e e p i n
t r r x t
hi s ch ai , an d h ad a f i gh ful d e am , i n w h ic h the p o m i n e n
r r t r r t
figu e w as an i m m e n se b ab o o n
r H e aw o k e w i h th e frigh , . t t
g o t u p an d w alk e d to a abl e , b e in g qu i e c o n sc i o u s o f the
t t
Sch le gel, in his Phi o so ph y o f L fe , olb se r es :
“All the blo w s o f i v
t i l
scep ic sm g anc e o ff fro m a re a and so id e per e nc e , and so o n c e ase l l x i
ti j t
e n re ly ; an d us so also th e l m s o f an assu me d o r cre d e d i m p o s i it it
t
sibil ity , w hic h i s to o h as i ly an d to o n e ar y se t u p , are qu ck ly o er l i v
stepp e d by fac s h e m se lv es t t
V ery o ften b e fo re n o w. h as hap pene d it
i tl i t t
in e xper m e n a sc en c e ha w h a m an o nce n o t me re ly qu es o n ed, t ti
t i
b ut ac ually de clare d to b e ncre d b e , n ay , e e n i m po ss b e , h as u ne x il v il
v t
p e cte dly pro ed af e rw ards to be an ac ua fac , and ga ne d ge ne ra t l t i l
c re de nce as un de n iably c e r a n ti
Ho w m u ch is here n o t in n a ure . t t
t t
h a deser v es to be calle d m ar ello us, an d b o rders clo se u po n th e v
l t i
m irac ulo us, and w h c h m ak e s at e as so m e such m p re ss on o n o ur
”
i i
m nids a n d u n d e rs an t
i
d gn s as hte y h v
a e b e en h h e r o de e lo p e d it t v .

The w o rd ( im p o ssi ble ) o ugh tl o ng to h av e b ee n e rase d fro m all

i ti
d c o nar e s i t ti i
H is o ry is but a s“ r n g o f mp o ss bilitie s ha ha e c o m e
. i t t v
to p ass v t t t
E e nt s are c on s an ly ak in g th e w o rld b y surpr se Human i
W
.

t i ti lit l l i
,

e , w h e h er sc e n fic o r p o ica , a w ay s ar r v e s at un fo rese e n
v t
results ; at e e n s n o t o n ly be y o n d th e re ach o f th e ulgar m nd but
,
v i
v
e e n o f th e v
e r y h igh e s t i ll t
nte e c s ( Ti mes , Augus 1 6 , 1 86 6 . t .

A do z en y e ars ago an h o ne s co un ry ge ntle m an w ho firmly t t

v t
belie ed h e h ad se e n a gh o s , w as fo rced to k e e p h is b e ie f to h mse f l i l
if h e w o uld n o t h e laugh e d do w n by h is e n ligh e ne d fr e n ds Qu i e t i . t
ano h ert v
ie w i s n o w p re v ale n t At
h o r o ugh disb elief in g h o sts has
( Ti mes, March 1 3,
.

t
beco me ra her ulgar han o he w se v t t r i .
3 32 AN IM AL MAG N ETISM '

a rt icl es aroun d him but cl o se to th e w all in th e e n d of the

,

ap artm e n t h e di st in ct ly saw th e b ab o o n m akin g th e sam e

grim ace s w h i ch h e h ad se e n i n his dream an d th is sp ec tre

co n t in u e d v i sibl e for ab o ut h al f a m in u t e
” .

Sir B ul w e r m ak e s th e fo ll o w i n g j u st com m ent upon th i s

c ase
“ N o w a man w h o saw on ly a bab oo n w o u l d be qu it e
re ady to adm it th at it w as but an o pt i cal ill usi on ; but if
i n stead o f a b ab o o n h e had se e n an in t im ate fri e n d, an d th at
frie n d by so m e co i n cide n c e of t im e had di e d ab ou t t h at dat e
h e w o u l d be a V e ry stro n g min de d m an if h e adm itt e d fo r
,
-

th e m y ste ry o f se e i n g hi s fr ie n d th e sam e n at ural so l u t io n

w h i ch h e w ou l d a dm i t for se e ing a b ab o o n
” .

