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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
HYPNOTIC SINGING.
me Most Disputed Incident OF ssTriI-
by" Supported by Fact.
New York Evening Post.


Among the many items apropos of On
Mauriers masterpiece not the least inter-
esting is the closeness with which he has
stuck to the facts. Ones first impression
upon reading how Svengali taught Triiby
to slng-how he hypnorzed her and COM
manded her to initiate the sounds he made
on his flexible hageolet-was, no doubt,
tnat this, at least, was flight of poetic
Incense. 1t seems. however, to be well
within the possibilities.
"A case which ia all essentials covers 1t
was reported as long ago 1850 by James
Brad the trst of the successors Of Mes
mer to approach the hypnotic sleep from
the side of science rather than of charlatan-
ISM. After speaking of the heightened
sense of hearing under mesmerism and of
the increase of muscular precision. fhev
make, he says, ''feats of phonic imitation
possible which are truly astounding.
Many patients will thus repeat accurately
what is spoken in any language, and they
may be also able to sing correctly and sim
in any language which they had never heard
before. e.. they catch the words well
Do Do iiiu tsi SO lnstantaneousiy as 70 accom-
previously equally familiar with both words
and music. In this matter a patient of mine
who, when awoke, knew not even the gram
mar of even her own language, and who had
very little knowledge of music, was enabled
songs in different languages. giving both
words and music so correctly and SO stimuli
taneously with Jenny Lind that two par
time imagine that there were two voices
so, perfectly did they accord, both in musi-
cal tone and vocal pronunciation OF
Swiss, German and Italian songs. She was
equally successful in accompanying Mile.
Lind in one of her extemporaneous illusions.
which was long and extremely difficult.
elaborate chromatic exercise which the cell
ebrated cantatrice tried by way of taxing
the powers of the somnambulist to the ut
most. When awake the girl burst not even
attempt to do anything of the sort: and
after all. wonderful as it was. It was only
the meaning of single word of the foreign
language which she had uttered so cor
rectly."
This is exactly Trirby's case (only more SOY.
except that there is nothing to indicate in
the report that "the patient remembered
Jenny Lnds songs and could reproduce
them afterwards; but the formation OF a
Quent phenomenon. The quotation Is from
Braid's observations on Trance" page 43.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
THC IIOOPSNAKE OF TEXAS.
1t Possesses Fine Sense of HumOr
as Well as Hook and Eye.

THE hoopsnake of Texas is as interesting
a reptile as you can find anywhere said a
former resident of the Lone Star State. 1T
is unlike any hoopsnake / ever saw in the
East, and a good deal livelier. Under it's
lower jaw there is lip, with hole in it,
and on the end of its tail there is horn
like little hook that curves upward When
ever the snake takes notion to roll it
throws its tail oyer its snout hooks into the
lip, and goes spinning away over the grass
as merry as you please. The snake can
get over the ground pretty fast by crawling,
ing The under part of its body is bright
red, and you can the snake quite dis
lance when it's rolling. Some say the horn
is hollow and capable of ejecting poison,
but don't know how true that is. People
who are ignorant of how the Texas hoop
snake is built are simply amazed when they
happen to see one change from crawl to
a roll. They can't make out how 1t is pos
sible for the snake to put its ends together
it's tail into it's mouth You will often run
across a hoopsnake that is crawling along
tail forward and go tipping off at speed,
you imagine, that makes its head swim.
But its head is always level, no matter how
fast it rolls or how far.
sTve seen many man and boy amusingly
taken in by hoopsnakes cut there Every
newcomer desires to possess a. specimen,
and they get it into their heads that it is as
easy as lying, to catch one. The tenderfoot
NE can an sf fSraunS se Circle made
by it's body. He gets fooled, however, for
the cunning snake instantly unhooks it's
IL,
Il rs elong on its belly for short distance,
and then hooks into the lip again and re-
surnes its frolc with perfect freedom. The
hoopsnake has a fine sense of humor.
reckon for it takes delight in soaring wo-
men and tenderfeet by rolling right up to
them and lodging away when they scream
or jump. They tell story out there OF
man who ran the handle of a rake through
a hoopsnake's circle and. unlocked it. The
snake got mad. struck al the man and hit
the trunk of a mesquite bush with its horn.
Ii sped away then, and the man found the
print of it's horn in the bark. He examined
the bush often, and he took his oath that it
died in less than ninety days.
Il once hocpsnake hanging to one
of the hind feet of a gopher. The gopher
kicked and squealed, and pulled, and the
snake kept tapping it on the head and back
with it's horn. The snake couldn't have
swallowed the gopher. and it tcrmented the
little thing out of pure deviltry. Its aim
with the hook was Gnerring, and it acted
If il was tickled all over every time the
gor her squealed. The hoopsnake's fun came
to an end very suddenly the moment an
other gopher appeared. The second gopher
took in the situation at a glance. and it
Immediately hcpped upon the snake and bit
ii In the back of the neck The snake let
go Of the foot mighty quick. and all the
lively writings ina nable that snake per-
formed in the next eight or ten minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

