Wonders and mysteries of animal magnetism displayed, or, The history, art, practice, and progress of that useful science from its first rise in the city of Paris, to the present time ; with several curious cases and new anecdotes of the principal professors and patients.

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[1791?]
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Credit: Wonders and mysteries of animal magnetism displayed, or, The history, art, practice, and progress of that useful science from its first rise in the city of Paris, to the present time ; with several curious cases and new anecdotes of the principal professors and patients. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    courage them to purfue fo laudable a fai- ence. In the enfuing chapter we fhall lay down the necefiary rules and dire&ions for treating patients in either commoA or extra cafes. CHAP. III. . ✓ MODE OF TREATMENT. ACCORDING to Dr. De Mainanduc, it is within the capacity of every one to become a perfect mafter of this moft ef- fential fcience, and what is moft wonder- ful, without a teacher too, for as every branch of fcience proceeds from princi- ples, the elements of the corpufcular phi- lolophy evidently evince the exiftence of Animal Magnetifm. It requires no me- dical underftanding to profefs it with fuc- cefs, and the knowledge of difeafes is not necefiary to couduct a perfon through a crifis, Mrs. Pratt has given us a lift of cures performed without a medicine: though Mr. Loutherburg has often con- defeended to preferibe to his patients. Mr. Cue is very much againft the faculty, infomuch that he recommends rubbing your-