Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-13
TIE WAS HYPN0TlZED.
] Richmond Boy Completely Under the
Influence OF The Science.
,opcEs's WONDERFUL LECTURE.
lie Has III. Victim Before His Class
at the University College OF Ncdt-
rinc-k lasting ~ PrettS ItrI-
Thought ~ Was NntninR.

Iivpno,lsm Is now thing In Richmond.
II was introduced. so far as iis treat
mont IL concerned. IN the University COL
lbgc Of Medicine yesterday. and proved
most interesting TO tn students.
Professor j. Allison Hodges. who Ills
shc chair Of nervous diseases 81 that
Institution. aston.shod his class YESTERDAY
morning by having before Il strange
boy who was rather mysterious IN aP-
p.arance. and looked as Il DC Wis peeu-
tarly afnicted. The Doctor said that inc
:oung gentlemen present had e''''"
that point when they should gwen s''"'
Instruction upon The question OF "''""e
cases Of hypnotism For nearly q" h'"' '''
strange young man sat uY"n '"'" WIN
one Of his arms across his breast III
Hodges tNulainc1 that ne lad mao SUM-
tIfoc ago been shot 80 IN" neck ana slnc'
1s,n he had not ben able 70 move thd'
nru from The position in wh'ch IL Wis
then. ...,
pr Hodges then touched the stlncneH
y, -,.h.r al the elbow. and the pataiyae1
-. f,l az the bows side. and he could
,,se o. at viii. The Doctor eNplainei that
ise !aI had been hypno;izcd by him
saving that he saw this victim across the
sfrect from his own Office. and hypnotized
l.in ,h re- lie wilod that the boy should
com. into hts ono and the lad walked
over. took "a sat. ana began 10 look over
q magaz.uc Arrangements were MADE
with The youth by which he was TO up
pear h.for. tho Doctors class at the
I-niy r.ity COLLEGE The hoy appeared
perfectly under tho control Of Doctor
Hodges. auI Gid everything he told him
& go.
1HOTGHT HE KISSED \ GIRL
Tho Doctor took his knit. out Of his
pocket. and holding II in his hand. SAID 10
n subject. DO YOU So this knit
go ycs. l SEQ tho knife. II is a very
rice knife. rphi IN lad somewhat
ilsndN.
Vow" said the physician. "tha, is not
u knife al ai. II IL snake. You had
better b. careful or voI will be bitten
The boy then skunk away. and looked
a y "a was terribly frightened. H!s
apprchcueions we've soon changed into
llrshes however. as Dr. Hodges told him
that the knife was not "a serpent. but
pretty grl
"Do you now SO that il Is young
lady" qucris1 the professor.
yes. sir. / can soc her plainly re-
tpouIed The victim turning his face away
in modesty.
what does she look like" asked the
2Ioctor
she Is very pr,,y. has golden hair
end blue eyes. Yes. sir. she Is very
pretty"
This yorug lady would Ike to kiss
you" the Doctor sr1 startling tn boy
severely, and causing him TO bury his
fac, no his hands However with his
',untenance red with embarrassment, the
isi stepped toward IN. imaginative girl
Ind kissed the knife.
SHINERED FROM COLD.
Or Hodges suddenly said u II. boy
Vat 10 was raining hari. ana was bitter
clli AMI asked him why he did not put
ca his hat. which the victim promptly
Ui3. pulling Il down over his ears. fie
thin turned ~ his overcoat collar. and
leCan 10 shver as il IL were freezing.
il. was also told that il was stone dark
IN the room, ana made to crope his way
around as though no could Sc nothing.
Presently Br Hodges remarked 10 the .
lad That he was smoking. his coat was on .
iirc. The victim threw of tn garment, .
hni WIS th'u told that he could not put
to coat ON again. and he could not until
The physician informed him that he could .
90 50.
DIR Hodges ~ concluded his lecture.
explaining 10. restorative measures ~
such eases. and the class had been very
lishy entertained as well as instruct. 4.