The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-31

tism was produced nv self-suggestlon aud
not by an influence produced by operating
on a subject. or in other words, power
overcoming ones will and euoduing him
q, all hazards 1 presume they have access
TO encyclopedias and have read OF the
Influence" IN magazines and books then,
II they have done this. they are iusufied
in passing the ordinance, Few people
hypnoLize themsoivts n the. truest sense
sonle orators. some doctors a few preach
ers and few writers and soldiers expert
cnce phase Of hypn0tism while at work.
but few persons really hypuotAe themselves
as IN the sense OF an operator on Subject.
The influence is faith. and TO nave
faith. one must he impressed thoroughly
that what is suggested Will como 10 pass.
boy hypnotized Will eat q pod Of red
pepper for banana. but unless he is sat
lsficd tina, the article is Shat reason tells
HIM II is he will not cat Il. Has he reason
while hypnotszed? Certainly else he would
MI YOU when commanded to do so. But
YOU tell him, in the presence OF large
audience. that he Is now by a lake and I'M
mediatey he begins 10 null of his clothes
preparatory 10 taking Il swim. He does
not see the ladies' present They may
blush but he ccptinues to strip himself and
VIII remove every rag from his body unless
another suggestion is given. He could not
throw himself into this state aud DO this
per Sc, but when he is satisfied that the
man or woman In whom he has great faith
VIII do what they say they viii do then he
| believes and his observing mind becomss
inactive aud the subjective mind begins
to perform double duty. Then II is faith"
and not "hypnotism' that may bring about
harm. Anybody can put h.s mind to pas
Sive condition, but unless suggestion is
offered viii not try TO perform absurd
duties
Generally mind in a passive condition
viii sleep; the mind nearly returns to mat
ter. hut nature has provided sentinel,
like an old gander IN a tlock, who never
sleeps When the mind Or soul leaves the
body II becomes matter. II Il man browns
his heart may quit beating, but II the
subjective mind lives he can be restored
by rolling the body until the heart begins
10 oScillate.
Doubtless harm has been observed by the
/ practice OF hypnotism in Bryan, and, as
| long as faith lasts. she 'pr'ttsSor' can
get In his work there or elsewhere. 1t
certainly does not appear Right that tine
authorities OF Bryan should be- made Light
OF because they have put stop to the
practice Ondscrimnately Of hypnotism
tn their city. l have seen possibly dozen
boys hypnotized at ole time ana many OF
them were under the suggestion OF as many
other boys or men. and .h-y We're made
through suggestion to do many ridiculous
things.
| romember one operator who told 4 boy
that he would so TO q certain place at
certain time and would stick on The side
walk al that place. AMI could not move At
the time suggested the boy carried out the
suggestion, This went cu uutil nearly
every boy in WaNahachie was under the
I influence OF Professor Trips OF some OF
his class and little later the boys became
alarmed and no subjects could bee secured.
hold that half Of IT,. ia made up of
imaglnatioa, hypnotism and faith These are
closely allied. A man whom 7 have reason
10 believe says Gladstone w.!. speak at