Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-28


doubt that it is possible to remove the
dclu>ions OF an insane person-pre-
viously hypnotizcd-hy means of n
thin magnctizcd steel band worn
around the patients forehead for about
Il week. This is sufficiently mar
vclou>, but it is nothing to the fact
that II a sane man or woman wears
the band previously used by the
lunatic the delusions of the latter pass
in their entirety to the wearer, who
becomes an echo in every action of
his predecessor
"a: last. At last, Crushing the
paper in my hand, | revelled in the
exquisite revenge the letter revealed
to me. My brain, preternaturally ex-
cited, in few moments planned the
whole scheme. Violently ringing my
bell, l informed the clerk who came
hurrying in that had to go to Paris
at once on urgent business. told
him tC ask Sir Edward to meet me ut
the Office in four days time to finish
the settlement, and started at once
for London en- route for Paris.
Fatigue was gone. Once more
alert and active, felt as if treading
on air. On the journey rehearsed
and re-rehearsed the scheme l had
planned out until l thought it perfect.
l at once, ON arrival, fastened to my
friends house and pretended that l
had not received his letter. After
breakfast he took me to DIR. Luys'
clinic, and 1 saw that the powers he
laid claim to were indeed his. Select
ing the Notwithstanding of his as
sistants l gently touched him and
drew him aside. In my best French
1 told him that if he came to my
hotel that evening with the band just
removed from the lunatic who had
been relieved before my eyes, l would
give him $500 francs, or H100. At
first he would not listen, but at last
he did, and went back to my hotel
content. That evening / left Paris
with my revenge carefully packed in
a small box. On arrival at my house
I slept for twelve hours, thing l had
not done for weeks, and awoke ready
to carry my scheme through.
~ see you shudder, doctor, but l
felt calm as fate itself.
"The following morning I was
closeted with Berkeley for some time,
porting over deeds of title and old,
musty documents. 1 purposely de-
layed in order to fatigue him. Present.
ly l saw the tell-tale contraction of
his face, and 1 knew he was mine.
Leaning across the table, I said:
81 had intended, Sir Edward, half
running myself in giving you a we'd
ding present; but have altered my
mind-I will cure your neuralgia in
stead
What! said he eagerly; I'D give
anything if you could; it's the only
cross / have to bear
"Well, I'll cure you on one condi-
ton
"Name it'll do anything
"That you give me your solemn
word of honor not to disclose to any,
one the method of cure
"All right; only cure me-
well, I'll tell you, first, why you
have had to promise. You must know
that this office-that is, myself is
the repository of half the secrets of
the town. This is because everyone
thinks I am a model for solid common
sense. Now, if you blurted out that
had advised you to use half-spirit-
ualistic, half-quackish remedy, why,
my reputation as an embodiment of
practical sense would be gone. I used
myself to suffer from headaches, and
do now, for that matter, and had tried
every remedy that the doctors could
suggest. At last was persuaded to
try a spiritualist, to whom went at
night. He gave me a thin band to
wear whenever I had headache, and
he said it would relieve it if due to
overwork, or cure it if due to neuralgia.
1t was to be worn for eight days
constantly, and, to enable you to do
it. I suggest that we both take weeks
holiday and 60 to some small fishing
village and try the treatment
81 paused and waited with throb-
bling heart for his answer.
""How awfully good you are, Flint!
1 can't ever repay you for your kind
ness; owe you more than l can tell
already. Why, you introduced me to
the loveliest-'
"Stay! stay! Don't begin that. I
will arrange to start next Monday.
Will that suit your
$50 it was agreed, and he left the
office in high spirits, while I sat on
and thought OF Ethel, my wife, in the
future.
"In the little village of Ancorn
l bound the fatal band round his fore
head. I could not hypnotic him, but
felt sure that my intense desire fol
the success of the band would be good
as any other mans hypnotic power
And SO it proved, for, on the eighth
day, I found Sir Edward Berkeley
Ethel's promised husband-in his bed
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