The Monticellonian., 1917-01-25


ton in Doctor Immanuers library.
because that evening was the be-
ginning of my association with
him, and the conversation was, so to
say, the starting point of my own in
designations.
There were five of us there Dr.
l'hileas Emmanuel, Doctor Maine, Paul
'arrant. the millionaire whose price
ass art collections passed to the ma
on recently under the terms of his
ill, and another man whose name
i've forgotten. We had been discuss
II G the case of Helen Blythe, Mr. Tar
RI nt's governess, who had been dis
N ssed for stealing, after the court had
pa ssed suspended sentence upon
her by grace of defense of kleptoma.
nit.
You say" said Doctor Maine, the
eminent neurologfst. that you believe
IN reincarnation upon the analogy of
the plant-the lilac plant, you used for
an example. The lilac, as l understand
you to say, flowers during some two
weeks in the year and. having faded
reviews its earthly experiences in
some paradise of dreamy somnolence
unit In due season, the soul of the
fiow,r incarnates itself in another
clusi er of petals. So, you say, man
comes to birth again after he has
passed through the gates of death.
That not bad smile, Emmanuel,
but hats not biology How do you
justify Four belief bologically-or, let
n Of; ~
sonin ~
'You are. of course acquainted with
the researches of Freud?" asked the
Greek doctor of Maine.
We'll, | should say So" the other
Responded "A big man-one of the
bigges in his line of today"
How would you sum up his discoy-
eries?" asked Doctor Emmanuel.
Doctor Maine did not hesitate for an
instant. "Freud's great work" he
said, has been the proof that our sub
conscious or dream life is continuous.
that every dream accurately CORE
spends some ungratified physical or
mental iced and is, one may say, its
fulfilmeI t. For instance, take the man
owned, 6 motor car His dreams will
show more or less continuous expert
ence-not of motoring for they will be
yelled III der some symbol, but of fly
ing. or aeroplaning, or holding the
thrott' f an engine. He may even
be a fly on a Wheel or swimmer
Gins .ng to an upturned boat in a
whirlpool. but in some manner the
dream life will reflect the waking
wish"
Precisely" answered Doctor I'm
manuel We'll, now, let us carry the
smile further. The condition after
death represents to the full this dream
life, magnified to the nth power.
There, in that paradise of bliss. every
ungratified wish that was ever expert
enced in life comes true-generallY.
But suppose that the impulse to re-
birth cuts short the experiences of
heaven prematurely. What them" He
paused and, looking round at us, raised
his hand impressively. Then, gentle
men, you have a soul reborn on earth
which, instead of holding these past
memories securely tucked away in the
innermost recesses of its being flow
ering Is gifts of character and natural
ability is built upon shifting sands,
The submerged consciousness of these
unsatisfied needs of its past life
haunts it and drives it to unlawful
deeds. All our criminals, for example,
are merely persons who failed to full
fill their destinies; and, in proof of my
contention, are not all criminals
criminals by instinct, of course | mean
not the starving beggar who snatches
a loaf-are they not all physically I'M
stable, mentally unbalanced. and easy
subjects for the hypnotist? Yes, my
dear Maine, and believe that when
hypnotized they can be made to yield
up these past memories"
The subject was changed soon af
terward by Doctor Maine. Like many
medicos of the old school, he held opin-
ions rooted in the barren sands of ma
terialism Such theories as Immanu-
els savored to him of the charlatan.
But for the eminence of the Greek
physician he would, | am sure, have
broken forth in angry protest. He took
his leave soon after and Tarrant and
the fifth man also departed, leaving
Paul Tarrant, the doctor and myself
alone.
Now take the case of Helen
Blythe" said Mr.. Tarrant when we
had settled ourselves in our chairs
again. do you suppose that you could
prove your contention in her case?"
Il didn't read the account" answered
Doctor Emmanuel "All reports of
crime distress me exceedingly. When
| think how futile it is to put these
unhappy creatures in prison, instead
of treating them medically, | become
enraged at the world and Disguised
with my own inability to convince
penologists of their mistake But tell
me about her"
Helen Blythe" said Mr.. Tarrant,
lis a well-bred, goodlooking. modest
young woman of. | should say, seven
or eight and twenty. She came to me
with excellent recommendations to be
nursery governess for our children
Mrs Tarrant took great fancy to her
and trusted her fully. Needless to say,
neither of us was aware that Miss
Blythe had been dismissed from for.
mer situation for theft. AS we discov-
cred afterwards, she had stolen four
valuable rings. which, in spite of the
covered. The girl claimed that she