moving all the voluntary parts
of his system.

MESMERISM.

If you desire to mesmerize a person, who has never been put in that
state, nor in the least affected, the plan is to set him in an easy
posture and request him to be calm and resigned. Take him by both
hands, or else by one hand and place your other gently on his
forehead. But with whatever part of his body you choose to come in
contact, be sure to always touch two points, answering to the
_positive_ and _negative_ forces. Having taken him by both hands, fix
your eyes upon his, and, if possible, let him contentedly and steadily
look you in the face. Remain in this position until his eyes close.
Then place both your hands on his head, gently pass them to his
shoulders, down the arms, and off at the ends of his fingers. Throw
your hands outward as you return them to his head, and continue these
passes till he can hear no voice but yours. He is then entirely in the
mesmeric state. When a person is in the mesmeric state, whether put
there by yourself or someone else, you can awake him by the upward
passes, or else do it by an impression, as follows: Tell him, "I will
count _three_, and at the same instant I say _three_ I will slap my
hands together, and you will be wide awake and in your perfect senses.
Are you ready?" If he answers in the affirmative, you will proceed to
count "One, two, three!" The word three should be spoken suddenly, and
in a very loud voice, and at the same instant the palms of the hands
should be smitten together. This will instantly awake him.

HOW TO MAKE PERSONS AT A DISTANCE THINK OF YOU.

Let it be particularly remembered that "faith" and concentration of
thought are positively needful to accomplish aught in drawing others
to you, or making them think of you. If you have not the capacity or
understanding to operate an electric telegraph battery, it is no proof
that an expert and competent person should fail in doing so. Just so
in this case; if faith, meditation, or concentration of thought fail
you, then will you also fail to operate on others. First, you must
have a yearning for the person you wish to make think of you; and,
secondly, you must learn to guess at what time of day or night, he may
be unemployed--passive--so that he may be in a proper state to receive
the thought which you dispatch to him. If he should be occupied in any
way, so that his nervous forces were needed to comple