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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-05-26, Page 6Hypnotised. — Power For Good - And Evil Hypnotism -- rightly enough in many eases -•- is basking in an atu'a of respectability nowadays T*, is common knowledge that it • is successfully used in cases of childbirth and teeth extraction, for instance, and its success in such contexts has been acknowl- edged by doctors of the highest integrity. But hynotism is a double- edged sword. As with perhaps none other of the healing arts, it can be used by an unscrupul- ous expert for the furtherance of the most evil and disgraceful ends, The ordinary person, whe in- stinctively trusts any profession- al expert implicitly ---be he doctor or lawyer or dentist or psycholo- gist -- or hypnotist — should be warned of this danger, It is inoviteble that Hypnosis can easily be involved in sex, Even when "open and above board" music -!tall "turns" were staged, consisting of hypnosis demonstrations, this was at once evident. Those performances (which were, inc identalles deprecated and denouneed by, among others, the late Lord Harder, one of the most fatuous of physiciansl were seldom edifying and often da n- gerous to the subjects, who .were recruited from the audience It was nearly invariable for the hypnotist to suggest to women, in order to raise a laugh, 1het they should do what they wluld never ord!nerily dream of doing. Obscenity was never far away. On some of the volunteers from the audience the lasting effect was injurious. And a law- suit against a hynotist by one woman, whn alleged she had be- come a nelanch.olic after her experienee at the hands of a music -hall hypnostist, put an end to that particular form of enter- tainment. ntertainment. And not too soon On all accounts, Hypnotism. whatever its mer- its may be, is certainly a danger when it is in unscrupulous hands, even though nobody can be persuaded by hypnotic inBu- enee to do what is foreign to his or her nature. That, however, is not a sufficient safeguard, be - ,cause a hypnotized subject might be impelled to give rein to in- stincts which are latent and r -would remain latent if the pos- lessor had not been hypnotized. . A genuine saint could not be persuaded to behave like Bill Sikes. But a potential criminal, who would otherwise restrain his inclinations, might easily indulge them if the hypnotist put that thought into his mind. As we have already stated, the possi- bilities with young women who, though of weak character in cer- tain respects would normally re- main virtuous, require no ela- boration. A recent case heard at Coven- i-Iadf-Sizes — Look PRINTED PATTERN 4566 ;;< SIZES 1214-2214 4-'4 Kee 14644^4 Side -draping softly accents this graceful afternoon dress. Wear it belted or not — there are no waist seams to interrupt the smooth and slimming line. Printed Pattern 4588: Half Sizes 12%, 14%, 161/2, 131/2, 20%, 22%. Size 161/2 requires 3 yards 39 -inch fabric. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern, Please print plainly SIZE) NAME, ADDRESS, STYLI* NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Bos 1, 123 .Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. try County Cann shows what might happen, A man who des, cribed himself as a hypnotist-. healer --•- his fees were enormous --- attempted at the outset to in- duce a young woman undergoing treatment to take oft her clothes, and he strenuously reinforced that attempt at subsequent sos- sians, Ultimately he. tried to assault her. The woman broke off the treat- ment and sued the hypnotist for the return of the money she had paid as fees, and, of cottrse, won her ease. In delivering judgment, Judge Hamilton said of the hypnotist: "Ile is nothing but an unmiti- gated rascal, a rogue and a fraud. Everyone of experience !mows that the greatest possible harm can be done to people who sub- ject themselves to the careless treatment of unqualified persons attempting to use hypnotism." That is strong language, but not too strong for any of those who are unmitigated rascals. es- pecially as some of them, hav- ing established a dominance over weals -willed people, add to their ill-gotten gains by blackmail. Hypnotism has, indeed, shown that It can be a power for good when praetised by men of char- acter, but recourse to it should be made only en the advice of registered practitioners. AND IT SHOULD BE STRICTLY SU- PERVISED. — Froin "Tit-13lts". Bird Saves Man From Drowning The mighty •albatross, king of sett birds that soar, is in trouble with the men of the U.S. Navy. More than 130,00(1 of these birds, which have stupendous powers of flight and wings which may pleasure up to 15 ft, from tip to tip, have become a serious menace to aircraft on Midway Island in the Pacific U.S. Navy planes are based there and trouble occurs -when, during the nesting season which begins in November and Decem- ber, the birds cross the runways. In one year there have been 500 collisions, some resulting in death to the birds and damage to aircraft. If drawn into the air intake tubes of jet planes, the alba- trosses could cause crashes, so - the airmen are trying to per- suade the birds to leave the is- land. Scarecrows, smoky fires and signal lights are being used, but the albatrosses show no sign of quitting. It is now planned to pave wide areas round the run- ways so that the birds can't in future scrape nut hollows tor their nests. When designing rapid -soaring