The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-28
HE CANT EXPLAIN 1T.
Prot, Baldwin Asked To Tell About His
WIfe's Wonderful Powers.
He SAYS THAT SHE is HYpNDTlzEp.
hut He Does Not Know Anything
More About 1.-THE Terrible strain
on Her Constitution Something OF
ahe Private Life Lead by the Bald
wins-iEer Own DressmaLer.
mo. sir. can ten You nothing abou,

"No. sir 1 can ten you nothing about
me speaker was Prof. S. S. Baldwin
SHOWN all over the world as the White
Nlahatnu. The question which called
tofoh this answer was this. propounded
pf Virsinian reporter:
Gan you tell The Virginan's readers
anything about the peculiar power pos
sessed by you: wife?'
me conversation took place in the
suite OF rooms occupied by the Professor
ana Mrs Baldwin at the Hotel Norfolk
yesterday afternoon.
Nhile Prof. Baldwin is a man of mys-
tery before the public, in private he is
Just like other people. He talks like
them aud looks like them He spends
most Of his time in the presence of his
wife.
Mrs. Balwdin. when this interview
look place. was busily occupied In re-
novating one of her stage dresses. for
SAID she. lit wbuld be Gather expensive
buying new dresses everytime the style
change"
Yes, she is hard worker" put! in
Prof. Baldwin. 1T would not be very
nice if had to go down in my pockets
Tor goods Ike that very often
The goods referred to was pair
of sleeves Of red silk which cost i'm the
themselves looked as if few pair OF
Their size would bankrup; Il millionaire
Tor each Of them contained. seemingly
several yards of the expensive goods. II
Is fact that Mrs. Baldwin is her own
dresSmakcr.
Prof. Baldwin said that lie could give
no idea as to the peculiar power pos
sessed by his wife.
1T is purely hypnotism.' he said
and lock upon it as Il gift There is
not every person who can be put In this
condition. Mrs. Baldwin when hypno-
tizcd, is under the control vi others
That Is. her mind Is controlled by other
minds. She has been doing the act for
seven years
Blu; how does she fcrcste future
events?' was asked
Well. we do not guarantee that all Of
her Impressions as 10 the future are
correct We have had some very re
markable successes In that line. however
l remember AZ ca Sc in Florida some thine
ago. y young lady asked question
as to how long she would live. Mrs
Baldwin said tina: her Impressions wa,
not very good ana she desired not to
state them publicly. The young lady in
sisted that she answer the question if
she could, The reply was that the young
lady would be Killed within ten days
OF course the lady laughed u, H. Six
days later, however. We received Il tele-
gram that the lady had been killed in a
runaway accident. This is only one of
u few cases. But we can not always
say that future impressions viii De
correct"
Some people seem To take great de-
light in confusing Mrs. Baldwin while
she is in The hypnotic state. not knowing
what II great strain 1t Is upon her An
audience can make her Work very hard
by disobsy!ng The instructions give
ana 1t Is someiiGies necessary 10 make
these p-ople appca" ridiculous in the
eyes OF the audience present
II never permit her 10 reveal things
which would be painful! 70 those present.
Some people ask such silly questions n,
times That IL i necessary to teach them
lesson by allowing her IL give replies
which create considerable fun at thci,
expense"
But how do you prevent her from
giving replies which might give pain 80
was asked.
Il have said that she was under the
control Of other minds She is as much
under my control as others Ii she
begins 10 reveal those things which
should not be revealed command her
10 stop. She does SO al once If will it.
But as to an eXpla nation of this power
can give none
Last night at the Academy Mrs Bald
win produced cabinet manifestations as
produced by so-caled spritualis:s. 4
iopc was tied around her neck by
Judge Garnett and then passed through
the cabinet and tied on thu outside. IL
was evident that she could not move her
head an inch nor could She unite her
self without being seen. Yet her face
appeared ut the openings at least five
feet away from her chair The other
gentlemen of the committee who went
upon the stage last night We're Mayor
Petit, Postmaster DeEge. DR.. j. d. En-
mis- and Mr. w. II. IL. rricc
In the hypnotic STAKE she answered
many questions for those who asked
them and greatly added to the vnystitica
ton she has already created in this
city.