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PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION

ANIMAL MAGNETISM.

INTRODUCTION.

Several people have encouraged me to publish a simple, clear instruction on animal magnetism A 18th and 19th-century medical theory, also known as Mesmerism, which proposed that an invisible natural force or "fluid" existed in all living things and could be manipulated for healing.—one free of any theory and designed to guide, in every instance, those who have been convinced of the reality of this agent The word "agent" here refers to the magnetic fluid or force itself, which the practitioner (magnetizer) directs toward the patient. by numerous testimonials, yet remain uncertain about how to put it into practice. I undertake this task solely with the aim of being useful.

This work is not intended to convince those men who, however enlightened they may be in other respects, still doubt the reality of magnetism; it is primarily intended for those...