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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at! and calling it by name, she pointed at one ofthe gentlemen sitting near by. The gentleman was very much surprised, and explained that just at that very moment, without being able to give any special reason for it, he had been think-ing of a cat called by the name mentioned, which was to befound at his home down south. This gentleman was the sonof a well-known senator, and a transient visitor in Chicago. I gave a very interesting seance at the residence of Mr. Wright, president of the Chicago Theosophical Society, where I had in every respect, a most enjoyable evening, and where I had the pleasure of performing for Mr. Wright and his guests, 254 INTRODUCTION OF HYPNOTISM IN CHICAGO. a number of successful hypnotic experiments. Before the arrival of the parties invited, Mr. Wright and I had a long and interesting conversation concerning the progress made in the magnetic treatment of different diseases —that is treatment in the awake condition through passes not accompanied by any sleep.
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THE HAPPY FISHERMAN. Late in the evening I had the satisfaction of practically proving the correctness of my statement, as I had the opportunity of treating a couple of those present, for nervous sufferings. Mr.Wright himself had been very busy during the day and did not INTRODUCTION OF HYPNOTISM IN CHICAGO. 255 feel altogether well in the early part of the evening. I asked him to be seated as comfortable as possible, and at the same time to make himself passive to my influence. Then by the aid of a few magnetic passes, I caused the indisposition to disappear. Mr. Wright, who is very sensitive, declared that during the treatment he felt a soothing warm rush, like a current through his entire body from head to foot, whenever I touched him lightly or moved my hands along the nerves. Mr. Wrightstated further, that he was able to perceive my magnetic atmosphere which was of a piquant sweetly odor, especially strong•when my finger tips were moved downward through the air at a distance of about an inch from his face.

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