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... further de- duce from it the educational importance of that early Scientific training , of which a disciplined and trust- worthy judgment on such subjects is one of the most valuable resultants . For that training - which essen- tially ...
... further de- duce from it the educational importance of that early Scientific training , of which a disciplined and trust- worthy judgment on such subjects is one of the most valuable resultants . For that training - which essen- tially ...
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... further back than the first century of the Christian era , we find the most wonderful narra- tions , alike in the writings of Pagan and of Christian historians , of the doings of the Eastern ' sorcerers ' and Jewish ' exorcists ' who ...
... further back than the first century of the Christian era , we find the most wonderful narra- tions , alike in the writings of Pagan and of Christian historians , of the doings of the Eastern ' sorcerers ' and Jewish ' exorcists ' who ...
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... further , not only that it is quite legitimate for the enquirer to enter upon this study with that ' prepossession ' in favour of the ascertained and uni- versally admitted Laws of Nature , which believers in Spiritualism make it a ...
... further , not only that it is quite legitimate for the enquirer to enter upon this study with that ' prepossession ' in favour of the ascertained and uni- versally admitted Laws of Nature , which believers in Spiritualism make it a ...
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... further discovered the power of regulating the operations of this fluid , to guide its current in healthy channels , and to obliterate by its means the tracks of disease . This power he in the first instance professed to guide by the ...
... further discovered the power of regulating the operations of this fluid , to guide its current in healthy channels , and to obliterate by its means the tracks of disease . This power he in the first instance professed to guide by the ...
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... Further , the Com- missioners reported that , although some cures might be wrought by the Mesmeric treatment , it was not without danger , since the convulsions excited were often violent and exceedingly apt to spread , especially among ...
... Further , the Com- missioners reported that , although some cures might be wrought by the Mesmeric treatment , it was not without danger , since the convulsions excited were often violent and exceedingly apt to spread , especially among ...
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