Evening journal., 1908-05-28

wake one up and from that time on the
story hastens to its finish-absolute ir-
responsibility, insanity and death And
1t Is recognized that there is no more
hopeless task than to attempt to break
this triple chain.
As last resort / put myself in the hands
Of the best known hspnotist in Southern
California in the hope that new sug.
gestion might relieve the old one. I went
TO him to regain my self control but, as
matter Of fact, 1 lost what little re-
straint and self-government 1 had pos.
soased before this experiment. had
voluntarily attempted to yield myself
temporarily TO the control of another hui
man mind and that which / had yielded
had gone from me entirely. After a period
Of entire irresponsibility lasting about
week and followed by Inconsistencies for
something more than forty-eght hours
number of physi ans who had known
me for several months in consultation
pronounced me incurable and told my
friends I had from a few days to a few
weeks to live. A private sanitarium to
which my wife applied refused to admit
me on account OF the hopolessness OF tile
case, and they planned that / should be
taken the following day to the state in
zane asylum. During the evening following
this verdict a lady suggested with much
trepidation the advisability of calling a
Christian Science practitioner. and my
VIE consented that this be done, not with
a feeling that anything could be accom-
Ttshed but i'm the same spirit Of des-
peration I'm which any other harmless al
though probably useless thing would have
been allowed. A practitioner came and
remained with me three hours At the
ord Of the first hour was sleeping quietly
and when l awoke about s O'Clock in .he
morning it was with a clear mind and alb
sOlute conviction. which has not changed
since, that / was free and we'll asked
what had been done for me. insisting that
radical change had taken place in my
pnysical and mental condition Naturally
the conviction,that had been hea'ed came
very slowly TO those about me and it was
months before it was fully Acknowledged
hut to me there was such mental change
that from the first there was no room 10
doubt
From the time OF my waking on the
morning following the treatment there
was no nervousness or twitching sleep
was natural and quiet. appetite healthy
digestive functions all In good working or
der and mind clear and composed The
Same afternoon ! drove my automobile
for two hours without WEAKNESS or ex-
citcment of any kind. During the follow
ing thirty days ! gained thirty pounds in
weight Within ten DAYS of the time ,hat
I was pronounced incurable I undert, Sls
most arduous trip across the Nevada
desert whore unusual endurance and ply
sical strength We're absolutely necessary.
and I found that 1 had an abundance Of
both. Moreover from that day of the
treatment TO the present time there has
never been any desire for alcohol. opium
in any form, cocaine or any other stmu-
liant or drug
After learning that the condition in
which 7 found myself on this red-let-
ter morning following treatment by a
Christian Scientist / asked to see him
again, talked with him and at once
commenced the study of the textbook,
Science and Health.
Two months later / was able to lay
aside glasses which I had been obliged
TO wear constantly sor several years
was able TO abandon the habit Of
smoking which I acquired from early
boyhood. Although 1 considered my.