of another .can be exerted while the latter is
in full possession of his waking faculties.
Experiment No. r:
Although in this experiment I shall advise you to get a number
of people together simply in order that you may thus stand a better
chance of securing good subjects, your can of course practice
upon one at a time if it is impossible or inconvenient to get more.
INDUCING MUSCULAR RernxATIox. Gather
together a circle
of young people of both sexes ranging in age from fifteen to
twenty-five years, and seat them in comfortable chairs in a semi-
circle about you and be careful to impress upon them that there
f16.1. THE PRACTISE Or RELAXATION
must be no levity during the conduct of the evening's entertainment.
Make them a little speech something as follows: "We have come here this
evening to try a few experiments in psychic phenomena and you must be kind enough
to give me your earnest attention and your full co-operation in carrying
out any-thing which I wish you to undertake. Unless I have your full attention
it will be very difficult for me to succeed and if you absolutely
set yourself against yielding to my influence, you will make the success
of the experiments impossible. For the time being, therefore; I will ask you
to be perfectly passive and receptive so that my words will make the impression
upon your brains which they must produce to be effective. Before we begin
the experiments I want you all to assume a condition of perfect mus-
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