The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-20

Of the other end. Very soon, and with
out mistake, he found the inkstand, hav-
Ing passed around the end OF the table
which was then between him and the
three gentlemen, the wire being slack and
partly on the floor.
Experiment 9-Mr. Brown was blind
folded, not only with tho bandsge pre-
viously used, Chick and sufficient Of
itseli), but two handkerchiefs In addition
He then repeated the spelling expert
ment. With Prot Fisher The, word
"HAlr was spelled, which Prof. Fisher
had previously written and handed 10
Prof. Lyman on slip Of paper folded
Tho only mistake was that when he had
indicated the third letter he said, "Thai
Is ALL" When told there were more he
correctly pointed out the other two.
Experiment with Prof. Thacher,
he, In the same way, spelled "Enke," the
name oil Prof. Thacher's landlord In Der.
lin many years ago. This was done cor.
reclly, but more slowly than in the other
cases. In each case the person was 10
TX mot only his thought, but his eye, on
each letter In succession.
These nine experiments interspersed
with conversation, occupied an hour and
iorty minutes. Il Is believed tina. all
present considered the experiments per-
formed with perfect fairness and honesty.
MIR. Brown promised nothing that he did
not successfully perform. His bearing
was modest and entirely unpretendiDg.
In The evening at the House Of PrGI.
Lyman, o few experiments were tried,
which were In some respects more strik-
ing than those Of the afternoon, especially
10 the celebrity and energetic accuracy OF
their performance. Bindiolded as before,
he led q member Of the family to par
ticular book In remote part OF the par.
Tor. This was the object really thought
Of. &c also designated correctly partic.
ular picture thought Of by another per-
son, as the leaves Of the album contain
Ing II were turned over. A son oil Prof.
Lyman, who had fixed his thought on
milk pitcher standing among the other
dishes on the tea table in the dining room,
Mr. Brown led, almost on q run, from the
parlor, through the hall, into the dining
room, and placed his hand instantly.o1
the pitcher, without the least hesitation,
or touching any other article. There
wcro four other directions in which
he might have gone 10 coming from the
parlor, instead Of Into the dining.
room. Immediately aiterward (blindloid.
ed as befOre) he rushed the same person,
almost with violence, out oil the parlor,
through the hall, up stairs TO a landing
out OF which opened six rooms, all with
the doors wide open, and withoutstopping
an instant, went directly into one Of the
rooms and straight 10 the bureau, desig-
mating correctly the second drawer as the
place where the article thought Of was hid
which was visiting card placed there
before tea for the purpose. The gas was
not lighted at the time in the upper hall
nor in any Of the chambers, and the room
in question was quite dark, the little light
reflected up from the lower hall 6ut
dimly lighting the upper hail. yet there
was no stumbling, Except one, accident
ally, in the rapid running up stairs, and
no hesitation in going 10 the bureau In the
dark room, though the person was rather
dragged than led to the spot. These four
experiments occupIednot more thSn ten
or fifteen minutes in all.
In all tho experiments the quickness
and energy OF Mr.. Browns movements
were particularly noticeable, as well as
his ability to move thus rapidly, while
blindlolded, among persons, furniture, up
and down steps, &c, without stumbling
or collision. After some Of the expert
ments he was in state Of PRECIPITATION,
and seemed considerably exhausted.