Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-22
HYPNOTIsaI AGAIN.

Yesterday we published an article from
the Marysville Appeal on hypno,isrn, and
below we produce the Appeals prom
ised second article on the subject:
1t will be remembered that last week
we mentioned some experiments that
were being tried on some of the patients
in the Yuba County Hospital by our
County Physicians, DR.. Farrington and
DR.. L. T. Wilkins, OF this city, with the
horseshoe magnet. Since that time we
have waited anxiously to hear from those
gentlemen as to the result of their hyp.
motto operations, and was yesterday graf
lied to learu that so far it has proved
success beyond their most sanguine ex.
pactations. The two cases of paralysis
mentioned at that time have steadily i'm
proved, and are now able to walk TO any
part of the building, with the ala of
cane only. But they tell US of large
number of cases, operated upon by them,
that seems to stagger the most Ineredu-
lous amongst us, and were it not for the
Standing and reputation of these gentle.
men, us well rs the testimony OF those
upon whom they have performed such
wonders, We should be inclined to
pronounce it, beautiful episode upon
Munchause nisiu. William Stager was
attacked with an excrutIatlng headache
and pain in the stomach, with pulse los
beats in minute, and in three minutes
was perfectly relieved of all pain, and his
pulse iell to Sc, after which he felt well
and was able to resume his duties in the
Court house without any relapse. Emma
Dean was taken with pneumonia, her
breathing was 62 in minute, very short,
and accompanied with sharp, lauclng
pain, giving her great difficulty to breathe
at all; aud in ten minutes her respira-
tions were but AS the pulse which was
so rapid that they could not count it al
the beginning OF the operation. decreased
in irequ ncy. until it fell TO l36 in min
ute, and the pain was entirely removed
Although this girl expectorated blood fol
three days, there was no return OF the
pain, or difficulty Of respiration. Mrs
Charles Corey was relieved of neuralgia
in the head and neck completely in oper
ations uf Ave minutes each. Mrs. ID. Nc
Carly was relieved Of the same disease Ii
four minutes. Mrs. Nuntz was relieved
OF vomiting that had battied her fo
years, together with intense headache
in five MINUTES. Mrs. A. 5. Cooley hat
been confined to her bed for several day
with sciatica, which was relieved II
three operations Of ten minutes each
John Hampshire had inhaniatory rht u
matism OF the wrists and arms, whicl
were swelled and very painful, aud II
seven minutes he hot only had no pail
whatever, but the heat and swelling hat
disappeared. Smith, the dentist. ha'
soreness in the chest, caused by cough
ing, the result OF II severe cold. and b
was relieved Of it in fve minutes. MI
Angus, afflicted with IN immens
carbuncle OH the back of the nee
and head, with q scalp so sensitiv
that he could not bear to have even
hair touched, and in ten minutes th
sensitiveness was gone, and the carcur
Gle could be dressed with ease, and Yer
little pain attended it. The physician
are quite well satisfied that hypnotism
decidedly an allevatng remedy in ncut
Inflammation; and out of sixty cases
acute and chronic diseases upon whic
they have performed hypnotisn by th
aid OF the magnet, there has not bee
six failures; aud they connt every case
failure that is not perfect relief. The
nre still following up their experiment
by the aid Of the magnet, and IRON tin
to time We will report their progr'
until these gentlemen are perfectly satl
fed with regard to its permanency N
usefulness, when they will communicf
the results OF their, experiments to t
public through the medical journals.