human
Most interesting, George! exclaimed Gran'pa.
gpt
But I shan't be satisfied until we've been to the menagerie at Bristol.
human
I can half guess!
gpt
Has it only just dawned on you?
human
You're going to hypnotize them!
gpt
In common parlance, George, we intend putting the 'fluence' on 'em. Calling them, staring them into submission, and then suddenly _commanding_ them. It's the old story of the lion-tamer and the lions, with this difference. Instead of having to deal with the lower and less intelligent order of animals, we have the great advantage of applying the same method to brutes which are second only to men. What the politician does to the crowd, the tub-thumper to the mob, the religious revivalist to the sinner--_we_ shall do to the apes. Man-mind against monkey-mind. It's _brains_ that count, my boy! Brains! . . .
human
Did it work at the Zoo?
gpt
Partly. But what can one expect there? The poor wretches are half stupefied. There isn't a really wild, alert animal in the place. Their minds are drugged with captivity and monotony and unnatural food. A test like this is of little value until we try it under normal conditions.