Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-21
THE HYPNOTIC NURSE.
HANDLES EASILY THE MOST
VIOLENT PATIENTS.
she Controls Them simply by word
or a Touch some OF the Most nemark-
able Gases which shs HAS Treated
Most Successful with Women.

nurse whose strange power OF placing
violent patients under her control
has created u good deal OF com ment
lately.
Every true nurse has the power OF
soothing nerves and quoting. TO
"A great extent, any person under her
control. but the Nurse mentioned
possesses further powers strange
gift. that enables her TO control with
a touch or look any person upon
whom she exercises her power, re-
lates the Cincinnati Enquirer
The nurse is Mrs. Mutchler She
is a petite blonde. OF pleasing feature
and form Her laughing eyes, cur
tanned by gold trimmed glasses. have
a power over her patients that some
times has seemed miraculous.
She Is the receiving nurse OF f.
males and in addition has charge Of
the female strong ward Thus ii
win DO seen that she has ample OPP
portunity 70 use her power OF con
troll II Is her duty 10 undrcss. pre-
pare for the doctors diagnosis aud
then send 10 the wards every female
admitted 10 the city hospital
She then has 10 DO responsible and
care for the patients ia the strong
wards They consist OF demented
and hysterical women, or those held
for the police as prisoners Among
them are often regular giantesses
Mrs. Mutchler l. little woman. A
small man could pick her mp ia his
arms like a baby, and yet she has
learned that she can control the
most violent patients that can be
brought 20 ner without touching
them with her hands
None but those familiar with the
scenes at the receiving ward OF the
city hospital can realize what u Is
20 handle an insane or hysterical
woman. one enraged from being ar.
res .ed or one who has taken poison.
Time and again patrol wagons have
brought such cases 70 the city hos
pitaL
The men on the patrol wagon
laugh a. handling any man. bat
they confess that il taxes their pow
crs when they have 4 historical or
ugly woman
4 sAsu 10 instance occurred not
long ago 4 girl was suddenly
stricken with violent form Of
mania upon Walnut liiils She terri
fed a whole noighborhooi 4 patrol
wagon vac called aud tour policemen
could not handle her
She was luAliy tied hand and foot
4 strap was tied around her arms
gFsH aHaaFHagaa
even when thus tied she gave the
four policemen terrible Fight on
tho way 10 the city hospital
When the patrol wagon arrived at
the Aun street entrance 20 the hos
pital tho woman WIS carried into the
female receiving ward and laid upon
strctChcr. DIR Castle then waited
until Mrs Mu,chlcr arrived aud then
said Take the straps OF.
Tho woman was placed upon a
stretchcr and the officers took the
straps OF. expecting that there
would then DO n tusslc Little Mrs
Muichlor advanced 20 tho side OF the
strcteher She turned the woman
head over and for moment gazcd AZ
her hxedly. Then with a yelyety
touch sho drew her hands down tho
checks % the woman as though ca.
rcssing her Then she softly rubbed
her arms Then she looked into the
patients eyes and said
why, don't YOU know moo You
are with nc now Put your arms
around my neck "
The girl, who moment before had
ha.llcd our strong policemen threw
her arms around the nurses neck In
loving embrace
Now | want you to lie right still.
for the doctor Is going TO see what
IS the matter" said Mrs Mutchlcr
Dr. Castle made superficial eN-
animation and then Mr. Mutchlcr
simply 10y command. caused the z ri
to disrobc aud take hath. and then
sent her TO @ ward. aud in few
moments she was sleeping like
lamb
Not long ago colorcd " oman.
who TO the police had been ter ror
and who is regular piantess. was
taken to the city hospital Whom
she was finally placed upon
stretcher IN the female receiving
ward she threatened TO bite every
one, and as Mrs. Mutchler APP
preached she ravcd like one mad,
crying, I'm kill you.
The policemen rushed TO grab the
woman. but Mrs. Mutchler pushed
them back. saying
Don't interfere; am not afraid
Turning to tho furious woman she
looked her in the eye and said:
"Why. you cannot bite me, Now
sit up q momeutn
She then began so caress the
woman. aud soon eould make her do
anything she liked When the
woman was taken 70 the strong ward
one OF the other nurses had terri
BILE struggle with her but tho mo-
mcnt Mrs, Mutchler appeared she
was like lamb.
Time and again tho strange power
that the little Ann street nurse has
oNorted over patients has been illus
trated until she has gained quite