Index

to

The mighty curative powers of Mesmerism

Proved in upwards of one hundred and fifty cases of various diseases.

by

Thomas Capern

London: H. Baillière, (1851), xxvii, 120 pp.

Prepared by Matt Tompkins

Mesmerism derives from the 18th century work of Franz Mesmer who postulated that illness has to do with blockages in the natural flow of a universal vital energy throughout the human body. Harmony could be restored by various techniques including hypnotism and laying on of hands, some of which are employed even today by practitioners of energetic techniques. Capern was an early Devon mesmerist who worked in Tiverton and became Secretary and Resident Superindendant of the Mesmeric Infirmary at Bloomsbury in London. Almost all the cases reported in this book relate to people in the East Devon area, centering on Tiverton, Bampton and Cullompton. This rare and much sought-after book was produced digitally from a copy in the Harvard University Widener Library collection and can be downloaded from Google Books. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.