An account

January 20th, 1886. On various occasions, separated sometimes by months from each other, I tried to mesmerise Mrs. E. from a distance ; and in a large percentage of the cases she inquired of me, when she next saw or wrote to me, whether I had not done so at such and such a day or hour. At any time when in the trance, the act of looking at Mrs. E., or willing her to open her eyes, will cause her to do so. In a later letter he adds : — I am sorry that I can give you no corroborative evidence of the mesmerism from a distance, as it was not often tried by me (for fear of causing Mrs. E. annoyance) ; and I do not think anyone was present with her on the occasions. She certainly was able to tell when I had been attempting to mesmerise her ; but beyond that I cannot personally speak. To these hypnotic cases, I will add a couple of instances of thought-transference where disease seems to have produced an equally abnormal condition in the percipient.