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The Weltmer Institute was an American organization that practiced weltmerism, a kind of "magnetic healing" involving telepathy and hypnosis. It was founded by Prof. Sidney Abram Weltmer on February 19, 1897 and was dissolved in 1933 shortly after his death in 1930. The institute was significant in generating business that helped boost the growth of the town in which it was located: Nevada, Missouri. However, the hypnotic and telepathic healing that it sold was criticized as ineffective voodoo and charlatanry. == History == Sidney Weltmer was an enthusiastic supporter of the idea that healing could be the basis of a successful business, and in his book ''How to make magnetic healing pay'' had written "a thorough knowledge of Magnetic Healing alone will not bring success, financially—a knowledge of the business side of the science is necessary as well". Weltmer's interests in business culminated in his opening of the Weltmer Institute in Nevada, Missouri in 1897. At its height, the institute treated 400 people a day for a daily income of $3,600. It employed 17 healers and over 100 stenographers and typists to process mail.〔 After the closure of the Institute in 1933, The first building was sold to Milster Funeral Home. In 2005 the historical buildings were razed down to build new buildings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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