An a rt icl e Supe rst it i o n , w i th th e signat ur e o f Mark

on

Sh atto c , p p r i m t s O ct o b e r, 1 8 66 ) n um b e r o f
’
k t hi h (
‘

a e a s n s o n
the .
’ ”
St J ames s Magaz i n e , th e w r it e r o f w h i ch — lik e so
_

m an y o th ers w h o h ave arg u e d upon the subj e cts e spe c i ally

tre at e d o f, fro m d; p r i ort e n t e rt ain e d co n vi ct i o n s, an d fro m
an i m p e rfe ct ac qu ai n tan ce w ith t h e m — ap p e ar s no t to h ave
a

draw n hi s co n c l usio n s fro m an y pe rso n al obser ifati o n o f th e

ph e n o me na, wh i ch h e do e s n o t h e sit at e to incl ude in di s
“

crim in ately i n th e cate go ry o f im p o sit io n .

Aft e r refe rring to the l ege n ds o f so rce ry an d w it ch craft , to

fo rt un e t e llin g , the m agi c c ry st al o f D r D e e , & c , th e w ri te r
-
. .

o b se rv es Th i s ph ase o f supe rst itio n h as p asse d a w ay — at

le ast am o n g th e e duc at e d cl asses, bu t a m o r“e dan ge ro us h as
s ucce e de d Th e my st e ri es o f m e smer i sm an d e l e ctro bi o l o gy
.
-

h av e su p pl an t e d th ese o ld fashi o n e d t h e o ri es an d th e l ate st

-

de ve l o pm e n t o f th e n e w r ul e s o f faith h as app eare d i n th e

sh ap e o f an i m al m ag n e t i sm
” Th o ugh th e re m ay be so m e fe w
.
'

ph e n o me na i n e l e ctro bi o l o gy , m agn e t i sm , an d sp irit rap p in g

- -

t hat re se m ble e ach o th er in a certain de gr ee , y e t, as will be

e vi de n t to an y o n e w h o h as g ive n h i s att en t i o n to th e m att e r,
th e re i s no e sse n t i al co n n ex i o n b e t w e en an i m al m agn e ti sm ,
e le ctrO b i o lo gy ,
J or sp i ri t rapp in g
-
Adve r tin g m o re p ar
.

ti c ular ly to spi rit u alism , th e w rit e r adds Th e w o n der

o f th e r e ce pt i o n o f su ch do ctri n es e x ce e ds th at o f t h e ir

e x i st e n c e ; i t c an be e x pl ain e d o n ly by th e i n n at e y e arn i n g
“

o f t he h um an m i n d aft e r th e su p ern atural , and the w i lli n g

n e ss o f a c e rtai n c l ass to b eli e v e an y t h i ng rath e r than h av e
t h e trou bl e o f l o o kin g b e l o w th e su rface an d th e

mi racl e s o f Mr H o m e , an d th e c abin e t m an ife statio ns o f th e

.

D av e n po rts, i n sp it e o f th e ri dic ule w i th w hi ch th e m o re

crit i cal an d pract i c al m e n o f th e age gre et the m , h ave m ade
m an y c o n v e rts, an d raise d spe c ul at i v e do u bts i n th e m in ds
o f e v en th o se w h o se st e rn e r r e aso n w ill n o t all o w o f th e i r

co n versio n It i s a quest i o n so m e wh at di ffic ult o f so l utio n

.
-
3 34 AN IM AL MAGN E TISM .

Ih e
r '

re vi ew er o f Mr B ray s n e w w o rk on Fo rce an d its

’

”
.

