The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-31
A WONDERFUL MESMERIST,
People Hypnotised at Will by the Pow erfuI
Glance of an Eye.

People Hypnotised at Will by the Powerful
Glance of an Eye.
Herbert L. Flint IS mesmerist and
has the power of fascinating bv the
eye. 1t is black, fierce, flashing eye
he has, and he has the power of throw
ing mel into hypnotic state and put
ting them entirely at his mercy by the
power of his glance. Yesterday after
noon Mr.. Flint gave 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
working for he 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 temples and heart low
cred bis pulse from nine six to seventy
one beats per minute, then he raised
the boys pulse to no. He laid him
upon couple of chairs, his head upon
on one and his feet on the other, told
him to be stiff, and four men, including
Mr.. Flint himself, who is a large man
and weighs perhaps aa5 pounds, climb.
ed upon the boy but he was stiff as a
boSd. Then the mesmerist told him
to bold out one of his arms rigldly and
two men were unable to bend it. The
mesmerist clapped his hands, the boy
came to with a start, knew nothing of
what had transpired, but moved his
eyes drowslly and said he felt as if he
had been asleep.
Then the operator took the other
young man in hand. He put him to
sleep by darting at him with those
flashing eyes of his. He took needle,
gathered his skin together, and ran the
needle and thread through his arm sew
eral times.
"You will notice the blood flows at
the wound. Now l will stop the circu.
lation," aid he.
He took the needle, ran his fingers
across the 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 quiver
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 10 prick the
subject, lay his finger on the eye h h,
=a.ss.-zss The slightest fesPonsives9s-s~ -
of pam. The other eye when touched
quivered and watered Immediately.
Then he transformed the personality
of the young man. He made him be-
lieve he was Booth, told him name was
Mary Jane and that he was in love with
one of the Young men who were present.
Then he mesmersed himself and one
of the young man sewed up his arm
without any apparent pain to him.
"Now, how do you do II" was the
first natural question Of every one.
''I can't tell you," was the reply. 81
know in a general way that l must do
two things. must make subjects be
lieve that have some power over then
then l mnst concentrate their attenti
and make them believe that l am &C
TO exercise that power. 1t is
matter of suggestion. Anything
my subjects they believe. Look
for instance"
In an slant he waved his hand
threw one of the young men in
trance.
"Now, in a minute" he said to
boy, "you will see that cloud open,
in the midst of it you will see he'll
the devil.
Gradually the boys face cha
from look of mere interest to O
terror. He threw himself on the f
he wept and prayed in such agor
was painful to witness.
Then the operator clapped his h
the boy came to with start and p
himself up.
There was considerable talk
comparing Of experiences, and the OLE
story was related about the man who
was killed by making him believe h
was being bled to death, and more un
canny stuff of that sort.
Suppose, suggested some on'
lyon should say to that young ma
that he was dead. What would ha'
pen1"
81 did that once in Davenpor
years ago and it took me fourteen
to get him out again. 1t was thi:
l intended to knock him down
bolt OF lightning, and l was saylnk
him that in moment flash Of liz
ming would come out from that clouu.
l was working up the thing that way
when suddenly lifted up my hand and
said: You're dead man. BY jove,
he was dead man, l was arrested for
murder. l was scared, lost my head
when l found l could not awaken him.
But finally, when l thought everything
was all over, l settled down to wor'
| began making reverse passes a.
finally brought him out all right,