The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
STBLIMIN1L CONSCIOUSNESS.
View of n Psychicai Problem That Brought
IA Kicking to a Medium.
John Henry

View of n Psychical Problem That Brought
IA Kicking to a Medium.
John Henry"
Now when Mrs Singletary began in that way
and dropped into her lap the stocking which she
was darning, the nominal head Of the house knew
that il was just well to put by the paper he was
reading and to pay attention. Alice and Maud
had said their prayers and gone 10 bed John,
Junior, was sprawlcd all over the dining room
table with his Lessons for the morning, Mr.,
Singletary put aside the paper with complete
sitting Of the groan which hr did not deem II wise
To utter. lit another match, for his cigar had gone
out. and awaited developments.
John Henry" said Mrs Singletary, what is
submna COnsCicntiousness' didn't like To
appc az ignorant when Mrs. Doubleday called this
afternoon and told me about the strange things
she secs. She says it's Subliminal conscientious
ness II wac u most instructive call learned
many strange things She says it's all
due to her subliminal conscientiousness. didn't
like 10 appear ignorant; so didn't ask her what
that was. for | knew that you could tell me Now
what makes Mrs. Doubleday sre things, and
what makes them all come true
"Whiskcy, | guess" said John Henry, reach
ing TO pick up his paper. She ought to see
doctor He'd give her sulphonal trianal or
something"
Why John Henry" cxpostulated his wife.
Mrs Doubleday il one Of the best women in our
church You shouldn't say such things with
Johnny in the dining room listening To every
thing we say and you put all sorts OF ideas into
his head | don't believe she drinks anything at
all Anyway. she says it's due To her subliminal
conscentiousness, and | know you never sent
home any whiskey with that label.
"Suhliminal consciousness not conscientious
ness. my dear" said Mir SnglCtary, who found
that after all he would have to adopt the didactc
relation which is never altogether UNPLEASANT 10
the head Of any household "Subliminal con
seriousness il the excuse that the medium gives
when you are about 10 punch his head for not
keeping his solemn engagement not To yank
disguStingly unnecessary bunch of spirits out Of
the Vastly deep remember distinctly that that
was the excuse given me by medium who both
cred my cousin Ellen"
Il don't see why you didn't marry your cousin
Ellen; you are always talking about her" inter
ic,ted Mrs, Sngrtary.
My dear" sagely replied John Henry, at that
time being bachelor ! was supposed To- exercise
II certain amount Of discretion which ! think
showed when chose YOU. Ellen was my cousin.
that's all but that is wide Of the subject Ellen's
favorltc brother killed in railroad accident.
as you may remember II very ghastly
sort Of thing and not at all pleasant to have re
| hcarSed Some years ago, long before met you.
| | was spending the summer at their place on the
Mnssach4scits coast and the old lady was some
what up TcS see n"
! and it amusing 10 e" over and watch their
| antics one Of their star saints was that brother
powers could SENSE as they call t. the rumble Of
the approaching train, the rock on the track the
| though | suppose the dead did not make much
noise even in the spirit life 1t was pretty piece
Of business and never fniri /, catch the house
! thing ed Ellen or tn old lady to hear
so when the old lady announced one afternoon
that she was going To visit the camp for the public
| Srancc that evening made up my mind to spare
them little "nnoyancc ! Just slipped over T.
| the spirit world and gave it To him straight |
| told him that the mother and sister Of his star
| spirit the railway wreck young man, were going
! to bc in the audience that evening and that Il
| would be- very disagrecable I" them To have that
distressing story rctod put il 10 him as a
and an unbcirver Still told him that il that
ing il would I've Just well To hit him melt his
mntrraliAcd ear and tell him that he would have
| To wait The boss spiritual manipulation was n
| young chap from Boston and inclined 10 be rather
| coCky II" said that he was not responsible for
II" manifestations being in - trnnGe but il was
the earth plane had been PaSsamaquoddy lady.
That sort nj ling" made me real mad and wound
up by telling him that he could fix il up With r
control but il there was any railroad wreck appa
riton that evening NJ would have To maize his
own arrangements for passing alun; u the de
""a>"l Passamaquoddy squaw the licking that
s."uld certainly give him IN his m"diumistic ca
| paCity, and that II he could keep his trance going
| until it was all over II would save him lot 81
| trouble
| After all this cXplana ton, and think nothing;
| could bc iaircr than my Proposition we turned
| up at the public S'ance. There was the usual
! Job lot Of aSsurt ted spirits. ncle John rrcug
nilrd right behind US and had lite t. say, Aunt
| Martha caught ON in the middle aisle, Pa and Ma
| and litte Peter made themselves solid in group
down in the front row. II seems though the
man from boston had taken the hint and all was
| going smoothly But the last spirit that he Scnsc
| began with II rumblng Of trains and knew tina
he had thrown down on me Ii was the whole
CHASTITY story and had my hands full Of truubl,
al once. When the thing all over j left my
cousin taking care of her mother and lii oat f0r
the platform. There was crowd Of believers in
my way and could not do justice 10 my feelings
| got 10 the back OF the tent just as the Boston
medium was crawling under the canvas and was
not able 60 do more than lift him one good one
II he pa Ssed that kick along to his control you
gamble that the PasSamaquoddy lady was Little
| Dull Eyes for day or Then the brcthren
collared me and explained that it was all due Il
his Subliminal consciousness. That's why
think Subliminal consciousness is intended e
mean the way Of wriggling out Of fake"
Say, Pop exclaimed John junior from the
back room, was il a real ghost? And could you
really have licked the mcum il he hadn't sncaked
out Of the tent"
Johnny" said Mrs Sngetary, don't you
know it's after o'clock, and if you haven
got your lessons done y0ul have to do then
before breakfast Now kiss good night ant
don't keep the gas burning more than five
minutes