The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-05
CAPPY KICKS !
He Discourses on d
Power of Suggestios
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/ while It viii not grow a new leg i
a disabled soldier. II Is liable 10 ines
cate In him the notion that hopysI
is and always has been better "a
walkingl In fact. It Is difficult
limit the effects Of mental sugs5
ton.
Take for instance the case Of
Colonel Jenkins. who 1ourished /
our regular army some years as'
lie was stickIer for military Il
queite and one Of his rules was I'll
no inferior officer should enter n
coionel's office during business hoIEl
without wearing his sword. WEI
one day captain got as far as II
adiutant's office on his way to repos
TO the colonel. whose lair was Jus
I beyond. when he remembered he wa
swordless. However. the adjuianti
sword was hanging on the wall, 4
the captain borrowed II for the ocu
sion, buckled II on and was admists
to the colonel's presence. Upon y
termination ol the interview. the CT
tain passed out thru the adjutaa'5
office. returned the latter's swes
with thanks and started across u
parade ground. Colonel jenkins, q
serving the captain from the windaE|
noticed that the latter was not We
ing his sword and a great curicss
impelled him to summon the ad
iant.
Wasn't Captain Blank wearing
sword when he called on me ~
minutes agoY he queried. The
3u,ant confirmed this suspicion.
tho colonel opened his window a
yelled to Captain Blank TO retus
OF course. MS Captain Blank csn|
into the adiutants office. he ri
rowed the latter's sword again q
appeared in The Presence war
the said blade. The colonel grew
In the face, asked him some uni
portant question and dismissed "a
Again the captain returned
sword to the adjuiant and again
started across the parade grour'
only TO be spied by Colonel Jenk1f
in his again swordless state.
For the second time the cclca'
opened the window and summoas
Captain Blank back to his offs|
again Captain Blank borrowed thss
iutant's sword. again Colonel ~
kins was hard put 10 It to find z
excuse for calling the captain hasi|
again he dismissed the captain. Fl
again the captain returned the ae
iant's sword with thanks and for u
third time started across the para
ground; for the third time the coles
saw that Captain Blank was
wearing a sword He summoned =
adiutant and pointed TO Capu
Blank.
"'Ten me, SIR he ordered.
Captain Blank wearing a sword O
he notY'
Sir said the adjutant, 'Capn
Blank is most certainly not wears
sword
You're blind or crazy yelsI
Colonel Jenkins. He is wearing
sword. / can see 1t plainly"
Following the laugh that went .
at this illustration OF Cappy's text Il
Augustus Redell inquired: "CapR
are you endeavoring to sell yours
the suggestion that while in poin'
years Methusaleh may have
beaten in the stretches, you're g01l
TO crowd him on the turns?" Il
'Well,n Cappy answered nai'e
"as a man thinketh in his own neA
so is he. Me, ] never laugh al aI
thing l do not understand glFe
try.out first. use what | can q. :.
stand by 10 see IL the other lev
can use what l cannot" &.
"Cappy." said Ulysses GFu1
You're a consummate old nut
II know it Ulysses" cappy +,
piled. consequently. I'm happy
trouble win not start until | 90
know I am an old nut. Untll =
Ulysses. who gave you a lieens'
offer suggestions7"
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