Evening star., 1922-09-01
The Soul ANALYSIS
By Arthur ,B. Reeve.
The Stars Week End Fiction
Second of Three Installments.

theory of dreams that has been de-
| veIoped by DR.. Sigmunds Freud OF
| Vienna. But perhaps you are not
aware OF the fact that Freud's con-
tribution to the study OF insanity u
| Of even greater scientific value than
| his dream theories taken by them
selves.
Hers, I feel sure now. is what. is
known as one of the called border
line cases." he continued. 1T is
clearly case Of hysteria-not the
hysteria one hears spoken Of COM
monty. but the condition which sci
entists know as such. We trace the
impulses from which hysterical con-
diticns arise-penetrate the disguises
which these repressed impulses or
wishes must assume in order to ap-
pear in the consciousness. Such
transformed impulses are found in
normal people, too, sometimes. The
hysteric suffers mostly from remi-
niscences which. paradoxically, may
be completely forgotten.
| "Obsessions and phobias have theii
origin. according to Freud, in sexual
pensation or substitute for an un-
bearable sexual idea and takes its
place, in consciousness. In normal
| sexual life no neurosis Is possible
say the Freudists. Sex is the strong
est impulse, yet subject to the great
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| est point OF our cultural development
Hysteria arises through the conflict
between the libido and sex repres-
sion. Often sex wishes may be con-
sciously rejected. but unconsciously
| accepted. So when they are under
| reason. There Is really method in
madness.
when hysteria in a wife gains
her the attention of an otherwise In
attentive husband 1t hlls, from the
standpoint of her deeper longing, an
be said to be desirable. The great
point about the psychanalytic method
as discovered by Breur and Freud, Is
/ that certain symptoms of hysteria
disappear when the hidden causes are
brought to light and the repressed
| desires are gratided."
How does that apply to Mrs. Gran
ston?" / Queried.
Mrs. Cranston." he replied. "is suf-
fering from what the psychoanalysts
| call a psychic trauma-a soul wound.
as 1t were. 1t Is the neglect, in this
deeply loves. That. In itself. is sum-
| cient to explain her experience wan
dering through the country. 1t was
| the region which she associated with
her first love affair. as she told us.
The wave Of recollection that swept
/ words, reason could no longer domi-
| nate the cravings for a love SO long
! suppressed. Then when she saw, or
imagined she saw. one who looked
like her lover the strain was too
! great"
| 1t was the middle of the afternoon
when We reached the laboratory.
| Kennedy at once set to work study
| ing the drops of tonic which had
| been absorbed in the handkerchief
AS Kennedy worked I began think
ing over again of what we had seen
/ at the Belleclaire Sanatorium. Some
how or other I could not get out OF
my mind the recollection Of the man
rolled in the blanket and trussed UP
as helpless as a mummy. I wonder
ed whether that alone was suficient
! to accoun. for the quickness with
which hc I'D been pacihed. Then
recalled Mrs. Cranston's remark about
her mental alertness and physical
weakness. Had it anything to dc
with the tonic?
Suppose, while I am waiting"
| finally suggested to Craig, II try to
| find out what Cranston does with his
| time since his wife has been shut on
from the world"
| That's a very good idea," acqui-
| esced Kennedy. Don't take toe
long, however. for I may strike some
thing important here any minute"
After several inquiries over the tele.