The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-03

met WITH the same character OF exclama-
tions with which you greeted me little
while ago. Absurd, theories. nonsense.
air-castlesl speculation. Try it? No.
There is nothing in it. Why waste
valuable time with impracticable A,ec-
nlations and the THEORIES of dreamers?'
The French savants ridiculed me. They
would have none OF it. The German
investigators-God bless them, they
are ready to give willing ear whenev-
or honest thought and effort asserts it.
self-listened. experimental, and to-
day are producing the same results
which have shown to you in the case
OF Mr.. Jones Success converted
the sl1eptical FrenchmEn, and now
the same work is being success
fully done in the institutions Of Paris.
All this has happened. mind you, with.
In twelve years. To-day the deaf
mutes are reaping the 5cnedrS Of this
discovery in Australia. Europe, India
and every place in which the civiliza-
ton OF the age has planted its foot
No, my friend, we have reached q
period in the progress of events when
we cannot afford 10 be skepticaL Do
not cry absurd. 1t is absurd to soy alb
surd. If one tells you that the moon ID
made OF green cheese, and that the
twinkling stars are but heavens fire
flies do not answer absurd Rather ex.
claim: Prove it,
Pardon the parenthesis." continued
p~<~f
We have shown that there are latent
sensibilities Of tho paralyzed auditory
nerves which are susceptible TO devel
opment through exercise. What We
want then is the knowledge as TO how
these latent sensibilities can be deveL
oped the most rapidly and the most
successfully. Now let us see what
hypnotism viii do. / am not a master
of hypnotism, and make no claim &c
the ability to produce these results
myself. l speak, therefore, as one who
accepts the known results of recognized
hypnotic experiments and seeks only
to learn how similar experiments may
be utilized successfully in the work Of
assisting In the development of the Ia.
tent sensibilities of this slumberiuR
nerve. Now, mark you! You and every
one else will acknowledge that in.
fnitely greater results will follow
whers the method of exercising any
stunted muscle or nerve of the system
Is natural rather than artificial. IL you
can exercise the muscle or nerve your
self much more is TO be hoped for than
If the exercise was forced to be con.
veyed in an exterior and artificial way.
II can send a communication over q
sleeping nerve from the source from
which the communication should by
natures laws emanate, / thereby give
that nerve a bit of exercise which will
Jingle it into activity and usefulness
with much more rapidity, and with
much better permanent results, than
would be the case by forcing it into ex.
ercise by the use of artificial means
from without. Now, will hypnotism
do this? Let US see. All those
who are familiar with the sub
ject, and who can speak with authori
ty, tell US that the hypnotic operator
has, while the subject is IN the hyp.
motto sleep, absolute control of the
mind of the subject Now do you see
what / am driving at? We are forced
to operate now in exercising the para
lyzed nerve of the deaf mute while the
brain is busy with all the other senses /
The nerves of vision are busy ticking
off their messages as to what the eye
sees, and the brain is replying what &c
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 brair
up there near the Uranium must record
all the messages it receives and go or
sending its replies. Only the nerves o.
hearing cause this brain no expendi
ture of energy. The hypnotic operation
as soon as he places the patient in the
hypnotic sleep. does what?
Why, he proceeds at once to CIV,
orders to the nerves OF taste and touch
and sight and smell 10 go on vaca.
lion. Take a rest. / shall need you
again. he says to these nerves. When
do will call you And then-why,
you see it all, of course The entire
energy of the brain let off from its 90
with the other senses is put To
work to bring TO this nerve Of audience
command that shall wake IL from its
ethargy. Wake up, you lazy rascal
ays the concentrated brain power act
ng under the command OF the oper-
tor; what do you mean by sleeping
when all your comrades are at work?
zee, have given them rest in order
hat may give you the fogging your
deserves. Wake up and
,usy yourself with the work for which
-ou were brought into existence. You
we're born a cripple, you plead, eh2
Ia, you only mead TO have your legs
imbered up. Come. hop, skip, jump;
here, don't you like it? Why, already
hear your shouts OF joy
Yes. my friend, think that through !
all this may be accom-
lished, and you-what do you have 70
az about il now?' said Prot. Currier,
nee more addressing me directly.
GEORGE RUsgIS PHoEBUa
Precautionary.