the desired result. The public would con-
denim the principle. which I have demon
strated to my own satisfaction. 1 have
never undertaken TO prove my theory to the
trotting fraternity, but the theory can be
demonstrated in the course OF a series OF
gymnastic trainings, say In four or five
months With horse gymnastics the f1eetest
horse can improve as much as the slower
ones that undergo the same drill. Every
muscle and fibre Of the horse is brought
into play, until. in prize ring parlance, he IL
in the pink of condition.
"A prize fighter while in training for the
ring has his skin, scalp and bones hardened
until he is turned into the ring a. perfect
man physically. Every muscle has been
exercised with a view of endurance Fl
has punched the bag, taken long runs to
test his wind and reduce flesh. In short,
the condition of the prize fighter is brought
about by gymnastics. The same thing can
be done with horse. but the exercise on a
race track won't do it. The animal must
have gymnastics and be brought to the pink
or condition before he can break a record.
He must be taught TO walk OH his hind legs
10 strengthen the muscles of the back. He
must be taught to lie down, roll over, reach
out and gather quickly. In short. he must
De put through a scientific course OF GYM
naStlcS until every muscle shall be brought
into play, toughened and strengthened To
90 this he must be trick horse after being
trained In gymnastics. Great results will
follow in the way of speed and endurance"
Professor Bartholomew is a veteran horse
t ti and has enjoyed national reputa-
ton for years as such. He has a ruddy
face, deep-ser blue eyes and wears his IRON
gray hair brushed back from his forehead.
He resides in independence and owns one
or the handSomeSt residences in that subur-
ban city. He formerly owned the greatest
walking horse in the world The animal
could cover a mile in a squar hee-and- tee
walk in ten minutes and so the gait. day
IN and out, at the rate of six miles an hour
The professor disposed of the animal in
California some years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
UNIQUE AND ARTISTIC FACTORY.
Scrolls and Spindles; in Other Words,
GrilIes and FretwOrk.

Nearly a year ago there established
on the third floor OF No. 109 East Wash
ington street a factory for the making OF
grilles and fretwork. otherwise known In
the trade as scroll and spindle work. This
is the only factory of the kind in Indiana
and it's operatives are skilled workmen.
as their novel and beautiful productions
testify.
There is a demand for this kind Of work
all over the country and no residence Is
now considered complete without more or
less of this artistic decorative work. These
designs rival the most elegant arabesques
in beauty and any kind of wood may be
used that harmonizes with the general
woodwork of the house. The chief woods
used here oak. cherry and walnut, but
some charming designs have been furnished
in soft pine.
The finishing of the work requires much
time and care, as the pieces are first heav-
lily vanished and afterwards rubbed down
in oil. The machinery in this factory Is
operated by electricity and all the pieces
are made with care and precision from
accurate drawings many of which are fur-
nshed by architects and owners or resi-
dences. These grilles and fretworks aIe
elegant adjuncts 10 draperies and greatly
increase the richness or interiors.
The factory Is owned by Albert Gail. il.
who keeps a number of choice pieces In
stock among which. In addition to scroll
and spindle work, may be mentioned beau-
tifuliy carved panels and piasterS and a
few pieces elaborated with vafioIs mytho-
logical figures. The factory is able to sup
ply any design that may be desired, no
matter how complicated II may be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

