Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07
1ELEGRAPHIC..
MEDICAL CONGRESS-
...,s Rad and Resolutions Adopted
BY tho Delegates
.,,orI,n EcouErs OFLAw
NAN, ,ealps. Capital Punishment
n.llc Of r,udel Barbhri'm-
parqaet aud Reception

vop,,. Sept. G.-The third day
NJ" ~" m,alro.lGsal congress began
o. Wv ,ss reading by Clark Bell OF a
'lu nv Gu,,Av Boonm, on the
I'rn ,,,,y Of Capital Punishment The
p eoptended that the dea'h
'' ',Tr h.i no deterrent elect that ann a
a r,lio Of ieudsl barpsrlsm' anu
W. an &C, OF revenge on the
,sn Of the state ,., aud
60, c, A. Doromus read paper
''V ~ remarkable CAsos of Chronic
" ,.,,ompial Poisoning. Professor "
"I.n potomus read paper ON MIR
Application. ..t., ma. or,,eL
,,1b Inc reading Of papor by Cieia
9'I-on Hypnotisin la tbo courts 0,
10 10 Mf. Bell sent lot'er 10 tevsI.i
L'- ,,,spt pnySicinns asking: "CAn
bs committed by hypnotic
.Uw the sutject being the uncoG-
E',.and innocent agent and instfu-
80 n thr subject ~ Unconscious
80 unwilling, has the hypn0lLef
~, ,nw.r and domination over the
t,er,ati,ed As could control notion ~
,.'ss.xt.nt OF the commission OF u
80 IL IL pUsslble TO remove by
syrpo,le suggestion from the mind Of
itI,utlscl ali memory Of actr or occur.
,,see. which happened Ia the N.Y.
Rseor,s in the Affirmative were re.
.,is.s irom eevrral eminent proitssors,
vail othefs, concediug that persous IN
ghypnotic state are constantly amen.
M 10 control by suggestion, denied
mai hypnotism hiss auy place III Grim.
irJ iuti,prudence rs n defence Tor
c,my' MI. Bell pointed out TINT II AZ
r,aivd the majority Of medical men IN
ibs country did not recognize hypnOtlc
tf,nre az 40 existing TACT. The lawyers
md Iudsts were Oh the same ground as
tre toetlu. In tho courts Of Europe
The contrary was the fact, and men Of
he hiche,t character anu professional
Attachments devoted Ihnir best Efforts
10 NJ study ard calculation. AZ itws =
vith the Profession, 30 It was witn the
psops. ~
70 SAY that natural criminal could bn
maze 10 DO criminal acts under hyl-
noio Influence, but not "a person OF zeal
moral WORTH.
Df. ". H. Howard, OF Baltimore,
nii that hypnOtlsm was reality. He
gave several Instances OF hypnotic d
,etois In Baltimore, including his
own servant, whom no sent 10 a neigh.
llHng phytlCIan'a laboratory 10 Btvgl
everything the doctor had. Hc les.
l1td too fellow wnilu ho had lhn Rrii.
cit 10 bic possession. The doctor con-
itusI Il affected the mau's brain some.
wts,, but no always took care, except
90 this occasion, TO got the subject back
Toto good mental state before hO rtt-
iliei bin.
d. Grover, OF MassachusottP, tells
Of young lady In Boston who nad "a
tendency TO tuberculosis being cured
BY hypnotic influence.
The following resolution was adopted
On motion Of CLARK Bell;
"Rssolvsd, That In the opinion OF
this mtdiCO'legal congress, not only
should tho subject Of medical jurls-
prudence be- recognized In the various
Institutions Of leaning, but Ia msii.
cal and law scho Il OF this country,
that tucl schools should include It in
ihslf studies and that examination on
THIS subject be made necessary TOT
gfaiua.lOn ia either medicine or law. "
On motion OF II. &. Ransom the FOL.
lowing WAS passed.
"Resolyed, That It is tue duty and
would add 10 the Interest and benefit
Of tue legal and medical profession II
every national and state medical So
Getty nnd every national ana slate bar
association In the United States aud
billish provinces should appoint u
Standing c mmitIeo on medical jurlt-
FTudence.v
The session then adjourned, and tho
congress ended with banquet and
reception tonight.