The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-25

takes to water. The fingers worked with !
la strange automatic sort of movement,
over which my mind felt it had lost it's
power; and such shuffling and dealing,
such drawing and playing was never be-
lfore witnessed by those present. The fin
lgers played with all the skill and trick
lery of professional gambler.
"Other unpleasant surprises followed
lclose upon the heels of this strange reve-
Ilation. For instance, the arm manifests
Ia strong disposition to commit forgery,
and. also, to possess property not its own.
"'The shock produced by these peculiar
actions of the arm and their subsequent
occurrence seriously disturbed my ner-
\ vous system, and finally resulted in brain
: fever That sickness has left me, as you
see, in a wretched condition, and / fear /
shall never rightly recover. The uncer-
,tainty of the movements of the arm and
the offensive character of its actions,
keep me in perpetual fever of suspense,
and it is this continuous dread of what
may happen that clogs the road to restor-
ed health, and makes my case seem hope
less
sigh, drained the glass of absnthe and
sank back despondingly in his chair. An
interval of gloomy silence followed.
My dear young man." 1 remarked,
presently, you must not allow yourself
to be overcome by such feelings. Your
case, perhaps, is not so desperate you
imag CINE. To me, the greater mystery of
the two is the arm itself. How the doc
tors gave to you that arm is puzzle and
no mistake. Its singular actions i think,
may be easily accounted for. Your arm
!, is moved in obedience to some other will.
1t is known fact in hypnology that a
strong will may take possession of
weaker one, even if distance separate the
parties. That is your exactly. Hunt
up this man whose will is more vigorous
than your own. Hunt him up and / fam
cy you will be able TO solve the mystery.
, 1t is plain that the man is an enemy, and
that his heart is evil. Recall to memory
any one who is capable OF doing you an
injury. By the way, what has become of
your friend, the man whose arm you
. have? Have you seen him since the oper-
! alton? II / am not mistaken you enter
tanned strong misgivings concerning the
fellow. Who knows but that he is at
! the bottom of all your trouble
You conjecture rightly" he answered,
t eagerly. leaning forward and resting his
!, arms YEARLY on the table; that man is,
in some way, at the bottom of all my
1 trouble. That / firmly believe; but I
do not believe that the arm is subject to
5 hypnotic influence. The fellow has no
[ power to hypnotic. He has no will of
i his own. He is not able to control his
t own actions, and how, then, could it be
I possible for him to control the actions of
{ others?
I Hoping to discover some ciew to the
Y my stery, / resolved TO search for Snyder
S and learn the story of his life. ! found
4 him in Berlin. He was shahbily dressed
J., ard his whole appearance betokened a
t man who loved his beer, not wisely, but
S too well. At first he displayed an ugly
5 disposition and refused to hear what l
s had to say. What do you want with me ?,
: he snarled. Give me back nv arm and
I her I wi faIl with a
a doctors played a fine game. But L will
have my revenge j pitied the poor devil
{ for l knew what the loss of arm
!; meant. 1t meant helplessness that some
y tin es bordered on despair. few kind
= words, however, together with that most
Y potent remedy, gold, had the desired eff
$ feet.
f I'VE entered a beer cellar close by and
d seated ourselves at table. a copious
o supply of the delicious beverage loosened
a his tongue and he unwittingly disclosed
@ things which he would have withheld had
he remained sober. He said in brief,
t. that he the only son of a rich. re-
I spected innkeeper in Slesia and that his
+ father, ambitious that his son should rise
e in the world, had given him liberal edu-
+ icat;on; that a generous supply of spend
n ing money, together with the baneful in
a fuence of associates who were above his
n station in life had been the means of
n c@using him to wander from the path of
), win tue and honor; that he had been ex-
5 relied from his club for cheating at cards,
e that after his disgrace he had gone from
S bad to worse, until his father had set
r him adrift; that, growing desperate. he
e had committed forgery, which led to his
V In rrisonment, but that he had obtained!
I, his release by consenting to join the army
y in Africa; that he had deserted and for
e two years had led precarious life, as
@ soclating at times with criminals and
tNGpanOndS he hoH
;, and confined in the military prison at
= Strasburg, where Re mad met Drs Walter
t and Meyer. These DOCTORS he said
+ came to me with nice story about mon
s icy and liberty and all that sort of thing,
which they offered in exchange for my
: lriSht arm, and /, like a fool swallowed
a tht bait without thinking, so eager was
10 mingle once more with the outside
, world. The money is all gone and / am
- helpless. What is liberty to a one-armed
:, man without money? BY Cod he contin.
Iueu, with scowl that seemed to reflect
- the very devil in his heart, must have
- money. Money / must have and that
a Sc on, or j will do something desperate
had learned enough; all that / wanted
: Ito know. Handing him several eOmark
- pieces, quickly withdrew from his pres.
y lence."
: wen, did you get clue?' ! asked
t. You shall judge for yourself" he an.
N s"ereo Several days after my inter
1t view with the man, I CHANGED to rur
J. across a magazine article in which wa,
L tEis passage: The arm and fingers do ir
D. some manner get the quality of memoir,
il apart from the guidance of the brain.
id ana In order to establish the truth ~
Z this assertion, the following illustra ton.
w were given: Persons who have one,
r learned to play upon a musical instru
Q. ment, though they may have forgotten al
,e their knowledge Of music. can, when plac.
d ed before an instrument, frequently MIA,
of urcn IT. So it is with many neglected
art, though the whole memory of it ma,
er nave vanished from the mind, the me
If chanical part returns when the occa sio,
% presents itself to the muscles Adding Z,
>. wat have read of the mans shamefu
10 story of vice and crime, it was an cas-,
p, natter Tor me to frame theory which tr
r my mind, is the most rational of an,
,e tnat have yet entertained. 1t was sim
pie enough. Here, / reasoned. is a mar
r. wnc is self-acknowledged rogue. VIII,
-. Is sef-convicted thief, forger and black
lleg. i have his arm. The arms sinpuIa,
y actions are characteristic of the man
- lthat Is, ii acts in the Sama p,oorox - 4.