and other special aircraft in the twenties and thirties, experts studied the albatross as the most perfect example of a flying ma- chine. Attempts are still being made to wring front the bird some of its flying secrets. No one likes to kill or harm an albatross. An old supersti- tion cf sailors that 111 luck at- tends the killing at sea of an albatross is the theme of Cele- ridge's- poem, "The Ancient Mar- iner." A German naval officer • who fought in the first world war revealed that he owed- his life to • an albatross.. While serving as a boy -in a windjammer he was washed overboard. He managed to keep himself afloat until help arrived by holding on to the legs of a giant albatross which had swoop- ed down to attack him in the water. His hands were lacerated badly and the scars remained with hint for life. An enormous albatross follow- ed the Repulse for about a hun- dred miles in 1925 when the Duke of Windsor—then Prince of Wales—was sailing in her. He and others aboard filmed the bird. Another albatross followed a ship for 3,000 miles. The bird can ride mountainous waves in perfect comfort but sailors say he is apt to suffer from seasickness when, on rare occasions, he lands on the deck of a • ship. He is also quite un- able to take off from the deck, He is usually put into the water again and flies off, none the worse for his experience. • - Albatree es were once killed so that the old whurchwtuelen pipe stems could be merle nut of their wing bones, "BEST" FI)1 SUNDAY Remenaber when Grande t brought out, her "hest" china only for Sundays and company? Wise modern homemakers know fine bone china can, and should; be used every day, The high con- tent of bone ash makes it more durable and economical than cheaper eathenware or other kinds of china. "In a few years," said the artist to his landlord, "people will look at this miserable studio and say: 'Jones, the famous artist, used to work here.' ". "If I don't get the rent by tonight, they'll be able to say that very thing by tomorrow," said the landlord, RIVAL FOR BARDOT — Imitation is , , , etc., and French actress Mylene Demongeot's posturings certainly flatter Brigitte. Mylene affects Mme. Bardot's long hair and her famous pout In new Italian film, "Under Ten Flags." Mylene is shown, above, with John Ericson, who has the masculine lead. '`off ewLe dolir.e 2. C la,>; ,.e All kind; of nice thing; hap• Pelted last week. Did you no - Lice? More and more song birds could be heard from the tree- tops; buds on trees and shrubs were visibly swelling and tardy spring bulbs finally came tato bloom. Forsythia was• just right for bringing into the house Branches I placed in warm wa- ter were in full bloom within three days. And- the weather . warm, bright sunshine, with occasional thunder -showers made the transition front stand- ard to daylight saving time al- most painless. On the whole it was a lovely week. Perhaps a little too wet underfoot to do much in the garden but just fine for poking around to see what plant life had survived the win- ter, Partner has been doing a bit of rolling — he finally treated himself to a lawn roller so we hope a few kinks in the lawn will get straightened out, espe- cially where trenches were dug last year for water mains. This morning, the first work- day on DST, was quite a panto- mime around here. One fellow came running out of his house, thirty minutes late, into his car and away like nobody's bu;i- nese. At another hcuse the father commutes and the mother drives two children to different schools. There were hasty exits there too. Mother got as far as Our place, evidently found one boy had forgotten something, so she drove the car backwards just es fast as she had been coming forwarde. Ail this hap- pened in the few minutes Part- ner was on the step waiting to intercept the milkn'an — who also was late. It is urban peo- ple who agitate for DST and yet they are the very ones who get caught napping in the change- OVer, Bob, Joy and the two little fel- lows were here Sunday. They were late too — waiting for the boys to wake up from their afternoon sleep. Apparently all the confusion occurs during the first few days of DST, By the end of a week no one knows the difference between one tirne and another. Not even farmers. It -isn't now that fast time is a worry to the farmer;. It is dur- ing haying and Harvest when they must wait fc,r tete dew to dry off the hay and grain, Hav- en:, lived en a farm Pnd ,away from It too I run now able to is.c:.- the advantages and d s-. advent t ie, of out . rent ia, time problem. Every year many fainters say — "Leave, the clocks the way they should be. Peo- ple• who want extra daylight can get up an hour earlier." That is true, but alas, et six o'clock in the morning the spirit is far from willing and the flesh is very weak. Just lately I have been think. ing a lot about shopping -- and how we can save money by be- ing on our toes fur bargains. The only way I see it is to be foresighted; figure out our re- quirements and wait for bar- gains to be advertised. Every mother knows her children are going to need jeans and T-shirts and that father's socks and shorts will need replacing; and maybe she needs an odd dress or two. As for the house, its needs at'e multiple. Here is what often happens. The family has a gala day and goes shopping Mother knows exactly what she wants and very often can't get it, so she settles for the next best thing and maybe pays more than she