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ALE ACO?Tj'lVl'NOTIS-M. A POWER WHOSE MANIFESTATIONS ARE ALMOST INCREDIBLE. Practically the Same as Mesiae-risra-Value in the Treatment of l?isease - Capable of Injury When Al>?se<l-Application Should be Limite?] Uy Law. i Tiie tenn hypnotism is nearly synony? mous with mesmerism, animal magnet? ism, braidism ami syggignoscisia. Hyp? notism bs believe*] t<> have been practiced by religionist's many centuries ago, but little, however, is known of its history previous to the time of Mesmer (177$). Since then hypnotism has been much studied by many eminent mon in the professions of medicine, science, religion and tile arts. There carno a time when the interest in it flagged very greatly; but a few years ago a revival took pince in Pram:??, and since then it lias l>eon generally recognized as a.*therapeutic agent and employed by many physicians ail over the world. One of tho earliest uses of hypnotism was to produce as?ate cf insensibility, so that surgical opera? tions could IK.* perforated without pain, But it has been applied for many other purposes, and some men, very skillful in its application, use it in the treatment of a long list .of diseurs both acute and chronic. ?S^fo^s Ja-?rections sometimes yield very readily to its influence, now PRODUCED. To produce hypnotism, operators have methods which vary somewhat in detail, but the principle is the same. Most all use passes, although some depend almost entirely, if not entirely, upon the fixa? tion of gaze*.. For reasons which will appear anon, none of the methods em? ployed to produce the hypnotic state will be described in tIiis communication. As to the force generated or liberated in hypnotism, no one pretends to know; but many believe it to be electric, or perhaps magnetic. According to one observer, the.i description, "the subjects give of their sensations is that they first feel their lingers tingle and their hands pnd feet get -cold; thea." they, become sleepy; and when told that-they cannot open their eyes, tiny say they hear and know all, but cannot open them; then comes deep"_sl.e?p*" unless it is desired to extract a tooth or do some other such .work when the subject is not entirely unconscious. Then they know and do as bidden, but suffer no pain. They say if the skin is cut it feels as ii something were being gently drawn over it. and they fee! the forceps applied to the tooth, but that pulling the tooth feels like pull? ing a peg out of a hole. As to the value of hypnotism as a remedial agent, there is necessarily much difference of opinion. Some physicians consider its range a very limited one, .?bile others tliink it applicable to a long list of affections. The majority of those who ought to know best appear to agree that it will undoubtedly prove of very great service in properly selected cases in medical practice. As for its usc in surgical operations, as a substitute for gas, ether or chloroform, it car never displace them to more than a very slight extent, except, perhaps, it be with chil? dren. Very many who are about to have ?ja operation performed must necessarily be so nervous that hypnotism will be quite out of the question. And there will doubtless always exist persons who will be insensible to the efforts of operators. Some subjects are easy to hypnotize, while with others it is tlie reverse; to which of these classes a person belongs cannot bo known until an effort to put him into the hypnotic state is made. And in the susceptible cases not infrequently several seances are necessary before the power of the operator is sui?icient?y felt. One very im??or;a::t point that thc- ; study of hypnotism has brought out and emphasized, says an observer, is the po- j tency of suggestion. Doubtle; s most of ; the slight aches and pains that the gen- 1 eral practitioner is called upon to treat ; are partly imaginary, and all that is necessary for cure, is a certain amount : of faitil on thc part of the patient, be- j gotten bv judicious suggestion b\ the medical man. At iirst sight this seems j to be a sort of chicanery, bat