The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-31
MODERN MAGIC.
Professor Lettshay's Re-
markable Hypnotic Feat
In City Hall Today.
''CO TO SLEEP, my BABY"
DR.. Stewart Administers Pain.
less Vaccination to Three
Small Arms.

John M. Lettshay. as he pronounced it,
and professor in hypnotism, as he
styled himself entered the Board of
Health office in the City Hall this morn
ing with three children and, told Inspector
Benjamin he wished to have them vaccin-
ated.
This ees my daughter Louise, she ees
years old, and Viola, she ees years old
and this my son Howard, he ees 6 years
DID, said the professor by way of intro
duction to the Inspector, who made his
courtlicst bow in response to the curtsies
of the little girls and the bob of the
boy.
Then the professor proceeded to inform
the inspector that his children were afraid
to be vaccinated, and would the inspec-
tor please allow him to hypnotize them.
..You are their father, and you may do
as you. please replied Mr.. Benjamin,
unless DR.. Stewart here objects"
The doctor referred to smiled knowing
" and nodded his head in assent. There
upon the learned professor with much
ceremony bade his offspring be seated. He
stepped back to get good view of them,
and then after careful reflection proceed
ed to arrange their curls, smoother their
frocks, told them not to cry but look
pleasant just as if they were going to be
photographed, and striking an attitude,
began to wave his hands in their faces
and mutter:-
.sAbracadabra, allah ii allah, seien sic
ruhig, Viola, schwiegen sic Louise"
When these cabalistic words were ut
tered three little heads went gracefully
on three little shoulders and three pairs
Of little eyes dosed and 10 they were fast
asleep.
.There sir doctaire do your worst said
the professor to DR.. Stewart. Then fol-
lowed an interesting operation. The
doctor took small needle and scarifed
the flesh on the arm of the first child.
Taking up small glass tube containing
the virus, he broke off both ends of the
tube, put a small rubber hose on one and
and took the other end of the tube in his
mouth. Then placing the broken end of
the tube over the wound caused by the
needle he blew gently through the hose
and the virus dropped on the raw spot on
the little white arm. This was done to
Miss Viola and Master Howard and the
trio remained perfectly quiet throughout
the operation. A little time was given
to allow the wound to dry and the doctor
signed to the professor that it was all
over. That gentleman took up a position
in front of the apparently sleeping chill
dren and reversing the sign process said
in a loud voice
Allah Il Allah. abracadabra" and
something which sounded like -.auf wieviel
wird sich das game belaufen?"
Three pairs of little eyes opened. three
little heads were raised from three little
shoulders, and the three nice little obedi-
ent children, as they undoubtedly were.
awoke.
Inspector Benjamin and DR.. Stewart
stared; they had seen nothing like this
before and they complimented the pro-
fessor, who graciously informed them that
the eldest child had such powe that by
working her eyes she could send her
youngest sister to sleep.
Il think I'll hire her to try it on nv
baby nights, said the Inspector.
She would make fortune among
papas who nightly have to parade up and
down in the bedroom in undress uniform
and tune their voices into hush-a-hyes ana
lullabys,' said the doctor.
1t was also remarkable that the girls
could hypnotic their father, SO the pro-
fessor said.
Great scheme that for touching the
old man., was the next comment.
With profuse thanks and more curtsies
from the dear little ones the professor
took nis nat and his leave for his home
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