The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-23
READS MEMS THOUGHTS.
4 New Wonder al The Great Fair
al Chicago.

Chicago, June lit is no longer safe
to think secret thoughts in Cairo street,
SAYS the Record. Osman Newson Effendi,
a mind-reader, arrived yesterday. He
comes from the region of the Upper Nile
and has wonderful power in divining the
thoughts of man. Although but % years
old he has obtained recognition from the
medical and scientific societies of Europe.
His feats are somewhat like the queer
things done by Bishop, but in some re
spects he excels him. There is no colIu-
sion and he will attempt any test sug-
gested to him.
In each instance the requirements of
the test were written on a piece of paper.
The paper was either held in the hand or
put in the pocket. The conditions of the
first test, as written out, were: "He
shall go to the chair on which l sat. re-
move the things covering a package,
take out bottle, remove the cork and
eat two of the pills.
HOW THE FEATs WERE PERFORMED.
The mind-reader does not speak the
English language, and the only condition
he required through an interpreter, was
that the person making the test should
think continuously of the conditions re-
quired. He was then blindfolded, and
taking the left hand of the woman, he
placed the middle finger on his left tenn
pie. For just moment he paused and
then led the woman to chair on which
she had recently been sitting. He re-
moved the covering, which was a light
shawl and a parasol, and picked up the
package He hesitated fora moment and
then tore it open and produced the bottle,
pulled the cork with his teeth and took
out two pills He put them to his lips,
then let go the woman's hand and took
the bandage from his eyes. He refused
TO swallow the pills. Although all of
the conditions except the taking of the
pills were complied with, she did not con
slider the test complete.
MORE DIFFICULT TESTS.
To make sure that there was no confed-
crate employed, a member of the Records
Worlds fair bureau staff went out
side of the hall to place where he could
not be observed and wrote on pieces of pa
per two tests. One was "Take cigarette
from my right hand coat pocket and light
it, and the other was Find my watch.
The watch was given to Miss Cora Lang
ham, who sells tickets at the other end
of the street. No one saw the watch given
to her and she hid it under a passe-
menterie work belt she wore. When the
other tests already in, were finished the
newspaper man asked that he be taken as
a subject.
The slips of paper with the tests writ
ten on them were placed under the cap
which he wore, The two tests were
thought of, turn about. This made the
feat more difficult At first he started
off and then came back This was re-
peated several times Finally he put his
hand in his pocket and picked out Gig
arctic. It was the only one in the pocket
and had been placed in an envelope. AL
though other papers and letters were in
the pocket he picked out the right one,
tore the paper, got the cigarette and
PLACED it between his lips.
AN INTERPoLATED MIRACLE.
Nothing was said about match The
newspaper man thought with all his
might Light it, He did not have one
but walked quickly across the room to
where man held a lighted cigar and
held his hand out for it. AS soon as it
was lighted he threw it away.
No pause was made between the first
test and the second. Still holding the
middle finger of the left hand he made
rush toward the door of the hall and
nearly pulled the finger out of joint The
streets were filled with donkeys, camels,
Egyptians and visitors. Osman was Sc
out and did not collide with anything
Once the mind reader stopped short and
said in French you are not thinking -
He was right.
The Office where Miss Langham sa t is a
large one and she was in a remote corner
behind a table. Osman went up to her at
once. After searching on the desk for
moment he touched her on the shoulder
and asked her to stand up, which she did
She wore a corsage bouquet Of white roses.
The mind-reader pulled them to pieces
with his right hand while he still clutch
ed the almost dislocated middle finger of
his subject with his left.
SUCCEEDED EVERY TIME.
To make thorough test and to ascer-
tain if Osman's mind actually did follow
his, the subject had changed his thoughts
from the watch to other objects. The
flowers had been the first. The head of a
pin in the dress was taken next and the
mind-reader pulled it out, but it was
thrown to the ground when the subjects
thoughts took a negative turn. Several
experiments of this kind were made,
when the thoughts again reverted to the
watch and he put his finger under the
belt and pulled out the watch at once.
When he had finished the perspiration
rolled down his face, his hands trembled
violently and his lips were ashen white
Another severe test was made at the
residence of Charles Henrotin, at So Belle
vue place. Mr.. Henrotin wrote quota
tion from an author on slip of paper and
underneath it wrote: Find the book,
open it and point out the passage" The
test was accomplished without hitch.
The mind-reader is an intensely nervous
man, over six feet tall and very slender.
HAVING FUN WITH VISITORS.
That the exposition directors have
made wise move in arranging for pa
rades and other amusements in jackson
park to relieve the somberness which
prevails by reason of the overwhelming
vastness of the great show can be demon
strated any hour Of. the day in the Italian
section of manufactures hall
In the aisle which runs by the north
side of the exhibit are hung some cOncave
and convex mirrors, and visitors crowd
about them to laugh and enjoy the discom-
future of the fat man whe finds himself as
tall and thin as the bean pole of natural
history while gazing into one polished
glass or shown as a veritable mountain OF
flesh while posing before another.
LURKING THE UNwARY.
As is the case every day of the week,
the mirrors were surrounded by hundreds
of people yesterday who resorted to all
manner of strategies to force passers by
to stop before curved glasses. Those who
were in the ''plotn would range them
selves in front and nv a system of OBJ