Thursday, February 22, 1934.
THE SALE M I T E
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LIMELIT
The limelight takes an eighteen mile
dash to High Point and finds Susie
Calder gayly week-ending with Bill
Mac Anally—and may I hasten to add
—Miss Irene MacAnally, and all the
rest of the MacAnally’s—Careful now,
Susie—Remember what happened to
one of our last year’s Seniors when
a MacAnally hit her trail??—How
ever, we can console ourselves with
the fact that Bill has competition ga
lore—so we’ll hope the Salemite won’t
go begging for an editor this year,
anyway—
A flash into the dining-room Sun
day night—a general craning of necks
and discreet whispering behind palms
of hands—Why? Gentlemen—!!—
And a certain vivid scene on that
same time, place and occasion, con
firms the fact that the place for a
certain pert blonde freshman is the
stage—limelight or spotlight in Hol
lywood or New York—Nope, I’m not
speaking of either of the two young
ladies with the gentlemen—I daresay
that neither of them has the inclina
tion, necessity, or vocal strength to
try to attract attention from table to
table.
Excellent basketball games we had
Monday and Tuesday nights—its gon
na be a stiff fight for all four—or
all eight teams — The Seniors seem
grimly determined to retain their
possession of that cup—tho’ the fresh
man second team gave ’em a run for
their baskets—By the way, did you
notice the way the Senior score mount
ed up when H. T. walked into the
sideline districts?—Okay, Susie, I
won’t talk about you any more—this
week—Jus’ tho’t I’d take my chances
while you were gone—And back to the
basketball game—forgot to mention
that C. R. was on hand—probably 1
get a “sample” of Salem basketball-
wrong place, Caldwell—Might try the
practice house next time—
A flash on the dean’s register
veals the dawning suspicion that the
aspirations of “Sandy” Harper and
“Bud” Hatcher are rising to a higher
plane—that is—higher scholastically—
Lack of intimacy with the victims pre-
HEALTH HINTS
Poor little rats get frail and
limp when Vitamins are
lacking.
The human race slows up its
pace without Vitamins as
backing.
Pneumonia is a contagious dis
ease; so do not expose your
self to it unnecessarily.
The most easily overcome
cause of decayed teeth is
uncleanliness.
If there is no moisture in the
air of your room, there may
be a cold in your head.
RECITAL BY JUNIOR
STUDENTS
On Thursday, February 22, Music
Hour will consist of a recital to be
presented by the students in the Jun
=— Department of Music.
vents further commnet—but I feel
it my loyal duty to reprimand “Bud”
for neglecting the Sophomores—They
’re the only class unrepresented in his
►llection—
It’s beginning to look as if Fred
Bahnson will be established as a Sal
em pillar—that is— if a certain popu
lar freshman continues her courses
here. Four years oughta get him
rooted—if he doesn’t get ditched—
Wonder who will be queen of the
Sophomore Ball—?—and king—?—
Looks as if the faculty is walking
away with the honors—let’s all guess
why—You’re all wrong—Exams are
Well, dears, the mid-night oil is
burning low, and, incidentally so is
the news supply—all flickered out—
Talk on ‘'Hypnotism^
At Psychology Meet
Duke Professor] Gives
Interesting Lecture
On Thursday night, February fif
teenth, at seven thirty. Professor Pul-
lias of Duke University, spoke to the
members of the Psychology club on
Hypnotism. Professor Pullias first
spoke on the history of the use of
hypnotism. He told his audience that
hypnotism is as old as civilization.
Medecine men who used it as a means
to cure peculiar diseases handed its
secret down. However, it was not
called hypnotism by them. Von Hel-
motz, a German, claimed a magnetic
fluid pkssed from the body of the
operator to that of the subject. Oth'"'
men used it as a cure for diseases.
Mesmer, the father of hypnosis, i
ceived his Doctor’s degree in Vienna,
Austria, in 17 4. He wrote Effect^ of
Celestial Bodies on Human Bodies,
for it was thought that hypnosis was
connected with the stars. He was
driven out of Vienna and went to
Paris where he continued working on
mesmerism. He created a great stir
and the scientific socities investigated.
Their committee on which Franklin
served in 1784 reported against ani-
mo-magnetism, the term by which
hypnosis was known.
