Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1898 — The Hypnotist Here. [ARTICLE]

The Hypnotist Here.

Monday’s Dally: Prof. Boone, the hypnotist, began his performances here at 2 this afternoon. He put his assistant, Douglas, into a hypnotic sleep in Ellis & Murray’s window, the sleep to continue until 8.30 Tplock Tuesday evening. To show „e genuineness of the test, Prof. •oone ran a needle and thread Douglas’ lip, cheek, ear the skin of the throat. It was a gepuine sewing up, but evidently produced no pain, and only a drop or two of blood. The thread Was cut and passed around for examination. The drive through the streets blind-folded will be reported in our next issue. A