The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-10
BY PROFESSOR GEORGE P. CASH.

BY PROFESSOR GEORGE P. CASH.
Copyright by the author. 1892.
The closing years of the last century
witnessed very rapid advancement in many
of the arts and sciences. but in none of
them was there a greater progress than in
the science of psychology. During the pre-
ceding twenty years some of the brightest
minds were devoting their time and en-
ergies by study. experiment and investiga-
tion, into the powers and activities OF the
mind in its relation to the body, and to
other minds. Among the foremost of these
investigators was Thompson Jay Hudson,
who put forth the hypothesis that the mind
Is of a dual nature, the one part having its
seat in the cerebrum. or Larger BRAIN To-
Gated in the top of the head, the other
being seated in the cerebellum, or little
BRAIN" in the back OF the head. The for
mer hi styles the objective mind. ascribing
TO it all the thinking. reasoning and moral
faculties. This mind receives its knowledge
through the five senses. The other part he
terms the subjective mind. This has con-
troll of all the functions of the body. Respi-
ration, the circulation of the blood, the d.
gestlon. assimilation and distribution of the
food, the excretory organs, and the muscu-
lar and nervous systems are all under its
immediate supervision. Il has power to
increase or diminish the supply of blood to
any organ of the body or to hasten or re-
tard its speed. Hence It can produce. or al
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any muscle at its pleasure. 1t is very
credulous. When the objective mind is
asleep, or in allegiance, il will accept, believe
in and act upon what 1t is then taught. In
many instances II has carried out in the
future, even when the other mind is
on guard, the instructions so given il.
This mind never sleeps; if it were TO fall
asleep all the functions of the body would
cease. and death would ensue. The subjec-
tive mind receives its knowledge from the
i've senses, from the objective mind, and
from other subjective minds by telepathy.
These views of Professor Hudson are now
accepted as correct by the great majority
of metaphysicians. although there are a
few who disagree with his conclusions. 1t
is upon this foundation, the duality of the
mind, that mental healers base their efforts
in e~ndeavoring to remove disease from the
system, and in its place build up healthy
tissues. They assert that within everybody
latent powers exist, which can heal almost
any disorder to which the body is subject:
that what is usually termed healing by ma
ture, or natural cure is, in reality, the Of
fort of the body. working through the sub
tective mind, to rid itself Of disease. This
mind having control OF all the functions of
the body, can assist or retard the work Of
cure. Mental healing. then, consists in CIV
mind to take In hand the work of healing.
by expelling from the system by the aid
of the l~ymphatics, and the excretory organs
all dead cells and effete and wornout mat
ter. and to supply abundance of fresh,
healthy blood 10 build up new tissues in
their places.
Suggestion is a term used to Indicate any
instruction given to the subjective mind.
This suggestion may be given orally by
word OF mouth. mentally or by telepathy.
1t may be given out by ones self, when it
is called autosuggestion, Or 1t may come
from another, either present of absent. Dis
Jeiepathically. when the healer and patient
are en- rapport and separated thousands of
miles can be as. speedy and as effective as
when thew are side nv side
Suggestion, as practiced by the healer.
may be given three ways. The patient may
mind is asleep and of guard. The healer
for the time being occupies the place of the
objective mind and has full control of the
other mind, which will then obey his BID
ding. A few years ago this was deemed
the only way in which suggestion could be
given to make it effective. but this view is
now abandoned by most healers, and sug-
gestion was given in the waking state. Not
all persons will go into a hypnotic sleep, or
s"omnambulistfc state, which was formerly
deemed the best condition for immediate
successful results. Most treatments are now
given in the waking state, while the patient
is fully aware of all that Is being done. The
patient must assume an easy position. relax
all his muscles and let the mind become
passive. The third method is natural sleep.
While the patient is asleep in bed, the heal
er carefully approaches him and in a very
low tone of voice begins by telling him that
a and i deeper seqer aTtdsR Viii iH not ns wake walk sch TRe uS voice
Is gradually raised until the ordinary con-
versational tone is reached. The healer
then rubs the temples and the forehead
lightly and makes passes from the head to
the chest. This soon puts them en- rapport.
when the patient is ready to receive the
In giving suggestions, the suggestions
need to be repeated over and over again
they may not make any effect, but BY con-
slant repetition they take hold. 1t is some
times said of a braggart who was told some
has told it so often that he believes it him
self" So, by constant repetition, the sub
jective mind receives and acts upon that
II hears.
The following actual experiences will
show some of the results of suggestion.
The writer was engaged in overseeing the
feet most of the working time from Mon
day morning to Friday night. SATURDAY
and Sunday were rest days He had a corn
on each foot between the fourth and NTH
toes. During the latter part of q certain
week the corn on the right foot began to
S pery painfu ana a en FrIof heard Of a m usa
lauded ''one-night corn cure" ne determined
to try 1t, as there would be three nights
rest before the next weeks work began
After getting the cure. the instructions on
the box informed him that while the corr
would be removed quickly. yet the foot
precluded its use. After getting to bed that
night he thought, Why not try suggestion
On the corns7 He did so. instructing tbs
Subjective Mind to withdraw the supply OF
blood which nourished the corns and LET
them die. The anne treatment was given
on Saturday and Sunday nights following
then the pain having been eased, II was for
gotten. Nothing more was thought of the
corns for two weeks. when on examination
two dead corns were picked out. The cure
was perfect. There has been no return of
corns since.
The first patient the writer attempted TO
operate on was an elderly lady, who was
paraiyZed. Her physician said she had To-
comotor ataxia. There was no circulation
Of blood. and consequently no sensation in
her legs. The healer then believed that II
would be necessary to get his patient into
a deep hypnotic sleep before undertaking to
restore her circulation. He soon found out
his mistake. She readily went into the first
stage of light sleep. but would not yield to
the deeper stage. He determined to awake