Occult Literature
Suggested Anaesthesia: The Arm Demonstration
A man extends a bare forearm while an operator holds it near the wrist and elbow. The caption identifies Suggested Anæsthesia and describes hat pins through the arm. The close grouping concentrates attention on the exposed limb. The photograph belongs to the book’s historical demonstration series, presenting a claimed effect of suggestion through a carefully posed encounter.
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Photographer not identified. "Suggested Anaesthesia: The Arm Demonstration" [editorial title]. In Hypnotism: Magnetism, Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics and Magnetic Healing, L. W. de Laurence. Original scan, 1910, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 148. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0095-0115
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A staged historical demonstration from the book, reproduced as a period photograph; the accompanying therapeutic claims have not been clinically verified here.
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Photographer not identified. Suggested Anaesthesia: The Arm Demonstration. Hypnotism: Magnetism, Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics and Magnetic Healing. Scan leaf 148. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0095-0115