Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
WllmIngton, Thurseal Mo- rs, I88


WI IifIfttlk tUfls HUI ~ QttlNV GAgNOO0t |
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DR.. cnhaii on fhiih Cure
In tine November number Vi Aw 4"'"-
cdt Butte1a Dr. w. " oahaii trea.s u
"faitn cure from 'he sN'"ui'oin' " sne
professional pa'hoiosis'' ny says 'na'
'ne name Is an eps 'ns' ~ ~ = 'iie i'n
which cures anu not the ooJeet upon
which II ~ reposeu, Seitiler uoeS !. up
pear Important wnai tue opJecs Vi sne
fal'h isi II Is ohiy necessary .nat ene
patient SAaii nave Implicit commence III
lts power ana Niilinehes' 70 DC neaieu'
Furthermore the taiih cure ~ not new
tninS' Due merely u reViVai ol u system Vi
treatment That h's cropped OUT III one
form or announcer IN al Times ana among
all people Among the most noteworthy
OF its HISTORICAL phases are tne royal
touch for the cure Oh scrolna' OF KING 5
evii, ana tne miracle cures oy means u
rehcs OF sacred opJeets' Inc peiiei III
the potehcy VI tie kinB toucn was
iong-liyed ana Widespread Inc pfae'ice
was Originated py hu"'i1" 'ne ooiieSSoi
ana contipueu uoWn 10 inc reign vi
Quoen anne anu historians record 'nn'
EDWARD II. ''touchea9 loV'oVo scroiuious
panen's IN a Single year. Inc freheh
kings also "touchea' 1or -scroiulous All
ments, tne praetlce Delng ueoeu oaek 10
CLOVIS, 4oi A. u. Inc eiheacy OF the
royal tonch ana 'ne re'lli'y OF so-eaiieo
miraculous cures IN post-apostohc Gays
are regarded py d. canal as TOO Wen at
tested 10 be discredlted' But WINE
asserting ms ueVouI, oeller Ii uVlne
providence, ne holus 'haV niiha ana hot
sspirlt Is the actlVe agent III such cases'ah
that all cures attrlDo'eo 70 spiritual
agencies nave peen OF can De dupheateu
by means and methoas clearly ana
aemonstraoiy mehtal' AS iainlllar m
stance Oh pure iiht'5lnaeloh upon lhfoiun-
tary physiological processes the doctor
cites the disappearance Oh warts AFTER a
resort 10 "charms' here, as Win tne
royal touch or sacred rehcs'the success OF
the treatment IS proportonate 10 the ex-
pectation OF the candidate
lettering 10 Victlms OF hypochonurla
and hysterla, the writer MAINTAINS tha'
their half imaginary and haI real ali
ments result from concentration OF the
mind on the part aiectea ana that th'
success OF the systems OF fnlth cure o.
mind cure is due to the fact that the ap
picants for treatment are largely draw
from this class OF sufferers. Inc san'
susceptibility OF mind which IN the hrs
place induced the disease can, II proper.
directed, be made to allure 1t away, an
this without the consciousness OF the IL
dividual as to the important part he him
Self plays in the treatment,
In pursuing his subject DIR. Gahal
naturally drawn into brief discussion
the phenomena of mesmerism or hypno
ism, which he holds are not due to th
subjugation of the will of one individu'
to that of another, but to the fact that IL
patient is in condition of mental al
straetion especially favorable to the r
ception of outside suggestions. The me
merizer, he says, possesses no especi
power over his subjects, except so far
he is able to make them believe he h
such power; his part in the pc
Torrance being to place the subje
in the best possible conditi,
for'e' fraction, and the remainder is
col ished by the mind of the ready su
Jet When the abstraction becomes Pr
found the faculties become dormant a
the whole mind seems to be alive up
only one point, that of expectant att'
ton, and whatever suggestion the keeG
alert senses convey to the mind apes
30 dominate and control the whole beil
And, although under such conditions
mesmerized subject may be made to p
form feats of strength that he wol
never dream of attempting in his norI
condition, yet the writer maintains t
they could be repeated by him then
easily as in the hypnotized state, CO.
he only have the same unreasoni
dauntless belief, for his muscles poss
no power or contractile force in one G
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