The suggestions for all surgical operations are given in the same way.

There are two ways of producing the desired results. The first one is as follows: Have the patient seated in a chair and put him to sleep by any of the methods given. Then say to him, "Now, all of this sensation in your jaw is leaving you. You cannot feel anything. The nerve in this tooth is paralyzed. There is no sensation in it whatever. When I work on your tooth there will be no pain. You will not be nervous in any way. It will not hurt you a particle. All sensation in this side of your face is gone. You cannot feel anything." Then the dentist should try the tooth and see if the anaesthetic effect has been produced; if not, repeat the suggestions until it has been.

The second plan is to operate upon the patient without the patient's knowledge. Have him seated in a chair, look intently at him and say, "Mr. Jones, I have a specific here for deadening sensation. It is a French preparation." (Have some pungent liquid in a bottle so that he can see it) "It is a very powerful remedy and will absolutely destroy all sensation. It will have no effect upon your system in any way. It will not make you nervous. It is comparatively new in this country. It is meeting with wonderful success abroad and my success with it has been nothing short of marvelous. I wish that you would close your eyes, because if you should get any of it in them, it will make them smart terribly. Keep them closed until I tell you to open them. Do not open your eyes until I give you permission." Let him see you attempt to remove the cork, and as you do this hold the bottle away as though you were afraid of getting it in your own eyes. Tell him to open his mouth. Put a little of the liquid on your finger and rub it on the gums and on the side of the face. This gives you an opportunity to make passes over him. Continue the passes and tell him that in a short time he will find that all sensation is leaving that part of the jaw.

It is often a good plan to inject a little of the liquid with a hypodermic syringe. You might use a mild solution of cocaine, if you do not think the subject is inclined to be susceptible to suggestion, but in most cases it is not necessary and the patient is much better without it. You should keep talking to the patient all the time, telling him the wonderful success this remedy has had in that part of the country where it has been used. Then take the forceps (if you are going to extract a tooth) and put it in his mouth, but do not, under any circumstances, touch the tooth. Have the first finger of your right hand, which holds the forceps, resting on the lower part of the patient's jaw, with the forceps inside, and press determinedly, as though you were pressing down on the tooth. At the same time breathe forcibly as though you were exerting a strong effort to push the forceps down on the tooth, and ask him if he feels it. Some patients will say, "yes," even though you are not touching the tooth. In this case, tell the patient the pain will soon pass away.

In the majority of cases, they will say "no." Just the moment you have made this exertion ask him if it hurts, and if he says "no," then you should say, "Well, it will soon be anaesthetized and you will not feel any sensation whatever." Try him two or three times without touching the tooth and ask him again if it hurts, and go through with the same formula as given above. Then, without changing the position of the body, place the forceps on the tooth and extract it. In nine cases out of ten the patient will not know that the tooth is out.

This is practically controlling the patient in his waking state. He will, of course, attribute the effect to the remedy. This method can be used by dentists more than any other, for the reason that it takes only a short time to do it, and the patient will not know you use suggestion. With other methods, it would be necessary first to hypnotize the patient. Many dentists have often injected water into the gums and produced an anaesthetic effect. This, of course, is largely on the same principle as given above.

PeRnicious Habits: All habits are treated the same way, except that you use specific suggestions bearing upon each particular habit. That the student may_ get the proper idea, I will give specific instructions for treating a few habits.

Tobacco Habit in all Forms: Try to put your patient to sleep, and whether you get him to sleep or not, suggest to him as follows: "Now, when you open your eyes, or when you wake up, you will find that your desire for tobacco is leaving you. It will not affect your system in any way. You will not crave it. All craving will have disappeared. The smell of tobacco will make you deathly sick. If you attempt to use it, in any form, it will make you vomit. Your system does not require this stimulant. You will not allow any one to persuade you to use it. The desire is all leaving you. You will not require it any more." Repeat these suggestions several times. To cure this habit usually requires but one sitting, if the subject is in a deep sleep, but in the waking state, more treatments will be required to break the habit. Treatments should be given daily.

I have cured many cases of tobacco habit while the patient was in the waking state, in two or three treatments. It rarely requires more than one treatment, if he is in a complete state of hypnosis. The same rule applies to other habits. You can cure a patient of chewing tobacco and still allow him to smoke; you can cure him of smoking a pipe and still allow him to smoke a cigar or cigarette; you can cure him of smoking cigarettes and stilt allow him to smoke a pipe or a cigar and chew tobacco. I mention this so that the operator will understand that he should find out beforehand what habit the patient desires to have cured.

