The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-26
DEALS IN LOVE POTIONS.
DR. JAMES A. BASS "INFLUENOEo
has A TEST.

Society Won en-He Holds Forth in
aLittle Apothecary Shop and is a OoI-
ored Wizard In His Wsy-The Ve9s-
Powder That Acts as a Charm table
For Good or Evil Guided in It's
Work by the Wish of the Anxious
Patient.
From the Netv York World
A great deal Of witchcrsft is going on In a
part of this big metropolis, where supersti-
tion abounds It is in what might be styled
Little Ethiopia, within stones throw Of the
Tenderloin police station. Two doors east
ward OF this station is the apothecary shop
OF DIR. James A. Bass. The shop is on the
first floor Of rickety 2-story brick struct-
ure. In this part Of the Tenderloin pre-
cinct there is at all hours of the day vista
OF corpulent "aunties' and ''mammiesn lean
ing from upper story windows.
DR.. Bass Is colored himself. He makes
no secret Of his power to charm, nor Of the
influence OF his cloudy mind over inferior
minds and matters" He has made spec
ialty Of charms-pa love charms
for sixteen years. The credulous young
people of the Tenderloin district have con-
fided their woes to him during that long
period. The little black wizard undertakes
to find q remedy for every misfortune. He
makes a speciality of herbs and roots which
bring success in business, love and matri-
mony.
A woman who has propensity for seeking
out superhuman and prophetic individuals
called upon DR.. Bass one day last week.
She was a woman OF an inquiring mind
Miss Curiosity. for instance.
Upon opening the door OF the diminutive
drug shop Miss @. found herself In a small,
darkened apartment bearing slight resem-
blance to the average apotheoary's. The
shades Of the show window were drawn, and
slender middle-aged negro offlciated behind
the counter. Now there Is always q show
of mysteriousuess and confidence in the shop
of Dr. Bass when A'charms" are asked for.
Miss G. bent over the counter, modified her
voice to a stage Whisper and inquired hesitate
ingiy;
She had 10 repeat the inquiry second
time. Then the man behind the counter
sort If 'winked his other eyer and said:
"Step into my private Office"
He led the way and Miss G. followed into
q still smaller apology for a room. The
closet like retreat was wanting the orna-
ment of a window, and the atmosphere was
close and stuffy. The place was dimly lighted
by gas. The walls revealed several pictures
aud photographs of colored men. The
room was not lacking in furniture Of the
old style.
DR.. Bass-for IL was he--closed the door
cautiously behind him. He beckoned Miss
@. TO a seat. then stood erect, folded his
arms and said, beamingly:
Now. my young woman, tell me what
your trouble TO-
Miss G. didn't confde all at once 81
should like to know first what powers you
possess ;" she said.
All the powers in christendom were cata-
Iogued at once by the little doctor.
1T depends" he said, "upon what condi-
tions am asked to operate. bring about
good fortune, remove adverse conditions.
cause love OF hatred to be inspired, break
up unsuitable relations, lift up depression
and cure mental Affections by the power of
my mind and the charms that use."
&He insisted that Miss C. be explicit. Other
wise he said he could not adopt an individ-
ual line Of treatment. 1t was then that the
woman who longed for his secrets confided
her r3isfortunes to his unsuspecting ear.
Miss c.. told a pathetic tale Of desertioD, a
who was at the bottom OF all her woes.
Then she inquired humbly:
''Do you treat such cases as miner
-"Lots of them," he replied. "Have 'em
by the scores. ALI girls have trials with
their lovers occasionally. l alpus brings
'em together again, too"
Then DIR. Bass assured his patient that he
had half of New York's society bellies in tears
at his feet. He was accustomed to see the
proudest OF fashionable maidsns weep pas
sionately over the adversities of love. OF
course he kept their secrets. Some of them
paid him handsomely. Miss @. felt called
upon to insist that her case was an unusually
sad one. She tried hard to. betray all the
emotion which her predicament called for.
DIR. Bass said soothingly at this point:
There now, Fever mind. / will make
your lover dislike the hashy little actress.
You must do just as say and we'll soon
break them up.n
His patient asked him to explain.
II will use the power Of my mind over the
couple" said DR.. Bass. 81 will make your
lover feel restless and dissatisfied in the pres
ence of your rival He will long for your
society and finally drop the golden-hsired
young woman altogether. Then you will
be happy"
Miss c. inquired whether the Doctor sold
medicines to operate as charms. He said
he did. The charms would help along
the desired end. But they would not work
without the influence Of his mind, however.
Then DR.. Bass gave some good advice which
any girl would do well to follow in her try
ing love affairs.
mo matter how unhappy you feel within,
These hashy womsn-aotresses and the
hke-they know thing or two. You can
bet they do. They know how to keep
millionAires at their feet. It's the girl who
don't care One rap for man that always
gets him. She isn't bothered by lot Of feel
ing, you know. and she can be SO nice and
sweet, she can lay 1t on so thick, that she
has q. Teller clean gone every time. You
must study the man you love, and learn
how to please him, regardless Of yourself"
After listening to his eloquent advice Miss
G. asked the doctor what price he COM
manded for the influence of bis mind over
his subjects 10 misfortunes or adversely.
He said briskly;
twenty-five dollars to carry a treatment
through. That includes the cost of my
charms and guarantees success"
He said the formalities which he went
through by way of initiation at the first
treatment cost $40. Miss G. wanted to
know what the formalities consisted Of. DIR.
Bass explained that his subject IN each case
was required TO do some writing In his pres
enoe. After he had read the writing he
burned 1t with solemnity before tho writer,
during which proceeding bis powerful mind
was made to dwell strongly upon the wish
of his patient. He said his next step
was to advise the subject in hand as
to the proper course of action to
pursue in the particular case mentioned.
The names involved in every I'M
happy circumstance confessed have to be