HYPNOTISM.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 74, 1 August 1913, Page 6

HYPNOTISM.

A DEMONSTRATION

The hand of science has done much of late in the way of unravelling mystery and giving to man the secrets of life and nature. That hypnotism, mysterious personal influence that it is, will yet play a more important part in life as the years pass on, is assured, for—still with some scepticism, .much doubting and some misgiving—the medical profession is beginning to seriously investigate hypnotism as a means, towards painless surgery, and some remarkable results are recorded. At the present time there is in Stratford Professor Braemar, who with a wide and cheery reputation as an entertainer appears in the Town Hall to-night. That his entertainment will provide some merry-making is assured, but that there is a really marvellous scientific side to theibusiness, is equally certain. Chatting in the office of the “Stratford Post” to-day regarding this—the scientific-side of his entertainment—Professor Braemar smilingly proffered a little demonstration. Calling a young man to him he asked permission to give some tests. The hypnotic sleep was induced in a few moments, and with the patient sitting in a chair a stout needle was passed through his cheek then through his tongue, and finally stuck into his arms and face. There was no movement ; no blood came when the needle was withdrawn, and eventually when the subject was recalled to wakefulness he was unharmed and knew nothing whatever of his surprising experiences. His temperature taken during his unconscious condition, after the operations above referred to, was slightly below normal. The experiment was wonderful enough for the most sceptical and left no doubt whatever in the minds of those who saw the thing. Professor Braemar* is willing—nay anxious—fo demonstrate before medical men, and in some towns has, it is stated, been of marked assistance to them.