The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-29
CURE FOUND
FOR, ALL ILLS.
Young Preacher Cures InsbTl-
ates by Hypnotlsm.
REV. GEORGE B. CUTTEN OF YALE
Makes Tests Daily and Declares He Has
Cured a Boy Cigarette fIend and
Benefited 0thsrs by Suggestion.


New Haven, Aug. 29.-To cure by hyp-
notism drunkenness and all the other
Ills that beset the human mind and body
is the hobby of the Rev. George B. cut
ten, a young Yale graduate OF TINS city
For several years, unknown TO the pup
lie. the Rev. MIR. Cutten has been expert
menting a hypnotist lie Is versatile.
For, two seasons he played football ana
preached sermons.
Now he varies his religious work with
psychological researches and with expert
ments that are likely to startle the scien-
tihc world.
Hardly man among the Yale faculty
or students knew of Mr. Cutten's hobby.
Alone with men whose vitality had been
sapped by alcohol and tobacco the Rev.
Mr.. Cutten severa ltimes week has
worked quietly in the Yale psychological
laboratory.
He hoped his labors would not be made
public until he had completed his studies
for; the degree of doctor of philosophy
next March For his thesis Mr.. Cutten
expects 10 prepare a treatise on inebri-
ates, and for this purpose is making prac-
tical tests.
MARVELLOUS MONEY RAISER.
Incidentally he has had charge of the
Howard Avenue Baptist church, and
his marvellous tact in raising money
has been the talk OF the city
Fresh from his success on the football
field. where he played centre with sur
prising skill, he has i'm a year cleared his
church of debt OF $4,000 He has been
preaching weekly TO congregations who
little knew they were listening TO a stu
dent of hypnotism.
Reluctantly the Rev. Mr.. Cutten con-
sented TO tell a reporter some OF his ex-
periences
my work Is as yet incomplete" he
said. "and the results I'm many OF the
cases which II have taken up are not
vet proof OF the success of my theory
that all victims of over-induigence in
dring and tobacco can he cured by hyp-
motto power.
"Afv subjects have been taken from
charitable institutions. At least a dozen
have placed themselves In my hands and
the results have been 40 far successful.
II prepared myself by pursuing the
study of psychology as fast as possible In
Yale. and my experiments with one ex-
ception, have been conducted In the falc
psychological laboratory.
THE most interesting case which came
to my attention was that of boy,
| Thomas Mallett. of this city, IL years old
and persistent cigarette fiend. He had
smoked for 10 years and consumed 30
cigarettes day.
II put him under hypnotic spell ana
my talks to him of the habit We're SO 'cf-
fective while he was I'm this state that
after the first treatment he reduced his
daily cigarette supply To 10 and gradually
alter that gave up the use of the weed.
He Is now recovering his physical and
mental strength and, | hope, is cured.
TACKLED DELIRIUM TREMENs.
Thomas Dick who was so far gone
with delirium tremens that he was un-
able to sleep and a physical and mental
wreck, placed himself under my care
and after treatment was able to collect
his senses and concentrate his mind on
1 definite subjects. Gradually he resumed
| the normal state and is now free from
| the liquor habit"
| treatment effective for stammerng I'm the
| case OF well known business man,
| caused by an injury 10 that part of the
| brain controlling the organs of speech.
| In the hypnotic state the man could talk
| with no impediment. He has been treat
| ed four times and is improving.
| The latest cure effected by the clergy
| man hypnotlst was of neuralgia. with
| which Purley G.. --utterfield, OF this city
| was afflicted. Sick abed with the ailment
1 Mr. Butterfeld submitted TO treatment
| and is now completely recovered.
| The Rev Mr.. Cutten will continue his
| experiments until he has obtained suffi.
| cient material for proof of his theory for
| his thesis. which he hopes will win him
his degree.