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99       99    ,,price #e ,,c5ts4       
,,m9d ,,read+4        ,,h[ ,,to ,,read  
,,p',s    ,,?\ghts4 ,a ,,correct        
,,explanation4 ,,by    ,w4 ,e4 ,,sk9n]4 
,,multum ,,9 ,,p>vo ,,libr>y4           
,ent]$ at ,bo/on ,po/ ,(fice z second   
class matt]4 ,publi%$ by ,a4 ,b4        
,c\rtney1    ,room #gd1 #de ,milk       
,/reet1 ,bo/on4      ,vol4 #c4 ,,april1 
#ahif4 ,publi%$ ,mon?ly4 ,no4 #bi       
,subscription ,price1 #ej ,c5ts ,p]     
,ye>4           99       99       99    
99       99    ,,m9d ,,read+4           
,secrets ( ,m9d ,read+4        8,/> to  
/> vibrates light1 c s\l to s\l         
,/rike ?r\gh a f9] elem5t ?an its own80 
,_m pages h be51 & probably1 w be1      
devot$ to l5g?y essays  on ! art1       
sci5ce1 & !ory ( s call$ m9d read+4     
,to ! av]age read] su* an essay is dull 
& un9t]e/+ z well  z un9/ructive1 & ( no

 practical use4    ,r>e in/ances ( g5u9e
 ?\ght transf]5ce !re may be1 !y are  n 
g5]al1 & n possible to ev5 ! mo/        
susceptible p 9 a  promiscu\s & usually 
unsympa!tic audi5ce4    ,! modus op]&i  
"h giv5 is ! me?od us$ by ,/u>t         
,cumb]l&1 ! late ,wa%+ton ,bi%op & o!rs 
:o might be t]m$  pr(essional m9d       
read]s4    ,?is sy/em is kn[n z 8muscle 
read+0 & e!real influ5ce1  ?\ght waves1 
& o!r unc]ta9 & g5]ally unreliable ?+s  
=m  no "p ( ! programme4    ,! usual    
feats ( ! m9d read] :o gives public     
exhibitions are to  f9d conceal$        
articles1 write names1 pick out keys    
?\ght ( on piano  or simil> in/rum5t4   
,h[ ,to ,f9d a ,hidd5 ,p94      ,reque/ 
t "s "o produce an ord9>y p94    ,all[  
y\rself to be bl9dfold$ & accompani$ to 
a sep>ate room by  "s p]son 9 ! audi5ce1
 9 :om spectators place confid5ce4 ,:ile
  y are ?us volunt>ily exil$1 "o p]son 9
 ! auditorium 7:e!r  x be p>lor or !at]7
 is to fix 8 m9d ^u "s place1 !n  sl[ly 
walk !re & hide ! p94 ,he !n returns to 

8 seat4 ,!  o!rs :o are pres5t1 ( c\rse 
"k :]e ! article is4    ,y are n[ tak5  
into ! auditorium4 ,! p]son :o hid ! p9 
is  reque/$ to come & take y\r h&1 y be+
 bl9dfold$4 ,ask him  to fix 8 "r h&    
flatly ^u y\rs1 fac+ 9 ! same direction1
  i4 e41 8 f+]s are plac$ aga9/ y\rs4 ,y
 n[ place y\r h&  ^u ! back ( 81 ?us    
hold+ 8 h& 9 a sort ( vice4 ,9 ord]  to 
hold 8 h& z above describ$1 x w be      
necess>y = him to  rema9 close to y\r   
side1 yet he %\ld n o!rwise come 9      
contact  ) y4 ,n[ tell him to fix 8 m9d 
int5tly ^u ! spot :]e !  p9 is hidd51 & 
t y w lead him to ! locality4 ,! secret 
( do+ ?is seem+ly sup]natural feat is z 
foll[s3    ,relax y\r vice-l position ( 
h&s1 s t if he desir$ he c\ld  pull 8 h&
 away )\t mu* friction4 ,n[1 al?\gh y h 
n  ! remote/ k 7& y %\ld n h any idea7 z
 to :]e  ! p9 is hidd51 />t (f sudd5ly 9
 "s direction & reque/  t he foll[ y1 b 
g s fa/ at fir/ t y w pull away  f 8 h&4
 ,by practice y w le>n t if y h />t$  9 
! prop] direction1 he w will+ly         

