On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, J. Loiola Pereira wrote: > Specifically, I would like to know if there is any historical evidence to a > story I heard from a well-read gentleman of my village, now deceased. He > told me Abbe Faria had once thrown an open challenge to Mesmer (or to one of > his disciples?) in Paris, whereby they would try to hypnotize each other in > public, the winner being, obviously, the one who would outdo the other. And,
Mesmer? Couldn't be. Page 17 of *Great Goans* vol 1 says: "When Abbe Faria arrived in Paris, Mesmer had already left -- fled, to put it more accurately -- to escape the ire of the high society he had taken for a ride..." ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
