The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03

rye been curing her. salu the physlclet
"Enongh Is the matter. You've been practI.
Ing. some mesmerism or some such tomfoolert
Hasn't IL had the desired effect ~
"Oh. I don't say she Isn't cured. but ! want u
ask you what right you had to make a fool o
81 make a fool OF no ONE said the Docto
"Didn't you shake a mirror In front Of her ant
tell her some rot about mssmerizing her ~
i did hypnotic her. and that Is why she II
well, It's a damned outrage. There's nc
such thing as hypnotism or mesmerism. It's q
fake; You're a auAek' How dare you hypho'
"1f It's q fake. how could I hvpnotizc her, you
blazing idiot ~ cried the Doctor, getting mad.
"Of course it's n fake shouted the man.
You've made n fool, Of my wife and now you're
Don't need tot" rrtortcd the Doctor, but
IN make a surgical case Of you II you ever come
Ana so he lost a good patient,
The second class ~ those who use hypnotism
are the professional performers, such as those
fine their appearances to the smaller towns. and
the present access of interest In their art, as
the metropolis. Often they have with them
their own subjects. introducing them as such;
but this is not in all cases. collision and trick:
to get, and some OF the persons called accom-
plicos" by those who disbelieve in hynnotism
are generally hypnotized by the performer.
and are paid TO travel around with him because
OF the peculiar characteristic which renders
tntUl btubltlNS W NV llluNAtt
the travelling - Professor will take subjects at
random from the audience. When the reporter
SySn 90 st'i named Carpenter rad adver tHaS q per.
formance in the local opera house. Nearly the
entire nT. college 9nn v turned Edo out Sn Wit, tho the int Intention nn%s of Of
stand on their heads, play kitten. eat tallow
feats melted thereto by Professor" Carpenter.
The nan was a wonder In the audience was
DR.. H., who filled the chair of philoso-
ply in the college. He had promised his class
= lecture on "Mesmer and the Hypnotism
eS%e ,hsGs to on R,t the Soi fSl,owI Whi Gisy ths sn 4e. had ID
was. openly amused and sEepticaI. suddenly
Prof. Carpenter, seeing him laughing. extended
a hand toward him and made a motion as
pulling IN a rope, and, as II he were tied to the
Amusement had died out OF his face horror and
distress being substituted. Up he went to the
stage. amid q breathless silence.
Now" said the mighty Carpenter. you are
q gay young chap tDr.. II. was then about 50
and severely Pprltanicall. See the pretty, girl
s sSsr n tesr S; Why she's waving at you Isn't
A smile of delight broke up the stern lines
Actually. she's trying to firt with YOU. pur-
sued the Professor. Here's q handkerchief to
Tho husband OF a pious wife. father of a fam
ily OF seven children. and terror Of the senior
class In college finttered the handkerchief and
SILENCE held the audience.
Kiss your hand to her" suggested the Pro-
o IL oiieht. q u lh-Lh.
his one interest in life was that Irritation.
her 1He Tss ses 5; comes mes M Now put your arm around
That will. do. sir" said one Of the other
n, members Of the college faculty: suddenly rising
Aud Carpenter was wise enough to desist. for
II. never fully recovered %,% from the e0 Shock OF Of
from the college Presid ent, VIC told him in fear
and trembling. Nor did he ever deliver the
or all those who experiment with hypnotism
the most to be feared are the perlor hypnotists.
Even those WHO have made a life study OF the
! Practically unknown scie ene.' Yet t , e, e. who Aes
know nothing about, 1T often try it out OF
ate a power SO great and SO mysterious. a
;ypliSal case which occurred this year in a house
vi f''t ssor ''rs sss not danger nss from on Ft LIE. 'y fRsls
there. The talk turned to hyp-
md one OF the men present could hypnotic
my one. A young man who had just come in
hastily dressed and come there without stop
ping to get any dinner. was selected as the sub
faint, but made no Objection to the ex.
i was DECIDED that the two hyp;
:etii f4o ah0 shs HOSTESS hwIar" sl iaet to go % to Ss .hS nail ses
he tive; putting their hands on his shoulders,
nd looking at him ixedly. soon got him under
a q MS CphulllOH Dcils suCn bb 10
ender him peculiarly. susceptible. Al he APP
reached the hall there was a tumult In
rowd. There had been a runaway accident.
hose in the house ran out upon the stoop,
aclpdtng the two who had acted as hypnotists,
he hostess catching up, her jacket to throw it
yer her shoulders. When they returned they
the subject fumbling at the rack where
he jacket had hung. They attempted to rouse
i'm from his condition. but without success.
physician was summoned. who ordered him
t once removed to his home. For two weeks
e was between life and death. brain fever
aving set in. On his recovery his memory OF
he events Of the evening. and OF that entire
ay, was blotted out.
In view of many cases similar to this most
octors will agree with the opinion voiced by
Shrady:
NJ person except a regularly accredited prac-
sing physician should experiment in hypno-
SIN. and not even a physician unless he has
lade some special study of the subject. 1t ia
10 dangerous u force to be carelessly tempered
18th. In time | hope to see the enactment OF
Iws prescribing severe penalties for any per
IN other than a physician hypnotizing another,
nd for any misuse or abuse OF this power
neither by q physician or a layman."