The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
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frightened with what seemed relief,
and he quickly took his seat and re-
sumed his watch of the proceedings
with degree of interest oddly at vari-
anoe with his half-hearted manner as
a witness.
Puzzled, or something to conceal
which," asked both Bruce and Swan,
who were watching him.
Justice Bailey at this point ques-
toned Mr.. Lamb somewhat in regard
to hypnotism.
These most marvellous phenomena
exhibited by hypnotism," said Mr..
Lamb, have been questioned, but they
are real, no doubt. Teeth can be ex-
tracted without the slightest conscious
ness of pain when under it's influence
The most difficult surgical operations,
though lasting for an hour, are equal
ly painless
Cures are effected sometimes by
merely saying to the hypnotized pa
tient that he will be we'll upon wax
ing"
How do you explain this. Mr..
Lamb?"
Il cannot explain it. 1t would be inn
possible, with our present imperfect
knowledge of such matters"
Can every one be hypnotized?"
mo, not every one. Some affirm but
a hlilltSu IlulIlDeE VI people are capable
OF being hypnotized, but l incline to
the belief that the number is much
larger than is generally believed"
What is the effect afterwards?'
1T tends to disturb the nervous equi-
librium, and, if frequently repeated,
may lead to deterioration of brain
and nervous function. 1t is an un-
healthy condition, and the dangers in
volVed are very great The hypno-
rn1
of the operator to such an extent
sometimes that he is brought into a
state of mental serfdom, or it may
give rise to a subtle affinity between
the subject and the operator, danger
Gus to both"
81 presume that you are now speak
ing of extreme cases, Mr.. Lamb"
''An cases of hypnotism are ex-
treme," was the somewhat ambiguous
reply of the specialist. "An operator
may take criminal advantage of the
subject. He may make the subject
do, or think, or say what he will"
Gould an operator make a subject
think he was another person."
Undoubtedly he could"
"Can you tell whether a person is
capable of being hypnotized?" and the
Justices glance moved toward Simon
Low for an instant. Every heart stood
Stlll III bIle dis NGTs
No, sir. To determine that with
certainty one must possess the power
to hypnotic, which l am thankful to
state 1 do not"
Mr.. Low looked much relieved, but
the audience correspondingly disap-
pointed.
Has hypnotism ever been proved a
factor in crime?"
Yes, sir; more than once"
Does the condition of Mr.. Hamil-
toms brain imply that he has been
hypnotized?"
Il cannot say at present. 1 should
want counsel before making any state
ment in regard to a matter of SO much
consequence and involving so many
issues. Perhaps Mr.. Hamilton can
himself give some explanation of the
matter"
Mr.. Hamilton was asked to state
whether he could throw any light upon
the matter. He replied that he could
not, but that he did not believe he had
been hypnotized. There was evident
in Mr.. Lambs manner a design not
to go beyond the exigencies of the
occasion, evidently believing the affair
too serious to come within the jurisdic-
ton of justice, as, indeed, the JUS
tice himself began to feel. He there
fore confined himself to question
ing of fellow-townsman of the CASH
Ter, who had been heard to say that
he did not believe Mr. Hamilton was
right in his mind yet, for he did not
appear to know him when they first
met on the street.
Mr.. Seavey professed to have known
him many years, and he so stated to
the justice.
What day did you meet Mr.. Hamil-