Co rre l at iv e s w ith Spe cu l at i o n s o n Sp irituali sm i n th e c ur

,
” ,

ren t n u m be r o f th e W e stm in ster R e vie w i s m o re cau tious ; ,

h e re m arks : Mr B ray w o ul d h ave do n e b e tt e r to h ave

.

c o n fin e d hi m se l f to th e subj e ct o f th e fo rm e r p art o f h i s
e ssay .T h e p h e n o m e n a o f w h at i s c all ed sp iri t uali sm ar e
st ill subj ect to so m u ch de b at e th at it i s prem at ure to
e n deav o u r to e m b race th e m i n an y sc i en t i fic th e o ry
,
” .

I l e av e it to m y re ade rs to draw t he i r o wn co n cl usi o n s

fro m th e am o un t o f e vi de n ce adduce d i n th e pre ce din g
re co rd o f facts an d o b se rvat io n s p ublish e d by w e ll kn o w n -

an d i m p art i al w r it e rs resp e ct i n g e xtra m agn e t i c cl ai rv o y an c e

-

p re vi sio n an d o th e r re m ark abl e p h en om en a co rre lat i v e to

,
th e m ain subj ect o f th e w o rk .

LO N DO N : w . J . J O H N SO N , P R IN T E R , 1 21 , m e ar
F LE ET s .
 WORKS HEALTH RESORTS, CLIM
.

or ATES,
MINERAL WATERS, ETC , .

B Y T HE S AME AUT HO R .

THE WATERIN G P L ACES -

OF E N GLAN D .

F o urth Edi ti n 78 o . . 6d .

Selections f rom Cri tica l N o tices .

Re co m m e n ds it l
se f by th e j u s n ess o f its h e apeu ca t t r ti l
p o n s o f V e w , an d a so by th e m p o r an
i t i l
nf o m a o n w h ch i t t i r ti i
v ”— G az ette Médi ca le de P aris
app e ars i n e e ry p age . .

A co n c ise an d v e ry fa ir accoun t o f th ese san itary re sorts .

Medi ca l
— G az e tte .

“Dr Le e s coup
.
’ ’
cl oei l o f Br itish w aterin g pl ace s is th at -
Of a

m as tr
e—Medi ca l Ti mes
. .

Con ain s a l a ge am o un
t r t of i n fo rm ation in a c o n c se i fo mr .

—Med Chir Rev iew

.
-
. .

THE B ATHS O F G ERM AN Y .

Fourth E ditio 7 n . 8 .

Ma ked by good se se reflect io an d acquain ta ce w ith

r n ,
n, n

th e acti o n o f th e w at ers
” B mtish a nd F r eign Medi c l .
-
°

o a

R ev iew .

E brac e s e v ery po in t of prac tic al in tere st o r im portan ce

m
c on n e cte d w it h th e subj e c t
”— D ublin Medi ca l J our na l . .

Must be ran ke d am on g th e b est h an db ook s on th e subj e ct ;

e v e n o f th o se pu blish e d in th e G e rm an l an ua e — G ernum
g g .

Medica l R ev ie w .

Co m pl e t e an d co m p eh e n s r ive . E din bur gh Medica l

J o urna l
“F ull
.

of information , co n ve y e d in a p le asing an d p erspi

”— Medz ca l
.

on ou e s ty l e .
'

Tim es .

B ATHS OF N ASSAU .

2s . 6d .

B A THS OF SW ITZ ER L AN D AN D SAV O Y ;

W IT H R E MARK S O N T HE ACT ION O F MO U N TAIN AIR .

3s 6d. . R e ce n tly pu blish e d .

THE B ATHS O F FRAN CE .

F o ur th Editio 3 8 6 d Rece tly publi n . . . n sh e d .

 H O M( E O PATH Y AND HYDR O PATH Y
IMPARTI ALL Y A PPR ECI ATED .

WIT H N OTE S ILL UST R ATIV E OF T HE INF LU E NCE

OF T HE MIND ON THE B OD Y .

