Evening star., 1900-07-14

him to sleep from any distance. I must not
faii, in the latter case to suggest that he
slumber only during a prescribed period.
Otherwise he will remain helpless until
come to him and personally arouse him
which the amateur Svengali must exert
In learning the art of awakening his VIC
tins. This is but a. confession of the great
danger OF impartins such powers 10 un-
skiilful hands. To arouse my sleeping sub
Ject should blow on his forehead or fan
with few transverse passes" across his
head. III his eyes Go not readily open I
must then rub the tips OF my thumbs
briskly from the root of his nose outward
toward his temples and renew the blowing
or tanning. IL this fails. / should tell him
10 count ten and assure him that when he
reaches nine he Will suddenly awaken Fall
ure OF all these methods will be assurance,
max ne Is not under my control. but under
mis- own must then ask him how should
proceed TO arouse him. Whatever ne adj
Nises VIII do the work. lie may beg Tor
more sleep. In that event I may say: In
ekactiy three hours YOU will awaken Tho
time having expired | must clan nv hapJs
and eNclaim: "All right your time is uni
wake up! Then he will open his eyes and
return to his normal senses
How to Become CIatryoyapt.
10 hSpnotize myself l must recline COM
fortabiy upon an easy chair or bel NV
every muscle must be relaxed I must ci,s.
my eyes. turn them inward and downward
imagining that see my breath drawn fin
ana OUT my nostrils. like smoke. / will soon
grow dizzy. experience a slnkin., sa,s,.,.,,
Iose my power to move and IA into hyn-
notlc sleep. To those questioning mo Will.
IN TINS state i will often become clairyny-
.' ant revealing the future Of my own NE:
the past and future of others
Many of these so-called .nrofnss,r-..
,each me how To disobey the laws ,nstitu;~a
agaihst amateur practice OF medicine, TS
stance. 1t is prescribed that I nuet r,,h
these growths with my fingers, at the same
, stlhe concentrating my mind upon the de-
sired effect. Having first suggested mar
they will disappear within two veel. ~.
cure Will be realized in that time
me worst that can be said of the .'hyp-
r.otLstn , taught by mail industry is that
nldhy OF THESE instructions sold to amateurs
are lndeed sufficient to develop in The az
slessNe ara persevering. actual hvpnotic
ppMers' Many Of the methods suggested
pNe, s.s,, put not given in detail are not
takes If applied by any on,, of raasn,
abe self-assurance they will prove sucress
Iu. so far as the mere induction Of the hyp-
motto influence is concerned IL wouId ~
deed be possible for an unscrrnurous -,
teur thus instructed to gain control Of his
Elctlm to such degree as to make bir, ,
: h an ihcendlary or even a murderer
l nave this on the authority of several sol
entliic hypnologsts who have studied tbsi-
SSlehce unoer the best masters of Euron.
Ia.o 10 nor our states and territories stand in
sore need Of a law restricting the nr,ctica
OF hypnotiSm to licensed physicians3
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS. Jr.
ihe United States u World Power.
oharies A. conant. In the July Forum
The appearance of the United States s,
the circle of world powers. although seero-
lngly sudden and unexpected, has been n
natural evolution of recent political AMI
economic tendencies. The time has come
rh,a srlra
markets and for opportunities for invest
ment has forced the great commercial ma
uCns, by the instinct of self-preserya tio,,
to demand that the field of conna,i,;o,, n,
Kept open, even by the exercise, if neces
sary, of paramount military force In sup-
porting this demand the United States will
OBEY the motive of enlightened self-interest
"hlch actuates other producing nations
She cannot take any other course yItbout
condemning herself TO Industrial staFnatSnn
az nome as well as to loss in prestige
Abroad. The appearance of foreign states
as borrowers in the New York money mar
ket Is one of the many signs that the ne
riod of economic isolation for the Tniied
,''Ite ,otates Is drawing to an end, and that she
must enter into the competition for the.
world market and into the field of inter-
national finance
In this contest the problem for the United
states, on the economic side. is to attain
the greatest producing capacity by the effi-
cheney of competitive machinery and labor.
while on the political side il is to keen omen
the opportunity for the free play of this
competitive power in the worlds markets
III commercial freedom were the rule among
nations, so that there could be no discrlm-
ination against the most efficient pro-
Queer the industries of the United States
would need no political support in the con-
test for commercial supremacy But by
reason of the conditions which have pre-
vailed in the world from the beginning un-
" irln 10
force have been brought to the support OF
national commerce. IL is essential that those
peoples who can produce under the best
conditions should not be deprived of thu
opportunity to sell in the worlds markets
This is the significance of the economic
and political problem which cunfronts the
American people. and which makes lmpor-
tant their foothold in the Philippines as a
lever for keeping open the door Of China
and Tor sharing in the development OF Asia.