The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-30


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-I've got" says Jason. so that can
90 down TO Morse's Pond and catch all
OF the hsh that / want most any day.
How do you suppose I do it? With a
hook and Qine? No. sir; just by hypno-
tism. make few passes over the water
and the fish get so sleepy ] can pick up
all I want and walk OF home with
them!"
Everybody knew that was n lie. but
he didn't stop long enough for anybody
20 dispute with him, but went on and
says:
thing OF the whole science / can
make frogs hop round on their hind legs.
furn summersaults. and lots OF other
tricks under the hypnotic spell. or
course you won't believe II, but it's n
fact. And l can prove It If youll only
give me a chance. ] tell ye everything
has got to bow down 20 hypnotisn.
whether II wants to or not. and your
society resolutions won't make and diff
ference7"
Then he took his seat and Caleb Carl
ton got up and says:
'Mr Chairman. ] understand from
pretty good authority that Mr.. Howard
can hypnotize a turnip so that it'll come
out a squash, or visus versus. Now. IL
that is a fact. the science becomes at
once OF immense commercial import
ance.
For can't you see. II turnips are scarce
oil you've got to do Is to send for Jason
and have him convert the whole crop OF
-. - -.
Same with potatoes and other vegetables.
All ne has to do is TO look at a potato
in the eye, and PRESTO IL becomes a car
t, roti Greatest boon for the farmer that
was ever heard OF. You can put me
down on the side OF hypnotism every
time"
That brought out a laugh and Jason
on 10 his feet at the same time, as mad
as he could be. when he says: You can
poke fun all you have a mind to- and
you can abuse this science all you please
but the phenomena that IL produces VIII
continue TO be produced after you've all
got through giggling. and are getting
moldy under the sodl / don't say whether
can or not turn turnip into a squash
but l know one thing. l can flop Gale
Carlton on TO his back so darn quick
he won't know what's happened, II he'll
only step out into the back yard for two
minutes"
1--WE must preserve orderi- says Toll
Grafton. as be jumped UP on 10 his feet
"Don't get excited. gentlemen!
Then Mr.. Carlton he spoke up from
where he was astandn' and says: II sup
pose Jason wants to get me outdoors and
then practice his hypnotic spell on me,
but guess won't accept. / think he'd
better practice a little with the science
on his own temper. Physician. heal
thysefl
Then after sputterin a spell longer
the meetin' got quiet ted down, but not
until Jason had swung his arms dreadful
threatening like In the air for some min
utes. He it In the rebellion for three
years and has been ahghtin about ever
since.
Then Susanna Franklin got up and
says. It's too bad that the men folks
can't discuss question without Citing
so stirred up and mad about IT. II re-
fleets discredit on the society II makes
me think OF what happened once over at
the east district"
And that was all she had to say. She's
q great hand to drive in a sentence in
that way and then set down when every
body is awaiting for her to say some-
thing more. / think she does II on pur-
pose TO aggravate I've known her to git
up In prayer meetin and begin telln'
what great blessing had come TO the
Joneses." and just when she'd got every
body worked up 10 a good pitch of ex-
cited interest and expectancy about
what the remarkable blessing was. she'd
start I'm to talk about something else and
wouldn't say blessed word more about
it- That's what call real irritating
piety. This keeping folks awondering
over something for weeks. when word
might have cleared it all up-of course.
It's her own business don't dispute
that-but why didn't she keep her ever
lasting mouth shut about II II she didn't
intend 10 tell us7 don't like that kind
OF reiigionl IT'S too much like asking
folks to take dinner. and then begin TO
clear OF the vittles!
Just then Joseph Hooper go up and
said, "rve been reading lately Of another
branch OF that hypnotic giant that they
claim is the greatest and most powerful
OF them all. A man down TO New York
has discovered. so he says, a new system
of developing and imparting magnetic
force. which we can learn right down
here on the farm Just as easy as II we
were IA New York studying with him.
He says we can know at n glance the
secret natures. talents. weaknesses,
grace and vices 10 every person we meet.
He says further that we can read the
thoughts OF others and influence them
even if they are thousand miles away
Then he goes on TO say that hypnotism
isn't n drop I'm the bucket 90 the mighty
force that this new discovery has brought
out. which gives us n chance 10 tie any
body down Just as we want to 80 that
they can't even sduint without our con-
sent. Now. I've come TO the conclusion
that the next fellow will probably claim
4 that he's helping the Lord out by giving
him a vacation. and that he'll carry on
the business of the universe on his own
account for a spell, and that he can teach
most anybody else how 10 do the thing II
we'll only put down n Ave dollar note.
and agree TO not tell our next door neigh
Dor any OF the secrets that he gives US. !"
That brought out burst OF laughter
and approval. and II brought TO my mind
how the
ABSENT TREATMENT INSECT.
y kept alive. and how they keep fooling
the people all over the world by their fab