The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16
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2E day as the People Were in
~ the Days of Mesmer.

ONCE of the Capitol 1929 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Washington, D. c.
Prof. A. j. Dexter, $40 Thirteenth street,
Washington, d. c:
Dear Sir-The wonderful success you
have achieved in the practice of animal
magnetism during the short time you
have resided in this city has become sub
ject of general comment. Some there are,
no doubt, who declare with that empha-
sis so frequently born of ignorance, that
you are an imposter, and not deserving
of respectful consideration. But the nu-
merous affidavits you have given to the
public, through the press, of people
whose regulations for integrity is beyond
question, should close the mouths of
those who, without investigating are so
alert to decry any practice not generally
recognized by regular schools. The theory
of animal magnetism, and its application
as curative power, are not new. 1t was
first brought into notice, believe, in 1855
by Mesmer, a graduate in medicine from
Vienna, who, three years later, removed
to Paris. His success in the treatment of
afflicted humanity soon established for
him so great a reputation, and the num-
Der of his patients increased with such
rapidity, that he found it impossible in a
short while to give to each one his per-
sonal attention, and he was finally COM
PEELED to invent a huge magnetic tub,
which was filled with water and charged
with electricity. Around this tub he
seated his patients, and with this aid the
necessity for personal applications was
lessened. The French government, in rec
ognition of his great discovery of animal
magnetism, offered him a yearly pension
of 10000 livres and a certain sum for the
establishment of a hospital, on condition
that he should teach his doctrine to some
persons, of whom three should be selected
by the government. This offer he refus-
ed, but his friends, DESTROYS of giving him
some lasting pecuniary reward for his
discoveries, proposed that classes should
be formed of pupils whom he should in
struct in animal magnetism, each pupil
to pay 100 livres as tuition fee, and bind
himself not to teach others. These classes
paid him in all $4,000 hvres, and among
his pupils were Lafayette, D'Espremeull
and Marquis de Puysigur and DR.. D. Esi-
on. The latter, who was physician to the
Kings brother, used this system in his
practice, and made a large fortune by its
means. While members of the medical
profession, with few exceptions, have al
ways opposed the claims of animal mag
netism and mesmerism, supporters have
been found among such men of eminent
learning as Laplace, Cuvier, Agassiz,
Hufeland, Sir William Hamilton, DIR
Herbert Mayo and Prof. Edward Hitch
cock.
The earnestness with which those who
have received your treatment speak of
your ability to cure, stamps their asser-
tons with the quality of truth.
May your success continue and your
patients so increase in number that like
Mesmer you will soon have to erect an
immense tub to assist you in your prac-
tice. Yours truly,
G. l.. Mexican,
Business Manager.
Prof Dexter wishes to state that he
cures all diseases. Consultation free
Office over Lyons, Broughton and Whit
aker streets. Hours 10 to l, 2 to 6, ia
p. m. Noted physicians assist the Pro-
fessor. The Professor guarantees to cure
all old chronic blood and nervous dis
eases, no matter of how long standing.
We manufacture all our remedies. Over
five thousand testimonials can be seen at
our office from those we have cured. We
have many testimonials from the most
noted people in this country that have
been restored to perfect health by Prof
Dexter. Call and see the largest book
of it's kind in the world filled with thou
sands of letters from those cured. Di-
plomas hang on the walls of our office
Office very private. We never publish
the name of a patient or the disease we
cure them of without their consent All
business strictly confidential Quite a
number of our patients have given us
permission to give their names and ad-
dress to those who wish to find out the
great good they have received, but not to
have their name and address published
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