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AN EXPERIMENT IN HYPNoTIsM.
Mrs. Winsome Tests Her Power with
Somewhat Surprising Results.

Mrs. Winsome Tests Her Power with
Somewhat Surprising Results.
When young Mrs. Winsome read
about the wonders of hypnotism and
how the hypnotized 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. Although they had been
married but a brief time she had dis
covered that while he was a most de-
voted 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
sutfused with sense of contentment,
and 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. Win.
some, you must go to sleep. 1 don't
mean so very sound asleep, but Just
some"
Mr.. %insome leaned back in his
chair ana feigned somnolence.
Now, sir, go over in that corner
and move my chair up by this side of
the table"
Mr.. Winsome arose with the air of
somnambulist whose dreams are pleas
ant, and obeyed the command. Mrs.
Winsome sat down with as much state
illness and impressiveness as her youth
full grace would permit, and then she
said:
Bring that basket; place it on the
table"
The subject obeyed.
"Now, SIR" said the operator. s'you
will bring that plush footstool and |
place it under my feet"
Dir. Winsome mechanically complied,
but when he had approached lie knelt
gracefully to fulfill the command, and
in the same moment he gently took the
hand which the operator had intui-
lively put forth to settle the skirt
around her feet and raised it to his
lips. This last act had been done with
out orders, but Mrs Winsome was not
thoroughly familiar with the phenom-
ena of hypnotism, and she gave it but
a passing thought. 1t might be posi-
BILE for the subject to diverge little
from the line of strict response without
impairing the main current of compli-
ance, 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
teet 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,
put not too hard"
All these orders were obeyed, and {
Nr. Winsome's appearance in the big t
hair indicated very considerable de-
'ree of comfort, even though he were t
sleep. t
Now, sir, you will hand me sixty c
lollars to get new dress and hat t
With" +
Mr.. Winsome woke up so suddenly P
hat he was ashamed OF himself. bess a
angling Mrs. Winsome didn't let him $
tay long in that frame of mind; and c
he wasn't a bit discouraged either; 4
outh doesn't give up after one round. 8
nd then she knew that sometimes il q
axes more than one effort to hypnc-
ize subject; and he knew-weN he j
anded over the money on the spot h
Ike a man.-New York Sun. p