Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-13
b|SBEE GIRL
 IS ASLEEP IN
 SHOW WINDOW
Lucille Rankin Will Awaken From Hypnotic Seep On Or pheum Stage Tonight-WilI Then Read Review.

Il admire your nerve" said a rep 1 resentatiye of the Review, addressing Y Miss Lucille Rankin last night just | prior to her going on the stage to be
 put into hypnotic sleep for twenty
 four hours. My answer to the girls
 who have told me they would not do | it, was the reply, has been that they did not have the nerve"
 It must have been a skeptic who was a skeptic without reason that was not convinced of the fact that hypnotism is reality by the per formance which was given last night at the Orpheum by Prof. William ] Rosskopf. This exponent of the hypnotic art has been in the city for the past week, during which time he
 has demonstrated that he ranks with the very best in the country.
 The feature of last nights per
 formance was the putting to sleep of
 well known young lady of the city
 Miss Lucille Rankin-with the sug- gestion that she was to remain in that
 condition for the next twenty-four
 hours, at which time she would awake
 at the command of the professor. The
 young lady is at present in the show
 .. on couch, in full view of tbe public
 In an interview last night Miss Ran-
 kin stated. in answer to questions,
 that she was native of Arizona, had
 been reared on the ranches near Globe and Phoenix. and had recently
 lived in Bisbee and Globe. She will
 be recalled by many Bisbee citizens as the tall bonde girl who waited table at the Royal under the regime of Ger main, and who has for the past few days been employed in the same ca pacity at the Maze cafe.
 Miss Rankin stated that she had been put to sleep the day before by the professor She passed into the sleep at o'clock with the suggestion that she was to awaken at 3 o'clock. She awoke on time to the minute When asked last night if she did not feel nervous. she answered, No. the only thing l object to is appearing on the stage in sleeping apparel"
 At the professors bidding the sub ject appeared on the stage, was placed in the cataleptic or rigid state within one minutes time, to the accompani ,ment of low music. From this the professor passed her into the relaxed or hypnotic state. with the suggestion that she would pass into a deep and restful sleep to awake twenty-four hours later at his bidding. That in case of his death or suddenly becom- ing insane, the subject would awaken after one hours natural sleep.
 The girl then laid down on a couch at his bidding, where he demonstrated that without saying word to her, she would follow any motion of his body with similar one. An immense crowd followed the couch and its oc- cunant to the show window.
 Some time today Prof. Rosskopf | will go to the mountain side, from | which position he will give mental | suggestions to his subject in the show | window below for her to follow. Any | one desiring 10 accompany him is re- | uqested to do so. and a tab will be kept | on the motions of the girl and the | professor to see whether the two tally | in movement and time.
 Ernest Jenkins. employed at the | Conner Queen general offices. who is | well known in the city and whose re- liability is undOubted. went into the | cataleptic state in the wings of the | Orpheum stage last night while the ! suggestions were being given to the | young lady Manager NJ M. King of | the Orpheum and Review reporter | were standing in the wings beside | Jenkins. watching the performance on | the stage. when their attention was attracted by slight noise from Jen- kins. Upon turning around it was seen that he was in the cataleptic state. straining at every muscle. Feel of his arms" said King. They were as rigid as iron. Jenkins fell over bent nearly double. but was caught in time to prevent his striking the floor It was necessary to call the professor in order to get him out of the condition
 As long as fight it and think about something else. am all right" said Jenkins. 'but the moment I give my attention to what the operator is doing ! get the suggestion" Jenkins has been a subject many times. and is very susceptible to hypnotic sug- | gestisas.. [
 When Miss Rankin learned that