The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
FAITH IN HYPNOTISM
DIR. EN0CH H. CURRIER BELIEVES
DEAFNESS MAY BE CURED ny 1T.
Important Experiments To he Made
by the Head of the New York In
stitution for Deaf and Dumb.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Hypnotism has
found new and powerful friend in Prof.
Enoch H. Currier, NJ. A, the principal OF
the New York Institution for the Instruc-
ton Of the Deaf and Dumb, and the year
1895 promises interesting developments as
result Of this distinguished educators re-
searches along the lines of hypnotical
science
Professor Currier is among he foremost
instructors OF the deaf and dumb in the
whole world, and his discoveries have
made the institution of which he 81 the
head famous in many lands 1t was Profess
sor Currier who invented and perfected the
audiphone, so-called because by its use the
latent sinsiblities of the auditory nerve
are readily kindled Into life. At the New
York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
there is a patient, Mr.. Jones. who has
been in the hands of Professor Currier for
twelve years He was born as deaf as a
post and for twenty-eight years no sound
ever reached his brain through the vibra-
tons of the tympanum OF the ear, con-
Quoted by the delicate auditory nerves to
the mind He is now forty years old, and
has so far recovered the sense of hearing
that he can distinguish ordinary sounds
without difficulty and can distinguish be-
tween different strains Of music that is.
whether the music emanates from piano,
a guitar or a harp, without using
the audiphone. With the aid Of the instru-
ment me can carry a conversation as
Well as the professor, and the time is not
Tar distant when he will be independent of
this instrument.
Now, Professor Currier believes that If 1t
is possible to restore the auditory nerve
in this manner from without, that the nerve
can be further stimulated from within.
n Qoc Of dao fr1ac
In this country, Professor Currier says, are
due TO prenatal paralysis of the auditory
nerve, due to the impinging Of some foreign
substance upon the forming blood corpus
cles Of the child. All of these cases, he
believes, can be remedied by the use OF
the audiphone. and he believes that deaf
nerve is not entirely dead, can be cured
by means of hypnotism. All that is needed,
he theories. is some outside help which
body and center it upon this delicate nerve
The will-poyer thus increased will, in the
opinion or Professor Currier, enable the suf-
play.
'All those who are familiar with the
subject" says Professor Currier, land who
can speak with authority, tell us that the
hypnotic operator has, while the subject is
in the hypnotic sleep. absolute control Of
the mind of the subject. We forced
now to operate in exercising the paralyzed
nerve of the deaf mute. while the brain is
busy with all its other senses The nerves
or vision are busy ticking off their mes
brain is replying what 10 do about it and
what to look at next; the sense of touch
is engaged in the same way: the smell,
the taste, are sending their little para
graphs of news. and that wondrously busy
brain up there near the Uranium must
record all the messages ii receives, and go
on sending its replies. Only the nerves Of
hearing cause the brain no expenditure
OF energy Why could not the hypnotic
operator remedy this, by commanding the
patient, when once under his influence, TO
center his or her mind upon the auditory
nerve? Why could the operator not make
the deaf hear? / believe il can be DONE
The New York Institution for the Deaf end
Dumb is open to any reputable hypnotist
who will make the experiment. We have
every facility for experiments, and We be-
leve great results may be accomplished In
this way. During the year shall secure
q suitable scientist and see what can be
done. Personally, believe that hypnotism
will be boon to those afflicted with the
loss Of speech and the sense OF hearing