Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-09
IEFL UENoE OF MIND oNMIND

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LNF,L UENCE OF MIND ONMIND
Experience has shown that, by an
effort OF the will, the thoughts OF one
mind may be impressed upon that Of
another, that the emotions, the joys,
and the sorrows of the directing, con-
trolling mind of the one, may become
the subject Of consciousness in that Of
the other without any visible exterior
communication. Not only is this the
case where the mental condition Of the
recipient has been rendered highly sen.
sitive through mesmeric or other in
fluences, but even in the normal con-
dition it is equally true. There are
but few men, perhaps, competent of
continuous thought, who have not fire.
quently found, during periods Of pro-
found mental abstraction in the pres
ence of others, that their thoughts were
indentical with those Of their noighbor,
although no words may have passed
between them, nor had these common
thoughts any connection with the cir
cumstanccs Immediately surrounding
them or with any previous conversation.
The question, we think, has been fairly
stated how then are We TO account
for these extraordinary phenomepa 7
Can we find any rational mode by
which this transference Of thought can
be satisfactorily accounted for2 That
it is done through the agency of natur-
al laws no one man will doubt. Physi-
cally speaking, we know that action
and reaction are fatal may not this
law obtain in our mental operations ?
II this hypothesis should be assumed
to be correct, IL might be observed that
no mans thoughts would be exclusive
ly his own, and thus tho business, the
interests, and pleasures OF life would be
seriously deranged. Fortunately, the
conditions favorable for this transfer
ence of thought are in by far the great
est number of cases wanting, and thus
no serious inconvenience is felt either
in public or private affairs. The fact,
however that these cases are raro and
cxoeutionabIe Is no more evidence
AGAINST their existence than the fact
tbat II does not thunder and lighting
every dav is evidence AGAINST the oc, =
curence Of thunder and lightning. In
fact. all tho phenomena OF nature de-
pends upond conditions Take your
healthy, vigorous plant from its bath
of sunshine and moisture-deprive il
of both see how quickly it fades and
dies. One of the necessary conditions
for the existence of man upon this
earth is q proper supply of oxygen.
Even inanimate nature cannot exist
without conditions heat, light, and
electricity depend upon conditions and
are mutually convertible. Winds and
storms, rain and snow, dearth and
floods. depend upon conditions. Wha,
then are The conditions by which mind
NAV operate upon mind in consequence
OF a mere determination Of the will
This is not the place to show, as il
has been shown, and that abundantly
proved, that all the shades and variety
Of coIors in this beautiful world of ours
are due to the length of these same
etheral waves. In order, however, Il
assist the imagination to form some
conception Of the possible relation be
tween light, heat and thought will
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