The New York herald., 1922-04-02
C0UE, APOSTLE OF
AUT0SUGGESTION,
DRAWSALLLONDON
Nancy Psychologist Lee
lures to Crowds and +
Holds Clinics. /
HIS CURE BECOMES CRAZE
Explains His Philosophy Of In
teraction Of Mind Upon /
Matter. 4
HIS CURE BECOMES CRAZE

Specta! Cabie % THE New York HERALD.
cTyrioht, 1922. bD THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, April 1.
thousand persons in England with
great faith and many ills are now re-
peating to themselves: Day by dsy
IN every way l am growing better"
1t IS the magic formula OF Emile Coue.
the eminent French psychologist OF
Nancy. who this week Is lecturing and
holding clinics here at the Institute for
the Practice Of Autosuggestion.
His cure became almost a craze q.
sufferers from paralysis. rheumatism
consumption and the blind and the
dear We're brought to him for a seance.
by far the greater number OF his con-
verts are women OF all ages and ranks
affilcted with all degrees of physical
incapability. There are, however. ouita
number Of men. The crowds are far
greater than can be accommodated at
the lectures and clinics.
JekyII Can Cure HYDE.
NJ Coue tells how DR.. JekyIl can cur.
Mr Hyde BY autosuggestion. imarina-
ton 2nd the exercise Of self-will. He *
snort, stocky. gray haired man who
looks ike Premier Poincare, except that
ne smiles all the time He insists that
ne does not cure but only shows peopIs
now TO cure themselves. He also saws
.nat ne Is not hypnotist, though ne
iiau SIX subjects on the stage CLASH
iiahus ana mad them repeat II cannot
open my hands, They complied ana
COULD not fhafr
mad them say, Il cam" and sure enough
they did open them.
IN each OF us" he said in expound-
ing MS theory, there are two beipv.
the conscious and the subconscious. Tho
iirst represents the Will, the second rho
imagination. The first we know about.
the second Is a mystery to most OF us.
Learn 70 develop the subconscious and
you are on the way to a happier apd
healthier life. The subconscious self 20
runs with a person who is iii that ho
becomes Infinitely worse.
Ideas Take Firm Root.
AN ideas we have not only tend to
out do become realities PeopIe ,rbo
become paralyzed often remain SO long
after the original cause has passed
Then they only think they are paraIyzed.
teach them TO think otherwise and thew
are cured. When the win and imagina-
ton are antagonistic the Imagination
always wins. Imagination can be di-
rected by autosuggestion Every m
ness can be made to yield 10 autosng-
eestion with confidence, faith and per-
severance. Its force Is an incalculable
power within US. but il must not be
used unconsciously. for then il often is
preJudicial. but IL exerted consciously
i gives us mastery over ourselves and
over our physical and mental Ills and
brings greater happiness"
This Is VI. Coue's second visit and he
has been swamped by appeals He
speaks French and English and jokes
continuously. He tells his patients that
! they must say day BY day. twenty
times before going 70 bed and upon aris-
ing and at other times whenever pos-
sible. His eNtravagant claims of sue
cesses greatly Impressed the crowds who
Fought for a chance 70 obtain treatment
One man couldn't balance himself and
was unable 10 turn around. The pro-
fessor made him get up. turn around
and walk without assistance. The man
even ran along the passageway. Among
the patients we're two clergymen and
several doctors
While many were extreme cases most
ot those who sought relief were sufferers
from headaches and tired out women
many Of whom already claim that they
have been cured. a student who slut
tered all his life was treated and then
addressed an audience in eloquent
French Several crpplcs who were
helncd n also were helped out. but they
said optimistcally chat they expected
early Improvement II Is apparent that
whatever tho scientific value or the
treatment Is the enthusiasm IL aston
ishing Experts in mental hygiene and
nervous disorders declare, however, that
the Coue cult Is nothing new hut merely
Is being dramatically brought 70 che at
tcntion now of public ignorant OF the
principles or autosuggestion.