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If y ou i n te n d to u s e the i nfor m a tio n give n i n
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t h e detri m e n t of yo u r fello w m en , let m e ear

n est l e n tre a t o u fo r t h e good of other s a n d
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percepti o n i s a s us u al i n the brai n ; b u t eith er

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they do n ot e s t a bli s h the co n cl u s io n th a t a ll

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per s o n s a r e co m po s ed of t w o di s ti n ct a n d s ep a r
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a ble p a rt s A bod y a n d a s pir it ; thi s l as t c a n n ot

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be w eigh ed m e a s u red or a c c c u r a t ely defi n ed

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m a tte r a n d a c t s i n e n tire i n depe n de n ce of th e m .

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co mi n g 111co n t a ct w ith the body ; a n d it h a s the

po w er of di s coveri n g object s a t i nd efin a t e dis
t a n c e s a n d of c om m u n ic a ti n g th r o u gh the body

the i n for m a t 1on th u s obt a i n ed to other per s o n s .

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ci n g t h e p sychologi c a n d m e s m eric s t a te w a s ,

di s covered m a n y c e n t u r 1e s a g o; a n d i n deed w e , ,

h a ve g ood a u thority to sa y it w a s k n o w n a n d 5

pra cti s ed i n Chi n a by t he Chi n e s e i n Co n fu ci u s

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t a m ed i n Co n fu ci u s w riti n gs Co n fuc i u s w rit .

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h ol e b r a n 1a nd a ll i t s r a m ifi c a
tio n s w o u ld h a ve s tood the w a r of i n ter n a l ele
m e n t s a n d o u t s t r i pped t h e r u s hi n g s tor m I n
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thi s light w es ee h ow i m por t a nt 1t i sth a t e very

pers o n w ell or u n w el l s ho uld b e oper a ted u po n
, ,

u n til t h e b r a i n i s m a g n etic a lly s u bd ue d; and

a ft e r i t s s u bj u g a tio n it i s w orth th ou s a n d s of ‘

doll a r s to y ou Y ou a r e prepa red fo r a ny a il

-
.

-
, -
,

‘
m e n t s Tooth a che He a d a che T i c d ole r e u x
.
-
,
i -
_
, ,

N e u r a l g i a w ith a n y or a l l the s e pa i ns Let s o me

,
.

on e m es m e r l s e y ou the n w a k e y ou u p a n d t h e
’
, ,

p a i n i s go n e T h ew hole proc es s wi ll n ot t a ke
_
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‘
l d brea k/ a n
.

arm ,
or leg h a v e t he li mb m es m er i z e d z a m l
, .

w hile it i s u n der co n t rol y ou c a n s i t a n d loo k

'
1 p l a cidly a n d s e e t h e bdn e s s e t f0 1 1 1h e n u n
0 1 , ,

der the m e sm eri c i n flue n ce n o p a i n i s fe lt e n

d u ri n g a m p u t a tio n ; the li m b c an b e ke pt i n
t h 1s c o nditi on u n til it 1s h ea led e n ti r ely So by .

a ll m e a n s be m e s m e r l z ed th a t whe n the l a y,
( ,

of d is tre ss co me s y ou a i e re ady for it a n d o n ly

i ‘

a w a it the m esmeri s t s t ou ch
’
.

The po w er of m i n d ove 1 m a t t er ha s bee n

r e c og m z e d a s a fa t An y do ctor c a n tell y ou
c .
,

i f he h a s the good W ill of a p a tie n t h i s pre ,

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r
h a s n ot the ( o n fi d e n c e of h i s p a tie n t It i s .
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so u ns tr u n g th a t he ha d t o sl t d ownjh r a s hort

suf fic ient evide nce of se r pent s d o i rig t he s a me

i
a
.

to birds r a bbit s s q u irrel s et c a s Wel l a s ma n

, , , .
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-
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.

dra w nea r t h e v iper w hich l a y m otio nle s s “

b u t w ith fi x e d eye s a nd dis te n ded m o u th the

m o u s e a t le n gth e n tered i n to i t s j a ws a n d w a s
f
devo ured B u t wi th the c a s e of t h e m a n j u s t
.
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s
y c hol og i cal c o n ditio n , for , it i s sa id on
g ood

b e u n a bl e t o d o Those t ha t are thi s s t a te

‘

se . ,
-
in

u n d er con t r ol a l m ost by lookm g at t hem . Th is

I gnor a n t it ,
.
is ge n erally r egard ed as a my st ery ,

s by speci a l i n di yi d u a l s , o n ly it i s po s s i ble
‘
e s ed
‘

the t r u e ca u s es to w hich t he psychologi ca l s tate s

e d ue m u s t r ema i n m a t t er of p ec u l a tio n
’

ar ,
a: s
20 ME SMERI SM U N VEIL ED .

