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Would You Be Good
Then Be Hypnotized
He” says there isn’t any such thing but Bernard was n
bad boy from the police viewpoint
He was arrested for theft last July and placed on probu
Hon. The other day Dr. Siegfried Block stated in court
that be had cured Bernard of his evil impulses
“I have him under hypnotic control” said the doctor
•‘and he is industrious and honest instead of thriftless an I
lazy.
Magistrate Nash inquired further and found plenty to
corroborate this story. “Whatever is the cause of it” su'd
the judge. “ he is at work and doing well in spite of La l
home surroundings."
Probation Officer McCann added! “I don't rare how tho
doctor did it but he has reformed that kid.”
All this may Ue contrary to our old notions of the life long
battle with Satan in our heart; but after all it is something
like the reiterated persuasions the “laboring with sinners"
in old-fashioned reform and conversion. After all the
thought that goodness may be made easy is not so terrible.
We used to think of hypnotism as quackery and chnria
tanry and the “walk-up-to-the platform ” style of fakcry.
But necessarily it isn’t. The best of the regular doctors are
coming to admit its proper use in medical practice.
Doctor Frederick Henry Gerrish. professor of surgery of
Bowdoin college says: “The training of the infant is almost
wholly suggestion" —and adds that with older children sug
gestion is only a degree less powerful. And then he tells of
the value of hypnotism in healing disease.
“If the victim of a functional disease can be hypnotized"
says he. “he has a good chance .of getting relief through
suggestion.”
As most of our ailments are what is known as functional
anyone this
Dr Gerrish goes on—not in a newspaper interview but in
a professional journal—to tell of hypnotic cures within his
knowledge.
A man with the worst sort of trifacial neuralgia—the kind
that drives people to suicide—was cured in one week. A man
who had had insomnia for 35 years and could sleep but two
or three hours a day. was cured by one hypnotic treatment.
A woman whose life was made dark and dreary by nervous
irritability was given relief and a new outlook on the world
by hypnotism. A man of 30 years afflicted with depression
of spirits was made cheerful. A man constitutionally afraid
to travel on water was cured. A teacher who was so timi-l
that she could not speak in public without suffering great
terror was cured of timidity and has become a successful
lecturer. A young woman was cured of an obsession causing
her to fear assassination. A middle-aged woman had ner
vous prostration culminating in dreadful indigestion. She.
was cured by hypotism and became well and cheerful.
A strong healthy 10-year old boy was a truant a liar and
•‘incorrigible. ” He was cured by hypnotism and became
truthful and a good student.
An old lady was cured of a long-standing case of asthma.
A young woman was enabled to avoid her besetting ailment
of seasickness. A young man was cured of a pitiable case
of perversion. A druggist was reformed after 30 years fear-
ful alcohol addiction.
Altogether it seems that if any drug any surgical method
any physical treatment not in general use could show the
same promise which Dr. Gerrish attests hypnotism to have
the world would go wild over it.
Are we neglecting a great moral as well as a great healing
Bgeney in failing to consider hypnotism seriously!
But quacks and fakers are not the ones to use hypnotism
Bn human beings. No one but a skilled and reputable physi-
cian should be trusted by a patient to resort to it.
President Taft has found that being a big man physically
has its disadvantages. He got his clothes soaking wet the
other day and had to go to bed while they were drying. Ng
one in the party could lend him a suit that would come near
filling the bill.
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A temperance and prohibition lecturer is engaged in an
effort to drive rum out of Wall street. If he succeeds the
chances are that there wil] be considerably less reckless
financiering in that locality. But the probabilities are not
great that his mission will be a successful one.
«
Henry Clews the New York financial authority writes
that the prices on the stock exchange have been forced ‘o
a level beyond reason. Evidently the time is ripe for the
plucking of the investing public who wore urgently advised
some time ago to buy stocks and bonds when their prices
were much lower.
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Chicago holds another unfortunate record. During the
past three months an average of eleven persons have been
injured daily and one person killed every other day by the
Street cars in that city. This makes the casualties on the
big steam railroad systems of the country take on a rather
insignificant aspect.
« .