it is impos- i siblc to deny its eficacy., a:jd it is much j safer for thc doctor to acimowledge, to j himself at least, that it is noi his .simple : remedy which has wrought the cure, but his suggestion to the patient. One ; needs no better example of the power of j suggestion than the many cures brought about by thc faith cure. In this case j religious fanaticism is called upon to j produce an effect upon the mind the | credulous patient, and if the malad y is I an imaginary ono the relief is instanta? neous. We now come to the reason why none ? of the methods employed to produce j hypnotism have been herein described, j It is an ?agent which only should bc used j by reputable physicians, for, like others which they employ, it will do much harm ; if injudiciously applied. Were the moth- j Otis known, there would naturally :>e a tendency on the part of some to try it as j a means of amusement, while, without ! doubt, there are not a few who would j use it for no good purpose. Thathypno- j tism may l>o rightly applied and without ? injury it must bo exclusively coniined to j physicians, who alone are capable of dis- > tinguishing between those subjects upon j which it is likely to do good and thos? ? likely to be injured by it. It is a well | known fact that persons who are often j hypnotized finally become sc? susceptible ? that the act is accomplished with ibo ! greatest ease. And in not a few in? stances of subjects so treated for a long time, it requires scarcely more than a . single glance for the operator to throw j them int?? a hypnotic sleep. So it will be seen that hypnotism might provea menace to society unless steps were taken to guard against it. The iirst precaution to suggest itself is the prohibi? tion of ail publie exhibitions of hypno? tism or mesmerism. This remarkable ' power should, if possible^ be limited by law to the treatment of disease. And the operator should be permitted to in? fluen?a his subject only as health may ; be improved.-Boston Herald. -- ringers l?efore Fork?*. Hie Duchess of Beaufort, dining once at Mme. de Guise's with King Henri i IV of France, extended one hand to re ceive his majesty's salutation while she ; A j dipped the fingers of the other hand into j a dish to piek out what was to her taste. This incident happened in tho year 1593. It demonstrates that less than three hun- : dred years ago the fingers were still used ! to perform the office now assigned to ' forks, in the highest and most refined circles of society. At about this time, in fact, was the turning point when forks began to be used at the table as they are now. When we reflect how nice were *he ideas of that refined age on all mat? ters of outer decency and behavior, and how strict was the etiquette of the courts, we may well wonder that the fork was so late in coming into use as a table fur- [ Disking. The ladies of the middle ages and the Renaissance were not less proud of a delicate, weil kept hand than those of our own days, and yet they picked the meat from the platter with their slender white lingers, and in them boro it to their mouths. The fact is all the more remarkable, because the form of the fork was familiar enough, and its ap? plication to other uses was not uncom? mon.-J. Von Folke in Popular Science j Monthly. Cuba. y. Y. Cvmrnerci'.l Bulletin. Mr. Sydney H. Little, British Con? sul Gene-ai of Cuba, has ju>t made j to his Government a valuable report on ; the condition cf that island. The : total toc?me of the colony for the year ! 