Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22
N0TISM CURES
'CI0US MANIA
| Young Woman Saved
Insane Asylum by
rsychic Experiment.
TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER
Ann Artist Who Offers Self for Ex-
\eriment Is Later Relieved Of
4 Transferred Maiady by Means
II Of Hypnotism.

aris.-A strange cure, of psychic
lire, has Just been achieved before
Number of doctors ana few eyprri-
nters along the lines of psychiatry.
The patient was Il young woman Of
$tericnl tendency, who for seven
hrs had been possessed with an nnti-
igious mania. During this time the
Int Of priest. the act of passing
br a church, the pronunciation Of n
|igious formula all have brought on
her attacks Of violence or spells of
mbness. The association of ideas
ich precipitnte these crises were OF
most fantastic kinda piece Of
lite paper suggested the host, ro-
inc salad turned her mind toward
Roman church, 4 glass of char
use the brotherhood of CarthusIan
INKS. At these suggestions she
uld tremble and faint. To nourish
patient under these conditions daily
came more and more OF Il problem
Takes Extreme Measures.
n Paris last autumn the doctors
ION her husband consulted advised
b to incarcerute her. Deciding to
everything else before resorting to
5 extreme measure, her husband. on
advice Of an eminent chemist, final
put her under the treatment of a
Unknown specialist in psycotherapy,
Mangin. Six months Of treatment,
hsiSting in psychic re-education,
her In state Of waking or by super
al hypnosis, gave only results Of
brt duration. The Easter festivities
hsperated the patient TO the point Of
|nzy. This decided Mr.. Mangin to
to extreme measures. He began
bless search for a subject suitable
the experiment Of Il transference
the malady. with all its anguish and
ange manifestations. This was
|icult task, for the subject must be
such delicate and perfect suggest
lily as to be able later TO be freed in
Nine. Georgettc Abel, charming
ing artist, offered herself for this
icnte experiment with as much
arity rs disinterestedness. On being
to sleep the subjects hand was
iced in the hand of the afflicted
man. In n few moments the subject
la - Tn ,JAI ~ "a
)tion. She was seized with asoni2-
convuls.ons. Tie patient, however,
Rsped the hand of the doctor, decluI-
J with emotion that She was "liber-
3D."
Maiady Is Transferred
On the order of NJ. Manrin. the lat
| uttered a stream of words touch
! the church, words which for setrn
hrs she had refused to utter under
kinds of conpu>ion. In the man
! lie, the young artist threw herself
| the floor and attempted to beat her
)ld against the wall, crying out in
same manner In which the patient
wont 10 do. The latter passing
I'm words tn acts, touched Il holy
kdal. handled crlicitix and made n
prt prayer, all this quietly and with
J any hesitation. while the subject
)aned and threw herself about Lore
u more.
Being assured OF the complete "lib-
AtiOn" of the former sufferer, NJ.
lngin let the subject sleep while he
lde suggestions of soothing nature
her. Then he awakened her. Both
men were In Il perfectly tranquil
lte Since this time the young wife
rs every day to church. She had q
lg conversation with Il friend of the
liter who says that not n trace Of her
inner nalady was visible. 1t is two
|eks since the cure was wrought and
has been perfectly maintained. AS
Nine. Abel, she Is happier and
hlthier than ever
N. Mangin does not pretend to know
what force he has accomplished
Is marvellous cure. He does not at
npt to interpret the facts, he only
lures into them carefully ana i'm.
italy, which Is a great deal.