The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
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] have recently run against in my var.ee
Journalistic ramDies WAS MI. cscai
Beatty. son OF Judge Beatty, or ths CdIi
fornia Supreme Bench. Young Beauty u
a resident OF San Fran iscy, when IS
as you know, a sort of gra citation pom
for sports and Cinnamon. FJr the past
year OF two he has been a student AT q
college in Danyille. KY, and he now
almost n typical Kentuckian: His birth'
days may be counted on his nnsers
Young beatty IS bright. somewhat pre-
coci0us and wears an exprt ssion Wien
would attract attention in a crowd a
keen, searching eye, and firm mouth
stamp his countenance with a hihu vi
individuality which suggests u one, a
year alter an Introduction, that he ma.
seen the face somewhere before. Al
Green PARK, y. c., during the mOntn
Of Auzusr. the Californian IN de q, i.e
an impr, ssion upon two Cr tlree hundrei
tourists by reason of his power as a
hypnOtist.
I had read the views o. Sully, and
others an hypnotism, and had even go 10
so far as u make some Original IN
VestigatiOns Of my own In the case Oh
travelling specialists along t1fs line. MOS
of them succeeded Ia giving me satis-
factory proof that they were colossal
fakes. or :rlcksters OF the first order.
The natural sequence VS. H. a. 1 gre"
skeptical, and put compaia'lVtly niue
that. Young Beatty, however. COW ne ID
me beyond a doubt that 1 was mistaken.
He departed from the usual PROBES
sions Of being able Il Influence Sny an
everybody at any time, and candldly ad-
mitted that only minds 0. certain char
act-r could be brought under his power.
He stated also that unless person coul
succeed IN exc udIrg ev ~ Otner thOusH.
from his mind than that OF sleep MS
mower could have 10 effect.
Young Beatty's methods are. quite
simple He studied under a famous
hypnotist. and learned rev III hss
worthy Of note. In five minutes ne can
easily decide whether su ,Ject WI
nrove a success. and ne frankly admits
his inability to influence a pc rson whe1
snch is the case. According . lis theorys
as vel as his experience, only NINA OF
a submissive character can be IN uelceI'
A delicate temperament s usually elea
able Tne leading requisite for success
nj test OF hypnOtIsm must De apSO "a.
submission to. and confidence H. Tue
will OF the hypnotlst In otner words, yOi
must believe firmly In tue az MY Oh IN
man. and give your ina mat, II Iuii
nlav until YOU Tina that you are Inc me
10 lose yourself, that yoI are g'nduaiiy
slipping away from yourselt, ana uil,t-
ing into the power Of another linen,
more than at any other uIhe' pei "ie'
yourself u be guided 10y the vi ..
to anything he may suggest.
"My will" said the Californian. serves
for myself ana the subject AT the saiiie
time 1 sum up all the Wlh-poWer l In
command, and by concentrating my
Thoughts upon the idea before us, iiiu
looking the subject sGaSht IN the rae
some mysterious magnetic power, l MI
not what. Is established between my lhI'u
and that OF the subject ana acts upon
him as though he were thinking IN the
same channels. The process Is not AT
all taxing upon the subject. Dht proves
quite a mental strain upon me. III Op'lseu
10 furnish tne wlh-power 'Or DOth oi VS.
l have been told mat
constant repetition OF the process wiz
render me sooner or later a III subject
for the lunatic asylum. There seeihs
to be something IN the theory LOT IN, niu
myself after a long test Of hypnotisin'
almost mentally exhausted. ! nave peeh
told by scientific men who have given
the subject great deal or thoutht tIhl d
person once brought thoroqshiy uhuer
his power. whatever IL may be, VIII ever
be practically SUBJECT 10 my
The young Californian here smiled meri
rily. and added. If this be rue' 1
think IL likely | may find use for II IN
the case of some bright-eyCd little North
Carolina beauty summerins up mere thls
season.
When first met young Beatty. | had
nv doubts. Talk is cheap what l
wanted was a little practical demonstra-
ton. 1t was furnished tn SUCH shaLe aS
to leave no loop-hole out OF the thlhs.
I'm now convinced W. the,e ,',.ia.c
more than mere theory n the power
Familiarity known as hNpnousn, sum
strange, subtle. magnetism WORKING from
one mind upon another in manirr ih1t
battles explanation, yet more ine 10 80
opened my eyes. II put me
to thinking Indeed, I've exercised deai
OF mental energy upon the phenomena.
The effects were all there, the cduSe9
grow more and more mysterious as J
the subject. For example
a man was brought under the influence
Of the young hypnotist. At once the SUD
iect surrendered himself BODY ana soui.
TO all appearances, 10 the other VINO was
evidently absolute master. The lat
ter stretched out with the back
of his head resting upon one chair ana
his heels upon another. lie was toll
that he could not bend himself. Al once
his body became as horizontal a. an IRON
bar I'm a similar position. strange 10
say. the subject seemed 70 De unaer 10
nhvsical strain whatever. but on me con
trarv experienced great difficulty IN bend
ing himself ever so slightly.
When told to pick mp out OF twehly-
FIVE kevs a number which the young
hvnnotist held ia mind the subject was
accurat. in his choice half a dozen tlhlcs
i'm succession. Another young man WHo'H
young Beatty hypnotized was hahueu d
lass and told that II contained chain-
pagne. His eyes sparkled merrly. lhous1
lbe glass was empty Drink it faid
he nc sGaiifoTnian. The subject did not
ranuire 10 be persuaded. He drank II,
as he thought. and evidently enjoyed II;
Ills expression of cOuntenance Indicated
as much. ,o,, .,ta tho
Young scientist 1T was Kerosene Oh;
md in two minutes by the watch you VIII
be deathly sick ,.. o,.o,,,
AZ fine time named the subject grew
,hastlv pale He staggered signify anu
35nnuine main was clearly seen In his lace.
[ot until he was so weak that ne cane
,ear falling backwards was the delusioIii
,orrecteJ 'You are thoroughly We'll
,0yv - announced the scientist whereunoh
.be subject discarded All signs OF lndis-
position. and became himself again.
one Ct the most compete tests was
made upon q negro porter. Ihdt hulV-
dual. after a i've minutes gaze INTO the
yes Of the Californian, was as coiiplete-
mere mechanical devise operated Dy tne
hvpnotirt The negro was intel
ectually below the average. lie
.ould neither read nor write
M his mental training IN any
,ther branch than that OF walking up
,elatel youngsters in time Tor a late
,reakfast or Undressing tourists with
way of routine, had been about as
.ailv neglected as the vocal culture OF
ome woman who persists in singing In
,ublic. when a casual observer can see
hat all the pleasure produced goes 10
he mother. For the sole purpose or
advancing the cause Of science the
\ fro American was nut under the irhu-