The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-03-17

A Matinee AZ . es1eherR Hstsa which
Proves Interesting to afI
Er0senG


A Matinee as . eS1ehera Hste1 which
Proves Interesting 70 0fl
Present.
(From the st. Louis Globe DemOerat.l
ssWhat arc you, thinking. abont7''
This 10 Q question that has oftOn
been proponndod, bat seldom ans
Wered, unless the thinker chose to !
reveal the. thoughts thst are ,pAasine
through his brain.
People cannot act without aomer
body seeing them, and forming some
conclusion - to the ''iittle game
they are up 70 :" but thinning hab
generally been considered &c aOrt
Of private privilege that nobody
had either the right or power to. 1nr
terfere with. ~
One Brown new presents himself
and destroys this Authorization. he
appeared first in this city in 1851
when he was born. He shortly af-
ter left st. Louis, and now reaRpe2rs
10 tell Us that he knows what we
are thinking about startling -,
sertion, which no undertook to Her-
ify at the Southern Hotel yesi erdey,
in the presence Of the EaW gentle
men who met far the purpose Of
testing the powers he claims to pos
sess.
In response to the Invitation is
sued by Mr.. Brown, . Representa-
tive of the Globe Democrat, and
some other gentlemen Of the press,
with Mr.. Charles Pope, Mr.. 1 Cook,
Col. e. II. Joel, Col. D. G.. Reed,
Mr.. Oscar F. Lowe, and some eight
or ten others, met in parloF No. Q,
with the full dissemination Of toat.
ing Browne ability TO the utmost.
Inc few opening Hou1aEkA the
genfleman atated "that he claimed
no spiritual or occult agency Of any
sort in his efforts. He WA simply
able to read tho minds OF others, by
what means he could not tell, but
when in contact with the subject
Immediately under his influence he
seemed for the time 10 be entirely
en- rapport with their thOnghts, and
could follow out the dictates OF
their Wills" I
The modus OperAndi 10 90 follows |:
He takes the left hand Of the SUBJ
ject in his own left hand, paases his
right hand hand across the forehead
of the subject, and than plaCeR the
BroWn's) forehead. At the eaAe
time he tells the subject to think ia.
tently Of some person or object. In
9 few moments Mr.. BroHu, who,
the way, is closely bllnafolded.
leads the subject, With HE hand
touching his forehead and in that
manner finds the person eE object
Thought Of By the subject. II The
subject allows hia thoughts; to WAN
der, Mr.. Br0Ms 10 ct an utter loss,
and invaFibly deaignAtsa whatever
the subject ie thinking about Ct that
instant. This fact wa frequently
demonstrated by q parson iRdicet-
ing some particular roata r0gad 1he
room that he desirea to pueene Ia
his search after a article, ana Nj
Brown closely. folloWs snch r0ute
even though it 0bliges him to eh'
ruptsy Estrace his etspA OF pAsl
through Q line Of chaire instaad al
keeping in the eisle. AR. BroRn
states that the lasts he gives do mol
seem to exhaust his mental powers
although physically he 10 quits ex'
) hausted &C the close OF IN evenings
) entertainment. he hAa aaYAFal time.
been subject to ReVero tests BY seien
tito gentlemen, especially by tht
professors ct Michigan UnigersitY
and ct Yale. A. the latter place j
was clearly demonstrated thaE b
. does not work Ia cQllusiQa With Any
one, for he was placed &c one tim
: in an upper room while the subjee
was down stairs. . copper wire, 90
feet long, being the only connection
between them, and yet be- readil.
: pointed ont the object thought OF.
kr. Brown says that whenever b
shakes the hand Of another person
2 he feels Q shock like that receive.
from . galvanic battery, and tn
more ne1.al power man has To
> more powerful 10 the shock. Whel
: he frat began to give exhibitions b
was conscious Of sparks Of ligh
radieting from objects thought o
by the subject with whom be Va
operating; but latterly 10 sees th
: object more distinctly, and, insteal
! OF sparks OF light the object il s1E
h rounded by . lamincns body. /
I giving his tests, DO 1lnds that. thos
> conditions are necessary with Ia
? subject: he must be . persoa Wh
! has q mind, who knows how to us
: il, and can coneensrato &c. With sue
T q person Mr.. BroWn claims that b
Q caa almost Invariably aceompaia
o what he undertakes.
j. The first exhibition Of Mr.. B
. powers was the. finding Of an art
= Gle secreted In the roo1 by one {
= the company. Mr.. Charles Pop
i was unanimousiy nemfnased to d
i the secresing. 1r. nRoWn then Ie
. the room under the yigila1t guari
, isnship Of Q gentlsm16 81 the Tins
o The door had scarcely closed, Wka
d the ST. Louis trAgedisn struck q
latitude sud drew from his peck,
an old pass fog . peR6eFRanoe I
a. Samsoa (the eoaoe WAs gEsenl. Th1
!. with steady ateRs he RAgaacod |
al where Nr. LeWe Was sitting and i
1ft Dcsited tbs nAsteboard under th
" eentIeman's right leot.
a. "COme In"
Mr.. BrDHn- e1fered hIinaGoIda
-el Accompanied by the T5ues IA
al who locked IS him e g - .fhoug
IL he zgas an eAiRssed tnfssnaf q
"a chine. He At oace proceeded e d
II Pore, took him By e haaz, q
Of APPLYING &c toihis sersaaaa, Ruid
e. he heavy sragsdiea e. 9 hEak q