The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-08
MIND READING.
Tho Astonishing Discovery OF Georgia
Amateur Scientist.

Tho Astonishing Discovery OF Georgia
Amateur Scientist.
Just at present there is no small
amount of talk and excitement in Lex.
ington over what may prove 10 be one of
the greatest discoveries of the nineteenth
century. 1t is nothing less than the fact
that everybody is gifted more or less
with the heretofore wonderful power of
mind.reading.
Our readers will remember that last
week we locally mentioned that Lex
ington young man had discovered that
he was gifted in that way. The young
man alluded to was Mr.. q. H. Clark, and,
while he did not want his name made
public just then, promised to let US see
his power that ne might the better judge
it. We did not have to wait long. Fri.
day he invited us to witness a private
seauce that would be given at Mr.. j. T.
Arnold's that evening after tea. We had
before seen what purported to be mind.
residing, and had no reason to doubt that
Mr.. Clark had the gift.
But ne we're wholly unprepared for the
developments that were to be made that
evening.
The nights performance was made up
of tests given different ones (for it was
found that all present possessed more or
less the gift,) of finding the objects that
were thought of by some other person.
These tests were conducted in this wise !:
The medium of mind.reader would be
brought into the room blindfolded; one
or two persons would firmly grasp their
hands and place their fingers upon the
back of their neck over the spinal cord,
thinking intensely of whatever object
mas selected while the mind reader would
almost abandon all thought from his
mind. Quickly there would be an incli-
nation upon the part of the person blind.
folded to move, and following his incli.
nation they would 60 directly to the
object thought of. If it was willed by
the parties who had them in charge to
pick up the object, their hands would
unerringiy 60 to it and grasp it seem.
ipgly without any effort whatever on the
part of the mind-reader. 1t is wonderful
to sec what difficult feats were thus per-
formed.
One test was that Mr.. Clark should,
upon entering the room, 60 to the mantle,
take therefrom plaque, go to certain
person in the room, take from her hands
a corkscrew, place it in the plaque and
carry both the plaque and contents to
another person in the room. He was then
to get a small basket that had been placed
in another part of the room, find key
that had been hidden elsewhere, place
the key in the basket and then deposit
the basket on foot of bed. All this
was done as we'll as it could have been
done by any one in the room without the
bliudfold and knowing exactly of what
the test consisted.
Equally as difficult test we're given
almost every one in the room, and were
gone through with about as much
promptness and correctness, which goes
to prove that every one is possessed, more
or less, with the gift, or sixth sense as it
might be termed. We tried it ourself,
and though we could not as we'll perform
such feats as did Messrs. Olive and Clark,
we were convinced that ne were not
without the sense.
The sensation that one feel while being
thus under the control of the mind or
will powe: of another is peculiar. While
you are fully conscious, there comes
over one somewhat comatose feeling as
if partly asleep and yet awake. There
comes upon the subject an inclination to
move in whatever direction the, minds Of
those beside him direct. With those
who are the best subject this inclination
is almost uncomfortable; they are carried
along by it as by force. Whatever enters
the mind. Of the conductor is Immediately
taken up by the medium and his inclina.
tions guide him to whatever is thought
of.
Friday night every test that could be
thought of was tried, the most wonderful
being to give the name of a person
thought OF by the ones who had hold OF
the readers hands. Though failures were
made at this, it was successfully done
several times, one of these times being
with Mr.. Olive. Not knowing Of what
the test would consist, he was brought
into the room and led before one of the
guests. It was planned that those who
had him in charge would think of the
features of the person. This they did.
After some time Mr.. Olive said that he
felt no inclination to do anything; that
he had nothing in his mind but the fea-
lures of this person. He did not know
before whom he stood, which showed
plainly that his mind was governed by
the thoughts of those beside him.
All these tests were made with the
utmost fairness and with no other object
than to fully ascertain who had the
power and in how far they would be gov.
erned by the thoughts Of others.-Ler.
ington, Ga., Echo.
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