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Show Hypnotized Fish. M. J. King, a retired fanner of Char-don, Char-don, Ohio, Is firm in tho belief that fish reason, and can also bo hyno-tized. hyno-tized. Flvo years ago Mr. King built a pond near his homo and stocked It with mountain tiout from a government govern-ment hatchery. Tho fish thrived and developed remarknhlo growth. Thoro rfiro over 1,000 trout In tho pond now, nomo of them weighing two aud a half pounds, Mr, King oxorclscs a wondorful in- lluoncq ovor some of tho fish. Ho can roach down and tnko some out of tho , l water, pat others on tho back, whllo t L hundreds of them will cat put of his i band. ! On J largo trout he claims to b able r 'II l to hypnotize. When ho takes It from tho water, after n serios of strokoa o. Its sides with tho hand, tho fish ap-pears ap-pears to bo dead, not a movement of Its gills being vIbIuIo. Another trout will, before bejng fod, nt a wavo of tho hand mako a circuit of tho pool, Jumping clear out of tho water at intervals of nvo or six feet, and sometimes turning a somorsault in Its career. |