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The Seaforth News, 1960-06-02, Page 6Hypnotism , Power For Good — And Evil 1 Hypuotisnr -- rightly enough in many cases — is basking in an aura of respectability nowadays It is common knowledge that it is successfully used in cases of childbirth and teeth extraetion, , for instance, and its success in sueb coetexts 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 must evil and disgraceful ends. • The ordinary person, who in- stinctively trusts any procession- al expert implicitly ---be he doctor er lawyer or dentist or psycholo- gist — ar hypnotist —. should be warned of this danger. It is inevitable that hypnosis can easily be involved in sex. Even when "open and above board" nuusie-hall "turns" were staged. consisting of hypnosis demonstrations, this was at once evident. Those performances 1which were. in.•identa.11y, depreerted and denounced by, among others, the late Lord Herder, one of the most famous of Phyeeoelt5) were seldom. edifyine and ottco dan- gerous to the subjects, who sere recruited from the audience It was nearly invariable for the• hypnotist to suggest to women, in order to raise a laugh, that they should do what they tve,uld never ordinarily dream of doing Obscenity was never far away. On same of the volunteers from the audience the lasting effete ; c+f ct w. .a injurious. And a law- suit against t a hynotist by one woman, who alleged she had be. come a melancholic after her experience at the hands of a musie-hall hypnostist, put an end to that particular form of enter- tainment. And not too soon on all accounts. Hypnotism. whatever its mer- its may be, is certainly a danger when it is in unscrupulous hand.. even though nobody ran be persuaded by hypnotic influ- ence 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 would remain latent if the pos- sessor had not been hypnntized. 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 - Half -Sizes— Look PRINTED PATTERN 4566 SIZES 12V2 -221i L -44.'a 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 4566: Half Sizes 121/2, 141/2, 101/2, 181, 20(/x, 221/2, Size 161 requires 3 yards 39 -inch fabric. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate, Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal rote for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Bo:; I. 123 Eighteenth St., New '.Toronto, Ont. try County Court shows what might happen. A man wha des- cribed hiiuselt as a hypnotist- henler -- hi fees were enormous — attempted at the outset to in- duce a young woman undergoing treatment to take ore her thee, and he strenuously *thee, reinforced that attempt at subsequent ses- sions. Ultimately he tried to assault her. The woman broke MT the treat- ment and sued the hypnotist for the t•ettirn of the money she had paid as fees, and, of course, won her case, In delivering judgment, Judge Hamilton said of the hypnotist: "Ho is nothing but an unmiti- • gated meal, a rogue and a fraud. Everyone of experience knows 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 estebilshed a dominance over weak-willed people, acid to their ill-gotten gains by blackmail. Hypnotism has, indeed, shown that it can be a power for good when practised by men of char- acter, but recourse to It should be made only on the advice of r0Istered practitioners. ANT) IT SHOULD) BE STRICTLY SU- PERV1>1'1), — From "Tit -Bit; ': Bird Saves Allan Front Drowning The :nighty albatross, king of sea birds that soar, is in trouble with the men of the U.S. Navy. More than 130,000 of these birds, which have stupendous powers of flight and wings which may Measure up he 15 ft, from tip to tip have become a serious menace to aircraft on Midway Wand in the Pacific U.S. Navy planes are based there and trouble occurs when, during the nesting season which begins in November and Deesm- bor, 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 plans, 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 out hollows for 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 from the bird some of its flying secrets. No one likes to kill or harm an albatross. An old supersti- tion of sailors that ill luck at- tends the killing at sea of an albatross is the theme of Cole - ridge's poem, "The Ancient Mar - Mer." 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. Ile managed to keep himself afloat until help arrived by holding on to the legs of a giant alhatross which had maim- ed wooped down to attack him in the water. His hands were lacerated badly and the scars remained with him 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 hied 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. Albatro.