The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-11
Hypnotism is "Ths Great Psychology
icaI Crime?"

Permit me to quote from this wonder
ful book, The Great Psychological
Crime wherein hypnotism is set forth in
its true light and painted in its true col
ors.
Mature has given men certain specific
and individual capacities, faculties and
powers. which are distinctly and exciu-
sively human; among these are Self-con-
sciousness, Reason Independent Choice,
Independent Seif-COnscious and Ration
al NolltiOn. These are the inherent, es-
sential and distinctive elements which are
exclusively related TO and constitute the
background OF human character. These
are the faculties, capacities and powers
which lift man above the animal and
make him man."
These are the attributes Of the soul,
which he must use, in his flight upward,
higher and yet higher to other planes of
Light and Love, and without these he is
Lot Man. Under the operation OF this
Law, the right Of individual and indepen-
dent choice is an inalieEable and invio-
tate right of individual Man and Woman"
hence il naturally follows that when the
attributes Of the Soul are paralyzed, he
is not responsible, because he is but an
animal All those who have studied the
process and results of Hypnotism Concede
the fact that the VIII and NolitiOn of
the subject are absolutely paralyzed-
"Hypnotism is word of recent origin.
and first employed by a noted English
physician, Dr. Braid, for the purpose of
m5rktng a distinction between his theory
and that of Mesmer." The limited space
at my disposal viii not permit me to an
saiyze the difference between two-praC-
tically they are ons-and the perncious
results to the poor, debauched subjects
are the same. All students of Hypnotism
COncede the fact that the voluntary pow
ers of an individual, coming under its
baletul influence, predOminated IN Just
that degree the hypnotic power is exer-
cised. Professor John Quakenbos, NJ. D.,
etc, etc, says; 'Hypnotism, or hypnotic
sleep, implies u mind condition in which
the mental action and the VIII Power
of a sensitive subject are under the con-
troll of an operator who has induced the
sleep" We are constrained to ask, there
fore, what motive could prompt any man
OF intelligence and moral perception, TO
make thief of himself, and rob any man
or woman q the right to the exercise the
Soul attributes, which have been given
into his keeping. Again he says: He
is wholly subject (the door victim so far
as his mental operations and physical &C
tons are concerned. to the vOiitiOn of the
HypnOtist" ard again, Il know that /
have been given posse ssiOn of that Soul
for such time as | may prescribe to do
are permitted to ply their nefarious BUSH
ness, and protected in their damnable
usurpatons of the inherent rights OF 9TH
ers.
might quote Professor Gregory. Cap
tain James, DR.. Cooke, Klurge, Baron Du-
potet and others, who all agree as to the |
destructive influence Of the hypnotic proc
ess on Body and Soul. Hundreds of the
victims of professional Hypnotists fill our
insane asylums, for I make the state
ment that no Man or Woman. coming I'M
der this process d few times. is ever
thereafter free from its domination.
Before me is the statement of a beau
tiful girl, whose life was full of prom
Use, until the fateful day when she first
submitted to the seductive charm Of Hyp-
motto trance. She was exhibited for three
he ST H4fra
and then left home, friends and loved ones
to follow the man who had overthrow
her powers of resistance. Insanity and
suicide ended the earthly career Of this |
beautiful girl, and her murderer Is still |
permitted to ply his black art upon 9TH |
ers equally ignorant and equally inno-
cent" VIII this community permit the |
destruction of their Sons and Daughters |
without protest2
Mr.. Editor. 1 could fill your paper with !
instances Of the SOul-destroying power of |
Hypnotism. 1t is a crime against the in /
dividual Soul 1t is crime against the !
5nalienable right Of man to control and |
exercise all the attributes of the Soul. |
which God OF Nature has placed in his
Keeping. 1t Is slavery of the BOdy and /
of the Soul 1t destroys the victims hope
OF Immortality and cOnsigus his body i'm
this life, and his Soul in all other. TO the /
keeping of another. It condemns the
poor, deluded, debaUched victim TO Spfr- |
itual Darkness, Disintegration and Death. |
anu So uDtAl lltG Do4f Oi lllt IL DllUll.A
the chains of Spiritual servitude, under |
the Law of Retributive Justice
The right and duty of each individual 1
to at all times exercise the power of self |
control involves in equal measure the con- |
Comitant obligation upon the Hypnotist !
and all mankind TO respect that right and /
duty.
BY the violation Of this Fundamental |
and infractiou of Natures Law
III relation thereto, he has deprived his |
fellow man of the one tTauSceudent DOW
ct upon which his Individual Immortality |
depends. and stand convicted before the !
bar of Nature and the judgments of Men |
of the Great Psychological Crime The |
Hypnotist has invoked upon himself the |
irrevocable penalty which Nature pre-
SCribeS therefor. He Cannot Evade 1t |
He Cannot Avoid 1t. He Can Neither Nit /
igate nor Modify 1t. Alone he must walk |
the path of life, and alone he must expi- /
ate the Crime against the fundamental |
Law of Justice and against the Life and /
Liberty of his Fellow Man
CHARLES CRANE.