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NEURALGIA RELIEVED BY PALMING AND THE MEMORY OF BLACK: While the visitor was explaining to her sceptical hostess the method of relieving pain by palming and the memory of black, another member of the family who was suffering from trigeminal neuralgia came in and having heard what was being said, immediately put it into practice and was cured. The hostess later developed severe pain in her head and eyes, and did not obtain any relief until she also practiced palming and the memory of black.

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Title: The cure of imperfect sight by treatment without glasses
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Bates, William Horatio, 1860-1931
Subjects: Eye Eye Eyeglasses
Publisher: New York City : Central Fixation Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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several years. She hadbeen operated upon a number of times, and had been underthe care of the hospital for many months. You cannot help the pain in this patients head, saidthe surgeon, because she has a brain tumor. I doubted the existence of a brain tumor, but I said*.Brain tumor or no brain tumor, my assistant will stop thepain in five minutes. He took out his watch, opened it, looked at the time, andtold my assistant to go ahead. The patient was directed tolook at a large black letter, note its blackness, then to coverher closed eyes with the palms of her hands, shutting out allthe light, and to remember the blackness of the letter untilshe saw everything black. In less than three minutes shesaid: I now see everything perfectly black. I feel no painin my head. I am completely relieved, and I thank you verymuch. The surgeon looked bewildered, and left the room withouta word. To prevent a relapse the patient was advised to palmsix times a day or oftener. The pain did not return, and
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