out to her, and said that a certain book,
which she had laid down in the hall was
on the bed in the blue room. a room. by
the way, which was seldom used. The
been carried to the blue room with num-
Der CT other volumes by some workmen
who had been engaged to move part of the
library.
DR.. Hodgson then read some extracts
from III. Myers's third paper ON 'The Ex-
periences of w. Stanton Moses an auto
matte writer of fame who died recently.
whose literary remains he edited. Here is
of the experiences Mr.. Moses wrote of
Is, 1884, he seated at his desk writing
in the early afternoon. He had only arisen
from long sleep few hours before, and
he could not possibly account for what fol-
lowed upon the theory that he fell asleep
and dreamed it Suddenly he found him
self standing beside his own body, which
remained seated at the writing table. Next
he aware of the figure of the Prophet,
one of his old friends from the supernatural.
beard swept his breast The old man told
him to follow, and they glided out of the
room through the side wall. which melted
at their approach. They had long journey
through strange land, the scenery of
which was very beautiful. and. in cottage
by the mountain side. he his grand
mother, Stanton, long dead. The details
of his return to his body were not very
clear to him. but when he came to himself
with his pen beside him. The ink on the
paper very dry, but he had no idea
or now long ne mad been absent from his
body.
DR.: Hodgson then related the experience
of Michael Waters soldier who was in
a hospital under the care of his friend, DR.
Chandler. He said that Waters became UNI
conscious one day, and to all appearances
he was dead; His heart ceased to beat.
and the breath left his body. DR.. Chandler
would not believe that the soldier was dead,
so he kept rubbing his body. Finally he
called in the surgeon of the hospital, and
he saidit the Doctor was merely wasting
his time, as Waters was as dead as a door
nail Still the Doctor kept rubbing and
rubbing his patient. but the soldier gave
no signs of life. Finally the Doctor be-
thought himself of a. bottle OF ammonia
which stood on shelf in the room. He got
1t, and poured a few drops between the set
teeth of Waters. The soldiers features
twitched, his eyes opened. and he sat up.
Afterward he said he was perfectly con-
scious of what DR.. Chandler had been do
ing, as he sat on the mantelpiece and
watched the whole performance. He had
been debating whether to go back to his
body again, when the look of anxiety on
the Doctors face settled the question for
him, so he went back
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17

are many regions suitable for its culture.
China and Japan come first, next the islands
OF the Indian ocean, next perhaps the Med
iterranean region. Portugal, the Azores.
When Captain Cook visited the Pacific
islands the orange was but little known.
Now its range embraces not only those
islands but the continent of Australia and
the islands of New Zealand. The Spanish
brought the orange to the West Indies, and
thence 1t reached the mainland, where 1t
hourfshes, except for such catastrophes as
the recent one in Florida. California also
has become an important center of it's Gull
tivation, that North America, which
formerly depended West Indian fruit,
ordinarily has enough grown within Its
own bounds to supply its wants.
Looking back at the history thus briefly
given. it may be said that the orange as a
domesticated plant is in it's infancy COM
pared with many others found in our gar
dens. What it may become under man s
careful selection we can scarcely fore
shadow, but perfectly seedless varieties,
and one in which the seeds are collected in
capsule at the apex, show an amenability
10 human selection and culture which may
result in the production of a fruit surpasS-
ing even the best existing specimens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
FOR WOMEN TO WEAR.
Revival of Feminine Garment for
Some Time in Retirement.

