Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
A TELEPATHIC CASE.
How Mans Illness Asitated n Lady Far
Away-A Physician Sees Phantoms.

How a Mans Illness Aeitated n Lady Far
Away-A Physician Sees Phantoms.
Among the "telepathic" cases the follow
ing is one OF the most striking. The gentle
! man who was the unconscious agent gave
every possible aid to careful investigation:
| BosToN, November 16, 1855.
PROF. RoYCE-DEAR SIR-Some years ago.
/ perhaps eight or nine, while in a city of Rhode
Island on business, my house being then, as
now, in Boston, received news which was most
unexpected and distressing TO me. affecting me
SO sci iousy that retired to my room at the
hotel, large, square room, and threw my.
self upon my bed, face downward, remain
ing there long time in great mental DIS
tress. The acuteness of the feeling after time
abating ! left the room. l returned next day
to Boston, and the day after that received
short letter from the person whose statement
l inclose herewith, and dated at the town in
Western New York from which her inclosed
letter comes. The note begged me to tell her
without delay what was the matter with me ION
Friday at o'clock" the very day and hour
when was affected as have described. This
lady was asomewhat familiar acquaintance and
friend, but had not heard from her for many
months previous TO this note. and do not know
that any thought of her had come into my mind
for long time. should IT'LL further add that
the news which had so distressed me had not
the slightest connection with her. wrote at
once stating that she was right as to her i'm
preston ,she said in her letter that she was
sure was in very great trouble at the time
mentioned), and expressed my surprise at the
whole affair.
Twice since that time she has written to me-
giving me some impression in regard to my
condition or situation, both referring to cases
of illness or suffering of some kind. and both
times her impressions have proved correct
enough to be considered remarkable vet not SO
exact in detail or distinctness as the first time.
feel confident that have her original letter,
but have not been able to command the time
necessary to find it.
will add that the lady has told me that her
vivid impression about me was only one of 10 or
II experiences of like sort near that time in re-
lation to other people, and that in every case
her impression proved correct. She was re-
covering then from long and nearly mortal
illness, malarial fever contracted in Italy. and
was for long time in most delicate and pre-
carious condition. AS her restoration to health
progressed she tells me she found herself less
and less susceptible to impressions of the sJrt
described. NJ.
P. S.-The three occurrences above detailed
comprise all the experiences of this sort which
1 have had in my life.
The accompanying statement from n.
reads as follows-N. is physician bv pro-
fession, and writes from New York State;
we have not interviewed her personally:
[Postmarked August I6, 1851
PROF. RoYCE-In the convalesceuce from a
malarlal fever, during which great Hyper
esthesia of brain had obtained, but no
hallucinations or false perceptions, was
sitting alone in my room, looking out of the
window My thoughts were of Indifferent
trivialities: after time my mind seemed to be-
come absolutely vacant; my eyes felt fixed, the
air seemed TO grow white, could see objects
about me, but it was terrible effort of will to
perceive anything. then felt great and pain
ful sense, as of sympathy with some one suffer-
ing, who or where did not know. After a
little time knew with whom, but how knew
l cannot tell, for it seemed some time after
this knowledge of personality that l saw dis.
tinctly in my brain, not before my eyes,
large. square room, evidently in hotel, and
saw the person of whom / had been conscious
living face downward on the bed, in the throes
of mental and physical anguish. felt rather
than heard sobs and griev ng and felt consci-
Gus of the nature of the grief subjectivey; its
objective cause was not transmitted to me- Ex-
treme exhaustion followed the. experience.
which lasted 40 minutes intensely, and then
very slowly wore away. Let me note:
First-Ihad not thought of the person for !
some time, and there was no reminder in the
room.
Second-The experience was remembered !
with more vividness than that seen in the nor !
NAL way. while the contrary is true of dreams. |
Third-The natural order Of perception was ,
reversed, l. e.. the emotion came first the sense
of a personality second, the vision or percep- /
tion of the person third.
should be glad to have theory given of |
[ his reverse In the natural order of perception,
Respectfully, N. |