pl a n a t io n of p sychologi cal c a u s e s expla i n ed 1n

th i s w ork m a y be dep end ed u p on a s b em g cor
1ect ; a n d i s the p i n n a c le of t h e k n o w l e d g e .

k n ow n t o u s to d ay B u t w h a t -
.

t h e effect sa r e s 1m pl e a n d c a n be prod u c e
,
d ea s 1
l y i f the s t u de nt w ill follo w t h e m ethod l a id
"

dow n 111thi s book They a r e the fa c s i m ili u sed

—
.

b y m y s el f a n d the re i s n o t hi n g kept fro m y ou

,
”

t h a t ca n be expl a i n ed 11 1 thi s m a n ner It 1s re a .

i

so n a ble t os u p po s e th a t t he h u ma n s y s t e m c o n
t a i n s t w o s et s of n erve s : m otio n a n d s en s a t m n; ,

a n d m e perv a d ed w ith fl uid the s am e a s t he

n s a nd other r e c e p t i c a ls of the body a r e fi ll

‘

1e11
,

ed w ith a ppr opl i a t e li qu i ds a n d it is a l s o r ea

,

s on a ble to a dm it th a t the i n ter n a l for m 1 1hich

1s s o m u ch more per fec t th a n t h e o u ter s ho u ld

-

be c on n ec t ed ivi t h it by a V e r y re fi n ed and i m
'
‘

po n dera ble e s s e n ce So it i s by a b s tra c ti n g a n d

.

i n flu e n ci n g thi s li fe e s s e n c e i n the t w o s et s of
,

n erve s i n m a n y a n d v a r l ou s p1
,
o o1t 1
p o n th a t
the v a ri ou s re s u lts of m e s m eri s m a r e p1od u ce d:
fro m n a t u r a l s l ee p t o s le ep wa ki n g s y m p at hi s m
, ,
'

ca t a l e i n t e r i or ex a lt a tio n a n d tot a l s ep a r a
pys ,

ti o n w h ich i s de a th W e k n o w t h e pri n c iple s

,
.
 M ESMERIS M UN VEILED . 21

ec t o
a n d e ff f m es m e r 1sm h ave a co u n terp a rt m
,

vario u s l a w s of n at u re Eq u ilibri um , a ttra cti on

-

.
,

re no va t io n develop m e n t a s s oci a ti o n N o per

, , .
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s on th a t h a s ever tried it w ith their ow n h a nd s

’

c a n de n t h the ph e n o me n a el icit ed .
y r ea l i t f
“
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in e ve r y m a n w o m a n a n d chi ld bor n there

, ,
'

r u n s th r o u gh the s y s te ma my s teri ou s fl u id by
’

w hich l i fe or i g m a t e s a n d by w hich li t e i s pre

‘

C o n trolli n g t hi s fl u id li fe i s pre s erve d

’
s er ved
“
“
.
,

a n d all ki n d s of a il m n t s c u r e d
’
w e w ill the n
”

"

e .

p e rc eive th a t the n e r v e vit a l fl u id 1 s m a n u fa c

t h r ed by e lect ricity t ake n i n to t h el u n g s a t e ve ry

1ns p1r a t ion It co m pletel y ch a n g es the w h o le
.

bra i n w he n th a t orga n i s m a he a lthy s t a te

, .

