The morning times., 1896-12-13
REST FOR TIRED WOMEN
Little Fortunes to Secure an After
noon Nap.
Treatment flakes One Ten Years
Younger.

New York, Dec. 11.-Off Broadway. in
one OF the browRstone fronts to be found
| in the best of tue streets OF the fOTties,
there is a parlor in which missionary work
| is done daily by corps, of beautiful and
| refined women.
They are hypnotic missionaries, and
| their work is 10 soothe the mind of the
weary shopper and send her IfUiue rested
Shopping lis the most wearing work
woman has to do. One hour of shopping
tires woman more than a days hard
work. But women are doomed to shop for
days al a time. They must purchase every
thing used in the house, and must make the
best bargain they can.
shopping tour means a headache with
4 women the world over. Physicians say
| this is because OF the brain fas consequent
on the constant weighing OF purchases and
| bargains, ofpOSSible expenditureSandp prob
aole saving. It's a sum in mathematics, do
| mestic economy. law and equity and Judg
| ment, all combined with the greatquestiOn
/ of purse. 0culiSts ascribe the trouble TO the
| strain upon the eye, which constantly
| changes its focus.
| Let thetrouble arisefrom whatever cause,
| the hypnotic paHOrS are the spots where
4 II can be cured.
| HypnotiSm, as everyone knows, changes
! The brain from one condtiOn To another with
out changing the surroundings. The design
| OF the hypuUtiC parlOrSis To changethe brain
! 10 a condition OF rest and send the patient
| home with the body refreshed.
| When YOU enter the hypnotic parlors you
/ see standing along the wall a number OF
| couches There are comfortable ones and
], Njirf ones me comtCrjaDlc ONES are Tor
| the patients The stiff, straight ones for
| tne operators. Sma!i sCreviIs SJaHu con
veniently around.
When a woman enters the hypnotic
house she is met at the GoOr by maid,
| who takes her bundles ard retlcule and
| gives her check for them. She viii
| also check bonnet and cloak if desired.
| The door Of the pariOr is then opened and
| the ''patieut' steps III.
The very atmosphere Of the room is
| restful The blinds are partly drawn
and the light is a subdued one, made the
more 50 by the green hanGings az the
window and the furniture, all upholstered
Tin green Upon the floor there is green
| vine. Green palms stand everywhere
= An attendant beCkons to the patient
| aud motions her to q couch behind a
screen. With a sigh OF relief. she sinks
| upon IL and rests her head against the
back of the couch.
1t is O'Clock now" says the attend
ant What time do you want to oe
calIed?"
Let me sleep au hour. says the pc
| -ieut- Call me at precisely 5. Do not
let me ovcrslcep."
no, madam" answers the attendant,
we are not allowed to DO that"
In a minute a soft-Stepped woman enters
! It is the hypnotlst operator and she seats
herself ~IenO4t v ora, upon a StUUi anu Ia 6cS
the patients hand i'll hers. Turn your
| head this way she says. ''ard look be-
yond me at that spot upon the screen" a
bright green disc catches the eye Of the pa
tienU and fasCinates ner Go to SIeepI
Go TO Sleep." commands the hypuotiSt op-
orator, soothing her patients brow.
And while she strokes she chats "A
woman came in here yesterday who sad
| she would give Us S1OU to SIeep an naEr.
| She was going to the opera and wanted
! to look her best She was haeCard and
worn We gave her an hours sleep aHd
sent her away blooming Ike Il girl.
| was hard work Tor Us. because Sne vas
very nervous. The hypEntist who put heI
10 sleep was exhausted Now 20 20 sleep
Go 10 sleep! Go To SI-e-c-epi''
| ThevOrdS are long draw u out andGrOTsy
! The patient begins 10 breathe heavily
| There is i rustic outside. Nothing tUJ an
other patient going bchindthe next screen,
explains the attendant, Wise enough To know
that 4 woman cannot sleep until her curl
Usity IS grdtiiied-
NOW, go To sleep, Go.to Sleep. The
| patients vyeIids fal. The spot Is disa3
pcaTing. StiH the voice goes on Eut II
sounds very loud now. tits saving all sorts
of strange things, and, stranger stiu, things
| that are true.
You are asleep now said the voice
You have rested and had a drink o1
wine. You are happy, and now You are
going To sleep. sleep, sleep
The last words are lost in the heavy
drowsness that comes over the patient
Sheis aslecr, asleep. She has Had no wine
but the hypnotiSt makes her belle sc Sh,
has.
suddenly loud sound awahens her.
is the clock striking D one. two, three
four, fivei And again. one, two, three
four, five! TBe clock is striking quickly
now as though it weTe hammcring 1T hen
head
With a quick start she sits Up. For
minute she is daZed and cannot recall how
she came there. Thenthe smiling face O
the attendant reaSSurcs her. Yes. it al
comes back. She remembers the Httl
couch and the chair She is in the hypnntF
parior nd has had one good fUJr's test
Tits 5O'CloCk, says the attendant, -ant
we were To call you at 8"
'.Oh. thank you SO much,' says the pa
tient, sitting up and drawing on her glove
with a respectful sigh. Il have had such
lovely sleep. Have l really slept only al
hour?''
81 the door sfr shakes ma nds with he
| hypnotic voice, who Comes out to see he
safely away. Come again" smiles tn
| hypnotic operator. Indeed. / shall" re-
plies the woman.
on the way out she passes a looking
glass Can this be the same woman sh
passed n hour before. jaded and haggard