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have ever heard of Tegetmeier's knowledge of and 

 interest in mesmerism. Here is the letter, which 

 is dated " London, January 9/45, 3, Queen 

 Street, Golden Sq." 



" My attention having been directed to an 

 advertisement in this day's Times, I beg to offer 

 my services for conducting the Mesmeric treatment 

 of the patient alluded to. With regard to my 

 qualifications for such a situation, allow me to 

 state that for 10 years (viz., from 1831 to 1841) 

 I was diligently engaged in the pursuit of medical 

 knowledge in the first medical school in this 

 country, namely, that of University College, 

 London. During which time I obtained medals 

 and high certificates of honour for proficiency in 

 various branches of medical science, and a medal 

 was also awarded to me by the Apothecaries' 

 Company. 



" During this time I was in diligent attendance 

 for two years on the lectures of Dr. Elliotson on 

 the practice of Medicine, and was his clinical clerk 

 in University College Hospital. At the time 

 several of his patients were under Mesmeric 

 treatment. 



" My attention being thus directed to Mes- 

 merism, I have since continued to investigate its 

 extraordinary phenomena with diligence, and have 

 employed it as a remedial agent with very con- 

 siderable success. During the last three years I 

 have relinquished the practice of my profession, 

 devoting myself to scientific and literary pursuits. 

 During this time I have been a pupil of Dr. 

 Hoppus, Lecturer on Mental Philosophy in Uni- 

 versity College. 



" My researches into the science of Mesmerism 

 have been silent though diligent, no person more 



