Identifier: hypnotismitsfac00sext (find matches)
Title: Hypnotism, its facts, theories, and related phenomena;
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Sextus, Carl
Subjects: Hypnotism
Publisher: Chicago, C. Sextus
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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on his back on a lowcouch, but ordered to close the eyes. Then suggestions aboutthe sleep were given; the subjects were, of course, to be pass-ive. The treatment lasted from fifteen to forty-five minutesbefore the desired results were obtained. During recent years hypnotism has been the means of arous-ing considerable interest. Magazines and daily papers havecontained numerous articles on the science. A constant ques-tion has been concerning the great dangers that are supposedto lurk under and be connected with the use of hypnotism—allkinds of probable and improbable dangers of hypnotism ormesmerism. Such anecdotes are very often not only unrea-sonable, but actually ridiculous, and, at the same time, they areusually published by people who have really studied hypnotism,which makes it appear still more incomprehensible. IS HYPNOTISM IMMORAL? Especially there is brought forward, in vivid colors, thedanger connected with hypnotism as regards the evil influence HYPNOTISM AS A REMEDY. 47
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PATER FARIA (THE BRAHMIN) GIVING A HYPNOTIC SEANCE IN PARIS. 7/ 4$ HYPNOTISM AS A REMEDY. exerted over the subjects moral nature, but I am pleased toremark that lately several of the modern hypnotists, as well asmany physicians, have commenced to deny this assertion. Evensome of the old hypnotists expressed their opinion throughtheir different works and are extremely favorable in regard toall the benefit derived through hypnotism, and on numerousoccasions gave undeniable proofs of there being no such dangeras was formerly supposed. As for example let us note what Binet and Fere say: Inthe majority of subjects there is no marked difference betweentheir normal life and that of somnambulism. None of theintellectual faculties are absent during sleep. It only appearsthat the tone of the physical excitement is nearly always pres-ent during somnambulism. This is clearly shown in theemotion. It is, in general, perfectly easy to make a subjectshout with laughter or shed tears. He is deeply mov

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