The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-18
A MESMEEIC SEANCE.
Some Remarkable SuCCessfWl Demon.
stratiOUs Ia the Bar.rOOm of the
BDlll " fu Hotel.


BaldW in Hotel.
The other morning while the swell bar
keeper at Baldwin's was putting an extra
polish OH some pony glasses, a couple of
strangers entered, and, as they ordered
drinks, one of them, long haired, cadaver-
Gus person, in a faded ulster, said:
"Oh, its very easily done, assure you"
" Easy - exclaimed his companion, with
much animation; why it's the most remark
able--the most astounding thing | ever saw.
What did you say you called i'll p
90 Mesmerisin," said the long haired man,
holding his glass up TO the light. "The
principle was discovered by German scen-
fist named Mesmer, although it is, unques-
tionably, identical with the animal magnet
ism known to the early Greeks. Tactus
Says"
F" But you dom mean to say" interrupted
the other. who was making n formidable de-
monstratiOn on the free lunch, "you don't
mean to say, Professor, that the person sub
jected to the influence hasn't the faintest
idea of what going oni''
Exactly" said the Professor. The
person under the influence of mesmerism has
no more self-consciousness than n cane-bot
toned chair. For illustration, do you see
that man at the corner over therel He is
evidently waiting for n car-big hurry to 60
somew here-and yet could bring him into
this saloon in a perfectly unconscious state
in less than two minutes"
"Bet you five dollars you can't do it,"
said the other man, producing somewhat
dubious looking v.
"Ya-a-s," added tho barkeeper, arranging
his diamond pin in the glass, "and I'll 60
him twenty better he cant do it,
neutrality-suspicious., i don't
want to rob Observation-Disclosures not sure
| have that much with me-" faltered the
professor.
ooh you haven't, eh?' said the cock.
tail mixer, winking at the bystanders, who
were also eagerly fumbling out theil
coin. "Well, we'll trust you. Just fire
away, and, if you win, you can take the
pot,
"Well, gentlemen, | suppose I'll have tc
| try anyway" and, amid a variety of signif
cant winks from the gathering crowd of by
| ISLANDERS, he walked to the window and
began making series of mysterious passes
| in the air, with the eyes fixed on the party
| at the corner.
"Did you ever see such blamed idiot p
said the barkeeper. Looks like Santi
| Clara windmill dOesn't-hellO! by jOve, Tn,
feller's coming!
| The man on the corner had slowly faced
the window, passed his hands across his eyer
| i'm n bewildered manner and then bpgai
| walking in an uncertain way across tn,
street. at will have more effect OF
him when he gets Closer" said the Pro
fessor.
| The man entered the saloon and stood
still, looking straight ahead with vacan
expression.
| "Fll make him ask You for drink, ;
whispered the disciple of Mesmer. Jus
stand back, gentlemen and sure enough
| the subject walked mechanically up TO tn,
counter and asked in n hollow voice for
little old rye.
"Give it to him-humor him in every
thing" whispered the Professor, and III,
victim solmenly swallowed the drink ant
then stood motiOnless as before.
IS Now I'll make him think he's al
actor said the illustrator of will power
and Immediately the other began to stru
about and recite Shakespeare in a trag
voice.
snake him bark like dog" suggested
the man who had bet the five dollars
Whereupon the man began to initiate a ter
rier, and tried to bite spectator, to the i'm
mense amusement of everybody. After tina
he was caused to do several things, such a
Growing like q rooster, catching n fly, AM
pocketing the spool money, which lay OF
| llt counter.
"Make him think he keeps the bar" pm
i'm the Professors friend, and the subiec
walked promptly around behind the coun
ter, turned up his sleeves and compounded
cocktail, putting Che money in the drawe
and counting out the change, with great de
Liberation.
"Now," said the Professor, 1--WE vii
make him put the contents of the drawer il
his own pocket, then restore him to con
seriousness, and accuse him of having stole
the money"
Everybody said that would be a first
rate joke, and then the fve-dollar MAJ
thought il would be better to let him wall
outside and arrest him in the street-hi
establishment would be all the greater, Ii
said.
The man solemnly cleaned out the till
walked from from behind the bar and out ,
the door. As soon az he struck the pave
ment, however, he darted down Powell stree
at three minute clip.
"Dear me-" shouted the Professor, F"
must have been thinking about running
} somehow. Come on, Mr.. Smoothly, and hel
} me catch him." and the soul-subduer AN
his friend dashed OIL in pursuit.
They ara still waiting at the Baldwin fc
the return OF the trio, who must have divy'
about sos apiece, and the detectives thin
they are liable to wait for q long time. TN
barkeeper says he wishes he may be blan
blanked to everlasting blanknation, Will
Manager Tom Mcguire, who is out ss ON I'll
mesmeric proposition, says he's half q min
, to have the whole thing dramatized for I'll
fall season.--lS. 4. Post.