American Indians gave the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) the name "Kayewla" or "Great Warrior." He was also a professional Mesmerist. According to Dr. Google's AI Overview (an arrogant liar when it comes to things it doesn't want us to know), "Lafayette was mesmerized — that's where we get th... Read More

According to The Zoist (Apr. 1844) ... "Susan Cater, a maid-servant, aged 19, applied to Mr. T. [W.J. Tubbs] on the 14th January, 1844. She had been ill 18 months, under medical care, but had been in service till a fortnight previously. Attributed her illness to exposure to the night air whilst h... Read More

Mesmerism was commonly used in dentistry. Dr. Nahum Washburn (Taunton Whig , Sept. 13, 1844) wrote ... "A gentleman who had a carious tooth, was desirous of having it extracted while under the magnetic influence, and seated himself for that purpose. He was put into a state of perfect magnetic ... Read More

La Roy Sunderland (The Trance, and Correlative Phenomena, 1868) wrote ... "5. Pathetism operates without (always) requiring any conditions from the attending spectators! Thus multitudes have been affected and brought completely under my control, while there has been any amount of noise, mirth, an... Read More

La Roy Sunderland (The Trance, and Correlative Phenomena, 1868) wrote ... "1. Pathetism operated and produced all the results of Mesmerism, without the labor of the WILL, or its peculiar processes. It had always been objected to 'Animal Magnetism,' that the 'efforts' of the 'will' imposed upon th... Read More