The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19

tIol is an agreement between the will
OF the operator and the will of the
subject. 1t is not, therefore. the pow
er OF one will over another, but the
blending of two wills: the subject be-
ing passive; the operator, positive.
Therefore the operator does not work
against the will of the subject. but in
harmony with 1t. When both wills
are exercised to accomplish an OBJ
ject there can be no resistance and
the results cannot be anything but
satisfactory.
Mental. moral and physical short
comings, says Prof. John ID. Quacken-
bos, are capable of elimination by hyp-
motto suggestion.
Better natures can be brought to
the surface. and conscious sensitive
ness substituted for moral anesthesia.
Young culprits can be redeemed, Grim
inal inclinations and desires removed,
and, above all generations yet unborn
can be influenced for the better by
this means.
In every case where hypnotism is
used for the good of the one hyp-
Noticed. the will of the subject is
greatly strengthened. II enables one
to concentrate the mind upon any one
thought to the exclusion of all others;
IL rouses latent impulse to a degree
and force of which the patient was
previously incapable. In the case of
an inyeterate drunkard. who is anxious
to be cured of the habit. but has not
sufficient strength of mind to resist
. hn
nishes him with a strengthened will
and firm resolution that will tide
him over crises and eventually remove
the desire.
The question is repeatedly asked:
Does not oft repeated hypnotisn
weaken the subject?"
1t matters not how many times thu
subject is brought under the influence
of the hypnotist, If the purpose is to
aid the subject mentally. morally or
physically. But when a subject is
used by travelling stage hypnotist
night after night for public exhibition,
his will is greatly weakened instead of
strengthened, he almost loses his iden-
tity and eventually becomes a mere
automaIon.
II is a well known fact that subjects
who have been long and continuously
employed on tine stage for the pur-
poses of exhibition invariably become
nervous wrecks. 1t is with this class
of subjects that the evils of hypnot-
ism have been made manifest to the
general public. In fact, much of the
popular prejudice against hypnotism
nric tn
tions of this character. There is no
need to debase science for the mere
matter of amusement and money
making Tor, rather money getting),
when there are so many noble ave
nues of usefulness open to it,
The value of hypnotic suggestion in
surgery has been demonstrated by
the profession in many notable in
stances. 1t is not by any means, as
popular as it should be, but this is
largely due to the fear of the sur
eeon that the patient might not re-
main under the influence during the
operation. There is no ground for
such fear under the hands of skill
full operator.
There is no reaction, no shock
when coming out from uader hypnotic
influence. 1t may be given as an
anaesthetic, producing deep sleep and
unconsciousness or. as in many
cases, the condition of analgesia is
preferable = inhibiting pain without
losing consciousness.
Black Magic or White Magic?
Black magic is the name frequently
referred to as the work of the devil.
This insinuation is very facetiously
met by DR.. Burr of Chicago:
And the Lord God caused deep
sleep - fall upon Adam, and he
slept; and he took one of his ribs
and closed up the flesh instead there
of"
This was suggestive anaesthesia
for a surgical purpose. This makes
God the father of hypnotism. rather
than the devil
The satanic origin of this most
beneficent art has been attributed to
1t too lcng already by the ignorant
and superstitious. and needs no en-
couragement Therefore repudiate
this enterprising practitioner in toto"
Necromancy is 'black magic;" pure
occultism is white magic. The differ
ence is as great as night is different
from day. One is of tie dark; the
other is of the light. The same
force may be used for both. 1t is
white magic when it is used for some
noble purpose and for the good of hu-
manity; but it may well be termed
black magic when used for evil pur-
poses, Magi is simply another name
for teacher or practitioner of magic:
The inspired magi from the orient
came
My concluding article will be
summing up of more than 25 years