The evening times., 1900-01-23
NEWS BY weird METHODS
A Remarkable Statement by Pre-
fessor John QuackenbOs.
"A Hypnotfzed Girl Tells of Things
That Happen Hundreds of Mics
Away-A Proof of the Immortality
of the SOul-The Strange Words
Spoken by MnasOn to "a Father.

NEW YORK Jan. 23.-'I know a physi
clan in this city who has patient, young
woman whom he hypnOuzes, and whose in
telligence-the subliminal self-he then
sends to her home. hundreds of miles away,
thus learning what happens there, who
has called. what was said. She tells him
these things Their accuracy is positively
verified subsequently by the persons in that
home
This is one of several remarkable asser-
tions made last evening by Or. John
Quackenbos emeritus professor Of COlum-
bia University who has studied and prac-
tised hypnotism for years and who is
recognized authority Oh the subject.
1T is not at all wonderful that a clair
yoyant should tell you what is in your
mind" he said. Amy decent clairvoyant
can do that But it is wonderful. bat true.
that an intelligence can be sent Tar away.
am now preparing woman to be a clair
vovant in order that she may assist ply
sician in Tennessee.
such things as this fact Of young wo-
man in a hypnotic state telling what trans
pires in her home. hundreds OF miles away
seeing and hearing-tends, / think, 10
prove the Immortality of the soul. since
il is seeing without eyes, hearing without
ears. for the eyes and ears are here. let us
say. vet actions. appearances. and cOnver-
sations are seen and heard elsewhere
DR. Quackenbos believes from his own
experience that many forms OF disease,
many tendencies toward evil such as drink
and cigarette smoking and even degener-
ate traits may be cured by hypnotism.
His remarks last evening were in con-
nection with his proposal 10 de-hynouze
Emily and Lucy Lamb. fourteen and hiteen
years old. respectively, who are now ue-
tained as witnesses at Hillsdale. y. j., IN
the case of the State against the sO-called
Lords Farm near that place. and VINO
since they came under the influence OF
Mnason. the leader OF the angel dancers,
have refused TO recognize their father,
Henry Lamb.
Lamb. who lives near Bristol. Conn, ap-
piled TO DR.. Quackenbos some days ago,
asking his assistance in reclaiming MS
daughters. who. he said, had been hypno-
tized DR.. Quackenbos, learning that the
New Jersey authorities held the children
advised their father 10 secure requlsition
from the Governor of Connecticut Tor ther
removal TO that State.
If the father brings the girls to me-
said the doctor last evening, i have no
doubt that ! can de-hypuotiZe them ana re
store them to their normal condition. Mr..
Lamb saws this man Mnason said TO him:
You may take away their bodies. but ]
control their minds. NOW if that be true,
and The girls are not warned TO resist suG-
gestion / can de-hypnOuze them
The first process would be destructive
10 destroy Mnason's influence: The next
would be constructiye-to suggest to and
impress upon them their duty TO their
parents and give them normal ideas Of life
and morality.
After two or three interviews with
them ] have DO doubt that The desired re-
suit would be attained.
These giTls went 10 the Lords Farm"
about a year ago, when their father was
ILL., They wrote to him for time. They
later adopted the names Ruth and Esther.
refused TO recognize their parents. and de-
clned to have anything TO do with them.
They were held as witnesses when an at
tempt was made recently TO imprison Nina
son for maintaining a disorderly house.
and when he. John the Baptist. and 9TH
ers at the farm were arrested.
Or. Quackenbos desire Of making the eK-
pertinent CT de-hypnotizing the girls
caused reporters to visit Hillsdale yester-
day, but they were turned away by Mrs.
John R. Riley, whose husband has the
children in charge. Mrs Riley says The
girls. while in her care. cannot be seen
without an order from Judge Zebriski, who
turned them over to Mr.. Riley. She says
they are neat in their personal habits,
tractable, and obedient in every way, eX-
oept that they insist they shall be called
Esther and Ruth, instead Of by their real
names Of Emily and Lucy They admit
that Annie Lamb was their mother but
say they VIII never recognize her as such
again.