T he n erves of thi s orga n a re of t hree ki n d s ‘

v1 z : n erves o f s e n s a tio n n erve s of vol u

,
n t a ry m o

t io n a n d the n erv es of i n volunt a ry m otio n I

‘

m a ke the s e divi s io n s i n or de r y ou m a y m ore

,

c le a rl
y u n der s t a n d m e whe n I a m s pe a ki n g of

n e r v o us a ct 1
“
o n a nd tho s e three cl a s s e s of n erve s
, .

a r e a l l filled w ith n ervo vit a l fl u id W hich i s ex ,

,

actly pr epa r ed t o co m e i n co n t a ct w ith t h e hu

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 MESMERISM UN V EILED
‘

22

Let m e p rtic
n ow u l a riz
a e T he ‘
n erve
. s o f
s ens a tion a r e t ho s e b w hich f h
, y ee n
g i s c ar

ried to the br a l n T he vol unta r y i s thro ugh

.

w hi ch th e m i n d giv e s m otio n to tho s e p a rt s of

"
the body th a t a r e un der co n t r ol of t h e W I1 1 .

t ay
r n erve s p a ss to the he a rt s to ma ch a n d l i ver ,

s o the h ea rt w ill t h rob t h e s t omac h dige s t i t s

,

s leep ,
whet her w e w i ll it or not Bu t t othe l u ng s
,

nu m ero u s , s o th a t a ma n may hol d h i s breath

, ,

a n d ke ep the l u n gs 1 n s u spe n s i on till h e fa i n t s .

Y et t he i n vol un t a ry n e r Ves w i ll get t h e m a s te ry

a n d r e s tore h i m Thr ou gh t he s e 3 s et s of n erv es
.

the ga l va n ic fln i d 1s co n ti n u a l ly w as ti n g a n d ,

p a s s i n g fr o m the w h ole s y s t e m m o s t ly th r o u gh
,

t h e e n d s of ou r fi n ger s a n d toe s It w ill be r e -

m e m bered th a t i n t he nervesof the bra i n the r e

,

is 1 10 blood T h e blood i s e xc l u s 1
. ve ly c on fi n ed t o

vei n s a n d a r t erie s w hil e the n er v e s a r e c ha r g e d

,
l
 23

w it h thi s ner vo vit a l fl u id : ce v ic t

‘
a
ga l an s u bs a n .

N owi f t he vei n s a n d art er ies a r e fil led w it h

b lood ; a n d if the n erve s a r e fu lly c ha rg e d with

I a m ‘ r i ht
g g a s t0 the n a t u r e of t hi s n e r v ou s fl u id
"
.

wil l i y ce a s e ; t h e n a p ply a m oder ate c u r

ns a n t lt
ren t ot alva ms m fro m a ba tt ery 1nt o t h e s t om e

a ch a nd d i e st i on w il l i mm e di a t el co n ce
’

, g y m m e .

T hi s I h ave cl ea r ly prov ed th a t the ner ve V l t a l

'

Which w e br e th i n to t he l u n gs ev ery 1nSp1r a

a
'

ti on I h a ve a l s o proved th a t th is el ect n c ma g
.
’
:

n etic po w er 1 8 the o n ly m o t e r th a t ca n co m e

1n c o n t a ct w ith m i n d ; a n d 1s t he a ge n t by whi c h

the will co n tra ct s the im u scl es He n ce the co h .

c lu s i o n t h a t by the
,
co n c en tra tio n of t he m i n d
u po n an i n divid u al a n d by t h e a ctio n of t he
,

wi ll T h i s fl u i d c a n b e th ro w n u pon a n other
.

T hi s i s m e s m e ms m .
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24

T HE PHENO MENA or MES MERISM .

T her e a r e s ever a l s t a ge s or d egree s ,

of wha t
1s c lleda i fl u e ce
m es me r 1c other w o r d s
n n ,
or in -

the m es me r 1c or ps y c h i c s t ate e n volve s a v ar iety

of s t a t es h a vi n g o n e co mm on ch a r a cter th u s
.

there 1s si m ple me s meric d r owsm es s or s leep ‘

, ,

( Q O M A ) or m or epro fo u n d sleep or 1
-
-
n s e n s ib il ,

t he me s m e ric o ma i s fu l ly e s t a bli shed ; a n d

c

m o s t of t h e e x t e r n a l s e n s e s toget h er w ith the

proper co ns c i o u s n e s s of ex t er n al o bj ect s 1s r e n
-

der ed dor ma n t a n d t he i n t e r n a l fa c ul t y of 1m
’

s c a lled i n to a ctiv ty ; w itho u t the

a i na t i on 1
g i
g u id a n ce of tr u e re a son ph a nt s
a y or t ha t s t a te
, ,

i n w hich the m e s m e rize d per s on t a k e s the m ere

“
s u gge s ti on of t he m in d of t h e ope r a t or to be ‘

re a litie s Ph r e n o mes me r 1s m a r e t h e m a m fe s t a
.
'

tio ns of t he ph r e n ol og 1c a l s en t i m e n t s a n d feel
i n gs w hich is b u t a n o t her for m of s i m ple i m a g
,

i n a t i v e a ctio n w hich c a u s e s the s u bj ec t to feel

,
1

w h a t i s do n eto the m e s m erizer a s i f it w a s d on e

-

to h i m Me n t a l a ttra ctio n or a pp a re n t d r a w m g
.