William Randolph Hearst is a fickle fellow. Not so long
ago he announced emphatically that he would never again
be a candidate for public office. Now he has accepted a
nomination to run as tin independent candidate for the
mayoralty of New York city. It is almost needless to say
that he will be an also ran as usual.
FRIDAY
Bernard Scharf of Brook-
lyn according to the news
dispatches was a bad boy.
W. B. George founder of
the “George Junior Rcpub-
A Tribute
- ■ ■ Shirley W Johns the mo-*
beloved of newspaper men Hint the rolls of the Han An
tonic fraternity ha vs ever held wan called from earth.
To those who knew Nhirley W. Johns a memflry is left of
a dauntless spirit within a frail body of an energy that h i.I
no bounds that was tireless in striving for tho right and
that knew no such word as “fail” of an ability that even
towards the Inst when bodily Ills made spirit weary sore
nnd tried stood triumphant and of n ealin and quiet kiiidh
personality that felt the trials of others with hia own.
He wielded a virile and a versatile pen. In the mad race
fnr news he was often counted “a wonder.” He posses. 1
the analytical mind of a Jules Verne the acurate matbemati
cal brain of a born detective and the intuition of a woman
and in tho tracing of a “story” was an adept.
No finer epitaph can exist for Hhirley W. Johns than mat
secret silent one engraven on the hearts of those who knew
him. No nobler phrase can be spoken in hia tribute than
that one. unformed yet existing in the breasts of those who
were counted among his friends.
Yearn ago in the city of Dubuque Iowa James L. Me
Cresry a newspaper rej>orter even as was he who is mourned
herein wrote to be kicked in dusty files only to be im-
mortalized long after his own demise these lines upon death
which are offered in final tribute to Shirley W. Johns-
“There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shoes
And bright in heaven’s jeweled crown.
They shine forever mom.
“Death leaven our heart* all desolate
He plucks our fairest sweetest flowers:
Transplanted into bliss they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
s s • e e e •
“Where’er he sees a smile too bright
Or heart too pure for taint nnd vice
He bears it to that world of light
To dwell in paradise ’*
More bad news for Captain Hobson. The missionaries in
Japan are unanimously of the opinion that the people of the
flowety kingdom have the friendliest of~feelTngs towards the
United States.
As Others View It
WORKING CAPITAL NEEDED.
Reclamation and irrigation for which President Taft in
his Spokane speech urged an issue of $10000000 of bonds
has reached the point where it has exhausted all its working
capital.
When the Hansbrough irrigation act was passed in 1902
after President Roosevelt’s message of the December be-
fore it provided that the receipts from public lands in a
group of arid states should be used for irrigation in those
states. This was expected to give $2500000 a year br
$25000000 in ten years. Tho money spent on irrigation was
to be repaid by the sale of the irrigated lands and the sums
thus paid were to be credited to the reclamation fund for
irrigation.
In six years $42000000 has been available and this has
been absorbed in irrigatiox projects still under way. What
lias taken place is what is constantly occurring in business
when working capital Is locked up because the business
grows faster than the capital. Of tho success of the original
plan in gaining new capital for reclamation yearly by the
sale of lands there is no question whatever. What is needed
now is more capital.—Philadelphia Press.
A MODEST SCIENTIST.
I
Thomas A. Edison is one of those rare exceptions in this
or any other day —a really modest scientist. Few if any
men have done more to develop in the direction of applied
electricity the possibilities of the marvelous force which is
so familiar and yet so mysterious of which so little and so
much is known. But after a long and highly successful career
of achievement Mr. Edison declares that he knows nothing
in comparison with the illimitable total -of what remains to
be learned. It is only natural that a man looking at the
matter from this standpoint should express the wish that
those who are living today might bo spared to witness the
triumphs of the next century or any period corresponding
to that which has wrought such tremendous revolutions in
the world’s affairs.
In declaring that the world is just emerging from what ho
calls the “dog" age Mr. Edison does himself and his fellow-
workers in the great laboratory of nature an injustice. They
have blazed' the way and arc the real discoverers by right
of perfection and development. Tn some fields of work they
were the real inventors and those who come after them will
have only a beaten path to tread and the world will ap-
praise their labors at their proper value accordingly.—Kan-
sas Citv Journal.
