The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-19
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The Medical Profession Placed
Under the Magnetic In.
huence.
Prof Vim. King Gives a Star Ting
Exhibition Of the Black Art.

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King made his appearance in town yes
terday, and from what we can learn he
has proved himself the most accom-
plished expert in the occult science of
hypnotism that has yet appeared before
the public. The lively interest in the
subject which is just now prevailing In
the literary and scientific circles Of this
community makes the arrival of the
Professor extremely opportune. At no
other tiWe would he have found the
minds of the professional and educated
classes more easily susceptible to his
psychic influence.
Prof. King did not present himself
first, however, in his true character as
hypnotizer. He claimed to be physi.
illogical monstrosity, to have two hearts
and two livers, in short to be an all
around. double-geared, peripetetic mu-
scum of anatomical wonders. He
boasted that he had appeared before
all the crowned heads of Europe, Asia
and Africa, and to have puzzled and
unpuzzled the heads OF the SMALLEST Of
men," In support of his claim he offered
to submit himself to crucial examina-
ton by the physicians of the town, de-
pending of course upon his mesmeric
powers to sustain him in carrying out
his part. The leading physicians and
surgeons OF Hillsboro were brought
together and preparations were made to
investigate the case. The Professor was
stripped to the waist and two prominent
practitioners stepped forward and ap-
piled their stethescopes to his breast.
The scientists were astounded. The dis
tinct pulsations of heart we're plainly
audible on the right side as we'll as on
the left. Again the test was made with
a similar result. In all the records from
Galen to Gross it is not written that any
man has had two hearts. The dizzy
feelings of the doctors as they felt the
firm ground of authority slipping out
from under them can only be imagined.
Either this man has two hearts or else
the reliability of the stethescope is for.
ever set in doubt.
The Professor next made few passes
with his hands, rolled up his eyes and
took on rapt expression as If undergo
ing some strange ecstatic Transformation.
Thestethescopes were now applied again,
but the left heart was found pulsating
somewhere away down below the
diaphragm. The next time the heart
on the right side slipped away, but was
followed'up by means of the instrument
and finally located in an obscure corner
of the abdominal cavity. This strangely
organized individual seemed to have
the power to move his heart about by
! volition as freely as his hands and feet.
| One moment it would be found beating
normally in it's proper position, the next
the systolic murmur would appear to
emanate from the pancreas or the
duodenum. The heart appeared to wan.
der about the system in the most unac.
countable manner. Now it went down
, into the labyripthan mazes OF the mes.
, enteries, now it climbed the ascending
, colon and fingered around the jejunem
, or hovered about the vermiform appen.
dix.
, After knocking the doctors out on the
respiratory system the Professor pro.
t ceeded to the alimentary department
, Shades of Hipparchus! what gymnastic
, feats this intro.abdominal acrobat did
: perform with his viscera. The entire
8 economy of the digestive system seemed
!, to forsake their accustomed places and
Q plunge about at will to the utter aston.
q ishment of the assembled leeches. The
spleen changed places with the lungs
( and the minor intestine made itself al
Q home in the thorax. Sir John Hunte,
!. would have been puzzled to locate the
8 versatile pylorus and Alexis st. Martin
9 would have shot himself through the
!, vitals from jealousy at the sight of such
!. an accomplished stomach.
The performances of Prof. King are
' simply marvellous. The displacement
9 which he is able to make of hil
Y internal organs is unaccountable by
o any law known to physicians
J., and is absolutely without precedent
2 We do know, however, that ths
black art of hypnotism is growing prev
/ alent. The feats of mind readers show
a that the testimony of the senses is nj
d longer to be credited. If then som,
o minds have this power over others, th'
most probable explanation OF Professo
Kings performances is that he has sim
ply hypnotized the doctors. and tina
these contortions are all in the convolu
tions of their own brains. Since the au
thorities have hnmanely forbidden pub
9 formances physical rather than psychica
. phenomena, which they really are. Fol