A musical genius came to the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls, and asked permission to cross; but as he had no money, his request was contemptuously refused. He stepped away from the entrance, and, drawing his violin from his case, began sounding notes up and down the scale. He finally discovered, by the thrill that sent a tremor through the mighty structure, that he had found the note on which the great cable that upheld the mass, was keyed...
Couldn't Finnish. At least beginning is just about the roots of hypnotism-like parlor tricks and medical shows. Got the impression that this is a century old book itself. Might have gotten more interesting... But so far nothing like what we'd call hypnotism today