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Bed (Graham's magnetic)
This special
bed was developed and employed by James Graham, an eighteenth century physician
and magnetist of Edinburgh, Scotland. The bed resided within Graham's magnificent
house which he named the Temple of Hygeia, that opened in 1779 The room housing the bed was truly
splendid. The bed itself rested on six transparent pillars; the bedclothes
were of satin, in tints of purple and sky blue;. A healing steam of magnetism,
-- fragrant and strengthening medicines were introduced into the sleeping
chamber through glass tubes and cylinders. Accompanying these attractions
were soft strains of hidden flutes, harmicons, and a large organ. Permission
to use the bed that soothed the aching muscles of the back and body was
obtained by submitting written applications to the owner with the enclosure
of 50 pound sterling. A.G.H.
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