Hypnotism, its facts, theories, and related phenomena; (1893)
Sextus, Carl · Chicago, C. Sextus · leaf 28
the thumb on the bellyand the four fingers on the back, the animal becomes perfectlymotionless at the end of two or three minutes; it may bestretched upon its back or placed in all sorts of positions with-out making any attempts at defense or escape. The same paralytic state may be produced by… … HYPNOTIZED HEN CATALEPTIC STATE. Another curious practice is : When a hen has laid a numberof eggs in a nest of her own selection and has begun to sitand there is any reason for transferring her to any other nest,the hens head is put under her wing and she is swung to andfro until she is put to…
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