Evening star., 1923-01-02
COUE CLINIC HERE
LIKELY JANUARY .l6
Autosuggestion Demonstra-
ton Planned as Precursor
of Lectures.
TO RECEIVE IN GROUPS
Famous French Professor Unop-
posed by Law or Medical
Fraternity.

Emile Coue. French exponent OF
autosuggestion, will hold a clinic
here, probably January 16, preceding
noon and evening of January II.
While plans are only in tentative
form, 1t is known that those locally
interested in the coming of man
whose mere name spreads optimism
and self-confidence are determined
upon having a clinic.
1t was not believed today that the
Medical Society of the District would
take any steps whatever to stop the
holding of such clinic by Prof. Coue.
as the clinic would be a private dem
onstration. 1t was declared that
there is no medical practice act in
Washington which would forbid NJ.
Coue to practice autosuggestion at
such a. privately held clinic.
Those familiar with the methods of
PROF. Coue, as he has practiced them
at Nancy, France, from which city
his fame has spread over the world,
are awaiting eagerly personal
demonstration of them in Washing
ton.
Patients Taken I'm Groups.
To those unfamiliar with "a typical
Coue clinic q short description may
prove Interesting. The French ex-
ponent OF autosuggestion invariably
takes his patients in groups. Since
he does not accept a cent of fee, he
can well lay down the conditions
under which he will receive them.
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garden on good days. Here clinic
will be held indoors, naturally. The
patients are seated in chairs, and If
there are many the others stand.
Suddenly NJ. Coue enters. He goes
from patient to patient, asking them
checking too much detail Of symp-
toms, and assuring each one that a
cure can be effected, If within the
bounds of possibility.
He then puts each patient through a
few short experiments, designed to
demonstrate the power of the sub
conscious or unconscious mind. as
he prefers to call IT The imagina-
tion always wins out when 1t has a
conflict with the will, he points out.
Under the skillful direction of M.
Coue-who, by the way. is not a doc
tor, and has never claimed to be, but
who is proud of his honorary title
of professor patient Is made to
walk who has a stiff leg.
Power to Heal Selves.
His example cheers the rest, and NJ.
Coue assures them that each person
in the world-earrIes in himself the
power of his own healing. within the
realm of the possible. His doctrine
goes back to the Bible: LAS a man
thinketh in his heart. so Is he."
NJ. Coue then tells the patients to
close their eyes, and while they are
thus in a state somewhat analogous to
a day dream, repeats in a monotonous
tone a short address. in which he
brings before their conscious minds
a picture of health and happiness.
AS they are now in ttfs form of day
dream the unconscious mind is nearer
TO the surface, perhaps enough so
that the good suggestions which NJ.
Coue is making to them drift down
from the conscious mind to the un-
conscious mind. 1t is, of course, un-
derstood that these directions are only
hgurative. Those who are most sus-
cepttble to suggestion will be helped
those who are not susceptible will not
be helped.
Then Prof. Coue has the audience
recite with him his famous phrase,
Day by day, in every way, I'm get
ting better and better" Then he tells
them to open their eyes, and they do
so with smiles, pleased at the mental
pictures Of health and happiness they
have been holding.