New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-05
DISCUSSING THE TRANCE ST1TE.
DIR. Boards EXPERIMENTS.

soCiETY-DOCToRs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A
RUNAWAY SUBJECT.
The trance state is simply suspension OF
the faculties an directions except one ia which they
arc concentrated, and u make, no difference
what you do to tho subject for The
condition g. purely subjective" said Or. George ".
Beard n beginning his paper sygcignoscism or Hyp.
noti.u before the McdicoLegal Society. last evening
This part o., discussion ~ Dr. Hammonds recent
paper ON the same subject Dr. Rcard mentioned four
teen Variecs % trance and told ~ Eng-hmau who
fell into cataloptc trance when he proposed and
rejected by lady. and could only be aroused ny her
shouting IN Bis that she accepted him. lie spoke %
the false theories ~ animal magnetism and external I'M
nuence in the time OF Mcsmcr and subsequently, and
deprecated the failure o; the French Academy 20 invest
gate the matter.
NO external force IA needed. De said can folc
graph 81 these four subjects here 20 into trance
and be viii do 90" Just then slight commutIou was
caused by O loud voice eHcaimuE, " Mr President
rise TO point Of oulorr nnd Dr e. C.
spzka wac seen 90 bc upon Die feet Now Dr Beard IL
slightly deaf. and bic back turned he r'leIIv
continued. come now go tlo mrdicoiecd bearings
81 the subject" and Dr. spiirka eat down.
These subjects can protect thcmsslycs n.niust
injury extent by concentrating thcir minds upon
something rise nnd refusing 90 De influenced" Telling
each of the lvIr subjects % think OF hs mother
or sister. Dr. Beard able 10 throw only ono
into The trance stare. ihch pr 7piiha made hini-
scf heard again. and said hi- point of order
/
Beard VIA apparently reading ncw piTrr ou subject
that had been treated before Or O. s. Wood thr pc.
don't promptly ruled DR. spiilku ouf of order. who're
upou The latter took hs bat and rt the room. followed
| by one other phy-iciln.
Dee Influenced Was uncertain, nnd % WIS necessary for
demonstration TOO have subjects trained a, animals
| owe know wc know the existence Of insanity
/ or other d-ra-e4 N approximations and iudueiitr
reasoning" ~vac cXrcru'Ht- were -nd 90 Doc CLEARLY
,n and tr,,ili,r ,l,..rs ,t,.re ri,r'i ,, i ' i
] sal Do q sLaI t.fff rH
account % which published u TIE fsdi.lf E,rrf
SWIM Vas shown Boz which pcr.pns cairtr.'d ha b.,
Of dlIIluc- o. hl, hrDn found dlG.cur. tlr -rr4str
continued boz lance. 20 get tlc trance rIcf m n.U
/ clear and drs ad, iu % Spontaneous trance
recently examined ny Dr. Beard. rccited 100 words of
poetry minute 0n subject, proposed Dos th- doctor
/ lhc poetry wac taken down H shorthand and dr
cared above thc average. "Ncrs0us raluu-on some
subject given. nud the time five miuu,- and fui ,
actiy five .unuc- although without watch Doc ladf
done Nher thc Centre o the Earth" and tho "-ouih
i"c were fNrn anh ioi on, minute ihc time s.o,lrd
/ poetry wHsrccilrd on ''oidh-h' Although profound
aua-tii-n com hc prodrced 1t g. oiteucr state of Mega
for e patients must Zoe trained as was done for Uc,k-
! by % doctor ln India.
DR. Beard -aid that ha bad been mistaken in stating
that patient would commit neither crime nor nu in
decent uct 900 the state for be- told OF the subjects
There 20 90 bed he would instantly strip himself and
! would a. quickly XII ha nrlehhor " told Go d" -o
Tho doctor gave au account OF is Visit 10 the Hungarian
who rceutlv slept for eleven days in P,uury tali
town, and stated that although be- was not badly burt
hy bis jump from window. yet persons u This state
XII lls shcci- some ~ Dr. Iicaris were unwilling "a
| come on account Of report that their fingers were
lost your place and haven't any money" sld
the doctor 10 one ~ hs class 100 the trance state De
| Here's pistol" said the doctor. giving him old
broken one " Fire when count three" And the boy
| putting the pistol 10 his heart. pulled ih.
| subjects told that each had been abusing th'
other. and we're with difficulty kept from rushing of
each other. until ono Was armed With the pistol th'
| other with skein Of worstca and al Oh,
word ihcy hred and both fel. Or Bcard
| lie showed that the subjects would commit crlm'
by telling one 10 steal some money and away. THE
boy snatchcd what seemed 10 him money really soiu,
papers from the table and rushed from the hail. shahinl
on those Nh0 tried 20 stop him. lie bnrchcadet
ncnny 10 broadway when he was oyertukcn and brought
the injuries that person would do unconsoou-ly with
out any suggestion as In somnambusm, or in an alcu
fact that human testimony IN science OF little value
and the principles Of evidence should be reconstructed
claiming that lac could not prove the complex phenomena
! which be had presented, and said that caution wa
| accs could, n this was accepted, be pu
| upon scientific basis. DR.. Gurdner said
60 study by tie cold lght OF science ana went on 70
dcny that Dr. Beard had given any proofs, that h
| questionable subjects had done anything which th'
Austen Abbott asked people in tho trance state could
remember and be brought 10 acknowledge what they ha
done IN the waking OF normal condition, 20 That INC ser
| want girl who the means Of Mar,
! Crawfords suffering could, have been induce,
| 10 confess in trance. He alaO asked what ih'
results were with insane persons. DR.. Board ead thh
persons I'm trance remembered previous frances ou
not waking acts and That no results OF Importance p"'
! been attained with insane persons
| Dr. J. G. Peters then offered a resolution n physl
favor OF entrusting the streeoleanng 10 the Mayor
and advocated this at length He was opposed by other
who considered tho step ssary. Come discussion
followed. but the hour wa late most OF the ncmDeh
Withdrew.
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