Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-02-06
CURED or rHeosoPHY.
startling Eject Of q Demonstration on q
Young Mans Mind.

My friend Abernethy tells pretty
good story at his own expense, writes
William Wallace Cook in the Detroit
Free Press. and below give it to the
reader in his own words, as nearly as 1
can recall them:
About ten years ago, found myself
racing neck-and-neck with savants,
ancient and modern, in the hippodrome
of philosophy. Throwing aside every
system with supreme contempt reared
a cosmos to suit myself and gave the
microcosm a commanding niche in my
temple. "There," said /, "was chaos;
such and-such a power drew out the
Universe and so-and-so sustains it.
Wonder is God and here is man-lo!
what 4 marvel I have wrought" 1 i'm
ngined how tho great, throbbing world
would one day receive my theory. 1
knew to certainty would be crowned
with bays and that my disciples would
he innumcrable. I was assured beyond
the possibility of doubt that would go
tearing down the ages-my features
pegpetuated in stone and marble and my
uame tho signal for reverent prostra-
ton in every country. l believed all
.his-for was but eighteen!
1t was while dreaming after this bent
that met Miss H, a venerable lady
with philosophical turn of mind. She
was well-rcad woman, a prominent
figure in the Theosophical Society and
professed admircr of my hare-brained
theories. Anxious to gain converts to
the society OF which she was an ardent
member, Miss Il strovc to overcome
the thousand and ono objections which
n urged against theosophy. Sho en-
deavored to persuade me for several
weeks. but to no purpose; then she
made me the following proposition:
Your theories arc theosophical to
tho coro. Nine. Blavatsky has OK
pounded many of them before you. You
claim to desire practical dcmonstra-
ton Of some Of our theories that differ
from yours Let me propose al expert
mcnt. Set your watch with mine, and
- tonight, at precisely eight, retro alone
re- your chamber, extinguish your lamp
and center your thoughts upon me. At
the Same hour l will do likewise aud
think of you. This will be an interest
ing test, and if you are not startled by
tho result shall be greatly surprised"
Dabbling in occult phenomena. so I
fell in with Miss lis proposition
without more ado.
Night came. and eight o'clock found
me in my lonely study without lamp
and with only the spectral moonlight
quivering over my books, marble busts
and astronomical instruments. Subject
to such conditions, my room was indeed
aghoStly place, and thought it just aho
thing for putting nc en- rHpport with
nd
factor in our experiment. / conferred
my thoughts upon tho venerable lady at
tho time specified. For five minutes
nothing very startling occurred. In
fact, it seemed very difficult for NC to-
keep my mind upon my patroncss. At
tho end Of five minutes, however. /
found myself in state of very great
nervousness. pushed my feet about
on tho carpet and moved my hands in
cessantly. 1t was impossible for me to
remain quiet. This mood gradually
gavo way to one of calmncss. but it
was a calmneSs such as had
never before experienced. 1t was
like the Gorcbcding stiffness that
prccedcs q hurricane, and felt
throughout my whole body that some
thing supernatural was about to happen.
In Il few moments J thought heard tho
voice of Miss Il calling my name.
.rcmElcd violently and the perspiration
stood out on my forehead. remember
trying to shake off my body, for was
s"rribly wrought up and believed such a
tEing was possible. Once, twice, on.
aravcrcd to obey Miss lis voice. il
was in vain; but the third time. what a
sensation | experienced! ] seemed tC
float upward. Matter had no restraining
power. My body could not keep mo and
passed through tho walls of my study
fiko sunbeam through clouds Of mist
left my body with its head on it's hand
sitting at my desk. had q pcculiarl,
tnoyant. immatcriaf feeling and real
Sacd that ]. tho conscious entity, tho
ego tho soul, was no longer subject tc
earthly conditions. Was dead in til,
scnse that tho world know death, or wa!