The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-27
MEsMERIslNG PATENTS.
do,y Operations Are Performed without
Pain or Anwsihetics.

Pain or Anwsthetics.
Anumber of leading medical men and
dentists of Leeds and district were brought
together on March 2sth. through the kind
invitation issued bv dental surgeons
of Leeds. 90 witness a series of surgi-
cal and dental operations performed In their
rooms under The hypnotic influence induced
lN Dr. Milne BmmWcI. OF OO0le, York
shire Great interest WAS evinccd in tine
meeting. as 10 was well known chat Dr.
Dramweu is quite master of Tine ali oi
hpn0tism as applied 90 medicine and SUR
gerry. and les shortly 10 publish work oi
considerable importance ON the subject.
Upwards of sixty medical men and dental
surgeons accepted the invitation. The ODE
iect of the meeting was 90 show the power
of hyWOtism % produce absolute ana--
thesla in very painful and severe opera
lions.
The first case brought into the room was
woman of twenty-five. She was hyWt-
tisod at "a word hy Dr. Bramwcll. and told
she was % submit 10 three teeth being cA-
tractod without pain 40 the hands oi Nr. ].
Carter and further. that -he was io do amy b.
thing that Mr.. Carter asked Der 90 do ieucN
as 10 open her mouth and spit 0ui. ana the
lkcl as hc required her. This was perfect
IN
pain I'm the face. no cry, and when told to
awake she said she had NOT ihc least pain n
the gums. nor bad she felt the operation. br.
Bramwell then hyph0tised her. and ordered
| her to leave the room and 20 upstairs to the
waiiing-fo0m. This she did as q complete
| s0mnamhuiist.
The next case was that of a servant girl.
aged nineteen. on whom. under the hypnotic
influence induced 10y Dr. Bramwell. large
! lachrymal ahsce-s. eNten0ie- into lne
cheek, had a fortnight previously been
opened and scrapcd freely, without knowl-
/ edge or pain. Furthermore, the dressing
! had been daily performed and the cavity
/ freely -yringed out underh hypnotic anasthc-
sia. The 'healing suggestions being daily
given 90 tine patient. 90 which DIR. Bramwell
! IN a Great measure attributes theNcrN rapid
! healing. which took place in ten days-a re-
markahlV short space of time no girl boo "a
by mo- means good state of health. She was
put 10 sleep by the following letter from Dr.
Bnmwcl. addressed 90 Mr.. Turner the
operating dentist in the case:
burlington Crescent, G00le l0"ks.
Dear Mr.. lumer.-l send You patient
with enclosed order. When you give 30 her..
/ She will lall asleep at once and obey Your
commands. SgnedH Milne bramwcN."
SEQ 90 sleep hy order of DR. BwmWel.
and obey Alr. Turner's commands. o.. Milne
! BrImwcl.'
This experiment answered perfectly
/ sleep was induced 400 once by reading the
note. and was so profound that at the end
| of Lengthy operation, in which sixteen
.tmps were removed. She awoke smiling.
and insisted that she had felt no pain, and.
what was remarkable. there was uo pain in
/ her mouth. She was found after some time.
when unOhserNed. reading the graphic in
I .fIU ham
pened. During the whole time she did
| everything which Mir. Iurncrslgeesied, but
| il was observed that there Was a diminished
| now of saliva, and that tne cOmeal reieNes
were absent. the breathing was more noisy
/ than ordinary. and The pulse slower. DE-
! BramWell took occasion 90 explain that the
next case. boy of eight. was % severe test.
and would not probably succeed. partly be-
cause the patient was SD young, and chiefly
/ because inc had not attempted 90 produce
/ hypnotic anUsthesia earlier than two DAYS
/ before. lle also explained that patients
require training in this form Of anUsthesia.
| the time of training or preparation varying
with each individual. However, he was so
/ far hynOtscl that be allowed Mr. Mayo
! Robson 10 operate on the great toe, remoy-
| ing hony growth and part of the first pha-
/ lanX. with no more than few cries towards
the close of the operation. and with the re-
suit that when questioned afterwards Inc
appeared 90 know very little of what had
! been done. 10 was necessary i'm his case
for Dr. Bramwell to repeat the hypnotic
suggestions. Dir. BramWell remarked that
Doe wished 90 show "a case that was less like
| IS Ia Zee perfectly successful than he0thers.
so ~ 10 enable those present 90 see the diff
licult as we'll as the apparently easy.
siraightiord cases.
The next case was q girl of fifteen. highly
sensitive, requiring the removal Of enlarged
iOnsls. Al the request Of Or. BramWell.
Mr.. Bondclack lieWets0n was enabled.
whilst tncpatient was in the hypnotic state.
90 extract each tOnsil with ease. the girl. bv
suggestion OF the hypnotiser. oheyne every
request of the operator, though in state Oi
perfect anTsthe-ia. I'm the same way Mr.
llewetsOn removed cyst Of The size Of
hor,e-bcan from the side Of the nose of
young woman who was perfectly anasthetic.
breathing deeply, and who. on coming round
by order, protested ''that the operation had
not been commenced
Mr.. Turner then extracted two large mo-
lar teeth from "a man with equal success
after which Or. BumWell explained how
his patient had been completely cured 81
drunkenness by hypnotic suggestion. 10
prove this 10 those present and 10 show the
interesting psychological results, the man
WAS hypnOtised and in that state he was
shown "A glass OF water, which he was told
by Or. Bramwell was '.h,d beer He was
then told 10 awake. and the glass OF water
$50 called had beer was offered him bl Dr.
Bramwell. lie put il 10 his lips and al once
spat ont the "ofen-iye liquid" Other in-
tercsting phenomena We're illustrated and
cNplalned bs means Of this patient Who W.,
q bale, strong working man.
Mr.. Tom Garter next extracted very