The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-16
TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Renewed Interest Aroused in
Hynotism.
CONVINCING THE SkEPTlCS
The Championship for the Long Distance
Slumber Racket-A Formidable Ri
val in the Fleld-A Combi-
nation in Signs.

MleSouidr sept. l0.-Ine nypnOtlC en-
tertainments of this week have awaken
ed a lively interest in this science-if
science it is-and the discussions that
have resulted from the exhibitions that
have been given at the theater have
been numerous and warm. There are
! many who take no stock at all in the
so-called power of the hypnotists and
there are others who believe fully in
their ability to control by suggestion the
subjects who are nightly upon the
stage. Some of these skeptics have
been convinced by experience and 9TH
ers are as unbelieving as ever. Some
of the young men who have Altered
themselves as subjects for DR.. Flint's
work say that they knew nothing of
the antics that they were put through
until all was over. Others say that they
were fully conscious all the time. The
testimony of these men, therefore, does
not count for much, as it is so conflict
ing. The only satisfactory way for
man to settle the question seems to be
for him to undergo the test himself.
There were one or two Of these skeptics
who offered themselves for experiment
last night. but unfortunately DR.. Flint
had material enough before he reached
them in the circle. 1t would have been
interesting If they could have had the
benefit of actual experience in the mat
ter. Their sensations and their actions
would have settled the doubts that exist
in many minds as to the genuineness
of the experiments that are tried night
ly for the benefit and amusement of the
large audiences that fill the theater. IT
is. at best, difficult to tell where the
real thing ends and the fake, if fake
there is, begins.
But, speaking of hypnotic matters,
BY West continues to hold the cham
pionship for the long-distance slumber
racket. Harry Walker is looming up as
formidable rival, but all the proof
that he has to offer is his word. while
BY has the corroborative testimony
of half a dozen good men to prove the
genuineness of his sleep. 1t was long
one and strong one and by" hasn't
felt the need of sleep since. He says
that he never felt as strong as he did
when he walked from his long nap and
that the walk from Frenchtown to Mis-
soula, though it is up grade all the
way, was a delightful experience after
he had slumbered Ordinarily he would
not care to undertake it, He says that
he never so fully appreciated the pleas
ures of the trip from rs miles bee low"
till he took it afoot He saw things
that had always before escaped his OBJ
servation and his opinion is that the
only way to see a country properly is
to take it in afoot. He can repeat by
heart all the advertising signs that are
on the fences between here and French
town and he knows where all the bad
dogs are kept. He proposes to have a
law passed, making it criminal Of
fense for a man to keep an ugly dog
His only unpleasant experience was
nd he nr,tS
of it.
There is a combination of signs on
one of the powder houses near the
mouth of He'll Gate canyon that at
tracts considerable attention and causes
much amusement. The east end of the
house was utilized some years ago by a
local cigar manufacturer to advertise
his wares. Recently the warning notice
has been posted upon this end of the
building, which is next to the road to
Bonner. The position of the sign is a
good one and nobody can fail to see it
who looks at the house. 1t combines,
however, with the cigar advertising
sign in way to cause alarm on the
part of those who contemplate purchas-
ing any of the cigars. The legend that
greets the eye now that both signs ap-
pear on the white wall of the powder
house is: Smoke Tietjen's Cigars-Ex-
plosives, Dangerous" County Commits
sioner Tietjen will probably have the
board pass suitable regulations as to
the posting of signs.
Among the visitors who have been In
town this week was John Cleary, who
is now an expert ranchman with a farm
in the Bitter Root that is a model. He
finds the pitchfork as pleasant to han
die as the ticket punch was and the
new life seems to agree with him. He
has pleasant location for his farm
and his bucolic labors have been profit
able thus far. He is contented in his
new work and finds the change alto
gether agreeable. He held a confer
ence with Joe Brunker while he was
here and compared notes with him as
to the best way to forget the high sign
and the whistle for brakes. John has
found it as hard to start his team
without waving his hand as Joe has to
get his delivery horse under way with
out giving two whistles The result of
the conference is not made public but
from the fact that Joe continues his
toot-toot when he wants to start mis-
horse it is inferred that they decided
to let things go as they are