animal magnetism

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Still, Poe wasn't immune to quackery himself, finding trendy pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism perfectly sensible.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2021

Tenacious and tireless, Billy Graham was blessed with what more than one observer called animal magnetism.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

Its list of inventions and discoveries began with algebra, anchors, and animal magnetism and ended with the zodiac.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020

The Seattle Times on June 15, 1896, played along, surely for a fee, with Herrman’s promotions: “Nearly all chronic diseases quickly yield to animal magnetism in the hands of this wonderful magnetist.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017

Father said Lumumba’s party won thirty-five of a hundredy-some-odd seats in the new parliament, mainly because of his natural animal magnetism.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver