The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30

enough 10 call this nerve into service as
means Of communication between the
tympanum and the mind What does
TINS nerve require III order that it may be
brought into service as a useful member
OF the system? Plainly. all that it needs
IS more strength With this It will per-
form the function for which It was called
into existence. Give II strength. and bv
the very act OF giving it this strength
which II should have possessed, but never
did, II becomes an assistant to the will.
ana That function is now able to COM
mand IL and make it useful in conveying
us orders 10 the organs of hearing. In
the case Of Mr.. Jones we have developed
the latent sensibilities of this nerve by
exercise. The nerve has been exercised.
however from without, through the aid
or the audiphone and the conical hearing
tubes. II has taken US twelve years to
produce the results which l have demon
strated to you. Now. suppose we exercise
TINS nerve from within, as we'll as from
without. Suppose we increase the power of
the Will to flash its messages over this
rusty wire at the same time that we in
crease the sensibilities of the wire to re-
ceive the commands, the nerve now be-
comes messenger"
Twelve years ago when I advanced the
theory of the possibility of developing the
latent sensibilities of the prenataly par
alyzed auditory nerve was met with the
same character of EXPLANATIONS with
which you greeted me a little while ago
Absurd! theories! nonsensel air castles,
speculation Try it? No. There is nothing
in 1t. Why waste valuable time with i'm
practicable speculations and the theories
OF dreamers% The French savants ridi-
culed me. They would have none of IT,
The German Observation-Disclosures bless
them! they are ready to give a willing
ear Whenever honest thought and effort
asserts itself-listened, experimental, and
to-day are producing the same results
which have shown to you in the case of
Mr.. Jones. Success converted the skep-
tical Frenchman, and now the same work
is being successfully done in the insttu-
lions Of Paris. All this has
happened mind you, within twelve
years. To-day the deaf mutes are
reapng the benefits of this discovery in
Australia, Europe, India and every place
in which the civilization of the age has
planted its foot. No, my friend. we have
reached period in the progress of events
when we cannot afford to be too skepti-
cal. Do not cry absurd. 1t is absurd to
say absurd. If one tells you that the
moon is made Of green cheese. and that
the twinkling stars are heavens fireflies
do not answer absurd. Rather ex-
claim: Prove it,
Pardon the parenthesis," continued
Prof Currier, 1--WE viii now return. we
have shown that there are latent sensi-
bilities of the paralyzed auditory nerves
which are susceptible to development
through exercise. What we want then is
knowledge as to how these latent sensi-
bilities can be developed the most rapidly
and the most successfully. Now let us
see what hypnotism will do. ! am not a
master of hypnotism, and make no claim
to the ability to produce these results my
self. 1 speak therefore, as one who ac-
cepts the known results of recognized hyp-
motto experiments and seeks only to learn
how similar experiments may be utilized
successfully in the work of assisting in
the development of the latent sensibilities
of this slumbering nerve. Now, mark
you You and every one else will ac-
knowledge that infinitely greater results
follow where the method of exercising any
stunted muscle or nerve of the system is
natural, rather than artificial If you can
exercise the muscle or nerve yourself much
more is to be hoped for than If the exercise
was forced to be conveyed In an exterior
and artificial way If 1 can send COM
munication over a sleeping nerve from
the source from which the communication
should by natures laws emanate, there
by give the nerve a bit of exercise which
will tingle il into activity and usefulness
with much more rapidity, and with much
better permanent results, than would be
use of artificial means from without. Now,
win hypnotism do this? Let us see. All
those who are familiar with the subject.
and 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. Now
do you see what l am driving at? We are
forced to operate now In exercising the
paralyzed nerve of the deaf mute while
the brain is busy with all the other
senses. The nerves of vision are busy tick
ing off their messages as to what the eye
sees and the brain is replying what to 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
paragraphs OF news, and that wondrously
busy brain up there near the Uranium
must record all the messages it receives
and go on sending its replies. Only the
nerves of hearing cause this hypnotic
operator as soon as he places the patient
in the hypnotic sleep does what?
why he proceeds at once to give
orders to the nerves Sof taste and touch
and sight and smell to go on a vaca-
ton. Take a rset. l shall need you
again. he says to these nerves. When
1 do I will call you And then-why
you see it all, of course. The entire en-
ergy of the brain let off from its occupa-
ton with the other senses is put to work
TO bring this nerve of audience a COM
mand that shall wake it from its lethargy
Wake up. you lazy rascal says the
concentrated brain power acting under
the command of the operator; what do
you mean by sleeping when all your
comrades are at work. See, have given
them a rest in order that I may give
you the fogging your worthlessness de-
serves. Wake up and busy yourself with
the work for which you were brought
into existence. You were born a Grip
ple. YOU plead, Ell? Oh, you only need to
have your legs limbered up. Come, hop,
skip. jump; there don't you like it?
Why already I hear your shouts of
joy.
Yes my friend, I think that through
hvpnotisn all this may be accomplished,
and you-what do you have to say about
It now?" said Prof. Currier, once more adj
dressing me directly.
What can anyone say except that there
is evidently too much in this to allow 1t to
be ruthlessly thrust aside? Prof Cur
rier believes it. No better authority than
he on the subject is alive to-day, and
now. having heard him and the reasons
for his faith, believe it. too, don't YOU?
George Ruskin Phoebus
PROF. CURRIE'S PROPOSITION.