The age-herald., 1899-12-17

Intended to devote his time to the treat ment of disease by hypnotism. Where he had only mystifed ignorant people before he now astonished men of science, with the result that he was finally offered po- stion upon the faculty of one of New Works great medical colleges.
 While this is the first time that man has been given a place upon the faculty of an American medical college simply upon the strength of being hypnotlst M san 'tanelli is not the only demonstration in the New York colleges. For some time past Professor John Duncan Quackenbos, M. D., has been instructing the students of Co., lumbia university in the mysteries of hypnotism and there can be no ques- tion but that these instructions nave been of the greatest benefit in introducing this psychological study to the attention Of medical men several wonderful cures have been accomplished by the. use of his power. In fact it was these cures that first attra the attention of the manage. ment of the Homeopathic college to the subject of hypnotism for Dr. Quackenbos Is a man of established reputation, special ist of high standing and an authority upon all questions relating to nervous diseases.
 When one remembers that it was less than a dozen years ago that reputaple phy- sicians refused to give any thought to thls question, dismissing the subject as quack- cry pure and simple, it is possible to under stand what great changes have occurred during these few years. Today there IS scarcely a country in the clY1llzed WorIu where hypnotism is not praetlced by the best of physicians; for several years stu- dents in French medical colleges have been instructed in the pathological value Of thls strange science, and now the United States has swung into line with Europe by teach- ing the once ridiculed art as a serious science If this could have been accom- i,, who would dare to place a limit upon the achievements or hypnotism during the next twelve years that are to come?
 Both Dr. Quackenbos and Professor Santanelli are enthusiastic over the rela- tions that have been found to exist between hvpnotism and medicine, and although M Santanelli has had scarcely time to demon- strate his powers to any great extent he has given illustrations that have shoWn the students that the new science may be made to be very useful to them in the cur ing of disease. He has cured man or severe cold by mere sugSestion he mas raised fly blisters with nothing but hypno- tism in small surgical operations by making qhypnotism take the place Of anesthetlc III nroducing inconsistencies. He has insist ed in all his addresses to the students, however, that these experiments are put the first steps and that as they progress in their studies he will give them examples of the hypnotic power that will cause them to open their eyes in astonishment.
 While it is stated that Professor santa nelli has accomplished amazing cures there ds not the slightest question as to the achievements of Dr. Quackenbos For years he has been a close student of psychology and during this time he has applied hypno- tism as a method of treatment in every case where it was possible. In his case book he has kept scientific record Of his work and as every instance can be authen- ticated, if anyone should be critical enough to question the word of such man as Dr. Qua cke enbos, this record Is of the utmost importance to the world.
 Tn making use of hypnotism to achieve wonders that could not be accomplished by ordinary remedies, however, Dr. Quack- enbos has not limited himself to diseases of the flesh for he has discovered that there are other ills that may be cured just as easily by the treatment, and as these are ills that medicine has never been able to reach he has wisely devoted much of his time to them. He has cured diseases it is true, and he has proved that patients may be put into such deep hypnotic sleep that operations may be performed without pain to them. He has shown that cer- tain cases of insanity may be cured com pletely by the use of hypnotsm, that mon- omania, melancholia and all such delusions of a diseased brain are amenable to hyp- other nervous diseases may easily be over come under such treatment. He has cured insomnia and countless other diseases of the nerves but these achievements are noth- ing as compared to his discovery that all bad habits, especially those to which young