NO CONSCRIPTION.
Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee of the United States
army retired startled the military authorities of the coun-
try by a speech he made before the national guard conven-
tion at Los Angeles last week. He was quoted as advocating
conscription for army training so that a force of 500000
drilled men would be available for military service in an
emergency. When these remarks were brought to the at-
tention of Secretary Dickinson that official diplomatically
said that he did not think he ought to be called on to ex-
press an opinion every time any one made a speech. That
might be taken as an indication that the head of the war
department does not think it w-orth while to consider General
Chaffee’s proposition very seriously.
It is certain that the country at large will not so consider
it. And if it did think it worth while to think very much
about it the country undoubtedly would not express itself
with any particular amount of favor. Taken as a whole
the nation is rather proud of the fact that we do not main-
tain a large standing army; it is also rather proud of tho
fact that it has a pretty well drilled body of reservists in the
national guard.—Buffalo Express.
Pointed Paragraphs
He laughs tho best who smiles the most.
The right kind of experience Is worth all it costs.
Somehow the majority of our habits seem to be bad
ones.
Tho patriotism of the office seeker is the greatest ever.
Anything a woman won’t talk about isn’t worth mention-
ing.
The drummer should not try to beat the drum to beat
the band.
To a man wealth means power; to a woman the pleasure of
being envied.
The loss of his job is apt to puncture a man’s vanity and
let a lot of egotism run out. —Chicago News.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
When a man has a conscience it is never his fault.
Most people go to church merely to feel justified in look-
ing down upon those who don’t.
A woman takes upon herself blame that belongs to a man
so she can be sure he didn’t deserve it.
No matter how smart the baby is its mother knows peo-
ple would never admit it unless it was theirs.
A man ean-Jodieve he adores a woman when what it is is
that he is crazy over the meals she gives him.—New York
Press
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZBTTB
Just ■■ the wan ghost of
Day spread over the hills of
Ht. Charles Missouri yester
day morning the spirit of
BOGGS VERSOS KWLLE
By B. a PblUips.
It was the name Jane Hoggs that
. aiised Hamilton to decide that. Inn '•><■
-d by such a cognomen beauty < dd
not exist. It wna equally the euphoni-
ous Eleanor Rrvelle that dominated an
opposite Conclusion.
And when a hostess introduced them
hastily in tho soft light of the library
■ undies be flattered himself that uhen
man decides al! is wall.
And she waa all thnt such an exquis-
ite blond should be—witty responsive
low of laughter with just the dep-h
of mystery feminine in the gray eyes
that Hamilton found most alluring.
“I feared!” ho shuddered compli
meut wine with a glauee at the tall bru-
net whose shrill laughter echoed to them
from the other end of the table.
“Yet she haa money galore lauds
galore motors galore. Mr. Brandon is
content”—with a shrug of the dainty
shoulders.
“Does Mr. Brandon's content nur
yoim!” ' y
A small hint of jealousy touched Ham-
• lt« n’a tone.
“ Not in the least. Brandy and I arc
cousins and nothing less compelling
“My name happens to be that ‘other
awfnl one Jane Boggs!’ ”
than a family reunion can confine ns
willingly within the distance of argu-
ment.”
‘‘Then shall we dismiss Brandy—and
the lady—and talk of ourselves?” ven-
tureu Hamilton.
Out on the moonlit balcony he sug-
gested as much of this thought as limit-
ed acquaintance dared.
‘‘Only until Monday—and then we
will be separated. Your name charmed
me at first —and you are worthy of it.
I want to see you often if I may”—
His hurried sentences were inter-
rupted.
‘‘My name?” The tone and half
frown were puzzled. "What is my
name—that is what do vou think it
isf” •
‘‘Eleanor Revelle. It couldn’t be
that other awful one —Jane Boggs!”
His new divinity froze into a living
impersonation of the ice queen. Putting
1 one hand out to sweep aside the bal-
cony draperies preparatory to sudden
i flight she said frigidly distinctly
‘‘My name happens to be that ‘other
awful one Jane Boggs!”
