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this way, but could produce no effect upon them whatever. In 

 other words, she failed to present many of the most characteristic 

 phenomena of hypnosis. I think, perhaps, I should say that my 

 attention was called to this little girl's case by her physician, and 

 although in all the experiments that we made upon her we kept a 

 sharp lookout for any indication of evil results, we were never 

 able to detect any. Her waking dreams did not seem to be more 

 injurious than other dreams. 



One may justly ask how one can guard against simulation in 

 such cases. I do not think the possibility can be altogether ex- 

 cluded, and in this case I was at first very suspicious. But after a 

 good deal of careful observation one forms a pretty clear opinion, 

 based upon many slight indications. My chief reason for thinking 

 that the phenomena in her case were genuine was that taken as a 

 whole they differed widely from the type of hypnosis she had 

 seen in the public shows she had attended, which would naturally 

 have given the model for her to imitate, and agreed very closely 

 with rare cases reported by other observers. 



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THE COMING OF THE RAINS IN GUIANA. 



By JAMES EODWAY. 



WE are n earing the end of November, and the rains have 

 come. For three months no more than one or two pass- 

 ing showers have fallen, and every tree and shrub in our gar- 

 dens has done its best to accommodate itself to the changed con- 

 ditions. During the rains of May, June, and July they grew 

 rampant, the climbers extending themselves in every direction 

 for long distances. Then came a severe check. The burning sun 

 poured down on the parched earth at the beginning of September 

 and caused most of the trees to flag and hang limp. Some of the 

 more delicate plants in the garden had their leaves burned at the 

 edges and for a time they looked unsightly. Some commenced 

 to drop their leaves preparatory to a partial rest, but these were 

 few ; the majority braced up, as it were, and soon adapted them- 

 selves to the altered situation. The change was characterized at 

 first by a wealth of flowers, but these quickly disappeared, until 

 hardly a blossom could be seen. As the foliage grew less dense, 

 the young fruit became conspicuous, and very soon guavas began 

 to ripen and mangoes to set. Now also the mammee apple, which 

 matures its fruit only once a year, felt the influence of the sun 

 and came to perfection. 



As month after month passed, the leaves fell until the canopy 

 was almost bare, and in one or two cases toward the end of the 



