The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-02
HYPNOTISM And TELE|ATHY.
Dr.. G. Stanley Hall DiSdS'S TIE
Border Land at RiChT,hd College,
TRICKS OF The HAGICsN EXPLAINED
The Belief in Discmbo'icd spiri's AN" '""
Mysticism Erpres,jtcd Ihe"s"phS'
Faith Cure, >pirithhsin' Nina Cure
and Othcr Irebs of the "'hu'

Tho third lccturtlu tnt tchth course ol
Thomas Mcmorig. Lectures at klchmono
COLLEGE avs doh hcrea last night TO
larg,r audicuc. thaa either or 'nose
which attcndc. the preceding two. Inc
people BEGAN O., corr at o'clock ana Tor
more than IN hoir they continued 10
come on FOO. in crriases' Oh every su'''
car mW every accessible pace III 'Ne
chapel was tak'n
rn. stauling .oom in the aisles and the
windows and eoors was al taken Oh 'ne
uniform ,yer officers and trustees OF the
COLLEGE and ohcr prominent educators
Nofrino occurred TO mar the constant
lil.sslr, IF tine bIE CraWU ana the lecture
was cnaringy interesting throughout
pcrnnns Ilc subject as well as thc "plV
and puDrar speaker attracted the crown
.The lordcr Land was the SUBJECT
nrd in ludod tclepath, hypnousm ana
MANY .incr phases of mental government
MANY other phases Of mental oeiahBe-
mont
ma. lecturer. Dr G.. Stanley Hall. beg
god at the beginning of his lecture that
u. one should take Offence at what ne
l0-ht say. for there might De some pres
,at who held views diametrically opposed
DID, le. ana his treatment would be cN-
.cedugly inadequate. But Or. Hall COW
cred a vast field in a. manner wonderfully
thorough. comprehensive and attractive.
HERMANN EXPOSED.
Ilis exposition Of the tricks Of Heller
ans Hermann were especially Interesting.
and we'll calculated to make the audience
aercc with the highly educated English
man. who once told Dr. Hall that lie be-
licyCd him 10 be "a medium.
real investigator should be allowed
tO make his own conditions, he said, but
this was not the privilege OF any one IN
the presence of "a clever sleight-of-hand
artist a great many OF these artists
started out he believed with faith IN spir-
itualism. but finding that sometimes these
spirits would not work for them. they
assisted them. and az last by not being too
"sQucamishly conscientious" came TO DO
all their wonders by tricks and no spirits
at an.
lie contended that all their tricks could
Doc explained and done without spirits.
hut allowed that that fact did not prove
that spirits are not sometimes employed.
AZ 10 prayer cure faith cure" and
mind cure" he believed that there was
I'm them rcsiduum which was not Quack-
cry and that it might be discovered by
science Hypnotism he called a. really
fine art. which sharpens the senses and
strengthens tho muscles. and may be
defined as normal sleep with great in
tcns'ficatiOn OF dreams. lt is d dam
gcrous power" he said, "and he would
like 10 see laws passed prohibiting gem
cru exhibitions OF IT,
DlSEMBODIED SPIRITS.
Many other interesting things he said I'm
extending his discourse, which was about
as follows:
THE topic Of this lecture. "The Border
Land" refers to that strange revival Of
so many kinds Of mysticism represented
hN theosophy. mind cure, faith cu-e, spirit
ual.sm. telepathy, hypnotism, symbolism
ana many others.
"fhe belief I'm disemhodieds spirits IS al
most universal not only among savages.
hnt among the most civilized races. To
investigate IT, however scientifically. one
should be Well versod in electricity. I'm
insanity, and IN the art of coniuring, and
should understand all the possibilities of
illusion. Tricks which seem so imposing
generally require apparatus sometimes
very expensive ass wei as long practice
and great skill. Tho clothes Of an expert
arc fuli Of pockets the table Of springs
the shoes Of mirrors and electric CON
ttcis. There arc magnets, tele-
scope rods. q whole science Of knots
many chemicals and codes galore. Very
many Of the very best effects, both I'm the
dark cabinet and on the stage can De
bought Of dealers who publish expensive
catalogues like j. Bland No. 80. oxford
stieet London. one Of the best experts
declares he can make almost any one
believe that he sees anything. The ex-
pert has 10 conceal all Of his processes
like the proprietor OF the Keeley motor.
Many Of the common mediums start the
business with perfect faith then use
little art TO help out the spirits and finally
IF"nnrn fnrfTnf Dhuriufnpc
We're described.
Thought transferonce Of telepathy
has now "a voluminous literature I'm Eng
land. where thousands Of the most culti-
waited people have come 10 believe that
impressions can be conveyed instantly
from mind 10 mind even across contl-
ncnts. II accumulation of cases were
proof. We should an have TO believe. But
million carefully recorded dreams Of
hying can never prove that man has this
power. IL IS. IN fact. impossible TO trans
init an impulse across the thousand b
part OF an inch from one nerve fibre o
another one. The speaker concluded that
all these cases were what Kant desert )ed
as the Dreams OF q visionary explained
by the dreams Of a metaphysiclan.'
HYPNOTlSM EXPLAINED.
'Hypnotism IS artificial sleep produced
by suggestion. Several hundred volumes
ANNNf N'fN liANtfA iI ldltNt NlNl iillS
topic within tho last twelve years. There
are two chief schools. the one that Of
Charcot and the other that Of Nancy.
which holds an these phenomena TO be
simple suggestion The method OF hyp-
notism was described and the conclusion
reached that it consisted Of either alb
normal concentration or else dissertation.
The intensihcauon OF mental activity
which it could cause IS now measured
Its power In controlling the circulation
OF the blood was demonstrated and its
efficacy In the cure OF diseases caused by
the imagination was fully made out. or
an OF ;he different Border Land" topics
this is trucst and most helpful I'm the
cure of many nervous diseases. Hypno-
tic hospitals IN Europe were described and
the desirabi.ty OF moderate use OF this
new agent IN this country was empha-
sized.
OF all the many ways by which mes
have striNen 90 reach proof of the inde-
pendent existence and immortality Of
the soul mono accessible 20 science have
been conclusive And all must yet rest
upon iaitn rather than upon logic Science
Is Ike an island in the midst OF a very
stormy. fogsy and unknown sea, and all
these forms Of oCcultlsm are OF the sea
and not Of the solid land These studies
have proven OF great value TO psychology
however, because they have shown the
eternal hunger Of the mind for some
thing transcCndent We are all lynx
eyed for all that favors Immortality. and