Evening journal., 1898-10-15
HYpNorlsTs' POWER.
Women said 20 he More Easily In
nuenced Thnn sien-The Limits
of Coercion.

women Snlo 10 lie More EASILY iu~ |
nuenced Tbnn Afen-The Limits
of Coercion.
have had a further interview with
DIR. Rene Potelet on the subject of
llypn otism in France, according 20 the
teaching Of the Salpetriere school.
The doctor told me that IL would be
impossible TO induce somnambulism
in an unwilling patient. Women are
lauch more easily hypnotized than
nen because the majority Of them
suffer either from hysterla or neu-
rasthenia. In the case Of men an av-
erage of three in ten are hysterical.
When afemale patient has been hyp-
noticed it is quite easy to make her
believe that she is in a garden full of
singing birds, and her face turns up
ward and reflects all the pleasure II
fives her. If small piece of wood Is
/ given TO her and the doctor tells her
! it is a serpent she will drop 1t with
/ Iorror and start back In fear. She will
obey the doctor In all minor matters,
but Immediately he suggests some
hing TO which her natural instinct or
education objects she refuses to obey.
the doctor persists in his order she
is generally seized with violent nerv-
Gus attack. AS rule, II Is noticed
that after having been hypnotized
once or twice a patient has great
/ liking for the doctor who hypnotized
her. The extent to which this goes
has been frequently remarked in the
case Of patients who refused TO eat for
several days. II has then to be found
out who last hypuotized her, and he is
asked TO put her into somnnmbu-
istic state. Tie then orders that she
must eat at certain hour after she
wakes up. In every instance she
obeys.
asked the doctor II he thought
patient could be induced by the hyp-
rotizer TO write a will In a certain per-
sons favor. He was Of the opinion that
his would be quite possible II the SUBJ
iect was hysterical and had been sew
cral times under the influence of the
hypnotizer. But II he was her medical
attendant aud she was III there would
lie absolutely no need TO use hyp-
rotism. 1t is a well-known fact that
people nearly always desire to leave
money either TO their doctor or some
cid servnnt. II is because they appre-
clate acts Of loving attention and
Kindness more when lying on a sick
bed than at any other time. French
law has foreseen this. and wisely for
bids the doctor who attended de-
ceased person during n last Illness to
lecome heir TO the estate. A little
souvenir is all he Is allowed to ac-
cept
have also seen DR.. Korner, q we'll
known consulting physician In Paris.
Although he studied at the Salpetriere.
lie does not entirely agree with its
teaching on hypnotism. He practical
~ represents the halfway school be.
tween Salpetriere and Nancy. Dr.
Korner does not think that the patient
was entirely under the hypnotic inAu-
; ence in a recent instance who're the
subject attempted to commit murder
set knew that tho weapon wal
HARMLESS. This was demonstrated
by Giles de Ia Tourette in some o
Z Ills marvellous experiments Their,
ere three stages in hypnotism-
catalepsy, lethargy and dsomnambulism
In tho third stage the subject is entire
~ under the influence of the hypnotic.
er, During one experiment a patient
was told to poison one Of the doctors
She put what she supposed was poison
, into a glass and asked him TO drink
entfpnr fho xs,an d a.. ,,-or eo cnnJ Ia 81.
, hot that she was sure he must be thirs.
. IS. He refused once or twice, but she
. persisted. At last he consented, but
r requested her 20 drink first. This she
pretended 10 do, but did not wet hel
} lips. lie then drank from the glass
! and fell back as II dead. She had abso
} lutely no remorse, yet firmly believed
5 she had committed murder. In another
? experiment the patieat was given a pis
5 FOL, and told to kill a certain house sur
E geon. AS soon as he came into tho
room she fired point blank at him.
v DR.. Korner believes that the patient
! must first have a grudge against tn,
= supposed victim. AS long as the germ
{ Of spite or dislike Is there the hypno
: tizer can increase 10 in the mind of the
= subject until he or she firmly believe.
ia the necessity Of committing murder
e DR.. Korner's opinion on the question
e whether a patient could be hypnotizet
q into writing viii Is identical with the
view expressed by DR.. Potelet.-Cor
D London Chronicle.
A Friendly Ceremony in old Cuba.
! When an acquaintance visits a pri
vate residence, cigars are handed rounC
on silver salver; If the visitor be al
| intimate friend, one Of the young girl
y Of the family, called a "donzalia." light
cigar and giving it few draws Il
get well lighted, gracefully presents
o him. If the guitar is brought in. a
usually occurs (for there is one In ever,
house), and the visitor plays his ciga
is kept lighted by the donzalia, and a
! each pause in the music she polltel.