New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-07
EXPERIMENTS ~ HYPNOTISM.

DR. HAMMOND SHOWING HOW MAN COULD COM
NIT CRIMES WHEN IN THE sTArE FoR WHICH
II. HAs INVENTED A NEw NAME.
The Medico- Legal Society at its meeting in
the nail Of the Academy Of Medicine, III West Tint
rsr-s, last night took the subject OF hypnotism
The essayist OF the .ng WIS d.. William A. Ham
mono. and his suiJcot was. "rhs hsdioo-L-Kd he
iat,a Of syghsao~cism" II protested ina
slshouKh the word was diiicult TO pronounce col
reey it described the condition accurately ,hai
nypuotism H,pnotisD sisnnes sleep Wnilr svggig-
nocism 10 constructed out Of GierE word nc5ninR {"
agree with another. and this precisely wna rcrso
IN the condition described do,s lie ADMITTED that any nj
temps 90 CT plain phenomenon woud be aneanf yet
he had a suggestion TO advance AT tunes ali neu
donations; they perform ects without con.
seieus volitlou aud without ca ling into activity
the superior part of the brain. Facts which
the lecturer mentioned showed that there were
organs body capable Of carrying acton ocsdes
the brain. Hypnotsm was a CeudiOn IN when the ae-
ton OF the higher had been cnt OF. leaving only
the organs OF sense the gangia aud gray mater ~ thu
brain To act impression received IN the nat,
o. the base OF tue train thenoe transmitted
upward 70 the superior brain and elaborated into
Ideas This part might be Of yet perception would
remain. and the transmission OF impression downward
90 the muscles wOu also remain In int condition.
while persOn would accordance WIN The prrcFp
ton he would not originate auyihlng and would he u
troisd by another all things inis was the case with
u
To show tina, the law ought TO take cogni-
sance of nypno,lsm. which put II in the
power OF ev-fuiuded m~n u innocent men ana
make them commf crime unconsciously. Dr.. tmmoDt
performrd exp .r1Dents before the 'etiug. Has
subject H. Scott Az toe rOung pIau VINO has q
ur~d In several public exHi6I0ns. He put in'O The
hyppotic site IN q few secVuds, nrst by showing
him bit Of glass. next by asking him 20
hsse 10 q tuung fork DR. Hammond then
: stone front house. In the b Uement. he said.
window and two fights OF stairs. room with eues
n the OF the bed containing money! and ordered
Gray 40 and steal It, GRAY first den1rref oUt hslly
crossed led und"r chair. a tho gh
10 were the basement window, listening 20 In
servais uptOed 20 stepiid0er, asceuded n
and nj the top went through the motions
opening chest and Transferring Iney Oy bsndfus
Il to bis packet He returned the gsiug
tArougn The motions OF closing the BASEMENT window
after him Then followed conversation between him
and Dr. Hammond. In which he toll In c0nce the
money. and be made petence OF doing 40. II he
finally induced return money to escape Sing
Snug. DIR. Hammond TO show that Gray
vas not conscious during this conversation,
passed needle through fold Of the skin at the back
hs neck and burned bin wl:h caute Ger hes ed O.
red beat. He stood both tests without showing any
hgn u pain.
DR.. II mmond made some other experiments, but sew
eEa young physcians not convinced. Dr. Hammond
Told Gray that he sta board and thea aid hin
across two chairs resting only his head aud heels on TIE
tops or the chair Gray endured ibe strain
without exhibiting any special exertIon. FINALLY a
seyerer test applied The corner III Grsys eye was
touched with the point OF pin; at nrst he WINGED but
After Dr. Hammond hs told him not TO close bis eye at
~, ne endured the torture without wDking.