Then she vanished and Hamilton sat
a long time alone in the moonlight and
was miserable.
When he recovered sufficiently to bo
fairly normal again he found that a
long distance call had summoned Miss
Boggs to the city and heard the ‘‘chug
chug” of the motor bearing her train-
ward dying into the moonlit silence of
the night. And then he was more mis-
erable.
“I have met Mr. Hamilton!"
Again was she his dinner partner ami
this time sure at least hik ground
however encompassed with thorns
Hamilton effected a conversational
truce.
And again the balcony—Mrs. Allaire's
balcony—in all the glory of a rose
scented June night!
But. in spite of the roses and the
moonlight when the latest novel the
plays the weathex had exhausted them-
selves the qyueial moment intruded it-
self bringing silence. Then the skele-
ton of that first meeting came from
out its hiding place and Hamilton and
Jane Boggs felt poignantly it’s baleful
presence.
Existence was becoming oppressive
when the girl spoke.
“I am going to tell you something.
Mr. Hamilton." Jane’s voice held all
the tragedy of hideous confession. “I
hate the name—myhiarpel I tried Jean
and Janet —but Boggs has been my
stumbling block. It won’t be
and so—if I hadn’t been frosty that
night well I’m not sure whether it
would have been hysterical tears—or
maniacal laughter. And either is such
bad form!”
The wavering smile ended in the de-
। cided deepening of a dimple in her
pretty loft cheek —and Hamilton's sur.
’ render was complete.
“Jane” ho said adoringly “Jane is '
l the Same in the world. And
the only objection I have to Boggs—
Jane I’m idiotic I know but if you
I could only imagine how you’ve haunted
me since then. Won’t you—won’t you
take Hamilton—as a pleasing alterna-
tive at least. Jane. I love you!”
“I—I—I’ve thought some too. It’s
—it’s more than a pleasing alternative.
It’s — very dear" confessed Jane
Boggs.
•-»-*.
PRESS AGENT AGAIN.
Speaking about great faunal
naturalists our own state revenue
agent is going some. His threat to
ride a camel to Austin bo doubt
created considerable apprehension.
One Campbell at a time is about
all the state can stand. Whatf —
Fort Worth Star Telegram.
’ Captain Bill will be skyhooting in a
Wrightship next.
SOME HOGS THAT HAVE EVIDENTLY BEEN FED
The experimentalists at the'Ohio agricultural experiment station announce thnt they have proven by experi-
ments tor the improvement of the hog that porkers can be made much more intelligent by feeding them brain prodne-
ing feed. One of the experts declares that hogs fed with brain producing foods soon become hog aristocrats and
hold themselves aloof from the ordinary mud loving slop-fed porker.—News Item.
Little Stories
STUNG AGAIN.
Jacob Hope the well-known pet
stock dealer of Philadelphia told at a
recent dinner a new parrot story.
“A pale tired-looking woman” he
said “entered a crowded trolley car.
She had a bundle of familiar shape un-
der her arm and the bundle moved now
and then restlessly. Then she would
rock and cuddle it.
“ ‘Keep still darling. Don’t fret
dear one' she would say.
“The young men in the car never
once lifted their eyes from their pa-
pers. But an old banker gazed com-
passionately at the weary woman and
her little one. Finally he rose and
shouted:
“ ‘Here madam take my seat. If
none of these young fellows will give a
seat to a lady with n babe in her arms.
I will old as I am! ’ ”
Mr. Hope smiled.
“As the woman" he said “accept
ed the old man's seat gratefully a
phonograph-trained parrot stuck its
head out from under her cloak and
screeched:
“Stung again governor!"
MRS. DASH DOG. ETC.
“We are registering dogs now”
said the clerk at the St. Zaza. “ ‘Mrs.
Van Gould and Pekinese.’ “Duchess
of Sussex and blue and silver Skye’
‘Miss Flossie Footlites and white Pom-
eranian.’
“In the past" said the clerk “only
the name of the guest herself was reg-
istered. That registration seemed as
civilization advanced too democratic
and if the guest had a maid that fact
too in time got on our register and
thence into the society columns —Mrs.
Van Gould and maid’ —like that.
