With a view to test this, Dr. Elliotson instituted the following experiment  -   A child of seven years of age, who was also an epileptic patient, christian tiffany & co outlet louboutin shoes and who was known to be entirely ignorant of the process and effects of magnetism, was placed before the patient, and instructed to move her han, d in the manner which usually throws the patient into a state of coma. At first no effect ensued   but, after the motions had been repeated six or seven tiffany outlet times, the somnambulist became dull and silent, and her countenance lost all expression. She was thrown into a state of sleep-waking intermediate tiffany jewelry outlet between delirium and coma. The motions were continued, but no further effect was produced  and after they had been repeated nine or ten times tiffany outlet more, the patient recovered herself, and was restored tiffany & co outlet spontaneously to the stale of delirium.

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