d his legs seemed
to be paralyzed. He asked faintly if I thought he was going to die, and
I cheered him up, as is customary in such cases, but shortly afterwards
he developed such serious symptoms that I felt forced to tell him I
feared he was seriously hurt, and it was quite possible he would live
but a few hours.

"Upon hearing this he became very much agitated, and whispered to me
that he wished to speak to me alone, saying he had something of the
utmost importance to communicate.

"I thought it was probably some message to send to some members of his
family, or some instructions regarding his affairs, but after a few
words I became very much interested. He talked for fifteen minutes, part
of the time being sustained by the use of stimulants. His story, which
was a very strange one, I will repeat as nearly as possible in his own
words. After repeatedly asking me to assure him there was no possible
chance of his recovery he said:

"'It is not necessary for you to know my name, but it is sufficient for
me to tell you that I received a good education in my youth and
graduated with high honors at one of the large universities in this
country. I always had more or less interest in the study of physiology,
and during my college course conducted a series of experiments in
hypnotism, and made some interesting discoveries regarding the
exaltation of the senses, and especially in relation to illusion and
hallucination by the aid of post-hypnotic suggestion.

"'It had been my earnest desire to occupy the position of professor of
physiology in one of the universities, but failing to obtain a position
of this kind, and having no means of support, I gradually became poorer
and poorer, earning a livelihood as best I could, until I became
discouraged and attempted to make money in a way not quite so honest.

"'The idea suggested itself to me during a series of experiments which I
had conducted with a friend of mine. It so happened that this friend was
paying teller in one of our well-known banks of Chicago, where he is
to-day. He is a thoroughly honorable man in every way, but I found that
he was a good hypnotic subject, or sensitive, as we call it. At first he
could not be considered first class, but he was much interested in the
subject, and allowed me to hypnotize him repeatedly. After a few
evenings he became very easily influenced and one of the best subjects I
had ever had. I could put him to sleep in a moment, simply sna