accompany y1 if y h  />t$ 9 ano!r       
direction1 he w unconsci\sly hold back4 
,8  resi/ance w be v slight1 almo/      
unp]ceptible1 except to a  practic$     
op]ator4 ,let u suppose t y h f\nd t y  
are  go+ 9 ! "r direction1 move along   
fa/4 ,:5 x is "t to  turn1 8 m9d be+    
int5tly fix$ ^u ! place he wants to g   
to1  w unconsci\sly1 b v naturally1     
control 8 muscles1 s t  he w at once %[ 
a slight resi/ance1 & if y take imm$iate
  action ^u ?is 8h9t0 & turn1 he w ei!r 
8favor0 y or %[  m resi/ance1 accord+ to
 :e!r y turn 9 correct or incorrect     
direction4 ,:5 y h approa*$ ne> to !    
spot1 !re w be  m resi/ance or fre$om 9 
accompany+ y4 ,!n y\r f9e "w  beg9s4    
,*ange ! position ( h&s s t 8 =ms ! vice
 :ile  y\r "r h& is ! "o betwe54 ,y\r   
left h& is n[ ext5d$ z  a 8feel]40      
,reque/ t :ile he att5tively wat*es y\r 
left h&1  he also keep 8 m9d m int5tly  
?an ev] ^u ! location ( !  object4      
,raise y\r left h& up1 at ! same "t     
rais+ y\r "r  h& slightly upw>d4 ,if 8  

?\ghts are ^u a place t is above  !     
usual level ( y\r h&s1 he w will+ly     
raise 8 h&s 7:i*  are on y\r "r h&      
flatly17 or if ! article is hidd5 l[1 he
  w resi/1 b favor y\r h&s :5 y beg9 to 
move !m d[nw>d4  ,?us y c closely locate
 ! article4    ,if y are n bl9dfold$    
tightly1 y c q easily see :at is  bel[  
y\r nose1 & ?is may enable y to cat*    
sight ( ! p9 &  pick x up m readily1    
o!rwise foll[ y\r 8cues40    ,a well    
kn[n g5tleman :o is n[ a pr(essional m9d
 read] once paid  "o hundr$ doll>s = !  
=ego+4          ,! ,:ole ,secret4       
,! :ole secret is 9 ! fact t if a p]son 
is int5tly  ?9k+ ( "s object 9 a c]ta9  
place1 8 head w g5]ally  unconsci\sly   
lean t[>d ! spot 9 "q4 ,if he is walk+ )
  a m9d read]1 :o decl>es t he is ab\t  
to g to ! c]ta9  spot1 ! p]son w        
involunt>ily aid him 9 do+ s1 z has be5 
indicat$4 ,"s p]=m]s d n adopt ! fir/   
position ( h&s1  & !n *ange !m :5       
probably ne> ! object1 z describ$1 b    
in/ead1 use ! la/ nam$ position         

entirely1 ?us leav+ ! left  h& ( !      
op]ator free at all times4    ,! secret 
( pick+ out c]ta9 notes or keys on a    
piano is simil>4  ,9 ?is case move y\r  
left h& quickly f "o end to ! o!r1  at !
 same "t mov+ y\r "r h&4 ,y\r accompani/
 w  involunt>ily hesitate some:]e1 !n y 
may /op & move y\r left  h& ov] a v     
limit$ space until y f9ally settle ^u ! 
exact  spot4    ,to write a "n ?\ght (1 
is ! mo/ difficult ( all4 ,?is is done  
on a l>ge blackbo>d4 ,) *alk 9 y\r left 
h&1 m>k out l9es 9  %ape ( lett]s4 ,!   
p]son ^: ?\ght y are read+ w assi/  y   
)\t kn[+ he is do+ s4    ,o!r feats are 
done on ! same pr9ciple4    ,if ! p]son 
:om y are op]at+ )1 does n keep 8 m9d   
int5tly ^u :at y require y w n be z     
likely to succe$4  ,if y fail1 y c      
ascribe ?is z ! reason4 ,! late ,fo/]1 a
  celebrat$ 8spirituali/0 us$ to tell   
names by pick+ out lett]s on  *ildr5's  
toy alphabet blocks4 ,?is he did 9 a    
simil> way to t  describ$ = f9d+ c]ta9  
keys on a piano4          ,*oose ,y\r   

