ABSTRACT
In the 1840s, the vast majority of writers on mesmerism were male, a situation reflected in the depiction of Lolotte as the passive experimental subject, while the debate takes place between male spokesmen for the Church and the new science. In this respect, Romer introduces a concern which was to run right through the century in writings on mesmerism: the power of the mesmerist over his subjects, especially female ones. Romer also demonstrates a familiarity with the terms linked with Mesmerism like clairvoyance and prevision suggesting extrasensory perception. Sturmer, a young man from Prague, is travelling in eastern Germany and seeks accommodation in an inn. He poured out a glass-full from a decanter that stood upon the table, dipped his finger into it, and then raising her head presented it to her lips.
