The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15
Broadway & I4th ST,

scrlhod his escapade there. although lie hnd
no recollectisn OF what had preceded 1t. Or.
Mitchell SAID Il had been suggested to bring
tho man to Philadelphia and have him hypno-
same places as when here several years ago.
,r pr. Mis- related SIMILAR case where man
SassacHusts Without kn3Wing Wing" how i he cot ta
there or what had happened during two weeks,
On another occasion the man LETT home and
was found on tho banks OF the Rancocas creek,
but he was unable o tell how he reached there.
Dr. {: /. Dana stated that he had hunted up
thought that the trouble was one closely allied
to epilepsy.
INVESTIGATIONS OF A NEW YORK SPECIALIST
1t is a great mistake to credit Charcot and
Bcrnheim with being the only apostles. Of
s Mbm eetTes uon neuFooeY EeSr e
New York Medical School students. :" We have
known all the facts for years in this country
which they have recently been prOclaiming
They are attracting general attention nov be-
cause the profession is ripe to receive them
associates brought them out years ago. Yes
have hypnotiled a great, many pe9ple and I
more by American physicians. especially dur
ing the past few months, But It's legitimate use
assuredly its use should be restricted by law
with the severest nenalties Yes, must admit
for have often tested the point There is re-
sistenCe sometim mes however
Some months ago gave a subject In the
hypnotic state what he thought was pistol
and. pointing at another man, said:
There is very bad man. lie is murder
to be killed. and want You to shoot him!
THE subject hesitated and locked Distress
he raised his arm and fired, rs lie supposed
killing the man soon after, another physi-
clan handing the sui subject again something
shoot himself through the heart. With only
slight hesitation, the young man put the pistol.
icll in a heap on the floor Ills condition was
oneof almost complete COLLAPSE: and W. were
could revive him. We never tried that eXporI-
;" II the power Of the hypnotic influence is so
great that IA subject will commit suicide Mt
command, you may be sure that there Is no
other extremity 10. which he may not ho In
portion OF persons who prove to be good sub
jects. If | Should Try 70 hynn9ti&e you. prob
in making you feel slightly drowsy The n~yt
time very likely tho influence would lie more
pr2n"gn,ef, ana so On ineroasnE until nrr
is the usual record. There arc several chronic
subjects in New York who always appear when
TO town. and seek employment OF him. These
people gradually lo.o all voItIon. and it is
necessary to do scarcely more than make Il
motion at them TO send them off into Il iyI-
whom / sometimes send for to appear haiorS
my class. and they are Away glad OF u chance
"IIypnotlsm Is the ,reaI basis Of the mind
they cure. For that matter many physicians
GHe fsrtah al" S s@G Ills ~ Rynn0tlsm wsh@at
OF course. a true physician aims nrst Of All to
win the confidence of his patients. Then, when
In some case Of nervous trouble lie SAYS;
"'There you take th0t and You'll he all
right the, chances are that the nero suggcs-
ton, which 10 the basis OF hypnotism as We
understand it. will effect the cure"
DR. G. NJ. HAMMoND's REMARKABLE ExPERGMENTs
DR.. Crane NJ. Hammond one Of the officers
OF tho American Neurological Association aud
the Post Graduate School OF Medicine in this
city, has made exhaustive experiments with
the phenomena Of hynnotsm. lie furnishes
point OF hypnotism and crime.
-" have two patients" he said, on Friday.
who will At my command do anything from
the commission OF murder, forgery. or bur
glary, down 10 lesser crimes. They will DO
these things either during tho hypnotic trance
will not know why thsy do them or that ! In
fuence them to do it, After the commission
OF such an outrage they will show all the fear
ordinary criminal would do One Of thom can |
hypnotic himself He merely has to look in
teItly at some bright object, and on he goes.
and have cautioned them for their own
safety not 70 let II be known
There 10 practically no limit to tho deu- |
sions which you can Impose upon such u sub |
class the other day, and told him that the prick
good. He smiled when Prcked him, and said;
seized the hat pin and IH66ed i into his hand
!" Presently took his other hand and drew
my. lngernail across the back gently, and OK
claimed
"'Ihere. I've hurt you; SEQ the blood? lie
yelled Ike an Indian and jumped up and
-, - HSlp, me; get q DOCTOR until l removed
'subIsOtS obey post-hypnOtio commands