| 词条 | Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics |
| 释义 |
The Weltmer Institute was an American organization that practiced weltmerism, a kind of "magnetic healing" involving telepathy and hypnosis. Based in Nevada, Missouri, it was founded by Sidney Abram Weltmer on February 19, 1897 and operated until 1933, being dissolved shortly after his death in 1930. The institute was significant in generating business that helped boost the growth of Nevada. But the hypnotic and telepathic healing that it sold was criticized as ineffective voodoo and charlatanry. HistorySidney Weltmer was an enthusiastic supporter of the idea that healing could be the basis of a successful business. In his book How to Make Magnetic Healing Pay, he had written that "a thorough knowledge of Magnetic Healing alone will not bring success, financially—a knowledge of the business side of the science is necessary as well".[1] Weltmer's interests in business culminated in his opening of the Weltmer Institute in Nevada, Missouri in 1897.[1] At its height, the institute treated 400 people a day, generating a daily income of $3,600.[2] It employed 17 healers, and more than 100 stenographers and typists to process mail.[4] After the closure of the Institute in 1933, the first building was sold to Milster Funeral Home. In 2005, the historical buildings were razed for the construction of new buildings on the site.[3] ActivitiesAt the institute, practitioners performed mental healing through telepathy and mental suggestion.[4] One practitioner – J.O. Crone – wrote an account of his time at the institute; he claimed that he began work with scant instruction from Weltmer, who had been preoccupied. Crone wrote of his first hypnosis, of a woman patient, thus:{{quotation|she said ... " ... I want you to hypnotize me, get me quiet, and give me rest." Very well; this was my first attempt to hypnotize a patient, but I did not allow her to know but I had hypnotized a hundred or more. To tell the truth, I was almost scared to death.[5]}} Reception and influenceF. H. Behncke wrote in his 1920 book, Pioneer Teachers, that the Weltmer Institute "may be called the foremost school for mental healing in America".[6] The institute had a significant effect on the town of Nevada, Missouri. It was responsible for such an increase in volume of mail handled by the local post office, that these functions were upgraded to first class and housed in a new building. In addition, other of the town's facilities expanded in response to the business generated by the institute's activities.[7] The railroad company scheduled extra trains to handle the passenger numbers generated by the institute's fame.[8] Weltmer, and his institute, were attacked by critics. In his booklet of 1900, The Exposé of Weltmerism: Magnetic Healing De-magnetized, Preston W. Pope described what he saw as errors in Welmer's practice;[9] a local pastor referred to Weltmer's practices as "an ignorant mixture of voodoo and Christian Science".[8] Iin 1910 issue of the British Medical Journal, Weltmerism was described as "one of the innumerable freaks of the charlatan fancy which flourished only on American soil."[10] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite book|author=Christopher Hoolihan|title=An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform, Volume 3: Supplement: A-Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGcDUS7WUqYC&pg=PA636|accessdate=2 February 2013|date=1 November 2008|publisher=University Rochester Press|isbn=978-1-58046-284-6|page=636}} 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=m0oUAQAAIAAJ|title=Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups in North America|first=J. Gordon|last= Melton|year=1991|publisher=Gale Group|isbn=978-0810349216|page=596}} 3. ^{{cite news|newspaper=The Nevada Daily Mail|accessdate=February 2013|first=Patrick|last=Brophy|date=16 June 1982|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1908&dat=19820616&id=-kYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UdQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2558,7381214|title=Nevada's Magnetic Healers|page=2A}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=William Walker Atkinson|title=Telepathy: Its Theory, Facts, and Proof|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e24_lI6DvxUC&pg=PA44|accessdate=2 February 2013|date=30 August 2010|publisher=Cosimo, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61640-357-7|page=44}} 5. ^{{cite book|author=J. O. Crone|title=Magnetic Healer's Guide Or Personal Experiences in Magnetic and Suggestive Healing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJzeBANiI9UC&pg=PA23|accessdate=2 February 2013|date=1 March 1997|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|isbn=978-1-56459-766-3|page=23}} 6. ^{{cite book|author=F. H. Behncke|title=Pioneer Teachers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wes2KfQyWGkC&pg=PA74|accessdate=2 February 2013|publisher=Health Research Books|isbn=978-0-7873-0087-6|page=74|date=September 1996}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|newspaper=The Nevada Daily Mail|date=19 November 2004|first=Carolyn Gray|last=Thornton|title=Short history of a longtime landmark|accessdate=February 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1908&dat=20041119&id=q94fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b9kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1396,829110}} 8. ^1 {{cite news|newspaper=The Nevada Daily Mail|date=18 August 2004|title=Aging building rich in local history|accessdate=February 2013|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2407&dat=20040818&id=JowvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DOEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3283,1153570}} 9. ^{{cite book|title=The Annual American Catalogue|publisher=Publishers' Weekly|date=1901|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sUHQAAAAMAAJ|page=235}} 10. ^{{cite journal|doi=10.1136/bmj.1.2571.888|title=British Medical Journal|year=1910|journal=BMJ|volume=1|issue=2571|pages=891–892|jstor=25290237}} Further reading{{refbegin|2|normalfont=yes}}
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