The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-10
INSANE PATIENT IS
HYPNOTizED BACK
TO SANITY
II COULD FEEL MY WORRIES
LEAVING Me- YOUTH SAYS
PRONOUNCED lNcuRA6LE BY
DOCTORS.

NEW YORK. March 9.-"Now close
your eyes and listen TO me and be-
lieye me; for | tell you only what is
So You will be we'll; let trouble roll
away: ii will rol uness you try to
hold on to IL: let IL roll away and
you will be well; let il roll away
you will be well-let it roll-you will
be we'll
Following this strain In low. firm
monotone, dwelling ever on the
thought OF rest and the needlessDess
OF worry. William e. Davenport, an
assistant In the postoffice AT East
Orange. has restored To normal condi-
tion a young man In Newark whom
specialists In mental diseases had pro-
uounced beyond cure. The subject
was Charles McVeigh. who fol three
months had been In the Essex County
hospital for the Insane. The hospital
physicians had told his widowed
mother that her son would be affiict-
ed for the remainder Of his life with
melancholy. Now she is very happy,
for he is strong and rugged and looks
as II the burden of future support for
their little home at No. SO Brush-s ST.
would rest lightly upon him.
When the hospital doctors warned
me that Charlie could not be cured, :"
Mrs. McVeigh said, "a neighbor told
me Mr.. Davenport had cured by men
tai suggestion. | went to him and
he said he would try, but that he could
not visit the hospital unless the doe
tors there consented. The doctors
there would not hear of H. then
brought Charlie home and let Mr.. Dav-
export see him here. All the doctors
there scoffed at the idea that hypno-
tism could touch case like this Mr.
Davenport came 10 see us nearly ev-
cry day. Alter ten visits the cure
was complete.
Could Feel Worries Leaving.
All that Mr. Davenport seemed to
do with me- said the young man,
was to talk very quietly OF rest and
advise me TO drop trouble. AS he
talked | could really feel my worries
leaving me. and then | would sleep.
When | was al the hospital. and for a
long time before time | worried al
ways.
An attack OF typhoid fever two
years ago put me out Of work, and
when | got we'll there were hard
times, and | could not find work.
tramped the town looking for place,
and nobody wanted me. Then be-
gan to lose sleep and appetite. There
was very little to eat that tempted
me, but when | wanted To drink It
seemed impossible To get enough wa
ter. Once topped of with u bottle
OF worcestershire sauce. Eating moth
Ing | became weak and could not
sleep. After that | didn't much care
what happened. The doctors at the
hospital treated me we'll enough, but
a sane man would soon become insane
In an asylum"
"McVeigh's case showed unique
symptoms" Mr.. Davenport said. 1t
seems that he felt himself to be a
central receiving station for the Ills
OF ali his friends. When they describ-
ed 10 him their ailments the same all
ments developed him Probably he
was suffering from hypochrondria and
besides graver ic-
tons. Everything seems to have yield
ed to hypnotic suggestion. The young
man needed to have his mind made
restful and to be persuaded To cease
from worry. III those ends were gain
ed pretty much all the battle was won.
He proved very ready and willing
subject"
Thumb Felt Bully"
While Mr. Davenport was talking
the doorbell rang and man in work
ing clothes entered
Say, boss began the visitor. Il
smashed my thumb down the street
where we are building a house. Some
of the boys said you could take away
the pain. and there's a lot OF II to
take away. Would you mind trying"
Certainly. We Will try" and Mr.
Davenport led his caller to an easy
chair. directing him TO close his eyes
He pressed the visitors temples. plac-
ing one thumb between the eyes.
Then he began to talk gently. In a
few minutes the man was asleep, drop
ping OF easily. Mr. Davenport con
tinued to talk for about 20 minutes.
When he stopped the visitor awoke
and left, declaring that his thumb felt
bully"
There is a typical case of hypnotic
suggestion, Mr.. Davenport said as the
caller went away. IT Is usually of
great benefit in the RELIEF OF pain.