Show A SEVEN DAYSTRANCE All Physical Functions Except the Action of the Heart Were Suspended Sus-pended for a Week Cleveland 0 July S A week ago a hypnotist named Suntonelll secured the consent of the parents of Harmon Leonart living in Ravenna to attempt at-tempt a several days test during which all the physical functions except the action of the heart were to be entirely en-tirely suspended During an ordinary seance on June 30th Leonard was commanded by San tonelll to leavo the auditorium in which he was exhibiting and go to a tent that had been erected near by and lie down and sleep Leonard obeyed The tent In which he lay has been open to visit ois every day since At night the subject sub-ject was guarded by a young companion compan-ion who refused to leave him When he was asleep his pulse was 84 This was reduced by hypnotism to Cl and on the following day to 54 and then to 44 I afterwards rose to about 50 and remained at that point until Just before he was awakenedr During this time young Leonard has not had his clothing changed and has not left his couch except as lie was ordered or-dered to stiffen out so that he could be raised by attendants ana photographed photo-graphed a day or two ago Ills guards are willing to make oath that he has remained without food or stimulants and that his physical functions have been dormant all this time tme Leonard was taken out of the trance by Santonelll In the presence of a large crowd last evening His pulse had risen to 120 but fell to about 90 soon after He expressed ignorance of the fact that he had been asleep and supposed sup-posed the crowd about him crowt l was the one he had left n week before Two doctors who attended him manifested the greatest Interest In the result oC the experiment claiming that In the case of gunshot wounds In fie abdomen abdo-men when n suspension of the func tlons would assist recovery the use at hypnotism would be of vital Importance Import-ance Santonelll proposes to maka a two weeks test under the supervision of physicians In a few weeks |