The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11
IL (1sirysyssee Q Ysrti

The term e~fd'rroyU1es means literal
ally clear sight hut everybody with
good eye. has clear sight; the alleged
WESTON IL. therefore. no, ~ the ordina.
~ Kind. II claims IA be- an %extraordi.
nary kind ~ seeing. n seeing through
Opaque objects through the ryeiids.
through the bandages. or through the
back ~ the head. and into objects not
peneirabie by ordinary vision. The
term clear" ~ applied Ia this Mind
NJ sight. y. intended Ia denote especial
ar remarkable clcarncss. or n ,ranscen.
dental vision, which opens 10 sight
things not sensible Ia the normal eye.
In short. clairyOynbcc afiirms nh extra
endowment for making things visible
which goes beyond the range ~ that
sense which IL our usual source 81
knowledge.
Now. Mr.. Wallace says that this IL
an absolute fact which has been
coDclusi,cly proved and known for for.
ty.soy.n years. or since the report 81
1881. that declared II Ia bc drmonstra.
ted. A.. therefore. this remarkable
endow m.nt II human nature has been
established ~ n fact for nearly half n
''IiulNs w " ItilI 'uNl'lft w hNhs
What have been it, results? II u be-
true, no discovery ever made in science
n for n moment bear comparison with
IL In importance; and II IL be- true. We
have n right Ia demand the legitimate
results that must How from IL, IA We rx.
pcct and require the natural results u
all other genuine discoveries. OF course,
the objection may be- intcrposcd that
VIZ must not be- premature In anticipa-
ting the fruits ~ discovery. because the
historyof all science shows that the inter
val between the dawn Of u new principle
and IL developments and applications
may be- very long. This Is true; yet.
In every ease. We demand at once the
effects that flow immediately from the
quality II the discovery. in fact. we
only know u 10y these results. II would,
III course. have been absurd Il expect
from the invention Of the spy-glass the
great results Of the modern telescope,
which has grown out of IL; but II would
have been proper To expect from the
spy glass that which was properly
claimed for IL, and which IL at once
compelled all men to yield. All scicn.
tiiic discoveries, in fact. are new pro-
durable effects and are. therefore, their
" witnesses, Clairvoyancc must give
us the new results of u marvclously.
sharpcncd vision; the extra faculty i'm
plies extra disclosures. And again we
ask. where are thcyp With u new ca
pncity for seeing. what new thing has
been sccnp The limitations Of vision
restrict and mcasur the usual sphere
of knowledge, and with every increase
In the power Of optical Instruments. as
the microscope aud telescope, In aiding
the eye, knowledge has been extended,
novel facts brought To light, and IL IL
these that attest the instrumental i'm
prOvcmcnts. But with u power If Wis.,
Ion 81 mysteriously sharpened that
Opaque objects become transparent.
with the barriers actually taken away.
what has been revealed There are
thousands Of perplcxing and unsettled
questions, regarding the constitution NJ
material things which might he cleared
up by another increment Of visual pen
etration; but clairvoyancc has given no
help In conquering these difficulties. II
II has been u demonstrated reality these
fiftyyears, II oughtlong ago to have vindi-
Gated its claims by unwilling some Of the
%Obscurities Of material objects. Yet.
claiming Ia he u superior means of lay
Ing open the inner constitution of things.
u has mo- sven proved equal tn ordina-
~ sight. and has, in fact, done nothing
whatever toward extending the bounda-
ries Of knowledge. Popular Science
Monthly for Aprii.