Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27

"gub-couscious EGO" is now name for
q mystery connected with human cS-
lrtonco. of which science ia commence
Ing TO take notice. what 1t stands Tor
can be- best explained by rccountlng n
few remarkable incidents Of resent oc-
uurrencc.
The Now York Journal says teacher
.u the neighbpfh1ud of poughkeepsle
the other diy appeared IN that city hig-
gard. dlsordoro1. ana trembling. and
besrc1 10 be- restrained ln an asylum.
he said. Last night 7 sharpenci my
razor. n had remained thorc / know
should have used ID on my pupils. j
have restrained myself nli ] could ana
my strength BE- now gone" when his
request was GRANTED. he exclaimed;
"rhc childrcn afe now safe. nm 80
tired"
The condition In which this man was.
70 ~ thought can De- explained ON the
theory Of the existence Of 'suh-con-
scious" rrlf prompting 60 acts VI devil
Try at which the roii self rovolts
a Now York surgeon has lately given
some instances in which this "sub-con-
Hcious cso' b. made responsible Tor
physical ailments, which but for tho
proper treatment would have ended In
death. illg explanation iH that some
patients ARE possessed" Of n "aub. con-
aeiousncsa" which cxorts n malignant
influence expressed In alarming symp-
toms.
he tells N q woman who was brought
10 q hospital In q condition Of coma
showing violent symptoms OF uurmla.
Yet a careful examination failed to
confirm the opinion that the patient
auncrcd from that disorder. After
much attention by physicians and
nurses she was brought Co and app
poarod well the next day. In fact tho
doctor refused to listen TO her further
complaints and let. Ten minutes later
the nurse reported the patient dying
The physician came back and found nii
the symptoms returned. and death
seemed actually near.
The medical man concluded that n
malignant "rub-connciousncss was az
work ana commenced his treatment
accordingly. lie told those In the room
that he knew a powerful remedy that
would either XIII or cure On Few min-
utca. Ito then sent FOR harmless drug
which he administered In small doasa.
nll the time talking about the effect IL
would have. In fifteen minutes, accord
INK 10 tho account. the patient was we'll.
Another case was that Of "a woman
suffering from a swollen throat and
lmpodcd breathing. an from mombrnn-
Gus Group. After some consultation tho
surgeon laid aside the knife. gave the
disorder some queer name and called
Tor battery This was brought and
the electric current applied, the doe
tor all the time talking about tho
signs Of relief that appeared. Present.
" tho patient sat up. brcathcd freely
ana asked To be relieved from the
electric current. The theory IL that
the patient probably had socn case
u membranouH Group and that her
"sub-cohscious' self was reproducing
the symptoms
Students 81 the Bible know that IN,
authors OF the sacred records recognize,
Influence Tor good, or Tor evil. oven TOT
sickness. upun human beings. Steven.
son might have received his inaplra.
ton Tor his Jckyll ana Hyde. from m,
familiar saying OF Paul. For / know
that IN mo, that ~. IN my flesh. dwellott
no good thing; Tor to will ~ present
with me- but 10 perform that which Il
good nnd not, co.. o. wrctched mar
that ! amt who shall deliver mo from
the body Of this doathg'
Tho sacred authors speak. too. o,
patients 'poH1oascd' ana suffering n
that condition in body and mind. The,
SO no, call these influences "sub-con.
sciousnCsH" but asorlbo the symptom,
20 'all." aud 10 demons"
H. science Just stumbling over truth.
known Tor Thousands OF years? n 20
what ~ the use VI a now name for old
/ facta7