Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
THE WASHINGTON CLUB.
AN EXPERIMENT IN HYPNOTIsM.
Mrs. Winsome Tests Her Power, With
Somewhat Surprising Results.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
When young Mrs Winsome read about the
wonders of hpynotism, and now the hypnotiEed
subjects will was SO completely under control
of the operator that he implicitly obeyed
every command, she thought in her gentle
heart that she would hypnotic Clarence AL
though they had been married but a 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 In
mind project that needed his cooperation
That night after dinner and after she had sung
for him (the dinner was good and he always
liked to hear her sing), Mr. Winsome was
suffused with sense of contentment ard when
Mrs. Winsome turned from the piano and said
| she was going to hypnotic him the declaration
did not strike HIM as extraordinary; it seemed
rather only the promise OF an added comfort.
Nov Clarence" said Mrs. Winsome, You
must go to sleep 1 don't mean SO very sound
asleep but just some"
Mr.. Winsone leaned back in his chair end
feigned somnolence.
Now, sir, go over in that corner and move
my chair up by this side Of the table,
Mir. Winsome arose with the air of SOM
nambulist, whose dreams are pleasant and
obeyed the command. Mrs. Winsome sat down
with rs much stateliness and impressiveness
as her youthful grace would permit, and then
she said:
Bring that basket: place it on the table"
The subject obeyed.
Now sir" said the operator. 'you will
bring that plush foOtstool and place it under
my feet"
Mr.. Winsome mechanically complied. but
when he had approached he knet gracefully to
fulhl the command. and i'll 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. Winsomc was not thoroughly familiar
with the phenomena of hypnotlsm, and she
gave 1t but passing thought; it might be pos
sible for the subject to diverge little from the
line OF strict response without imparing the
main current of compliance, and SO long as her
orders were obeyed she would not be disturbed
by minor incidents.
'Now, 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
can rest your feet upon it."
These commands were complied with.
"You will now go to your room and get a
| cigar. You will bring it down and sit in the
big chair and smoke it, but not too hard
| somes appearance in the big chair indicated a
| very considerable degree Of comfort, even
though he were asleep.
''Now, sir, you will hand me eco to get new
dress and hat with"
Mr.. Winsome woke ND so suddenly that he
was ashamed Of himself but laughing Mrs.
WInsome didn't let him stay long in that frame
Of mind, aud shs wasn't bit discouraged
either; youth doesn't give up after one round,
| ald then she knew that sometimes it takes
more than one effort to hypnotic a subject:
and he knew-weli, he handed over the money
| on the spot like . man.
Pins Unknown TILL Fifteenth Century.
From the Dry Goods Chronicle.
| Pins, such a. We now use, seem to have been
unknown in England till about the middle of
the fifteenth century. Previous to that time
they were made Of ivory, bone, box wood and
| few Of silver, and were necessarily OF large
| size; brooches and hooks and eyes were much