The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13

herself without words upon a stool and
takes the patients hand in hers. Turn
your head this way" she says "and look
beyond me at that spot upon the screen"
A bright green disc catches the eye of the
patient and fascinates her. Go to sleep!
Go to sleepv commands the hypnotist OPP
orator soothing her patients brow.
And while she strokes she chats; "A
woman came In here yesterday who said
she would give US 800 to sleep an hour. She
was going to theeopera and wanted TO look
her best. She was haggard and worn. We
gave her an hours sleep and sent her away
blooming like girl. 1t was hard work for
us, because she was very nervous. The
hypnotist who put her to sleep was ex-
hausted. Now so to sleep! Go to sleepl Go
to sle-e-epl"
The words are long drawn out and drow-
sy. The patient begins to breathe heavily.
There is a rustic outside. Nothing but
another patient going behind the next
SCREEN" explains the attendant, wise
enough to know that a woman cannot
sleep until her curiosity Is gratified.
Now go to sleepl Go to sleepp The pa
tents eyelids fall. The spot Is disappear
ing. still the voice goes on. But 1t sounds
very loud now. 1t Is saying all sorts OF
strange things. And, stranger still, things
that are true.
you are asleep new" said the voice.
you have rested and had a drink of wine.
You are happy, and now you are going to
sleep, sleep, sl-e-ep."
The last words are lost In the heavy
drowsiness that comes over the patient.
She is asleep, asleep. She has had no
wine but the hypnotist makes her believe
she has.
Suddenly a loud sound awakens her.
1t is the clock striking s. One, two,
three. four five! And again, one, two,
three. four, FIVE! The clock Is striking
quickly now as though IL were hammer
ing at her head.
With a dick start she sits up. For a
minute she is dazed and cannot recall how
she came there. Then the smiling face of
the attendant treasures her. Yes, Ii ali
comes back She remembers the little
couch and the chair. She is in the hyp-
motto parlor and has had one good hours
rest.
Tits 8 O'Clock" says the attendant, "and
we were to call you at 5.
"Oh thank you so much" says the pa
tient, sitting up and drawing on her
gloves with a restful sigh. II have had
such lovely sleep. Have ] really slept
only an hourg
AT the door she shakes hands with her
hypnotic voice, who comes out to see her
safely away. Come again." smiles the
I
plies the woman.
on the way out she passes lookingglass.
Can this be the same woman she
passed an hour before. faded and haggard?
"Can ] really be the same woman she
asks herself, for her eyes are bright as a
girls; and she looks like her younger sis
ter.
II she Is a new patient she asks about
the clock that awoke her. II is chime
watch, with the hours told In even
strokes. An attendant holds II TO the
head OF each woman at precisely the right
time for her to awaken. 1t strikes over
and over again, upon being pressed, and
can toll for the quarters and half hours.
The hypnotic parlors claim TO cure nsu-
ralglas and headaches. They also give
relief from worse ills. A good case OF
convalcscent govt can be taken to them,
or sciatica from dancing, or a sprain from
the gymnasium. and the patient, tired from
using the wounded member, can be so
free from the palm for an hour that Il
feels like rising IN the morning. good for
several hours before the pain begins again.
IL In a genuine missionary work. be-
cause u sends a woman home rested for
the evening; and grand opera box beauties
willingly pay q fortune for a hypnotic
hour IN sleep. Helen Ward.