Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-07-16


ly through q mist that dimmed the
landscape. had wearied of the comic
papers and the novel I had bought OF
the train boy. and had gone to the
smoker to mediate and consume more
cigars than was good for me. At a
local station short. stocky man and a
gold-spectacled. whiskered individual
got on, and the man with the spec
tacles sat down In my seat, breaking
in on my meditations, while the stocky
man sat down across the aisle and
pulled absently at clay pipe.
my name is Boggs-Amos Boggs.
M. D.. Phi. D." said the intruder.
Glad to know you. DR.. Boggs," I
said. glad Of the interruption.
Travelling MANI" he inquired, In
Quisitively.
mo, thank you," said !.
I'm glad to know that" said the
doctor, heartily. Bad lot, travelling
men, bad lot, clear through. Well,
their day is passing, thanks to little
discovery OF mine." he said, I've
originated q substitute for travelling
men in the form OF hypnotic signs
which may be sent by mail and which
will bring the orders every time. Bits
Of tin. they are, loaded with hypnotic
message"
"Ridiculous!" said I.
Perfectly feasible" said the doc
tor. composedly. and proceeded to en-
tighten me about the hypnotic signs,
after taking q pinch Of snuff.
II have always been interested in
hypnotism." he said, settling his spec
tacles more firmly on his nose. II can
hypnotize q little myself, and have
used the art beneficially in my prac-
.tice. The subject Of influencing the
human mind through inert agencies
has been a matter Of study and expert
ment with me for years, but lacked
the medium to convey the command to
the plastic brain-the sensitive sur
face that should take the message and
give 1t forth to the unwilling recipient.
II had theory that for years I had
no chance to work out. 1t was that
the medium lay in the human brain
itself, in that part called the cerebel-
lum or little brain, the organ Of the
sensory Impressions. What wanted
was such brain from live, healthy
man, which was naturally difficult to
procure. Chance helped me one day,
when there was wreck on the rail-
road near me- and I was called profess
sionally. Lying on the ties In the
midst of the debris was the thing ]
had waited so long fora splendid
cerebellum freshly separated from its
owner.
"rremblingly I made an etherious
emulsion Of that precious BRAIN" said
the doctor. Casting about for a We
hicle to use 1t on, found a piece OF
bright tin-the very thing. Then !
was ready for test, and placing the
hypnotic sign before me. concen-
trated my will and mentally printed a
simple command on the little plate,
which then enclosed in an envelope,
and, taking the precaution to have
my housekeeper address 1t, sent 1t to
the druggist who habitually put up my
prescriptions.
1.-The command was for my friend to
come up to my house and have drink
not a complex message. Judge OF
my delight when the druggist appeared
the next day, hypnotic sign in hand.
"'Here's q funny thing, Doc he
said, this bit of tin without mark or
scratch on 1t came in the mail this
morning. The thought occurred to me
that you-say, Doc, what's the mat
ter with having little something
hot?
There 1t was, come down to the
ONCE and have a little something hot
my very command" said the doctor,
beaming through his spectacles. What
a confirmation of my hopes! ] mixed
my friend a good warm toddy and
took one myself. and then told him OF
my wonderful discovery.
"'Bosh!' he said, promptly, It's a
mere coincidence. II / wasn't In the
habit Of dropping in here and pushing
your stock of Bourbon, might think
there was something in It.
Sure enough, he was a frequent
caller and we usually imblbed. Per
haps Il was a coincidence l admitted.
suppose you take one Of the plates
and send a message to some one
Anything to oblige,' he said. and
took the slip Of tin and promised to
follow directions. I'm going to col
1ect q bad debt with It, he said chuck
ling. / heard nothing from him for
day or two and then he came to see
me.
az almost believe there's something
IN that discovery Of yours, Doc, he