Hypnotic and post-hypnotic appreciation of time : secondary and muliplex personalities / by J. Milne Bramwell.

  • Bramwell, J. Milne (John Milne), 1852-
Date:
1900
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    might be conveniently watched, the time involved rarely exceeded a few hours. This point will be again referred to in treating of the theoretical explanation of the appreciation of time. Meanwhile, I wish to draw attention to the ex- periments made by Delboeuf with the object of eliminating an easily recognised fixed date from the suggestions. Delbceuf's Expebiments. These occupied a week, from Saturday, October 2, to Saturday, October 9, 1886. His subjects were his two maid-servants, J- and M., sisters, aged respectively 20 and 23. All the experi- ments were of a similar character ; from time to time during hypnosis the subjects were told that they were to do something at the expiration of a certain number of minutes, an interval of waking life always intervening between the suggestion and its fulfilment:— Exp* 1.—Sat., Oct. 2, 1886; subject J.; time 6 a.m. Sug.: At the expiration of 350 m. J. was to ask Delboeuf if she should harness the donkey. Delbceuf's wife was ill and went out in an invalid carriage drawn by a donkey, but J. had nothing to do with it; thus her question would be unusual. Bes.: The impulse to ask the question came into J.'s mind at the time it was due, but she successfully resisted it. Exp. 2.—Subject M.; time 8 a.m. Sug. : At the expiration of 350 m. M. was to ask Madame Delboeuf if she would like to go out. Under the circumstances the question would be an unusual one. Bes.: At 1.50, the hour indicated, M. was impelled to ask the question, but as she happened to be in the village on an errand, was unable to do so. She returned at 2.30 and carried out the suggestion. Exp. 3.—Mon.; subject J.; time 9.15 a.m. Sug.: In 900 m., i.e., at 12.15 a.m., J. was to go into the bedroom of one of Delboeuf s children and pull his ear. Bes.: Suggestion carried out 95 m. too soon. Exp. 4.—Subject M.; time 9.25 a.m. Sug.: M. was to embrace Mile. H. Delboeuf at the expiration of 700 m. Bes. : Twenty-five m. before the suggestion fell due M. looked for Mile. H. Delboeuf in order to embrace her, but could not find her. * Exp. = Experiment. Sug. = Suggestion. Res. = Result, d. = days, n. = hours, m. = minutes.