The sun., 1890-12-10
HE IS TWO MEN BY TURNS.
THE STRANGE CASE OF CARSON
ROWAN AND MR.. BROWN

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Quit Frsaehins n frovissnes TO hua .
Store Ia Norristowa-Now the Doctors
Can Change his Meutai Identity IL
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man Win TWO mlhas TWO sspsrAto ihol-
viduallties' Two memories. mentaiiy TWO men,
but with only one physical BODY is undor the
observation OF Irot James OF Harvard eohese
and DR.. hichnrd HodGson OF boston. HIS pecu.
liarities have been revealed by the science ol
hypnotism' ana IL is hopou that Win INC aio
OF hypnotism ne may % cureu. Ihere 10 no
transformation OF tho oouy as IN the strange
case OF III. 'eky'i anu Mr. Hyae' uh'ess GER
tain aGfg Oh 'ne TACO counts Ut. hooRson'
VINO Is mere MS the agent OF thc Lohuon society
OF fsychicai hesearch 10 aiu IN orGshilinG
branch OF the society IN new YORK, toia
suS reporteryesterday somethihR Oh 'ho ms
tory OF the strange mans me- anu ot MS
douole SOIL eaio pr' hoa2soh'
sha'l not tell you the reai name OF INC
man. because no Is now reputaplo citi2en OF
Irovidence. he appreciates MS aHliction' ana
Is sensitive OF any allusion 10 oit "e VIII eau
him carson howsn: Inat SOUNDS IKE MS
name. lie was born IN New YORK Oily In 1876.
He was converted IN MS teens ana became
rehgious ehthusiass. no I'ed ior years ah
upriRnt iie' anu tneh 'eh irom eraoe. Hor .en
years no was stuooorh inhdel ana atho's'.
ne oemsnoea II 'nere was you lhsl you
shouid pas out MS nano' ana ies !" DO seen Dy
man.
one day NO was walking along country
ROAD, anu neard voice asH' "hy oon' you
60 70 meetinsr
What meeting ?" he asked In his mind. He
did n OF sneak nlnud. The voice answered, 10
the moetine in the Christian chapel 'rd
sooner be stricken deaf. dumb. and blind than
attend a meeting In that chapel Rowan an
SWereo IN MS nniho'
1twas not many minutes after whom he felt
d,zSiness es course over nun, ana M ne los. h, his
sight. his hearing. and bis speech he MADE MS
way home he does not =. know now hnio no DIS
Twonty-six hours afserward howan's sight
nanar how his afIlietion had oyertaIcn him.
For eighteen days he could not speak or hear.
He had full use of his tongue. but whom he
triad to speak It Glove to his teeth. He attend
Cd a. a meeting u in the Christian eharel one even
hs hands @ % anS then them h. of felt that his speech was
restored to him. and he shouted Glory to God
and Praise the Losi He declared shsn n, thas nat
sins, and that henceforth he would oe Chris
tian.
ne oesau " ptoa9u WOO 90 ~ 80" 80 -.
was carpenter and builder BY trade. For
%, hs
no se..'ea lust OUTSIDE VI M, rso'auenIs NE anu 10
came mission worker. MS hrst wlie o'ea sa.a ~
b TSev live lived m happ;ly n together. On the morning
Of ' Jan. II. 1857. lie vent to frovidence to draw
sUai1 hiouey liou Wy Jazz " W. ~ ,,1a3{ ns
yed H ae dreW tSe On money e tom the bank and
to r. house q hs i s. sSH where hs sgoE Sa
n1 cs,raea WhcH he 6sd left nj hotSi
Nothing heard Gi him 1y the .0s
@ m ann anna sne nnI niAs sei boqss MIS- R"wan
rsndTns WIT haa Become q I6'a 6sF i%s %sS
no a' trace f oi HIM the I police were asked to aid
Ran hra disappeared and had LETT no trace be-
hi9!asn'tm.h az tah 1897 two vsots After Rowop's
t.d rem ss.ae o Hr% atore IN o said thas his name
yss 4 ). HOW ana IL j Ma q come W. i5S% , fhs- ,Is
nohns ., al Strange condae IL
ss 4: s VIA snks' e Ss SS fHs
xssts ! +: T. 1aI!i ap trade His sqssse;%ss:
hmt alyca va hnrest Ho rented a mart OF the
. o. ~ tSa stoo wh iS ,rss tItI.S nm Tor iivin0
anartmenIs TO "a man and wife. He Kent one
room fnr himselt lie opened and closed the
stora Viii VII 1reat repularitrs occasionaiiy he
wonId VIZ 90 ouf viii III. friends TO niac.s Of
muus.,a,t "Wuu "a w MD 10 waa ,niIv comnaninn
mM ihn Iaht M ~ ~ Nnrr% Il eiobt peats after
pn tnu had ~ UnaareI W rom Prnvidsmce and
six weels ntsr h BoWn had opened
store Store a. b rSn Mh 70 ha oea wnte no rnisnn
iRown, Il ia taIt tnat he was in n Strange Mace
II vas vet dark. A lamp burned dimly on q
ta1e DE oosed IA sna aa e con
cnHaE that Ia nust hnvs been drueved.
and whiie iozaS had wandered into some one's
hnIsc and gone 10 bed. He was afraid that he
wOmid Ge he SiscovereT and taSen Tor a burrjar
IL not onr ~ had and dressed Gnietiv He went
tn,S" door and S Was esionIsHed TO find It looked
ne nside o e hap TSs ntbsr n
OF the h9u w s sos or
friobtsneS .Whera Hm he asked. and apolo
n,laa snr aiistmrbinpt the neonle' Ia aid not rec
onn;za ~ ,ha man his wf" or anv Of the chill
Ssan Thev am Imntad nj him sharpy. and he
asssn, ssaa onoGy wbara am ~ ~ n o"'''' 0 A'
0s.eW hS@'u hSsIs SnT Tta ".h mot+or Mr. Rrownr
ASKED !ne tenant LOU are heFe''n ''ui o"n
no"sS Nv ovn bousa. what do vou moan. sir
.,,a Hy0Wn 0Wn n9use, maai ov ~ yoTR Rrnwn ~ i.
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