8,subject40      ,pick out y\r 8subject0
 or p]son :om y w op]ate ) c>efully4    
,avoid ^? ( ! extremely skeptical or 8"k
 x all0 k9d4 ,d n  try to d mu* ) wom51 
unless !y are ag$ & believe y to be a   
m$ium2 9 fact ^? :o believe 9 y w be y\r
 be/ assi/ants4  ,d n select z an       
accompani/1 a p]son :o is ab\t y\r own  
age2  su* a p]son is usually jeal\s1 &  
does n want y to succe$4  ,avoid lawy]s 
& doctors z assi/ants2 !y are recogniz$ 
z be+  m adept 9 all ?+s ?an ! balance (
 mank9d1 !re=e  !y w oppose y on g5]al  
pr9ciples4 ,! be/ 8subjects0 are        
cl]gym51 ag$ p & believ]s 9             
spiritualism4 ,al?\gh mo/  m9d read]s   
all[ p9s to be hidd51 a knife1 or pocket
 book w d  q z well & is easi] to locate
 :5 ne>4    ,be=e try+ any?+ ( ?is sort 
9 public1 practice well4 ,rememb]  t y  
_c acquire all 9 a day4    ,?is is !    
full secret ( m9d read+ z x is practic$ 
9 !  p>lors or on ! /age by p :o make x 
_! bus9ess4    ,by c>eful practice at   
home y c aft] a few weeks become an     

exp]t  if y wi%4    ,x doesn't require a
 pr(essional m9d read] to discov] t a   
man  ?9ks m ( a beautiful well =m$      
woman1 ?an he does ( a woman  ) a       
8muddy0 sk9 or flat *e/4    ,wom5 :o wi%
 to become beautiful1 or m5 :o wi% to   
see _! wives  & swee!>ts beautiful %\ld 
write to ,mrs4 ,hel5 ,m>ko1 ,box #cjcb1 
,n4 ,y4 ,city1 = h] private circul>     
reg>d+ bu/ developm5t1 &  fair          
complexion4          ,sup]flu\s ,hair4  
,_m ladies are suff]+ f sup]flu\s hair  
on ! face1 neck or  arms4 ,?is hair c be
 remov$ quickly1 easily & x w nev]      
return  if ,rex ,hair ,r5ew] is us$4    
,?is m>vel\s prep>ation co/s b "o  doll>
 a bottle4 ,s5d money ord] to ,,rex     
,,m$ical ,,co41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4     
,big ,philadelphia ,(f]4      ,to       
introduce our celebrat$ ,pacific ,tea1  
we w s5d #a package1  po/paid1 = #ab;c41
 & w mail ) x1 free1 #a beautiful       
gold-plat$ neck *a91 ne>ly #a y>d long1 
#a silv]-plat$ ?imble &  #a gold p54 ,to
 get all1 s5d #ab;c41 /amps1 to ,,rex   

,,company1 ,box #did1  ,philadelphia1   
,pa4          ,?ree ,meals a ,day4      
,ma an' ! girls1 at break o' day1       
,!y're up an' at x1 work9' away1        
,fly9' r\nd z spry's c be1    7,p]vid9' 
= pa an' ! boys1 y see17    ,don't d    
no?9' only cook1    ,an' cook1 an' cook1
 an' cook1 an' cook2--    ,beef1 beans1 
biscuits1 sass1 an' /ew1    ,cookies an'
 pies1 & a lot m1 too2    ,an' :5 %e's  
done1 my ma'll say1 8,!re6    ,clean    
beat out1 ,i d decl>e4    ,might d      
some?9'10 my ma %e'll say1    8,only =  
gett9' ?ree meals a day60      ,pa an' !
 boys1 at break o' day1    ,!y're up an'
 out1 an' work9' away1    ,hu/l9' r\nd z
 spry's c be1    7,p]vid9' = ma an' !   
girls1 y see17    ,pl[9'1 f5c9'1 m[9'   
too1    ,*opp9' an' plant9'1--! hul day 
?r\gh6    ,an' !n !y'll je/ come home1  
an' eat1    ,an' eat1 an' eat1 an' eat1 
an' eat2    ,an' :5 he's ?r\gh1 my pa'll
 say1 8,!re6    ,feel l a new man1 ,i   
decl>e4    ,c\ldn't d no?9'10 my pa     
he'll say1    8,only = gett9' ?ree meals

 a day60          ,human ,hair 9        
,w>%ips4      ,a fact t has rec5tly come
 to light %[s a new use to :i* human    
hair has be5 put4 ,dur+ ! la/ ye> or two
 tons ( hair h be5  pack$ betwe5 !      
plates ( a c]ta9 "p ( w> vessels4 ,hair 
is  v ela/ic1 & ?us af=ds a mo/         
effective back+ to metal4  ,aga91 x is  
be+ us$ v satisfactorily to =m a k9d (  
f5d]1  :i* is ?r[n ov] ! side ( a vessel
 to prev5t h] scrap+  aga9/ ! dock--to  
take ! place1 9 fact1 ( m commonly us$  
rope coils4          ,don't ,miss ,?is4 
,clip ?is out4 ,we w s5d y a beautiful  
d\ble ,diamond r+1 #i new  books1 #a    
pretty h&k]*ief & catalogue1 all po/paid
 9 "o bundle  = #aj c5ts4 ,address ,w4  
,s4 ,,ev]ett  ,,co41 ,lynn1 ,mass4      
,8 ,glasses ,/ol5 ,(f ,8 ,nose4      ,he
 is a well-kn[n figure 9 ,*icago1       
p>ticul>ly among ! old  settl]s4 ,x 0 #d
 o'clock & ! daily aft]noon /ream (     
homego]s  _h set 94 ,he _h made 8       
unev5tful way f 8 editorial sanctum1  z 
he does1 ) few exceptions1 e day 9 !    

