Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-10-29
YALE PROFESSORS Puz-
ZLED.
Interesting Feats of a Thought
Reader.

Reader.
From the New Haven Courier,
On Monday afternoon Mr.. J. R
Brown, the "Mind Reader" met b,
appointment number of gentlemen
in the philosophical lecture room ot
North Sheffield Hail, for the purpose
of exhibiting the peculiar faculty
possessed by him of receiving i'm
pressions from the minds of others,
under certain conditions. There
were present during part of all the
experiments, Professors Thaeher
Wright, Wheeler, Fisher, Brewer,
Lyman, Marsh, Walker, Whitney,
johnson, Norton, and Clark, ex.
President Woolsey, Tutors Phelps
and Thacher, Mr.. Thacher, Ia rela-
tive of Prof I. J, and three, or four
ladies, Nine experiments were tried,
seven Of which were entirely sue
cessful, and the other two nearly so,
in one of them entire success being
impossible. Notes were taken bv
Prof Brewer of each experiment at
the time.
Experiment l.-Prof. Brewer pass.
ed from the lecture room through the
hall Tout Ofwhich open five doors and
two stairways) In another room, and
from this into another, where he
placed on a theodolite, in corner; a
small article taken from his pocket.
lie then "~at into the hall bv an
other door, then up suai.s. then hack
through the two rooms, then down
stairs, and then returned to the lee.
ture-room, where Mr.. Brown blind
folded, first took Mr. Brewers left
hand in his own right, and then. af-
ter briefly placing his other hand on
Mr.. Brewers forehead, and bringing
Mr.. Brewers hand to his own fore
head, apparently to establish mental
connection, suddenly started of, lead
ing him at rapid pace through the
hall and the two rooms mentioned,
directly to the article on the theodo-
lite, designing it as the object sought.
There was not the slightest hesita-
tion as to which room to enter Of the
many opening into the hall, nor as to
the part of the room where the object
was placed, and no one but Mr..
Brewer knew what the article was.
1t was pocket tape-measurc in brass
case, which, as it lay on the object
end of the telescope Of the theOdo-
lite, appeared to be part of that in
strument
Experiment 2.-Mr. Brown went
with Prof. Lyman into another room,
and while he was absent, Prof. Wool
sey concealed coin beneath book
in pile of books at the end of lee
ture table. Then going to q room
where Mr.. Brown was-Mr Brown
blindfolded--and having established
connection with him, as before with
Prof. Brewer, led him rapidly to the
lecture room; and after trying one or
two other places, went to the vicinity
of the books, bending over them,
passed repeatedly from one side ofthe
table to the other, then going else
where, but quickly returning to the
same spot, as if particularly attached
there, yet without actually finding
the coin while with President Wool |
sey. He then asked to try with |
some one else who knew where the |
article was. Putting himself in rap
port with Prof. Whitney, he led him
to the spot and found the
coin under the books. 1t should he
observed that in these experiments
the person led is required to keep his
mind intently on the article and on
the place where he has concealed it.
Experiment 3.--Mr. B. again went
out. He left each time in company
with Prof Lyman). Then Prof |
Fisher took pencil-case and gave it
to Prof Johnson and likewise left.
Prof johnson gave it to Prof |
Thacher and left the room also.
Then Prof Thacher concealed it on
the edge of blackboard, and took
his seat among the persons in the
room. The last two who had gone
out were recalled, and took seats in |
different places. Then Mr.. Brown
(blindfolded as befOre) led in Prof
Fisher from another room, and took
him to Prof Walker, then took
Prof Walker to Prof. johnson, and
him in turn to Prof Thacher. In
two of these cases he first led the per
son to the gentleman next to the
right one, and when told that he was
wrong Immediately designated the
right person. In one of these cases
the person led said that the mistake
was his own, as he had inadvert-
entity fixed his mind on the wrong in
liyidual. With Prof Thatcher he
allied to find the pencil, although, as
n the second experiment, he returned
,ften to the spot, and closely search
ID the vicinity, seemingly attracted
;Oward, and oscilliating first to one
'ide and then the other, like nee.
lie near magnet. Requesting, then,
% try with some other person who
knew what and where the article was,
he led Mr. Thacher directly to the
light spot and found the pencil-ease.
Experiment An alphabet was
written with chalk on the blackboard.
When Mr.. Brown was out of the
-oom, Prof. Marsh wrote the word
bone" on a slip of paper and handed
t to another person. Mr.. Brown re-
was blindfolded, and taking
Prof Marsh's hand, Immediately
pointed to the four letters in success
zion. A number of other expert
nents of similar character were per-
ormed. In all the experiments the
thickness and energy of Mr.. Browns
we're particularly notice !
.ble, as well as his ability to move
hus rapidly, while blindfoided,
mong persons, furniture, up and
Iown steps, etc, without stumbling
II collision. After some of the expe- 4
iments he was-iB a state of perspira-