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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
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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
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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.
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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
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collar” designation. The skilled
craftsmen and semi-skilled opera
tives classification will increase
relatively faster than overall jobs, I
but unskilled laborers will decline
J numerically despite the 21,000,000
| total job gain. The latter will also
hold true for workers on the farm,
i a continuance of the long term
i trend. The growth in service occu-
I pations will be slightly less than
| for total employment.
The rates of growth and decline
for the white collar workers and
| farm workers, respectively, vary
I little from the long term trends.
“Blue collar” and service groups
will be slightly smaller parts of
the total in comparison with
their increasing shares of past
| years.
; o’clock at the home of Mrs. Grace
Griffin on Granville Street. Mrs.
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Joyce Van Hook will be in charge
of the program and Mrs. Jesse
i Harrell, president of the Guild,
; urges all members to attend.
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Conference Speaker
! REV. A. L. THOMPSON
At the District Conference of the
Methodist Church in Washington,
N. C., Friday, December 7, begin
ning at 10 A. M., the Rev. A. L.
Thompson will preach the confer
ence sermon.
BRIDE HONORED AT PARTIES
Miss Esther Jordan, whose mar
riage to James Oliver Perry, Jr..
on Sunday, September 30, was hon
ored with a party on September 1!)
at Washington, D. C., given by Mrs.
Zenovah Guthrie, Miss Amy Brown
ing and Miss Lynette Louce.
The bride received many lovely
and useful gifts.
On Thursday night, September
I 27, Mrs. J. O, Perry and Miss Ks
| telle Perry of Edenton entertain
j ed at a miscellaneous shower.
The home was decorated in fail
j flowers and the bride received
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many beautiful gifts.
On Friday, September 28, a!
floating shower was given the bride |
at her home by Mrs. Parker Cope
land of Hertford and Miss Mabel
Tynch of Washington, D. C, The
home was decorated in white gladi
oli. white mums and green stocks.
Refreshments were served by
candlelight. Mrs. Parker Cope-;
land poured punch. The bride re
ceived many pieces of her chosen
china, silver and many other love
ly gifts.
Saturday night, September 2J,
j following rehearsal, Mrs. Cameron
j Boyce and Mrs. Hallett Hobbs hon
: ored the bride and bridegroom with
a cake cutting at the home of Mrs.
1 Boyce. The home was decorated
| throughout with lovely fall flowers;
j the table being centered with giadi
j o’] and white mums.
Mrs. Pailen Lane, poureu the
punch. The beautiful wedding
cake was accented by candlelight.
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