Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-25

Do all possible to introduce a solemn,
impressive and deliberate monotony.
Speak firmly. -authoritatively and be-
have throughoutin manner calculated
to impress the subject with profound
idea of your power. All tendency to
any frivolity, levity or POPULARITY must
be vigorously repressed. Keep the
subject steadily gazing at an object in
his hand or counting his pulse as long
as possible Five minutes is the aver
age time, but the longer the better.
During this time you remain standing,
silent, gazing steadily at the subject.
After three or four minutes have
passed commence making the passes.
These should be previously practicei.
Throw your hand in the direction of
the subjects forehead. as if dashing
water III his face, and continue the
passes downward just below the chest.
Practice will overcome the awkward,
jerky and exhaustive passes common
with beginners. In raising the hand
to repeat the pass avoid turning the
back OF it toward the subject. This
has demagnetizing effect. Passes
alone will not suffice, the win must ac-
company them. The mind must be
conferred on one subject. namely
to close tightly the eyes of the
subject, which he should be told to
close before beginning the passes. Al
ter five minutes OF this operation place
your hand upon his forehead, passing
the thumb lightly downward till it
rests on the root of the nose. Repeat
this several times, increasing the
pressure. The third or fourth time
press the thumb rather hard and in a
firm. authoritative voice say: "You can't
open your eyes," willing at the same
time that he shall not. If he open
them. repeat the process of the passes
till you succeed. which you will do
sooner or later. When you have been
successful in fixing his eyes so that he
cannot open them tell him to go to
sleep. ana continue making passes for
some time to deepen your influence.
Let him sleep for a few minutes, then
awaken him by sharp slap on each
shoulder. with the exclamation OF
"Awake!' and two or three upward
passes. He is now in a fit state for
phenomenal experiment.
1t should mover be forgotten that the
will must accompany the act ANA
teurs too often lose sight of this and
are consequently puzzled and disheart-
ened by finding themselves unable to
produce the ''resusts promised them.
When once the subject has been thor
oughly charged with the mesmerist's
magnetism he is the victim of the sug-
gestion and control OF that will.
The mesmerist places stick in his
hand; telling him it is whip or a
pencil, and willing strongly that the
subject should see it as such. At first
reason struggles against the obvious
denial OF fact but unultimately the
superior will becomes dominant and
the subject implicitly accepts the
assertion. and sees whatever the mes
merist Wills he shall see. The field OF
illusion here opened is inexhaustible,
AS the subject is a victim of sugges-
ton the mesmerizer can make him be-
lieve anything he pleases. A couple
OF hours spent at an ordinary mes
meric entertainment will teach an OBJ
servant spectator who has mastered
the principles of the art more than
can be CLEANED from this article. To
undo any effect or remove any impress
sion produced the mesmerizer has only
to make one or two upward passes and
exclaim Right" or any similar ejacu-
lation. The experimental must be
prepared for all sorts, OF. unexpected
phenomena.
a. The subject may develop hysterical
|symptoms-a common thing with girls
and women. Demagnetize them at
once, awaken and speak to them firmly,
even sharply. Other subjects sleep
very heavily. II they are difficult to
arouse, dispose them comfortably and
safely and leave them to sleep % the
effect Two, six, or even twenty four
hours may be required, but in any
case there is no cause for alarm so
long as no other person is allowed to
touchthem. This should on no ac-
count be permitted The person who
induced the control can alone remove.
It. In bringing about any delusion on
the mind OF a inesmerized subject, it
ia necessary to command him with
considerable authority. For example.
1t is desired to deprive him of his
name. Make pass or two down his
face and in tones of authority say:
'You cannot remember your name"
willing strongly that he should not.
We're you to begin by asking his name,
the chances are that pnlaso you ,y;I,,a