El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-19
HYPNOTISM !
WORKS WONDERS
Men Made To Do Queer
Things While Stupefed
INSENSIBLE TO PAIN
The Exhibition Given at DIR. TOney's
Office Last Night Was Highly En-
tertaining And Successful.


developed hypnotic powers, gave an
interesting as well as instructive ex-
hibitiOn at DIR. Touey's office in the
Freuoenthsl building last evening.
About dozen persons were present
by Invitation and ell were well enter
tanned for about an hour
Hypuotiem has become so common
these days that almost every one is
perfectly familiar with its results and
workings and it has almost ceased to
be q wonder.
Last evening Prof. Carroll chose for
his subject young man who was pres
ent In the audience and after explain
ing that several persons who had pro-
missed to attend and be hypnotlzed
were not present, said he would have
to do the best he could with the one
subject. The hxpnotist further ex-
planned that two methods are in vogue
for compelling the hypnotic condition,
eyes while holding his hands and the
other to cause him to gaze 'dxedly at
some bright object until his senses
were benumbed by the mysterious in
fnence of the hypnotist- He chose the
former method and seating himself
squareiy in front of the subject his
s dsss a and foot s awsyi ga ;5sd
the eyes of the other, with his hands
meantime grasping those of the sub
ject. Gradually the subjects eyelids
began to drooD and his face to assume
a drowsy expression until finally he
,slumbered heavily, sitting bolt upright
ed over and passed his hands several
times across the forehead and eyes of
the subject saying You are going
fast asleep. You will soon be in deep,
deep Sleep"
He then went behind the chair of
the subject and passed his hands light
ly over the forehead and eyes of the
subject for fully five mimi ties repeating
the words.
The deep regular breathing of the
subject indicated that he had indeed
fallen into deep, deep sleep, from
which he could only be awakened by
the will which had gained control over
his own.
TILE TESTS.
The next in order were tests.
81 will demonstrate that the subject |
has lost all sense of feeling and TASTE"
said Prof. Carroll, as he drew a long
sewing machine needle from the
lapel of his coat and plunged it re-
,psatedly into the. uncovered hand and
that at all. - he said, aud the subject
never allowed a nerve to twitch while
the torture was in progress.
Nov, 1'm going to stick this needle
your ear and you can't feel il
and the wound won't bleed'' remarked (
the professor to his subject and he pro-
ceeded to plunge the long needle
mans ear until it protruded equally
from either side of the flesh.
The spectators drew about the sleep {
er and saw that the act was bona fide
and that The needle had really probed
the ear through and through. The in 1
strument of torture was next with {
drawn aad the subject did not finch q ]
particle; not a drop of blood was shed. 8
''Now 1 show you that he can't t
taste" said the hypnotist as be asked I
DR.. Toney for some quinine: bottle of r
The bitter drug was brought out and a I
of it handed to the hyp-
Noticed party. ''This is the finest
candy on EARTH" said the professor u
and you'll like it, d
The subject seized the quinine and t
yulped it down with apparent great t
'elish and held out his hand for o
more. p
There's a coin on the table: you t
must try to pick it up, but you can't do p
! until tell you to-" v
The subject made half dozen inef- n
ectual attempts to get the money in n
lis clutches, but could not get grip
% it. "Now you can take it, ;" and his Ct
and closed over the coin. c.
Let it 90, it's red hot: it's burning I'll
GU up" and the subject dropped it W
uick and stuck his hard in his mouth d.
D cool the burn. tx
The subject was next given a cup of /
'ater and told that it was Is year old D;
hiskey. He drank it with apparent al
~ and soon became violently intox- q
,ated.
He was told that he had stirred up W
est of humble bees and that they TO
ere stin ging him all over his body. di
e sprang to his feet and began to in