ye>1 to ! /airs  on ,congress /reet1 :i*
 lead to ! tra9s on ! ,alley ,l road4 ,z
 is  8 wont1 he 0 pursu+ a :olly        
subjective tra9 ( ?\ght z he  jo/l$     
along ) ! tide ( humanity :i* 0 mov+ up 
! /airs  to bo>d a tra94    ,sudd5ly1 j 
z he 0 rea*+ ! l&+1 8 gold-b[$          
spectacles 7 swept (f 8 nose & he f\nd  
himself daz$ &  bl9k+1 too mu* a/oni%$ =
 ! mom5t to cry out1 & q  unable to see 
any?+ di/9ctly4 ,z soon z he fairly     
realiz$ :at  _h happ5$ he cri$ out3     
8,i've be5 robb$6 ,(fic]6 ,:]e is an    
(fic]80 ,:ile ! usual  /amp$e :i*       
inv>iably att5ds excitem5t ( any sort 9 
a cr[d 0  go+ on ! tra9 mov$ (f1 & !    
(fic] put 9 an appe>ance4  ,by ?is "t ! 
editor1 full ( ye>s & exp]i5ce1 :o _h ( 
a  tru? _h 8 prop]ty /ol5 be=e 8 v eyes1
 _h reflect$ t  probably 8 spectacles 7 
already 9 a pawn %op1 & also t he  did n
 c>e to see 8 "n 9 pr9t 9 connection ) !
 incid5t4  ,he1 !re=e1 coolly /at$ to ! 
(fic] t he _h be5 ! victim  ( a         
practical joke1 & made 8 way home z be/ 

he c\ld1 n be+  able to see any?+       
di/9ctly4          ,lot ( ,goods ,free4 
,to r$uce our /ock we w s5d #a case f9e 
p]fum]y1 #b *oice books1  #b elegant    
h&k]*iefs & catalogue all free1 po/paid1
 if y s5d  u six #a c5t /amps = mail+4  
,u4 ,s4 ,,supply ,,co41 ,lynn1 ,mass4   
,took ! ,prescription4      ,a ba*elor  
_h ! blues1 & appli$ to a doctor = "s   
m$ic9e4  ,! doctor inquir$ into 8 case1 
& wrote a prescription 9 ,lat91  :i* !  
ba*elor took to a drug /ore4 ,translat$1
 ! prescription  read3    8,sev5te5 y>ds
 ( silk1 ) a woman 9 x40    ,aft] !     
druggi/ got ?r\gh laugh+1 ! ba*elor     
propos$ to a  lady t ev5+1 & 0 m>ri$ 9  
two weeks4          ,life ( a           
,locomotive4      ,"s c>eful exp]im5ts  
:i* h be5 made 9 ,engl& prove t !  life 
( a locomotive is ab\t #ejj1jjj 8tra9   
miles40 ,9 o!r words1  t a locomotive ( 
! late/ improv$ patt]n w run #ejj1jjj   
miles  be=e we>+ out s z to be useless4 
,9 mak+ ?is run ( #ejj1jjj  miles1 !    
fire box w h to be r5ew$ ?ree times1 !  

:eel  tires five or six times & ! crank 
axles f ?ree to five times4             
,c\ldn't ,bluff ,h]4      ,i 0 at !     
railroad (fices to see ! manag]1 & :ile 
,i wait$  = him a little1 old woman 9 a 
poke bonnet & a homespun dress &  c>ry+ 
a long us$ umbrella 9 h] h&1 came       
up/airs &1 aft]  look+ ar\nd %e walk$ up
 to me & said3    8,wait9' to see !     
boss1 ,i reckon80    8,yes40    8,s'm   
,i4 ,ev] see him befo'80    8,nev]40    
8,wall1 ,i hev4 ,he's a bluff]4 ,he'll  
je/ try to out-holl] yo'4 ,if he  c't d 
t he w sulk l a mewl4 ,if yo' don't seem
 to ke> fur  t !n he'll ord] yo' out4   
,!n's ! "t y want to draw back  yo'r    
umbrella1 l ?is1 & p9t x at him1 l ?is1 
& let him  see he's got to cum d[n or   
y'll make a hole "r ?rew him4 ,b9 run   
ov] by ! railroad80    8,no40    8,_h   
hogs or cattle run ov]80    8,no40      
8,wall1 keep an eye on him 9 ?>'1 &     
don't take no bluff40    ,half an h\r   
lat] ,i met h] d[n/airs4 ,%e _h sev]al  
gre5backs 9  h] h&1 & seem$ to be 9 a   

