Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
THE BLIND MADE TO SEE.
Vision RESTORED by the Wonderful Act; IN
Of HypnOtIsm.

OF HypnOtism.
One Of the most remarkable cassS
in recent medical science is that -
Mrs. McIurney, Of Cincinnati Some
time ago she fell, striking her face on
4 number OF tacks strewn on the
yrounC. The cycballs were ruptured
and the aqueous humOr having
ESCAPED it was deemed certain that
the young woman was doomed to a
life OF blindness. DR.. PinkertOn, who
attended her, had hopes of restoring
her vision and after the sacs, which 4
little before had been the scat OF
sight. had been removed and the
wounds had healed he determined to
try and remedy the defect by the Op-
Grafton Of transportation. Six rab-
bits were selected and after careful
treatment were made ready TO be
operated on. Mrs. McBurney was re-
moved to the operating room in one
Of the hospitals, but when it was
sought to place heI under the inilu-
ence OF anasthctics il was found that
she was not strong enough TO bear
the ordeal. The doctor was a strong
advocate Of hypnOtism and saw an
opportunity of testing his ideas. But
in this case the patient could not see
and it had never Leen known that a
person could be hypn0tizcd without
having eyes whereby attention could
be fixed. By pressure of the hands
and oy the voice Mrs. McBurney was,
however, placed In hynCtic state
and the experiment was begun. The
small muscles of the eye which had
been preserved in the pr.Or operation
were dissectcd free from their attach
ments and fitted to receive the rab-
bits eyes. The eyes were transplanted
as quickly as possible, and the little
muscles of the eyes were joined to-
gether with very fine suturcS, 50 that
the rolling motion would be preserved.
The operation lasted an hour, and the
patient during the ordeal did not
have the least unpleasant sensation.
The result of the operation was that
one eye healed and the other slOughed
away. The operation was repeated
four times with the LETT eye well
matched, and they had very good
motion in every direction.
They were without sight, and the
wonders Of the unknown power were
again shown. DR.. PinkeriOn saw the
patient every day for several weeks,
became familiar with her character
istics, and got her 70 form a feeling
of confidence in him. Then he put
her under hypnotic influence agaiI,
and, while under his power, he tod
her that she could see. Sight
came to her eyes like fash. She
described the contents Of the room
that she was in, the various cOlorS with
accuracy, walked any place she was
directed to without hesitation, and
did everything as well as Il person
whose eyes were in normal state.
She could not see when not under
this influence, but il was noticed that
every time after the effect passed
away light could be perceived more
strongly until now she can family
distinguish bright objects all the
time. 1t is believed that sight will
be restored to her eyes in time, and
who can say that in hypnotism has
not been found the agent that will
cure blindness?
BsGIxxIN5 81 small scale ATTAIN
bridge University, England, in 1872,
formally urga1izcd into q society in this
country and CIna Ia in 1890. the univer-
sity extension movement embraced last
year nearly 10000 students at 300 cen
tres in England IN Wales alone Al
ready one Hundred colleges and univer-
stiles have indicated their o-oPeraiion
with tho American society. Briefly IFS
object is TO provide the means of higher
education for persons of all classes and
both sexes engaged in Tho regular occu.
pations Of life. 1t ia an extension OF
university work cut among the pcop'e
who are unable to drop their business
and deyoto themselves entirely to study
at the seats of higher learning. In other
words, tho m vemcnt is q broader Chau-
iauqua-thc peoples University. carried
on Il rough private study, Lectures and
correspondence. ID is ono of the most
hopeful signs of the times