New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Prof. Hyslop Is
Stricken With
Brain Lesion
Noted Psychologists Illness
Reveale d When He
Is Unable to Appear in
Suit Against Institute
His Speeche Is Affected
Physicians Say to Ex-
anime Scientist Now
" oul d Prove Fatal

Professor James H. Hyslop, who pro-
pounded the theory that intensive
psychical research would disclose the
possibility of spiritual healing, has
suffered hemorrhage of the brain.
he has been under the care of medical
specialists for several months, accord
ing to affidavits in the Supreme Court.
Dr. Hyslop, formerly professor Of
psych ology and logic at Columbia Uni
versity and recognized leader in Amer
lea in research into the supernatural.
is secretary Of the American Institute
for Psychical Research. which he helped
to found. AS such his testimony is re,
quired in an action brought against the
society by r. Henry Greaves. Mr.
Greaves is suing for breach OF con-
tute employed him for life, while the
answer is that he was engaged on q
monthto month basis.
The affidavits setting forth the ply
sical condition Of DR.. Hyslop, as the
reason why he cannot be examined in
the action at this time. are made by
DR.. Titus Bull, of 43O West 1l6th
Street, his attending physician, and
William c. Peyton, president of the
American Institute for Psychical Re-
search. DR.. Bua says that DR.. Hyslop
had 8 hemorrhage Of the brain several
months ago; that he has been sick and
unable to sit up since the attack
Speech Is Affected
At first, says DR.. Bull, the patient
was unable to speak at all. Now, while
he is recovering his power of speech,
DR.. Hyslop still has great difficulty in
expressing himself.
DR.. Bull added that DR.. Hyslop will
not be able, before next fall, to give
testimony and that any effort to ex-
anime him at this time might prove
fatal
Mr.. Peyton adds in his affidavit that
tfc hemorrhage suffered by DR.. Hyslor
affected the speech centers and that
there are some words which Ne cannot
speak at all.
Or. Hyslop's home is at 51s West
1i9th Street.
Last January he astonished scientists
by a proposal that an institution
equipped for laboratory research into
the Supernatural. such as is afforded
in medicine by the Rockefeller lnsti-
tuta be. founded. X-ray cameras for
taking pictures through walls, scales
for weighing apparitions and other de,
vices for recording exact psychical
data were suggested by DR.. Hyslop.
Says Spirits Cured Ailments
In 1913 in published article Dr.
Hyslop announced his conviction that
physical ailments might be cured by
spirits He cited instances to prove
that spirits had been the agents in
curing cases of typhoid, deafness and
bronchial trouble. Among the patients
who had enjoyed Improvement under
spiritual healing, Dr. Hyslop an
nounced, were two of his own daugh
ters, as we'll as himself.
Sir Oliver Lodge, the British advo-
cate Of spiritualism, took much interest
in Dr. Hyslop's proposal that psychical
research should be conducted with the
aid Of laboratory. In lecture in
New York Sir Oliver referred to Dr..
Hyslop as "the chief representative Of
this subject in America"
CDR. Hyslop suffered breakdown
from overwork,' said Dr. Bull last
night. "He is about siXty-sevcn years
old and had been working along the
lines that interest him with SO much
zest that he became exhausted. He is
now rccuperating in the country"