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156 HYPNOTISM.not appear to materially affect the question, thegreater percentage being in favor of men. Thereis among the physicians a somewhat commonmisconception prevalent which regards hystericalconditions as likely to indicate easy subjects.Hysteria, or nervousness, however, is as a rulethe source of considerable difficulty, and nevermakes the induction of Hypnosis an easy matter.Nationality has nothing whatever to do withthe matter, for taking nationalities of differenttemperaments there is found scarcely any differencein the recorded results, as the followingfigures will showOut of 1,012 persons tried, Liebault of Francehypnotized ;985 wriile Van Rentezhen in Hollandhypnotized 169 out of 178 persons, and Dr.Wellenstrand of Sweden hypnotized 701 out of720 tried. Similar results are given by goodoperators in this and other countries.All learnedmen who understand Hypnotismagree with reference to its medical applicationthat the operator or physican who cannot hypnotizeat least eighty per cent, of his subjects orpatients is a poor operator, whose opinion is ofno value.Among students and members of colleges anduniversities the percentage varies from 90 to 94.The author, judging from his observation and