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1843 November 19 . A. Crane ALS to Alex[ander] Wright; Northampton, [Massachusetts].

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Box 2
Abstract:
Discussing seeing an amateur exhibition of “Animal Magnetism” including witnessing two women in a “state of Magnetistic Sleep,” experiments about getting them to move, and challenging efforts to wake them. “They know how to make passes because they had seen Poyen or some other operator do so before.” Features some racist language. N.B. Charles Poyen was a French professor who helped to popularize mesmerism.
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6 pages

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Collection

Science and Medicine collection, 1702-1936
Total components 316
Last indexed 2024-08-05