The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-25
Psychologist SURGERY
PAINLESS OPERATIONS BY MAS OF
PSYCHIC SUGG :sTI0NS.
Or. J. N. Care Wi,es CT SO call d 'Hypno,
tism." 1. foes Weaken the Sub
les Moral Sens3.

To the Editor: | was very much in
terested in an article in Your last Sun
days issue on ''Hypnotism Is it fact
or humbugf" The article contained a
good deal of information for those of
your readers who have not heretofore
given the subject any considerable
thought. and | was glad that you pub
lished it, Since 1895 | have been Il
close student of the Law Of Psychic
phenomena. and the result of my in
yestigations was made public. az You
are aware. at the last session of our
State Dental Society. The demonstra
ton which | gave before that scientific
body, and which is familiar to your
readers. ought to be conclusive evidence
of the correctness. as well as the practi-
'cability Of the law of suggestion. Now
my object i'll addressing this commuHi-
cation. is for two purposes. First to
make clear to the minds of your readers,
what is meant by suggestion" and sec
ondly To insist upon having the science
dignified by Il better name than "Hyp-
notism" for by associating that word
with Psychic Therapeutics. we reduce
the science to the level of platform ex-
hibtions Of Hypnotism such as ARE FAM
liar to nearly everybody. 70 the scient
list it is Psychology, or the science Of
the soul and in order to perform Il pain
less surgical operation, it is not neces-
sary to 'Hypnotize" Il patient, thar is
put him To sleep, because the mere fact
of patient being asleep. tand it may be
either natural or induced hypnotic Sleep
does not prevent pain, but suggestion"
made to the patient while i'll this con-
dition. that he will feel no pain. will be
accepted by his subjective mind and no
pain will be felt. Now then: what do
we mean by "suggestion!' Before an
swering this question. il will be neces-
sary To state one of the basic princl-
pies of Psychology. which is the dual
character of mans mental organization.
that is TO say. man has two minds, each
endowed with separate and distinct st
tributes and powers: each capable under
certain conditions. of independent action
All truly scientific writer's Of the present
day designate the one as the objective
mind. and the other as the subjective
mind. In other words. one is that mind
with which we reason and calculate, and
the other is the soul of the men. or the
mind of the soul. To so express 1t, tliit
mind which never forGetS anything, 1t y
the seat Of the emotions and the store
house Of memory. 1t is to this mind. that
suggestion is made. and it is constantly
amenable TO control by suggestion and
unlike the objective. or reasoning mind,
if is incapable of inductiyc reasoning. 1t
can olly reason deductively from given
premises Suggestion then is II state
ment true or falscI made TO the suD-
jeCtive mind OF Il man. and can only De
made while that mind is in Il full II par
tial psychological state. and the p'teii-
cy Of the suggestion consists in the feet
that in the psychic condition the sahje,t
unhesitatingly believes the statement Or
suggestion, and acts upon IT Just rs
though il were true In this way. -
gical operations are performed without
one particle of pain being experienced
by the patient The truth Of this sta:r-
ment can be demonstrated amy time
One matter more. then | am done.
Son people have IN idea that person
in the Hypnotic or Psychological state
1as prefer to call it, is in y cor.l;ion
of Snhjugation. This is not true. l. is
4 Srlf-induced condition.: Il condition .nto
which the subject consents to enter. and
il never wcakens the will: on the con-
trary. when proper suggestions are mae,
we actually strengthen the will power.
\ subject never loses his moral SENSE.
no matter how often he may be Psyche
logized. because it does not change fac
fundamental principles Of his educatin.'.
Right will still be right to him. and
wrong will be wrong to him no matter
how deeply he may be Psychological.
There is 10 such thing as compelling or