The Portland daily press., 1894-03-01
sANDoW HYPNOTlZED.
The strang Man Made as weak as Child.

Sandow, who is thought to have more
strength than any man living, was made
absolutely helpless in New York the
other day, according to a special to the
Philadelphia Press, by slender young
man, who weighs 14o pounds. He was
bypnotized, and SO successfully that he
not only obeyed every command OF the
physician while he was in the hypnotic
sleep, but also carried out injunctions
after he had come out of the sleep.
1t was private seance, and it took
place in Sandow's rooms before several
of the faculty and number of the stu
dents of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, about twenty-five in all.
The hypnotizer was DR.. c. H. Mersereau.
who graduated at the College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons in the class of 'SS.
Sandow came into the room and threw
himself upon couch. One of the gas
jets was lighted and Sandow was told to
fix his eyes upon it.
The physician sat on the couch, facing
Sandow. He did not make a single pass
with his hands or any movement at all.
Keep your eyes on the light" he said,
and think only of going to sleep"
Sandow obeyed, and the doctor went on
to talk about hypuotism for minute or
two.
Then he turned to his subject Draw
deep breaths; deep breaths," he said.
beginning to flutter. You-are-going-
to-sleep. Don't resist me. Breathe
deeper; SO. Now-you-are-
1t was true, although it did not seem
possible, the subject was in the third
degree or cataleptic state, which was
shown by the fact that the limbs would
remain in any position in which they
into the sleep ne was told to wave his
hands about, making them move faster
or slower at the will of his master.
"Stop," came the command, and the
arms came to tense position with jerk
Your arms and legs are paralyzed," he
said. "You cannot move them, try.
He did try, but they were rigid; Half
to raise the arms and legs. They lifted
Sandow, but could not bend the limbs.
just as soon as he was told that his
limbs were all right the muscles relaxed.
Your legs are weak, they will not
support you." The words were scarcely
out of DIR. Mersereau's mouth before
Sandow fell to the floor with a crash
HIS legs SluIpty ~ uhssSi 1910
He was told to get up, and he made
attempt after attempt, but the legs
which can bear pianos and horses refused
to support the weight of his own body.
When he was told that his legs were all
right Sandow arose and walked back to
the sofa, where he was told to lie down
again.
Then came the final test.
"Sandow," said DR.. Mersereau, you
are going to come out of your sleep soon,
and when you regain consciousness you
will feel bright and cheerful and not
bit tired. Now, | want you to count up
to six. When you reach six you will sit
up and open your eyes, You will be
wide awake Then you will go on count
ing UP to ten. After little pause you
will go to the mantel, where l have
placed photograph against jug. You
will pick up this photograph and say:
"This is a pretty picture. Jones makes
pretty pictures"
"Now count"
Sandow began to count slowly.
When be reached six he sat up. Then
he ontinued to count. When he reached
ten he arose, went to the photo, picked
it up and examined it carefully and re-
peated the words as he had been direct
ed.
DR.. Mersereau afterward said:" My
purpose in hypnotizing Sandow was to
demonstrate the falsity of the belief
that only weak-nerved, weak Drained,
hysterical persons are subject to the
influence / believe that nearly all per-
sons are subject to the influence"