pleasant frame ( m9d4    8,did y        
succe$80 ,i qu]i$4    8,yo' je/ %\t t ,i
 did60 %e repli$1 %ak+ ! money at me4   
8,w5t 9 ?>' & crook$ my f+] at him &    
sez3    8,cum d[n6 ,yo'r ole railroad   
has sma%$ him all to squa% & has to  pay
 f] x60    8#8,h[ mu*8' sez he4         
8#8,tw5ty doll>s1' sez ,i4    8#8,make x
 fifte51 or ,i pun*6'    8#8,wal1 say   
fifte54'0    8,& s y _h a hog run ov] & 
got #ae = x80 ,i ask$4    8,hawg8 ,hawg8
 ,:o said hawg60 %e dem&$4 8,no1 sah6 ,!
 railroad  ran ov] my ole man & scatt]$ 
him along fur sev5 miles & ,i d  believe
 if ,i'd /ruck = #af ,i'd hev got x     
plump d[n 9 my h&60          ,h[ a      
,"o-legg$ ,boy ,rides4      ,a "o-legg$ 
newsboy 9 ,buffalo s]ves a r\te ( pap]s 
by :irl+ on  a bicycle4 ,8 wood5 leg is 
s fitt$ t x turns "o ( ! p$als4         
,:at ,willie ,said4      ,! m9i/]1 x 0  
expect$1 w\ld sp5d ! ev5+ ) ! family1  &
 ,mrs4 ,williams 0 mo/ anxi\s t h]      
little boy %\ld appe> at  8 be/4        
8,n[1 ,willie10 %e said1 8,dr4 ,s*ultz w

 ask y y\r "n1 & y  mu/ tell him x is   
#8,willie4' ,& he w ask y h[ old y are1 
&  !n y mu/ say1 #8,five4' ,& he w want 
to "k :]e bad little  boys g1 & y mu/   
tell him1 #8,!y g to hell4' ,d y        
und]/&80    ,n cont5t ) a repetition    
once or twice1 ,mrs4 ,williams drill$   
him  aga9 & aga9 9 ! answ]s4    ,dr4    
,s*ultz came z expect$1 &1 aft] a %ort  
conv]sation ) !  ho/ess1 lift$ ! *ild on
 8 knee1 & said3    8,well1 my little   
fell[1 c y tell me y\r "n80    ,imag9e !
 surprise ( ! rev]5d doctor1 :51 l a    
fla%1 came  ! answ]3    8,willie4 ,five 
ye>s old4 ,g to hell40                  
,vacation ,ov]4      ,wigg9s--,:at makes
 y look s glum1 ,bligg9s8 ,is y\r       
vacation ov]8    ,bligg9s--,no2 ,i did n
 h a vacation1 b my wife did & x is ov]4
          ,grave ,p]il4      ,nev] call 
on a lady aft] dr9k+1 says an ex*ange4  
,x is v  dang]\s4 ,_m a "y man has      
become engag$ t way4          ,engli% z 
,%e is ,spoke4      ,an intellig5t      
=eign] is said to h express$ himself    

aft] !  foll[+ fa%ion on ! absurdities (
 ! ,engli% language3 8,:5 ,i  discov]$ t
 if ,i 0 quick ,i 0 fa/1 if ,i /ood firm
 ,i 0 fa/1  if ,i sp5t too freely ,i 0  
fa/1 & t n to eat 0 to fa/1 ,i  0       
disc\rag$2 b :5 ,i came across ?is      
s5t5ce1 #8,! fir/ "o  won "o "o-doll>   
prize1' ,i 0 tempt$ to give up ,engli% &
 le>n  "s o!r language40                
,prop]ly ,put4      8,miss ,isabel1 y   
are n at all l o!r girls40    8,t is n a
 complim5t1 ,mr4 ,spoon]2 y %\ld say t  
o!r girls  are n at all l me40          
,insult$4      8,mabel is dreadfully    
vex$40    8,:at is ! matt]80            
8,somebody ask$ h] to read a pap] at an 
old settl]s' meet+40           99       
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