of t h e s u bj ect eve n co n t r a ry to h i s w ill

,
C ere .

bra l a tt r a ctio n or a pp a re n t ill u m i n a ti o n o f the

,
26 x ME SMERI SM UN V EILE D .

in ord er to co m prehe n d t he phe n o m e n o n of

“
‘

mes m eris m N ow a ll the n e r ve s by w hi ch w e

.

feel o r a c t a r e c a lled t h e vol u n ta ry or s e n s ory

n e rve s a n d m a be s a id t o a ri s e eit h er direct
y
l y fr om t hi s l a rg e r por tio n of t h e b r a m c a lled
n

t h e fc e r e br um or i n directly j fr om i t by m e a n s
‘

of t h e s pi n a l m
_

arr ow w hi ch i s co
,
ns i d e r e d the
“ “
spi n a l m a rro w i s c om pos ed of t hree d i s ti n ct
'
col u m n s the an te r ior or fro nt col um n be 1n g
,
.

for med of w h at a r e ca l l ed moter ne r v es t ha t i s

"

, ,

n erve s th a t a re co n s idere d 1n 1n v ol u n t a r y m otio

The p os terior col u mn or hi nde r p a rt of n erve s;

or s e n s a t l on a n d the m i ddl ep a rt of the col u m n

,

co n t a i n s t h e r oot s of the n erves of r es pira tio n .

N ow w e w i ll s a y th a t i f I ra i se m y a r m I do s o ,

by m u s c u l a r p o w er c omm u m c a t e d by n e r ve s ,

h a v mg their origi n i n t h e cerebr u m t h e s a me

‘

a s m w a lki n g o r e n v other a ctio n un d er co n trol

of t h e w il l s o a l l vol u n t a ry a nd o u t w a rd a ctio n s
-

a r e do n e by a n d thro u gh the m e di u m of t h e

cerebr u m Thi s 1s on e gre a t u s e of t h e c or e

.

br u m to or 1g1n a t e a n d co n trol the vol u n ta ry

,

a n d s e n s ory n e r x es It 1s t h u s t h e s ole m edi u m

.
 MESMERISM U N VEILED . 27

fo rxter n a l k n o wledge a nd vol u n t a ry a ctio n

e ,

the gr e a t o rga n of wh at 1s c a ll e d a n l m a l l ife .

Hence p r e s s u re on the cerebru m by pa r a l i z ing

i t s a ctio n Su s pe n d s a l l s e n sa tio n a n d c a p a bi lity
,

of m oti on b u t the w o,
rk of t he c erebel lu m t he
s m a l l e r a n d m os t c u r 1
ou s l y orga n i z e d portio n of
'

"
the br ai n 1s of a n other ki n d Thi s 1s the orga n .

o r fou n t a m of o rga n ic li fe th at i s of the li fe of

,
.

the ext ern al o r ga ns of the body , a n d of the

i n vol u n t a ry m otion a nd p u l sa tio n s of t h ehe a rt
, ,

t h e c irc u l a tion of the b l ood a n d dige s tive a ctio n

,

of the s to ma ch a n d bo w e l s a n d a et i on of the
,

r epro d uc ti ve orga n s a n d the tho u s a n d fu n c

t i on s per for m
,

i n g w ithi n u s a n d over whi c h ou r

,
'

Will h a s no co n t rol Al l thes e fun ctio ns a r e

, .

fin der c on t r ol ot the n er v e s pr oc edi n g dire ctly ‘

or 1 n d i r ec t 1
y fr o m the cerebell u m or i t s a ppe n ,

fl a g es d u ri n g w a ke fu ll n ess B oth br a i ns a r e
‘
.

