The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
uyPNoTlSM IN GENERAL USE.
.,,tr or sAvANNAH's PHYSICIANS
ApEPTS IN THE SCIENCE.

trasOna Recently FROM specihi-
In Hypnotism Others Had
Made a study of IL Before and Had
.d It In Their Practicc-0ne OF
rhe.e oners some Explanation OF
.,. uysterious Science and Gives
u-,ait. Obtained With some OF
uis Patients.
r.,sably very few OF the readers Of
.tornlng News. outside the members
me medical profession. are aware OF
-. sxtent 70 which hypnotism is now
.red by regular physicians. not so
~ since the main graft" with fakirs
e.aeks OF every description aud the
...rience OF various schools no, recog-
. bv the medical fraternity. has now
,.rs a science and IS accepted as such
=, lie medical men and scientists out
- tfs medical profession as well.
.sl..E-al psychology" psychic science"
ard digestive therapeutics" are titles
~ rrira the new addition TO the medical
X known among the fraternity. but
rst II the doctors come out plainly
s.d eal il hypnotism. just dry so. Prob
~. raare are hundreds OF people IN Sa-
,srr1h right now who are being treated
ruo,ic methods without being aware
q fact II is not necessary that the
fs.rt should be acquainted with the
-. ahfre simple suggestion IS used. this
tHa4 tho milder form OF hypnodsm. In
Iaap aypnotism % r. necessary that
+e patient should not only be- aware OF
iaa ..afmeut. but that he should will
rHa.s
aaH aa helpless.
claimed IN behalf or hypnotism
tt noaine can be accomplished with
os6 t1e consent OF the patient. who must
ling 90 submit himself entirely 10
OPERATOR, and h r. further claimed IN
t.asI. of the science that while the men-
u Hsuiues may be total or partially
ded me moral instincts are as
alive as when the patient Is sn the
fI possession OF his mental faculties
sat single case. the advocates and
r-1 toners Of hypnotism claim. can be
le 20 out where the power 81 the prac-
over the patient has been abused
moral injury Of the patient. and yet
uoHFm is now in common use by
aHelads OF practitioners some few Of
perhaps, are not OF the highest
uaa character.
r1Fslclan from another Georgia city.
~. Htkrs a Speciality OF teaching hypno-
tn - physicians and dentists. LEFT sa.
fl.nlh recently after spending about
t-aH weeks here. during which time
probably half the physicians in active
ora t.re in the city took the lessons. Sew
r.a physicians who had taken the les
tts Rtre seen by a Morning News re.
fHrer and PROGRESSED themselves more
t.sr pleased with what they had Learned
fram the specialist Some. In fact. were
lastc on the subject and said that
some things had been done which woula
seem wonderful. and even magical, TO the
ordinary mind. ana which could only be
esd sired hy the principles OF hypno-
-m
ore hing claimed by those who have
-Euted and accepted hypnotism Is
t.at j. lays 20 rest the claims OF tn
taHFtIau Scientists. faith healers. spirit
t1' and others Of this class. who have
u-e OF hypnotlsfn In performing
el-e- watch were ascribed 90 other causes.
sasna matter OF factthese cures had
bsa acoompAshed by means OF hypno-
rsr shout tho so-calied healers them
understanding the principles Of
q .auce hy which they healed. II IL
1H.s IEed that many wonderful cures
ha.s been made by these people which
e.. he explained only hy the principles
s. htpno' sm. With a partial understand
if- ~ fha science fakirs have been able
Ee exhibitions in which many appar-
r.F wonderful Things were done. all OF
witch We're not mere pretense.
HfHu1usm." said physician. who
f..k un tae study Of shls new science in
Europe. some years ago. and who has
sr.- been lu enthusiastic advocate 81 its
rs neither more nor less than sug-
L. is something which We apply
uar dolly lives constantly without
MIXING there IS anything strange or
FERROUS about 81. The sight OF an
apple suggests desire for the fruit. The
seh- ami smell OF liquor furnishes a sug-
- an 20 the topper and renews his crav-
ial t' fae topper. \ friend invites me 90
's q drink ! do not want the drink and
tt iHr lie insists and as We pass down
street passing one barroom after an
ar hc renews his invitation. Having
objection on principle to taking a
SIS Dc hually prevails upon me that /
~ want q drink and we enter she next
froom together. II ne had not sug-
a.t.1 ! would never have thought OF TAX
%. the drink This Is hypnotism in It's
smriss, form or mere suggestion
Those who have never had any eX-
Ff1ence in matters OF this kind" said the
physician. have no idea Of the ex.ent to
N'l This power Of one mind over an
Some OF the things which have
come under my knowledge have been real
e wonderful"
T true that a patient IN a state OF
iHnHtIsm may he operated upon without
Is. the physician was asked.
'er'ainlv." he replied. This IS fire.
4nty done nowadays I can give YOU
q Instance in my own practice which
aired some three or four years ago. A
known dentist here came 10 me and
that he had lady patient On
be deemed q inadvisable % use CO
or morphine or other drugs com
used 20 nllay pain. She had sew
'ef'h 10 be pulled and as she was
highly nervous temperament. he
n' might suggest something 20
E1 The task easier He had heard that
s.a hypnorsm. but was doubtful OF my
Af so this line. I accompanied him
office, whore 7 found the patient,
hfrnotizcd her, after one or two e.
au1 told him 70 20 ahead with his
Tie proceeded 20 pull the teeth
Na Tho patient laughed. sang and chat
plrcntly obNvious 20 the extrac-
~ Che teeth
dentist was stin doubtful He
lt the patient was taking and said
toli him 20 go ahead with his
md when he had concluded ! wouli
20 him that she was In a genuine
t.Ie state. Now this woman e
tnic patient / said 10 the dentist,
wlll make n little experiment for
f benefit. Take this blank and write
words on u. anything you please.