Bertrand, experimenting in France
on the Psychological basis (suggested
sleep), discovered that the magnetic
fluid was caused by speaking or sug
gesting. The Academy in Paris in
vestigated this discovery and report
ed favorably on it. In 1847, Braid,
an English physician gave it the name
of hynotism. Many men were perse
cuted and forbidden to be doctors be
cause of hypnotism. It had begun to
^be accepted when, in 1848, chlorofor—
was discovered. Hypnotism was
longer needed for the purpose of put
ting a person to sleep before an op
eration. But, in 1898, the British
Medical Association conservatively ac
cepted hypnotism as important and,
in 1807, a society for the study of
hypnotism was organized.
Hypnotism has developed along
three lines—Pathlogical (the belief
that something is wrong with the per
son who can be hypnotized), Physio
logical, and Psychological (power of
suggestion). Methods used to produce
hypnotism are: mesmeric passes (with
words, by touching, and by moving
hands), subject thrown into attitude
by dominance and cooperation, se"-
sory fixation with an environment
bring sleep, and the relation between
operator and subject must be iden
tified. The stages go from light sleep
to deep sleep and to amnesia. During
a hypnotic spell the subject obeys all
commands, becomes sick if operator
commands sickness, has illusions (if
the operator tells the subject that a
chair before him is a bear, the sub
ject sees a bear), hallucinations, and
if given a paper knife and told to stab
a certain person, he takes the knife
and stabs the person indicated; but if
the subject is given a real knife, he
stops as he starts to stab the indicated
person. If a command is given a per
son to do something ten minutes af
ter the hypnotic spell is removed or
to do a certain thing at a certain time
the next day he will carry out the
command. When asked why he did it
■ : can not give a direct reason.
There is not an adequate theory of
hypnotism. Hypnosis is explained by
one theory as hysteria, by another as
half of the brain working, and by
another as that of the individual be
coming jnore and more suggesUi
until he loses himself in the perso
ality of the operator. Qualifications
necessary for hypnotism, willingness
of subject and ability of subject
suggestions, are simple. Seventy
ninety per cent of normal individuals
can be hypnotized. It is only a mat
ter of learning and habit. The qual
ifications of a hypnotist are not un
usual but there are only a few good
hypnotists. A hypnotist must have
poise, confidence in himself, self-
trol, and prestige in the sight of the
subject. Professor Pullias brought
out the fact that it is very difficult
for a hypnotist to hypnotize his wife.
Students’ Recital Is
Music Hour Feature
Thursday Afternoon
Performance Enjoyed
Last Thursday afternoon there was
excellent students’ recital at the
regular Music Hour. Advanced stu
dents featured.
The program was as follows:
Sonata Op. 13 Beethoven
Adagio Cantabile
Allegro
Frances Suttlemyre
Mammy from “Magnolia Suite”....Dett
Marjorie Mendenhall
Au Matin Godard
Harry E. Parker. Jr.
The Bird Fiske
Water Boy Robinson
George Dickieson
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Debussy
Mary Sparger Absher
Berceuse ....Grieg
Solfegietto K. P. E. Bach
B. (;. Dunford. Jr.
Siciliano Bach-Hughes
Fantasia in D minor Mozart
Margaret L. Johnson
Gypsy Dance Nachez
Margaret Schwarze
Irene Clay
Homage a S. Pickwick Esq Debussy
Polonaise in C minor Chopin
Frank Campbell
Russia might at least acknowledge
that debt and refuse to pay it as hon
est Nations do.
His wife takes it as a joke and he has
no prestige in her sight.
Hypnotism should not be used very
much. Amateurs should never try it.
It is used for mental exploration, to
reveal secrets of early life, and to rid
an individual of habits and fearb'. Its
greatest use at the present time is
for the entertainment of people.
year Turkey and. Greece ship us
thousands of bales of fine tobaccos—
But why send 4,000
miles for tobacco ?
... because spicy, aromatic Turkish is the
best seasoning there is for a cigarette.
It adds something to flavor and
aroma that no other tobacco can give.
Chesterfield usesTurkish tobacco—from
Samsoun, Smyrna, Cavalla and Xanthi.
Then it blends and cross-blends them
with various kinds of choice home
grown tobaccos in the right balance to
give you a cigarette that’s milder, a
cigarette that tastes better.