REMARKABLE HYPNOTISING.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7880, 3 June 1891, Page 6

REMARKABLE HYPNOTISING.

The New York Sunday Sun publishes the following extraordinary story, dated from Mier, Mexico, a town of 1500 inhabitants on the Rto Grande, 150 miles from its mouth:—Ten days ago an individual, who gave the name of Francisca Perez, arrived at Mier, and put up at the chief hotel. At dinner on (he second day a waiter removed all the bottles of wine in front of the persons who were dining, and carried them to the table where Perez sat. The angry guests called up the proprietor, in answer to whom the waiter said Perez had ordered him to take the wine. Perez denied that he had told him anything of the kind, and the man was dismissed. During the afternoon of the same day one of the guests presented Perez with a magnificent watch, while a barman gave him a revolver. The next day presents began to pour in upon Perez, among them being a handsome bouquet with the name of a lady attached to it. She explained to her friends that the man in passing her had asked her to send him the flowers. Other persons who had made presents to Perez also stated that they had been asked by him for the articles given, and that they had found it Impossible to resist the request. A number of citizens appointed a Committee of ten to wait upon Perez, and warn him that he would be killed unless he left the town. Perez was alarmed, and explained that he was a victim of involuntary hypnotism. He said he was twenty-seven years of age. and a native of New Mexico. He had been trained for tbe priesthood for several years in Rome, and while abroad had practised hypnotism with which he had made marvellous successes. Inconsequence of this it had become a passion with him, and he could not resist practising his gift upon those about him. The Committee permitted Perez to leave the city, and he has departed for parts unknown.