Evening journal., 1908-03-31

having practlced medicine in this
State during the year 1906 without a
license. Mr. BAN called the "Profes-
sor' TO the stand Immediately after
the opening Of court
Professor, did you prescribe medi-
cine or perform surgical operations in
this city during the year 1902" WAS
Mr.. Balls first question TO Lawson,
but before the Professor" could an
swer Mr.. Hastings objected on the
ground that the question was one az
conclusion Of law rather than of fact.
The court sustained Mr.. Hastings. at
the same time ruling that Lawson
might explain his method Of treatment
for the benefit of the jury. Then Law
son said he had treated only by hyp-
motto suggestion and massage. In re-
ply to a question from Mr. Ball, the
witness said he knew nothing Of any
other treatment for diseases.
Referring TO the Rydell case. Law
son denied ever telling Mrs. Walters
TO do certain things for the girl. He
said the patient was suffering from a
brain amiction and was being treated
at the Walters sanitarium by a physi-
clan and Christian Scientist. He
recommended massage for the girl but
never prescribed medicine for her. The
professor then described his method OF
hypnotic treatment, and afterward told
of telling tho. mother Of the child that
he could not cure the patient
Lawson then told Of his experience
with the Carter case. He said he told
the mother Of the consumptive child
that the little girl would die within 30
DAYS Of consumption, but she insisted
on having the child massaged by the
Professor" Lawson said he told Mrs.
Carter that the treatment would be
useless, but finally did accept the case
for Dr. Yates, who treated the child
until Mr.. Carter came to the sanitar-
ium one day and demanded a return OF
an the money the family had paid for
the treatment given the child under
threat of being exposed and driven ou'
of the city. Lawson said he never pre-
lscribed medicine for the girl. All medi'
cine given was prescribed by Ut
Yates. He also denied ever prescribing
medicines for Mr. ziegler or Mr.. Wink
Ter In each case, lawson Haid' br
Yates had prescribed all medicines.
Lawson Offers to Show His Ability
The cross-examination OF the Pro-
fessor" was most rigid. It began Will
an explanation Of his reason for usine
tho title Hermann" and concluded
bv offering to show his hypnotic abil-
lity on the deputy attorney-general al
Though admitting that he might have
some trouble as Mr.. Hastings was an
unwilling subject Mr. Hastings
laughed. Lawson said he used the title
"Herrmann" because he had used u
while in this city years before pracuc-
ing his profession as a hypnotist he
said he had qualified as a nurse aftei
/ five years serSce with the Hospital
lCorps Of the British army in india
Then Mr.. Hastings began 70 test the
"Professors" knowledge Of his proles-
sions.
tween therapeutics and therapeutic
suggestion2" asked Mr. Hastings
.sYss. Therapeutics IS the remedy
itself; therapeutic suggestion is sug'
eestion OF the remedy; just like you
having your dinner and thinking you
have had your dinner" The court au'
ditors laughed.
lawson followed the reply by n de-
nial of any knowledge Of materia mea'
lea. Neither did he know what toAi'
lcology was. He showed some htti'
Knowledge Of specifics, however, an'
later declared that he obtained ms
llrnowledge Of therapeutic suggestion
from tho Institute Of Science, OF Roch'
ester n. Y.
A Born Healer
What do you know aDout massageF
asked Mr.. Hastings OF the witness.
.Dverything. 1t comes to me natur'
sliv. ii was born in me. In al my
lexnerience L have healed three miliioI
patients by massage"
"Did YOU ever calculate how long .
would take you to massage three mn
lion persons2" asked Mr. Has'liss.
mo: / will say have massase'
three thousand persons.
Hermann followed up the CORE
tion with the statement that lnassas'
was nothing more than the 'stimulse ma
ing of the blood circulation py lIle
ton. .,
From personal practice" Lawson
replied. ,.rr ,,novledg
Of massagef ,,,t,
grasp it,"
..rben YOU have a lay mindT
81 consider myself an expert Lawsol
then said he had hypnotic power IN ms
hands that was possessed by rev persons ..,
.'what is hypnotism," inquired M
Hastings Of Lawson.
Il don't know. I once asked a hote'
medical practitioner the same quesuoi
and he said to me. do you see that electrl
ughtY replied Yes It stumps u.s. "
see it's effects and can control It but We
cannot describe it. He then said there wa
but little difference between mesmerlsh
and hypnotism and offered to make
! demonstration OF the powers. After IN
privilege had been denied Lawson he sal'
he had no power to heal unless he had an
solute control over the subject Then NJ
said he could place the patient IN
catileptic state during which condition
he could make the subject believe h
would get better "And he would get bet
ter Lawson added.
Witness said he had cured Winkler o
eczema by massage and hypnousm-
1T is a peculiar power; you may fos
sess n and not know IT," Lawson as
sured Mr.. Hastings.
Why did you not treat Slick n N