New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11
sion ct the Legislature provide for minority represen-
iaon - c"rpOratUns the measure goes into effect on
Inn
The TRANCE STATE.
LECTURE BY DIR. GEORGE NJ. BEA


LECTURE BY DR. GEORGE VI. BEARD.
THE CAUSE OF THE TRANCR-APTNEss FOR THIS
CONDITION no INDICATION or INTELLECTUAL
wEAKNRss-soME INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS.
The Trance Statep formed the subject Of an in
terestng lecture delivered by DR.. George NJ. Beard
last night at the Academy of Science, No. IL West
Thirty -iirst-st. His remarks which were lstenedtO
by large audience, were illus rated byexperiments
performed upon class of eight persons, who
! occupied seats upon the platform.
Dr. Beard began by defining trance as 4 concern
ration of all nervous clergy IN one direction and
consequent suspension of nervous power in all other
directions. BY the aid of diagrams it shown
that while in the normal conditions the units Of
| ncIve-force in tho different divisions Of the braiu
may be called 100 in sleep, where the activity Of
all parts OF the brain il equally csseued these units
| may he sand TO sum up JO but in tran.c while two
OF three parts Of the brain perfectly Inactive
the total nervous activity of 100 is concentrated
| in the third part. Tie different yalc-
ties Of tmucc were briefly described
and d. Beard explained The reason why a subject
passes in,o the trance stale The EurnBran n"fhodS
and theories have been wrong. Fatigue of the
muscles is not necessary for the trace state
neither as il caused by animal magnetism pas ing
from the fingers of the operator, but il comes simply
from the belief and faith OF the subj 80 and is purely
| Subjective. 10 person in The trance state every
thing appears different. and the doctor 5ad that u
one ot his class Was IN tue gallery aad he pointed his
fingers at hm the subject wound instantly lean over
the railing in the attempt 10 reach mia. For what
the person In the trlcc state docs the operator
/ Is responsible, and the counts nave 80 some extent
/ So dcci.td tu cases of somu1Wh'tilol.
IT'D" tNpla alton OF tue trace" Sitfrli that t!crc IS
concentration o. u"ry" Tore" in one dirrton' wih
"a su-u. n7l1n IN every "tIcr drrr,.on. II the op,-
ratur puts hi- finger ,lh 'cf, a normal force -
suspended except VIVA IS fixed upon thar hng'r aud
tHc hand ol thr su lcct mlVht be 'ui oil without ms
feeling II. IrWrc hls Oxen been c,r,"u.d-
! M t:mhridg. sr.D the activity
Of nerve f,rrl- lower d.: in trinco il Is sl-pcul,d
cyrrp- u one Il. cotton. THIS ugiai was Illus rated
| b, means of the CD 'udecr When all fnc lights
burn irerlv ,hH is rs ~ h"fnaI he; Whcn all aIe
io"citL u represents 7l'ep; Wt'h an are ilfhrd
ont hut ON" that turned ON M full force. u lup-
rcsent- tnc trance stat.
best ilrt"i FOR tac ttan.r state. Or. Beard cal"
attcnuo" io tie faces OF the members o. Els clas',
ami sud tire, H,rr all Strong aDd healthy.
and ur apt.r,s for the franc" state Was
no md" OF intellectual weakness When
pri-ol, MODEST AVA rru!InG, comes Ia CON,
/ of chemical reaction taic- place resulting n IN"
trJnc- -,a.r Ans one can do thl, an some "lor~.
/ Dr. ElG poke 90 Hr.buf ""r2' il'' Whu
abroad, 500. finding her l.Ol't' Hid lc'irl y. Wua
/ L"Nr. was hcr opp -l.r; aHd, all though Ice "ai
hl~ Intellectual ~"p nor. Ills iIl ''ncr "I'r hrr az.
r.lI.I o. L,r IuSri-. $50 motion a.. air - necessary
L,r..tral, state: tlcncrc touch oi lac fingers L.
..li.,., b., t.r..r prisons INTO an acting dt,am,
lc tIy lnl, boz. Said 20 hr i-ciuitrd. Il ihc -u
i..t.f,..I That Pa. ro,r.turL:. power oyer tI,m I'
succeeds. for the. effect Is psychological and not
pIy.ct
D.. b.. r,l I.ade owe or two pa -rs tDvanl Daniel
Wr.ht. oIro. the cl,.-. and thr pupil followed Or.
l;.at,i'. tiu..i Nnrtryc. trr doctor lc'i. Bong
vai,u.l 10, tuJuol h.~ lrad to the left side VITA
va AM lnnk fo winch The doctor called attention
"a. IN iudIc.ii.ou OF honesty. Or. Beard criticised
inc n,-lf uf iurupnau obs ryrrS ID make laws
from smile c,>,.. and sad that no 'wo eases w,Ic
oiko ih.u Albert I,Iry. another Of the class.
was induced % crawl uLlcr the tab,e,
uuGcr iil. rl tnat J.. searching FIR hing
10 Illu,,rl!, thr sounambun~tlr trance The doctor
said fi4. 1i.vuI, iu tine world could produce the
same "a q. mt o. WIS necessary % ind
the proper person. C1ialrpSy OF on" side was
! p.uiurtd iu ihuu1S I'ItChft, and hlN arm was
moved iito several positions. remaining wherever
WIS ,lar.j. .lul,- WI ,'H, lu h trance SAFE. WAS
/ mad" IpId ud appIN itlb drld. H. was iIltl oA
In Lri,l nm. hrr' ti,. supported by . char placed
u,.l,, - b ..I rrll.y Sci ND on up,o. with has
I,,d t,.,,Dn LfrL pai,lally supported bv Dr.
! ,n,.rl- H.. Is aru- a--is. ant. " he cuud 1'
t,n. o., ,'.r,. l,nv. without icriluZ A. sad d.
T.td
IIr ,olutiut and >!Islit passes usrd IN producing
tlr france .tatr wrr, r\'''uued 10 be simply con-
yruiprf methods If fixing attention, and the real
r.isoi f.r t., State wa. because the subject had
confluence m tine operator. Iuo do,t ,r stated that
| VIOLENTLY no person the room
being 80 alIvo the subject. bnt all
nerve force rs turned in one direction. lie shoWHl
q case ot trIuc" H. couiaglon on s'uIathy. lie
SAID that the functions Of the body could hr taken
AVA, iH'ief7eh Or mouii'e" III " i'r'c rlI''.
wr'r thc'r names whrn the Doctor or, m ,,!