St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-08

could only communicate by signs and
Nritng. They told her that the loss
was temporary and that she would
soon be herself again, but time wore
on, and she was still dumb. The
best physicians in the town were
called in. They prescribed different
kinds Of treatment, but all failed.
They attended her for a year, and
as she was still unable to articulate
a word. or even utter a sound with
her throat. they sent her to New
York
There she sought specialists in
throat diseases and went to different
hospitals for treatment, but all in
vain. Her husband joined her from
time to time, and after eight months
OF no better success than she met
with in Ohio. he decided that they
should go to Europe. They went to
Heidelberg, and Mrs. Irwin was put
Nnder electrical treatment Of various
kinds, took the water cure by the
advice Of her physicians and all sorts
of medical applications tending to
the regulation of the vocal chords,
but with no success.
She describes her sensations at this
time as being sorNtimes almost un-
bearable. She was conscious that
she had a voice, but was unable to
use it. She knew that her vocal
chords were all right, because the
doctors assured her of it, but she
was by some inexplicable means de-
prived of the power of using them.
Mrs. Irwin remained in Heidelberg
q long time, but on becoming con-
WINGED that cure was as far off as
ever. she tried Berlin. Here the re-
suits were the same. Disheartened,
she went to Dresden, thence to
Paris, where she visited not only
every prominent physician, but every
medical institution. Physicians took
a deep interest in her case. Her all
ment was described in the medical
Journals. Scores of doctors under
took to cure her and spent months
in prescribing for her all the RENE
dies known t. medical science which
they thought would give her back
her voice. Through all she remained
dumb.
London was the next place she Wis
tied. Here the same ordeal and the
same result Not one physician could
make her utter a note. The doctors
told her that her vocal chords were
paraIyzed and that she would never
speak again. Meantime she had lost
her husband. whose business was
then almost ruined by his continual
absence. as he had spent 5000 in
the vain search for a cure.
Heavy hearted and despairing,
Mrs Irwin decided to return to
America. She really had no other
alternative. because her financial
condition would not permit her to
remain longer abroad. She arrived
in New York city about the 1st of
August. During her reading She
had become impressed with the pow
er of hypnOtism and decided that
she would try hypnotist before she
left the city, not that she imagined
she would ever be cured, but for the
purpose Of satisfying herself that
she would leave no remedy untried
that might possibly effect cure.
She communicated with a member
of the staff of the New York poly
clinic and a well-known hypnOtist,
having studied under Charcot, the
eminent hypnotic scientist of Paris.
The physician made a careful dag
nOsis of the womans ailment. He de-
cided that it was due to nervous
causes and decided to apply hyp-
motto powers after having gained
his patients consent. He had nc
difficulty in putting her through the
three stages necessary to a person
Of her temperament First he in
duced a cataleptic state, then
brought her through the lethargic
condition, and finally into a state OF
sOmnambulism. While in this con-
Hition she was able to receive sug,
gestiOns.
On Aug. 13 he made the expert.
ment, or hypnotic test. He gave hel
certain imperative instructions while
In the hypnotic trance and told hel
that on the following morning whe1
she awoke the first thing she mus
do would be to talk aloud.
"You will have complete contro