Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-29

paper, and handed it to another person
Mr. Brown returning, was blindfolded an,
taking Prof Marshs hand, Immediately
pointed to the four letters in succession.
Experiment 5.-Mr. Thacher was to
"think OF pain" in some definite part o
his body. Mr.. Brown seemed at first /,
find much difficulty in locating the suppos
ed pain. but at length designated spot
just under tho right nostril. The right
nostrl itselfwas the locality intended BY
Mr.. Thacher.
Experiment Cone end of copper wire
twenty and one-half feet long was held by
Prof. Lyman. the other by Mr.. Brown,
the wire being slack. Mr.. Brown (blind-
folded, rs in all c.ses,) after turning for a
moment to a person seated near by, went
straight TO a spot beneath the object on
which Mr.. Lyman had fixed his thought,
which Vas the clock, in a high and (to Mr..
Brown inaccessible position. What he
did find was an article on shelf within
reach, and a few feet directly beneath the
| clock.
Experiment MIR. Brown LEFT the
room. An nkstand was placed in GER
tain position on the lecture-table. Prof.
Fisher, Prof. Wright, and Tutor Phelps
took hold of one end of the wire before
mentioned, and Mr.. Brown, blindfolded,
| of the other end. Very soon, and without
mistake, he found the inkstand, having
passed around the end of the table, which
was then between him and the three gen
tlemcn, the wire being slack and partly on
the floor.
Experiment S.-Mr. Brown was blind
folded, not only with the bandagc previous
ly used, Chick and sufficient of itself
but two handkerchiefs in addition. He
then repeated the spelling experiment.
With Prof. Fisher the word '.Halls" was
spelled, which Prof. Fisher had previously
written and handed to Prof Lyman on a
slip OF paper folded. Tho only mistake
was that when he had indicated the third
letter he said, That 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 Of Prof Thachers landlord in Ber-
lin many years ago. This was done cor
rectly. but more slowly than in the other
eases. In each case the person was to fix
not only his thought, but his eye on each
letter in succession.
These nine experiments, interspersed
with conversation, occupied an hour and
forty minutes. 1t is believed that all pres
ent considered the experiments performed
with perfect fairness and honesty. Mr..
Brown promised nothing that he did not
successfully perform. His bearing was
modest and entirely unprctending
Ia the evening, at the house of Prof
Lyman. few experiments were tried
which were in some respects more striking
than those OF the afternoon. especially in
the celebrity and energetic accuracy OF
their performance. Blindfolded as before.
he led il member OF the family directly To
particular book in a remote part OF the
plrlor. This was the object really thought
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ticular picture thought of by another per-
son. a the leaves of the album contain
ing II were turned over. A son OF Prof
Lyman, who had liked his thought on a
milk-pitcher standing among the other
dishes on the tea-tsble in the dining-room,
Mr.. Brown led, almost on a run, from the
parlor, through the hall, into the dining
room, and placed his hand instantly on
the pitcher, without the least hesitation,
or touching any ether article. There were
four other directions in which he might
have gone in coming from the parlOr, in
stead of going into the dining room. In
fore) he rushed the same person, almost
with violence, out of the parlor, through
the hall, up stairs TO II 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, designating cor
rcctly the second drawer as the place
where the article thought of was hid,
which was visiting card placed there be-
fore 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 re-
tiected up from the lower hall but dimly
lighting the upper hall ;yet there was no
stumbling Except once, accidently, in the
rapid running up stairs,) 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
occupied not more than ten or fifteen min
utes in all.
In all the experiments the quickness and
energy of Mr.. Browns movements were
particularly noticeable. as well as his abil.
ity to move thus rapidly, while blindfold-
ed, among persons, furniture, up and
down steps, &C., without stumbling or
collision. After some of the experiments
he was in state of Precipitation. ana SEEM
ed considerably exhausted.