HaFper'S Bazaar.
the chemise, is said by the saleswomen to
be more worn than it has been for years,
1t is made to serve for two garments, TAX
ing the place of the corset cover and of the
short under petticcat. There is nothing new
in their construction, though they are made
rather wider at the top than formerly, and
have the effect of baby waist when out
side the corset They have no sleeves, the
armholes being merely edged with lace or
embroidery, quite narrow and slightly
gathered The hem at the foot is two inches
deep. Round low necks are trimmed with a
narrow fold of bias nainsook, through
which ribbon is drawn, serving as band,
or else an inch band of beading and ribbon.
Below this falls a full gathered bertha of
lace or embroidery, or else two three
button holes are wrought in the middle of
the front, and a ribbon is passed through
to draw the top down. The neck bands and
sleeve trimmings attached usually by
narrow beading. Revers of embroidery
edged with lace are turned over from the
band of embroidery in three-cornered pieces
Greek folds on linen batiste chemises, and
are ornamented with ribbons. A simple
fashion is to sca1lop the neck neatly, then
work buttonholes lengthwise and in pairs
an inch below and around the entire neck
Pass blue or pink baby ribbon through the
button-holes to draw up the garment to the
proper size, and tie in a long-looped bow
A pretty edging of narrow lace could be
sewed along the scallops with slight full
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
VICTIM OF TRILBY. HABIT.
How James Morgan Came to Steal a
Bucket of Picked Pigs Feet.


Bucket of Picked Pigs Feet.
Chicago Post.
He a sorry-looking object he stood
in Justice Kersten's court to-day answering
to the name OF James Morgan. His clothes
beneath his tousled hair there throbbed a
brain which for strange devices and weird
excuses would have done credit to a trust
attorney.
you are charged with stealing bucket
of picked pigs feet" said the court. What
have you to say for yourself?'
reached within his tattered Coat and hauled
shirt, .T amt axac'ly 'countable fer that
Their job. You see before yuh. jedge. yer
victim of the Trilby habit
''Tribly habit TriIby. I'm of a emotional
nature, jedge. an when read that there
Dee Mooriar's book it jest knocked me
knocked me clean. I dreamt Trilby. an
thunk Trilby. Vest day afternoon, in the p.
m, yer honor. went into saloon an l
flashed my coin an | says: Give me a Tril,
by hot-hot' The bartender he grinned an
he give me somethun blame strong. 1t kind
er mixed me, jedge, an | went out. sim
then 1 seen them pigs feet settin' In front
OF a store, an having kind er Trilby jag
ar Trbyefee knd er sung
to myself an first thing / lxnowed there
was runnin' with them pigs feet. Then a
air on his whistle. a mother cop he grabbed
me an here I am. l swear fore God, jedge,
that it was all count that there Dee Moor
lair writtin' about Trilby an them beauti-
full feet-though, in course, that there Tril-
by drink had something to do with it. I'm
a victim Of the Trilby habit, jedge-I amt
no common thief"
mo" replied the court, rather ulacom-
mon, in fact-in the way of liar. Twenty
five dollars and costs. / guess Mark Craw-
ford's santarium will cure you of the hab-
it, and the dazed Trilby victim was led
away.
Its blame funny it didn't work. he muir
INJURED. 1.-The very latest gag out. too.
blame FUNNY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
A Hotel Incident.


They were spotted for a bridal couple as
soon as they entered the dining ROOM but
the walters Were too busy to notice them,
and all the tables were filled. So they
stood just inside the door holding hands
After a while the head waiter saw them
from the other side of the room, and beck
oned them. being afraid to leave the place
that had just been vacated.
The newly married dropped his
brides hand, and started across the big
dining room as if it had been a skating
rink. When half way across he turned
and skated back to her.
Maria he said in loud, manly tones
don't We stir from here till get back"
Nav, Pete she responded, "but don't
We be gone long
Again he circumnavigated the dining room
and returned TO Maria, where she stood
blushing and bridling by the door,
Stay right here" he urged in a loud
whisper, "ef We don't yell sure get lost
I'll come back in minute, when see what
that fellow wants"
But the waiter came up at that moment
and took the two of them in tow, and
landed them safely in the places he had
secured for them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
The Big Waist.
Philadelphia Times.

