the moment when we induced
her to walk. The patient fancied she was somebody else, and as such, and
in this roundabout manner, we satisfactorily attained the object
proposed."

The following is Professor Delboeuf's account of Dr. Bernheim's mode
of suggestion at the hospital at Nancy. A robust old man of about
seventy-five years of age, paralyzed by sciatica, which caused him intense
pain, was brought in. "He could not put a foot to the ground without
screaming with pain. 'Lie down, my poor friend; I will soon relieve you.'
Dr. Bernheim says. 'That is impossible, doctor.' 'You will see.' 'Yes, we
shall see, but I tell you, we shall see nothing!' On hearing this answer
I thought suggestion will be of no use in this case. The old man looked
sullen and stubborn. Strangely enough, he soon went off to sleep, fell
into a state of catalepsy, and was insensible when pricked. But when
Monsieur Bernheim said to him, 'Now you can walk, he replied, 'No, I
cannot; you are telling me to do an impossible thing.' Although Monsieur
Bernheim failed in this instance, I could not but admire his skill.
After using every means of persuasion, insinuation and coaxing, he
suddenly took up an imperative tone, and in a sharp, abrupt voice that
did not admit a refusal, said: 'I tell you you can walk; get up.' 'Very
well,' replied the old follow; 'I must if you insist upon it.' And he
got out of bed. No sooner, however, had his foot touched the floor than
he screamed even louder than before. Monsieur Bernheim ordered him to
step out. 'You tell me to do what is impossible,' he again replied, and
he did not move. He had to be allowed to go to bed again, and the whole
time the experiment lasted he maintained an obstinate and ill-tempered
air."

These two cases give an admirable picture of the cases that can be and
those that cannot be cured by hypnotism, or any other method of mental
suggestion.

Hallucination.--"Hallucinations," says a medical authority, "are very
common among those who are partially insane. They occur as a result of
fever and frequently accompany delirium. They result from an
impoverished condition of the blood, especially if it is due to
starvation, indigestion, and the use of drugs like belladonna,
hyoscyarnus, stramonium, opium, chloral, cannabis indica, and many more
that might be mentioned."

Large numbers of cases of attempted cure by hypnotism, successful and
unsuccessful, might be quoted. There is no doubt that in the