New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
AFTER HIS LONG SLEEP.
THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS HYPNOTlzED
SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.

THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS HYPNOTIzED
SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
The prospect OF seeing the awakening Of a man
who had been asleep for week seemed to be an at
tractve one The Olympia Theatre was filed last
evening with people who had the curiosity 20 see
Lynn Kllmer wake up. He was put to s.eep by
Santinelli. the hypnotst. week ago last night ne
lay all the week on a bed placed little bridge
across the orchestra pit. He was watched al the
time by relays of physicians and medical students
who declared with all degrees OF emphasis that he
had had nothing to eat and nothing TO drink
The hour at which he put 10 s.eep was 1913
D. m, and when that time approached last night
Santlnel asked the physicians to come on the stage
When they were ready TO observe he Approached the
subject and told him that he was about to wake up
Thereupon he moved a little. SantineI then tod
him 70 open his eyes get I'D and sit in chair on the
stage The subject did promptly and the audi
ence appauded. You think he Is awake?' said the
hypnotst: mot yet"
He brought the two horses that he uses for the
purpose told the young man that ne was TO become
as rigid as stone and then had him laid across the
horses This human bridge showed the usual rigid
ity when santinelli stood on 1t. Then he had the
subject sit down again. and placed six men TO hold
him into his chair one of them held each OF his
legs TO the chair one held each Of his arms and the
other two held his shoulders. Then he told him 70
wake up. His body Strengthened out and he almost
escaped from the SIX men ana the cnalr but III al
instant he quietly In his seat. with an expression
OF face that seemed TO be half pleased and half
surprised Then he came down and walked through
the audience to let everybody have close look at
him His face had grown thinner since he began
his sleep and he sadly needed shaving but In other
respects he appeared TO be unchanged
The young man said. when he was questioned
afterward. that he felt we'll and strong and very
thirsty, but hungry. His weight was l5Is pounds
When he began his sleep he weighed lI5 He Will
drink about gallon tonight Santinelu SAID. Dut
he Will not eat much till tomorrow
Will he sleep tonight? somebody asker; .
Why. certainly" santinelI answered, and ne
will get UP late tomorrow Why, only think lie
hasn't had any sleep for a week. This was not a
sleep that he was in. you know; this was hypnosis
He has been without sleep just the same as he has
been without food and drink"
The doctors who have watched the subject have
occupied themselves largely with taking his tenn
perature, pulse and respiration. When he was put
to sleep. to the old term for the sake OF con-
yeniencehs temperature was 9S 10 degrees resplr-
alton a. and pulse &C. An hour later the resplra-
ton was II and the pulse IS The quickest pulse
while he slept vas "a and the sowest IS. The
quickest respiration was % and the sowcst H. The
doctors said that while he slept his pulse quickened
whenever Santinelli came near him.
Within half an hour after he was awakened he
was drinking beer with half dozen other men In
the concert hall. He had not eaten anything and
he said that he did not want to.