The herald., 1897-12-26
Prof. Dubee, the Hypnotist
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rope upon which l had been seated, I
tried to explain why my eyes and tongue
had become so affected. and the only
conclusion that / could arrive at was
that the salt air had given me an in :
creased appetite, which had not curbed.
and was undoubtedly suffering from an
attack of indigestion, and proceeded ut
once to take a good dose of pepsin to aid
my cverworlked organs. After a short
nap to allow the pepsin to clear my stom-
ach, hunted up the captain, as | wished
to have chat and sociable smoke, and
was much surprised that he ignored my
presence and seemed to be preoccupied
by some grave question. Seeing that my
presence was not appreciated, drifted
around the vessel in an aimless manner
and my attention was attracted to the
mate and sailors, who ell seemed to be
doing their work in an automatic man
ner. They seemed to be devoid of life,
and were mere machines, speaking not q
word to each other or looking at any
thing but that at which they were work.
ing.
| soon became dsgusted with the
whole outfit and retired to my bunh,
where / read until fell asleep, and was
only aroused in time for my breakfast.
During the meal | said to Captain Snow
den. "What speed are we making, cap
tain?'
about twelve and half knots; and /
think we will get there August 13.
Where, captain?" said /. Il thought
twenty-five days would see me land?"
His only answer was steady gaze at
the long voyage passenger, who l now
noticed had his eyes riveted on the cap
tain, and l perceived in them the same
strange, penetrating vision as when l
felt the attack of Indigestion the day be-
fore.
The captain, without word. arose
and went on deck, and I heard him give
the order to stretch all sails and keep
them wet, and then he came back, and,
looking at the long voyage passenger
with vacant stare, he said: Il think
we can make it by July 13." was dunn
founded, and began to suspect that had
taken passage on board of a lunatic asy-
um. The captain Immediately went
on deck again to see that his orders were
carried out, and soon heard the splash
of water as the men were wetting the
sails.
The long voyage passenger sat con-
tempating me for some time, and at last
began to rub his hands in evident salts
faction. At last he said: isn't it just
grand, doctor, that at last the mission Of
my life is to be fulfilled? oh, | suppose
I should tell you, perhaps, what that
mission is. You professional men, who
oh nd To Eaay tho of
life at q full blaze, have never tried to
demonstrate the lowest limit to which
that spark can be reduced and still main
tain life, but are always advising and
assisting people to burn the spark to its
utmost limit. and therefore you are con-
suming and shortening the lives of
the human race. ! propose to show you,
one of the leading scientific men of the
world. that life can exist in the smallest
degree, and give to the world new
theory upon which to work. Ihave been
a cataleptic since birth, and have since
maturity been travelling as a hypnotist
and mind reader throughout the world
and have. on several occasions, at
tempted. through the aid of scientific
men, to be allowed to put myself into i
cataleptic condition and be buried to
prove that the spark of life exists, al
though to appearances it has fled ! at
one time, in a southern town, prepared
myself for the trial, and went into the
comatose state, and would have been
buried but for the influence of the public
mind, which prevented the consumma-
ton of my desires, and the chief of police
of the city forbade my burial, and was
brought back to life. Now things are
different. You are my witness, with