“Mesmerism has been so completely a tabooed subject by the medical press, that the readers of this paper will be astonished to learn, that while mesmerism and its cultivators were treated with contumely and ridicule in England, three successive governors of Bengal, Sir Herbert Maddock, the Marquis of Dalhousie, and Sir John Littler, were publicly acknowledging its importance, encouraging its introduction into the Government Hospitals, and rewarding the person who introduced mesmerism in India. This result was not brought about by addressing the passions of the public, and by flattering professional prejudices. The only levers I have used, by which to move the minds of men, have been truth, reason, and the natural sense of justice, — and on these I still exclusively rely. It is impossible that such notorious facts can be much longer concealed, and the attempt to do so must be ruinous to the reputation of any professional journal.”