Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

Tho Bill which senator Mitchell Intro
duced-The Dangers Of Mesmerism.

MAKING HYpNOTIZTNG CRIME
Tho Bill which senator Mitchell Intro
duced-The Dangers Of Mesuerism.
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'hs ON 10 pronloit electro mSSneazang, mes
merizing or hypnotizing human beings, or AZ
fecting one person through another by electric
itv and 4, declare ,b. ..ms To he . crime
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introduced the bill that he did so by request,
and IL is so stated on the Senate print of the
bill. vet hi. friends and acou.intances isnor.
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TINS eiec'ncai criminshsy wnicn ne wants 70
have punished BY death. IL Ia useless for him
~ tell them tina, be knows nothing about the
matter; that he il not a student OF oocultism.
spiritualism. mesnerism. electrocutiop, witch
craft the black art hobgoblinism; that he il
not a hypuotist. theosophIst or In any wsy asso-
ciated with or interested IN that which is mvs-
terious and uncannv After he has declared all
this with great yoiubiIity. The very next time
they see him thew ask 70 be told sil about that
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life's work. He is thoroughly convinced that
great number OF atrooious crimes are COM
mitted by irresponsible persons who are but
the helpless agents Of another who essrcises
hypnotic influences over them. He thinks
that there are many persons who have, BY
the electromagnetic, mesmeric or hypnotic
powers, the ability to influence whom they
please TO their own ends, for good or for evil,
and that possessing these powers they prev
upon the rest Of mankind. He thinks that
some possessing these powers exercise them un-
consciously influencing others to do things
against their will. Those whom the author
OF the bill wishes to bring within the power Of
the law are persons who. he saws, either organ
lied into a sort of brotherhood or acting by
themselves deliberately prey upon their fellow
men, depriving them of their free will, making
them but tools agents or slaves He thinks
that there are many from whose mysterious
powers no man or woman 10 safe Persons
possessing these hypnotic powers he says are
conceived under conditions purposely de-
signed to give them the powers and arc raised
BY their parents from their birth with the view
and that they are afterward used 10 exercise
the uncanny influence over people.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
.sThat .nx nerson WIN unon the bigb seas mr.
:" an! nm Vi .Ao GO" VI An "a! i"e'' nssh.
e'seA' Dss'n or Day "ih'h the aoinHai'y ana
marine jurisdiction of the United States. shall
apply current OF electricity upon another
person for the purpose Of affecting another, or
which docs affect another, shall be guilty OF a
CRIME.
That any person who shall, in the District
OF Columbia or in any OF the territories of the
nited States or other places within the sx-
elusive jurisdiction Of the United States, apply
a current OF electricity to one person for the
purpose OF affecting another. or which does
affect another, shall be guilty OF q crime.
That any person In any state Of the United
States who shall apply a current of electricity
to one person for the purpose OF affecting
another beyond the boundaries Of the state.
who Is u citizen or foreigE-born resident Of
another state, or citizen or resident Of the
District OF Columbia, or any OF the territories
OF the United States. or other place within the
exclusive jurisdiction OF the nited States, or
the subject or citizen Of q foreign government,
shall be guilty of u crime
That any person who has information or
knowledge that a current OF electricity is being
used or has been used on person in a state or
IN the District Of Columbia or in any Of the
territories OF the United States or other place
within the exclusive Jurisdiction OF the United
States, or 70 affect another person beyond the
boundaries OF such state or territory or District
or other place within the jurisdiction Of the
United States. or which does SO affect another
person, &C., shall be deemed an accessory and
be deemed guilty OF Q crime, unles he gives
notice In writing within sixty days after his in
formation or knowledge to the marshal Of the
ni'ed States of the district IN which the person
on WON .hs current was applied 70 anect
conntv sher;S ., ~. Got. y, *: " oou,tn 80 W.
such current was Applied Of such fact excsnt
where the crime shall have been committed on
the high seas in which case il shall he the dutv