The Detroit times., 1910-12-09
IS NO
MERE HYPh01|sT
Teacher of Psychics and Emmanuel
ism Causes Jurors To Sit UP and
Take Notice IN Damage Case.
"hypnotization.

"Psychitizing," 'hypnotization,
and other terms OF more or less oc-
cult nature were banded about with
great freedom from the witness stand
in the United States court, Thursday
morning, by Miss Florence Ben-Oliel'
lecturer, psychist and globe trotter.
who Is suing DIR. Cyrenus Darling, of
Ann Arbor, for $4,000. alleging mail
practice In the setting OF a broken leg,
which Miss Ben-Oliel herself says was
her pride and comfort" before the ac-
cident. OF which this suit is sequel.
The jury Is composed largely OF farm
ers and the big words caused them 10
prick up their ears.
IL was I'm an effort To- find out more
about Miss Ben-oliel's mission in life
that Judge Lockwood, who. with
Frank T. Lodge. is defending the doc
tor, delved into the realm OF psychic
phenomena. Evidently he was labor
ing under the impression that the
plaintiff Is something of a hypnotist,
but the latter promptly disabused his
mind OF such a notion. She gave her
questioner TO understand that while
she practiced "hynotization" and
"psychitizing' she was not a mere
hypnotist, as the vulgar world under
stands the term.
These terms, Miss Ben-Oliel ex-
planned 10 the press during an inter
mission, are practically synonymous
with Emmanualism, OF which she is an
enthusiastic devotee. She Is, i'll fact.
q teacher OF Emmanuelism and, be-
fore she met with her accident in Ann
Arbor, she had taught number OF
ministers and other interested in this
great movement how TO practice the
cult. She also gave psychic treat
ment for the removal of pain and In
this had become most proficient.
Il know from my owr experience
that the psychic treatment absolutely
removes pain" said Miss Ben-Oliel.
When my broken leg was set re-
fused 10 take any anesthetic, and yet
felt no pain whatever. Oh. no,
didn't treat myself-we don't believe
in self-treatment but the treatment
was administered by friend whom |
had taught. The doctors could not I'M
derstand 1t at all. but never WINGED
during the ordeal. 1t is really quite
wonderful. is II not?''
Judge Dennison overruled a motion
by the defense to have the case taken
from the jury, after the plaintiff had
submitted her case. Thursday morn
ing. The defense based its motion on
the ground that there was no tesu-
mony tending TO show negligence on
DR.. Darling's part. While the court
was inclined TO the same view. he de
cided TO allow the trial to proceed for
the present The motion will be re-
newed at the conclusion of the testi-
mony.
DR.. Darling, called to the stand In
his own behalf, testified that the break
was most peculiar one and that
there was grave doubt at first whether
the limb could be saved at all. The
bone. however. was knitting. rapidly
when Miss Ben-OIiel slip and fell
on the leg, breaking IL over again.
To reset the limb was a more diff
cult task than the first had been and
he considered that the patient was for
tunate to retain the member.
The plaintiff claims that the leg was
improperly set, with the result that
her right foot ''toed in" After the
bone had knitted. she had 1t refrac-
tured and reset, by another surgeon,
and the foot Is now straight.