Morphine Habit: Put the patient to sleep if possible, but whether you get him to sleep or not, suggest as follows: "Each day from now on, you will require less morphine. It will become repugnant to you. Your system does not require it Each day you will positively take less. It will not affect your system in any way. You will not be nervous. You will use your whole will force to fight against it. You will not give up to it. All desire is positively leaving you. You will not crave it any more." Repeat these suggestions ten or fifteen times, then awaken the patient.

In treating any drug habit, it is a good plan to make an agreement with the patient, that when he takes the drug he will do so only in your presence. Try to arrange so that he will do this. Make him promise upon his word of honor that he will not take it except in your presence. Gain the confidence of the patient, for you will not make a successful operator until you do this. Make him think that you have his interest at heart, that you are especially interested in this form of habit, and that you want him to aid you in every way possible. Then, when he comes to you to take the drug, give it to him and see that each time he receives less. Tell him not to come to you until he feels that he must have it and that when he comes you will be glad to give it to him. You should not break off the morphine, opium or drug habit and severe cases of liquor habit too abruptly. You should gradually diminish the quantity taken; otherwise a severe shock to the nervous system may occur. All drug habits are treated the same as the morphine habit.

The liquor habit is treated as follows: Take charge of the patient at a time when he has not been drinking heavily. It is very difficult to accomplish anything with him while he is under the influence of liquor. If he has had only a few drinks, it will make little difference. Try to put him to sleep, but whether you get him to sleep or not, suggest as follows: "All this desire for liquor is leaving you. Every time I treat you, you will require less. You are becoming perfectly disgusted with it. It will ruin your system and destroy your happiness and the happiness of your friends. Your system does not require this stimulant any more. From to-day you will exert your whole will force against it and be a man. I will help you and I want you, if you feel compelled to take a drink, to come to me and I will give it to you. You will feel better every day. You will feel stronger mentally and physically. You will not crave it any more. All desire is leaving you. The very sight of liquor will make you sick." Then awaken the patient. Habits of all kinds should be treated daily. The student should remember that every habit can be cured by suggestion.

No matter how trifling or how great, the same principles may be applied to any habit.

You should first practice giving these suggestions in a room by yourself, in the treatment of an imaginary subject. When I first learned to hypnotize, I practiced giving suggestions and making passes over a chair in my room, until I was satisfied that I could give the suggestions and make the passes without any hesitation. Make your subject or patient think, by every word and action, that you know your business thoroughly. Remember that if you make a dozen mistakes he will not know it; proceed as though you had not made an error. Confidence is a necessary pre-requisite to success.

Auto-Hypnosis: By auto-hypnosis one can cure himself of disease, improve his memory, cure himself of bad habits, and derive all the benefits himself that he can confer upon others by treating them under hypnosis. To do this, lie down and relax your muscles, at a certain time during the day when you are in a quiet or receptive state of mind. Place some bright object in such a position that it will cause you to roll your eyes upward a little in order to see it, causing a slight strain of the optic nerve. All the time you are looking at the object, concentrate your mind as follows: "I am so sleepy - I am so drowsy - I am positively feeling drowsy - my eyes are becoming heavy - they will soon close - I am going fast asleep - fast asleep." Repeat these suggestions mentally and when you begin to feel drowsy, you can give yourself suggestions for the cure of any disease or the eradication of any habit as follows: "Now, when I awaken, I will do (thinking intently of what you desire to do;) or I will feel better or relieved or free from some pain or annoyance." If you are sick you would say, "Now, when I awaken I will feel better. Each day I will positively improve. Each day from now on, I will notice a great change in my condition. I am feeling better every day.

I will soon be well." If you wish to improve your memory, as you fall asleep you should say to yourself, "Now, when I awaken, I will find my memory improved. Each day my memory will improve. It will continue to improve daily. I will concentrate my mind better. I can retain everything I read. My memory is positively improving." This same method may be applied to bring about any change desired.

To awaken yourself from auto-hypnosis, you should, when going to sleep, determinedly will: "I will sleep ten minutes, thirty minutes or one hour, and then awaken." A person who goes to sleep thinking of a certain hour at which he wishes to awaken will invariably awaken at the time, or within a few minutes of it. This is auto-suggestion. If you do not go into a sound sleep, after you get yourself in a drowsy condition, you can give yourself suggestions for the cure of any disease or habit. The suggestions will be effective, although it will take you longer to bring about the desired changes. Remember, it is not necessary to place yourself in a deep sleep in order to effect a cure.