Astrologers, faith in coincidences, 88; quibbles and equivocations of, 89; many wise men among, 92, 93.
Astrological calculations, 71, 72, 74.
Astrology, modern votaries of, 65; reasons for investigating, 65; Goethe's belief in, 66; ancient believers in, 66, 67; its strongholds, 66; in the Bible, 67; influence on language and literature, 68; allusions to, 69, 70; the science of, 70; the exact way of judicature in, 74; historical evidence in favor of, 74-78, 80-84; influence on literature, 78; based on multiplicity of coincidences, 78; dependence on astronomy, 79; cause of failures in judicial, 79; Lilly's practice of, 81; the careers of twins alleged against, 84-87; condemned by Luther, 88; how maintained, 100; its meaning, 198.
Astronomical predictions, 103.
Astronomy, dependence of astrology on, 79.
Atmospheric astrology, 70.
Attention, diversion of, 18; concentration of, 25, 28, 34, 37, 42.
Augury, meaning of, 88, 90-92, 219.
Augusta, Ga., Zadkiel's predictions of earthquakes at, 78.
Augustine, Fla., investigations at State Institution for blind and deaf at, 125.
Australia, troubles predicted for, 83; a British nativity confounded in, 88.
Austria, witchcraft in, 32, 201.
Babylon, witchcraft in, 207, 208, 220.
Bacon, Fancis, on charming warts, 21; believer in astrology, 67.
Bacon, Roger, believer in astrology, 67; charged with witchcraft, 210.
Bacteriology enlightens mysteries of witchcraft, 232.
Bailly, J. S., on commission to investigate Mesmer's phenomena, 20.
Balaam's ass, case of, 193.
Baldwin, Joseph C., case of, 164-166.
Baldwin on perpetuation of youth, 272.
Bangs, Dr. N., on impressions, 160.
Baptists, trances among, 2; catalepsy among, 60.
Barnes, George O., healing powers of, 6.
Bathing, Christian Science views on, 253.
Baxter, Richard, views of dreams, 115.
Beaumetz, adventure with Talleyrand, 158, 159.
Bedridden, cure of the, 32, 286.
Beecher, H. W., vigor of, 275.
Belgium influenced by Gemini, 72.
Belief, distinction between religious and ordinary, 63; a new meaning of the word, 251.
Bell, Thomas, case of, 137, 138.
Bell-ringing, mysterious, 191.
Benefics, 73.
Bennett, Prof. J. H., on consumption, 11, 12.
Berkeley, Bishop, alleged originator of mind-healing, 245.
Bethshan, cures at, 5, 15, 52-54.
Bible, used as book of magic, 45, 57; astrology in, 67; dreams mentioned in, 109; teachings on witchcraft, 218-223.
Birds, the dreams of, 123, 124.
Blasphemy, 49, 56, 57, 60.
Blind, cures of the, 2, 27, 39; the dreams of the, 124-127.
Blindness, limitation of curing, 16.
Blood-diseases cured by mental delusion, 21.
Boardman, Rev. W. E., cures by, 5; narrative of cure of broken arm, 54.
Body, effect of mind on, 31.
Bohemia, witchcraft in, 201, 211.
Boismont, A. Brierre de, on dreams, 113; on hallucinations, 170, 171.
Books, etc., quoted:
"American Annals," 126.
"Annals of Surgery," 271.
"Annals of Witchcraft," 213.
"Birds of India," 123.
"Brand's Popular Antiquities," 189.
"British and Foreign Medical Review," 284.
"Century Magazine," 40, 173.
"Chance and Luck," 99.
"Clinical Report on Consumption," Flint's, 11.
"Coke's Institutes," 198.
"Congregationalist, The," 49.
"Cornhill Magazine," 96, 152.
"Crown of Glory, The," 59.
"Curiosities of Literature," 208, 209.
"Der Tod als Freund," 76.
"Descent of Man," 123.
"Dictionary of Astrology," 87.
"Discoverie of Witchcraft," 209.
"Domestic Habits of Birds," 124.
"Dover Gazette," 30.
"Dreams, Nightmare, and Somnambulism," 173.
"Education of the Judgment, The," 63, 64.
"Encyclopædia Britaninca," 192.
"English Past and Present," 68, n.
"English Votaries," 197.
"Fragments of Psychology," 170.
"Galignani's Messenger," 13.
"God, Man, Matter," etc., 248.
"Grammar of Astrology," 70.
"Historical Collections of the Sussex Institute," 224.
"History of Medical Economy during the Middle Ages," 284.
"History of the Town of Rye," 36.
"History of Twins," 85.
