The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-06-18

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In the Blade of yesterday mention was
made of Mr. j. r. Brown. of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, whose power of reading the
mind Is as wonderful and startling IS il 4
unaOcountable. Ar. Brown is a youno
man of pleasing appearance, with nothing
OF the necromancer in his looks, but bis
exhibition IS Sc extraordinary as to ex-
cuse one for tancying at times he was in
league with Aamiel, the arch iend.
He has recently been in Chicago. where
his manifestations of power as a mind
reader have cansed the wise to wonder.
and the vile in purpose to tremble, for ap-
parentiy nothing IN the mind of man Is
too deep for his sorutiny, and he reads
with an accuracy that is uperring. Bank
lock combinations would have 10 be
changed nightly or would be of no ac-
count whatever, did he incline to the
thoughts OF the cashier. Criminals would
be made to confess their guilt, in the taee
oi all the facts which could be arrayed
against them, were Mr. Brown but an on
Ger OF the law or one of Pinkerton's
specials, instead Of a young man on his
way 70 London, TO dsmonstrate to the
SaTans tbs power Of mind over matter.
This forenoon he gave an exhibition Of
4-H POACAk IL BL4N1lC LOOuQ IN LuE -L1fI0H
building before dozen or more gentle
men who had assembled BY invitation to
witness it.
The first experiment was the hiding Of
pencil. While Mr.. Brown with his au-
dience remained in the efice. the Gentle.
man chosen to hide the pencil was TO re-
tire from the room and 90 10 whatever
portion Of the building he chose, and Sc
lect . place IN which TO secrete il. He
passed to the rear stairway OF the Blade
building and gong to the second floor
passed down the front stEirs, hiding the
pencil IN bis shoe On the way. Return
ing to the oa6ee and announcing himself
as ready, Mr.. Brown proceeded 10 ind out
where the hidden article was. he blind
folded himself, and directing his subject
to fix his mind intently on the article and
where located, proceeded by, first taking
Mr.. C.'s left hand and placing his
(Brown's) right hand upon his (C.s) fore
head, After remaining q moment in this
position he placed Mr. O,s:s hand upon his
(Brown'sl forehead. Remaining Thus for q
moment longer, be started lstil blind
folded and in q locality entirely unkn0Wn
to himl At q rapid pace for the door. Pass
ing through this he was soon on the
stairway with his subject in TOW and his
hand still held to his forehead. Reaching
the second floor be passed through INTO
the JOB room, following the route taken BY
the person who hid the pencil. Here he
seemed for time nonplussed, but soon
stopped, remarking that the pencil was on
Mr.. C.'s person, and in q moment more,
that it was in his shoe.
In the next experiment, Mr.. Brown re-
tired from the Office, and during his alb
sence brass check was passed through
the hands Of four gentlemen, the last one
hiding 1t under . box. When recalled
Mr.. Brown was again blindfolded, and
selzing the left hand of the person nearest
him, and in the manner above described, i,
proceeded to find the person who first held
the check. This was speedily done, and
with the frat man the second was found,
and with the second the third, and with
the fourth he went directly to the box, and
lifting it secured the check.
The third test was as follows: Mr.
Moore was directed TO 60 to any part of
the building he saw 6t, and in his tour
determine upon some object, however OBJ
scure or small. He passed TO third floor
Of the Blade building 1.-THE bindeFy) and
going through, he noticed abundle Of OH
yer Optic Magazines, waiting to be bound
There were similar b1ndlss=lJing around
the one selected. he then wrote the OBJ
ject chosen upon a slip Of paper, and upon
his return to the room placed it folded in
a pocket Of one Of the gentlemen present
MIR. Brown was again blindfoldAd, and
taking Mr. Ms hand, as in the other in
stances, proceeded, by the route taken BY
Hr. NJ, directly to the birder, and TO the
pile of magazines named. The paper be-
ing opened certified 10 the success of the
experiment, "a bundle Of Oliver Optics
Magazines, being written thereon.
The last experiment was to pass brass
tube through Ave hands, the fifth to hide
it, all being done during the absence OF.
Mr.. Brown. The tube Has locked in one
of the inner compartments of the Blade
safe, and found there as readily as were
any of the other articles in the previous
experiments, and each man found in the
order IN which he hal participated. Il
MI. Brown is believer in animal mag
netism. He denies OF doubts the power
of spirltualistic mediums, and attributes
his singular power to the mind alone By
putting himself in communication direct
Iy with the mind Of the persons with
whom he is acting be is able TO read. their
thoughts, If concentrated upon a single
object and held there. - /
His performance is certainly one Of the
great wonders, and If be could be prevail
ed upon to appear in public during his
brief stay here, he would nuQuestio1ably
excite the estonishnent Of ToledoAns, as
he has that of the people Of other cities.