The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-25
PROF. GALVANl INTERVIEWED
ON THE SUBJECT TO-DAY.
RECOGNISED AS A SCIENCE
The Professor Also Tells Of Some Of
His Experiences on the Road
and How Skepticism Is
Overcome.

w.ll Dee ut the opera house tonight
was called upon by the Ardmorcitc
man and asked to explain hypuousm
whether or not it is Phenomena
ur whether or not it vas "a power of
an objective mind over subjective
mind and to what does he attribute
his power
Ilr was also asked TO give some OK
pcricuccs ON the road and how skcp.
tics are overcome.
The professor lokcd at the re.
porter for a few minutes with those
burning orla of his and smiled and
then started out
"Ilypnotsm. many years ago. has
been Acknowledged as science by
the French Academic Board and the
medical profession throughout the
world since 1926 It was also rccog.
ni2ed by the German Society Of Ply.
siciaus in 1855, and by the American
and British Medical Association IN
1890. So far as the phenomena Of
hypnotism is concerned We must ad
init it is genuine.
What hypuotist has to overcome
more than anything else i'm this day
and time is the fact Of whether the
man who claims to be hypnotst is
one or not have been put to sey.
cral severe tests in my travels and
none more so than when ! appeared
before several leading medical so
cietics of this country and before a
committee of citizens and newspaper
men in America. will never forget
an experience | had in convincing
the present sheriff at III Reno, Okla,
few days ago. The sheriff is a large
muscular fellow about six feet tall
in his stocking feet and sceptic,
one Of those fellows that came from
Missouri and had to be shown. After
considerable amount Of pursuasion
the sheriff was finally induced to
come upon the stage by several of
the leading business men and news
paper men Of that city. | thought 1t
best TO try the sheriff first. and sue
rpcdcd in getting him under a hyp.
notic control. While had the sheriff
going through number of gyrations
hc other leading citizens ducked
D.. D,
% worl, on. The sheriff made a good
subject all right even il did have
sim fighting bees and such things
Another experience that had
hat will long bee remembered ia the
one / had at Williamson. W. Va, the
nme of the Hatfield Mccoy fcudists.
had scary time in that town, but
Nclorc ! left had made a number Of
pnycus to hypuotism. Among my
uhiccts had ON the stage was the
7otol George W Hatfield, who was
that time prominent official OF
hat county George Hatfield togeth-
'r with the county attorney and sey-
raj others came mp ON the stage and
became subjects, and before / left |
had the pleasure to visit old Capt.
Nnsc Hatfield in his fast mountain
ONE. enjoyed the visit indeed al
though / was lpary all of the time
earring that something may happen.
was assured by Old Capt Ansc
nat ! was safe and was a friend"
The professor made drive this
9''crnoon with a committee Of our
i.ading citizens ana succeeded in
fading the articles hidden. and in all
obahility will be called upon to find
some other stun before he leaves.
Judging from the interest that Is
icing manifested a large house will
o. present tonight TO greet the pro
fossor and the -. r. O" sign may
hH stuck out