18SS ? fixed at $S0 O?O.??O. Out of : this ha l to be paid G< vern ment taxes j amounting to ?25.000,000, local taxa ! tion of $S.OOO 000 interest on colonial j debt of ?9,0i>0,000 besides meeting a j de?eien^y i?? Governmental expenditure of $3.000.000, over 10 per cent, of the entire income being thus disposed of. Banking, as understood in Great j Britain or in the Uutte?J States, does I not exist in C ^a, as there is not a I single Cuban bank in which money can ; be placed at interest, nor a savings I bank in which the earnings of the ! working population eao bc deposited. ? The island has no gold nor silver cur ' rency of its own. The cbuf financial ? problem is to suppl}* the place of the ' notes of the Spnn'^h B*uk, represent? ing nominally a circulation of $4d,000, OOO. issued to meet the calis incidental : to the civil war. These have suffered i rapid depreciation and are not accepted. The area of Cuba, 43 OOO square i miles, is, with the exception of a little : more titan 4,000 square miles, unculti ! vated, but it is well koowa now that ? it has abundant resources io minerai weal:h oniy awaiting development, ! whilst there is much unreclaimed lands free from forest growths which could readily be put under cultivation. Pur? ing the year lSSb' nearly $5.000.000 I of British capita) was invested iu the cigar and cigarette trade, and from this I introduction of capita! from abroad ; good results are locked fur It is hoped \ that foreign aid may check the down? ward progress of the colony and de? crease in population which, at the close j of last year, was ouly abcut a million and a half, of whom six hundred thou j sand were negroes ar;d mulattoes. . Sugar is tiie chief expert of Cuba, the ' total fj-oduttion for 1 SSS being calcu? lated to have reached ?14 510 tons. Tl e tobacco crop was valued at $oo. G00 000, and the exports of cigars from i Hz vana was considerably ia excess of the preceeding year. It is pointed out j in the report that in the absence of : manufactures the imports of Cuba are numerous and offer a fair field for Biit ' ir-h enterprise; and that f the United ; States have, cotntnercia'ly speaking, i anueXed the islaud, it is rather in the ' matter of bs exports than imports The published returns show that a large proportion of thc articles for [ daily food and use are itu ported from Europe. The activity of American i speculators ia arranging f^r large i shipments of Alabama coal to the West indian Islands is regarded as a serious ' menace to the interest of Great Britain I iu that particular branch upon which it ! hus already had an effect. This is uot i gratifying news to British exporters, ! but it is an encoutsgi.it/ M?M of the i power of'the United Sta?es to compete i suceessfu'lv with (fther countries when j not artifieiaily hampered. The report. : iu conc'u?-i^u, noinrs out that investi rs I ; and traders need fear no risks from J chances cf tli.-turba- ce of tlie peace of the I island. The Administration just now I is popular and vigorous, ;;nd the last I traces of the revolution in the form of murder clubs have been thoroughly crushed our. ~r l.T. .-I --?^.J,,? W Ml.1.' J ?TT1.J.H..U1,.,. Ww. j Harper's Weekly, ILLUSTRATED. ? !:.\::rKt:'s W EE K tu Y ?-a.- a w?]]-e*tat>Hsbcd place ?i- ti,e leading illustrated newspaper iii A:?;c:ica. Th? fairnrss. of its editorial c?m* meats ?.n entrent i-iiitics has earned toi i: the re-pect :iu?l e??nfi-?t-!?ce of all impartial readers, and the variety and excellence of ifs literary. <-"i::en*.-. which include serii! ant. sh--:t stories by rite bes. and ui"M p.-pillar writer*, fit it fur the p< rusa! of pe?>p e of rhe widest range ol tastes and pursuits. Tu* WEEK?.? Supplements are . f retn.n kaMe variety, intert-r and value. 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Cloth Cases for each volume, suitable fur bil ditwill bo sent by mail, po.-t;.aid. on re? ceipt of $i .00 each. Remittances should be made by Post Office .Money Ofter or L>r<*i'r, lo avoid chance of |. Newspapers ar? tu copy this, advertise? ment w.ibout the express o.-iier of limper & liruthers. Address IIWM'K.:: & BROTHK s. New Y'-rk. 1 I 53 COLUMBIA, S. C. X> O O IF*. S , mil & BLINDS. LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER AND HAIR. French and Amgrican fi?t Glass, PAINTS, OILS AND VA KNISH KS. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The liest iu the Marke?. Sficctnl Attention Given to Orders by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct 5-o WRIGHT'S HOTEL, CO LC M Ul A, s. a. npHIS NEW AND B?EGANT nOCSR, J with ail modern improvements, is new optn for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT & SON, Pru:" tet?n?. BIG GROCERY STORE. Main Street, Near Jervey House? MEAT, jj wSj SOAP LARD, [U -??Sj STARCH, COFFEE, | ?