New-York tribune., 1874-03-30
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health IN PsS vSen there is no organic cause for H.
also that lack SS ;nS OF ua that PAIN
NAV scarcely be felt as In the oaso t ~ wo1en were
sionalIes o, , Ss ft in the most violent MANNER ana
newer showed the least sepsbiy uhder mat, pa any
tnnS aa and did do it, There is story OF one OF tn
poor of Charity who %as s some 10 or IL
over her limbs and belly and chest ana sui po'o a
without any of pain whatevedfI dnc,ns annsassa It
to me that tho discovery o. ether was
made ,t when i WAS Of u etSsr Sss as as an sOu
begun 1t from this city Az V,at % nne nlea IN
n England and especially in India from the practice
Of DR. E3daie, that something wnch was caeu lnH
merism bn which, after all, was nothing put peouii,
state Of ssmnsmbusm induced in patients, LEI gave 40
them tho idea that they were dePaea enence Of her
maginaion and operations were performed that were
quite ss; then eay as IS M'i ss
knowledge ,,,o0d to s Prs, Broca took it up in
daeng MY srv far and for time It was the
fashion Paris TO have amputasions ~, or
hypnotisn. great many operations were pettor s
in that way which were quite panless, eon pus were
In a hurry and gave 1t up regret u very mucn as
there never been case OF death from iae mGtn t
Of producing anssthesia, while you wei KNOW tnat
great many of death have been produced pY ohoi
methods.
EFFECTS THAT BORDER on THE MIRACULOUS
Not only aneshesis may be produced, but the score
tions may eery powerfully affected by the inuehce
of the mind over body Hsre find facts OF great
importance indeed. There are many facts whch sno"
that the OF milk may become POISONOUS io
a child from mere emotion in the mGher, ,p , ah% of
especially anger. Aud II IT were not the uu5 VI
every one TO afoI S5ssf S & ~ TSnn 70 eiio 10 Tnere
cases although they are not common in which ueatn
has resulted and alterations OF health IN ohen nyn %
tins cause very frequent. great many ncn wv %
have reached adult age their Ill health 10 such an
influence in childhood. Al. ,,uo ,ho
secretion Of tears and secretion OF saliva are ny
much under the Influence of tue nervous systcn, hne
1 h.run "a
there or secretion In the liver, Is also ch ueIeneh
the influence of the Imagination Inc EIpc,or
olas tried to what power there Is IN the
in that respect. Bread crumb pills were gwen 10 a sroa
many patients, and, as result, moSt VI aV i b"t Of
theology, having the idea Ihat the wTTm p and tbe
first kind of pills that he found there was one conpoSe9
mainly opium and henbane, Doth astTinsents, anu
capable OF producing great constipation lie wanted 70
instead becoming constpaed he was purgeu just as
A Vomiting NAV be Produced in the same way. Ia
Cros French physologlst, tells OF "a tflai maue III q
hospital by who went around ana gave TO t an
the patients a very harmless kind Of medicine anu the
told them that she was sorry that she hau oy ~,
tents 80 we're affected they had taken the most
| violent enetc and yOnited for a long time -
THIS We a very large scale on seaooard every
Simmer. have no doubt whatever that sea-slckness
Is III great measure due TO tna,, ana u ! 0T G ~ nnt o
board OF steamer with the ldea that you So4'I @ ~.
| vomt I am we'll satisfied from experiments nave
made, that you would great deal OF seaslck
ness you did not escape II aitOGether. Oho iaot ~
recall is very interesting person had crossed on Que
| IN,
was a man play ing the violin the boat The person
terribly sea-slck and vomited great deal
not he sick However the point is that after that he
| could never hear violin without vomiting ILauHhter
To pass TO something more serious: You have all
heard Of what are called the repfeseht
ing the wounds the limbs of Christ. Those marks
have appeared in persons who have dreamed or I'M
agned that they were erueed aud suffering the pans
OF Christ, having invoked the goodness OF God TO let
them have that suffering to punish them Tor ther iauT
inp uf /
the mark as clear as possible III yo1 compare VIII
| have the explanation OF ii. DR.. Carter says that
while mother looking at her child who
| on the border OF the window just under the
lifted SASH she the sash coms down with great force
| mother remained unable to move. feeling Immediately
pain on tue three fingers at the very pace wheae te
child had been Injured Her fingers swelled, an enuson
Of blood took place ard liberation followed and she was
long time being cured II in the OF this mother
the ina gnation could produce such results, you will see
IN the Oi the stgmata tne Imagination may nave
been equally powerful.
PERFORMANCES OF RELIGIOUS DEvoTEEs.
The mind in a state OF emotion has also great power
on the heart, the breathing apparatus and several
organs. The important OF the facts here
which say committed the fault Of denying for
long timeare those which relate the fakirs of India
You know they remain dead to all appearance
for number OF days, and 1t is even said for months,
without any change occurring IN their body. without
change in their weight, without their receiving
food. They show neither circulation respiration,
their temperature bad diminished very considerably
and altogether present series Of effects which
tainly very marvellous. But marvellous as II is,
the testimony OF t0me a Officers Scrtac, IN the TsrT, Btu
leaves doubt to the possibility Of the fact But in
the light mentioned in my first lecture,
that had dead animal in my laboratory lying for
months without any sign OF decomposition, in
temperature varying from 40 to Coz during day aud
night we can nnders that these fakirs may remain
able to live although they do not lve-that is do not
they out Admit that there in us power which
is quite distinct from our ordinary power OF mind
which is quite distinct from what we call consciousness
which duilng our sleep Is awake ana watches; Win
this admisScn ana the iaGts nave mentioned before
| what has been sad about the fakrs.
fnd unfortunately, that the time presses no that
shall be obliged TO pass over good many facts and
come 10 the miracles OF J., saette and 10 the miracles
accomplished at the tomb Of Father Matthew and also
what has been said OF great many other instances OF
recovery from illness cannot but believe that there is
no need OF appealing 20 any other power than what
know OF imagination the explanation OF what takes
hardly more curious than what we SEQ when we know
without doubt that Imagination is the OF such
change The OF any illness which does not consist
III any disorganzdon VI the tissues eau often be
If physicians who patients every day, had the
power to make them believe that they are to be cured
do, and must say. that the best of
sub sI wod m that %e could give To pe ne a
that they 10 be cured they would often be cured.
especially II we could name time for II, which is
great element success. have succeeded in this way
sometimes, ana may that succeed more now than
formerly because have myself the faith that can III
giving faith obtain cure wish, indeed, that phy,
sicans who younger men than mpscf and who will
have more time to study TINS question tnan have,
would take IL mp, especially IN those cases In which
there is functional nervous affection only to deal with
1t particularly though not only In those eases that
cure can be obtained Indeed cure may thus be OBJ
tanned III certain organic affections; even IN dropsy II
may lead TO cure You know that 1t will stop pam;
that going 10 dentist Is often quite enough 10 make
oUthache disappear ILaughterl have seen patients
to with terrible neuralgia. who dreaded the
operation about 10 PERFORM and, tdst at the
1 was To undertake 1t, ceased TO suffer- lLaughterI
LIMITS OF FoRcE-LAws OF HEALTH.
think have shown that the power Of force s