SIGNOR HUG INTERVIEWED.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1588, 21 January 1884, Page 2

SIGNOR HUG INTERVIEWED.

Sionor Huo liaviner expressed his willin; ness to treat any case which raisin I submitted to him by the rcpreseniaihi of the Press in Mnsterton, a Press gar in the slmpe of a pair of editors went w on Saturday afternoon with ft view 1 capture a suitable subject. 1 ' After sever futile uttemptsj fortune setit them patient, Meeting Mr Jus.' Stuckoy, 1 Rangitumau,, in.the s'reei, the explore asked, him partly in jest, if*he woul consent to be experimented upon, J: Stuokey espresset] a very strong disbeli -in tho powers of Ppfoßsor Hug, bi injudiciously' admitterf'ihat he had 0 ailment which lia'd puzzled somo ha dozen ordinary rnedipal praciitionors, T1 representatives of the Preja camo tp tl conclaaioi) that lijj' gtqclfoy'a woul be a Bpleneiifl lest, pd tjjat his ulti scepticism in Professor Hug would mat the test all tho more interesting, and afti some argument they succeeded in eacor ing their prey to the parlor of the Clc Hotel, where tho clairvoyant profeaat receives his visitors, Signor Hug welcomed tho deputatio with his customary urbanity, and did m appear put out in the least when J: Stuckey frankly informed him that 1 had no faith in him, J.' J cannot ho] that," roplipd (lie Sig'no): pleaoahtly, The seauce then cpmnioifce'd. Ijjigm Hug sat at tho ta|)le with note hook an pencil before liitjj, and Ipok'Mf Stupkey hand in his own, rptainjng it jhroughoi the (lia/jnogia. The signor tlipn by tin effort of will power which ho in wont I exercise passed into a trance slate. Tl passage into this state of magnetio slec or sonamhulism seemed to be a tryic one to the Signor. It occupied some thre or four minutes, during which h appeared to suffer' almost convnlaiv ihroe3, but tho moment the trance wi complete 110 became calm and tranqui conversing easily and readily with hi patient, Tho closed eyes of the signc wero tho only external indication that h was in an abnormal condition. Signor Hug commenced tho diagnos: by placing his left hand on Mr Ja Stuckoy'? jiead, but tho graspipg of tli hand and touching thp hpad were til only external aids to tlio diagnosis, B in tho first instance described to him th appearance of his brain, and then pre ceeded to detail tho peculiarities of hi heart, lungs, and other internal organs and wound up the diagnosis by nictiirin his nervous system and blood circulatioi He mentioned from time, to timo sym| terns which he declared Mr Stuckey ha experienced, and Mr Stuckey, thoug replying in guarded terms, gave answei of an affirmative oharaeter. The Signc then, with eyes still closedj.said I " Shall I write yon a'prescnptioh 1" Mr Stuckey. replied, "You may i well 1" The prescription was written, and ti Sigpojc added, "I« there anything raoi you wish to know 1 J'/ ■ Mr Stuokey replied " No, I think not

i The Signor, "Are you satisfied ?" ; Mr Stuckey," Oh yes, pretty well 1" Signor Hug then leant back in his , chair, and in the course of half a minutd rubbed his eyes, opened them, and looked around apparently unconscious of all that ' had transpired during the previous quarter of an hour. Referring to his note book, the Signor gathered from it the nature of Mr I Stuckey's case, and the remodies he proposed to apply to it. The representatives of the Press invited ' Mr Stuckey to express an opinion on the 1 diagnosis. I Mr Stuckey replied that he had greater 1 faith in the Signor's power than he beforo ; possessed, He was not certain of the accuracy of the whole of the diagnonia, 1 but he concurred generally in its correctness. ■ Signor Hug asked Mr Stuckey if he 1 would try the herbal remedies that he recommended him to take, i Mr Stuckey replied that be would, . The test was considered a satisfactory one by the representatives ot the press as , Mr Stuckey, though an unwilling witness : and a g&ntleman who would not have ' hesitated to denounce Signor Hug had he I caught him tripping, was evidently favor--1 ably impressed by the interview, and his ; previous sentiments towards the Signor . appeared to be considerably modified, _ Signor Hug informed the represents tives of the Press that in Wellington Xjfr * Kemp and other well-known practitioner., !' repeatedly brought difficult cases ' to diagnose, and that he had been very e successful in describing tumors and other internal disorders,