Evening star., 1923-01-19
COUE QUITS CITY
WITH ADMON|T|ON
ADO Not Forget" Says Little
FrenChman, as He Departs
for Cleveland.
WON RESPECT OF ALL
Scotfers Made Believers During
Stay of Exponent of Auto
suggestion.

AS quietly as he came to Washlns-
ton three days ago, NJ. Emile Coue
OF Nancy, France, premier exponent
of conscious autosuggestion, left the
National Capital last night for CleVe-
land, where he begins today series
of lectures similar to the four ne
gave here. .
There was only a little band OF
the faithful at Union station at foo
O'Clock last night when NJ. Coue anu
his party took the train TO the mid
western city.
"Bon voyage, NJ. Coue" called one
admirer waving at the little black
clad man. whose naive goodness ana
sincerity quite won the hearts or the
people of the National Capital.
'Good-bye!" called the apostle OF
autosuggestion. do not forget what
I have told you Ana ne
three days of ceaseless iecturing'
telling others how to help them
selves, and in sightseeing.
Last Lecture Here.
NJ. Coue gave his last lecture here
at the New Willard Hotel yester-
dav afternoon, the ballroom on tentn
floor of the hotel being packed with
those who came to hear the personal
message which the trehcnludn
brought them.
No cures were attempted by NJ
Coue although a dozen or more
stammerers and lame perso crowd
ed to the platform when the lecturer
made his usual calls for persons on
whom TO perform his experiments
designed to show the power OF the
imagination.
One small lad. who has been semi
paralyzed in his arms for several
months was asked by n. Coue TO
raise his arms, and he did so fairly
well, bur no more than he had done
before. his father declared. Inquiry
at the home today revealed that
the boy had not been helped.
But, of course, NJ. Coue had care
fully refrained from attempting any
real effort to heal while in Washing
ton, except in the two cases already
recounted in The Star. that of the
young girl cured of stan merlng at
the first private demonstra tion Tues
dav afternoon before members of the
medical profession. and that OF
young boy cured of a like affiiction
Wednesday night at Memorial Conu-
mental Hall.
Yesterdays lecture at the Willard
resulted in but one novelty. 1t came
when NJ Coue asked a girl, perhaps
fifteen years old, to hold out her arms
in front of her and press her hands
together tightly.
You do not do as l tell you" COM
mented the little pharmacist sharply,
looking at the girl. who had an en-
barrassed smile upon her face. You
will not press tightly.
Fails to obey Directions
Whereas others had pressed their
hands together until the white showed
around their fingers, so strong was
l. 49, fnVrV n
not show any signs of making an et-
fort to clench her hands.
NJ. Coue plainly was disgusted.
You are a bad pupil" he said Sc
verely, motioning the girl to retire.
He ther took a small boy, and put
him through the experiments success
looking about for another subject.
NJ. Coue's glance fell again upon the
GONE" he called. "Now you shall
try it again"
The audience applauded vigorously
when he led the embarrassed girl
forward again. Now hold your arms
out, and clench your hands. Tighter
clasp them tighter-ah, that is good!
Now think well. L would like to open
them but / cannot, l cannot-and you
cannot"
This time the girl made an excel
lent subject, having gotten the idea
of what she must do by watching the
others.
The comment in Washington today,
following the visit of NJ. Coue, was
that the city was indeed better and
better" for his coming. Everywhere
Scoffing had given away to respect,
and a dawning belief that perhaps,
after all, the little man is right when
he tells the world that it is much bet
ter to think that pain "iS going than
to think that cit hurts; that he is
right again when he tells one to think
he is getting better and better, rather
than sit around moping, holding
secret thoughts that one is in a bad
way, indeed, and getting worse.