Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-05
MIND READING.


Haven Conn, have lately been enter
tained by tho performances of j. H..
Brown, tho mind reader. The learned
professors INDUCED in hiding coins,
pencils, cards, ETC., in books, corners,
and drawers. Brown was then placed
en- rapport with the hidee, that is he
took the hand of the person who hid
the article, or took hold of q line held
by that person. Brown, although blind
folded, would lead the individual to the
exact spot, and find the article. Pro-
fessor Thacker proposely imagined a
pain located under his nose. Brown
Immediately placed his finger ON the
precise spot. Professor Marsh i'm
agined particular word, wrote it on
paper, and gave it to another person.
Brown spelled it out at once by point
ing to the respective letters in alphabet
written on a blackboard. The vener-
able Ex-President Woolsey concealed n
coin under some books, but his mind
was probably haZy for Brown could not
quite find it, though he came near the
spot. But when put en- rapport with a
younger man. Professor Whitney,
Brown Immediately found the coin.
Professor Brewer placed tape meas
ure in distant apartment; Brown
promptly went, blindfolded, to the
place and found the article. Professor
Fisher gave pencil case to Professor
johnson, who gave it to Professor
Thacker, who concealed the article,
Brown led the latter directly to the
spot, and found the pencil. Professor
Lyman held a paper on which words
were written by Professor Fisher, and
blindfolded, Brown spelled the words
without difficulty! Having witnessed
so many Of these curious experiments,
it is to he hoped that the learned pro-
fessors of Yale will be able to explain
how they are done. ...,.5 .
"a The Aua California says: "Rais-
ing cork trees seems to be al approach
ing industry in California. They are
said to grow very rapidly among the
foothills, At Auburn there are mum
Der Of trees three or four years old that
have bark thick enough for any ordi.
nary cork.n}d5 ,31i tnd 1Its '.a If
4E The Matrimonial Help Soci.
ety. idea is spreading An organiza.
ton of the kind was recently formed in
a Connecticut town, and every old maid
in the place and every widow under
sixty years of age joined it the first day
Experiments recently made in
England Indicate that wagons are most
easily drawn OIL all kinds of roads when
the forsAnd hind wheels are of the same
size, and when the pole lies lower than
the axle. .,..I ,..,.'.t ~
20 An enthusiastic ailmirer of Gold.
smith Maid has pulled two hairs out OF
the great trotter's tail, and intends tc
have them woven into ring.
~ Life, like war, is series of mis-.
takes, and lie is the best Who wins the
most splendid victories by the ret,ieyal
OF most mlstakes,! ,..C 3A. 'a.e fn
a An hours industry will do more
to produce fcheorfulness, suppress evil
humors. and retrieve your affairs, than
3 months moaning. ...,...,,,.
IAN Alabama editor mildly al.
ludes to his rival as reservoir .oi
falsehood and an aqueduct of men.
dacity." 'V' -@'+, l'tN N94 '+ n
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S0r They fined man in Boston the
other day Just for singeing catt to drive
the witches away. Shame! ~. ." '''
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.F matter-of-fact old gentleman
thinks it must be very small base bal
that can be caught on a fly. ''' nov
skS- Don't tell neditor how to run
anewspaper. Let the poor fool find il
out himself. GIcl - hanat, aa,G 1fI
~ A subscriber thirty years in ar.
rears settled up with q Kingston pape,
the other'day n ofaN ewid'(-l