The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-24
A PRETTY
HYP NOT|ST
Makes Youth Do Funny
Things.
NEWEST WRINKLE OF ALL
Young Mistress Of the Queer At
Shows Her Friends SINE
Amazing Feats.

Another idol has been shattered. For
years the popular conception of a hyp
notlst has been Syeng alike Great
IRE. with long. flowing. back locks. a !
hooked nose and pair of fierce, pierre
ing back eyes. But HoAolulu has a
young girl who Is an adept at the art; !
a young girl who stands but "A few
inches over five feet. and in whose
plump figure, rosy cheeks. jolly dark
eyes and whole healthy personality you
will look In vain for any Of the con-
ventional attribute of the traditional
hypnotist.
Last week we had hypnotism by tel
ephone. and now We have hypaotism
with a young girl as the chief perform
n. No need for leap years now; the
unmarried. swainless damsel need not
postpone her matrimonial project I'M
til the year consents to divide itself by
four and February ADDS a day to its
length. All the girl who lacks best
beau has to do in these fin de steele
days is to take lessons in hypnotism
| and then she can call about her al
the manageable young bachelors, and
she may pick her steady" as she
| chooses.
| The young lady who gave the first
exhibition of hypnotism by a woman
that has ever been seen in Honolulu is
Miss Queenie Davis. sister Of J. L. Da-
Wis. the young man who gave the "hel-
10" show of hypnOtism last week. II
took place at a small gathering o.
| GrIenGs and pupils o. Pr~I. McLaugn-
in. at the DAVIS residence on BereLa-
ala street, last evening and Miss DAVIS
adeptness at the art, despite the fact
| that she has been but a short time
studying. amazed everyone.
the s~DJect was the same young MAJ
who was sent into a hyphotIc steep b.
telephone a few days ago by Mr.. Davis.
tie ~ tal, rather gOOd-loOking you. 8
ian, and is what Is known as an easy
| subject, as he possesses the power OF
allowing himself to b. swayed by the
| operator to an unusual degree. Miss
Davis put him through all OF the regu-
alton PAGES. he suffeI ed from cold un-
TIA his teeth Chattered-thInk of il, IN
Honolulu. with the temperature at So
4 and then he came back to the tropi s
an hurry. and in moment was par
spring and tanning himself as If h =
was seated on a red-hot s.ove. lie had
an awful time with n swarm OF ses
| and fought them in such a deliciously
realistic style that the rest of the peo-
. pie In the room were sent into roars OF
laughter. Then he enjoyed a free per
, Torrance at Hogan's m ns.rels and 81
so excited over IL that NJ had TO ge
upon the stage and take part in il
himself. all to the huge delight Of h
friends.
Then to show that there was no char
latanry In It. Miss Davis called atten
ton to the young mans pulse an.
caused IL to cut such ca Ders as no we /
lbrgd pulse would do under ordinary cir
lcumstances. first running to 116. then {
a $50 and back again to y 70 1.-THE nor
, | NAL rate-as she willed il to do. Whe.
she came 20 withdraw her subject fro I
the hypnotic sleep. however there wa
- | pillNia for a few oments and tn
!, youthful operator had some trouble be
n fore the subject would consent to com
" back 20 earth. He was so reluctant 4
resume sway over his own body tina
Miss Davis became somewhat troubles
and Prof Mclaughlin was called uDo
for assistance. and only then would tn
yourg man come out of his nap.
Afterwards there was n still more In
terestirg experiment by Prof Nc
Laughlin. young man. who is quit
10 well known about the city as a collect
IA or. and who suff srs from an unfortu
C. nate impeachment in his speech, was In
y troduced. ard the Prof assor promise
TO begin a treatment that he homes wi
r. result In a permanent cure.
~ First he made strange and somewhf
Of erotesque passes over the young man
face. He pounded on his chest an
rubbed and massaged the muscles
%. the throat, and presently. withoI
- Knowing u. his subject had dropped n
irto peasant slumber. Then NJ
Mclaughlin began to talk to him. a,
dressing his words TO the abdn-ne
iG through which he states the subj
ne he1rs. the nerves of hearing being con
81 p'ete'y paralvzed. according TO n
~ statement. The two held a long co
e- Versation by the aforesaid means NJ
AL In perfectly clear and fluent Englii
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