The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-07
to read my friends long letter. Sud-

You will, | know, be keenly inter-
ested in a marvellous discovery that
DR.. Luys. of this city. has just made.
He is our great authority OH brain dis
eases and also dabbles in hypnotism-
and other kindred subjects.
"'He has established beyond any
doubt that it is possible to remove the
delusions of an insane person-pre-
viously hypnotized-by means of a thin
magnetiZed steel band worn around
the patients forehead for about
week. This is sufficiently marvellous.
but is nothing to the fact that if a sane
man or woman wears the band Ere
viouSly used by the lunatic the delu-
sions of the latter pass in their entire
ty to the wearer, who becomes an echo
in every action of his predecessor
AT last! AT last! Crushing the paper
in my hand, revelled in the exquisite.
revenge the letter revealed to me. My
brain. preternaturally excited, in Il
few moments planned the whole
scheme. Violently ringing my bell.
informed the clerk who came hurrying
in that had to go to Paris at once on
urgent business. l told him to ask Sir
Edward to meet me at 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 Irehearsed and rehears-
ed the scheme l had planned out until
l thought it perfect. / at once, on ar
rival. hastened to my friends house
and pretended that had not received
his letter. After breakfast he took
me to DR.. Luys' clinic, and there | saw
that the powers he laid claim to were
indeed his. Selecting the neediest-look-
ing of his assistants l gently touched
him and drew him aside. In my best
French l 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 f100. At first
he would not listen, but at last he did,
and went back to my hotel, content.
That evening left Paris with my re-
venge' carefully packed in small box.
On arrival at my house l slept for
twelve hours, thing l had not done
for weeks, and awoke ready to carry
my scheme through.
Il see you shudder, doctor, but felt
calm as fate itself.
"The following morning l was closet
ed with Berkley for some time, porting
over deeds of title and old, musty docu-
ments. l purposely delayed. in order
to fatigue him. Presently l saw the
tell-tale contraction of his face, and l
knew he was mine. Leaning across the
table. l said:
II had intended, Sir Edward, half
running myself in giving you a we'd
ding present: but l 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 l 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
l am model for solid common sense.
Now, if you blurted out that had ad-
vised you to use a -spiritualistic,
half-quackish remedy, why, my repu-
tation as an embodiment of practical
sense would be gone. l used myself
to suffer from headaches, and do now,
for that matter, and had tried every
remedy that the doctors could suggest.
At last l was persuaded to try spiri-
tualist, to whom l went at night. He
gave me thin band to wear whenever
/ 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 en-
able you to do it, l suggest that we
both take a weeks holiday and go to
some small fishing village and try the
treatment
81 paused and waited with throbbing
heart for his answer.
"'How awfully good you are, Flint!
l can never repay you for your kind
L
already. Why, you introduced me to
the lOyeliest-'
"'Stay! stay!. Don't begin that.
will arrange to start next Monday.
Will that suit your
$50 it was agreed, and he left the of
flee in high spirits, while l sat on and
thought OF Ethel, my wife, in the fu-
ture.
I'm the little village Of Ancorn
bound the fatal band round his fore
head I could not hypnotic him, but
l felt sure that my intense desire for
the success of the band would be as
good as any other mans hypnotic pow
er. And so it proved. for. on the eighth
day, l found Sir Edward Berkley-
Ethers promised husband-in his bed
room, a gibbering lunatic. l at once
secured the steel band, which was soon
destroyed, and then summoned assist
ance. With great difficulty we had him
removed to an asylum, and l went back
to break the news to his f1ancee. l did
1t, flatter myself, well, and then left
her alone for a month. Then | gradu-
ally began once more. to frequent the
house, until | stood again in my old po-
sition. Berkley had been away for FIVE
months, and l thought the time had
arrived to speak my mind to Ethel I
went one afternoon to see her, and If
| possible. to win her Sitting at her
side, I was just going to speak. when
heard a step on the stair and turned
| round. and to my amazement saw Sir
Edward Berkeley himself. Then l saw
| all was over-a blind fury seemed to
seize me In moment I was on him