Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
. wonderful . xhibition uch for -
Genuine.

Denver Republican: One Of the most 70
bla ~ IS bitions of the power oil Inc
human mind was given yesterday az WIG
nanver Musee by Mr.. A.. J.. Seymour, the
psychologist phenomenon. Mr.. seymour
methods, while apparently nexphcaDie
were most wonderfully successful. Hecialms
to exert no mesmeric influence, but on tne
contrary. his own mind is in q passlve con-
dition and is controlled wholly by the brain
OF the subject upon whom he is operating;
in other words, his will is subservient TO
that Of Others. Mr.. Seymour first became
awar OF his unnatural powers when Dnt 10
years Of age. and for more than twenty
wears he has given psychological xhlbl5lons
ia all the principalcities OF the world. his
EXHIBITIONS ARE GENUINE, y
and preclude the possibility OF any flake"
being introduced. His audience yesterday
consisted OF twenty representatives, intel
ligent gentlemen. Inviting their attention
Mr.. Seymour announced that if any gentle
mar desired be would at once give an exhl-
bi,aon of his peculiar powers, A gentle-
man volunteered, whereupon ME-.
seated him on the extreme edge oil an ordi-
nary chair. Grasping his subjects lett
hand within his own and placing his right
at the base OF his subjects skull, he asked
him to concentrate his mind upon any par
ticuIar scar or mark he might a upon
his body, and he would guarantee to 10,
cate it. The modus operandI was amusing
but
EMINENTLY SATISFACTORY.
With his left arm curved over his subjects
body while his right hand merrily beat a
tattoo on his spinal vertebr@. the Won
der'' operated with extreme precision, in
variably stopping at the spotb beneath which
the scar was located. Wonderful as this
performance was, MI. Sey introduced
another, which totally eclipsed it. Pro-
ducing o dangerous looking dagger, he In
vited d committee OF four to hide the
weapon anywhere within six blocks OF the
Musee, and said that he would then tell the
number Of the street where it was secreted,
and that he would drive, blindfoided
DIRECTLY TO THE SPOT.
The invitation was accepted by a COM
consisting OF NJ. L. Cox, Lutte Will
of the Field and Farm. E. W. Cobb
and a representative oil the Republican.
Entering q carriage, they were driven by a
circuitous route to the wholesale liquor !
establishment of A. FL. Jones, Nc. 1018
Sixteenth street, where the dagger was
in a safe behind the bar. Having
to Mr.. Seymour, who had re-
manned at the Musee, on a chart contain
ing the letters OF the alphabet he requested
of the committee to place his right |
hand. He then grasped the left and rum
ming over the chart with a quick, nervous
notion, he spelled out Sixteenth street. |
WHILE STILL BLINDFoLDED, HE
;rasped one of the committee and rushed
into the Republican Office. He soon
became convinced that he was mistaken,
returning to the street, marched his
directly to Jones'. A large crowd
ollowed, fully believing they were witness
ng the freaks OF a lunatlc. Once inside the
tore, Mr.. Seymour, with his hands on one
If che committee, walked directly to the
Iafe, turned the lock, and brought out the
1t was the sixty-sixth time he
las successfully given a similar perform
Lnce.