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An Experimental Research
The third case of special interest occurring in my own practice, which I shall mention, can be dismissed in a few words It will speak for itself.
A corporal had been under my care at the Sandown hospital for some months, suffering from a general break-down, which was placed to the credit of a constitutional complaint from which he suffered years before. Finding the medicines I employed, and notably the iodide of potassium, upon which I relied, valueless, and seeing the patient getting worse and worse daily, one side becoming paralysed, I thought it my duty to try the effect of mesmerism.
The man proved himself to be the most susceptible upon whom I had experimented, for on looking into his eyes, while holding his hands, he fell back in sleep, from which he was soon awakened by the noise of a falling form. Trying him a second time, he fell into a much deeper sleep, in which I left him, and from which he did not awaken for several hours.
From that time the man got better, and after my removal from that station, I had the pleasure of seeing the poor fellow, who had previously been badly able to use his limbs, and who had walked over to Parkhurst for the purpose of being re-engaged for a further term of service, to which, however, I could not agree, on account of his previous serious illness.
In talking about his case to me he made the simple remark, “you may say what you like was the cause of my cure, but I began to get well from that day.” I had only tried the hypnotic treatment upon the single occasion referred to.
I mentioned the fact of my employing the above class of treatment, when the occasion suggested it, to the General Officer commanding the District, on the day of his making his yearly inspection. As he was a sensible man, he considered I was quite right to exercise my judgment as seemed best for <... continues on page 11-296 >
Editor's notes
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London Spiritualist, No. 485, December 9, 1881, pp. 277-79