Hypnotism, its facts, theories, and related phenomena; (1893)
Sextus, Carl · Chicago, C. Sextus · leaf 303
e. The only experimentof interest in which the girl was a participant consisted of a suggestionby Dr. Sextus that a phial of ammonia contained perfumery. The bot-tle was held beneath the girls nose, and as she became conscious of thepresence of the ammonia she expressed the liveliest gratification.… … THOUGHT IT SMELLED SWEETLY. PUBLIC PRESS COMMENTS. 287 The three young men as subjects were all that a hypnotist couldwish. When aroused from their lethargy they obeyed the slightestsuggestion of Dr. Sextus as if they were automata of which he heldthe controlling strings. After twenty minutes or…
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