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Excerpt from The Philosophy Which Shows the Physiology of Mesmerism, and Explains the Phenomenon of Clairvoyance Pressure being Obviously the cause Of planetary motion, so is it Of all terrestrial motion. TO pro duce atomic motion and transfer generally, it is necessary, only, that the atoms Of the medium Of space should be of less size than the minutest interstices in bodies. A universal medium must be Of universal ser vice, (as would be conceived, were the universe involved in a medium Of water, ) to be in accord ance with nature's economy: to keep the planets and matter in motion, to retain atoms together, and effect their separation occasionally, include the whole Of action required by its service; more in this respect it cannot effect; nor is the common general procedure otherwise effected. Therefore in pressure, by the medium of space, consists the primum mobile: the beginning and end Of all physical cause of action and Of all physical effect. Pressure is nothing assumed, hypothetic, or nu proven, like attraction and gravitation, - the justly dethroned imbecile usurpers of the imperial chair Of philosophy for ages past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.