Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-14
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
WASHINGTON rnvno rIsnors NAVEL
OTIS YEATS IN MIND READING.
Ro.1nx. Mao. DC. l. lss6.

BosroS. Mass. Dec. !, 1886.
The fs.,s Ia mind reading performed
by Washington Irving bishop have ss.
cited no small degree Of interest, Psrtic-
uI.rly among those ~ho have = penehant
for the investigation Of psychologist phe.
nomsns. Mr.. Bishop doe. no, explain
or susmp, TO explain hos be works bis
wonders. aud this van, Of explanation on
his part /. calculated all the more 10
piqls curiosity and TO Sc, people to spec
ulsiing a. 10 tie msans by which be
performs bis marvellous aud inexplicable
feat. Some ten day. ago at the Ven
dome. he gave private exhibition OF his
mind reading powers before a selse. cit
Gle Of gentlemen. Including representa-
tive. Of The pres. ard the newspaper &C.
count. u tie f,ais which he then and
there performed excited general desire
for q similar exhibition 10 ~h'eh the pub
lie nigh, be admitted. Thi. popular
desire was grs,ihed ls,t evening a, Music
Hall. where Mr.. Bishop gave public
exhibition Of What be can do as mind
reader and where for three hours he en-
tsr,sinsd large audience With the isa's
which be performed through the aid OF
hi. marvellous gii,. In order ihs, there
nigh, be DO oppOriuni,! fcr ehaigts OF
collision between him aud those OF whom
he had to make use Ia bis experiments, the
gentlemen upon whom he tsPsrimenisd
wsre chosen from = oommii,te-of whieh
all The m, mbsr. bad been selected by nom.
nation. from the audience. the commit
tee being made up Of well known gentle.
men Of intelligence. education and eul'
ture. One example will suffice TO Illus
,raie the msrvelou,nsss Of the feais which
Mr bishop psformsd during the evening.
lie retired for momsn, into = room ed
joining the hall. aud dguog his Abs're'
q member n the committee vent smong
the audience aud. taking three article.
from =. many people Of bis acquaintance
IN different psrls OF the hall. tied them
up Ia andksrehi'f and 'ecfsisd them
behind a statue IN a niche Ia the extreme
upper part u the hall Nj B,hoP thea
returned 10 the hall. aud. after telns
blindfolded. locked hi. arm IN ihs, Of the
committeeman and led him 10 the place
where The bundle u articles had been Sc
crs,sd and drew IL ,iiumphsuily forth.
The handk,rrhisf "a. then united. aud
Mr.. bishop. without renewing the ban.
dsse from hi, sys'. hi. arm bsirg ',ill
in,trlocksd With that Of the committee.
man. led him 20 the respective osn-is OF
the three ai,iels. In The handkerchief aud
reisrnsd them their property. Daiing
the time ih.. ~onds'ial feat was being
performed BY NJ bishop he ~'' no, once
10 actual eoatAei With any part OF the
committeeman p,r'on. lmiiias himself
TO merely msIing passes ~iih bis hand.
three o. four inehs. from the hands aud
head q hi. ,utje; AL thu, he asked
Of the latter ~ss that be should keep b..
mind inisnily upon the location Of the
objse, which Mr.. Bishop VAS TO seek.
tie required no other condition ~h.'sve',
and ia all the feA's which be Performed
DUNG the evening" he ven, ahead Il aud
a. IL we're pulled along the d.fsIen, per-
800. upon whom be espsrimsn,sd.
The nature Of the faculty by which Mr.
Bishop work. ki. marvel. !, mystery.
aud. az have said. be doe, not himself
,oask..ic any explanation. OF course
there are wi,sserv. who pretend TO knos
Ill abou, IL. bat their explanations Aie
for the mos, patti absurd aud ludlcrou'.
aud 10; one Of ito.e Who advance them
would ,hiak d attempting TO duplicate
Mr.. Bishops fsAi..
When Cumberland. the celebrated
mind reader. va, Ia Boston few Year,
ago, | attended several Of hi, exhibitions.
and | then regarded and .iill regard bis
mind.rsding Powsis - marvel. When
Cumberland read /. person. mind. Lo--
ever. be had b., hand upon hi. subjects
forehead. and. while the mind reading
feat. which be thu. performed we're Won
dsrfal. TO read q persons mind -iih'ai
coming into any contact With him what
ever. a. i. done ia Mr.. Bishops expert
msn,.. eanno, ba, be regarded /. much
mote marvellous.
| ~ill no, enroll myself among the
~i,sacfs. who arc ready With erplana'
ton. q. 10 to- Mr.. B,.hop ~Ofks bis
wonders. for can think u no ,HPlaa.-
ton which ~oald be =, all satisfactory
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