Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14
HYPNOTIC POWER.
Two Novices Discuss Hypnotism and
Svengali Simpsons Power.
A Few Remarks Upon Eecentricities Of Port.
lands Charitable Men.

- F'''es~N' lliis rcNcIllS dShcu a
Portland man of the Journal. after one
of the performances at Meonian han
by Jeffrey, some time ago.
1t was admitted that no magnetism
was felt. though it was evl1en. tina.
many did.
That is just it," remarked the Port
land man. Il did not feel the mag
netism or Is 1T a superstition? That is
others who did. l do not pretend to
would like to know what is the differ
ence in the different minds Is ii mag
natism or is it superstition? That is
a question that is bothering me. l
would like to know why I cannot fee.
the magnetism of the man as others
do. Some have great fear of him. as
he comes down into the audience. Is
that the real hypnotism. or is it
hysteric nervousness. There are GER
State TO be seen in the audience who
are nervous at such an entertainment,
yet they like to go to them. On, mar
suggested to me that it was Z crime to
let a man travel through the country
and arouse all the supers:itious fear
that a hypnotist does. 1t is something
beyond me and shall not attempt to
either condemn or to praise it, until !
have made a study to 4 certain extent
not be too ready to condemn anything
of the sort when he does not under
stand it
You know l have been in attend
ance at many of the meetings of Rev
A. b. Simpson at Old Orchard in III"
past few years. l am positive as wish
to be that he has either a divine power
or that he has the powers Of IN hypno-
/ fist. Take the report of his sermons,
many of which he has told ME person.
ally, We're almost verbatim. and ca,:
YOU find anything that is SO very great
| in them? Thousands of other clergy
Euen can make just as good AN arsu-
Esnext but not get the result. Why,
lfsthtn Unless he has some unseen pow4r
! d3n 81 Kbrk the wonders In money
fs1ettina fEat he .does?'.
E,y :ss ~ sbHs never felt his power of
tsiS5iet Ism I'M the least, but it is said
Tthose IN the sides ana behind him So
not He1 the power. have. always sat
lbehind HIM so that may account for
my.not feeling his power #
| go Illustrate the power that. ,none
| seem-Io be able to explain, l will eel
you OF a. case that I know Of. Il Was
on one vi the Sundays of the grea.
COLLECTIONS. after the collection had
'been ,taken.s was walking down to
t.4ry hotel when came across a young
4 rith-friena, looking as blue as thc.sky.
IN asked him What was the trouble, and
54said heFwas hungry, and then he
Said he wassa fool of sort expressed
L.pifn seveffi adjectives all with a
.l|tRsAning.ssHe gradually told me that
he had come there that morning from
..kkPol;siA md with a return. ticket and
about $40 in money. that he hal saved
i from q months pay after having paid
his board and other bills lie was
rather fsreible about his Language
when he said he sat, there, and as the
| .paskes came, around he put all the
! npiey he had into 1t. He. did not
kfssw Why he did it. ard was. mad with
himself the n,sment he did it, After
dinner he looksn at sitsin aemove ROSY
/ fued way. apd-Haid it might have beer
worse as he might have put in the re;
turn ticker. -.
Il krow of ane$Aer n'at whe pu. il
the whole of $3.50 he had with siim.san
then telegraphed hQme for money Il
get home with He was really ASHAMED
: to admit he put it inro me contribu-
lion. and told Ahis brother h. was Ut
gainst a game &C poker and lost it all
one can see by this that there Is SOM
mower to assist Mr.. Simpson. J canno;
decide whether it is the direct power
given him by God. or whether it is this
HYPNOTIC power. part q. The secre;
If his success / think. hes in his
preaching i'm a way of perpetual 'ife
Everyone. | care not who he is. has a
desire to live and a terrible aversion
IN death. If man thinks by giving 8
few dollars. or girl by giving gold
watch. that he or she will he assisted
over that dreadful period and will rn-
..ieve perpetual life. whether it be b,
the coming of Christ to this world. Oh
nv life in another. he VIII give the
money. For the time Mr. Simpson
ysts thei, ideas upon this. and they
roroet the commonfact :easoning OF
> ,,a world and their own beliefs"
.pn,tland has been very fortunate ir