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mngDci, lah now soon discovered
that without II, and BY Tie simple pro.
Gers Of manipulation, remarkable
phcpomcnn weIo Developed, which
led him 10 conclude, ilni IN The hul
man body itself must bc secmled N q
fluid, ol the same nature viii, or sim.
liar 10, that 10 The magnet, which he
called The ullmoI magnetic nuij, aud
Tor which tic iron nagnc's he used
LAT only served Us conductors. In.
u,a nd Of publishing his discovery
| sIesmer continued 10 shroud hifnsell
errcr in his mJstetions secrct and
ygan now to be universally looked
upon MS swindler orv sionary, which
an occurreece ut the time tended Il
confirm; he claimed TO have cured
the celebrated vocalist, Mss paradi:
of blindness, which was by no mean:
the case. larrassed on all sides he
again quilted Vienna in l777 and
turned towards Paris. Here his first
debut was a small work entitled, Ire.
marks on the discovery Of animal
magnetism''- -MemoIre sar Ia de con-
vcrie du magnetsme animale," Paris
1879, in which he set forth the prin-
ciples ofhis system. Tbs was at
once by the Doctors of Paris AS a
mere "cobweb Of the brain. I'D Es-
lon alone, member Of the Medical
Faculty, became his convert. Loud
er OF the other hand was the applause
OF the public, who dazzlcd by the
charm of novelty as well as by fortu-
nate cures, ard the mysterious color
ings which Mesmer well understood
who 10 impart them, raised him into
IN Idol Of wisdom; and so great were
the members of the sick that sought
his relief that he in a very short time
acquired 400 900 francs. Astonished
at his Sudden SUE Cess, the French gov
eminent offered him an annu ty oil
10000 francs, on condition of impart-
iag to them the secret of his treat
.mcut. Mesmer, however declined
and was in consequence, SO bitterly
Ipersecuted by his adversares, that
he changed his residence, for Spad.
His absence however, was but short
he returned Principally. TO counter
aci d'Eslon. who was also Practising
al. his principlcs, adopting with Gag
e ness the proposition OF hi zcaiou'
disciple Bergasse, 10 deliver Lectures
under a subscription Of 100 Louis
lie likewise creed "A secret Suclety,
undor the name Of '.the Harmony,
in which under the severcst vows OF
sec ecy, his scholars were inflated in
TO the mysteries Of his art, by which
means nc again be- ame possessed OF
upwards $4,000. Animal Magnet
ism, however, now was fast losing its
mystic cha m, falling gradually into
the hands Of ignorant quacks, which
laid it open to The greatest abuses.
Mesmcrs repu alton was lowered IN
the eyes Of the we'll informed and 81
entiGc, particularly, when he refused
to impart his secret TO the Govern
men,, and rather preferred to make
it known 10 the ignorant. lie sill
continued 10 withdraw his school
from the scrutiny Of The learned, and
even refused Communications with a
committee appointed by ''thls Acade-
my OF Stitnces,' consisting of such
men as Franklin, Jussieu and Lavoi-
SER. Thus were continued contests
arising on the subject of Animal Mag
netism, until the breaking out OF tie
French Revolution turned the the at
tention oflhe public TO more impor-
tant events. Mesmcr finally lit Pa
ris, AID lived formany yeas at Mors-
burg, IN the Duden lake, where on
the S h Of March, 1915. he died at an
advanced age. lie had the saii,fac.
lion, however, in his latter days, tc
perceive that his merits were more
duly appreciated Without serkine
to excuse the secrecy in which ht
enveioped himsel(, it must be conce.
ded, that he was the first who turned
Ithe attention Of the learned to the
examination OF the nature and effects
Of animal magnetism. His system
was published by X. G. Wolfart, a
| Berlin, 1914, under the title: "Mes
me,ism or system, theory and appll
cation Of Animal Magnetism as
general means Of cure, for the preser
vation of mankind"