HYPNOTISM.
The minds of mesmerists will *•■- what disquieted by a clever V lately brought out at Paris by Dr * wicz. By means of this littl.r ™ the inventor SBaorta that it' is i -; discover the hypnotio pron< .isillos ot any individual. This is don.' by puUlnr a fincer through a tub; , jtix £ a the edges of which have ; ; r t the by a piece of soft iroug. l 0 ■" minutes the finger is wr v .wn, ana if the patient is a mesmeric subjeot, symptoms such as involuntary movement, numbness, dryness of the akin of the finger will at once appear, lasting for a few moments. Experiments have.proved that about 30 por cent, of mankind (Ban be subjeoted to mesmeric influences, while on the rest the hypnoßoope has no effect. It is a thiug to be thankful for that as yet there is no instrument by whioh to test the more important latent capaoitieo of the human race; but who knows what may yet be in store for us ?
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Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3433, 31 December 1885, Page 2
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168HYPNOTISM. Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3433, 31 December 1885, Page 2
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