The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-16
AN EXPERIMENT IN HYPNoTIsM
Mrs. winsome Tests Her Power with
Int Surprising Results.

Somewhat Surprising Results.
When young Mrs. Winsome read about
the wonders of hypnotism, says the New
York Sun, and how he hynoptized sub
ject's will was So completely under control
of the operator hat he implicitly obeyed
every command, she thought in her gem
tie heart that she would hypnotic Clar-
ence. Although they had been married
but n brief time, she had discovered that
while he was a most devoted husband
there were some ways in which he was not
easily led, and she had i'm mind a project
that needed his cooperation. That night
after dinner, and after she had sung for
him (the dinner was good, and he had al
ways liked 10 hear her sing, Mr.. Winsome
was sulrused with a sense of contentment,
and when Mrs. Winsome turned from the
piano. and said she was going TO hypno-
the him, the declaration did not strike
him as extraordinary; IL seemed rather
only the promise of an added comfort.
snow, Clarence said Mrs. Winsome,
''you must go to sleep. | don't mean so
very ounda asleep, but just some"
Mr.. Winsome leaned back i'm his chair
and feigned somnolence.
snow, sir, go over in that corner and
move my chair up by this side Of the
table,"
Mr.. winsome arose with the air of a
s~omnambulist, whose dreams are pleas
ant, and obcyed the command. Mrs.
Winsome sat down will as much stateli-
ness n impressiveness as her youthful
grace would permit. and then she said:
Bring that basket; place il on the
table,"
The subject obeyed.
snow, sir" said the operator. ''you will
bring that plush footstool and place il
under my feet"
Mr.. Winsome mechanically complied.
l.s ,,l., la hal na..b.l ha l,als
gracefully to fulfill the command, and in
the same moment he gently took the hand
which the operator had intuitively put
forth to settle the skirt around her feet
and raised it To his lips. This last act
had been done without orders, but Mrs.
Winsome was not thoroughly familiar
with the phenomena OF hypno,ism, and
she gave il but n passing thought: il
might he possible for the subject 10 di-
verge a little from the line of strict re-
Spouse without impairing the main cur
rent of compliance, and SO long as her or
ders were obeyed she would moi be dis
turbed by minor incidents.
snow, sir, you will draw that large arm
chair up by the other side Of the table.
and you may tonight put the piano stool
where you a rest your feet upon it,"
The commands were complied with.
"Iou will now go TO your room and get
a cigar. You will bring it down and sit
in the big chair and smoke il. but not too
hard.'
All these orders were obeyed. and Mr..
W~insome's appearance in the big chair in
dictated n very considerable degree of
comfort, even though he were asleep.
snow, sir. you will hand me $50 To get a
new dress and hat with"
Mr.. Winsome woke up SO suddenly that
he was ashamed OF himself, but laughing
Mrs. winsome didn't let him stay long in
that frame of mind; but she wasn't a bit
discouraged. 9either; youth doesn't give
up after u round, and then she knew
that sometimes il takes more than one
effort to hypnotic a subject; and he
knew-wcll. he handed over the money
on the spot. like a man.