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n6HYPNOTISM.It is said the operator stan3s in front of thesubject who is to be Hypnotized, and holds thecurious little instrument about three inches froma point midway between the brows.The patient is then told to concentrate hismind and gaze upon the little wheel, somethingslightly fatiguing for the reason that it throwsthe eyes a trifle out of focus. In about four orfive seconds the button is pressed and the disk isset in silent motion. The swift whirling of thedisk brings about the clegree of concentrationnecessary as a preliminary to producing Hypnosis,and is said scarcely ever to fail.The mind is momentarily emptied, so to speak,of any other thought or idea, and is in a conditionhighly susceptible to suggestion.