Telegram-herald., 1890-08-16
SCIENCE OF HYPN0TISM.
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st@ss 81 the Er4ESe.

stage 81 the xrsnoe.
Tns history = agpnolism foruas part
q 1as hist9ry g tho marvellous in he-
nan existence. writes Dlr. j Laws II tl.5
Londsa Nortnis sAtly Review. IL reality
it j. feuna under different names a. al
rserlod. Of h,s.ory. from the iucan.atioas
II the anciea2 Egypsian navieians do,.u
II the fascinatSo1s of Mesmer. and the
iavessigz ztions Of Braia . whom modern
hypBotism owes lis aane ana iss APP
uearance in the reAln q science. Braid
mastered al tie le@&ing characteristics
Of the several hypaOttc stages. and had
: profogn1 conviction ot It's utility Is a
remedial agent IN al diNeases In which
The nerves play = more OF less visible
part
nypnotism is an experimental extra
Psychological eoadisioa Of the nervous
systesn, = Pseado-sleep into which pa
tient With an aptitude for IL
can be made 20 fall, and during
which he loses for the time being ali
consciousness OF his inliyidual exist
enco and OF the external world
Ia the sequence OF hypnotic states
there is descending aud ascending
movement, dOwnwards 20 lethargy. and
upwards 10 restored consciousness.
From a slight drowsiness he passes 70
the somnambulistie stage. preserving az
first his faculty OF hearing and speech.
Next his faculties are oyerN helmed, the
power Of sight only remaining. AT last,
IN the third stage, the patient falls into
q complete letha-gy; the life of tho
brain is withdrawn, and be lives, mere
ly by the automatic activities OF his
spinal marrow. In the return journey
or second half OF the circle, the hypno-
tjzed person goes through tho opposite
phases, recovering az each halting place
the faculties which have been temporari-
ly suspended. passing from complete
lethsrgy,. through catalepsy and SOM
nambulism, which are only different de-
grees of intensity OF partial sotnnolence.
Several processes arc employed 10 pro-
duce the hypnotic state, the most effect
i've being revolving mirrors on which
the patient fixes his eyes; but the
sensitiveness OF other special nerves, as
well as OF the optic nerves, can be util-
lied; in fact, with persons readily sus-
ceptible, suggestion srificcs. The ex-
perimenter says to the patient: You
and / will count together up 70 six, and
when we reach four you will be asleep"
To awaken the patient, it is generally
sufficient to say: ''You will be awake
in minute" but IL is important to be
sure that he is thoroughly awake; for
IL a patient only half-awakened is sent
back 10 his daily life, he may collide
with and knock down persons, steal
articles exposed in shops, or commit
other offenses, while giving the impress
sion that ho is in full possession of his
senses. The cataleptic stage is at
tended with well-defned manifesto
tions. The muscles maintain the poses
given 10 them, and display a force far
beyond what they are capable Of in the
waking state. The faculty OF balancing
Is raised to an extraordinary pitch OF
exaltation. Stand him on one leg.
bend his body forward or backward.
bend his spinal column while making
him throw his head back, and be will
maintain his equilibrium. Lift the
patient horizontally. and lay his head
on the back Of one chair and his heels
on the back OF another, and he will re-
main as stiff as board, supported by
his extremities. In this cataleptiC
stage the emotions can be brought into
play in perfectly methodical manner
He can be made glad without WORT
by simply putting in his line Of vision
a sketch of happy faces; his features
expand, and by degrees he breaks out
into loud laugh.
Conversely, a sketch OF gloomy per
sons will fill him with sadness. Music
wakes emotions proper TO the time, and
every color excites special emotion;
blue raises emotion Of sorrow; yellow OF
red, Joy and delight. Emotional states
are also kindlcd by making the patient
go through the gestures, with which
any given emotion is habitually associ-
ated. For example, the patients fist
being closed and placed in threaten
ing posture, the face assumes an angry
expression. but put his hand IL the az
titude of throwing kiss and his face
expresses delight and pleasure.
Somnambulism is tho last stage OF
hypnotism before awaking. In this
stage the patients mind is a thoroughly
prepared soil, in which we call up
hallucinations and illusions OF tho
senses, crazy fancics and fixed ideas
which become Irresistible. II you tell
him it il cold, he wants a fur cloak: 4.
you tell him it Is warm, be wants 20
put on sumner clothing. IL You say:
Here is a g lass OF wine. and ask him
TO drink. be accepts IL. and makes pro
tence TO drink it. The word crod 20.
has been invented TO characterize the
extraordinary credulity Of this stage.
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