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—CHAPTER XXIV.HYPNOTISM AND CRIME.Dangers of <strong>Hypnotism</strong>. —Religious Views.—CriminalEvents.—Moral Nature.—Criminal Suggestion.Judges <strong>and</strong> Lawyers.—Criminal Assaults.—<strong>Hypnotism</strong>,Ether <strong>and</strong> Chloroform.—False Pleas.—CriminalReports.—Fatal Syncope.In considering the danger to which the publicis liable from a criminal or improper use of <strong>Hypnotism</strong>,we must dismiss from our minds as faras possible the popular ideas with regard to thesubject.The playwright <strong>and</strong> the novelist have both apparentlybeen at pains to write the greatestamount of nonsense in the shortest possiblespace, <strong>and</strong> they have been at liberty to writewith no knowledge <strong>and</strong> little underst<strong>and</strong>ing,since the public who listen to <strong>and</strong> read their productionscare little <strong>and</strong> know less. It would bea waste of time to discuss the various fallacieswhich underlie this class di writing. Suffice itto say that no work of this character with whichthe author isacquainted gives any true idea ofthe Hypnotic state or the clangers which may attendits use.The members of the medical profession whoIOI

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