Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-28

/ ly appearing IN tnelr illuSI VIII sOOu
work marked change regarding the
! feelings of all present. We are all
aware that there are certain persons
who we have never before seen, when
! brought in contact with us, We either
feel friendly or unfrlendly towards
them from the commencement OF ON
acquaintance, though such individuals
may not have spoken word in Our
hearing up to the time we were thus
impressed. We feel that we do not
like them, and cannot tell the reason
why? Such persons may be better
morally than we are, but nevertheless
we cannot help that feeling OF uncOn.
genialitv which has taken possession
of us. The latest revelations Of sci.
ence have shown that man possesses
two minds; one the objective, with
which he does business through the
medium of the five senses; the other
the subcOnscious mind is the one that
receives impressions; the memory oi
which is said to be perfect. Hypno.
tism is derived from the Greek word
which signifies sleep. More properly
speaking, it is that state which implies
induced sleep OF the objective faculties
in which coudition the hypnotized in.
dividual receives suggestions from the
operator and is under his control. A
multitude Of individuals is more sug-
gestible than any one OF the crowd Oi
which it may be composed, for the
reason that one mind suggests to the
minds of the others subconsciously
The momentum of thought keeps on
increasing until the entire gathering
becomes enthusiastic, or manifests the
mob spirit, ready to commit deeds OF
violence at the slightest prompting in
that respect. Whenever men get in
such condition their moral powers are
paralyzed; they are incapable of rea.
soning. The mob spirit exhibited in
many Of the Southern States within
the past twenty years might properly
be termed mental epidemics. History
is replete with instances Of mental
crazes. Sometimes they have taken
the forms of religious frenzies. A
good illustration in this particular is
furnished by the first crusade to the
holy land in the Middle Ages, which
was instigated by Peter the Hermit.
The world is still in doubt whether
this same Peter was a msdman or en-
thusiast, who led thousands of men,
women and children on their suicidal
mission to Palestine. The bones of
the crusaders whitened the wayside
frpv ha ,E a.
lem. Won Sybel, the historian, in
speaking about the first crusade, says
1--WE can hardly understand such q
state of mind. 1t was much as if a
large army were now to embark in
balloons, in order to conquer an is
land between the earth and the moon,
which was also expected to contain
the paradise" Swarms of different
nationalities, with their wives and
children, with infants taken from the
cradle, and grandsires on the verge of
the grave, hocked to the standard of
Peter, Walter the penniless and Cots
chalk the leaders OF those motley
hosts. The holy land was finally con-
quered, but the Christians were unable
to retain their possessions and were at
last compelled to surrender them to
the unbelievers. About the year 1912,
Stephen shepherd boy at Cloyes, be-
gan to preach to the children exhort.
ing them to enlist in q holy war.
Young children 8 and 10 years of age
rallied under his banner by the tbous-
Onds. History tells us that in this
vast multitude OF hypnotized children.
little girls formed a large part OF this
army of little ones. King Phillip Au.
gustus of France, issued an edict COM
manding the children to return to
their homes. Their religious enthu-
siasm, however, was stronger than the
kings command, and the children
continued to assemble. The efforts
and prayers OF fathers and mothers
were Of no avail. Bolts and bars could
not hold those children. They would
break loose and swarm like bees, and
then march not knowing whittier
they we're bound. In a village near
Cologne, Nicholas, boy of ten, began
to try at crusade preaching. Thous.
ands OF children ilocked to him from
different localities, far and near. Pas
tors and parents were unable to re
strain the little ones while they were
in that dreamy state. An army OF
those children marched to Rome,
where Pope Innocent the Third sue.
ceeded in directing the footsteps OF
this army OF little pilgrims back to
Germany. After much suffering the
children who had not perished on the
march, reached their homes; and
when asked regarding the reason as to
their strange acts, rs it suddenly
awakened from long sleep, said they
did not know.
| After the crusades came the Black
Death, which caused thousands to
perish in continental Europe. When
this plague was at its height, an anti.
Semitic frenzy seized European ma.
tions. Thousands of Jews Of both
sexes were burned and slaughtered
Thereafter, came the dancing mania
dancers filled nearly every European
city. This mania was so virulent thai
peasants left their plows, artisans theil
work shops and housewives their kit
chens to join in the wild revels upon
the public streets and in thorough
fares. Girls and boys also imbibed
this mental infection, leaving parent:
and friends to take part in hideou:
orgies. In Italian communities, ole
men OF ninety and children five years
OF age were alike affected with such
mania. The history of the human
race has demonstrated that at recur
ring periods in times past that mer
and women have gone mad in herds
About the year 1884, the Dutch il
Holland suddenly became possessed
with mania for tulips. The ordinar,
pursuits of the people were neglected
Men in all walks of life from the high
est to the lowest station embarked il
the tulip business. Some daring spec
ulators invested as high as one hun
dred thousand fiorins in the purchase