Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
AMAZING HYPNOTIcTEsT
GirlTells Singer Where She Sang
Last and Describes Dress.
NOVEL EXPERIMENT AT NEW YORK


Subject. Anna FOrtwanGier, Stu
alton Hitherto Almost Unknown.
Strychnfne Swallowed For BOnbOn.
What is considered q remarkable de-
'yelopment in clairvoyancy was wit
messed by many students of psychical
research in the home of DIR. John ID.
Ouackenbos ut New York the other
night, when further experiments were
made with Anna Fortwangler, young
German girl whose abilities as a clair
voyant when in a hypnotic state have
interested scientists and physicians.
says the New York Herald.
1t is seldom that any hypnotist Will
permit a third person TO interfere be-
tween him and his medium to put ques-
tions to the medium, or. in fact, do
anything but listen and hear. but this
innovation was permitted, with a re-
suit that was astonishing TO every one,
and to none more so than the hypnotist,
Gustav A. Gayer. who discovered the
young woman's abilities and who has
devoted much of his time since he was
a central Office man, when PRESIDENT
Roosevelt was police commissioners, to
the study of hypnotisrh and clairvoy-
ancy.
Anna. a rosy faced girl of twenty
three years, who talks little English, was
seated in an easy chair In DR.. Quacken-
bos' study when Mr.. Gayer put her into
n hypnotic state. First came some Or
binary experiments. strong ammonia
being held to her nostrils, which she
inhaled under tie impression she was
smelling d rose. Then she swallowed
an uncoated strychnine pill and seemed
rs delighted as If it were the bonbon
she was told it was.
Mr.. Gayer described to the girl q ca
thedral and said services We're being
held. He told her of a crucifix and
babe her kneel before 1t. She arose.
walked a few steps and then dropped
on her knees, her eyes raised solemniy
and her lips moving as If in prayer.
Then she resumed her seat. The next
experiment was interesting and was
suggested by Dr. Quackenbos, know
ing the girl never had been above the
parlor floor in his home. Mr.. Gayer
asked her what she saw in the rear
room on the second floor.
She responded readily, describing the
room. even to the toilet articles on
dressing table, and said there was
man smoking a pipe in the room. Com
manded to go to the room and bring
hairbrush from the dressing table, she
arose, assembled the stairs, walked to
the table and as she was leaving turn
ed to the man who was smoking and
said to him, How do you doT' first
a.. fJh
Then came the unusual test. One or
those present was Nine. Serena, an OPP
era singer She asked permission to
speak to the girl. Mr.. Gayer was sur
prised and dubious, but he consented.
Then Nine. Serena placed her hand in
the girls, and Mr.. Gayer said to Anna:
81 want you to answer every ques-
ton this lady puts to YOU"
Are you in sympathy with me? Do
you like met" asked Nine. Serena.
Anna assented and seemed pleased.
do you see met"
YES"
"What do look likeP
Your hair is dark, and you have big
eyes"
In response to another question she
described the singers costume.
Now want you to tell me what l
do. What is my work-my profess
sion?''
1t was some time before there was
response.
ITS high" Anna said. ':You don't
work with your hands. You sing. You
are singer"
Would you like to do the kind Of
work do?" asked Mime. Serena.
"Oh, 1 couldn't" was the prompt re-
ply. Its too high above me-"
Were you ever in theater, an
opera house? Did you ever see an
opera"
mo. but saw theater once" said
the girl.
Now, Anna" said Nine. Serena, II
want you to think very hard and tell
me where sang last"
There was a long pause, and then the
girl said: You haven't dark hair any
more see you in big place, but
your hair is blond. It's parted in the
middle and hangs down your back in
two braids. Your skirt is short and
red"
Nine Serena seemed amazed.
ut was as Marguerite in Faust"
she said to the others. II made my last
appearance on the stage at Denver.
from which place came to New York
a month ago wore in the second act
the costume the girl saw. My hair was
blond, and / was dressed as she de-
scribed."
Then the singer sat at the piano, and
as she sang the girl was brought out
Of her hypnotic trance. A report of the
seance will be sent to the London
aPsychical Research society.
Africa For the Africans.
The cry of China for the Chinese"
finds an unexpected echo In another
part of the world. According to a