The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-08
DEVELOPING A sixth SENSE.
Strange Story of Mysterious Powers |
Said to Be Possessed by a Girl.

Said to Be Poss sssed by a Girl.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Mount Clemens, Mich, has found a sub
ject for psychioal study in a girl described
as beautiful in the superlative degree and
gifted with strange, incomprehensible
power that places her at once far in ad-
vance of all others as clairvoyant. Her
identity is concealed under the suggestive
name of Ella, and it is said that were she
indeed a veritable elf her feats would ex-
cite no greater wonder. To add TO the
mystery surrounding her, man also pos
sessed of remarkable gifts, natural or
supernatural, or both or neither. has Just
appeared at Mount Clemens and the two
the man and girl-have met. They
were attracted TO each other by an ire
sistible force" and between them-he
with fully developed hypnotic power, and
she by projection OF soul or splrlt-they
do things that can be classed with the
miraculous.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
describes the man as student in the oc-
cult sciences and the girl as psychic
phenomenon. He says the man possesses
power that is as ineXplicable as it Is eX-
traordinary. His mere touch frees others
from the pains and aches of almost every
kind, and q mere look and gentle touch
on the forehead puts Ella in a somnoles-
cent state. The man, whose name does
not appear because he shuns notoriety,"
is quoted as saying: In Ella have
found what hypnotists would call an ex-
traordiuary subject SpiritualistS would
call her wonderful medium; she is both
aud she is neither. aShe is simply develop
ing what is at last acknowledged posi-
bility, the sixth sense.
Ella is credited with having dual per
sonality Being commanded to make an
investigation at some remote place she
will project herself and describe the
course and manner OF her progression,
and report what she sees on the way.
Her descriptions of places of which she
has had no previous knowledge are said
to be accurate, and always from point
that affords what is known as birds
eye view. When asked to give more
detailed description of some particular
thing mentioned, she will say Il will
descend and examine it," If left at some
distant point without an express com
mand to return, she is apt to go on a tour
of observation on her own account.
Being asked on such occasions. Where
are youl" she will give a description of
the locality and her comments upon what
she sees are said to be philosophic and
sometimes interspered with an extraor-
binary flow of the keenest wit. She has
given proof of the possibility to read at
any distance what is written or printed,
DuJ, more WONDERFUL Judu IHdG, sue pos
sesses a peculiar aptitude for the reading
Of thoughts in heads she has never seen
with her eyes. Her especial propensity
is the study of the human system, par
ticularly the brain. She apparently has
the power to examine the interior con-
strucIion of a human body and sees
through every minute portion thereof as
easily as if the whole were made of clear
| glass.
Being directed to look over the editor
of the Boston Traveller recently she dis
covered an injury to one of his legs, sus-
tanned some years ago, but which is some
times still troublesome Another time
! she spoke of a foreign substance coursing
through the system of an individual of
whom she had no knowledge whatever,
and said that this substance had entered
! the body through the left arm between
the elbow and the shoulder.
Another peculiarly is that her dual per-
sonality is readily affected by odors The
| smell of tobacco or smoke dulls her per-
ceptive faculties materially, and makes
her anxious to get away from such places,
| while, on the other hand, when this sec
! ond self is in pure and pleasant atmos-
phere, and there is anything of interest
to be noted, she will rebel at being re-
called until she has satisfied her curios-
| itY. When she feels any aches or pain
disturbance of the stomach, or any other
ailment whatever, she will To-
cate it and tell what caused it-whetheI
! produced by cold, fatigue. or unfavorabl BILE
chemical action in the stomach-and will
then direct her friend what to dc
to relieve her, and the remedy is a
few applications of his finger tips in
the manner known to hypnotists as
| passes, made in the direction which she
! indicates
Such is the story that comes from the
! puzzled patrons of Michigan's famous
health resort. Scientists have been sent
for to investigate the strange case.