A few examples will help illustrate the nature of hypnotic phenomena. Time: early fall. Place: New York City. A subject is hypnotized in an ordinary room, with normal temperature, and the following suggestion is given to him in a calm yet emphatic voice:
The hypnotist stops for a few seconds to observe the subject and then resumes: "You look quite warm, too. You don't seem to be able to endure high temperature. No, you don't. I see beads of perspiration on your forehead. Can I do anything for you ? Some lemonade? Of course. I shall be back in a minute. "He leaves the room and returns promptly with a glass of lemonade-or it might be plain water-saying: "Lemonade is very refreshing. Here it is. Take the glass. I am sure you'll like it."As the experimenter proceeds with the monologue, the subject clearly develops the appearance of a man suffering from intense heat.