mo re or l e s s 1n the s t a te of a cti vity b u t of the ,

a ctio n of the l a rger on e the cerebr u m w e a r e

, ,

feo n s c 1 ou s s o t ha t ou r w ill r u le s 1n t h e a n i m a l
"
,

eco n o my ; b u t w he n s leep s ea l s u p ou r eye s “

,

t h e a cti v ity of the c er eb ru m a nd w e be

c o m e i n s e n s ibl e t o f o u t w a r d t h i n gs a n d their
’

,
na ut re or t h e i n vol u n t a ry portio n of the n erve s
centre ( th at 1s the c e1eb el l nm ) w it h it s appe n d a
,

h a s t h ee n tire co nt r o l B u t w h a t ever r d u ce s
g e s .
p o

a ch an ge 11 1the s t ate i n t he fibre i n the cort i

‘

, ,

cal gl an d s of the cer ebr u m ch a nge s t he s t a t e of

.

the a u to ma tica l a c t io n a n d prod uc es either .

s om n ole n cy or w a ke fu l l n e s s N ow let u s a pply

“

ou r se lv es t o h ow to do t hi s —
I f i s my a t te ntio n
.

of l a y i n do w n i n t h i s b ook w m et h od th a t w as
g
’

n ev er pu b li s h ed b e fore Mo s t a ll w ork s on
.

me s me r 1s m le a d y ou s o far the n d rop y ou ,

a s i t w ere a n d a ft er a fe w u n s u c ce s s fu l tri al s
( )

m y m ode y ou c an n ot fa il to m a ke s o m e i m pre s
s1 on e n o
,
u gh a t le a s t to e n co u r a ge
y o u to t 1
y
a g a i n b u t y ou m u s t p
,
ers evere a s ho rt ti m e the ,

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way I direc t y ou ; T h e m od eI sh a ll gi ve y ou
th ere h a s bee n pa 1d $ 50 for i n h u n dred s of ca s es
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~

the s a m e i n s tr u cti on y ou fi n d
,
I w ill give
‘
a ll the i n for m a tio n m y li mited s p a ce w ill per mit

a n d y 0 u c a n re s t a s n r e d it i s the s a m e u s ed by
‘
~

m y s el f a n d oth er pro fe s s or s F i r s t ; I w i ll g oi n t o
.

s o m e o f the othe r m ode s of m e s m e r l z m g 111 ,

 11h ich the 1r w 1ll b e fo u r 11 c lu d i 1 m 1 :
'
'

1 01
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1 g y 1 1 .

N owlet u sfgo i n to t he fa e t s a n d give ill u s tra

"
‘ ‘
’

t io n s b f the ni e s m e r i c Ph e n ome n a a nd I t hi n k
'

We s h a l l be a ble to u n der s t a nd s o m e thi n g of

- .

the m ode I u s e w he n I pu t y ou i n po s s e s s i o n of
t he k ey to t h e only w a y to b ri n g i t a b o n t ; b u t
-

i
fi r st I w i l h d e w r i h e s o m e other m ode s th a t a r e
‘

a n d sh a m m e s m eri s m whi c h
‘
c a l l ed h n ot i z m
yp
f
g
a re h i g hly 1 ec o n 1 1 n e n d ed b o th er s Th e s 1 m l t
y p e s .

s t a te i s 1 1h a t i s ca lled 1
“ 1es m er 1 e sl eep;
1
v s1 bl e 1

th i s you c a n pro d u ce by letti n g t h e pers on

.

, ,

m a l e or fe m a le ga ze s te a d fa s tl y o n s om e fixed
obj e c t Th i s m ethod n u m ber o n e 1s c a l l ed
.
-
,

h y rmot i z i n g; b u t I c o n s id e r the i n e s m e r i c m ode

“
v

t h e be s t 1 1h ere t h e per s o n i s s u s ceptible of i t s

'
“

i n fl u e nce As f a r a s m y pra ctic a l exper i en c e

.

g oe s by it o u i r c a n the l u
, g h e r d e v e l o m en t s be
p
m ' '
,

r o u ce d; b u t a kes t
“

p d i t n o d i fl e r e n c e w h a

m o d e 1o n u s e the pr i m a m e ffect 1s on t h e s t a te
,

o f t h e cerebr u m w hich b y mo d i fyi n t h e en c u

g
-

l a ti on of i t s blood coll a p s e 11111m o u s d egree s

‘
—
s
1

a n d t h u s a s s u m e s t h e s o m n ol e n t s t a te A n other .

