Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-27

Convince me-you nave zone suca
things. you say-by trying it here and
now.
Paul was willing | looked intently
at him His eyes vavered curiously
away from my gaze dc was a marvel
Gus subject ard fell immediately under
my will
1--WE passed into the drawing room,
placed him in n chair. and bad not
made six passes over his brow when he
was in a sound hypnotic sleep
We'll, he is of, said L
'Impoesiblei No'
"She bent over him, called him,
pinched him--no movement Raised his
arm-it fell inert like alog.
"'Quick, quick Suggest somethingr
said she. strange eagerness showing
suddenly in hs- face.
lyon would perhaps feel the proof
stronger, madame, did you make the
suggestion yourself.
"She appeared to think, murmuring
half aloud, 1t must be an unaccustomed
act. something unusual, that he cannot
divine, that does notenter into his hab-
it of hfe
f'She looked about her. Near by ON a
table a magazine lay opened at a recent
article ON Hypnotic Suggestion, slen-
der mother of pearl paper knife thrust
between the folds Sheturned the leaves
lhurriediy.
"'Ah-h, we haveit at last 7 said she,
putting her finger upon certain para
graph. AN experiment just made sue
cessfully, they say--at the hospital Of
La Salpetriere. Repeat it with Paul,
and shall be,convinced
"The experiment was to suggest to
the patient att fixed hour predeter-
mined act-the act in this case suicide
with some harmless object that the sub
iect' should be made to believe pon-
lard.
"'Willingly, responded.
~"She handed me the paper knife.
''This isharmless enough, isn't it?' r
said, yielding it to me with charming
smile. 1t would not hurt fly.
| Perfectly harmless. And held NJ
the little pearl dagger before Paul eyes.
"tDo you see it, Paul?' said l slow
ly and impressively, this poniard here
Well, am going to put it on that table
yonder. Tomorrow, when the luncheon
bell rings-the luncheon bell, remember
You will come here, take this poniar6
and-kill yourselfp
"Then reused him. He remembered
nothing and felt nothing, only comic
uneasiness concerning the act that hi
was to accomplish and from which hi
was determined to defend himself.
''The evening finished gayly with &
rubber of whist, ending at 10 in ordel
to give the handsome young neighbor-
silent listener to what had been goins
on-time enough to reach home at {
reasonable hour.
"We were walking, Paul, his wife
and I, on the terrace nextmorning whe1
the luncheon bell rang. Paul raised hi
head, listened second, turned brusque
ly and re-entered the chateau. His wifi,
had become very pale.
"'Come, quick, said l. He has gon,
| for that paper knifeP
"She remained motionless.
"'To what good?' she said. Il see al
ready that suggestion has reason in it
for Paul has gone. He will come bacl
madder than ever, ! suppose.
II did not wait for her to finish.
hastened to the drawing room, wher
my subject had gone.
II ran. I threw open the door, an,
Paul was there-dead, face downward
on the floor---a dagger in his heart p
"a real dagger, doctor?" cried tn
mistress Of the house laying her hant
softly upon the doctors arm.
"a real dagger, madame I turned t.
the table--the little mother of pearl pa
per knife was gone. Who had taken it
Who had put the other--the real dagge
lin its place?
"God knows, but she, Paul's wife
and he, the neighbor who dined with u
that night, were married ten month
ago. From the French For San Fran
cisco Argonaut.