Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-02
TESTS In MIND READING.
Pref. Brown Is Strong i'm the Mind
But Weak in the Spirit.

Prof. Brown, in his mind-reading 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 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 a 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 a 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 communion
ton with Mr.. Morris that he could de-
scend in the audience and pick out the
gentleman. Mr.. ]. 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 very favorable impression, and |
is undoubtedly strong evidence of that
psychic phenomena in which believers are
apt to be too enthusiastic and skeptics
too incredulous. It is entirely
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 success. Brown claimed nothing
supernatural for it, and Mr.. Jos. Lipman.
who was the subject, declared it to be
unsatisfactory. The table-tip-
ping was tame exhibition, and If Pro-
lessor Brown claims that his message
rom the dead" is genuine spirit mani
estation, he certainly claims what no
Splrltualist in the condition he was in
would claim, and asserts what a man of
us intelligence should know is a phase
u deception and rank humbug.
Miss Lille Brown gave some clairvoy-
mt tests in reading questions which had
'een written by the audience. One in
Jury was, "Where is John Taylor pr
his was probably proposed by some in s
ulsltlve deputy marshal. His inuuis- +
Ilveness was not answered. Another
entleman wrote, "Where is Joseph Nc
iurrln?' The medium paid no atten- .
ION to this, and consequently the Herald =
nd NeWs will not have to make any de- ,
lals upon the subject. Royal B. Young
lquired, els it right for man to have
lore than one wife?" AS Miss Browns
OF presiding over the Third District
curt no answer was given the question, ]
ut K: B. Y. will probably have the
'nundrum settled for him by JUDGE
ane. The Judge, by the way, is not a n
alrVoyant, but he is always ready to
'ttle such questions as the particular one
entioned. D.
The materializations by Miss Brown
ere cleverly done, and proved con-
uslvely that, though many are fooled IL
ereby into belief that such deception
ours through supernatural agencies. N,
ally it is nothing more than game of =
ever trlckery. The Browns entertain :
ent is an enjoyable one, and they NAV
1e another exhibition before leaving n