A New Jersey piano salesman who used to be a hypnotist decides to get back into his former profession. At one of his first gigs, he puts a man under and steps on his stomach. At that moment, the man suffers an aortic aneurysm and dies. But other hypnotists hear of the incident and insist … Continue reading Old Print Article: “Couldn’t Awaken Hypnotist’s Subject,” New York Times (1909)