The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-26
BY HYPNOSIS
New Method For Curing Incor-
rigibIe Young Girls.
SUPPLIES AN OBJECT IN LIFE.
Or. Quackenbos Throws the Subject In
to a Hypnotic Sleep and by Sueges-
ton Develops Her Particular Talent.
Patients Benefited.

ton Develops Her Particular Talent.
| Patients Benefited.
A wealthy New York woman, herself
| a mother, who is devoted to the inter-
ests of young girls, has, through the
| agency of DR.. John u. Quac'lenbos, set
on foot a novel philanthropy. She
gave money to defray the travelling ex-
penses of half a dozen girl inmates Of
a New Jersey reform institution in
order that the experiment of regenera-
ton through hypnotic suggestion
has her personal concern for the sue
cess Of the treatment carried her that
she was herself present. with several
women friends, when the doctor first
quieted a patients mind. then lulled
her to sleep, after which he laid bis
hypnotic commands upon her. accord
ing to the New York World.
The treatment at Dr. QuackenbOs'
home was given on a recent afternoon.
IN each case the sleep being prolonged
for half an hour The girls who were
brought from the New Jersey Home
For Girls at Trenton, where incorrigi-
bles under age or those committed for
petty Offenses are confined, were al!
seventeen or eighteen years old.
Last June when the superintendent,
Mrs. Mansell, found herself in deep
waters in the management of some of
her charges she came to DR.. Quacken
hos for advice. He gave her some in
struction in suggestion and asked that
he be permitted to put one or two Of
the inmates to the test. Two were
taken to him by Mrs. Mansell. Botn
proved refractory to the last degree.
and their improvement has been so
marked that the superintendent was
enger to carry on the experiments. In
the case Of a girl named Mary, whose
rage had been the terror of the house
hold, there was a period Of two months
Of absolute peace. She apolog.zed to
Mrs Mansell for her former behavior.
There were no funds at the disposition
Of the institution to bring the girls
back so the treatment was not repeat
ed. After eight weeks Mary began to
show signs Of her old attacks.
The doctors method apparently was
Of the simplest Il found out what the
trouble was" he said, land by sugges-
ton endeavored to obliterate it from
the girls memory. Only one fought
against sleep, and she was hysterical
for few minutes. She was unlike the
rest-not a girl of the streets. but one
who had been committed for theft. 1t
was when the realization Of her posi-
ton came to her that she had hysterla."
In every case the doctor gave the
Initiative twist In a new direction.
He supplied an object In life for the
one he took away. In two cases music
proved the special adaptability. One
girl had talent as a dressmaker, an
other desired to become a waitress. and
each awoke with the new idea the con-
trolling one In her mind.
To accomplish anything definite DR..
Quackenbos says he must repeat his
suggestions at regular intervals for q
considerable period till the idea be-
comes fixed and the will strong enough
to act Of Itself. He has tho fullest be-
Lief tn hypnotism as q reform agency
and expects. through the aid Of the
rich patron whose identity IL carefully
guarded, to have opportunity to con-
t1nue his efforts on the half dozen he
has started on the good road.