The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15

OF imaginary smoke into the air In tho nd.
yanced degrees OF hypnosis al allusions and
Authorizations are successfully carried out
with surprising precision
EFFECTS OF REPEATED HYPNOTIC FRANCES.
As TO the subsequent effects of hypnotic OK
perlments, opinions differ. Most New York
physicians believe that repeated resort 10 hyp-
motto frances by the same individual has ten
dency to measure the yolition. and finally to
create u veritabe double exstencs for tho sub
jcct One or two specialists in this city have
cases In their experience OF persons who have
been hypnotized SO much that they are now
able to hyunutize themselves, and some times
they are unable to bring themselves out of
the hypnotic condition. There are many such
trance is usually quite easy. Bernhelm says
Tho awakening may be Spontaneous Sub
jects who sleep lightly at the first sCance,
sometimes have a tendency to awake quickly.
1t is necessary to hold their eyelias closed or
keep them undor the charm. Tho habit OF
sleep Is very soon acquired by the organism.
The subject no longer wakes while the oper-
atOr remains ut his side; he may awake as
soon as the OPERATOR influence is Withdrawn.
Tho majority OF subjects let to themselves
hour. or even for one OF more hours. |
allowed one Of my subjects to sleep fifteen
the subject Immediately use verbal suggrs-
tion, in the same manner as when sleep IS 70
be INDUCED. | say, 1t Is over; wake up and
this sufces. even when uttered in low voice,
to awake subjects who have already been hyp-
Noticed several times Immediately.
eyes are opening: you are awake If that 10
not enough. blowing once or twice on the eyes
causes the subject TO wake. l have never iad
resort to other methods, such rs spriuklng
cold water on the subjects. The awaklnG has
always been ensy
awaking. The subject Is In deep sleep. ques-
ton him and he answers. II 10 is naturally
midst Of his conversation ! suddenly say,
Wake up He opens his eyes. and has abso-
lutely no remembrance Of what has happened
Ha nnt ,hnr I'm N n enf IN ma
tenth of q second before waking. In order TO
sometimes wake q patient in the follow
Ing cG ya VIZ to g 'Sn %9 $Gs 50a
not remember having counted. Again l say,
You are going 70 count up TO ten. When you
on counting aloud up to ten When he utters
the word Fix he opens his, eyes. but keeps on
are you counting? lie no longer remembers
that he has been counting. | have repeated
this experiment many times with very intelll-
gent people"
CoMMHNDs GIVEN DURING THE TRANCE EXECUT-
ED AFTER THE AWAKENING.
Tho most wonderful and suggestive feature
OF the whole subject IL the post Hypnotic int!u-
command while In trance which lie will exc
Of WY Ky ar ne hSs @w Be
most dangerous phrase Of the question OF hyp-
notism AMI crime. New York SPECIALISTS who
tism. say that there is no doubt that these pho-
nomena exist. that they hive roved thom
again and again in their experience Others
Ject, or explain the ihenomena 10y
a different ,hypothefsis. SOME New York
more wonderful than those described Ivy the
French Investigations Or. Hernbeim'7 cX-
teres ting. lie sAys that patients hear what Is
said 20 them in sleen but no mcm"ry OF what
was said remains; Ths ralient Wien he wakes Ss
idea suggested to him arises in his mind. hut
he has forgotten its origin, AID Leliovss it IS
thus suggested WHICH Bernhem gives are he,e:
spgGssHsd ~, one b oecpsi"n th.t
This he did without knowing why.
g On another occasion when my colleague.
NJ Carpenter. was present, ] suggested TO
the same man when he first fell as eeu that as
s""r as he waked, he should TAKE my cot,
bed. open it. and walk twice up and down the
piazza on which the room, opened. 1t was
fore his eyes were open, We went quickly out
OF the room 50 that tho suggestion might not
coming With the umbtea In his hand. tUt not not
twice W. and down the corridor. I said 70
am taking the air Why, are You warm ,
81 t is only ny idea; Is 0S9aSi09alIy WAX Up
for' It belongs to NJ. .Carpentier' What l
thought /: was mine; Il 10 rs something like
mine. ! shall take it back to the place took
L" Sometimes the subject tires himself out in
trying 10 find Il reason for the ideas in his
ject that as soon as he walked he should 60 to
q certain patient IN the same room aud qsk how
Hf He dh SO %y s ts 9 he %TUkS and
he was especially Interested in that natent. he
replied: No. It was Just an idea Then after
us sleep last night Thus he tried to Npain
the idea TO himsefby the wish o know whether
the sick patient would allow them to sleep that
night or hot.
on another occasion suggested that as
soon as he walked he should put both thumbs
his necessary act with Il paint III sensation in
his tongue. owing 70 his having bitten II the
One morning at II O'Clock / suggested to
c. that an hour after midday ho would be
seized with an idea ne could not resist namely.
twice. At O'clock saw him 20 out into the
street, walk along from one end to the Other.
dows. But he did not do II twice. perhaps be-
cause he did not understand the second mart Of
resistedit. On another occasion ,suggesteI
that at the same hour he shou Id take diroc-
ton trnced out n him, PASS by the academy
return another way. At the hour appointed he
went o. the pGper stand 10y the way p2Inte4
out. bought his paper and then returned, but
by another way.
~. l,To an aceoQRrant. IL, I suEeosted the
lolOWlnE act: men you wake YOU VIII go 10 /
my onice and you will write on sheet Of
paDor - have slept very we'll and you viii
place cross after your name
II walked him In a quarter Of an hour. lie
Wen. 70 tho office. wrote tho phrase | had nut
into his nina, signed It, and made cross
asked. Why" he replied upon my word
40 not know: ] mnde 1t without thinking (
! he neXt day made him write another sen
t.nce with two crosses after BIS name. the day f.
after. his name with star after attor 1t. ON |
tho following day, | suggested to him while I.
he was asleep, When you wake up, you Will .
are away and you will sign IT, but .
YOU win make II mistake. Instead Of signing |
your name ii ~. you will sign mine Bern !
helm. then yen VIII see you have made mis-
lake, and YOU will rub out mine and put yours |
instead This he did when no woke nm. and /
very much puzzled by his error. Ito |
made excuses 10 me. but did not suspect that |
tho responsibility OF the mistake did not rest .
with him. and that had suggested II.
lie Is an intelligent man and Is neither hys- /
erical nor nervous. His imagination Is calm .
and his mind Is well balanced. / insist upOn .
mis- because certa! n people who arc not suill- .
'iently enlightened upon this subject persist .
n stating that only those of n neurotic tenn (
are susceptible OF being put into tho |
condition.
Upon ono occasion, i suggested to A
hat when no woke he would IL silver EDOOn |