The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-23

I OF one end of the wire before mentioned
and Dir. Brown, blind folded, of the othel
end. Very soon. and without mistake. ht
found the inkstand, having passed arot1nG
The end OF the table, which was then between
him and the three gentlemen, the wire being
slack and partly on the floor.
Experiment 8.--Mr. Brown was blind.
folded not only with the bandage previously
used (thfck aud sufficient of ITSELF, but two
| handkerchiefs in addition. He then repeat.
ed the spelling experiment. With Profess
sor Fisher The word "hall" was spelled.
| which Professor Fisher had previously writ
| ten and handed to Professor Lyman on a
slip OF paper folded. The only mistake was
that when be had indicated the third letter
he said: "That is all" When told there
were more he correctly pointed out the other
one.
Experiment 9.-With Professor Thacher,
he, IN The same way, spelled "Enke," the
name OF Professor Thacher's landlord in
Berlin many years ago. This was done cor
rectly, but more slowly than in the other
cases. In each case the person was to fix
not only his thought, but his eye, on each
letter tn succession.
These nine experiments, interspersed with
conversation, occupied an hour and forty
minutes. 1t is believed that all present con.
sidered the experiments performed with per-
tect fairness and honesty. Mr.. Brown pro.
missed nothing that he did not successfully
perform. His bearing was modest and en-
tirely unpretending.
In the evening, at the house Of Professor
Lyman, few experiments were tried, which
were in some respects more striking than
those OF the afternoon, especially in the ccle-
rity and energetic accuracy Of their perform
ance. Blindfolded US before, be led men,
Der of the family to particular book in
remote part of the parlor. This was the OBJ
ject really thought of. He also designated
correctly particular picture thought Of by
another person as the leaves Of the album
containing 1t were turned over.
A son Of Professor Lyman, who had fixed
his thought OH mlk-picher standing
among the other dishes on the tea-table in
the diniug-room, Mr.. Brown led him, almost
on run, from the parlor through the hall into
the dining.room, and placed his hand in
stanty on the pitcher without the least hesi-
tation or touching any other article. There
were four other directions in which he might
have gone in coming from the paror instead
Of into the dining-room. Immediately after
ward (bIindtoIded as before) he rushed the
same person, almost with violence, out of
the parlor, through the ball, upstairs to
landing out Of which opened six rooms, all
with the doors wide open, and without
stopping an instant went directly into one
of the rooms and straight to the bureau, de.
signaling correctly the second drawer as the
place where the article thought Of was hid,
which was a visiting card placed there
before tea for the purpose. The gas was
not lighted at the time in the upper hail, nor
in any of the chambers, and the ROOM in
question was quite dark, the little light re-
flectcd up from the lower hall but dmly
lighting the upper hall; yet there was no
stumbling except once, accidentally, in the
rapid running upstairs, and no hesitation
in going to the bureau in the dark room,
though the person was rather dragged than
led to the spot. These four experiments oc-
cupied not more than ten or fifteen minutes
in all.
In all the experiments the quickuess and
energy of Mr.. Browns movements were
particularly noticeable, as we'll as his ability
to move thus rapidly while bliudfolded
among persons, furniture, up and down.
steps, &C., without stumbling or collision.
After some of the experiments he was in
State of perSpration, and seemed consdera-
bly, exhausted.