Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 18 | Hypnotic Daze Affects Boy's Sight

HYPNOTIC DAZE DAlE AfFECTS BOYS BOY'S SIGHT Berlin Doctor Under Arrest Arrest Ar Ar- rest After Discovery by Mi Minister ister POTSDAM March 23 21 By A. A P. P Dr Achilles a doctor of philosophy philosophy phy of ot Stettin has been arrested on a charge of keeping a young man under hypnotic Influence for tor fora a a. long period with the result that he was temporarily blinded The case became mown known through a strange combination of circum circum- stances On January 13 of last year Herr Grunwaldt a local clergyman was impressed by the unusual appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of the tho blinded youth who sat near the pulpit during service The clergyman after the service Invited tho the young man and the woman who accompanied him to visit hIm Mm in his his- study The young man spoke In a very confused manner manner man man- I ner ncr about theosophy and philosophical ical subjects Ills His eyes impressed the clergyman as being glassy rather than blinded and his eyeballs eyeballs eyeballs eye eye- balls moved In a nervous manner when the clergyman gazed at him himIn himIn himin In a fixed manner Herr Grunwaldt Grunwaldt Grunwaldt Grun Grun- knows something of hypnotism hypnotism and immediately suspected that the tho youth was under hypnotic Influence While the young man was in the clergyman's study Dr Achilles telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned and stated he was on the way to get his patient Tho Thi boy broke down and cried when he heard this news but accompanied Dr Achilles When Herr Grunwaldt Grunwaldt Grunwaldt Grun Grun- communicated his suspicions to the boys boy's parents they consulted physicians who had tried to dIagnose diagnose dlag- dlag trouble fin finally nose their sons son's and lly removed Mm him from the care of Dr Achilles who at first refused to let Mm him go The young man has line slowly slow ly recovered his sight