. Hypnotism, its facts, theories, and related phenomena;. ht to him, in the short space of half an hour hebecame altogether passive under his influence, and was not onlyentirely gentle and tractable, but in a very considerable degreecontinued so, though somewhat more submissive to himself thanto others. There was a little mystery in his plan, but unques-tionably no deceit. When sent for to tame an unruly horse, heordered the stable door to be shut upon himself and the animalalone, and not to be opened until a given signal. This singularintercourse usually lasted for about half an hour; no bust
. Hypnotism, its facts, theories, and related phenomena;. ht to him, in the short space of half an hour hebecame altogether passive under his influence, and was not onlyentirely gentle and tractable, but in a very considerable degreecontinued so, though somewhat more submissive to himself thanto others. There was a little mystery in his plan, but unques-tionably no deceit. When sent for to tame an unruly horse, heordered the stable door to be shut upon himself and the animalalone, and not to be opened until a given signal. This singularintercourse usually lasted for about half an hour; no bustle washeard, or violence seemingly had recourse to, but when thedoor was opened, on the proper sign being given, the horse wasalways seen lying down, and the fascinator by his side, playingwith him familiarly as a child with a puppy. Mr. Townsendonce saw his skill tried on a horse that could never be broughtto stand for a smith to shoe him. The day after Sullivans halfhour lecture, he went, not without some incredulity, to the HYPNOTISM AND ANIMALS. J3i. 132 HYPNOTISM AND ANIMALS. smiths shop with many other curious spectators, who were eyewitnesses of the complete success of his art. This, too, hadbeen a troop horse, and it was supposed, not without reason,that after regimental discipline had failed, no other would befound availing. He observed the animal seemed afraid when-ever Sullivan either spoke to, or looked at him. In commoncases, the mysterious preparation of a private interview was notnecessary, the animal becoming tame at once. FASCINATED BY SNAKES. I remember — says John B. Newman, M. D.,— reading,some time since, of a man walking out in his garden who acci-dentally saw a snake in the bushes, and, observing the eyes gleamin a peculiar manner, watched it closely, but soon found himselfunable to draw his own eyes off. The snake, it appeared to him,soon began to increase immensely in size, and assume in rapidsuccession a mixture of brilliant colors. He grew dizzy,
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