The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-07
TOPERS SEE A METAL DISC:
NON-ALC0HOLIO JAG LINE WORK ED
UP BY DOC PILKINSON.
He Found Hypnotism Cheaper and More Salts.
factory Than Liquor-was Working Up
Quite q Trade when saloon Keepers and
Temperance People Combined Against Him.

Quite q Trade when saloon Keepers and
Temperance People Combined Against Him.
old Doc Pilkinson. who lived in the same
town l did out In Iowa, made a big bundle Of
money at his hypnotic jag business while Il
lasted. said Squire Jenkins, reminiscently;
but In the end both the saloon and the tenn
perance people got after him and he had to quit.
Most reformers have either the temperance
or the liquor people on their side, Doc said
~sorTowfully to me one day; but the whole bunch
seems to have combined against a good old
man. who, in his way, was doing a great and
novel work along temperance lines
One time Doc blew into Chicago with a big
roll Of money and a desire 10 see the town.
He inspected quite a bit Of II, but pretty soon
got where he could see the end Of his roll with
out using a telescope. While he was trying
20 figure out the way In which he could put
the rest Of his money to the most good. he saw
the advertisement Of a professor Of hypnotism.
That was a new game to Doc and he wanted
TO take a hand in IL. so he toddled up TO the
professors Office and explained that he wanted
10 be put under the influence, Then an idea
struck him.
Let's see. said Doc. sort Of doubtfully.
Your charges for hypnotisina are tr
The professor allowed they were.
We'll. can you hypnotic me 80 that | will
think | have been looking on the wine when
IL is red to the extent OF several aunrts''
That was a new one for the professor. but
he thought he could work II. And he did.
In about Ave minutes he had boo cavorting
about the room and raising Cain generally.
1t wasn't any too easy a Job 10 bring Doc back
to his normal condition. but the professor
finally succeeded. Doc was pleased up to
the limit.
I've had all the fun Of a champagne Jag, he
said. And II only cost me "a. AZ the same
time I can trIthfully say I haven't had a drop
to drink. There's long green and an honora-
BILE reputation coming 10 the mar who works
up the great non-alcoholic jag line. I wouldn't
be surprised il they insisted on making me the
president Of the local Temperance union.
Doc jollied the professor and parted with
most " his roll and finally induced the professor
TO give him lessons In hypnotism. When boo
returned to town he brought back a big metal
disk. which was all the apparatus he required,
and while he wasn't an expert hypnotist. no
understood the game we'll enough 10 be able 10
make any willing subject think he had q jag
which cOuldu't have been purchased for a good
deal more than Doc was planning 10 charge.
It's hard work to hypnotic a man who don't
want to be put under the influence, the profess
sor told him, and II you re going 10 take up that
part Of the business you'll need an extended
course
From what | know Of my native town. Doc
replied, confident like. there won't be any lack
Of willing subjects And he was right.
The first man Doc tackled was Uncle Billy
Perkins. Uncle Billy was just on the way to
take a drink when Doc stopped him.
why should a man put that into his face
which tangles his feet and emptles his pocket
book?' asked Doc. Come over TO my ofice
and III steer you up against the real thing In
the wav Of an non-sloohoic lag
Uncle Billy was a little doubtful. having a
prejudice in favor Of red whiskey. but Doc per-
suaded him. When they got 10 the of1oe boo
showed Billy a big metal disk.
Keep your eye on that. he told him. Give
yourself up TO hypnotic influence and In q mo-
ment you'll think you've tucked a quart Of the
best booze where II will do the most good
Uncle Billy was indig
Invite a man over TO have a drink and then
tell him to look az a piece OF metal and imagine
he's a d istlleTyl hs said eonteHPtuously
pretty fine. and il wssnfa minute before Uncle
Billy was giving a beautiful imitation Of a man
who has bee been up , against II y ,S al 3isa' said Uncle
Biry ]e w srSeTfa 'G about " the thSs S once sag All O maH
needs is metal disk and a couple Of hypnotish
passes 10 lllIlh he : a pIlNdNc NIlINh'N virus
After a time Doc made a few more passes
and brought Uncle Billy back TO his normal
condition Of saddened so6riety He did it scr.
Uncle Billy could remember a good deal Of
what had happened, He was tickled from his
It's the greatest marvel OF modern science
he told Doc. Here I've had a beautiful jag
with all the hilarity attending such occasion,
headache. and can swear that haven touched
rum Nan0ff FROM 1SiSf His MI n sS.qs ADDED Si' t 2%S s"f Bi HS;"9 IN
SO Uncle Billy piked right oyer to the local
temperance union building and put his name
70 the pledge They made a great fuss over
knew they didn't mean aEy harm by 4 4 few
streets with a big blue ribbon in his button hole
Almost the first man he met was Pete White.
who had run a close second 70 Uncle Billy as
the local champion booze destroyer When
Pete saw the blue ribbon he had TO lean against
n house for support. and at first thought he was
seeing things.
TO me remarked Pete puzzled like, and half
to himself and halt 70 Incle billy But that
blue ribbon on Uncle Blliys manly bosom Is a
nsSiG 2,9 "''ly ,"'''' 81 "",'' S'' "'e''
Jncie Billy assured him that it was a sure
herceiorth vine that lnebrintos. and
also wliek"y .pnd beer, will be unknown to
Your Uucle billy he said complacently I've
tll Nl'llA 'l. - k''l my NAHNf 4 49, ~ a.
| really needed a tWirl a. that game I'll 20 over
To Doc FlIKlnsuns Office, fix my eyes on III,
metal disk, and havo him make a couple of
passes oyer me Its just A. satisfactory, and
save, a lot Of wear on a mans conscience and
pOCkcthoOk'
1t must be mighty satisfactory sneered
Pete a metal disk aud a couple of passesl
] suppose IL he showed you a locomotive head
Limit and made d dozen passes over you you
would think YOU had been preserved In alcohol.
| don't Ike 10 shock you, but ] must say | would
prefer n couple Of quarts Of redCye whtSkey to
a car load of metal disks
"Unclc Billy kept telling Pete about the
beaUtic, OF tho game and finally persuaded
him to take a whirl NJ Il II was another case
OF a man who came To sneer and remained 70
stagger. Doc Pilkinson, feeling that his pro-
~feSsional reputation was at stoke, managed
Ia throw a bigger hypnotic Jag Into Pete than
he had into Uncle Billy. II took Pete nearly
an dav 10 recover, but he was fully satisfied with
the result and was even more enthusiastic than
Uncle Billy had been.
Talk about Harvey. Jenncr. Pasteur and
other medical men who have benefited the
human race he exclaimed juhiluutly tell
YOU. Doc pilkin~nu has them al, copp"red His
hoozclo~s lag IS the greatest Invention Of ancient
or modern time
And Prto. thinking that as long rs he had
cut tn" rum out he might as vol get tho credit
for il. marched on arm In arm with incl" Billy
and signed IA" pl"d2r.
The next few days there wasn't anything
10 be heard about town cNccDt the marvellous
conversion Of lucl" Billy and Pet" White 10 the
cause Of tcmp"raLCr. Both men CAV" MI the
re lii for II toDor Pilkinson, and this N rathor