The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
READING orHERs THOUGHTS.
Another of the Unexplained Mysteries st
the Human Mind.

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About q hundred gentlemen assem-.
bled in New York, the San says, to see
the extraordinary performance OF Mr..
]. r. Brown, q young gentleman who
processes TO read thoughts in the mind
OF any person in his presence. Mr..
Brown Is about twenty:seven years OF
age, very thin, and nervous. The first
test OF his powers was made by gen.
tleman hiding o pencil outside the
room. Mr.. Brown put one hand upon
the forehead OF the gentleman, and
holding his arm with the other went
with hardly any delay tothe place where
the pencil was concealed. The pencil
was then hidden under a gentlemau's
coat collar, and discovered in similar
manner. In this experiment the per.
son who concealed the pencil allowed
his train OF thought to be for q moment
broken, and the interval was marked
by the young performer stepping rap.
idly toward the other end Of the room,
aud, as the ideasof The man whose mind
he was reading were once more brought
under control, he as rapidly retraced
his steps, and drew the pencil from un.
der the collar.
Another gentleman was then request.
ed to think Of some person IN the room,
but walking rapidly around for some
minutes Mr.. Brown declared his in
ability to find the person thought OF,
and asked where he was. The gentle.
man then explained that his friend was
in California.
The writer, who was o doubter, was
asked to think OF somo person in the
room. He selected Mr.. Lewis Leland
the proprietor OF the hotel. Mr.. Brown
laid his hand upon the reporters fore
head and walked quickly up the room.
Before Mr.. Leland he paused, and al
that moment the reporter allowed hit
mind to wander To another person.
Instantly Mr.. Brown stepped toward
the person last thought Of, and then as
the reporter once more concentrated his
thoughts upon Mr.. Leland, he wheeled,
retraced his steps, and put his hand on
Mr.. Leland's shoulder.
Four gentlemen, among whom was
Mr.. Wells, OF Fowler & Wells, phre'
nologists, were. selected while Mr.,
Brown was ont OF the room. They
passed an article from one to another,
the last Of the party hiding II. Mr.,
Brown then put his hand on the fore
head Of the gentleman who had in The
first instance given the article to Mr.
Wells. After d short search the per
former stopped opposite gentleman
whose features in some measure resehi
bled those Of the phrenologist, and \
was explained that the person through
whose hands the pencil had frat gone
had never seen Mr.. Wells before, and
had momentarily mistaken the mar
pointed out by Mr.. Brown for him
This announcement, apparently prsol
conclusive Of the speakers powers. wa
received witt applause. Mr.. Wellt
stepped forward, and through him Mr.
Brown traced the article TO the persor
TO whom IL had been next given, and
finally, to it's place Of concealnent.
The next experiment was that Of rend
ing the mind o. a gentleman by holding
the hand Of another person who, Will,
touching the gentlemen experimental
upon, allowed his own mind 10 remail
as nearly as possible impassiye. (
Mr.. Wells examined the performer
head and found nothing unusual. Fl,
said his mental exertions seemed yer,
wearing, and that he was not likely L
live ten years longer. He added tina
the performance was to him inex
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