The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-29
JOHN TYNDAL-HYPNoTIsT.

There are few persons in Breckenridge
county who do not know John Tyndal
He is one Of the most unique speci-
mems Of humanity that has ever been
permitted to draw breath.
John Tyndsl known the countryside
over, is possessed Of very lively wit and
with pair OF muscular arms, but IL is
his wit, rather than bis arms that he
Compels to work to earn his living
John Is a jack.at. all trades. During
his varied career he has been a Profes.
soI OF Legerdemain and with the Black
Art and Hocus Pocus he has entertained
several generations.
John is unlettered, but this does not
prevent him from being deep student
of the things that thrive in the Realm of
Mystery.
He is the great apostle in this section
Of the Wonderful and it vas John Tyndal
that first introduced the magic lantern,
the planchette board, the graphophone
and kindred mystic inventions to the
people in this neck of the woods
In appearance John Tyndal is so re-
markedly like Du Naurier's Svengali
that he would easily be mistaken for
the'latter's twin brother. He has the
same sharp eyes, keen hooked nose and
wierd black whiskers. His fingers are
serpentine and seem to possess the cleo.
trio fire of magnetism.
John may, or may not be believer
in the doctrine of the transmigratiOn of
souls but he is veritable reincarnation
of Svepgali and seems to have inherited
the latter's powers
This was de mOnstrated in manifesto
ton at Fishers drug ste re Saturday a
week ago.
John Tyndal has a boy named Sam.
The latter is raw country youth, as
verdant as the grass that clothes the
meadows of his native home. lie knows
little of the world and its seeming pas.
sions and is as much a son of nature as
the aboriginal warriors who first inhabit-
ed the billy Businesses of Breckenridge
A few weeks ago John Tyndal dis
covered he had strange influence over
his son, The influence was mysterious
and it was the thing he revealed in. He
experimental and soon found that the
power he possessed was hypnotsm.
He brought the boy to town and at
Fishers drug store gave an txemplifca-
ton of this power.
He made few passes before the bows
face and threw him into hypnotic
state He placed lump of coal in the
boys hands aud told him it was red hot
The boy dropped it quickly, a look of
anguish came into his face, he tried to
cool his hands.aDd cried piteously. He
was then taken up into baloon-in his
mind-when about thousand feet high
his father exclaimed, "Sam it's as cold as
hell u John is not always accurate in
his statements. Sam Immediately but.
toned his coat tightly about him. He
begun to shiver, his teeth chartered and
he actually turned blue with cold.
Suddenly his father shouted: "The
balloons busted, we'er dropping and will
be killed dead as hell |"
A look OF abjsct terror came into Sans
face and he trembled with fear. His
father called out: "We've landed all
right" and look of inefIiable bliss was
r. fl -Cte in Sans Countenance.
Next Sam WAS thrown into a state OF
absolute rigidity, His rody became as
hard as rock and he was placed with
his head resting on the back of one chair
and his heels on the other. His father
placed his whole weight on the boys