The San Francisco call., 1896-11-23
GEORGE CHESHIRE
IS nLLL RIGHT :"
That's What Mesmerist
Kennedy Says About
His Patient.
After Seven Days Sleep, the
Fellow Left His Casket
and Danced.
Whether Lsgertemain or a Bona
Eide Affair, the Case Is Puzzling
the Physicians.
"You're all right !"

"Y ou're all right !"
This must be given out with an intona-
ton equal to the pop of cork from an
overheated champagne bottle, and it will
awaken the soundest kind of sleeper bet
ter than a seven-day alarm clock
Professor Kennedy proved that last
night at the Bush-street Theater.
One we"k ago the mesmerist fondly
caressed George Cheshire with his right
hand before an audience of several hun
dred people in the theater. He rubbed
his eyes gently and tolu him he must be a
good little man and go to sleep for week,
Just like mamnas speak to their babies.
Cheshire Immediately collapsed and was
put away in a glass casket, where he re-
m aimed until his week was up. During
all that time he has been in sight of the
curlously inclined, who were given access
to the theater at all hours to observe the
changes in the mans condition.
There were unKlnd people who would
iab pins IN the sleeping man without get
ting a squirm in return, and but for the
fact that Cheshire has lost q few pounds
and has gained some beard during his
ante-mortem burial, he was the same
George Cheshire last night when awak-
1877 hours before.
He appeared to be slightly dazed. When
he closed his peppers there were-say 400
people In the house. When he opened
them the house was crowded from pit to
dome. 1t was a pay crowd, too, that
would have gladdened the heart of a
Patti impresario, and the increase in
attendance. according to Cheshire's i'm
preston, occurred in less than five min
utes.
When Kennedy told him he was all
right he looked at the mesmerist with
that sort o, glance that meant, You re
liar" He staggered about and came out
with the conventional "Where am II" In
another monet he realized the situation,
laughed frankly and endeavored to back
up 10 the seat be had occupied a week
before prior to being put asleep in the
casket-
II the man was acting part it would be
advisable for some enterprising impre
sario to secure his services. Still, there
were many people in the audience VIII o
went away strong in their impression
that they were gulled in right royal
fashion.
DR.. PIymire took Cheshire's pulse at 12o
and his respiration at 10 just as >oon as he
was taken out OF his seven-day bed.
Shortly after and when the fellow was
awake his pulse dropped to so.
1t was desirable to weigh the living
corpse, and when he ma ior part of the
audience was dismissed. DR.. Plymire and
Cheshire led the way out of the house.
They were banked on two sides by hun
dreds of people, and followed by hundreds
more. Not soul in the crowd seemed to
know where scales were to be had
Cheshire, however, who is not a working
man when he is not in q trance,
suggested that they go next door
TO the theater. On one side there was 8
vacant store and the other an open beer
saloon. Into the latter the motley gang
pushed TO the delight of mine host, who
showed himself truly grateful to the star
of the occasion.
But scales were not there and Cheshire
suggested another saloon further down
the line. At this place the proprietor
greeted him with hearty hand-shake,
saying: George, you.have done good, my
boy"
George thought So too. But rounds
didn't seem to come quickly enough to
the man with a seven days thirst, and he
was agreeable to the suggestion that an
o her resort across the street be paid
visit