Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-27

\ prominent New York periodical,
Varieties" in its September number
contained, under The tie of Confess
sions OF Hypnotic Subject" most in.
Geresting and valuable article. accom-
panied by Photographic Illustrations.
from which the following extracts are
taken:
"Hypnotism as q business IS not a
gift. developed after years Of study and
practice, but simply ths trick of clever
men, who would most ueuaby fail
without the assistance f trained sub
jects who are peculiarly adapted % ths
business Of imposing upon a mos.
susceptible public For ab8u, five
years | have been professional sub
ject,' and during tina time ! have been
In the employ Of most of the celebrated
hypnotists Of Europe an America.
have done a seven days s'e p which do
ceivod the most clever physicians, who
watched me with k0,u. professional
eyes. ! have submi,ted-Wni'e .u IN
apparently hypnotic sta,e-to tine dppIi.
cation OF red hot irons aai liga-cl e.
gars 10 the sole o. my tee' 1ll the palms
Of my hands; l have had long needles
thrust through my wrist. aaG even
through my lips while the wonderful
and gifted professor o. hypuo sm has
stood by and exc.a.mal:
You sect he fees no pq.a because
7 command that ho -fa" 1o.. But [
have repeated thesr things before the
camera for the purpose OF Illustrating
Il, fa1n
believe that ! was under hypnotic IN
iucnce when I perm red myself 90 De
burned and apparently tortured. I
cain that ] am simply proof Against
ordinary pain and thar ] am able 10
! control the action u my heart and n -
! pulse by simple muscular contraction
so as to deceive any physician.
Il spent great deal of my time when
not at work in rthelr ing. with tle hall
dozen other subjects who had been en-
gagged with me. w soon became very
proficient IN Stimulating catalepsy and
controlling CIR features 20 a remark
abe degree | learned to manipulate
my muscles so that eventually ] was
able 20 almost sop the action OF my.
| heart gid 'ho6 c.iseit 10 ben a mos.
;,tt-rilic rate, and one day, quite by ac-
? cident. found that was complete mas
ter Of my pulse. With a little practice
l soon found IL possible to make tbs
pulse of my left wrist beat sixty-nine.
while simultaneously I compelled the
right 10 beat as high as 132. This was
considered a most remarkable achieve
ment and it completely deceived the doc
tors.
81 also learned the trick called The
Reflex Of the Eye One day. while I
was IN a so-calied cataleptic state an in
quisitive doctor thrust his finger into
my eye. It did net Inconvenience nd
| in the least and be- exclaimed:
THAT man is blind
81 could see just as wc'' as ANYBODY,
and from that time on always did what
! was know professionally as the Rctlec-
ton of the Eye trick making mysel.
apparently blind. finally became such
an adept subject thar , was considered
among hypnOtists a. q star performer.
and my services were very much s1sglt
after.
IN nv first seven days 90
which was IN New York tho hy.raIf.
was with mo an the time be.u lr
was not sure that would b. able %
stand H.
of vCu feol tbq. won a.. e.e "a
break down he said I'm. -.I out oi
bed ! was watched by T. vue nod
ical students and we.l-krowu pHrsl-
clans. among whom wcrr DIS simon,
Hamilton T,cbrooi ~ IA. y.rt Iri
1frbomr - Connoc,icr. Tra. fo.t.rs
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