The evening times., 1896-10-27
THROWN IN 4 DEEP TRANCE
Charles Hanson HypnOtized to
Sleep Four Days.
IN A DRUG STORE WINDOW
He Is to Remain I'm This Condition
for About IA Week, and Is Not to
Wake Except for Few Minutes
Between IL and 1 O'Clock at
Night-May Try for Two Weeks.

Charles Hanson, young man, was hyp-
nutIZed and put to sleep this morning IN
| the window of the Census pharmacy, where
| he now lies i'll plain view. He is To remain
| there for about u week.
| AT least he VIII il his sleep is not sham.
| In that case Nine. Macdonald. the hyp
| nntist, 81, VS. she will be the first to expose
and dehounce it.
| About 90 persons were present in and
about the pharmacy at 8 O'Clock this morn
| ing, when the hypnotic performance was
| begun. At its close they were told that the
sub ject of the influence was without means
OF support, and suggested this means of
affording Instruction and entertainment To
| the public. \ contribution in return, wholly
| for his benefit, would be received in box
provided by the drug store. Some OF those
present made contributions.
Charles Hanson is the young mans name.
He is seventeen years old, a native Of
Charleston, W. Va. He has slept week
at Il time twice before, once at Blenheim,
Cauada, and again at Jackson, Mich. He
weighed this morning l39 L. pounds
| III loses usually n his sleep pound and
half Il day. He had eaten very little for
| the past three days; slept very Well last
night and felt Well this morning.
EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN.
nation of young Hanson just before he
was put Ia sleep In the window. He found
his pulse about 60 and irregular, tempera-
ture. SS = degrees, about liOrnIal, and the
acton OF his heart natural
The hypnotlst put her subject under the
influence twice before she finally induced
deep sleep, and each time as he came out
Dr. Buckheimer announced unaJ tiierc was
no radical change noticeable. Hanson ap-
peared to be very sensitive to impressions.
but not nervous.
About 9:15 o'clock Hanson gave lady
who said she wasa relative "a message to
| friend and then seated himself on stool
| in the middle of the crowd ready for the
sleep trance INTO which he was To he
thrown.
Inc operator made three passes, be
ginning with her hands ON each side of
his head, about ten inches distant from
him, and drawing them slowly along an
ina S.nary outline oil bis person to his
knees. Under this his head sank forward
Oh his breast and his limbs began to relax.
She took him by the hand and quickly led
him TO the couch, which had been set
in the pharmacy window. There he laid
himself down, with her assistance, fiat
Oh his back.
She also made a number of passes with
her hands over her subject three or four
inches above his person. At the same time
she repeated:
sleep. sweet sleep, deep sleep. Until
awake you sleep sweet, deep sleep. You
will not awake except moment when
called by the druggist between and l
O'Clock at night. Sleep sweet sleep; you
will be neither hungry nor thirsty nor know
any natural wants. Sleep, deep, sleep IN
til ! awake you"
The subject became quiet almost with
the first words. After few moments he
crossed his feet Then, as two or three
f .,li tod hig he
twitChed Il 5 if TO drive them away.
TIE hypnotist said this was not unusual.
| 1t would take Hanson some time L. fall into
/ the complete. deep sluInhcr. He would toss
| about probably FOR an hour or two before
| becoming entirely quiet Hanso nhad turned
! to his left side, facing the sun Just before
| she said this. y screen was put in the
window to keep the sun out OF his face.
| He soon after turned TO his right side.
| facing the crowd i'll the drug store. He rub
( bed his hand softly over his eyes and the
bridge of his nose. Soon after he moved
B his hand to drive away the flies. The mad
| ame had said, sleep deep: sleep. The flies
VIII not annoy YOU She no W repeated the
! formula. sleep. deep. sleep, several times,
/ and Hanson appeared to have h"cnm" urct.
| She asked that no one be permitted to
I stuck pins into ter subject or practice any
cruelty. on the other hand. She would
/ he glad to have any physician or any
: Skeptic make an examination to see If lie
/ were not really in a deep slumhcr She
. said there were three principal conditions
I brought about by the hypnotic influence,
/ SUmnambulc. hypnotic and oataleptic Han
/ son was in the first of these-a natural,
| deep Slcer--brougiIt about by her by powers
I entirely natural and possessed in some
! degree by everybody.
IF ANYBODY CAN, SHE CAN
| Such power when developed in a high
| degree, she said, was coming To be very
| generally used in medical treatment in
| place of anaeStheticS, and had been found To
! be quite satisfactory.
II could leave verbal suggestion" she
| said, ION which he would awaken in four
| days; but shall only have him waken when
/ caii him If should die, the power over
| him would cease, and he would awake him
self.
If such a sleep has ever been induced
| this test VIII be a success. If it is not a
success now, the thing has never been done
In case he sleeps a week / shall have
| him sleep for fourteen days. or longer"
Hanson is Of slender build, high fore
head, sharp features, dark, Sra Y eyes, promi-
nent front upper teeth. He was dressed in
black neglge shirt, dark blue knee
breechcS, dark stockings and CATERS.