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Hypnotism

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The process of inducing sleep by wearying out the optic nerve of the eyes, by making the patient fix them upon a certain spot for a time, generally situated where it is a little wearisome for the eyes to find it. The fatigue thus induced spreads from the ocular muscles to the system, causing deep sleep.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hypnotism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hypnotism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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