Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
HYPNOTISN EXTRAORDINARY
Some New Fents by n Partisan Young
Woman.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
A very puzzing young person is at pres
ent exercising the curiosity of Parisians.
She is known to fame as Mile. Lima Till
recently she was an artists model. Then
Colonel de Rochas and NJ. Jules Bots dis
covered her strange capabilities, and Mile.
Lima has since passed much of her time in
hypnotic frances, a state in which she per-
forms wonders that must be seen to be be-
lieved. Her sponsors, 1t will be well to
remark are men of high standing and ac-
knowledged reputation, and not profession
al organizers of rare shows. Colonel de
Rcchas is at the head of the Ecole Poly
technique, a government institution, ana
one of the foremost educational establish
mentS in France. NJ. Jules Bots is among
the most talented of the younger school of
French hypnotism and kindred subjects.
Presented under these auspices, Mile. Lima
cannot be dismissed as a vulgar impostor
Her pretenSionS at any rate deserve to be
looked into. They are wonderful enough.
Mile. Lima. for instance, is the best subject
Colonel de Eochas mas so far come across
for demonstrating the phenomenon ne
terms the differentiation of Sensibillty.'
When in a trance her sensibility leaves her
body and can be localized by the operator
in any object he desires within a few feet
of her. If this object be pricked or other
wise manipulated, Mile. Lima experiences
exactly the same sensation as II the act
had been performed on her own person.
whereas her body while she is in this state
Is whOlly lNSenSlDle- 1t may De oDJetltu
that this sort of thing might be feigned.
Colonel de Rochas. however, vouches for
several cases in which deception would
seem to be out of the question. On one oc-
casion. for example, the sensibilty of Mile.
Lima had been transferred to a photograph
ic plate. Various experiments were made,
and then the subject was brought back. as
it was thought, to her normal condition.
After the lapse of considerable time Mile.
Lima was suddenly seized with shivering.
and then with violent sickness 1t was
found that simultaneously with the appear
ance of these symptoms NJ. Euer. to whom
the Photographic plate belonged had i'm
mersed it. unknown to the rest,ef the COM
pany, and m dark room in distant cor
ner of the house. in a chemical bath, and
was developing ii in the usual way-a pro-
cess which had afflicted Mile. Lima with a
sort of sea-sickness.
In another curious set of experiments n,u-
sic played an important part. II was found
that when a piano was played within hear
ing of Mile Lima while she was under the
hypnotic influence she adopted attitudes
suitable to the music played. In every case
the attitudes were SO strikingly beautiful
and opposite as to excite the admiration of
the operate artists and painters who had
been invited to witness the experiments
Here, again. the suspicion might arise of de-
ception. though there is reason to be-
| lisve that Mile. Lima has ever had any
musical or dramatic training. But direct
proof has been forthcoming of the genuine
| ness of the phenomena Polish musical
composer VINO witnessed some or the eX-
| perimeuts asked to be allowed to apply a
| test that would satisfy him that Mile. Lima
| was not merely going through a perform
ance reh=earsed beforehand. What he did
| was to play Polish country dance that has
| fallen even in Poland into almost entire OBJ
| Hvion. To his establishment Mile. Lima
| went through the dance exactly asst ought
| to be performed. though IT was utterly i'm
| possible that she could have learned the
proper gestures and measure.
4 Such are few Of the facts; as to their ex-
| PLANTATION. that 1 must leave to Colonel de
Rochas or II. Jules Bots.