Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-04

personality. The Jews used to say
that men of certain mentality were
possessed of devil. ! only say that
was student in India. One phrase is
good as another. The Swami Hama
data was my teacher. l am raja
yogi. / have taken the eight mystic
steps. For years even here in this
country have kept up the sacred ex-
ercises of breath. of posture, of
thought
"All that means nothing to me-"
said
mo; it means nothing for me to tell
you that ! have learned Yama, Niya-
ma. Asana. Pranayama, Pratyahara,
Dharana. Dyhana and Samadhi. Yes,
was something of an adept once. l
learned calm, meditation, contempla-
ton, introspection. superconseious rea-
Eoning-how to cast my own mind to a
distance, how to bring other minds
close up to me- But''-he smiled with
all his old mockery-"mostly failed
on Pratyahara, which says the senses
must be quelled. subdued and set
aside. All religions are alike to me,
but they must not intrude on my own
religion. I'd liefer die than not enjoy.
My religion, say, is to play the great
games-to adventure and above all to
enjoy. That is why am in this coun-
try. also why am In these grounds
tonight"
"You are playing some deeper game
than known
Il always am. How could you be
expected to understand what it took
me years to learn? But l suppose in
your case you need few practical and
concrete proofs. Let me show you
few things. Here. put your hand on
my heart"
1 obeyed. You feel it beat?" he
said. Now it stops beating. does it
not?" And as live, 1t had stopped
Feel on the opposite side" he COM
mansled | did so. and there was his
heart. clear across his body. and beat
ing as before! Now | shall stop it
again. he remarked. calmly. And l
swear it did stop. and resumed when
he liked.
'sPut your hand upon my abdomen"
he said. | did so. All at once his body
seemed thin and empty. as spent CO.
coon.
Il draw all the organs into the tho
rax." he explained. when one has
studied under the Swami. as l have.
he gains control over all his different
muscles. voluntary and involuntary.
He can. to great extent. cut of or In
crease the nerve force in any muscle
Simple tricks In magic become easy
to him. He gains. as you may sup
pose. certain influence over men. and
more especially over women. If that be
3 part of his religion. 1t was not with
the Swami 1t is with mer'
you are strange man. Orme,"
said, drawing long breath, 1.-The most
dangerous man. the most singular, the
most immoral l ever knew"
~No," he said. reaching for his cigar
case, 81 was only born without what
you call morals. They are not neces-
sary In abstruse thought. Yet in some
ways / retain the old influences of my
own country. For instance, lie as
readily as speak the truth, because
1t is more convenient; but though am
a liar, do not break my word Of hon.
or. am a renegade. but am still an
English officer! You have caught that
distinction"
.'Yes. would trust you" said. ''if
you gave me your word Of honor
He turned full upon me. by Jove
old chap" he said. with queer note
In his voice, '.you touch me awfully
close. You're like men Of my own
1amily-you stir something in me that
i used to know. The word Of fight
ing man-that's the same for yours
and mine, and that's why I've always
admired you. That's the sort of man
that wins with the best sort Of women .
.'You were not worth the best sort of
woman" said to him. you had no
chance with Ellen Meriwether."
mo, but at least every fellow is
worth his own fight with himself. |
wanted to be gentleman once more.
Oh, a man may mate with woman OF
any color. He does all over the world.
He may find mistress in any nation
atty Of his own color or wife in any
class similar to his own. He does all
over the world But sweetheart and
wife and woman-when a fellow
even like myself finds himself honestly
gone like that-when he begins to fight
inside himself, old India against old
England, renegade against gentleman
j say that's awfully bitter-when he
sees the other fellow win. You won
NO." said /. II did not win. You
know that perfectly well. There is no
way in the world that can win All
/ can do is to keep parole well. with
myself. suppose"
.'You touch me awfully close" he
Ss.used again. ''You play big and fair.
You're lighting man and gentle
man and-excuse me, but it's true-an