>^I=? j ll YE, SUGAR, i r^ggj OATS, G R?TS, H = S to -<? j F LO U R, CRACKERS, ?l?^^i MEAL, MOLASSES, I*' goij MATCHES, SALT. S - 'wj CHEESE Oct 23-v. iain ?s Near Jervey House. Il 9 35X2991 JUST SHIPPED FROM KENTUCKY, TWO CAR LOADS WELL BROKE 3ES AND MULE: Which will arrive on or about If you are needing Stock come and see them. We are sure we can please you. Oct. 23, ;S9. IMM9T READ o j The summer is past. Harvest time is upon us. A good crop ! ! has been made and cotton is bringing better prices than for j'ears. ?LTMAN & PROPRIETORS OF 5 ii' Diluter hoe Store/5 in fora? us that the yield ia the Shoo crop this season is IMMENSE, but in prices j (unlike cotton) they are cheaper than ever j btfore. If you will drop in and loo!; at their stock, aud let them quote prices, you will he impressed with thc idea that "SHOES MUST GHOW ON JBSEsH This old firm doe? not need any intro? duction to the old residents of our C ity and County, but the population and business house? having increased so rapidly they deemed it wise to use a small space iiere tu inform people that they have not been crowded Ont, but ore thoroughly pre? pared to meet all competition in the BOOT AND SliOK TRADE at wholesale or retail. They sell the L e' t Kunuin^ "Whire Sewing Machine on easv tern)?, ur.J keep always ia stock a complete assortment cf Trunks, Valises and Traveling Bags. B?LT31AN & BRO., Oct 2 Opposite North side of Court House Square. FOR TFJEZm RABIEIS NEW MILLINERY STORE li SLITER. Misses TL C. LOHSE and M. T. DAVIS j Announce that they have opened a Millinery Business on Liberty Street, second j door west of Maiu, where they display a carefully selected stock of in all the newest styles and most poplar materials. RIBBONS. FEATHERS. FLOWERS, LACKS. BUCHINGS, AND EVERYTHING PER? TAINING TO A FIRST CLASS MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT. An examinai m of stool: and prices is solicited, which we think will compare with that of any other market. Careful attention given to orders. Oct 2 S ?s; sr 9 ? Ulli MAIN STREET, CORNER ( ANAL, SUMTER, S. C. Having purchased *n unusually lar^e. wt-!! .-..!.?:.'<.?\ stock, wc arc- now offering to the peo? ple of Sumter and surrounding country tho biggest and !'>?.! assortment ol ali kinds ot house? hold tm nit;.rc ever opened in tin.-; cit), which wi* guarantee will Lc .-old at Uniformly Low Prices Throughout. w wi!] civc inducements that cannot be Don't ?. 11 ii ri i i ! von ><.?. otfr tonds aud pric? . xe? i'< 'i !'_\ any ?Joust in '!.? Sfo??: Parlor Suits, lied Koo rn Sun?, wood or marnte !*.p. Wardrobes, Bureaus. Washstands, 1 Bedsteads ('?::in.<. L>o??k (/ases;, l'aides, Mattresses, Ji.-'i Springs, in fact e.very.lhi?;: tu br had ; at H first c!sis*"Kui II i tu re Store in almost endless v 11 ?ct v . lt ;.oii want Window Shades, Pict uri- Krames, Curtain Pole?. Chromos, Oil Paintings, ic, j &c, don I buy until vou <<... what weean <h> tor you in ti..it line. Our Iiuderlaking l>epsir?i&ie?d is full and co.nplete, embracing :ill sizes and styles <.:' cheap, nurd i um und tine !.:;ri:il Cases ! uh.l OrketS, liViriul I.' ..IM -, ?fcc. Calls attended any hu ii r - day or nigh:, prices reasonable, mid Satisfaction assured, (jct ii rcauaocanLiitmiJj rwa *f A?il?li TILIHIS i\ll i'lKM's! ? J". A. SCHWERIN I is TI t':i < i 11 na 11 ? ' i s for SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE SUMTER GRABED SOL ALSO- - All thc School Books adopted by tito Slate Board for the Pub-j lie Schools ni wa vs OM hand. Teachers ?md ! *;t rents will save nionev bv invine hi in ?:i-?? be lore ??O?IJ** elsewhere. School Books p'eatiy re? duced ut prices. A ix LAUGE ASSORTil KN T OF LO CK NTS MUSIC A X D CllKA?] AND POPULAR NOVELS. Call and see for vourself Ana ?S xl WA TO SELL GOODS CHEAP GALL OX IF YOU WANT BARGAINS. He has on liana a well selected stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, SHOES AND HATS, CLOTHING-, And other articles too numerous to mention. He will not he undersold by anyone. O.t. IQ. S