Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-13


ishment-He Says if Not Helped He Cam
not Live a Year.
J. L. French very fluent writer and
advertising man, who contributes TO
Printers Ink and other periodicals, called
at The World office the other day in order
to secure the help of the paper in exposing
a band of Masonic hypnotists who have
him completely in their power and are
slowly doing him to death.
Unless help comes he cannot last anoth-
er year For three years now the hypno-
lists have clutchcd him, and they have I'M
dermined his health out of pure ficndish-
ness and for the sake of having scapcgoat.
This unfortunate prosecuted one is slim,
good looking young fellow who has moth
ing surprising to impart on commonplace
topics of the day, but who at once becomes
weird in the presence of the two subjects
of hypnotism and Masonry.
Il think this thing has gone quite far
enough, said Mr.. French earnestly, land,
in fact, do not hesitate to say it has gone
entirely too far. These hypnotists are ar
inner lodge of the Masons, and they de-
vote their entire time and energy to the
performance of dcvilish deeds. These
dreadful creatures lie down and 90 into
comatoso state, and then they proceed to
prccipitate their whole conscious force into
the living consciousness of another ind-
vidual. That individual is myself This
is II fact that can be scientifically attcstcd. "
Have you ever seen any of these fell
lowsY' asked the reporter
Mr.. French smiled at the unsophisticat-
edness of the query. Certainly not, " he
answered, Though I have hunted them
for two years They keep entirely in hid
ing and hypnotic me from n distance. 1
feel sure, however, that they are towards
or they wouldn't treat mo in this way, and
they must dread publicity.
"You didn't know, did you, that there
is n hypnotic degree in FrcemasonryP
Well, there is, and these fellows have taken
it. The hypnotic lodge to which this group
of archdCvils belongs takes morbid inter
est in me and throws me into frances, wills
that shan't sleep and monkeys with my
appetite. 1t has got to be unbcnrable
Persecution isn't in it with the tricks of
these demons.
"The way Of it was this: Five Masonic
clairvoyants, finding that they could con-
troll me, formed an organization for that
purpose. Masons worship the power of
these men, and in fact they boss the whole
order. A secret oath and the spirit of dark
ness bind these chaps together, and the
devil presides over their lodges. There is
also Spanish inquisition operated on the
side"
"How did they first get at your"
"They cut my earnings down 80 per
sent" shouted Mr.. French excitedly.
"Thcy next got up a decree declaring that
I should leave the United States within
two years or suffer death. This was all
done with the secret connivance of hyp-
Noticed and Masonized police force. They
make evidence against me by special emo
tional control, both in San Francisco and
Kansas City,
Il tell yOu," declared Mr.. French,
pounding desk impressively, "that this
is the greatest field for an exposure The
World ever took up. They used to control
me by far second sight, but now they've
got me in the tolls by the near second
sight method. They whisper in my ear
that they'll soon have me at the jumping
off place and that my career is ended.
For 10 months have suffered the most
horrible pains through a special system.
The whole programme of torture on which
Masonic work is founded has been wrought
out on me. 1 shouldn't wonder If the
lodge swears out n decree of insanity
against me for this and puts mo in an asv
lum." Then he added meditatively:
"They did that once before.
you'll hear of my death in three
months" nc proceeded, "if you don't put
this in the paper.
"1f the Masonic order Of hypnotists start
out to kill man, they can do it hands
down If they can only SANDER him enough.
But" cried Mr.. French with some
heat, "I'll stay on American soil and bust
this thing, although I can rid myself of it
by leaving the country BY ten years
course of toxic hypnotism these fellows
have got the public mind in such state
that the public is willing to consent to
my death. Yes, sir" he repeated, with
tears in his eyes, willing to consent to
my death. New York World.