The sun., 1890-05-18
MrsrEE1i or the NERVES.
a Problem Thnt soroiy PuzEIes Men or
Science.
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from N, san F1dnctsco Chronicle
When we find out the secret OF the nerves W,
tlalI lrobuby lave discovered the secret o
Iilc. w. -hp! then perhaps know somethlnl
Oi tho soul, whose very existence Is now di4
pulrd and va shall be able to formulate some
definite opinion In regard TO Immortality
81 icnCe is slowly mU,ng onward toward that
oint and sccmsn a. times to have some clcv
ip iuO my tory. Thoh illn scientists are all al
sa GEain, and 4ll becomes dark as belole
lhe study Of HISTOLOGY, physical and tmonta
H. Ittlc more than II stniy Of he netves, sim.
nN bYcaGse Nc nerves, are intimately con.
Il poun-od disease, as LING MS the, nervous
system, /, not completely shattered there il
hule. Nervous aud deirn!e men and women
WIS sateB through cpidCmics that carry OIL
snonG md HEALTHY ,rcrsona 10y the thousand
l. tho fe,iatcn; power In the human being.
,entes 70 act also. ard death linus an ca~y
serms 10 hg II mortal Disorder VINO oDstnately
force comes 10 their relief. which acts on the
ihysical functions and brings back tho pros
irAts Individual seemingly from the gates Of
Sometimes this restoration of sick persons
& Aealth seems ike u miracle, and there ls
iit'ic DOUBT nat mhny so-called miraclcs iavo
coming from u sudden excess Of hove or shock
!" the system einanatng from no matter what
source. Did he alleged sain;s in the first cen
tmics # tue hrlstian era ever cure the, sick
.Nns a sick man ever restoi cd to health by the
] Il EpS s T. by G2 tines rER MRSP Was tEers
ever such thingas "a faith cure2 Who Will
IIueThkN q say ll'HL cures UHNb not neon Tel-
formed hy each o. these means1 And yet lit
wore 20, It is not necessary 70 suppose that
Ming or apostle OF faith cure The whole SO
cot iy in he psycho gRical state OF the sick
STs" TM1 @ %2nnme IN the means inrsn anu
srited 10 %! tho vital functions again In mo-
Tie Pathological ?hnse is only tho border
inni e: tho mysterious subject. ON the The
nomena OF til" nnrves, magnetism spiritifm,
UIirS invoISiug host Of strange Illusions. but
conveying also scientific incts of supreme
|uwcd with exceedingly sensitive nerves.
""unS sub.ec may be hysteric, epieptic or
various kinds. which result in eccentric actions
ornnnornlaI physical conditions. The nervous
".c"ssvely morbid state that an external sen-
.,"lion. such az a >udden noise; the ticking Of
%ai Tg or n e"d R"ly breath rSv Sf lERt W
~ rele"tion from some bright object. sus-
lcm!- animation. Tho suhject falls into
nad wakes to forget every hing that has passed
&rr'nE tLis period; though it may have been
continued several weeks. The Witch OF Endor
Va mo ably a mere bundle OF nerves-a, sort
60 .! helrhi was hysteric or epileptic cara
- Il 1Atrrno nery?4E W eXata5ion: ! he WITCH |
many cnses Tho victims OF nervous attacks. |
tmna %mtgh those a6o3t them and they themselves
d"moniac inspiration; In the light of modern
science these characters and events are seen |
III Il eSS mysterious llght,
Several cases involving hypnotism have,
within the last two years. appeared In French
courts. One was that OF a married woman In
young man and afterward killed hy him
with revolver during u Claudestine interview
- pretended that he had consented to II
I"ub!" suicide. tut his own courage seemed to
have failed after half the tragedy was accom-
n long term OF years. 1t was proved that sho
was IA highly nervous woman. and had onco
l,rn 'ound iuanmate in the garden galing
n n
l,er hand. Tho case of Gahrielle Eompard,
IN, mistress OF LYaud, the assassin, II
touie. Is even more to the point. This
strapse younS woman, after having assisted
~ the the Ass H'ssssafslnatiGn; sIent comLosedly two
her bed. The ghtness of her manner since
Las astonished every one aware OF the circum-
sine has been known TO fall into magnetic
,p s:rep by simply looking at bright object on
c;de how far she was personally responsible
and to what extent she was dominated by the
IN M Eyrasa s ba a tho
War has forbidden It's practice by the army
physicians.
investigations OF french savants have brought
t. light IS that Of young lawyer Of 33. son OF
ii9uoIa and an exceedingly nervous mother.
9 Iivos actual ly two lives in either OF which
IN the other All that is necessary 10 throw
i'm int, magnetic sleep is TO gaze intently
OF experience some vivid emotion. ono day
le was hyypp9gtizea BY looking intH a mirror at
II hospita! to have him awakened. On another
OCCASION be suddenly foil asleep while plead
ing cause in court because the presiding
D. ought back to his normal state With dtfcurS
!iy friend. Sometimes he loses completely ,,
,qcnces, in, which he travels stops at hotels,
'lreus. makes and receives Nrits. buys and !
ESs to s his orS6a sSTss teGSe he
Itnembers none OF these things. On the 23d :
hs tather,in-law. from which date tn the {
mdde OF october he performed a variety OF I
returned to hlH normal state he was In the De- =
'"m rari$. lie was aftefTard told that 'IHS he
living MT lar of. who is n Bishop. at whose !
louso he Rad broken numerous objects and .
| nd elsewhere cortracteI debts wnich caused
his riaI and cQndemnation by default for c
tho attn quarter. whore he had hreakiasted
nrd two DAYS later found himself at Troyes. In :
me , eRIsmSnt m %f A%Ge n% Tg mile from hais
u outs he was only able TO indicate after hav- d!
ing zen again thrown into magnetic sleep !
ira n. i'll cases OF hysteria. and even in SOM I
ranlbullsnl. even the ordinary dreamer re-
Il 'ormer dream, though he nay never have re-
il IN his waking moments 1t is not !
Ior sleep with its active brain. its thoughts and {
ia visions. remains and may always remain
one OF tne mysteries Oh existence. 10 the doc :
Ors alI these things indicate disease. Dreams
are the result 9t an imperlect digestion: The
.ublugalion OF ore person to anOther's Will, the
innI state in one OF which the beet seems on :
. confines OF another world Is caused by a :
tI-orRanEed nervous system. Even genius,
specially poet genius Il stigmsti2ed as an I'M
"aiIhy psychic ological stale. Everything that
not the dullest and rlanest prose Of fe !
rems in the process Of Uetng transformed into
'rbid conditions o! the body. Does 1t render
. rhGnOmenon less mysterious to prove that 1t c
, p!lysicali An object falls to the ground by ,
Ge lazy OF gravltntlon, DO We understand that a,
uarvrIious law better because We constantly sec
ol one another In virtue ot Il Universal law OF |
y lose hidden force anu moaning we have not
ne remote-t conception. But We are consoled
hen We discover that something In nature ,
.ilis within the domain OF natural The phe-
om"nOn Is classified. but ERs by no means
'rassG 20 DO u MYSTERY.
An ObilEinE Potentate. q