The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-07
MARVELS OF SCIENCE.
Dr.. Brown-Sequard's Elixir--Put-
ting Hypnotism to a New Use.

TO Cle pOclsty
the learned and the unlearned were
not only skeptical, but unsparing ir
their criticisms. To the oldest and
tine feeblest the doctor promised yigoi
by means Of simultaneous ~innocula.
tions, but no one wished to believe in
the efficacy of a remedy seemingly
borrowed from some old sOrcerer.
But from present indications the
world will be obliged to give DIR.
Brown-Sequard's discovery serious
consideration. Oneof the few French
physicians who tried experiments
with this discovery has had some
startling results. 1t will be remem-
bered that DR.. Brown-Sequard's first
trial was upon himself, and from the
day he made the first incubation a
radical change occurred. His old
strength returned, and he felt himself
younger by twenty years.
The eminent physicians follower
tried the experiment upon three old
men, almost bedridden; after the third
incubation, the helpless old men not
only began to take interest in every
thing about them, to regain their
faculties, but they walked with the
light, elastic step of youth. Encour-
aged by this success, the physician
continued his work, and in nine cases
out of ten he has had wonderful sue
cess.
A pupil of DIR. Brown Sequard has
told me that the use of the liquid re-
quires the greatest precautions; for
instance, it must be taken from per-
fectiy healthy animals and must be
fresh, as it becomes quickly corrupt.
Should the incubation be made an
der bad conditions it may engender
serious diseases, and it is i~ndispens-
able that the system of the patient be
enfeebled, not Initiated. Everywhere,
except in France, experiments have
been common. In Albury, a little
Australian village, between Victoria
and New South Wales, a physician
inoculated q dying man with rams
marrow, and the subject was cured
completely.
The most wonderful case of which
| ever heard, and one that destroys
the theory that the system must not
be Initiated in order to assimilate the
remedy, is that of a man dying from
tubercular leprosy. He had lost his
nails, his hands and fingers were
rigid, liberated, bleeding. lis could
neither eat nor sleep, and was hardly
able to walk. The first NEGOTIATIONS
produced little effect, but those fol-
lowing gave results. The patient was
able to write a legible hand, and
twelve days after the incubation he
articulated perfectly, walked a long
distance, slept well and was on the
road to health.
| could name other instances, but /
have mentioned enough to show that
if the Brown-Sequard discovery be
not infallible there are reasons why in
scientific matters we should never
speak OF absolute impossibilities.
The other day / attended a lecture
on hypnotism, or suggestion, by DIR.
Fovea de Cormeilles. The most in
teresting portion of his remarks was
that referring to the cure of hallu-
cinations of sight, of hearing, of taste,
of general and special s~ensibiIity, all
by mean Of suggestion. The famous
physician cures children of these hall
fluctuations and in the following man
ner:-
after having called the child into
my office, aplace not at all familiar,
therefore making upon him first i'm
preston, / take an air grave and re-
signed. The child is seated before me.
and, taking his hand, looking fixedly
in his eyes. / speak to him slowly,
softly, but firmly, in an even tone.
without raising or lowering the voice,
and with this monotony prepare
the child for sleep. In this
sleep the child will be en-
feebled; then | speak to him of his
fault or of his bad habits. ! make
him feel the inconvenience or the
dangers, / show him the conse-
quences, making him feel that faults
or vices will diminish the affection OF
his parents, weaken the confidence,
esteem and sympathy of his friends
and teachers. l inspire regrets, a de-
sire for pardon and a resolution to re-
form. The child is asleep, and | de-
prive him of his elements of resist
ance. | do not wish to substitute my
will for his, but to lead him to think
as | do.
without Impotence, I try this
again and again, striving to conquer.
Slowly the child feels the gravity Of
its position and tries the remedy. In
this way idle, turbulent, even wicked
children, are completely subjugated,
and If the cure be slow it is none the
less certain. Should there be a re-
lapse, I do not hesitate to recommence
the treatment and continue it until a
complete cure be Effected
Certainly, the nineteenth century
undertakes to solve difficult prob
lens, and that Of suggestion is not
one Of the least important.-Pu7iS
Cor. Phd5adelpAia Inquirer.
Don't All Ask for Pensions.
Austria pensions ballet girls OF the
Vienna opera. Before they secure a
pension, however, they must be pro-
nounced by examiners as neither
young enough, beautiful enough MOI
graceful enough to take even the
most insignificant part.
Immigrants Soon "Catch On"
Whatever may be said Of the evils
of immigration, it is a faet that many
immigrants who come from foreign
shores to this country to live pick up
the ideas, language and methods OF
doing business in the United States
with great rapidity. An example o.
this is furnished by the itinerant ven
ders OF flowers. bananas. dates, sus
penders and other articles. who are
| especially numerous around the
| City Hail Park and the entrance
to the bridge. They are forbidden
by law to OccuDy one place