The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-26

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We had not; SO Dr, Hays told US 10,
bring any Of our friends we chose and
Sunday night he would give us a little
exhibition Of what one could do when
IN the subjective state.
He began BY hypnotizing one Of his
sons and another young man and show
ing they could follow instructions by
or thought transference.
Both parties proved that they had re-
ceived the message and carried out.
the Instructions.
After this, he told US that he would
mesmerize his son and send him To-
either Of our homes and lie would ac-
curately describe the building, its sur
roundings and the people in The house
lat the time So that we could identify
them # We knew them.
at that time / was living 1T MANY.
and he proposed first to describe nv
home and the people in ii, but nv
friend Brian asked that he Be semi
to his home IN Natchitoches, as there
would be two of us who would know
If all was correct. | having boarded
with him for several months and edit
ed his paper while he was travelling and
campaigning,
Well, the young man was put to
sleep in what Dr.. Hays called the 4th
degree Of Mesmerism. He was direct
ed how to get to Natchitoches, Just as
you would direct man, unacquainted
with the country. He was finally di-
rected to the City Hall. Mr.. Brian S
home and gave a fine description Of the
building and its surroundings. He was
called on TO mnutely describe the
form Of the house and the different
rooms, A large hall made large
enough for dancing used VI dining
room and having a fireplace in it, was
the first part Of the description Of The
interior Here he said there were two
men sitting by the fire. When he de-
scribed the First. Brian said THAT is
my father-in-law, and the ether he
said is my partner in business. :" He
then minutely described the rooms and
the occupants, if any, SO that Brian
knew who they were. For fully an
hour the young man was kept in the
city and about the city hotel minuteIy
describing the details.
During the whole proceedings kept
in mind the possibility of thought trans
ference, but that had no influence in
this case, for | did much of the ques-
tioning myself and while knew the
facts he gave no evidence that he
gained any information from my mind.
For instance, while he had been de-
scribing the courthouse. told him to
stand on the top step with his back
TO the courthouse and tell me what
kind Of building was just across the
street. His answer was that is was a
church. or school house. one. | asked
how he knew. He answered: Because
people have been going in and out all
day" ! was about to direct him fur
Their, when he said: Nov. know
what kind Of building IS Catholic
church, | asked how he knew and
he answered: Because there is a
cross on the cupola." OF course, /
knew all the time. but he had to depend
on sight and deduction for his know
ledge. There were several other parts
Of the performance that proved to me
that his knowledge came from his pre-
sence on the ground, as he told facts
that were corroborated by letter the
same week that no one present had
any knowledge of.
After the exhibition was over | asked
my friend Brian to write his wife the
next day if her father and Griffair
were there Sunday night. He got a
reply later that all was just as young
Hays had described.
Now. the question is. what part Of
young Hays was IN Natchitoches2
Next, as his answers came just as
they do over a telephone. wire. what
is the connection or the means of trans
mission9
He was asleep on a rocking chair.
with his physical eyes closed. With
what kind of eyes did he see the people
and things he saw2
If my old theory of life had been
correct. his mind could not have left
the body except at dissolution or al
death.
His reasoning powers were operating
powers were operating in Natchitoches
where he identified the Catholic church
by the cross. His reasoning powers
were shown at many other points dur
ing the seance.
| now believe in the immortality Of