F o urth Edition . Re -
issu e d , w i th Supplem ent ary R em arks o n
Ho m oeopathy 3 8 . .

Dr L ee de se
. rves h
co mr e n dati on fo r h av ing expo se d , an d

i t is h op e d pr ve te d
”
e n th e , pro gress o f h o m oeopath y Tim es . .

Dr Lee s Opin io n s r esp ectin g th e dog m as i n quest io n are

’
.

g en erally j ust an d h e g ive s a v er y fair an d imparti al o utlin e

,

of th e ir l eadi ng fe ature s — L ancet . .

Th e can do u r an d m o derat io n displ ay e d In th e b o ok am ply ,

j u stify e n com iu m s p asse d upon it by the pre ss gen erally .

Westm inster R ev iew .

We re comm e n d th e w o rk to the a tte t iven co ns ideration

of th e reader .
”— Athenw um .

Abou n ds in l e arn in g, research , an d O bservation .

Monthly Mag az in e .

J . CHUR CHILL SO NS, N E W B UR LIN G T O N ST REET .

THE HE AL TH RES ORTS O F TH E S O UTH

OF FRAN C E .

H YEREs, CANNE S, PAU , ARCACHON , B IARRITZ _

-
.

Se con d Edition . 4s .
Re cen ly p ublish e d
t .

N ICE AN D ITS CLIM ATE .

WIT H O BSERV ATIO N S ON THE IN F LU EN CE O F CLIMATE .

Se con d Edition . 3s 6 d . . R ecen y pu tl blishe d .

N I C E E T SO N C L I MAT .

Se con d E d ition . 2 S 6d
. .

N O TICES O F ME NTON '

AND SAN .
REM O .

1s . 6d .

SPAI N AN D IT S CL IM ATE S .

Dr Le e s publi at ion s h av e an e xt n siv e ci cul at io an d

’
. c e r n,

de se rve it Practi l d suited to th e o ccasi th y racom

. ca an on, e

me n d th e m se lv es by th e ir utility
— D ublin Medica l P r ess .
.

D L ee h as ce t ai l y pl ace d both th e pro fe ssion a d th

r. r n n e
MEDICAL WORKS BY THE .
SAME AUTHOR

O BS E RVATI O N S O N THE MEDIC AL

I N STIT UTI ON S AN D PR ACTICE
O F FRAN CE , IT ALY, AN D GERM AN Y ,
WITH A PAR ALLEL V IEW OF
B RIT ISH A N D F O REIG N ME DICINE AN D SU RG ER Y .

Seco n d Edition . O ut of Prin t .

A TRE ATISE O N S O ME N ERVO US

DIS O RDE RS .

Secon d Editi n O ut f P i t o . o r n .

T H E J A CK SO N IAN P R IZ E ESSAY .

ON THE C O MPA RATIVE AD VAN T AGES

O F L ITH O T RIT Y AN D L ITH O T O M Y .

ON F UN C TI ON AL PAR ALYS ES .

A PRIZ E E SSAY .

P reparin g fo r P u blication .

TH E I N F LU E N CE OF C LIM ATE ,
ON
T UBERC ULO U S DISE ASE .

W IT H N O T ICE S O F F OREIGN WINTER RE SO RTS .

A P ri z e Essay . 4s 6 d . .

MI N E RAL W ATE RS AND TH EIR CU R A

TI V E AG E N C Y .

S co d Editi o
e P reparin g fo Publicat ion
n n . r .

'

THE MEDIC AL PRO FESSI O N IN GRE AT

BRITAI N AN D IRE LAN D .

W l T II ACCO UN TS O F T HE ME DICAL O R GAN IZ ATION

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O F FRAN CE, ITAL Y , AN D G E R MAN Y

'

J . CHU RCH ILL SON S, N E W B U R IN GTO N STR L EET .