Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-10

the air. her fingers wide npnrt. and her left foot
lifted from ihe hoor--in fine. in an extremely fa-
tiguing position. She was awakened in i've min
uics.
The other experiment was made upon u woman
with the ohorea, Tho aneslhesia was complete in
less than two minutes, but insteud Of finding cat
aepsy produced, the doctors discovered such u
resolution Of tho muscles they were obliged TO
support the woman. In two minutes py. Azam
gently closed her eve lids. and removed tho "slice
which was before her eyes. She remained in o
state of anesthcsia Tor seven minutes, and there s
no question she might have been kept for some
time longer in this state. This woman was insen.
sblo to pinches, pnnctnres, irritation Of the
by tcnhers, and TO tickling of the sues of her feet
When she was aroused from her sleep sho was al.
together unconscious Of xyhnt had taken place.
Dr. Aaam having informed DR.. Trousseau Of
some Of these phenomena. DIR. Trousseau nsked
him to repeat the experiment.. The porson seleo.
ted was young lady who has long been in tho
hospital for epcp,ic vertigo, and W ho did not
know what wns going to take place. DIR. Azam
asked the young girl TO hs her eyes upon pair
of scissors which he held Mt thirty centimetes
from her eyes, and in position SO tnr in front of
and above her forehead rs to produce convergent
aud superior strnhismus. In n minute aud q half
Dir. A.am raised one arm; il remained IN the posi-
ton in whcl, he pluced it. DIR. Trousseuu raised
tho other arm unl stretched it horizontally, as
DIR. Azam had stretched tho first mentioned arm,
and it remained in that position. Tho solcs of
her feet were ticklcd, sho was rinched hnrd she
was punoturcd In several places. aud nuosthesia
was found to exist everywhere. Sho remained in
this state for thrco minutes. then Dir. Axam awoko
her by blowing on hcreye-liis. At first she drew
several deep brea,hs, taen stretched her limbs.
and nj last com mpluincd Of great fatigue; she
manned in state VI stupor aud stnpelaot,on which
lasted great deal longer period ii time thnn
that which follows her eniloptc attacks
DIR. Trousscau himself reueated tho experiment
the next day. He pnocd a brilliant object before
the eyes OF Tho young g,Il aud In u minute pro-
durcd tho very pheuoncnon above mcntioned.--
sleep indeed was more rnpdly produced in the
second ,hnn in the first experiment, and was more
rapidly produced in proportion ns tho experiment
WIS tho oitener repeated. 1t was observed who'd
the girl awoko laf'er the anethesin aud during
the etalc Of hypuotisui,1 there great hypcrs-
thcsin, Which formed marked contrast with the
stupor in which the gir plunged.
All these facts establish tho reality Of tho hyp-
motto phenumena men toned by DR.. Braid, eigh-
teen years ago, and rescued by Dr. Azam from
oblivion. Experiments arc made in every quar-
ter aud they seem in general to confirm the Of
i"cts announced. Dr. Popeau has been success.
fnl with his patients at Charity Hospital. DR..
penonsilIlers is reported also TO haye been COM
plelely successful. Dr. Nclaton has made one ex-
periment--it waS upon man--but |, iniled.
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