Evening star., 1896-10-30
AND THEN I'VE WOKE UP
After Being Asleep for, Three Days Young
Hanson Has Bean Roused.
say. BE Feel. sahh Eject. From rs.
Long sl-mhs s-Lo.t Over
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Charles Hanson the seventeen-year-old
boy who was put under> the influence Of
hypnottsm last Tuesday morning. was call
ed back to earth asaiR this afternoon. Ap-
parently he is none the worse for his long
sleep.
All the morning the crowd about the G
street drug store. In the window Of which
Hanson lay stretched out, continued to in
crease in the hope that something sensa-
tional might occur. Some of the people in
the crowd hung about by the hour. though
there was little to interest them. for Han
son simply lay like q man in a natural
slumber. and man asleep is not a very
remarkable sight. 1t had first been pla aned
to extend the experiment until tomorrow
morning SO as to make Hanson's slumoer
rail- decided yesterday to bring 1t to a close
this afternoon
It was 1890 o'clock when Mrs. Macd.,n-
Eail prepared to make the mysterious
passes winch should call the sensitive back
to daily life At that time the street was
packed with people. and 1t required the
enorts Of several policemen, under the di-
rectlon OF Lieut.. Kelly. to keep the crowd
ssom rIon iairly arr pushing through the big plate
siass WINDOWS The police said that the
exhlDition had been called to the attention
CT the police department and that COM
plalnt had been made against Its continu-
ehce' but they had received orders cx-
cept to keep the sidewalks clear. Mrs
MacdoE nall also said that the objections
tnat mad been made to the exhibition bad
hothlng to do with her decision to bring it
10 close earlier than she had intended.
On the contrary, she seems to be eIated al
v nat she considers the success that has
attended the performance In her opinion
the fact that the boy had been in a natural
slumper and had suffered no pain ought to
oe sun'cleht answer to all her critics.
The Awakening.
charlie" she said. in a caressing voice,
I shall awaken thee in five minutes"
Ihen she stroked his forehead with her
right hand. and the crowd was on the tip
toe OF excitement to see what would hap
pen.
When all was ready the police were in
s.ructed 10 clear the store. and as soon as
there was room to turn about the hypno-
tist again approached her subject and bade
him arise
And then he woke up. Hanson rubbed his
eyes ana stretched himself. as one is likely
TO DO after sound sleep He stepped
cCWn from the platform on which he had
neen sleeping, and walked about without
me slightest signs Of distress He said
hungry, as he had had breakfast at 8
ocIock. ard 1t was then only about four
hours later. When told that the last time
he ate was at o'clock three days ago he
$500 DO tHcoSH nc was very huCQ sur
prised. When Hanson left the store he
was surrounded by d struggling mass OF
people. who sought to get better view OF
him. He seemed to be, immensely pleased
a. the sensation he was making but said
that it was nothing compared to the
crowds that came TO see him when he was
asleep at Jackson. Mich, though he was
four miles from the city then. People came
said.
1t required the services of two burly Do
l:cemen to make q passageway for him
through the crowd to grocery store across
the street. where he was placed upon the
scales 1t was found that he had lost just
10 IL pounds sine. Tuesday morning
d.. Robert Reyburn appeared before the
Commissioners this morning and left a
vigorous protest against the continuance of
the hypnotic exhibition. The doctor stated
that such thing would not be allowed one
moment in Europe. and that 1t was an i'm
position on the public and positive detri-
ment to the boy. He urged the Commits
sioners to have the police put stop to the
exhibition. -. go "a
The superintendent of charities has look
ed into the matter, and Agent Lewis Is
also Investigating the case