St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
He Makes Powders That Act
as Charms for Good
or Evil.
He Is a Seer Who Is Sought
by Some Society
Women.
He Is What Might Be Called a
Love Charm Sps-at
cialiSt." ss

superstition abounds. says the New
York World. 1t is in what might be
styled Little Ethiopia, within a stones
throw OF the Tenderloin police station.
Two doors eastward of this station is the
apothecary shop of DR.. James A. Bass.
The shop is on the first floor of a rickety
tWo-story brick structure. III this part
of the TenderIoin precinct there is at all
hours OF the day vista of cOrpulent
''auntys" and "'mammys" leaning 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 speciality of charms-partieula
love charms-for sixteen years The
credulous young people of the Tender
loin district have cOntided their woes to
him during that long period. The little
black wizard undertakes to linda remedy
for every misfortune. He makes
speciality of herbs and roots which bring
success in business. love and matrlmony.
A woman who has propensity for
seeking out Supernuman ana prophetic
individuals called upon DR.. Bass one
day last week. She was woman of an
inquiring mind-MiSS Curiosity, for in
stance.
Upon opening the door of the diminu
tive drug shop Miss c. found herself in
a small, darkened apartment bearing
slight Resemblance to the average apoth-
ecary's. The shades of the show will
dow were drawn, and slender. mid
dle-aged negro offieiated behind the
counter. Now, there is always show
of mySteriOuSneSS and confidence in the
shop OF DIR. Bass when charms" are
asked for. Miss G. bent over the coun-
ter, modified her voice to stage Whis-
per and inquired hesitatingiy:
is it true that you have charms to
seIl?'
She had to repeat the inquiry a sec
Ond time. Then the man behind the
counter sort OF "winked his other eye"
and said:
Step into my private Office"
He led the way and Miss G. followed
into a still smaller apology for room.
The cl0set-like retreat was wanting the
ornament of a window, and the atmoS-
phere was close and Stutfy. The place
was dimly lighted by gas. The walls
revealed several pictures and photo
graphs of cOlOred men. The room was
not lacking in furniture of the old style.
Dr. BaSS-fOr it was he-clOSed the
door cautiously behind him. He beck
Oned Miss e. to seat, then stood erect,
folded his arms and said, beamingly:
Now. my young WOman,t tell we VIVA
your trouble is"
Miss G. didn't cOnfide all at once II
should like to know first what power
you possess" she said.
All the powers in ChristendOm were
catalogued at once by the little doctor.
1T depends" he said. upon what
conditions | am asked to operate. l
bring about good fortune. remove adj
verse conditions, cause love or hatred
to be inspired, break up unsuitable re-
lati0ns, lift up depression and cure
mental Affections Dy the power of my
mind and the charms that l uSe."
He insisted that Miss C.. be explicit.
Otherwise, he said, he could not adopt
an individual line of treatment. 1t was
then that the woman who lOnged for
his secrets eOntided her misfortuues to
his uuSuspecting ear. Miss G. told a
pathetic tale of desertion. youthful
lover and a yellOW-haired actress VINO
was at the bottom OF all her woes. Then
she inquired humbly:
'DO you treat such cases as mine?"
Lots of them,' he replied. Have
'em by the scores. All girls have trials
with their lovers occasionally. [ alI'us
brings EN- together again, too"
Then DR.. Bass assured his patient
that he had half of New York'S society
bellies i'll tears at his feet. He was &C
customed to see the proudeSt of fashion,
able maldenS weep paSslouately over
the Universities OF love. OF course he
kept their secrets. Some OF them paid
him handsomely. Miss G. felt called
upon to insist that her case was an I'M
usually sad one. She tried hard to be-
tray all the emotion which her predica-
ment called for. Dr.. Bass said sOOth-
ingly at this point:
There now, never mind. | will make
your lover dislike the tfaShy little
actress. You must do just as | say, and
we'll break them all up"
His patient asked him to explain.
Il will use the power of my mind
over the couple" said Dir. Bass. II will
make your lover feel restless and dissat-
iSfied in the presence of your rival. He
will l0ng for your society and finally
drop the golden-haired young woman
altogether. Then you TWO will be
happy"
Miss G.. 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 we'll 10 follow III her trying love at
fairs.
No matter how unhappy you feel
within, you must always wear smlle."
he said. These tiashy women-aet-
81 fINT,,
or two. You can bet they do. They
know now to keep mIllionaires at their
feet. It's the girl who don't care one
rap for a man that always gets him.
She isn't bothered by lot of feeling.
you know, and she can be so nice and
sweet, she can Law it on so thick. that
she has Teller clean gone every time.
+. You must study the man you love, ana
learn now TO please him. regardless OF
yourself
After listening to this eloquent advice
Miss G. asked tile doctor what price ne
commanded for the influence of his
mind over his subjects IN misfOrtuneS
or adversely. lie said brISkiY:
q twenty-five dollars to carry treat
meut 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 So. Miss G. wanted TO
know what the formalities consisted OF.
3 DR.. Bass explained that his SUBJECT i'll
4 each case was required TO do some writ
ing III his presence. After he had read
the writing he burned it with SOlemnity
before the writer. during which pro-
ceeding his 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 III the
particular case mentioned.
The names involved in every unilap-
by circumstance confessed have 70 be
cOntided To Dr. Bass, and also the IOca-
lion OF the parties whom he essays to
charm. If his patient is very SuperSti-
tious, the doctor gives a powder which
can be put in the tea or coffee OF the
unsuspecting victim of his charms.
sentimental girl just dotes on the
opportunity OF dTuggIng her lovers tea
1t size is truly Jealous. The writing
which DR. Bass gets his subject 10 exc