, 1873-08-12
but could elicit no information On to tho cauho Of
tho decd, DR., B. TaB well-connectod In the EnBt,
1t il aatd, and leavos aon living in Dubuque,
Iowa L. -


First Public Performance Of MIR.
lsrNyvst, tho Town plCn0ncnol--
Successful Interpretation of tho
Thonghta of Othcra--FlnlinE Arti-
c1cs hidden Outside the Room. and
Other Wonderful Ecatss
Tho wonders performed by tho young 1owan,
Brown, sinco his nrrival in Chicago, boaltlcB tho
natural pleasure which their apparently almost
supernatural qualities proluco will provo IN In
torosttug study for our psychologists, DO thoir |
peculiar tendency either matorialstio or spirit
ualistio Just tho oxacs limo w1ero tho material |
in man ends and tho spiritual bcgins is ns
littlo known at tho ptosont day as 1t
waa when tho anoienta first began to plague
themselves with HpoculationB Oh tho subject.
That thero Ia something In man which Ia not ma
torial hardly amy ono at thoprosont dRy will dony,
but TINT that something performs or aids In tho
performance Of any function, which Ia not In
itself essentially SPIRITUAL is very doubtful.
Ycar by yenr anoiont dogmas with regard to tho
working Of tho more myaterious part Of our
boiug aro fshonorod and sholvcd; tho brain has
beon divided into medullm, tho peculiar
qualities Of Its various tisancs have
been duly designated, while, holder thnn
ali, lpgionB Of phrenoogistB wander through
civilized lands, and, Ivy feeling tho inequalities
Of the worry worst Of hoads nre willing t. assign
upwards al tho virtues in tho calendar, With ono
or two extras thrown in for chnrity's snke.
Entomology is probably, through ita possoesing
merchantablo vnlue, carried too far By ita i'm
brain is conducted on : purely matorialiasio
basis, iB nowadays protty, gonorally allowed.
Mr.. Brown, al indicated BY his mon
tor in his address to the audience at tho
wisely Bteors clcar Of both those parties, and a.
lows those who aee him perform credit his ability
to any agency they have mind to, thus showing
an impartiality Which doos him credit, and adds
cat to his performance. After the glowing &C.
counts which tho press unanimously gavo Of
| Mr.. Browns SUCCESS aB q ninu,roadef, u
Is not surprising that Inst night tho church
% o1hibition ' IN this city. After tho playing Of
aolectlon from Gounod's Faust )" by tho Or
ganist Of tho Church, which was well worth lat
mnd-reador, was introduced to the audience.
Ho assured thom that tho young man he was
about to introduce to their notice was neither
nocromancor nor spiritualist, but was m
would exhibit to the audience ASS boy, his
protege WAS looked upon as p,lny fellow. and
tho discovery Of his powers was mndo accidental
y Bomo eight years since, whom the casual touch,
sparks to omit thorefrom and sonsations. to
appear which frat led him to feel TINT he waB
abfe to learn tho thoughts which uo In another
brain. Ho touched upon electricity, magnetism
the odlo force, mcHmerism, and other hidden
powora, and left tho audience to decide Of what
nature the power Of tho performer would Bocm
most likely to prove Ho said that tho powors
Of hfr: Brown were like that OF magnet which
cold weather and Increased in strength tho
moro they wore exercised. After cau-
tioning persons intending to ask questions, o.
otherwise test the powoFa Of Mr. Brown that That
persons whoHe loft arm WAS broken or who
were partially Intoxicated could not
audience to form committro to oversee tho
various teSts This va " soon done anu
Tho first tost WAS that Of finding IN article hid
outside Of tho room. A gentleman known to
tho committee announced that he had secrotod an
object, and ho was Immediately introduced to
AIr. Brown. Tho latter took MB loft hand In his
own and placed his right hand on the gontlo-
nuns forehead, letting It rest there for feW
momonts; then ho took the. gentleman,a right
but for a moment. he Bhot rapidly with the teste'
towards tho back door Of tho church. After Z
few moments suspense the audience wore pleas
: cd to sec the gentleman, return h,a 1act
4 in hia hand. This ho bad hid in tue basomen
0 Of tho church, and to 1t tho bindfolded Brow1
!, led him quite as straight as and perhaps lttlt
faster than he could have wished to tue nlddoi
8 object Then ho led gentleman to tho tip Of
( chandelier Of which he was thinking found
: silver quarter hid under, o table, discovered
8 knifo In a gentlomnn's hat, small .pieco of pa
i pcr under q pin-cnshion, and wound up tho frs
serieH Of tostt by pulling o watch-koy on
Of tho tosters mouth. All Of tho tests, will
y ono exception wore successful, aud TINT partial
= ~ co. and as the young fellow succeeded in win
:; ming each Of tho games Of hide-and-Beek, tn
o audience greeted him with applause. Durin
!, tho evening many gontlomcn asked Mr. Aell
questions regarding tho powers OF the perform! J!
Of, which were all answered very readily and l.
E q mnnnor which fully satisfied tho audience
s Aftor rest, during which hlr. Kelly intoreete
tho audience with short dissertation. hl1
# Brown spelled OUT upon an alphabet, place
against tho wall, tho namos OF place
# il tho minds Of two eontlomen, ono {
It tho trials, however, being rather o failure br
y quito eot OF by his epolling ont the ontlands
. word ssDarambolo," town in Darambole. Th
final triumph OF the young ulind-reador was th
locating Of pain In q mans head, which no u
to a nicoty, indicating tho exact spot where tt
l. trouble lay. During tho mcoting tho hudsene
expressed wish to hnve tho performance n
peated, and, in accession to the deaire. the San
10 foatB will bo performed In tho same place Thur
g. day evening next, whom Dlr. HOLLY will furth'
as eniighton tho audience upon the naturo Of b
bt protogo's powora