The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04

: y-urs uf mental t.rrauEernpuf
II, *. s,,,,dar Recommendation ~ q sin
-. Ss.Ss. -
j &c word u the achievement OF at
Ehspherd Ivory Franz, who Is In
& charge or the psychological labora-
tory of the Government Hospital for
4 the Insane at Washington. He sue
ceefas by working ols the theory that
there are thousands of cases of in
i sanity which can be successfully
) treated IL the cause of the mental
disease can be ascertained, and the
explanation made to the patients that
fheir unhealthy Thoughts have no
Foundation in fact.
There was sent to him recently a
' young man who had an overpowering
fear OF open places. the outdoors or
any unenclosed place, and who was
unsler the domination OF this terror
to such an extent that he could be
made to leave his bedroom only by
physical compulsion. DR. Franz took
him into the treatment room OF the
laboratory. where there is very little
light and no noise. Seating his pa
tient In a comfortable easy chair, the
doctor told him to relax himself and
try not to think OF anything AFTER
4 dead silence Of several minutes the
doctor began 10 pronounce with sud
den emphasis single words which he
thought might produce in the mans
( ,cind somn idea OF having a bear
7,J cause Of his decisions
D fs,arr time he pronounced word
B ~, 4as,4a,s over aud struck the patient
n.r,,txy On che knee.
ss Va want through more than a hun
49, unras without getting any re-
~s,s+s Einajtv. when he said hole"
4 ~ man pai,sed a moment before
srr.ia,apt answer That
HaaAaas 50 Esranz TIis next
49, as .l.es.,s,ss.s, Ssa no tha tan ON the
Wose' 49, ~ 49, ;, T~o,, ,his he
AHsss. 80 go s,.ai,y NTH In
4 6ot resn.as, aa'1 Srn',rb, o,t tha
nhiie pa.1.ho.' .s.sa.,a ,ha no.
eteFy Oh Nsiae As So 10. 0ra worn.
tisnt manu-. ~ was Nt us. - -
Ing ne hao pseh fehe .,,,s,
IL OF ms sPeeu " oNSi lano "a ,ar~,aS
street car. anu the cnase nae -
him haiway cow. lne "eAe ~.
n Just as ne was aoou, W 49, ~.
handle Bar OF the car ataa SIC -,
self aboard, ne iooAeo uo~n $3.50, -.
H ynHning at nls ieet l.eehS
sewer trench. one more step anu nc
would have had a Kan OF eien. 800
but he managed to bring hiinseh uP
short
At first the experience nao hau ~
appreciable effect, but snch shochs "
the brain work gradually IN a lev
weeks be felt an aversion 70 Walhinl
q iii open ficitts. Next he lotsifkeo I.
cross the street. and this went SO ihi
that he could not be prevailed 10 90 90
! unless he was accompanied by su'ue
After q while longer, ne refused !.
walk across the yard from me 1ionss
$ - that of his neXt-uoor neishboI' aho
the final stage OF the disease was ina
he was afraid to leave ms rooiI. a.,
FRANZ, having established All this W
his theory of suggesting 70 ths
patient the real ronpie by Tue ar'
of words calculated To erihs the H'ott
tai pictures rack 70 hlni' hau so -.
Tarativeiy little dlthcuiy IN sApiaihin'
that the dread was founded on hcuol
md that there was reaIiy hothAhs "
feaf. The mans complete reeove'
Followed. ana ne again oecupies
& prcminent place IN the BUSINESS Not "a
These peculiar cases Oh ihsanl,s hi.
ciassed under the genera is az
'psaohias Inc iiiaiA "ho 1850 S
open places was an agofaphopias, VIZ
otter case ut, franz haa .a - .''s ~ ~
n psfephobta-tne isa' "a %
was woman n"o u, ~, ~. y, ~
q ~ various Rsfisats ~ etsS
that sue az ~ ,.n,. 4
.saeh ainc she .s,,.. as a." n,
nn.s haa p1s' ~ nriI.
asis @ IA ~ 40
4saee va ',se - . ~. ~ A.
80 80. s,,nl.assf,,l pti,t, her an IN
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- x"s,,s,saars ~ dtn.ly NJ her In n
49,, Iaar burned 10 aaatb as IN
- 80 .,s.s,-.r,p,- ,,-t,,, ,,,,tC,,es Grad
NIL. 30 made her understand ina