Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-16

YOU VIII KNOW, TOO, tnAt tlectrlctIN
will impregnate any object which Will
contain II or iinprison H. rs IN a.
rheostadt; also. that In leaving the
wire, through which IL lpasses, II does
50 at tight angles and reaches for the
nearest conductor in It's escape. Con-
sequently YOU viii observe that q
chsrge passing through that disc on a
copper wire will spread over It's SUR
face nationally aud cpntempomne-
ously.N
II think see that, tut i am anxious
10 know just how you picture the
thoughts on that disc
"Oh, you anticipate me. Well, the
manner ia which II is done Is 10 con
ceutrate the thought about the brain
in the most intense contemplation pos
sible, of the desired object, and, wnen
the mind Is thoroughly concentrated,
| the connection Is formed between thu
subjects, but where the positive cur
rent enters, and rushes through the
body and brain to seek an outlet on
the wire tassel pressed against the
crown of the head whence II flows on
| through the glass globe, carrying with
| 1t the accumulated fund of concentrate
ed thought and spreading 1t over the
| disc In the vacuum. There are several
processes to be gone through with be-
| fore the disc reveals TO the naked eye
the image of the Thoughts transferred
| to IL, but 1t requires only a short time
| and, If you desire, / have everything
| in readiness and you can try it.n
The reporter had heard and read So
much about practical jokes played
| with electricity that he nesitated, but
the artists face was too serious and sim
1 NJ h. dat N RI nj A in
to think of was the question what TO
concentrate the mind on, to give the
instrument fair test. Twas easy TO
coniure up images, but they We're
iie.ting, changing, insubstantial
Things, that the mind changed in APP
| pearance with Kaleidoscope rapidity.
| Finally the idea OF Ben Butler oc.
Cured, and from its very absurdity re-
manned. Yes, there was Ben, natural
AS life, but he would persist in holding
before the mental vision a handful of
spoons, IL was ridiculous, and the
reporter regretted he could not select
another subject, for he was really ia
earnest. Finding 1t useless he rallied
and fixed his mind on the hero OF
Tewksbury with all the concentration
at his command, and when ready gave
the word.
Down came the wire bulb on his
sweating bare head; the soles of his
bare feet burnt rs If standing on a
hot stove; the body was thrilled
IA moment and shocked considerably
and all was over.
My friend carelessly hung the tas.
seled chord ON nail after disconnect.
ing 1t from the globe; turned spigot
aud pumped the globe full of BLUSH
sl.t a
after letting il remain few minutes
took II out and into an adjoining room
where he submitted II To other inn
mersions in various fluids, and finally
bringing it to the light, disclosed III,
most exact picture OF the object OF my
thoughts. The reporter must conies,
his establishment, but there was ne
disputing the fact that the thought
: hac been pictured most faithfully.
What is that confused mass to tn,
left of Buffers picture and to the rear
Is that not n mans hand protrudinl
, from the cloudy looking background ~
al thought you would not motto,
, that, he said smilingly, cit is so dim
,, 1t is the action Of the instrument OF
that portion Of your mind which wa
!, devoted TO announcing your resdines
I, you recollect, you said yos, wer
ready and looked at me-
AYES; but how did the pictures ge
separated? Why are they NOT Alende,
together? ! have only one brain, tina
/ am aware of. "
THAT is Il common error. You hav
one brain, IL is true, but you have. lik
all mankind, two cerebral hemisphere
i, which act in unison usually, but whicl
. can act independently If necessary
You can repeat the words Of "A son,
= and ut the same time think ola trad,
you have on hand. You can sleep
= dream, and If you area somnamhulist
: walk around. To give undivided at.
: tention' TO anything Is to coniiue both
y hemispheres to its consideration, bu
! that is very rarely done. You did no
= give the object fair test you see tn
= face of the ex-governor is plain enough
: but he has but mn indifferent bust an,
no hands at all, while below the cloud
that covers his body III the waist Is hi
u pockets bullying and spoons stickinl
out of them. II Is very difficult 4
), makea successful picture the first time
{ These pictures can be enlarged an,
: painted and they look quite as well a
:. any other kind"
"What is the object OF so many wire
= all around the border of the disc?n
al can hardly tell you, though the,
are the result of years of calculation
:, before | ever thought of their presen
application. They are simply TO ~
stat In the uniform diffusion of tn
= thought-now, and they consist of pei
:. manent magnets Of great delicacy
which serve as wall around the dis
:, to prevent the fluid from escaping
. They are supplied each with equation
% coils which can be adjusted 10 CIV
. more or less resistance to the curren
. and they are of great Importance II
=, many other ways. No, no, that Is nc
y compass; II Is an old tangent galva
>, nometer which i use for measuring tn
7 conductivity or capacity of wire, th
= strength of a current, or, in fact, any
-, thing that has TO be measured II Is
r sort of electrical yardstick. You al
"a perspiring, perhaps talk loo fast ia
70 you"
q mo. can keep up; am accul
~ toned to verbatim reporting. Blu
=. you said your original idea was to II
Ia vent q system OF electro-stenographJ
"a Did you succeed?"
- mot at all, said he, laughing; "bl
. / am not the first that builded create
:. than j knew. Doubtless you hay
- often started to write a paragraph an
al ended with column article. Severl
n writer's have told me they have fr
a. quently had to change the heading