“Motor cars arrived and the entry
had to include them. ‘Mrs. Van Gould.
160-horsepower Chilla limousine and
l maid. ’
“And today the hotel register and
the society column that are really
smart and up to date say: ‘Among re-
cent notable arrivals at the St. Zaza is
Mrs. Van Gould maid and Pekinese
spaniel. Li Hung Chang in a 90-horse-
powcr Slawtar landaulet.’ ”
HIS FAILING.
“You are beside yourself” he re-
torted haughtily.
She gave a shrill unpleasant laugh.
“Seeing double again eh?” she
cried.
SAN AHTOMIO 21YEABS A60
(From Tho Light Oct. 15. 1888.)
Louis Wortham left for Dallas this
morning.
Mrs. Ed. Rowe observed her birthday
yesterday with a party of friends. j
Bids for putting in $22000 worth oj
stone at Aransas Pass were let
day.
Lieutenant Eugene
teenth infantry formerly of j^ n .
tonio it is reported has resignbL
commission.
S. A. Rivas the postal clerk M>A lirP d
in the Southern Pacific wreck.M ; m .
proving in the hospital here. !{Kuj ves
at Georgetown.
G. Giorda has taken out buildiwjp Cr .
mits for the erection of three
on the west side of San Saba strjfi
Miss Susie Pfeiffer of New W aU n-
fels is visiting in the city and ttf the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. Huth. >'
Rhythm Universe Law Try
hand Gain Graceful Motion
By W. R. C. Latson B. 8. Ph. D. M. 8. .
Figure 1.
Rhythm or regular movement to and
fro is the law of the universe. From
the stupendous swing of the earth round
its sun to the flutter of a gnat’s wing
the law is the same—regular move-
ment.
Only man and a few animals de-
bauched by associating with man break
the law of rythmical motion. They move
the body in stiff awkward jerky and
angular lines instead of in rythmical
circles.
A few people a one in
five hundred perhaps 4nove rythmical-
ly. These rare ones always remark-
able for skill of bijUy endurance ease
and grace. A Rythmical method of
moving the gives endurance sim-
ply becausc*Sc motions are made with
a swing ‘|fius requiring less effort.
To habit of rythmical move-
f Texas Talk
’ SAVED.
Governor Campbell not only “re-
lented” but he will wear a “plug
hat” at El Paso. Saturday in
honor of President Taft and Presi-
dent Diaz. Some day Col. W. A.
Shhw will fall a victim to the lure
of a dress suit. Colonel Shaw who
was born in Arkansas reared
in Texas for more than forty
years has looked upon a swallow-
tail coat as an emblem of hope-
less idiocy. Colonel Shaw is a pecu-
liar man and his aversion to a
dress suit is one of his idiosyncra-
cies. Now that Governor Campbell
has fallen a victim to the bland-
ishment of a plug hat there is
hope for the civilization of Colonel
Shaw. Governor Campbell is * very
UCIVRkR 18 IML
Figure 2.
। ment is not easy for the human being
i since the other habit that of
angular movements —must be unlearn-
ed. The careful and
) tice however of the two simple exer-
cises which I here describe will in evfry
I ease impart the power to move the body
I aright.
Stand easily feet well apart muscles
rqjaxed. Now begin to twist the body
gently from side to side as on a pivot
allowing the .arms swing limply.
!(See Fig. 1.)
Stand easily one foot in advance.
Now begin to swing the arms easily
back and forth gradually increasing
the motion until the entire body il
active. (Seb Fig. 2.)
With time and practice yon will find
i yourself making all motions with the
same ease and swing as the exercises.
handsome man and a plug hat will
make him more jaunty than Col.
Lyon and more fragile than Presi-
dent Taft. Thank the Lord and
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew
Jackson the Plug Hat democracy
will have a representative at El
Paso. That Farmers’ Union slouch
hat marked T. M. C has been
band-boxed for use in the cam-
paign of next year. —Dallas
Times-Herald.
The plug hat vote is safe.
THAT AIN’T ALL.
Texas is all right. She’s got the
climate and the circuses are giv-
ing two performances fqr a single
admission.—Waco Times Herald.
She also has the water and good ■
ciety.
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