Franz Anton Mesmer, an 18th-century Swiss physician, developed a theory that the human nervous system was magnetized, just like the Earth.

18世纪的瑞士医师法兰兹·安东·麦斯默提出一项理论，认为人体神经系统与地球一样，是有磁性的。

Hypnotherapy has struggled for scientific acceptance ever since Franz Mesmer claimed in the 18th century that he could cure all manner of ills with what he termed "animal magnetism".

催眠术之父弗朗兹·麦斯迈在十八世纪宣称，他可以用所谓的“动物磁力”治疗所有疾病。二百多年过去了，催眠疗法现在还饱受科学争议。