TRANCE AT GLANCE

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1936, Page 10

TRANCE AT GLANCE

IRISHMAN’S HYPNOTIC EYE

A young Irish, labourer has a powerful hypnotic gift which enables him to soothe nerves and relieve suffering—

yet. which is making life full of difficulty for him. He is Thomas CampHall, and so powerful is the influence which he exercises that people have fallen into a trance at a single unwitting glance from him. . Fellow workmen sooner or later fall under the same spell. Then they complain to their superiors—and Mr. Campbell is asked to leave the job. He has held more than 30 jobs in various parts of Britain; but his uncanny gift has eventually been discovered, and he has had to seek employment else-1 where.. 1

Medical and scientific experts who Imvr investigated his case have been astonished at the potency of the influence he exerts —and baffled in their attempts to provide an explanation. Recently, in a small room overlooking

;• busy London street, Mr. Campbell gave a demonstration of his power. In full view of a number of independent witnesses he sent three people —two men and a girl—into a deep trace: sewed the two arms of a hypnotised man together by plunging a heavy needle through Jhe flesh; caused bleeding to stop and be renewed at his command. In the first tost the subject—a young man —sat down in a chair facing the hypnotist. Almost immediate-] ly the eyes of the young man com-1 menced to roll, then he slumped in his chair as though in a deep sleep. At. once Mr. Campbell placed his arms together, and pinching the fleshy part of tire forearm drove a needle and thread clean through.

The operation was repeated until tl.'o two arms were tightly sewn together. The hypnotised subject neither moved nor flinched.

Vet the man who possesses this strange power almost wishes he bad not got. it. “When I lived in Belfast no one would work with me,” he said. “One day a man climbing a ladder was bypnot’sed because I thoughtlessly glanced into hi:; eyes from where I was working.

"It. took m r ten minutes to get him out of the t run ■?. and all the time he was in danger of falling.

“Wherever I work it is only a question of time before one of my mates goes into a trance and 1 am found out. Then they get frightened and that moans the sack for me. “I have travelled all over Britain and had more than 30 jobs."