News comes from Paris Of well-authen-
ticated case of the death of yodag woman
from tight lacing, but Ii was not in very
high life. Nowadays few but actresses and
silly girls who know no better lace tightly.
Indeed, big waists may be said to be con-
sidered the fashion. Most of the great
bellies of Philadelphia appear with waists
of the Venus de Milo proportions, and some
of the debutantes of the season are known
by their friends TO ignore corsets alto
gether. One of the most popular dress
day half a dozen attractive fashionable
bellies of Philadelphia who have never worn
anything like stays. and they are every
one of them noted for fine figures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
The Handy Shirt Waist:

New York Sun.
Manufacturers of shirt waists for women
say that they will be more next sum-
mer than ever, and that many factories
are working overtime to keep up with the
demand. THAT the present demand is not
mere bubble is assured by the steady
march it has made to it's present huge pro-
portions" says an authority. 1.-THE fact is
that the women have learned to appreciate
the shirt waist, and, being true lovers of
economy, they are not going to readily sur
render the one garment that is an excuse
for bill of dress at once pretty service
able, comfortable and cheap. The siken
waists, with their warm crush collars. be-
ribboned sleeves and yokes, have completely
surrendered to the plain. sensible, cotton
waists. The desire to affect mannish airs
is not the true keynote of the present style
in WomenS dress For years women
have been martyrs to a mode which COM
PEELED them to strap and lace, and wind
themselves up until they were fit for naught
a revolution, and the outcome is the present
mode, which, having common sense behind
it. is bound to prevail"
Various Notes.
Ostrich feather tips are used at the side
of collar bands, instead of the loops of
ribbon, with great effect.
Pretty tea jackets are made of nuns veil
ing in pale colors lined with silk and
trimmed with open work embroidery. A
jacket.
Round waists will continue in favor
through the coming season, except perhaps
for stout women, to whom they are not
very becoming. and all sorts of beaded
Jokes. spangled and finished the edge
with jet cabochons, are used for their decor
alton.
French milliners and importers are already
displaying great deal of the yellowish
green that is known as "spring willow and
'chartreuse," and this will be a favorite
tint, but the variety is endless. The palest
water-green and the darkest moss and myr-
tie, with every intermediate shade known
are all represented, the colors of foliage
grasses. vines and ferns being wonderfully
initiated.
The newest skirt in muslin is the UNI
brella. This is cut in circular shape, tight
fitting at the top and very faring at the
bottom. The skirt is trimmed with a mar
row pleating at the foot. Over this falls a
deep ruffie. Thus the umbrella skirt has
three thickneSses around the bottom-the
plain skirt itself, the pleating, and the en-
broidered ruffle edging the deep one, and is
almost as effective in producing a f1arng
effect as hair cloth skirt but without its
weight.
Quite young girls are nowadays permitted
by fashion to wear materials considered only
suitable in other days for elderly women,
and vice versa. What grandmother of aud
lang syne would have dreamed of wearing
a white satin dress, however youthful look
ing she might have appeared? Nothing but
ridicule would have been the result of that
step. Temporary alteration of mind would
alone have excused it. But the youthful
looking grandmothers and dowagers of to-
day wear white silks and satins correctly,
and sweet sixteen wears black MORE, vel
vet and satin if she chooses, and other col
ors and fabrics once exclusively devoted to
the of women far past their first youth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
THOUGHT TRANSPARENCY.
Specimens Before the Society for
Psychical Research.
New York Sun.

New 1OTk oUIF.
Thought transference, automatic writing.
telepathy. supernormal messages, and
psychica1 phenomena in all their forms
held forth last night at a meeting of the
local branch of the Society for Psychical
Research in Hamilton Hall, Columbia Col
Iege DR. Richard Hodgson of Boston, was
the principal speaker, and the papers he
read were listened to with apt attention
by the $50 or more thought transformers
present.
In a paper by Miss X, a frequent contrib
utor at the meetings of the London So
ciety many remarkable incidents of
thought tranSference were presented. She
was one day lying on bench in the gar
dem She had been i'll, and had been car
ried to the garden, so there was no possi-
bility of her going into the house and re-
turning without being conscious OF ii. A
friend who was staying at her home came
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
Cheap JOY.
Atchison Globe.

For common, inexpensive joy, get cup
of snow and mix it with cream. sugar and
a little fiavoring extract. You then have an
ice that Is good enough for these hard times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-14

-Ellison-"Hello, dear boy, ycn
look very sad this morning. What's
the trouble2' Greea-"rve Just I'M
dergone most annoying operation.
Ellison-"What was it," Green-"l
had NV allowance GU. If