be1t1 1o i t o s i t yo u r per s o n o n
’

d 1 1u n 1
_
—
,
s

both l 1a n d s 1n y ou r l et t h a n d I

,
 U N V EILED u 1
“

ME S MERI SM 3

let hi m o r her s h u t thei r eye s th e n pl a ce y o u r ,

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ki n d to h i m ; tell him to cl os e hi s eye s a n d s e e
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46 ME SMERI SM U N VEILED
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i s to s n a p yo u r fi n ger s b ehi n d a n d i n u n der h i s
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MESME RISM U N VE ILED . 47

t he m a lw a y s W V h e n you w a n t to bri n g h im
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a n d they get figh ti n g over t h e g a m e Y ou ba n .

n o w m a k e the m e a t c a n dl e s for c a n dy cor n m eal ,

fo r ice cre a m c a s tor oi l for w 1n e c a ye n n e pepper

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fo r a u ce or a n y ot her te s t y ou w i s h to pu t
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thi s w a y let i t be o n ly as t e s t s t o prove the g e n '

u in e n e s s of m e s m eri s m Hopi n g I h a ve do n e
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48 1 M ESMERISM iU NV EILED .

s cie n c e s A fe w eou n cils I wi sh t o give y o u:

.

t he n I h a ve do n e .

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for t a bly w a r m Al w a y s c hoo se a cold ro om ; t h e
.

w i n ter i s t h e be s t ti m e to ope r a t e i W h e n a
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s u bj ect h i s te mp e r a t u re w ill be p er cep t a bly

lo w ere d a n d h i s circ u l a tio n w ill be decre as ed .

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n ot try t o m es m e n z e too r api dly If ou w i s h to

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y .

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per s o n w ith co n ta gio u s de s ea s e us e y ou r hand s

,

a nd w ill t o thro w l i t a w a y f r om y ou .

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ble w i th r h eu m a t 1s m u n le s s y ou ar e m e s m e r i z
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i n g e s pe ci a lly for th a t ; a n d u s e yo u r w ill a nd

h a n d s t okeep it a wa y fro m y ou or y ou w ill feel,

it i n yo u r a rm s or l eg s B u t a n ew begi n n er
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50
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ar e

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a dv a n t a ge o u s to co n ce n tr a te the a ct i o n u po n a
.

p a r ti cul a r o rg a n For 1n t e r n a l u s e m a g n e t i z e d
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w a ter t h a t is do n e by t a ki n g a gl a s s of w a ter
,

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w ith the fi ng er s of t h e right h a nd a bo u t fi v e ,

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,

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,

b ee n m a g n e t ize d .

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other m e a ns .

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t h e a r t t o t ell the m w h o to pick for s u bject s

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h e n s i on of yo u r po w er to co ntrol h i m In a l ittl e .

w hile it w il l be very a dv a n t a geo u s to y ou if v ou

m a ke a p r a ct ice of w orki n g on yo u r s ubj ec t s at
the s a m e h ou r e a ch d a y or n l g ht Y ou ca n 1m
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believe i n m es meris m a s on on e th a t doe s it

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m e n t al ly s o lo n ga s he doe s n ot r e s 1s t p
,
hy s ic a lly ;
n or c a n s u bj ect s be de a lt with h a r s hl
y fo r they ,

h a ve d ou bl e pow e r to re s i s t
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.

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,

voy a n t i mmedi a t ely e s peci a lly a he a lthy o n e

.

for it m a y req u ire a h u n dred s itti n g s befo re you .

a cco m pli s h it t o o u r s a t i s fa ctio n

y .

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od ; a d h ere 1s a
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s u bj ect a re s ol u tio n for h i s go

c u re for i n te mp era n ce or a ny dt h er ba d h a bit he

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ma y h a ve co n tr a cted H a ve n o on e for ma g n e
.

ti z e r t h a t y ou c a n n ot look u po n as a frie n d ;
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,

lo n g co mm u n ic a te to you h i s a il me n t s an d i ff
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UN VEILE ) .

k no w t h e ch a r a cte r a n d pr i n cl pl e of yo u r
,

m a gn eti s er be fore y ou e n t r u s t h i m
x

T o co n cl u de I le a ve you to yo u r s el f per s eve r e

,

a n d y ou c a u n ot help b u t s u cceed for An i mal

m a g n eti s m i s a fa ct
.

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a n d I F IT B E N OT the n do
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