Mitchell, Weir

Louis Lewin S. Weir Mitchell Havelock Ellis... 

Written language attempts to convey meaning through printed symbols. Although S. Weir Mitchell (1896), one of the first to write a description of a psychedelic experience,... 

Implemented by 37 C.F.R. 401, http //www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx 02/37cfr401 02. html. Broothaerts, Wim, Heidi J. Mitchell, Brian Weir, Sarah Kaines, Leon M. A. Smith, Wei Yang, Jorge E. Mayer, Carolina Roa-Rodrfguez, and Richard A. Jefferson. 2005. Gene transfer to plants by diverse species of bacteria. Nature (Letters) 433(February 10) 629—633. http //www.bios.net/daisy/bios/393/version/live/part/4Zdata (accessed June 9, 2006). 

The first account of the peyote experience from someone who had actually tried it appeared in 1896. This came from a distinguished author and Philadelphia physician, S. Weir Mitchell, who then forwarded "peyote buttons to the prominent psychologists William James and Havelock Ellis. After ingesting them in his flat in London, Ellis called the resulting experiences "an orgy of visions and "a new artificial paradise (from the titles of his two reports). James, however,got a severe stomachache after eating only one, declaring that he would "take the visions on trust. ... 

The first account (by a white) of "peyote inebriation was published in 1897 by the distinguished Philadelphia physician and novelist Weir Mitchell. Soon after, he sent "peyote buttons —the part of the plant growing aboveground—to Havelock Ellis, a pioneer in psychological and sexual studies. Ellis had read Mitchell s narrative and soon published two influential accounts of his own experiments under the influence of peyote in the British Journal of Medicine. 

When mescaline or peyote is swallowed, mental changes usually begin to occur within an hour injection of mescaline brings them on more quickly. Sometimes, however, the effects don t come on until the passing of another hour, and sometimes not until after another two or three hours. Over this interval, most of the physically distressing effects disappear, and the user then is in good humor and "at languid ease (as Weir Mitchell expressed the transition). 

Arnold Mandell, the founding chairman of the Psychiatry Department at the University of California at San Diego, noted that despite much emphasis on the "visuals aroused by peyote, both Weir Mitchell and Havelock Ellis had metaphysical experiences under its influence. Ellis described a "detached yet acutely aware brain state and characterized his experience in... 

The earliest reports among whites were by skilled literary men—Weir Mitchell and Havelock Ellis. Writing toward the end of the nineteenth century, both emphasized the visual qualities of peyote ... 

Raisi, F., Blizard, B.A., Shabari, A.R., Ching, J., Kintz, G.J., Mitchell, J., Lemoff, A., Taylor M.T., Weir, F., Western, L., Wong, W., Joshi, R., Howland, P., Chauhan, A., Nguyen, P., Peterson, K.E. (2004). Human genomic DNA analysis using a semi-automated sample preparation, amplification, and electrophoresis separation platform. J. Separation Sci. 27 275-83. 

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