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Mesmer Glorified
Mesmer is crowned by a jester as he stands on a balloon inflated by his followers, including a cleric, calling down the power of the sun to cure his patients

Madeleine Bavent Exorcis
Madeleine Bavent, a young nun at Louviers, France, is exorcised : through her, the demon accuses the priest Boulle of seducing her - he will be burnt on her say-so

Dream Chart
The key to your dreams : a sorcerer and a witch, with their sinister familiars, reveal your destiny when you tell them your dreams, for everything has a meaning !

Dream Situations 19C
What we dream of : finding hidden treasure, approaching danger, fire, a journey, thieves, a letter, military victory, a racing winner - and of course, love and marriage !

Girl on Chairs
GIRL STRETCHED ON CHAIRS In the hypnotic state, general muscular contraction can be induced, enabling the body to do things it couldn t do in the normal state

Day-Dreaming
DAY-DREAMING

Saint-Medard, Cure
SAINT-MEDARD, Paris Marguerite Francoise du Chene is one of the convulsionnaires who is cured of her ailment, haemorrhage and fever, at the tomb of M. de Paris

Scipios Dream
SCIPIOs DREAM The Roman general Scipio Aemilianus dreams he is visited by his illustrious grandfather Scipio Africanus who gives him good advice

Rocking Horse Dream
A young girl dreams of riding a rocking-horse and having many adventures

Bacchante in Ecstasy
A Bacchante, worshipper of Bacchus, in ecstasy

Josephs Dream
JOSEPHs DREAM When Joseph has a dream of wheatsheaves, he is able to make a timely contribution to the Egyptian economy

The Power of Fancy
THE POWER OF FANCY A dreamer conjures forth strange visions

Boy Dreams of Toys
A boy dreams that his toys come to life

Sisters Dream - a girl dreams that she is visited by three angelic creatures

Exorcist Expels Demon
An exorcist (Jesus) successfully drives a demon from the body of its victim - you can see the nasty creature taking flight as it emerges from its involuntary host

Mesmer Homme Baquet
Five minutes of treatment by the baquet-homme suffice to produce wonderful effects on an ailing body thanks to the forces emitted by the eight bottles round the octagon

Mesmer and Bailly
Mesmer, whose work had been unfavourably reported by Bailly, salutes the latter as he is led to the guillotine

Deslon Censured
Deslon, one of Mesmers few supporters at Paris, is censured by the medical establishment who don t share his enthusiasm for the Viennese charlatan

Mesmer and Patient
The father of one of his patients, by no means convinced of the efficacy of his treatment, tries to rescue her. Swoonings and the vapours ensue

Mesmer and Academie
Mesmer hopes to interest the French Academie des Sciences in his work, but they ignore him and it

Mesmer and Pension
Mesmer refuses a state pension from the French government because it does not recognise the significance of his work

Mesmers Patient
Mesmers reputation suffers when mlle Paradis, a blind patient he failed to cure, turns up at the French court playing clavecin at Marie Ant- oinettes spiritual concert

Girl Dreams of Wedding
A fair haired maiden reclining on a day-bed sleeps and dreams of her wedding day where she stands with her betrothed and the parson at the altar. Will her dream come true?

Children Day-Dream
Children lie on their backs under a lush canopy of trees & day-dream. Their thoughts are so real in their minds eye that they come to life - a bold knight approaches

The Land of Dreams

Exorcism / Young Man
Casting out the demons who have possessed an unfortunate young man

Victoria Mesmerises
Queen Victoria, visiting Louis-Philippe of France, is suspected by the French of using mesmerism on him to obtain better terms for their commercial treaty

Demo at Munchen
German doctors observe a demonstration of hypnotism at Munchen

Gassner Cures
GASSNER cures his subject Emilie by exorcism at Ellwagen, Germany

Hypnotism - Durand
Dr J P Durand de Gros gives a demonstration of hypnosis to the scientific press, Paris

Magnetic Operator
The Operator putting his Patient into a Crisis

Animal Magnetism Satire
The Magic Finger - an animal magnetiser portrayed as a donkey, with a lady patient

Animal Magnetism
Satire on the gullibility of the public - a monkey mesmerises the audience while his assistant picks their pockets

Braid / Hypnosis / Experimnt
Braids first hypnotic experiment

Sleepwalker on Roof
At Hettstadt, Germany, Joseph Furst, a member of the municipal band, marches playing his horn on dangerous rooftops, without coming to any harm

YOGI
Schematic representation of the yogi performing his spiritual exercise

Dionysian Dancer
ANCIENT GREECE A female dancer collapses during an ecstatic dance in honour of Dionysos

Mesmer / Magnetic Clinic
Mesmers magnetic clinic at the Hotel Bullion, Paris

Mesmer Demonstration
Mesmer gives a demonstration at his house in the Place Vendome, Paris

Mesmer Satirised / Theatre
Mesmer satirised in the theatre : his supporter, D Epremesil, throws leaflets to the audience

Mesmers Baquet
Mesmers baquet, Paris

Phenomenes De Mesmerisme
A page from Phenomeres de Mesmerisme

Mesmer Satirised
Mesmerism Satirised

Report on Mesmer
Report of French Royal Commission on Animal Magnetism

Paranormal / Altered State
On-stage at Reims, actress Mlle Chatel falls into a spontaneous trance when an actor pretends to hypnotise her

John Elliotson
JOHN ELLIOTSON Founder of Mesmeric Hospital

Altered State / Hypnosis
Under the influence of a hypnotist, a respectable Frenchman removes his toupee

DREAMING
Dream Situation : THE DREAM OF FLYING

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