SECTION TWO Shades Os Bridey Murphy! A QUICK LOOK AT HYPNOTISM Bv Wilbosne Harrell NOTE: This story is the outcome of an interview with Douglas Ames, of radio station WCDJ, Eden ton. Mr. Ames is an enthusiastic student of hypnotism, and his cooperation was of inestimable value and is gratefully acknowledged by the writer. This is not a brief for reincar nation, which author Morey Bern stein sets forth at great length in his best-selling book, The Search For Bridey Murphy. Nor on the other hand is it a learned treatise on hypnotism, ly which means Bernstein’s hypnotized subject, Ruth Simmons, was regressed back before her birth into another per sonality and time—purportly giv ing the answer to reincarnation. Here, we shall merely endeavor to tell as accurately and as objectively as possible a few facts about the phenomena of hypnotism. As for reincarnation and the re gression of the human mind and personality by hypnotism, back in time before birth, into another life and era—l shall keep an open mind. 'But there is much that can be said for hypnotism, which is now' emer ging from the atmosphere of side shows and vaudeville into the dig-i nified realm of medicine, and is fast being recognized as a science within its own right. In many of its phases and aspects hypnotism is a subject in which one may well get lost. So, with this in mind, I have Confined myself to the externals, or that part of the phe nomena which the average person is more or less superficially fa miliar. The w'ord “hypnotism” is derived from the name of the Greek god dess, Hypnosis, the goddess of sleep, and was first applied to the phenomena of hypnotism by Dr. James Braid, an English scientist and investigator. The psychologi cal nature of the hypnotic phe nomena was discovered by Dr. Braid in 1843, and it was Braid who introduced a technique for in ducing the hypnotic trance that is used extensively today. History and literature are re plete with a wealth of material and references to the hypnotic trance. There are numerous Biblical refer | cnees, and much that history re cords as mystical may be attribut ed to hypnotism. Indeed, the un derlying principle of hypnotism is not new but was practiced by an cient peoples, but only in quite re cent years has it developed into a DOORS We Now Have In Stock 13/8” THICK HOLLOW CORE FLUSH DOORS Size 2’-o”x6’-8” 56.15 % Size 2’-4”x6’-8”—56.80 Size 2’-6”x6’-8” —56.80 Size 2’-B”x6’-8” —57.00 This is your opportunity to purchase quality doors at a big saving. \ other type doors at comparable prices! • . ❖ EG. Brown Co*, Irtc. A Complete Line of Building Materials CALL US FOR PROMPT DELIVERY ne52135&2136 Edenton science. 'i-But for all practical purposes it was the experiments and practices of Franz Anton Mesmer, a Vien nese physician, in 1789, that start ed the chain of investigations that developed into modern hypnotism. Mesmer theorized that there was an "animal magnetism”, a kind of “gas or fluid” under the control of the human will, which by its mag netic qualities contained certain curative properties. The treatment of ills and diseases while the pa tient was under the influence of this “animal magnetism” was known as Mesmerism. Although mesmerism was the forerunner of hypnotism, Mesmer did not hypnotize his subjects as we know the term today. The sleeping trance, which characteriz es modern hypnotism, was discov ered accidentally by the Masquis de Puysegur, a follower of Mesmer, while attempting to put into prac tice Mesmer’s methods. There’ are mahy interesting fa cets to the science of hypnotism, and many misconceptions about its nature. The general public re gards hypnotism with superstitious) awe and fear, for to the average i man hypnotism is synonomous with 1 black magic and mysticism. But this popular conception is gradual ly being supplanted by understand ing, and the public is fast learning about the psychological intricasies of the human mind and the great field, which.is hypnotism, that is helping to explore its potentiali ties. This is not a thesis on the meth ods of inducing the hypnotic trance, or the hypnotic sleep. There are several techniques for producing hypnosis, but they all depend more or less on the skill of the hypnotist and his choice of subjects. Here are a few things you prob ably didn’t know about hypnotism: Dprin( World War II hypnotism was uied as a remedy for “battle fatigue”. A person with a strong minAARd will njakes the best sub ject. 1 In hyp notist there is relatively nonangef to the subject—no hypnotized per son has yet failed to awaken. No THE CHOWAN HERALD hypnotized person can be made to do anything that is counter to his ; morals, religion or code of ethics. I Did you know that the monotony ; of watching a bobbing cork while fishing would induce a mild form of hypnosis? It's a fact. Did you i know that the steady gaze of a I driver on the road ahead and the steady hum of the motor would pro duce a state of hypnosis in a motor ist? In fact, it is believed that many automobile mishaps may be attributed to a mild form of self hypnosis brought on by the mo notony of driving. The future of hypnotism without question lies in the fields of gen eral medical science and psycholo gy. In England hypnotism is now officially recognized as being useful in medical practice, and although it is used by some American doctors, most of them have not yet gone “all out” and given hypnotism their full support. But the trend is clear—it is significantly appar-1 ent that hypnotism in the not too distant future will have completed the cycle from showmanship to sci ence, from hypnotist to scientist. Lenora Cavendish Becomes Bride Os Janies F. Crummey Ceremony Solemnized In Windsor Satur- i day, Nov. 3 Miss Lenora G. Cavendish, daughter of Mrs. B. K. Cavendish , and the late Mr. Cavendish of Belle, J West Virginia and William C. Crummey, son of Mr. add Mrs. j James C. Crummey of Edentou were united in marriage Saturday, | ’ 3'.' The ceremony was i held in the Baptist pastorium of the Cashie Baptist Church in Windsor with the Rev. Charles Duling of ficiating,. - , The bride is a graduate’of Du* Pont High School of Belle, West Virginia, and also a graduate of nursing from the Kanawha Valley Hospital of Charleston, West Vir ginia. She has been employed by Chowan Hospital of Edenton for the past six years. The bridegroom, a resident of, Edenton and a graduate of Eden ton High School, is now employed by Bishop Laundry •& Cleaners of Edenton. • The newlyweds are now residing) at 1019 North Broad Street in ; Edenton. 1 NOTICE! ' ** V To Chowan County TAXPAYERS The Tax Books for the year 1956 are now in my hands for the collection of taxes. We urge you to pay your taxes now and thus avoid the penalty which will begin on,February 1. A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1956 TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 2. AN OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN ADDITIONAL V 2 OF 1% WILL BE ADDED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID. J. A. BUNCH SHERIFF OF CHOWAN COUNTY Percent Chang e in Employment by Occupations ; +75% +51% +38% +46% § fil £ th - , , Clerical Proprietor, and _ , Profowonol ond SoUt Manogor. Craftsmen +40% +28% -11% -30% j 0 Irl jti Ml Operatives Service Laboi ws Farm Source: 1955: U.S. Census Bureau; Prepored by NAM from Govt. Statistics 1975: U.S. Dept, of Labor estimates Technological developments, in cluding automation, in the future will result in an increase in the skill level of the labor force and consequently an upgrading of job j opportunities. The U. S. Depart- j ment of Labor’s estimate of em-j ployment in major occupations for 1975 also foresees a job increase I commensurate with the 35 per cent i growth in population. White collar workers will in crease 54 per cent and in 1975 will be the largest segment of the labor force. The largest gain in this group will be the 75 per cent in crease of the professional class— more than double the growth rate in total jobs. The government re port groups craftsmen, opera tives and laborers under a “blue WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD WILL MEET DECEMBER 4 The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church will meet Tuesday night, December 4, at 8; Straight s^>.lo BOURBON So “ - ,NT Whiskov 3 4/5