A singular case of hypnotism has just come to light in New Jersey. Mrs. Adelheid Lowe, wife of Ira Lowe, says that she was induced by hypnotic influence to convey to her husband a half interest in $24,000 worth of property, and she also thinks that it was some influence of this kind which caused her to marry him. The marriage was brought about by the aid of a marriage broker, who told Lowe that if he wanted a wife, the lady in question was a widow with nine children (the eldest being attractive looking girls), and that she owned property. The wooing prospered, and before the marriage took place an antenuptial agreement was drawn up giving Lowe one-half of the real estate in question. After the marriage Lowe proceeded to pawn everything that could be lifted without a derrick and did other unpleasant things, and in one of his frequent absences Mrs. Lowe came to the conclusion that nothing but hypnotism could explain the folly she had committed. It is only of late that the aid of hypnotism has been suspected in such cases, and perhaps this is partly due to the fact that all sorts of things are likely to be set down as hypnotic when once the theory is admitted, because it is so convenient a theory. ...
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