The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-09

rived at their conclusions by any pro-
cess of reasonlng?
Next we will consider that mathe-
maticsl prodigy known as the slight
ming calculator We have all seen
him performing his astonishing stunts.
We have seen him glance at a board
covered with mass of figures and an
nounce the sum total instantly. We |
have asked him to give the sixteenth
power of eight, and he has given the
correct answer before the question was
hardly out of our mouths. We have
asked him how many minutes there
are in two hundred and twenty-six
years, and he has given the correct
answer Immediately. These and a
hundred other like questions we have
asked him, always with the same re-
suit, the answer has always been cor
rect. But how did he do this? Why,
with his subjective mind of course.
But this is all deductive reasoning,
remember. Had it been inductive the
result would have been much different.
REMARKABLE FEATS OF MEMORY.
| The subjective mind never sleeps; it
is the mind we dream with; it is con-
stantly receiving suggestions and i'm
pressions, and Its memory is perfect.
Men of mature years, while in state
of delirium, have been known to re.
peat whole conversations in foreign
languages that they had heard in
childhood. In many cases of insanity
the patient is pursuing some thought
or idea that came to him when child.
We have seen old, ray-haired women
playing with rag dolls, and men of
eighty-fve never satisfied without 9
pocket full Of marbles Reason is de-
throned, their objective minds are in
allegiance, and their subjective minds
are pursuing childish thought.
l could continue indefinitely giving
these illustrations, but think enough
has been said along this line to give
an idea of the functions of these two
minds. So will conclude by stating
the true condition of the subjective
mind while in the hypnotic state,
4 which will show that the operator il
hedged about by certain laws and limi-
tatiops in controlling the actions OF
his subject.
First, want tostate, that no man,
woman or child was ever hypnotlzrd
; against their will, for that would be
contrary to every law of hypnotism.
But it one wishes to enter the hyp.
motto state, he must not only be per.
fectly willing to- do so, bnt in most
cases ifoperation is to be success he
must assist the operator besides.
i A great many people imagine that 9
} hypnotic subject doesn't know what he
E is doing while under the influence, OF
> what is taking place around him al
j such time. Now this is all . mis-
take, for he not only knows everything
D that he does, but he is cognizant o1
everything that happens around him
r even to the merest detail. Intact, hi,
a perceptions are much keener then thar
Q when iii the normal state. Of cours,
d he will act upon every suggestion of tn,
r operator, SO long as the acting upoI
d such suggestions doesn't menace th'
g welfare of the individual. But SO sool
r as q repugnant suggestion isSoffered
Q or suggestion the acting upon O
Q which would jeoparuize the well-belni
/ of the subject, why, his intuition come
Q to the rescue in tie form of an auto
2 suggestion, and the iubject balks. (Thi
It is the same intuition that primitiv
n man made such good use of, moderl
o man has it in the same proportion
It only he doesn't carry it 80 much on tn
o surface as his ancient brother did
d II the operators suggestion is no
acted upon the fret time, why to re
II peat the same suggestion would onI
ls weaken it, and the subject would com
D. out Of the state with nervous shocl
It and the chances hre in rage of anger
Il In short, don't think there ever wa
= q person who violated 8 moral precef
3. or q fixed principle Of his life Will
{, under the influence of hypnotisn
sr What one, reads In the press to th
is contrary notwithstanding.
irl We often read in the newspapers {
j lpersons who. being detected in tn