The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-12-26
a WONDERFUL kENTUCKIAN.
THE ENTEA0EDISAET lowers OF PRO
FEs-OV FIELDs-HIs FEATs OF
TINE AND FIGURES.


At NooreGeld. Ky. SAYS Cincinnati
Times gspuudeut, an interview was
had with John Robinson clever farm
ar. whose wife is a cousin To a remark
able character whose name is Reuben
Professor Fields. the Seventh
Wonder. " ne calls himSrit-aur t-rllv he
Is q wonder. q show. hat is il p as
the following will aJuUlIH-ly testify:
Professor Fields was born near Wvom-
.ug Bath county, tweuty-elght years ago,
and never went 10 school but one dav in his
lie, aud ON that day carried with him an old
tea-kgtte filled with snakes caught with his
own hands and when the teacher ATTEMPTED
tU.tUlg him into the school room, threw the
snakes at him one 10y one from the kettle
until he broke up the school for that day
ana never returned again lie heartily con-
jrmued the idea Of schools and school chill
drCu all his days up 90 the present. and now
rrhuEs- ail school children FOR going saying
that they are fools for going 90 school TO
lose what little knowledge they Inherited by
nature. 30 Fields Clorju- i1 the possession of
g. natural gift that of being q mathpmati-
elan whose equal IS Unparalleled. In fact,
he is the wonder ut TIE iiJ-ic portion of tine
world and the few rurIi scientists with whom
he has come iu contact it T. positively a.
serted 10y those who have known him from
childhood t'It DE doesn't know q figure or
even the numbers ua clock dial, OF even q
letter ut the alphabet, and vet De can in
stJurTy and correctly campul. any muthc-
mI-iaJ. p-HIlsW rrtf tlUJ % him, even Civ
ing the answer tu the lowest decimal frac-
tIou. Tie has been tried on a. much as two
pages of invoice uu fuDT-ruD. of mercantile
goods of every description, and ON tho last
line ut goods and figures being read instant
ly gave the right answer and even COM
meucct lt the last line aud in reverse rUta-
tiUu repeated every wur,I article and figure
u the entire Invoice To dot. Ilr never
works at any other trade than that Of run
ming up iuyutggs and making other mathe-
NAUTICAL calculations. The professor" be-
sides being possessed of an unseen and un
accountable world of figures I'm his mind and
the KEY % an mathematical problems, the
solving IL which requires hut an iustautauc-
Gus Hash Of the mind. accompanied by 4
quick closing uf the eyes and tvitchiug Of
The muscles of The face, as IL in great agony
IuomeutaIilE. also carries ir h5s mind per
TetuaI and never yCTyiug clock dial. and can
give the correct sun time to a -erpnl by a
watch ln another pocket, never looking at a
vatch or clock. lie frequently tells per-
sons tne difference between their time and
that oi tLe sun. lie has been frequently
o. Ecd the TINE by certain clocks and watch
IS out ~ sight, and has never missed giving
correct answer The professor has 80
uuuplu~~rd conductors bV telling them the
exact time bv the watches i'm their pockets.
and In his peculiar manner of interesting
them IN his unique history, that lie has fire.
qurutly made almost the entire trip from
Kentucky to Kansas, where his mother now
resides. free of charge. the conductors be-
coming so Interested iu him that they would
almost Invariably forget TO collect his fare.
FIELDS claims that be is a sealed seventh
wonder. i'm the possession OF a Gift which
could easily be taken away from him. and
through fear, therefore refuses to receive
medical treatment for Cpilepsv with which
Ia j. afflicted, but sometimes speaks of be-
tng willing % receive treatment from q
faith doctor with whom De claims to DC
-sqU1iutgt, and who lives In tile mountains
II Kentucky. Fields is also possessed of
another gilt almost equally marvellous viz
That of handling snakes OF all kinds. includ-
ing The rattle, the cuppyThead, garter. racer.
etc, and never was known O. have been bit
ten. He also holds power over all ferucious
tOg--laVlUE ECIa once into the ward Of
James Upton, at Moureheld, where a most
igrOCious bulldog held sway uumolcStcd-
The dog reared up on him and D.aved with
him q he had never done with any member
even OF the home family. He has also been
known 20 have fUudled with the heels and
Iind legs Of bad kicking horses and mules.
and never been hurt. Professor Fields is
bachelor who never intends 20 marry
weighs 2g0 pounds, has red whiskerS. and
si1- e small, gray eye Of destiny" and says
iIe can give no explanation Of his wonderful
Kit save that 10 Is a gift similar to that Of
Blind Tom Fields Is naturally of n sttIleu
disposition, refuses 70 be interviewed. for
fear others viii learn Of him. seldom ner-
Ilts M acl IaiftJuoe tu be formed with any
one The ~.1-c-uTlytT, Mr. McCleIaud Iui-
Iy, Informed the Times that Le succeeded in
.orming the acquaintance Of the professor
Hy approaching him with q checker board
Dee having q special gift OF charm for the
-aIue, which Le delights in and sees all thro'
st q glance. Mr. Robinson saws he considers
himself first-class checker player, hut that
Fields beat him scyeuty-threp games ont OF
twenty-five 40 one sitting. and that Fields
only gave him the two gaIues just TO cucour-
re him to play
This peculiar character, who IS indeed the
-iedteSt wonder Of the age, refused several
GOOD Oilers 90 ~ into the show business. and
claims that no amount of money would in
ucf him tu thus degrade himself and close
..- charmed gift" lie is now sujournina at
" yominE. Bath county, frequently visits
VIZ Robinson family near No0refeld, and
known by hundreds of tht. best citizens hi,
'8tl and Nicholas counties