The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-18

Lying across two chairs his feet resting
upon ore ard hfs shoulders on ire sErer
with four heavy usE azgriee hfs body.
swaysng ~ ard dcwE. without for nso-
NETT Disturbing tbs rsgl6ity os The sua-
tecxts form This was the grand nnAl o.
fhe entertainment given by MeEwsn. the
wonderful hvpnot;ss ard r1inc reader. a.
the TAfrd Assng@ thsAter last evening
Exhibitions q this nature are not Few
IN sest1is. Al sorts and conditions Of
nssn have attempted them with more Or
less success Eaf II Is only fair TO state
TIA: the tests given by AcEw@E iass ewes
ing were new. many Of them being hlghiy
sensational ana others 50 hiisriously fun
ny that at least Gre person rad 70 5a
taken from the building ewing 10 an ur-
conEroilabis AZ OF laughter
Although perfectly satisfactory 20 the
audience. ihe mind reading portion az the
programme was FAR from satisfactory 70
EcEwen himself He announced that X
was the poorest exhibition ever gixea ~
him n the United States. and promises
a. altogether different prDxransrse Tor
this evening a COMMITTEES. consisting Of
q, ". Moore -. O. wtnxtock Capt Tay-
ior. William v. Rgn~hart 1r. Mr. Epansn-
berg and Mr.. Ledav. were upon The plat
form. II was necessary or several &C.
caaions 20 change subjects. Each OF the
various tests we're. however. completed
satisfactorily and correctly. The prin-
cipsl test was that ~ finding e book
which had been hidden In the audience.
ard turning % page and finding a word
which had been selected by the commit
tee
Hypnotisn followed. ard ~ may be said
that az this point the fun commenced.
Without putting any Of his subjects In a
humiiiatinE p0xtftcn. he succeeded IN get
ting much real ulsyrlment cut % them.
OF the fourteen subjects who came on
the stage thirteen we're found 70 BE- sub
5ect TO either mesmerisrn or hypnotlzm.
Many simple tests were tried which
we're successful All Of the subjects were
marched through the audience, each at
tempting 70 follow an imaginary spot or
snotherss hack A test was also made by
running pin directly through the hard
q one Of the subjects. from the front
20 the back
There were circus performers. sweet song
birds. hypnotic statuary. and az one time
all thirteen Of the subjects were mounted
on pedsstais selling tickets 20 a most won
derfBi sliesh0w. During the exhibition
ons Of th. subjects becams perfectly rigid.
b@ing IN a catalepsic state. Engineer Bsi-
wer Of the Lydia Thompson. stated that
this man was for a long time deck hand
on that steamer. When he was placed
across the chairs with the weight OF four
men resting upon him he was examined
BY W c. Armstrong ard others. ard his
muscles were found 70 BE- as hard as iron
a perfect eatalsptic state.
This evening Mr.. MeEwen states that
he viii attempt his mind-reading tests
without any contact whatsoever with the
person who Is acting as hts guide. The
hypnotic programme will Dc entirely al
tered. and will contain a number Of spe-
cgsi sensational features Among them
viii he the breaking % a slab OF rock some
eight inches IN thickness while laid on the
breast OF subject. Another subject vii
be place. In a cataleptic state tonight and
removed 20 the shcw window OF business
house. where he viii remain on exhibition
for tweaty-four hours. being awakened on
the stage tomorrow evening.