Theories in hypnotism

When we pass on to human life, we have to theorize chiefly by analogy in hypnotism. (It must not be forgotten, however, that the existence of the ether and many assumed facts in science are only theories which have come to be generally adopted because they explain phenomena of all kinds better than any other theories which have been offered.)

Now, in hypnotism, as in physical science, any one who can get, or has by nature, the key-note of another nature, has a tremendous power over that other nature. The following story illustrates what this power is in the physical world. While we cannot vouch for the exact truth of the detailsof the story, there can be no doubt of the accuracy of the principle on which it is based.