The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-15
THE HYPNOTIC NURSE
HANDLES EASILY THE MOST
] VIOLENT PATIENTS.
She Controls Thorn slmply by \ Word
or Touch--soms Of the Most Remark
able Cases which She Has Treated
Nest Successful With Women.


hufsc whose strange power of placing
Violent. patients under her control
has created good deal Of com mont
lately.
Every true Nurse has the power Of
soothing nerves and quieting, to
= great extent, any person under her
control. but the nurse mentioned
possesses further power-a strange
gift. that enables hor to con troll with
touch or look any person upon
whom she exercises her power, re-
lates the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The nurse is Mrs. Mutchler. She
is . petite blonde, OF pleasing feature
and form. Her laughing eyes, our
tanned by gold trimmed glasses, have
q power over her patients that some
times has seemed miraculous.
She Is the receiving nurse Of TO-
males and in addition has charge OF
the female strong ward. Thus 1t
Will DO seen that she has ample OPP
portunity to use her power OF con-
troll 1t is her duty to undress, pre-
pare for the doctors diagnosis and
then send to the wards every female
admitted to tho city hospital.
She then has to be responsible and
care for the patients In the strong
wards. They consist OF demented
and hysterical women, or those held
for the police as prisoners Among
Thorn are often regular giantesses.
Mrs. Mutchler is little woman. A
small man could pick her up In his
arms like baby, and yet she has
learned that she can control the
most violent patients that can he
brought to hcr without touching
them with her hands.
Mono but those familiar with tho
scenes at the receiving ward OF the
city hospital can realize what 1t is
to handle an insane or hysterical
woman, one enraRed from being ar
rested or one who has taken poison.
Time and again patrol wagons have
brought such cases to the city hos.
pitaL
The men on the patrol wagon
laugh at handling any man, but
they confess that it taxes their pow.
ers when they have q hysterical or
ugly woman.
A case In instance occurred not
long ago A girl was suddenly
stricken with q violent form OF
mania upon Walnut Hills. She terri
fied whole neighborhood. A patrol
wagon was called and four policemen
could not handle her.
Che vvos RocIIu t;od HAD .nl s.1s
A strap was tied around her arms
and another around her ankles. and
even whom thus tied she gave tho
four policemen . terrible fight on
the way to the city hospital.
Whom the patrol wagon arrived at
tho Ann street entrance to the hos.
pital the woman was carried into tho
female receiving ward and laid upon
q stretcher. DR. Castle then waited
until Mrs. Mutchlor arrived and then
said: take the straps or"
Tho woman was placed upon a
strctchcr and the officers took the
straps of, expecting that there
would then DO tussle. Little Mrs
Mutchler advanced to tho side OF tho
stretcher. She turned tho woman's
head over aud for q moment gazed at
her fxedly. Then with u vclvety
touch she drew her hands down tho
checks Of tho woman rs though ca
rsssing her Then she softly rubbed
hor arms. Thcn she looked into tho
patients eyes and said:
"Why, don't you know mop You
s-.fs D,.e
around my neck"
Tho girl. who moment before had
bafiied our strong policemen. threw
her arms around tho nurses neck In
. loving embrace.
''Now. want you to lilo right still.
for tho doctor is going to see what
~ tho matter" said Mrs. Mutchler.
DIR. Castle made u superficial OK
animation. and then Mrs. Mutchlcr.
simply by command. caused the girl
to disrobe and take u bath. and then
SAINT her 10 q ward. and In few
moments she was sleeping like a
lamb
Not long ngo colorcd woman.
who TO tho police had boon n ter ror
mud who Is a regular ciantess. was
taken to tho city hospital When
sho was finally placed upon q
strotcher In tho female receiving
ward she threatened TO bite every
enc. and rs Mra Mutchlor ap-
preached sho ravea like ono mad.
crying. I'm kill you"
Tho policemen rushed TO grab tho
woman. but Mrs. Mutchlor pushed
them back. saying:
"Don't Interfere; l am not afraid.
Turning to tho furious woman she
looked her In tho cyc and said;
"Wby. you cannot bite me. Now
III. up moment"
She then began TO carcss tho
woman. and soon could make her do
anything sho liked. When the
woman was taken TO tho strong ward
ono Of the other nurses had terri
bio struggle with her, but tho mo-
msnt Mrs. Mutchlor appeared shc
WAS like lamb,
Tins and again the strange power
that tho little Ann street nurse has
oxerted over patients has boen illus.
tratod until sho has gained quito a
reputation. She Ia very modest.
however. and l. hard TO draw Into
conversation. Whom asked how sho
accounted for tho strange power shc
exercised. she said
IL don't know how TO explain IL !
don't know whether It's what you
esll hypnotlsn or not ] simply