The Ravalli Republican., 1898-04-20
BROKE: 7t-.E BANK.
Fhe s,mple Conntiy'',an with Bright
h.yss !Iypnotixct: ti,e Dealer.


hyss !fypnotixct: the Dealer.
'Hypnotis1n isa 'nyaterio'a thing
that is now claimed 10 he used by
ewindlers and l'litnns IN their
t!evilish work as Well ~ by repu-
table men of SCIENCE but have often
wondered why some shreWd gam
bier has not turned l:is attention to
hypnotism and used it as a means OF
making easy winnings, said NJ. ..
Burrill Of Chicago, who was discuss
ing "ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain with q party OF traV-
cling men at the Planters.
1.-THE nearest thing to hypnot1sm
in gambling that ever saw was i've
or six years ago at Grand Forks, y.
D. Quite a commotlon was caused
by stranger, dressed IL the Sarb OF
country merchant, winning at q
single sitting $500 in Charley Mar
tin S gambling rooms. This stranger
in the guise Of Il country merchant
dropped into Martins place and
eazed around at the gamblers, He
appeared to be greatly surprised at
the extent of the gambling that was
going on. | remember him well.
HE was slim, Of medium height,
high forehead and bald head. He
was smooth shaven, with eyes deep
" set and which shone with won
drous brightness He tried his luck
at various games, with varying Sue
cess. Finally lie stopped at the rou
lette table and placed 81 on H. Ihe
little ivory bali spun around fe"
times and dropped into 3S. He did
not appear to care about gambling
any more and went into the saloon
adjoining. Soon the gamblers began
to 90 out for lunch, and he returned!
to the Wheel where he sat down and
began to play light. The room was
soon cleared of all gamblers except
the man ut the wheel. The player
glanced into the man S face, and his
eyes fairly glistened as meanwhile
he placed money Oh different mum,
bers. A few men who had eithe1
gambled their money away on were
out Of luck came in and gathered
around the player, seeing that he
was beginning to play high.
"All noticed that the man at the
wheel seemed to be under some
strange influence and appeared to bt
acting contrary to his desire. Hi
would whirl the little ivory marble
and, regardless Of the fact that tn
player was losing, he would pay til
bet in the same ratio as if ho has
won. The on lockers, Of course, ha
no sympathy with tho gambler, an
they watched in silence. When til
last dollar had been taken from til
drawer, the player thrust the none
before him into his pocket, neVe
taking his eyes from the Whcclman
face, and vanished through the dool
That was the last seen of the SUI
posedly country merchant.
1.-THE instant the stranger was on
of the room the man who manipr
lated the wheel reached his hands
his head and shuddered. When h
discovered that the till was empty
he sWore that he had been knOcke
down and robbed, but he was in
formed by the bystanders, anon
whom were several we'll known cit
zens Of the town, that such was nC
the case. He was told that he ha
been puying off bets for 20 minute
in reckless manner and that h
had not been robbed, but cheated.
"'I don't know how it was done
I was hypnotiZod! exclaimed IL
man at the wheel.
''He could not be made to belie1
that he was SO careless as to give !,
about 81, 300 unless he had been pl
under some magic spell, and man
of those present were firm in the b
lief that the man at the wheel hl
really been hypnotized. Anyhow Il
man declared he would thereuftt
be chary Of all men with brigl
eyes. st. Louis Globe Democrat