The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-29
MIND READING.
AN Expt.ANarloS OF HOW IT IS
ACCOMPLISHED.
Il Does Not Erect the Nervous system
Capacity for strong Mental Con
centration Necessary = Ladies
Make Excellent Operators

- > ssvs writer In the Chicago
tr..IS n6oes not eject the nervous
-, z,ore than other intellectual call
i5g Although The claims made IN CIR
cpia-z Of impairment mind readers are, IN
very ssrpe part, exaggerations Of the pos
,;h;i;tie. of their performances, and, as
- ~ probably SeyeHd the power of
.sn 70 accomplish, nevertheless, the
-. nav be varied in form as indefinite
- the performers brain is fertile ofin-
WESTON
aBelore attempting the performance,
lie essential condition should be unmis-
takably impressed upon the minds Of
tnose Who are to take part that the per-
son 70 be led 10 the sscreted article must
concentrate the mind upon the place
where the article IS hidden until that
place has been rea9hed by the mind
reader and himself, and then
upon the article itself. This
s1slsttsaii-ts1ncenfFation should be required
q constantly as possible 10 the end. If
fhe mind-reader fails, from the very
nature Of the work, the fault lies with
the subject, for be must succeed If the
Eubieef fairly complies with this single
condition. However, there occasionally
NAV be found an individual incapable Of
prolonged OF even brief mental concen-
trzfion, because Of great troubles, loss Of
fortune, or Ill health and other causes.
Such subjects should always be avoided,
Il possible, as the accomplishment Of the
trick with them is exceeding improbable,
Il not altogether impossible. 1t follows,
then. that the best minds available should
always be chosen. The mind reader has
then nothing TO do but to establish phys
fcsl contact between himself and his sub
Jet, and after starting a motion OF his
body in any direction quietly surrender
himself % the involuntary muscular
leading Of his subject, when he viii find
himself led unconsciously to the proper
place. Almost any physical contact VIII
be sufficient, although Browns method
Of placing the back Of ahe subjects band
70 bis fcehead Is probable the best, be-
cause themosf impressive
asWhet you have the back Of the sub
jsct's haid to your forehead, start g
swaying notion around, and 90 IN the
direction ydu find It easiest for the sub
Jet and yosrseh to move; 90 and you
VIII be led Z the place. If you lead him
10 s difiere1t direction than the one he Is I
thinking Of, you viii ind more resistance
to moving him or his hand. To be /
blindioided Is not essential. although |
helpfil- because It presents the appear
hncs II rendering the work o. the mind I
readf more difficult, while Il really as /
sists lin n being passive to the leadings
Of rs subject. as It shuts out from his 1
mind al exterior directions. The body 1
d aiy and every person has always an [
inclination, more or less strong, IN the d. /
fect5a Of the thoughts Of the mind,
more especially 50 Il the body Is in mo-
ton. FQs.insianee, If you think of an
objec OF sour right, accompanying that {
thcu1t VIII be q slight motion Of the I
bodyin the SINE direction Then plsee /
your mind upon some other object in
The opposite OF any other direction, and
over VII 20 the body accordingly. The
.. naturi law Of mutual dependence be
2 twee1nind and uatter-of habit Of har-
mons Of acEen betEeen the brain and
q IL whole mind-reading- Il
follows thzt all the mind-reader has
10 dos sinpiy to observe carefully the
actor Ct be muscles Of his subjects
hand arzinsi his forehead and follow IN
the din6la indicated BY the subjects
riusels: nd he viii find himself led IN
Enis.ahbT toward the place upon which
the s,isrets mind IS concentrated Hav-
ing m1hed the place, the inind-reader
vii ssi sr1and with one hand until the
secrtsd artiele Is found, and as soon as
histald touches although he has no
p1fr1E knowledge Of It's nature-he VIII
reoglizs II instinctively, for his subject
Is Ea1snsciously impaired such informa-
tim sy the relaxation Of his muscles. As
ni1d. mike matter, is ipdivisible, or IN
r.ha words, as it IS impossible for a
snans mind to be in two places at the /
sane tims. i Is plainly 10 be seen that Il
.t1s subiecf hnafdt,5 concentrates hls
mind apoa tlis srticle hidden he cannot
discover the faol fisat be is leading the
so-,ziled mind-Feader, instead Of being
led himself Il Is quite obvious, from
the foregoing explanation, that instead Of
the mind-realler being the operator and
lezding the subject, as is generally sup
posed. he IS himself led by the subject;
hence the mind-reader is the subject and
the subject the operator. To sum 1t up
in very few words, the mind-reader must
follow the least resistance.
Ladies, owing to their delicacy Of
touch, make excellent operators. None
Of then have become prominent in the
profession IN this country, but a number
abfoad have. In conclusion I viii give
En- instance of hoB q lady betrayed her
affection 10 mind-reading. At a picnic,
stteHded By a humber Of good friends,
where al the amusemeuts had been ex-
sausted, was asked to give a test IN
mind reading. Selecting a lady who, 1
thought, possessed great powers Of con
rentEating her mind, I requested her 10
think Of the one she loved best. and I,
would lead her to him.
She iaughingly agreed, and being blind
folded, commenced my search. She
led me around the circle several times,
leading me each sine TO a person whom
she should lave loved tic best, but each
time there was q watering which con
WINGED me that tins was not the person. I
After much hesitzncy on my part Is to
what the result might be We at last
stopped in front Of an old and dear
friend Of the lady, who she designated as
the one thought Of, much to the surprise
Of the company. She afterward ae-
that II was almost impossi-
bic for her 70 keep the first person out Of
her thoughts, which accounted for her
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