intended. This sort of thing can be prevented by watching the advertisements and buying a little ahead of time either from catalogues or local stores. Seasonal bargains are offered from time to time and are worth consideration, They may be "loss -leaders" and per- haps shouldn't be allowed but as long as they are there we night as well take advantage of them. In other words strike while the iron is hot. Even name -brand staple goods can often be bought cheaper in one store than another. For instance Dee uses a lot of frozen orange juice. I get it for her as it is six cents cheaper for two cans where I shop. In return she gets me an occasional L.P. record — special while they last. At my store they have classical LP SALLY'S SALLIES 'See here, Mr, A, .A., you're getting too personal." An Otter Discovers Swimming is Fun When spring carne and tine Lields stood tinder water from the melting wows, I pulled on my long fishing boots and fetch- ed Ingo for a walk. Willingly and happily he followed tete. I walk- ed out smartly, he caste by my side in short leaps, back arched, whteh movements he very muco reminded me of a weasel. Only his size and his strong trailing tail betrayed him as an otter. When we arrived at the water, Ingo just dipped his nose in, shyly and briefly, and then start- ed to walk along the shore. I,. however, went straight through the water, He was desperate. With tread held high, he galloped along the bank. "What are you doing? You've never done this before! Come back to me!" — said his expression and his des- pairing cry. But the swishing of the water made by my wading sounded en- ticing. He probably remembered the familiar sound of tate filling of his tub. He waited for me on the bank, stood up on his hind legs, and sniffed my fishing boots "They smell good, Water, wet grass and earth. I like that." Ileac( and forepaw•, rermined a little while lying 00 Inv feet. Then he sprang up, and a sudden wild joy pos- sessed hint. At ever faster speed. in large and small circles, he raced round me. His heavy tali swung this way and that and often dragged him off his bal- ance. Every movement express- ed such unmistakable happiness and contentment that I had to watch this delirious happy round- about to its end. In just the same manner otters enjoy themselves in their wild state. I have never been able to observe them at it, but their cir- cles trodden deep into the snow reveal this. When Ingo was tired, he lay down breathless at nay feet and seemed entirely contented. He then drank a little water, but displayed no further desire for adventure. and simply trotted contentedly home by my side. It is a fact that an otter will never immediately accept anything strange. He takes his time, but he always comes back to it. Ingo was no exception to this rule, and eventually he came to terms with those mysterious stretches of water in the wilds of Nature; at first he investigated the little puddles, then the larger pools. When he finally discovered his innate ability, he was de- lighted , , , Even the river Iost its terrors, records. So now I have quite a number of good records that have cost very little. There are necessities around the house that have been re- placed in much the same way — just by waiting for advertise- ments. Friday I went down town, with a neighbour to a three-day rug sale — we needed a hall runner in the worst way. T got it - at quite a reduction. As an extra we saw President De Gaulle on the way in! However, not everything you want is advertised. Partner likes a special kind of sock that is stocked by only a few stores. Where to find them is often a problem. Last week I phoned the manufacturers and asked where these particular socks could be purchased. They told me and I got them. No trouble at all, once I knew where. Now I've got to find where I can buy coloured balbriggan T-shirts. Stores around here have sudden- ly decided to stock only white. Lige risked plunging info the wide, cairn inlets, then went steeper and deeper into that stream, until, like a wild otter„ be swum everywhere, dived into the depths. and sent silver pearls. of Mr swimming up to the sur- face about.: his track. -Front "Ingo: The Story of My Otter,S' by Waiter von Sanden. Modern Etiquette 13r Anne Ashley Q, Wheat types of letters mast always be written by Band, ra- ther than typewritten? A. Letters01 condolence, fore mai invitations (those written in the third person), and most letters of congratulation, such as on the occasion of an engagecnent, the birth of a baby, ere., also the thank -you notes of a bride for the gifts she has received. Q, Is it necessary to mail en- - graved wedding invitations to close friends who have already been invited verbally?ng• It • is always correct to mail engraved invitations — even to membere of the immediate fami- lies. Q. Which ring Is presented first in double -ring wedding cere- mony? A. 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ISSUE 20 — 1960 UP IN THE AIR — Richard Freda thought he closed it deal to buy this five room, two story house in Yonkers, N.Y., so he paid more than $4,000 to have his house transported three blocks from Its previous site. But everything wound up in midair, eight feet off the ground, when Freda was told the house had been sold to someone else, Now, as he awaits the out- come of fagot action, Freda and his family stay close to the house, fearful that someone will come along and pull the rug and floor out from under them.