New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-15
CEREBRAL RADIITIONS.

some curious speculations Of Professor Ecnvin J.
houston In paper read before the Franklin Instl-
IT does not seem improbable to me that brain ell.
srrcb , Htensc 'nDue.i should act a. centre OF
Mg outward In all directions from such brain should
course. that such brains tuned vbrate unison
th them In such cases the absorption Of energy by
absorption in which It's train OF thought is ONLY modi-
hea OF 1t may be absolute in which case the recipient
thoughts Of the exciting brain.
snch hypothesis is far from improbable the con
Of curious circumstance, which have only wanted
some general hypothesis 70 correlate them properly.
II such IA hypothesis be tue, then these cerebral
vibrations OF adiatons must travel through space
course. on the assumption that the vibrating or oscli-
ns ordah hiotcules or atoms set IN vlDiailoh. sun
the velocity OF cerebral wave propagation and that Of
nkht Is true only Tor free ether Ia the cthcr winch
1atter, on, as II is technically caned comblnsd ether
Ne velocity OF wave propagation va1rs acc hTihg 10
associated re'ardatlon decrease In The velocity
81 the assumed ceebIa waves wonld doaolieSs ps eA,
Herienced while passing through the materials OF the
If thought radiations partake of the nature Of ether
thought IadiauOns wave phenomena correspond
Ing 70 the va.tous phenomena Of thermal m,mm"uS
reflection, refrcton, and possibly even Of dispersion
this connecton it is Of Interest to imagine the ANALYSIS
separation Of complex wave OF thought into Us
component elementary waves. corresponding TO the
separation Of beam OF light by means Of prism.
In this connection there would be new significance
In tho phrases radiant with thought 10 concentrate
ones thoughts on a subject"
II thought Indations partake Of the nature
Of light, then II would seem among the remote PISS
bilitios OF science obtain by OF lens,
q Photographic impression Of such thought waves on
suitably scnstized pate. somewhat after the manner
of the ordinary Photographic picture. such thought
record suitably employed might be able 70 awaken at
any subsequent time In the brain Of a person submit
ting himself to It's Influences thoughts Identical to
those recorded.
have often amused myself with picturing possible
thought recording machine whereby the thoughts # an
active brain might be continuously and permanently
recorded on a moving senszed film the exposed sur
face OF which placed AT the focus of large lens
placed la front Of engaged in intense Thought.
II. like the cylinder plate Of phoDogiaph OF
gramophOnc such q record aftervard rotated at
The speed that at which 1t received its inpIcs
siOls. under Circumstances in which HIGHT passing
through II Is moulded into similar 70 those re-
corded 1t. such when caused to act on re
ceptvo brain. should II would cert ainly excite
therein thoughts identical to those recorded at its
rec I'd surface
OF course it Is needless for me TO say that such
machine has been actually constructed. and Is
still az substantial .he SpecuatOn which have
offered YOU Indeed the probabilities against its being
produced great that l have hesitaed even to
mention It,