ows that she has nothing to
fear, notwithstanding cruel attacks, while such an honorable
man is at the head of the Republic." She is silent and seems to
listen attentively. (Aside.) "Yes, fair promises. Now let us
pray!" She kneels down.

_As a religious sister._--She immediately kneels down and
begins to say her prayers, making a great many signs of the
cross; then she arises. "Now to the hospital. There is a
wounded man in this ward. Well, my friend, you are a little
better this morning, aren't you? Now, then, let me take off
your bandage." She gestures as if she were unrolling a bandage.
"I shall do it very gently; doesn't that relieve you? There! my
poor friend, be as courageous before pain as you were before
the enemy."

I might cite other objectivations from A----'s case, in the
character of old woman, little girl, young man, gay woman, etc.
But the examples given seem sufficient to give some idea of the
entire transformation of the personality into this or that
imaginary type. It is not a simple dream, it is a _living
dream_.

The complete transformation of feelings is not the least
curious phenomenon of these objectivations. A---- is timid, but
she becomes very daring when she thinks herself a bold person.
B---- is silent, she becomes talkative when she represents a
talkative person. The disposition is thus completely changed.
Old tastes disappear and give place to the new tastes that the
new character represented is supposed to have.

In a more recent paper, prepared with the co-operation of M. Ferrari and
M. Hericourt, M. Richet has added a curious detail to the preceding
experiments. He has shown that the subject on whom a change of
personality is imposed not only adapts his speech, gestures, and
attitudes to the new personality, but that even his handwriting is
modified and brought into relation with the new ideas that absorb his
consciousness. This modification of handwriting is an especially
interesting discovery, since handwriting, according to current theories,
is nothing more than a sort of imitation. I cite some examples borrowed
from these authors.

It is suggested in succession to a young student that he is a sly and
crafty peasant, then a miser, and finally a very old man. While the
subject's features and behavior generally are modified and brought into
harmony wi