Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-13

Popular beliefs on scientific suh-
iertR apparently run in waves.
Many viii remember the interest ir
hypnoum which followed the publ
cation of "Trlbyh Sycngal with his
hypnotic eye 40 once became real
and possible parsonage in the public
Imagination. The newspapers were
full NJ stories az girls ana women who
bad suddenly been liked ana pBralHzed
hy ihe hypnotic gaze oi some mysteri-
Iua stranger with piercing black eyes
and who hnd been compelled hy nus
win % fnut9siic acts which they weie
p0werlces 90 prevent Fiction writer's
took up the idea, and stories centeunS
around hypnotic Influence became
common l uHs used as plea I'm
criminal elaes various culprts allcg-
Hg that they had been hfpnou2ed
and compelled against their VIII Go
perform unlawful acts. AN this oe-
CURED ln spite Of The fact. frequently
stated and known hY every scientific
mIn. On. tho limitations of hNpnousm
are definite and we'll recognized. that
no person can he hypnouzed unbnoW
inglv or against hH viii. and that few
PERSONS atc 10 susceptible os 90 be
capable of being compelled to per,
form acts beyond their own volitiuu
aad knowledge
Another popular Fiction which later
ON took tho place OF hvpuutism Waa
TINT OF instantaneous auesthosla stnr.
ICES appeared in the newspapers OF
women who had been aecoHtcd by
gtranger and, under some proteXt
had permitted O. cloth or "A handker-
chief 20 De- pressed momeutariiy oyer
their mouth and nose. Immediate uu-
consciousness was snid ID have follow
ed. resulting iu 20 period ~ iusenslnill-
o. and irfeaponslhiity. varying from
foW minutes 90 hours or even DAYS.
Chlorolnrm sprayed into am open wine
dow by means of an atOmiHer anpa-
thetcs Tied to rag on the end OF 70
pole and thrown into a bedroom,
instant ueonsei0usnesa following the
administration of drugs unknown 40
phAaIeiaus and pharmacists were
some uf the variations OF this idco I'M
the minds off physicians and nurses
Who 300 every 0IK lhe administration
of auostheucs such stories only eN-
cite mlrth ANY one who knows the
difficulty and l1hor oft securing NM
CONSEQUENCES through the uso OF an-
csthctos. even under the most f1yor
uhlO conditions unit with every poHsl-
be means 0f restraining and canuull-
ine the patient knows how absurd
such stories are.
A Httor-dnY variation of these nop-
ular beliefs Says Tho Journal or The
American Medical Association. may
ho found In the poisoned needle"
stories which have heDu going the
rounds of the press recently A woo
man goes 90 g moving picture the
alter. enters crowded elevator, a
street car. or elevated train or if
caught ln tho press of crowd Sud
denly She sees. close beside her our
ola friend the mysterious STRANGER
with the piercing black eyes and the
compelling manner Az the same time
SHE feels a sting ana knows that she
has been stabbed with q poisoned nec-
die She Immediately becomes uncon-
scious, dazed or irresponsible Tor
groator con- Less period al time. during
which she experiences number of
marvellous adventures on hair breadth
escapes
II is not possible 90 say that no WOO
man WAS ever without her knowledge
given drug hypodrrmcally which
produced uuconseiousuoss 10 can,
however he said Ncry positively that
there e ne drug Known % scientific
men which could he administered in
the manner or which Nould produce
the OBJECT described in recent ueWsra
prr reports
ono OF the Jaws of hyslcru Is that
when any peculiar phenomenon rs rec
ported similar instances immediately
appear throughout the country We
may NEW expect spring crep of MAG