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

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

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    to fuperpondcrare the imaginary Productions $ the. reft 1 fuppofe we are to take out of your Nume¬ ration Table j what the Bark has to do here, I know not, unlefs it he a Specifick alfo in curing Marks as well as intermitting Fevers; nor yet the long Story of K. J. i. unlefs it had been aflerted, that it was impoffible for any Woman to be thus frightned as was his Mother, without marking of her Foetus 3 whether her Mind was taken up with the Thoughts of Swords or Daggers, or con¬ triving her own Efcape, we know not 5 but it feems, if the Story be true, his Abhorrence of the Sight of a naked Sword, tho’ the Affright had not irnpreft his Body, it had his Mind. But it may be he was naturally of a pacifick Temper. But now I muft defire the Reader to be very attentive 5 Dr .H. makes a folemn Renunciation, and in the mo ft general manner (in what manner you pleafe, my good Friend) to certain Spots called Lufus Naturae, refer ving only to Imagination the regular Draughts, as her Prerogative *. By this, fays Dr, B. Dr. I. has partly (I thank you, my dear Friend, that it was not wholly) ruined his Caufe\ the fhort, as we fay, of the Cafe is this. Dr. T. has allowed Nature by fome luxuriant juices thrown forth on the Surface ot the Body, to raife fome irregular Appearances thereon, which in our Language are ufually called Moles y the Confequence, i. e. Dr.B.’s, is this, that there¬ fore Nature furely, without Imagination any ways concerned, may throw forth the exalt Portraiture of a Frog, a Lizard, a Slice of Cake regularly de¬ filed, or any other exalt Similitude, mav make the Face like that of an Ape or any other Animal : might not the Doftor as well have faid, that * The reft of the Wit, but too dull I think for a Repetition. Sec in p. 19. 1 becaufe , . • • hi