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Show HYPNOTIC PHENOMENA. How to Throw Subject Iuta tho Condition Condi-tion or Tranee. Thcro is not tho least rational doubt of the existence of tho phenomena of hypnotism, all evidence nnd argument to tho contrary notwithstanding-, Bays tho St. Louis Ucpu'illo. That tho majority ma-jority of tho hum n nco nro susceptible suscepti-ble to hypuolic Inlluencoi may bo surmised sur-mised from the fa ' tliut Iho bcleiiUdo men of Iluropo h- combined iu ono gi cat o (Tort to h - nil such perform-nticos perform-nticos prohibited, nml nt the present titno alFMich cntitutlan&ara unlawful In Austria, Uclglum, Denmark, Germany, Ger-many, Italy nnd Switzerland. Tho word "hypnotism" la from tbo Greek "hypuos," meaning bleep, nnd was coined to fit tho condition by n Mr. Ifrald, un English pioneer invest!-frator invest!-frator of thU curious branch of psychology. psy-chology. Tho following are Prof. Braid's In-stiuctlons In-stiuctlons for bringing on hypnotic trnnccti: Take nny bright object nnd hold It bolucen tho fingers of tho left hand, nbout n foot from tho eyes of tho person upon whom tho experiment la bulng tried, in such a position ubovo tbo forehead n to produco tbogrcntcst strain compitihlo with n Etcady, fixed garo nt tho ohjoct. Tho person must thon bo directed to fix tho mind on tho object ho Is gnrlng nt. His puplU will first contract, then dilate considerably, nnd uftcr they nro well dilated tho llrbt nndftccoud linger of tho operator's i Ight baud (oxtonded nnd a llttlo separated) nhould bo carried from tho object townrd tho pntloul'n oyo. When this Is dono tho oyollds will most probably close. Carry out these directions nnd in n few seconds tlio person will bo thoroughly hypnotized. Tho doprcslon Is far greater than tbo torpor tor-por jof natural sleep, The limbs remain In nny position placed; tho liody loses all tcnslblllty to heat and (cold. After tho experiment has been bathfactorlly carried out the patient pa-tient may easily bo nroused wlih a drnu :htof cold air. by friction, or by striking tho bare leg 'or arm with tho ope i baud. |
