Excerpt from Vital Magnetism, Its Power Over Disease: A Statement of the Facts Developed by Men Who Have Employed This Agent Under Various Names, as Animal Magnetism, Mesmerism, Hypnotism, Etc., From the Earliest Times Down to the Present<br><br>The object of this work is to furnish, in a condensed form, the actual experience of experts, in the treatment of disease by Vital Magnetism, Whose statements will not be disputed.<br><br>Purely mental phenomena in connection With this force are purposely omitted,' as they lead to bewildering speculations, such as have swelled other works to great Size, but leading only to confusion, disgust, or to the neglect of this important branch of science by medical men.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.