Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-18

when L got up from one of these long
sleeps ! was almost all in, but got
$50 extra for the test, and that helped
The hypnotist in his performance
does nothing that any other individ-
ual can't do, but the people always
are persuaded that what he does and
has done is accomplished through the
medium of hypnosis Some Of his
work is thoroughly crude; some of it
is exceedingly clever. The show bust
ness, however, SO far as the hypno-
fist is concerned, is pretty well play
ed out. In New York some years ago
I got $500 at Brighton Beach for. pos
ing around as a grand and gifted man.
You would be surprised to know the
vast number of letters professional
hypnotist receives. Women write let
tiers telling their troubles to him and
wanting to take lessons. They ask
f the influence can be broken. The
hypnotist can clean up a lot of money
by getting his wealthy women clients
to invest in a phony mining PROPOSE
ton. I've done it myself. Got one
sucker for $500. Thousands of dol
ars are stolen every year in that way.
The hypnotist's control over others.
TRANCE as it may seem, does not ex-
end to his own family. Every prom
nent hypnotist that / know or with
whom l have been associated at one
ime or another has had a lot of fam
ly trouble. Pauline's wife left him,
;antanellfs wife refused to live with
lin, Keenes better half abandoned
90. Nv,1t a vfa
lypnotist / know.
Almost all of the professionals are
'runkards or cocaine fiends. They
ret by because of their great gift of
CAB. When they travel they sell their
course of lessons for S. and up. They
annot send them through the mails.
Ny book on telepathy. hypnotism and
personal magnetism has been barred
rom the mails.
When / took up the hypnotic BUSH
ness / was a human pincushion In a
museum Santanelli, whose right
lame was Stewart, was fire eater.
One day Santanelli declared that he
md l would make a good team, and
he thought we could cop out big
hunk of money if we went after the
ypnosis thing good and strong.
you'd be the subject and he would
,e the hypnotist. He had long black
air, piercing black eyes, and looked
he part.
We quit the show and bummed our
way to New York. Reaching there,
re sought out Leander Richardson,
Who was conducting theatrical pap
there at that time. We got an au-
Hence and Santanelli impaired the
lews that he was great hypnotst.
If you are" said Richardson, try
our power on me. l don't believe in
t."
1t was a terrifically hot day. San
anelli told Richardson to lie back In
lis chair and concentrate his mind
m sleep and repeat in a soft tone,
'Drowsy, sleepy; drowsy, sleepy.
1t seems that Richardson had been
10 all night working and was practi-
ally all in. We three were alone in
he office. He was resting easily in
1 great armchair. and he gradually
lrifted into a natural sleep. Santan-
Iii deity loosened Richardson's tic
nd one of his shoe laces. when
lap my hands and say All right,
lie instructed, you laugh good ane
lard.''
He clapped his hands, laughed
md Richardson awoke with start.
I gave you the suggestion, said San
anelli to Richardson, that woman
as drowning and you We're preparing
save her. You climbed up on top
your desk and We're starting to
ndress when I brought you back :
lie pointed to Richardson's scarf ana
hoe lace. Richardson needed no fur
her demonstration. He staked his
II on hypnotism, booked JUS for n
how at Hammerstein's Olympia, and
,st his theatrical journal and $1,000
/ cash. That was twelve years ago.
No hypnotist will employ a subject
hese days He will have absolutely
othing to do with them. Wouldn't
ak to one of them if they meet on
he street. He ignores them at all
ines. This he does to protect him.
elf, for in case the suhject-who also
: called horse--starts to cry fake he
as nothing on the professor. Sub
ects are hired by the chief UNDER
'tudy.
The big show demands from 20 to
y Oh THESE SuoJcStS. AC NV" "a s'A>->
8 to prove to the public that the hyp-
,otist Is or the square and that there
no collision between him and a
plant" The public, no matter how
,keptical it might be, would never
lream that one hypnotist would go
o the extreme of hiring so subjects
r confederates. When they are all
the stage it looks like a mob or
lot scene.
Few managers will give the hypno-
ist a contract if he employs only ~
nen All of them now demand that
he hypnotist hire from 40 to so. In
ase of exposure there is no comeback
n the management. Nor is the pro-
.essor blamed The chief understudy
tands for any accusation they may
are to bring. The argument of the
Professor is that the chief understudy
nd the man who made the holler are
rorking together to blackmail the
'ypnotist He usually gets away with
us argument. Occasionally, how
yer. he is forced to the wall ana
ompelled to admit the facts. In such
asses he makes clean breast OF
yerything and goes to the next town
md awaits the arrival of his chiel