The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-15
BROWN, TIE MIND READER.
Reading the Mans Thoughts
FOuF Blocks AaWay.

From the Ihtef-orean.i
The proposition was then made TO Mr..
Brown that the reporter should proceed
TO the Office Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, where wire connects
with the fremont House, and there cake
hold Of one end, while the mind.reader
held the other end at the fremont. To
this Mr.. Brown agreed. at the same time
expressing considerable hesitation. A
brief conversation followed, which was
in substance "a follows:
RepOrter-D9 / understand ysu that /
must FIX my mind upon particular oh.
iec,, or merely think inten.ly, say upon
= phrase OF an idea?
BroWn-You can think Of something,
no matter what, but concentrate your
mind upon it closely.
Q.-And you will read my thoughts?
B.--I think ! will tell you what you
thought about. Some people have not
the faculty Of fixing their minds closely,
especially in the Preaence Of audiences,
and have some times failed in giving
tests because the persons mind waI not
concentrated.
R.-Well, ! will try and fix my
thoughts upon some definite object, say
my mOther.in.lAT, or hDnse on FIRE
Would that do?
B.-Think Of any thing, you like, only
keep your mind upon the subject. Shut
your eyes and think az hard a. you can.
The arrangement was then made that
the reporter should 90 to the office Of the
Western Union, on Ia Sale street, while
Brown was To remain in the fremont 70.
fonda. When the words "all ready" waa
given through the wire, the battery was
to be disconnected, and the two persons
the investigator and the investigated
we're each to take hold
These conditions are compiled with.
The reporter, in company with Mr.. Hook,
went to the Western Union office, and
after 'ome delay, obtained permission to
try the experiment Mr.. +. ". Jones,
the Assistant Manager, kindly yOlun.
teeted to assist. The requisite connec.
ton was made, and the committee Of two
prepared for action. The reporter began
10 think. What would he think oi-his
next meal, his last love, OF his new suit
Of clOthes7 Mechanically he felt in his
pocket for a pencil to write down some.
thing and fix his mind upon that. lie
found a gold pencil and penholder, and
taking piece Of paper wrote down the
words, "How Is this Tor high?7 lie then
embodied the holder in the paper and put
II 10 a drawer in one Of the operators
desks. In accordance with instructions
the word was given, the battery was then
disconnected, and the investigator went
behind the switchboard and held the
naked wire between his finger and thumb
Tor minute and a half. During that
time he thought, with an intensity he had
never done before, Of that gold pencil
shut his eyes, and KEEP, it wildly before
his minds eye.
In few moments Mr.. Jones received a
message from the other end Of the wire,
and II was AZ follows:
Gold pen in drawer wrapped up in pa.
per, something written on paper; the
words are how il this for high.
Mf. Jones opened his eyes pretty wide
when he found it corresponded with the
iacts, and MI Hook, who had been treat
ing the whole thing Ns kind Of pleas.
antry, was, TO use slang phrase, COM
pletely "ilabbergastcd" Mr.. Jones offered
10 certify to the correctness Of the message
sent, which was not necessary since he
can be interviewed by any one who feels
interested in the matter.
On reaching the fremont House, the
committee found little group Of people
who had watched the operation At that
end Of the wire, in state Of excitement,
while Brown himself seemed considerably