The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-29
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London Fortnirhtlv Raview. Il realitv.
Il & found undar dinerent .n.nnes - al
periods Of history. from the inoant.tions
Of the ancient Eeyptia,n, maeioians dovn
to tho fascinations Of Mesmer. ma the
investigations Of Braid, to whom modern
hypnotism owes tn name and ita an
pearance in the realm az acianaa. Rr.id
mastered al tho leading oharaoteriatica
Of the several hypnotic STAGE. and had
: profound conviction Of ita Utility a
remedial aren't In III diseases IN vhich
the nerves nlav : mora az ~. vieihle
mart. :. ... ~
Hvpnotispn i. An ernerimant.l artr..
physioloeio.l oondition Of the nervona
svstem. : nsendo-sleen into vhich a "a.
tient With IN aptitude for : #
can he made 70 fan. and during
which, he loaes for tha tina haino al
conaciousneas az his individn.1 a1fat-
once and Of the artern.l vorld
In The saouenca az hvnnotic .t.ta.
there Il : desoendinp and aacandinc
movement. downwards to leth.rov. and
upwards to restored oenacionsness.
From 4 slight drorsinesa ha n.saas 10
the somnambulistio staoa. nra.ervino at
first his faculty az hearinr and aneech.
Next his facnltiea ara overvhelmad the
nowar ~ atom onlv ramain;no A. last
II tina th;rd at..a tha r.tiart f.lls ,rto
: comn1ata ieth.r,v. IN. lite - tho
brain Il withdr.vn and ha 1,v.. msrc.
IL bv tho antomatio activities az ~
spinal marrow. I In the return bourne.
or second half Of the circle. the hvnnc
TIED nerson ooes throngh the cnnnci.
phases. recovering At each halt;nr n,a,.
the faculties which have been temnarar;
" SUSPENDED. passing from comnlet
letharey, through c.talepsv and SOM
nambulism. viii Oh ara onlv different do
erees of intensity Of martial somnolenoe.
Several processes are employed to pro-
duce the hvnnotio state. tho most eficct.
i've being revolvin9 mirrors ON which
the patient hxes his ewes: Int tn,
constituencies Of other snecial nerves. a
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