On the Truths Contained in Popular Superstitions: With an Account of Mesmerism

afterwards Alexis apparition appears Arnod asked attention believed body Boppard buried catalepsy cataleptic chemical decomposition chest chloroform clairvoyante common convulsions death death-trance delusions described divining fork divining rod Dr Petetin dream effects entranced person excited exoneural experiments eyes fact faculty fingers force forefinger forms of trance ghost grave hand head heard Herr Hold the odometer impressions initiatory instance lady letter liable light living look Lord Ducie lucid magnet manifested medulla oblongata mental mesmeriser mesmerism mind motion moved natural nervous system object observed occurred od-subject Odometer held operator ordinary oscillations pain passed patient pheno phenomena phenomenon phrenology pole present realised Reichenbach relation Renata rience scene seemed seen seizure sensation sensible sensorial illusions sitting sleep somnambulism superstition supposed thought thumb tion told trance-coma trance-sleep trance-waking truth Vampyr Von Reichenbach waking walked Weilbach Williamson witchcraft young