Death of a Hypnotism Victim
The case of Mrs. Marshall Mink, of Monmouth, Ill., the victim of hypnotism, of whom mention was made in last week’s issue, has terminated in her death, at the Watertown, Ill., insane asylum. From the Monmouth Review and other local papers we learn that Mr. and Mrs. Mink began their course in hypnotism mainly from a motive of curiosity to find out what was in it. The very first lesson brought them both under a hypnotic spell, which the woman was unable to shake off. She grew worse, and at times became violent. Their two little children, one a mere infant, were cared for by neighbors. The efforts of a local hypnotist to give relief were partially successful, but their effect was not lasting. Mrs. Mink grew worse again, and it was seen that she was hopelessly insane. When she was not violent, she sat staring into vacancy. She told those around her that the world had been burned up, and that she had been melted, turned to stone, and born again. Finally she sank into a comatose state, in which she died. Surely the reader can draw the proper moral from this narrative.