The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-03
A WONDERFUL MEsMRRIsT.
People Hypnotized at Will by the
Powerful Glance of an Eye.
From the Chicago Times

People Hypnotized at VIII by the
Powerful Glance of an Eye.
From the Chicago Times
Herbert L. Flint is mesmerist and has
the power of fascinating by the eye 1t is
a black, fierce, flashing eye he has, and he
has the power of throwing men into a
hypnotic state and putting them entirely
at his mercy by the power of his glance.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Flint gave a
private exhibition of his power to party
of newspaper men and physicians. He had
two young men there as subjects" two
young men with whom he had been work.
ing for the last week, and whom he was
able to throw into trance by the mere
wave of his hand.
The first thing he did was to take one
young man, and by pressing his hand upon
his temple and his heart lowered his pulse
from ninety-six to seventy-one beats per
minute, then he raised the boys pulse to
10. He laid him upon q couple of chairs,
his head on one and his shoulder on the
other, told him to be stiff, and four men,
including Mr.. Flint himself, who is large
man and weighs perhaps 225 pounds,
climbed vpon the boy. but he was as stiff as
a board. Then the mesmerist told him to
hold cut one of his arms rigidly and two
menswere unable to bend it. The mesmer-
list clapped his hands, the boy came to with
a start, knew nothing of what had trans
pired. but moved his eyes dro wsily aud said
he felt as if he had been asleep.
Then the operator took the other young
man i'll hand. He put him to sleep by dart
ing at him with those flashing eyes of his
He took a needle, gathered his skin together,
and ran the needle and thread through his
arms several times.
"You will notice the blood flows at { he
wound. Now l will stop the circulation
said he.
He took the needle, ran his fingers across
tho boys cheek several times, pushed it
through the flesh and pulled it out again.
There was not the least sign of move, not
the slightest culver of pain.
Then he took the young man, laid him
out on the chairs, and made one side of his
body limp and sensitive to pain, the other
rigid and insensible. On one side he was
able to prick the subject, lay his finger on
the eyeball without the slightest responsive
culver of pain. The other eye when
touched, quivered and watered immedi-
ately.
Then he transformed the personality CT
the young man. He made him believe he
was Booth. told him his name was MARY
Jane" aud that he was in love with one of
the young men who were present. Then he
mesmerised himself and one Of the young
ILeu DC WSu ny WlbuOut huY uppAr-
ent pain to him.
Now. how do you do itF was the first
natural question of every one.
II can't tell you" was the reply. 81
know in a general way that l must do two
things. | must make subjects believe that
l have some power over them, then must
concentrate their attention aud make them
believe that am going to exercise that
power. 1t is all matter of suggestion.
Anything L tell my subjects they believe.
Look here. for instance"
In an instant he waved his hand and
threw one Of the young men into a trance.
Now. in q minute" he said 10 the boy.
''you will see that cloud open, and I'm the
midst OF it you viii see hell and the devil.n
Gradually the boys facs changed from a
look of mere interest TO one of terror. He
thew himself on the floor; he w.pt and
prayed in such agony as was painful TO
witness.
Then the operator clapped bis hands. the