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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 149
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
It devolved upon me to open a rival mesmeric performance, and accordingly I engaged a bright little girl who was exceedingly susceptible to such mesmeric influences as I could induce. That is, she learned her lesson thoroughly, and when I had apparently put her to sleep with a few passes and stood behind her, she seemed to be duly “impressed” as I desired; raised her hands as I willed; fell from her chair to the floor; and if I put candy or tobacco into my mouth, she was duly delighted or disgusted. She never failed in these routine performances. Strange to say, believers in mesmerism used to witness her performances with the greatest pleasure and adduce them as positive proofs that there was something in mesmerism, and they applauded tremendously--up to a certain point.
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定位：Additional excerpt 149 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆决定搞一场催眠表演来竞争。他找了一个易受影响的小女孩，其实她是提前背好了台词。巴纳姆假装用几个手势让她入睡，然后站在她身后，她就会按他的意愿抬手、从椅子上倒下，甚至他吃糖果或烟草时，她也会做出高兴或厌恶的表情。她每次表演都万无一失。奇怪的是，催眠术的信徒们看得津津有味，还把这些表演当作催眠术有效的证据，热烈鼓掌——直到某个时刻。
上下文
巴纳姆为了击败对手皮尔的“科学”催眠表演，训练小女孩进行假催眠，以吸引观众。
今日一问
你是否曾因为“专家”的演示而相信某件事，后来发现那只是表演？
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