Catoctin clarion., 1900-10-04
FEAR OF HYPNOTISM
1T GIVES A SINGLE YOUNG MAN
ANXIETY.

1T GIVES A SINGLE YOUNG MAN
ANXIETY.
He Is Afraid He Is Going to Be Mar.
ried in Spite of Himself, and So He
Gives the License Clerk Timely
Warning.
Lowell Putnam is in prcdicamcnt.
He is afraid he is going to be mar
ried. He doesn't want to be married
vet he is fearful that he will awaken
some morning and find wife among
his possessions. lie believes that
certain young woman has set her cap
for him and will carry her desire INTO
effect by hypnotizing him.
Putnam called at the marriage IL
cense office yesterday and explained
matters, partially. He did not go IN
to many details, but he wanted it thor
oughly understood that if he called at
the Courthouse, and asked for H.
censc TO wed it was to he refused. He
said he did not want 4 license and II
he came for one it would be evident
that he was under the hypnotic in1u-
cnce OF the young woman VINO accom-
panied him.
These rather peculiar remarks led
member of the Republic staff to ask
Mr.. Putnam for an explanation. MI
Putnam was ut his home, 1121 North
Leonard avenue, and he received the
reporter in room whose walls were
literally covered with guitars, mando-
Inns and violins. They were hung in
racks which extended from the cell
ing to the floor, and scattered about
on tables and chairs were other instru-
mcnts. Piles of music lay upon the
mantle shelf and filled the bookcase
Mr.. Putnam explained the array with
the remark that he played little
sometimes In the directory he is ac-
credited with being professional mu-
sician He became i'll at ease when the
subject of his visit to the marriage H.
ccnSe office was broached and said
that hypnotism had caused him a great
deal of trouble and notoricty which, he
said. he was anxious to avoid in the
future. After n time, however, he con
scnted to say little about the case.
"Somc time ago | met a young wo-
man who has since manifested an un.
this at first because she is refined ana
pretty. But week or two ago dis.
covered she was in love with me and
wished to marry me. Perhaps she did
not say so in so many words, but
interpreted what she did say and her
actions correctly, know.
Then I realized for the first time
the power she had over me. followed
q vii hnnt htjnU
able to tell why-eXccpt that it was
hypnOtiSm Sometimes these suggcS-
tions were spoken. sometimes not. At
any rate, | obcyed them
1t was remarked that perhaps Mr.
Putnam, because Of his previous eX-
perience with hypnotists, was an un-
usually good subject, and the young
woman was simply experimenting up
on him. Mr.. Putnam shook his head
"No: she has an object. am not 60
ing to tell YOU how found out 1t was
her intention to marry me, but 1t was
in way that leaves no doubt in my
mind as to her intentions. She has re-
solved upon 1t, and my trip t. the IL
cense office was simply far my own
protection. | have no objections TO the
young woman personally, but do not
intend to marry her il | can help it,
II know from what | have done at
her suggestion that 1t would be an
easy matter for her TO come here some
mroning place me in her power and
compel me to obtain n license, and
marry her. While In hypnotic state
my actions do not bctray the fact to
any one, and, therefore, no preacher
would refuse to marry us. | know
what is going on. but am powerlcSs to
break away from the influence which
this yourg lady cNcrs over me.
~ explained matters at the license
office fully, and told the man | saw
there not to give me a license under
any condition whatever. ] told him
that if | did apply might plead ever
so hard for the license and offer him
any reward if he would issue it, hut
he must not listen to me, as would
be in Il hypnotic state if applied for
the paper
OF course, If the girl learns of this
for | do not think she understands
the complete control she has over ne.
she will probably try and get me under
her control and take me to some other
city for the purpose Of marrying me.
For that reason have taken other pre-
cautions " which do not care to
speak
Mr.. Putnam refused to give the
name of the pretty young woman who
is trying to hypnotize him, and his
brother Joseph, who is employed in a
WASHINGTON avenue wholesale house,
said he could not imagine who she
might be. In fact, he was surprised TO
hear Of the affair, he said. He claimed
to know of no one whose actions might
lead his brother to believe she WAS
trying to marry him.
Mr.. Putnam is about 80 years old.
He received considerable advertising
few years ago when hypnotiSt and
SpiritualiSt left town rather suddenly
after interesting number of young
persons in his work The occasion cf
his departure was tragedy in which
the son of one of the best known fam
lilies in town tigured.-St. Louis Repub-