Report of the commissioners charged by the king with the examination of animal magnetism
@article{Franklin2002ReportOT, title={Report of the commissioners charged by the king with the examination of animal magnetism}, author={B. Franklin and Majault and L. Roy and Sallin and Jean-Sylvain Bailly and D'Arcet and De Bory and Joseph-Ignace Guillotin and A. Lavoisier}, journal={International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis}, year={2002}, volume={50}, pages={332 - 363} }
a universally spread fluid; it is the means of a mutual influence between celestial bodies, the earth, & living bodies; it is continuous so as not to permit any vacuum; it is incomparably subtle; it is capable of receiving, spreading, & communicating all the sensations of movement; it is sensitive to flux & reflux. The physical body feels the effects of this agent; &, when it insinuates itself into the substance of nerves, it affects them immediately. One recognizes particularly in the human… CONTINUE READING
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