Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-04

A Young Man Under Hypnotic In
h~uence-Fast Asleep In Spor-
icder's Show Window.
TALK WITH YOUNG oUREL

Last evening, "Oursl." the boy hypno-
list, in order to, show his power In that
occult science, placed one Chas. Davis in
an hypnotic sleep Ia Sporleder's show
window and promises to keep him in that
condition without waking until Q O'Clock
Saturday evening, when he will be taken
to the opera house and Weakened. This
performance has attracted considerable
attention about town, and this morning an
OPTIC reporter had the pleasure OF an In.
terview with Ourel, whom he found to be an
Hungarian by birth and whose real name
is Ourel G. Feher. He Is twenty-five
years old, does not speak the English Ian.
guage fiuently, aud seems to be Of ordinary
intelligence, and In religious faith, . Catho-
lie.
The hypnotic power manifested itself In
him when he was . lad Of nine years Of
age. One day, he was watching his moth
er slice tomatoes and she fell asleep under
the gaze Of his hypnotic eye. From that
time on, bis entire energies became cen.
tered In this one talent and for seventeen
years be has Travelled, giving almost daily
exhibitions Of his power. .
"The science of hypnotism," said Ourel,
sis not confined to the few men who travel
and give exhibitions OF their power, but 1t
is possessed in some degree by every
human being and is generally known by
the m Of suggestion and influence
1t Is especially useful to physicians and
professional men. My power In this line 10
abnormal and has been cultivated, and the
exhibitions given at the Tamme opera
house, tomorrow evening. are the extreme
influences.
'This same power manifested to the
superstitious negro of the south would be
called 'voodooism ? to those of a religious
turn of mind, supernatural, or the works
of the evil one; &c spiritualists, 1t would
see 3 the spirit working through a medium
1t is simply the influence Of one mind over
another, and IL is unnecessary that the in
fue ncing mind be the stronger"
REMARKS By BY-sTANDERs.
"Sleeping beauty"
"a la Rip Van Winkle."
"a good ad for Sporleder."
"I'm afraid to look at him.
How heavily he brsathesp
II would like to board him.
'sDoes he ever mover" "Hs does"
II would like to see 1t tried on mel"
"The money question don't bother him.
"Hold an inquest on him."
Judge Wooster.
II could use part of the fifty hours my
Tom Harrison.
she looks as IL he could stand lots OF
|
"He would make q most beautiful
tits a good scheme to beat q boarding
'He is asleep, but sporleder is awake
10 the interest of his customers"
HE could not lie that quietly if there
was not some influence over him."
HE is being closely watched by several
gentlemen Of a scientific turn Of mind"
It's the talk of the town, but the physi-
look wise and say nothing.
The sleeping mar in the Sporleder win
dow, a stranger in these parts, but not the
individual who was put to sleep at
other towns, up the country, has been the
of all eyes, to-day.
Ourel's performance begins Saturday
at $3.50. Admission 25, S5 and 30 cts.
Seats on sale at Schaefer's drug store and
he Murphy-Van Petten drug co. on the
west side. Secure your seats In advance.
There are those in every community who
,old to the opinion that persons who are
cultivated in the art Of %hypnotizing willing |
should be held in legal restraint,
n the interests of law. order and morality.
Stetson's fall styles in stiff hats receiv ed