O P MB ---i^ltti ^?J~m E. E. 11E.MBEUT. P. P. GAILLARD. int LISTEN! Hardware Can Now be Bought at Prices Within the Reach of Everybody. Anions: our complete assortment the housewife can 6nd everything she needs. The farmer his implements and the carpenter his tools. Having secured the agency for the following goods we are prepared tg off< r them at figures tiiat will astouish you. DOORS, SASHES AND BLINDS, Studebaker Wagons, Carts, Buggies -AXD PSEE0ES' mmkl??? FAS MTS. DAVIS TURBINE WATERWHEEL. THE CELEBRATED DuPOXT'S POWDER. Sporting Goods a Specialty. A Full Line of Hardware, Cutlery, Guns. STOVES, ?sg, OILS, HOLLO WARE, ? " VARNISHES, HUBS, RIMS, SPOKES, j* S j SADDLERY, HARNESS, Beady Made Wheels, ? & Tinware. BELTING, ll WOODENWARE, MACHINISTS' AND MILL S ^ POT WARE, Etc. SUPPLIES. ? S ? i w I We will always be glad to order out for our customers such goods as we may Dot have in stock. Call and examine. You will nofc complain about prices. E. EfflBERT & CO. October 1G. Desires io call the ai ners anil the public genei 5 _ mm, Fine z tte? with care io ni? The stock cousin sind m good si line of mei as eyer brought hy me to Shirts, Fiiie and Medium IJnibreiias, Socks, W?ckv mdkeB'chiefs and Vii Kinds ol' Overcoats fi We call special attention of our lady Youths' and Children's Clothing for evei fcy We propose to sell the goods conic to Sumter don't fail io come and se " SELL THEM 1 Thankful for past patronage, I rema! OMAN i CO. SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. I_ r A GENUINE SLAUGHTER SALE TO BE INAUGURATED THIS SEASON, A THING YOU OFTEN READ OF BUT SELDOM SEE PERFORMED, "We were fortunate enough to be present at a recent bank? rupt sale held in New* York, at which goods were sacrificed at ONE-HALF the cost of production to buyers with the nerve to tackle the immense quantities of each lot offered. We promptly bid for the best bargains, regardless of quantities and propose to give the people of Sumter the advantage of our pur? chase. We can therefore conscientiously say This will be a Slaughter Sale; ^il?l PAIR MEN'S HEAVY WOOL PAKTS at $125, worth fully ?2 50 ?IAA MEN'S HEAVY BLUE CHINCHILLA - DOl? BLE-BREASTED AND BOUND OVERCOATS at ?3.50, worth fully $6.50. KA MEN'S ALL WOOL STORM ULSTERS, (Large Collars) at ?6.50, worth ?12.00. ?9 K DOZEN MEN'S FINE FUR HATS at $L0Of worth ?2.00. ?4|llH DOZEN MEN'S REINFORCED LINEN BOSOM SHIRTS,'(unlaundried) at 50c, worth 75c. SL?f?k DOZEN GENTS' UNDERSHIRTS, in White, Gray-Mixed, Brown-Mixed, and Red and White Striped, at 50 cts. ; sold everywhere at 65 cts. DOZEN MISSES' SOLID COLORED RIBBED & HOSE at 25 cts., worth at least 50 cfs. ". OTJrt SHOE STOCK ls the cheapest found aoywhere. Our LADIES' SHOES at $1 25, $1 o(ft?? $1.75 are elegant goods, warranted ali.'pare leather and of good shapes aud fit. Our MEN'S goods at $1 25, ?1.50, ?175 aDd ?2 00 can't be equalled io tbe City. Io our Crockery and Glassware Department you will 6od many bargains. You ought to see what an elegant 7-iocb yjfcf* fw are selling for o5 cts. per set. Cups and Saucers from %5 cts. to lh cts. These are fine. We are selling an elegant 7-inch Stand Limp complete for 35* cf?. ; 9-inch complete 50 cents; 12 ioch Fancy Lamp for 75 cts. We are offering 5 Dozen, fall size, decorated Heavy Tin Toilet Sets, (3 pieces) for $1.25, sold everywhere for $1.75. We are, as usual, ahead in the FAXC Y GEOCEEY LIjSTiJ We keep the best goods and sell at the lowest prices. Give os a call *od get prices before placing your orders. We are selling a good Cigar for ?1 25 per 100 ; a foe Cigar for ?1 7? per 100, and au elegaut smoke for $2 00 per 100. Don't forget to call and examine our stock. It will pay you. KIMBAH & CO. Ot 16 tendon of freinds, custo ?ally to his complete line of md Low Priced 9 eet the want? of all our >t? of all the leading styles, lium and low priced goods this market. Piece Goods, Underwear, Hats, Caps, lear. Suspenders, Gloves, >r Men, Youths and Boys. friends to the number one line of Boys', .y day and dress wear* at extremely low figures, and when you e us. S OUR 31 OTTO." in very truly yours.