The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
SUGGESTION HELPS CURE.
MENTAL AND MATERIAL REMEDIES
SHOULD BE USED TOG ETHER
A Physician Gives His Reasons for Eclier In
the Value or Suggestive Thernpeutics-An
Interesting Treatise from n Scientific Point.

Prom the Cleveland Leader.
A physician who 10 q firm believer in what is
known ne suggestive therapeutics" writes the
following interesting article:
Many eminent physicians and psychologists
have employed hypnotic suggestion In the euro
OF discusses and habits and as a moral and educn-
tional agent for u great many years. Through
the indointtable courage and industry OF these
pioneers in psycho.therapeutical work. the
power, or agency, which ia the groundwork of.
I'LL ,uros effected by all psychical methods, has
finally been reduced TO an art or science, and is
capable OF being praoticod intolligently, scion.
thcally, and methOalcally. Tho power alluded
to ia found to DO suggestive and the science of
which 1t is the groundwork Is named appro-
prlotcly suggestive therapeutics
Tho latter has nothing in common with
Christian science or mind cure, healing by faith
or prayers, magnetism, spiritualism, or by di.
vino healcrs,' further than that suggestion 10 un.
doubteily the basis upon which all cures result-
ing from these methods are accomplished. The
physician. even. may he accused frequently of
employing suggestion. unconsciously as O rule,
however. How this 10 truo will DO made clear
further on. The fact l wish especially to note
here Is that eminent authorities have thoroughly
demonstrated the fact that all OF these different
mental methods Of cure have a common basis,
and that basis Ia suggestion. How strange is IL
that this simple. demonstrable fact should have
90 long escaped tho notice Of scientific men, and
stra ,gcr still, that 1t is yet unknown to some,
and worse, refused by others.
IF physicians generally appreciated the fact
there would be no place nor need for Christian
scientists, divine healers. and the horde OF un.
scientific mental healers. Physicians would
then he enabled TO cure and hold az patrons the
incurables' who they afterward hear have
baan crrcd NJ the banda ~ aor,n sp,ontol ,
healer. To-day suggestive therapeutics has
been introduced and il employed with wonder
full success in hospitals. almshouses, penal insti.
%tutions. and public schools OF France and other
educational agent.
Schools OF suggestive therapeutics are
springing up all over this country AMI are play
Ing havoc with disease and crime and all for
mer methods OF treatmont. Those having charge
OF these institutions are educated. practical, and
conscientious physicians OF good standing. They
are never unminaful OF the value OF q Judi Cious
use OF specific drugs and other practical cnra-
i've mems, and always prescribe such where
treatment. 1t Is easy to see that better results
must follow where material and psy chical meth.
cert ain cases have 6aftied The skill Of the best Of
qualified physicians and afterward yielded to
to refuse to employ medicine Of any kind.
and this Is the failing of most mental, healers.
There are certain drugs OF which the physi-
form ami sslutary, and they are almost indis-
p~ensRhle to n quick and complete recovery. A
medicine is absolutely Indispensable to tho
! physician OF to-day. Im"intain that the com.
pick man. CONFUSED o; MN and matter. can.
alone. to the exclusion OF p~sychical methods;
the one is not complete without the other, and
together they are proving well nigh invincible.
Now. 1t may not be clear what Ia meant by
suggestion or suggestive therapeutics. The
Is based upon the following demonstrable facts:
That the functions. conditions. and sensations of
this mind is constantly ainenable to control BY
the power OF SUGGESTION: IL these premises can
be proved. it must follow that diseases and
habits are amenable to control by the power OF
The different states or emotions of a persons
ent persons may be differently affected by tho
same emotions, and any emotion may act upon
the eyes flash, the blood PUSHES to or from the
face; the breathing Is altered and comes In
bors ana Immediately after fed her infant from
suffering severe convulsions. An examina
ton proved tho mother milk to have been a
Fear will do just the opposite Of what anger
will do. and often produces a kind Of paralysis.
Continual n1 ! worry and anxiety are known to
them you lose flesh. Pleasurable emotions, oy
their influence upon the heart and respiration.
tons the Contrary eject a00dd rieY Affects tine the
heart, and what is the sigh Of melancholy but u
sign OF the influence OF sorrow upon tho %respira-
toni Grief also acts especially and imme.
diately upon the lachrymal glands. Anxiety
s sns r lsen tSI1 nh sse h lhs h sray; o, A f4isS,ensd 99 ssr,
sons has turned gray in a night. or in q short
time following a scare. Grief and fear are
iEo. Baldness Is sometimes due TO anxiety or
fear, Such cases are now on record, and one in
particular where badness lasted with the per-
son ns long AS his depression in business.
Painful emotions. such as fear. cause teeth
tress OF mind or mental emotion. Jealousy.
hatred. and chagrin are known to cause q osn-
GER. Sweating Is produced by anger or fear, &c.
Hydropho6!a has resulted from the bite Of an
angry person. whose saliva was found to be
MANY persons can so control the functions.
conditions; and sensations Of their bodies that
s sr% rest physical ID yIar no tests may b. made upon them
Themselves in a state Of self.hypnosts!' geodamSee
who have witnessed truthful exhibitions Of hyp-
the body in turn by The mind. hypnotic sub.
operations, Pins may no thrust through their
cars. tongue. and cheeks and they evidence no
that blood win not flow from the pin wounds
and such is tho case.
body Ia becoming inhemed. suffers pain. and II
the suggestion Is persisted in. such will DO tho
case. In like manner. Inflammation of u part
may BIO abated. The hypnotist may suggest
that q subject can neither smoke tobacco nor
take Intoxicating liquors or morphine; that II
he docs, he will become nauseated and vii, find
that he has II decided d~istaste for them; that he
can do better without them, than, with them;
that tho desire for these poisons has left thin;
and such indeed will DO q fact. This effect Is
not gotten at by the well.known methods OF
treatment in a roundabout way, but by means
OF suggestion.
"A degree Of hypnosis was selfinduced by
many during the days OF witohcraft. The sup.
posed victims OF the witches wrath would cry
out that the witch was pinching or sticking a
pin In them. and finger marks would appear
upon the part OF their body whereit was thought
That they had been %pinched; blood would oozo
from the spot where they imagined the pin to
mothers who allow certain emotions or impress.
sions to govern their mind 10 another instance OF
the rule or mind over body.
The next thing In order 10 to show how This
mind which governs the body 10. in turn, gov.
ernet by suggestion. The emotions are nothing
but suggestions which enter and produce results
on our mental or physical condition. You ara
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