The daily Alaskan., 1914-02-03
The Power of Mind
 Over Matter
By MARGARET C. DEvEAUX

] At eighteen ] was a delicate glrl ln the doctors care for some nervous af- lection the nature of which seemed to puzzle him. During this time l visited a friend of mine who lived in city. On my arrival l was shown to my room, the two rear windows of which looked down i1to back yRld, but there was side window which looked d. rectly into another side window oi the next house, the interval between being but q few yards. My friend threw open Gu these windows and lert nc to make my toilet
 As soon as she had gone I went first to the glar windows Gnd looked out, then to the side window. There, star ing. looking at me, was my counterpart indeed. myself. started, and she started Then, covering my face with my hands, l turned away and buried my head iu the pillows OIL the bed.
 How long remained there cannot tel. It was probably but few min utes, but 1t seemed long while. 1 was sure that my nervous afiiction had | produced the apparltion. had seen myself once before in q dream, 6om | which I aWoke with violent heart beat. but 1 had not considered that q matter Of moment But now had ap- pearCC to myself in broad daylight l had before me the frightfui prospect Of passing Into insanity.
 Not for the world would 1 have my hosts learn of nay iD1rE1ity. Some per sons must tell of al their sches and paius g"d fcrebodings it only for sym pathy: T. concealed miue. AS soon as I had pulled myself together I arose and without looking at the window where had seen myself went down. stairs without having changed my dress. I told my friend that wCs a poor sleeper and hoped that h the morning l would not be awakened by too much light pouring into my room. She said at once that sue must put me into an- other chamber, since the one l occupied faced the rising sun. This was exactly what I wanted, and 1 slept that night ! in an apartment facing the west.
 intended to make an excuse to go away the next day; but. seeing no further signs of myself, I was persuad- ed to remain. My friends, who knew that 1 was in poor health, were ex- tremeIy kind to me. and nowhere else could I find rest and comfort as could with them. AS I grew stronger a de- sire came to me to look out of the window where I had seen my double and perhaps I would see her again. But so great was my dread that dared not go into the room to make the trial. I made several attempts to conquer my fears, but they were failures.
 My hosts had lived many years in the locality and knew several of their | neighbors. all of whom owned their own houses. 1 was invited to different social gatherings among them and 1 shortly before I left the place was asked to dine next door, in tho very house where had seen myself ytand- ing at the window. 1 scarcely dared accept the invitation. and yet how could [ refuse. fCr those who had invited me were very dear friends of my hosts 1 tried to think of some excuse that would not be considered such. but tried in vain. When informed Of the tnvi' l tatiOn I pretrnded not to heSr, and 1t was accepted for me, with other guests of my hosts, since we were an invited together.
 AS the time drew near l thought l should make pretense oZ feeling unable to go. but within me vas a secret de sire to see If the appGrttion would come to le there Between this dread and desire hesitated till iE was time to dress go- the evening, then went up to my room in such a state of indeci' 1 sion that when it was announced that it was time to be OH 1 was but halt dressed. Mechanically I completed my toilet and. going downstairs, suffered myself tu be led out psssively.
 The Uoom Into which we ladies were shown to leave our wraps was on the
 vpcsitc side Of the house from that
 which stood beside the home of my hosts. Iuis was a relief to ne. There vas no reason for rle to dread the spot where ' had seen myself; but, 1 then. a nervous person is not amend 1 ble to reason, and was in a condi- , ton oG nervous weakness not far from 9 general breakdown.
 l With the exception of myself, there was Q vcrv homoge neous party, and evcn I after a glass or two of wine was suEioiantly braced to enjoy my self. The dinner passed off so pleas antly and I felt so stimulated by the wine I drank that began to have a desire to visit that part of the house | in which l had seen ny counterpart When we wert upstairs for our wraps | 1 ran up ahead of the others and fol- < lowed the hall iD the direction of the \ place of the apparition. After turn ing at an angle came to a door which 1 opened and walked into a bedroom. Facing u window which knew look ! ed out upon the side of the house of ! my hosts was a bier glass.