Punch,  8 (1845), 131.

Extreme Simplicity

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Subjects:

Mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, Medical Treatment, Disease


    Notes the arrival of Fraulein von Goennern, a woman celebrated for her 'clairvoyance', who claims to be able to cure diseases 'that have baffled all medical skill'. Doubts whether the 'simplicity' of her means will be equal to that of her patients.



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