Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-02
TESTS IN MIND READING.
Prof. Brown Is strong in the Mind
Hut Wcnk in the Spirit.

Prof Brown, in his mindreading tests,
and Miss Lille Brown, the spiritual
medium, gave an exhibition Of nantes
tations to large audience at the Salt
Lake Theatre last night. A committee
was selected satisfactory to everybody,
and under their supervision the tests in
mind-reading were conducted, and re-
garding this feature Mr.. Browns powers
must be declared a success. After one or
two simple and ordinary tests, Brown
gave an extraordinary instance of
thought transference. He desired Mr..
w. G. Morris, the painter, to fix his mind
strongly upon the features of some par
ticular person in the audience; then,
being blindfolded, the two grasped left
hands, the Professor applying his
right to Mr.. Morris forehead for an
instant. At lively pace he then
started with Mr.. Morris through the
aisles, and after making the circuit re-
turned to the stage. The gentleman
selected by Mr.. Morris was then described
by Brown, who also stated that woman
in bonnet sat next to him. He would
not attempt to describe the lady--a lady
could not be described. However, he
thought from the mental photograph he
had received while in mind communica-
ton with Mr.. Morris that he could de-
scend in the audience and pick out the
gentleman. Mr.. j. G.. Conklin, sitting
next to Mrs. Joab Lawrence (the lady
evidently alluded toy was selected, and
Mr.. Morris admitted the Professor to be
correct.
The mind-reading OF Professor Brown
caused a very favorable impression, and
is undoubtedly strong evidence of that
psychic phenomena in which believers are
apt to be too enthusiastic and skeptics
altogether too incredulous. 1t is entirely
q natural power, possessed by all, though
by no means to that degree in which it is
found in Mr.. Brown.
The ring test as given by mediums was
not q success. Brown claimed nothing
supernatural for it, and Mr.. Jos. Lipman,
who was the subject, declared it to be
ping was tame exhibition, and if Pro-
lessor Brown claims that his message
from the dead" is a genuine spirit mani
festation, he certainly claims what no
Spiritualist in the condition he was in
would claim, and asserts what man OF
his intelligence should know is phase
OF deception and rank humbug
Miss Lille Brown gave some clairvoy-
ant tests in reading questions which had
been written by the audience One in
| quiry was, "Where is John TAYLOR? p"
This was probably proposed by some in
quisitive deputy marshal. His inqus,
itiveness was not answered Another
| gentleman wrote, "Where is Joseph Nc
MURINE The medium paid no atten-
ton to this, and consequently the Herald
and NeWs will not have to make any de-
mails upon the subject Royal b. Young
inquired, "Is it right for man to have
more than one wife," AS Miss Brown is
not presiding over the Third District
Court no answer was given the question,
but X. b. Y. will probably have the
conundrum settled for him by Judge
Zane. The Judge, by the way, is not
clairvoyant, but he is always ready to
settle such questions as the particular one
mentioned
The materializations by Miss Brown
were cleverly done, and proved con-
clusively that, though many are fooled
thereby into belief that such deception
occurs through supernatural agencies.
really it is nothing more than game Of
clever trickery. The Browns entertain
ment is an enjoyable one, and they may
give another exhibition before leaving
here.
THERE VIII be music every night this