Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-10-08
HYPNOTISM CURES
RELIGIOUS MANIA
Hysterical Young Woman Saved
From Insane Asylum by
Psychic Experiment.
IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER
Young Artist Who Offers Self for Ex-
pertinent Is Later Relieved Of
Transferred MaIady by Means
Of Hypnotism.

Paris.-A strange cure, of psychic
nature, has just been achieved before
number of doctors and a few expert
mentors along the lines of psychiatry.
The patient was young woman of
historical tendency, who for seven
years had been possessed with an anti
religious mania. During this time the
sight of priest, the act of passing
near church, the pronunciation of
religious formula all have brought on
either attacks of violence or spells of
dumbness. The association of ideas
which precipitate these crises were of
the most fantastic kinda piece of
white paper suggested the host, ro-
maine salad turned her mind toward
the Roman church. glass of char
treuse the brotherhood Of Carthusian
monks. At these suggestions she
would tremble and faint. To nourish
a patient under these conditions daily
became more and more of problem.
Takes Extreme Measures.
In Paris last autumn the doctors
whom her husband consulted advised
him to incarcerate her. Deciding to
try everything else before resorting to
this extreme measure, her husband, on
the advce Of an eminent chemist, final
ly put her under the treatment of
well-known specialist in psyeotherapy,
M. Mangin. Six months of treatment,
consisting in psychic re-education,
either in state of waking or by super
fetal hypnosis, gave only results of
short duration. The Easter festivities
exasperated the patient to the point of
frenzy. This decided Mr.. Mangin to
go to extreme measures. He began
tireless search for subject suitable
for the experiment Of a transference
of the malady, with all it's anguish and
strange manifestations. This was
difficult task, for the subject must be
Of such delicate and perfect suggest
Utility as to be able later to be freed in
turn from these same miseries.
Nine. Georgette Abel, a charming
young artist, offered herself for this
delicate experiment with as much
charity as disinterestedness, On being
put to-sleep the subjects hand was
placed in the hand of the afflicted
woman. In few moments the subject
underwent an indescribable transfer
nation. She was seized with agoniz-
ing commissions. The patient, however,
grasped the hand of the doctor, declar-
hn
ated."
MaIady Is Transferred.
On the order Of M. Mangin, the lat
ter uttered stream of words touch
ing the church, words which for seven
years she had refused TO utter under
all kinds of compulsion. In the mean
while, the young artist threw herself
on the floor and attempted to beat her
head against the wall, crying out in
the same manner in which the patient
was won't to do. The latter, passing
from words to acts, touched a holy
medal, handled a crucifix and made a
short prayer, all this quietly and with
out any hesitation, while the subject
moaned and threw herself about more
and more.
Being assured of the complete ''lib-
GRAFTON" of the former sufferer, M.
Mangin let the subject sleep while he
made suggestions Of soothing nature
to her. Then he awakened her. Both
women were in a perfectly tranquil
state. Since this time the young wife
goes every day to church. She had a
long conversation with a friend of the
writer who says that not trace of her
former malady was visible. 1t is two
weeks since the cure was wrought and
it has been perfectly maintained. AS
for Nine. Abel, she is happier and
healthier than ever.
Nj. Mangin does not pretend to know
by what force he has accomplished
this marvellous cure. He does not at
tempt to interpret the facts, he only
inquiries into them carefully and i'm
partially, which is a great deal.