Telegram-herald., 1891-11-11

ssrik nx parallel 20 en- article Ia the
January Forum o 1890, by DIR.
j. NJ cAareoE- CeP.ous extracts
would s-eIn TO have bsea taken in
their cat rity from the article. Con
t3au.ng Ese doctor disca~ed the ques-
ton whether or not everyone can be
hyt-notired Aufhorsties claim thar
chIdrea under three years o. age can
not be brought under the in..u-nee,
s-la that Cd age - nos at al sas-
esp S.b-e TO II ~ - ia-pssslo.s ~ app
.-o--e ne -lrsaae, wAieu Mould seem 10
a.spToye the s1sa taat 1t@.y Iaose O.
weak vii powe., ca weak aEas. and
MO are hysleE.eal are the ssbserts
@ hypHos-s-
MOT every physician possesses the
qualities Of hyploss-er, and the
lyplos.zer Who Usscs tne same method
every time WI sooa lose has power.
zone authority III axis he can throw
almost every one sato the hypnotle
state by mesmer.e passes aaotaer, by
liked attention.
Persons have been hypnotized by
telephoae and letter. While some N
the hypnotic state have perfect free
dom OF movement. Others are power
less 10 move muscle. 1t is possible
TO produce serve decisions. illusions
are more easily produced than hallu-
einations, and hallueina lioas OF sight
are more commea when the eyes are
closed. Important surgical operations
have been performed upon patients n
hypnotic state. especially in India.
Caanye Of identity may be effected.
and people even imagine themselves
ehau~ed into dogs, frogs, and other
animals.
"Hyrnotssm s ns important to
psychology rs Siveect.oa 10 physi-
Glory. Ignorant mountebank should
not play with Il. Scientists should
take IL up. for Il can be made a
great help to medical sc,cnce."
The Discussion OF the subject was
Opened by VIM. Hathaway. who asked
Dr. Hufst what he thought oi tele-
patty. He said he had heard n crent
many well-authenticated stories tina.
he couldn't explain IN himself. and
would Ike to know :. IL IS against
the laws OF nature that mad should
commercials with mind.
Dr.. Hnist answered tiet whi'c he
knew very little about telcpathv HIM
coli that many who had made the
subject a study either desael the
phenomena or explained q by un"ol-
seons suggestion.
Or. Parker thouch' that what poo
pie were apt 10 style "asa'rst tho
Jaws Of NJ ture" rlght more proncrly
no snid TO he ara,st experience. Back
Of hyrnot;rrn nus. be n cause. In
pysch cal subjects the same laws
prevail as IN physical subjects. Every
thing Is don, a'rnc the line of least
resistance. II thonyh. IS a fo~"e form
it should bc conserved with other
forces. It should then product heat.
electricity
Miss Upper thought that manv
would like to have the doctor Soy
tll.t heat and electricity are THOUGHT.
and asked him 4 he had seen many
unusunl things IN his own cxperie~cc.
DR.. Parker IN wrred by tell n nj out
Mr.. Butterworth seeing and talking
with John Caanry on 4 train near
Denver 1T the time Mr.. Clancy died
u, New York.
Or. Hulet ra'd he would call that
an hallucinatton. II at In his treatment
Of the insane ne Ind come to the con-
clu.,on that hslluc'nn tious are rs
e.mrlc a. hearing or SEEING. and that
spiritual pheromena can not be meas
'urcd by the phenomena N mn ttcr.
''Nr,nv pcople in Grand Rnp'ds have
h,l'ucinat'ons. Even Huxley was sub
iect to them"
From This IN the d'ncnss'on dr'fted
'r.o sp'-itualism and Mnted ut Chris
Tim science. and rc-nar'Ss wc~r made
Wv N--. Wc~f,iar, Edward Tc~~'rt
DR.. Parker. Mr.. Hathaway and Others.