=sc: were once Icille0 so that the old churehwardrn pipe steins could be nide out of their wing bones. „BEST" FOR SUNDAY Remember when Grandma brought out her • "best" china only for Sundi,ys 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 eathenwnre ar other kinds of china, - "In a few years," said the artist to his landlord, "people will look at this miserable studio and say: '.encs, the famous artist, used to work here.' ". "If I don't get the rent by tonight, they'll be able to say thnt 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. GwKz,n-dvli.r.e P. Cl©„ rke All kinds of nice thing( hasp pened 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 into 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 from stand- ard to daylight saving time al- most painless, On the whole it was a lovely week. Perhaps a little too wet u.nderloot 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 w•crk- 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 busi- ness. 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 ear backwards just as fast as she had been coining forwards. Ate this hap- pened in the few minutes Part- ner was on the step waiting to intercept the nit11:men — who also was late. It is urban peo- ple who egitate for DST and yet they are the very one, who get caught tapping in the change- over. Bob, Joy and the two little fel- lows were here Sunday, They were lata, too — waiting for the boys to wake tip 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 time and another: Not even farmers. It isn't now that fast time is a worry to the farmere. IL is dur- ing haying and 1naa:veet when they must wait for the dew to dry off the hay and ,rain. Mar- in, lived on a farm end away fr:;m it too I am now able to as:x.s_; the ar'.vantac;c> and di.' advantages of our perennim time picblcm. Every year many farmers say -- "Leave the clocks the way they should he,. Peo- ple who want extra daylight can gel up an hour earlier:" That is true, but alas, at six o'clerk 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 (eel save money by be- ing an our toes for 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 end shorts will need replacing; and maybe she needs an add dress or two. As for the house, its needs are 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 might 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 L.P seers 1511113 "See here, Mr. D. A., you're getting too personal." Ar, Otter Discovers - Swimming Is Fun - When spring ccuue and the fields stood under water from the melting snows, -f pulled on • my long fishing boats end fetch- ed Ingo for a walk, Willingly and happily he followed me I walk - eel out smelly, he came by my side in short hips. back arched, wine') movements lie very much reminded ine of a weasel. Oniv - lris 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. Ile was desperate. With head held high, be galloped along the bank, "What are you doing? You've never done this before! Come back to mete — said his expeessian and his des- pairing cry. But the swishing of the water made by my wading sounded en - tieing. He probably remembered the familiar sound of the filling of his tub. IIe waited for me on the bank, stood up on his hind legs, and • sniffed my fishing boots "They smell good. Water; (vet grass and earth. I like that." Head anti forepaws remained a little while lying an my fort. Then he sprang up, and a sudden wild joy pos- sessed him. At ever faster speed. in large and small circles, he raced around me. Iris heavy tail swung this way and that and often dragged hint 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 eine 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 my feet and seemed entirely contented, I -Ie 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 wiIT 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 Iittle puddles, then the larger pools. When he finally discovered his innate ability, he was de- lighted .. , Even the river Iost its terrors. record:, 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. I 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. Ingo risked Omitting- into the wide, rein inlets, then went deeper and deeper into titre stream, until, lila a wild otter„ he swain everywhere, dived into lin dcpihe and sunt•silver wale of air swimming up to the sur- face above Itis track, -. From "Ingo: The Story of My Otter," by Walter von Sanders. Moderil Etiquette Be Anne Ashley Q. What types of letters must always be written by hand, t'a- they than typewritten A. Letters of condolence, for- mal invitations (those written in the third person), and most letters of congratulation, such as on the (evasion of an engagement, the birth of a baby, etc., ansa the thank -you notes of a brittle for the gifts site bas received. Q, Is it necessary to mail ea - graved }welding invitations to close friends who have already been invited verbally? A. It is always correct to mail engraved invitations -- even tat members of the immediate fami- lies. Q, Which ring is presented first in a dm:We-ring wedding cere- mony? A. 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ISSUE 20 — 1969 eeleeeiteetteee, UP IN THE AIR — Richard Freda thought he closed .a deal to buy this five room, two story house in Yonkers, N.Y,, so he paid mare than $4,000 to have his house transported three blocks from its previous site. But everything wound up in mid-air, eight feet off the ground, when Freda was told the house had been sold to sotneane else. Now, as he awaits the out come of legal 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.