The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
THE WRONG TILE.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRINCIPLE or
IMPRESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION.
A Statement which the HumOrist Mako
with Great Buying a Horse
Couldn't Find His Cheek-BOOk
-DenOuement.
ionic P. Read in New York Mercury. ]


A German scientist declares thae
there is such thing-though thing hardly
expresses it-an TRANSPORTATION Of impress
sion People, he thinks, unconsciously
trapsmit to their clothing or anything with
which they are intimately associated, GER
tain conditions of their own temperament.
He gives the following as an example,: A
student at Heidelberg was suddenly pros
trated by a severe attack Of govt accom-
panied by strong belief that he had been
sufferer for many years. His friends thought
that he was losing his mind, for every one
knew that he had not been sufferer. One day,
throwing off an old robe which he had worn
for some time, he experienced immediate re-
lief. This startled him. He put on the robe
again and the govt returned, TOOK IL OH ana
again was free from pain. This caused an IN
vestigation, which led TO the discovery that
the robe was once the property of a equity
old professor Here is another instance
which think viii strengthen the argument:
A young lady while examining a collection
of relics put on a richly braided cap, and
with start exclaimed: "Oh shall be shot
within an hour" The cap had been worn
~ Macmillan just one hour before his
death in Mexico.
1 cite these facts to inspire public conf
dence in a statement which l shall make
with great hesitation. That part of the pub
lie with which am acquainted has several
times fancied that truth was not safe in my
keeping, so no one can blame me for the
great precaution which have taken. Sew
eral days ago, after eating dinner at the
hotel, 1 walked out to enjoy the bracing
atmosphere. 1 felt sensation of quiet joy.
l stopped and cordially shook hands with a
man from whom 1 had fe' weeks before
borrowed 80 "Come round to my office,
said l, "and you shall have your money; and,
Ir <Ia 7 cd ~
which surprised myself, eff you should want
TO borrow S25 or 800, can accommodate
you. Good morning
had gone but a short distance fter leav-
ing my friend, when 1 saw horse that i'm
pressed me with his noble appearance
"WhatIl you take for that horseW 1 asked
Of the man who was riding the animal
1.-TWO hundred and fifty"
"Git down; want him"
The man dismounted, and after looking in
the horses mouth, gathering up the skin or
his shoulders and lifting up one of his hoofs,
decided to buy him. "Here," said l, feel
ing for my check-bOok. "You can go right
down and get your money"
II couldn't find the check book. 1 became
confused. THAT'S strange" said l, search
ing my pockets.
"What are you looking for7"
"Check- book"
it's in your iron safe" said he.
"No, am certain that put it in thi.
pocket"
@Probably you mistook it for book of CT
garette paper and"
HLook here" said angrily, "don't talk tc
me that way. understand my business.
must have left it in my Office"
@Say," called a red headed fellow, who
stood on the sidewalk, 'is he talking about
buyin' that boss"
@Yes," replied the owner of the animal
'Fbut he has lost his check-book."
Reckon ne left it at my butcher shop. He
ought to, fur he's been gittin' meat thar fol
some time an amt left nothin' yet. Don't
Why, that fellow tried to beat his way into
a minstrel show the other night, an ther
borrowed enough money to take him up in
the gallery"
Naturally felt indignant In rage
turned from my insulters and walked back
to the hotel.
'Here, exclaimed man whom 1 met a
the door
l stopped.
"Give me my hat When you came ou
from dinner you put on the wrong tile"
Hastily uncovering my head, l saw tina
the hat wore was wound around will
Grape.
Mourning for my uncle" said the man
49, the other day and left me $75, O00 Oh
- you didn't do it Intentionally
Wonder iSyour hat lying on the floor"
When put on my own hat and walked
out did not enjoy the bracing atmosphere
When my friend comes up to collect tn
money owe him, and to borrow the none.
which I have promised, shall glide dow
the back stairway.