New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19
HEALING BY HYPNOTISM.
INTERESTING, EXPERIMENTS OF AN ENGLISH
PHYSICIAN.

Within the past few years there has grown up
school Of physicians who accustomed TO resort 10
hypnotism az an aid in eEecting the cure OF physical
OF mental ailments. Both in France ana OeTHia"1
1t is enough practice for doctors TO SUBJECT
their patients TO the hypnotic influence before uesh
ming any operation which il might be necessary 10
perform, and this comparatively new methAd Oh u1dV
ment, which has the sanction OF such eminent s''o
tifo men as Charcot Richet, Bernhcim Ribot Janet
FoYel and Baleracher. has already been adop'eu, III
a measure by physicians throughout the world INC
great debate on the uses effects and the mHuno0
oil hypnotism as therapeutic agent Is oF 10 "'',''
ended vet and IL will be many years beloie 'n1 INV"
cal profession finally determine whcuer "nN "''
t,r,o,s mower NAV be safely successfully and bcne
6cslly used II is chiefly BY the ad OIL eNpciI"'o'.
bearing on the uses OF hypnOtsm that Ie'u!V' :" "e
ical and scientific value be reached ana II may
be said that the Of hypnotism as aiIeu 10 '''
art OF healing, is in the experimental OF leS' S''7o
The experiments OF the Nancy school, IN FRANCE ''0
already well known those who are Interested III t''
subject, and have brought the question larry Uc1o'0
the medical profession. .
An interesting series OF experiments designed 70
.bou the uses OF hypnotsm as an anaeStheuc ms
recently been successfully conducted at Le'dN' uuo
the direction Of DR.. J. Milne BramWch' anu an II"
teresting account Of these demonstrators ma "p
peared in The Lancet" and line IHuS" 'i'"
JoprnaIn both publications of high medical a"'lo'(
taken from these journals. The experiments "''I
r.dera.on were performed before critical assem-
bIv which included men well known III inc "ou''.'
literary and educational world Ihe oDJeo' wa W
show the power of hypnOtsm 70 PI"'''o aO
anaestheeia or insensibty to PAIN III p"in'ui ""1
severe operations. Inc hrs' s""y0o' ,,o.i,od
woman age twenty-five. she was hHpno'N,u
y. word by Dr. Bramwc and was tOlu
:. s,hui, n three teeth being extracted VIII"
an, main The teeth were drawn without Inc shen'cs'
expression Of pain in the face, ana no o".''' 90
ever The patient, when awakened S'u SIC ~. ~
main IN the gums, nor had she lel tho oP""' ~.
The next case was most peculiar one the s'"!V'l
,.,nc servant girl, age nineteen on "'o"''
The hypnotic influence OF DR.. BTamWeL' SUI
uowetson had fortnight before opened ana dieSScu
. ,arye ,achrvmal absccSs extending INTO te o"ccN'
This rirI was put to sleep by the following e''c' o'
DR. pramwen addressed to a Mr.. Turner
~Dni1lrgton- crescent, GOole, Iorlis Deur .'''
Turner: ! send you patient WIN en'loSou -
When You give her she will fall asleep AT ONE "''u
ohsv vour commands j. MILNE BRANWhLL'.
"Order-Go 10 sleep at once, by oruer Vi d.
pramvel. and obey Mr.. Turner's commands,
81. MILNE BRAMWELL."
The experiment answered perfectly. sleep was
Of once induced by reading the note ana was 81 pro
end that AT the end of long operation IN "hon
tou . s4nn'ns wers removed the girl awoke smiling
and insisted that she had fet no pam, am She di1
ssyeEvtbnc which MIR Turner suggested but 1t was
0hseTved that during the experiment, there was d
diminished flow Of saliva. the breathing "'s mum
noisy than ordinary and the pulse slower At,,,r
Tie next case was that of girl Of fifteen msHiy
sons,,jvn rooniring the removal of enlarged tonss
The Girl was hypn6tzed and The work OF rem0ElnE Uc
tonsiIs was easily and successfully Done III ,c ~
WAY Mr. Hewctson removed cyst, OF the SIG "d :"
bean from the side % the nose OF a yoms MVa"s
who on awaking from the hypnouc state pTO'S''oo
that the operation had not been begun. ~, ,,.s
Dr. Bramwell then explained how one OF ms Pauui,,t
had been completely cured Of drunkenness ny ny pIot
suggestion 10 prove this to those present; -, 'r man
show the interesting psychological results We man
was hypnoti1ed and in that state glass OF Vail
was shown b him. lie told by Dr; hrtilWeH
that il was bad beer lie was then tolH u a"HH ~
and the glass Of water was ohcr1 70 NH IL
splitting out the offensive liquid Another paiient
wss introduced who reported 10 nave b'eh
entirely cured of obstinate facial nenTalGa Dy ny
notiam The man during the period OF inc cure Cd
t'ned rofreshinr hypnotic sleep nights being PAT 10
seen by his daughter through note from Dr. Bran
well, or By telegram, -., or,roo,+s
Al the conclusion Of these intere ting experiments
Thomas scattcrgOod, Dean Of the l2rksI~ S,i LIZ.
and Prrdn Tcale F. II. $. expressed their gTaihcatoh
AZ witnessing them. Mr. Tcale added; " feci sure
that the time has come when we shan nave 10
reoognize bypnotism necessary part OF our study