Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
USE OF MENTAL SUGGESTION
Germans Make Constant Use Of Hum
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L bug.
Mental suggestion. hypnotism and
psychology are all being used by Ger
many with persistency and power
incomprehensible to people who have
not understood the campaign by
which for years Germany has been
poisoning the wells of thought all
over the world.
For some years. Germany. in a way
that Is nothing less than satanic in its
wide sweep throughout the world and
its tremendous power for evil. has
been utilizing mental suggestion and
hypnotism upon people who do not
themselves realize that they are be-
coming possessed Of the devil.
Many a man stands in the pulpit
and breaches peace without punish
ment, many an editor shapes an edi-
torial or a headline. many a man in
public and private life makes state
ments calculated to weaken the NOR
ale Of America and of our Allies with
out himself realizing that Re is un-
der the domination Of the work Of
mental suggestion and the hypnotic
power which Germany is exerting.
Impressions come to many people
lessening their hostility to Germany,
or lessening their determination that
there shall be no peace with an un-
beaten Germany, who have not the
slightest idea that these thoughts
have been put into their minds by
the devil work Of German mental sug
gestions or hypnotic activities.
The tremendous power Of this in
fiuence Is not grasped at all; men
scoff at the power Of mental sug-
gestion or hypnotism without real
izing that there Is a fearfully dan
gerous power in the possession Of
some people to control the thoughts
and actions Of others. Germany has
developed this power to the fullest
extent 1t Is a power from the devil
himself.
For years Germany has been uti-
lizing it in order to plant throughout
the world its poisoned thoughts and
to control men and women who
have no conception Of the fact that
they are under the domination of
such an evil influence. and there
fore, yield willing obedience to 1t.
We are facing q situation where
Germany Is putting forth the most
tremendous effort in its history to
extend the influence Of this mental
control, or hypnotic power over 9TH
er people, In order to secure peace
without punishment.
Men who think that they are talk
ing peace from high and holy motives
are, in many cases, without realizing
1t themselves, being used by this Ger
man hypnotic work. exerted directly
upon them through some pro-German
skilled In the use Of mental suggestion
or hypnotlsm.
German psychologists. through
American universities, in which they
held positions of honor, for years
sought to bring American thought un-
der their control. just as other Ger
mans have been engaged in similar
work all over the orld.
II we accept the doctrine that the
devil sends out into every corner Of
the earth his unseen workers Of
evil, that he puts into every human
heart suggestions Of sin, and domi-
mates all the earth where the power
Of God Is not superior and where
men do not look wholly unto God
for safety from the wiles Of the evil
one, then we have an exact illustra-
ton of the work of the German prop
uganda of hypnotism and mental
suggestion or control. The menace Is
a real one of tremendous import.
Watch carefully every suggestion Of
peace with an uncrushed, unrepent-
ant Germany. and know that it comes
from pro- German hypnotic power or
from German financial operations to
influence by money. where Germany
cannot control by mental suggestion.