The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-01-11
EDITuR's CHAT.
Hunting the Key is Interesting Social
4 Diversion and Good Example Oh the in-
huencs of Mind upon Mind.

4 Diversion and a Coed Example Of the In
fiusncs of Mind upon Mind.
BLINpFeLD GAME.
Please tell Us ssssrr Rins # interest In passing
. social evening" ,r.s.e. one IF our C. c. girls.
who does not ior RS rea,p'ns games ana
yet who thinks ti,ariz variety j. the spice of Tie.
And so il ia aad IN many such pleasant
variety may he tHa social evening. that when
tits over one can tink b. ok upon it and feel both
pleased and pru flied.
Did YOU ever try hunting the kevf This is
most curious sna i,sterz- ing diversion. and one
which is fascinating alike Ia Young ADD Old
In hunting the XIV -isce two from your number
who have the power IF concentrating their minds
upon anything tI,,.y. ei.s-s@. ThsU cali forward
any member of the company sud hssndf,'id care
fully.
Then someone takes common doar-key, or any
other kind. snd IIsres il where all iIs company
present can look ~ tbe key
The two persons ecsei will each lay the palms
Of their hs4,ds isnfly possible upon the
shoulders of the iiioafoded person. Two hands
should be laid The rieh, shoulder, wet back. so
that one hand cones js-t the righ ssde Of the
back of the neck; and two hands Should he SINH
larry placed on tie left shoulder Or If preferred,
tie hands may be similarly placed the waist
line just above the bip-. TIL. party hindfofis.sf
rnuss then be Instructed keep hts mind perfectly
massive not even ta think where The key is. The
persons present must be instructed 10 keep their
minds on the key and will the blindfolded party
10 go and get IT,
Avoid laughing and talking. and think only Of
the key The persons whose hands on the sub
tect must I'm case force; sifnply keep their
minds the key, and Will the biindflided person
to get il.
Some people n,are susceptible to alenial IN
fuenees thsn ofiIsrs. hut j. unesmuson thing
to see the person whose face has. intentionally.
been turned away from the key. turn quickly
around and go immediately the hidiHg place Of
the key aud pick IA up
Others are more slowly influenced and IL may be
some minutes bef.r' they At all. and then in
Slow, he-itaiiag say; but iB instances have
known it to wholly fail ANY partial failures have
seemed to be due either "a The fact thst tie blind
folded person refused hscame wholly passive.
that he disturbed ia mind 10y the interruptions
oftbose present.
Sometimes the persons bindfolded will go di-
rec,ly TO he place ~ here The key has been PLACED.
and then begin to bnmi for 4. In ass such eases
one Of the persons operating should say: Do
hunt for it uniii You impeed
your hand aud ihef aud get the key"
To resume the siireetiotis please remember the
two essentials. which are an entire giving up
outside mental ~ finenre- by the party bndfodei
aud entire coner tra'is.n Il mind the key by
the operators and those present. all willing the
biindfolded parry ger th- KEY.
Hunting the key j. most delightful social de
version aud when the operators bave -1rong will
power aud the hindf"Ided person sufficiently
passive. very difficult tests he successfully
made
For instance. the key, instead Of being piacad on
. table or chair. may he suspended head.
placed on someone's head O shoulder. fastened To
picture. put in some out-of-the-way place In
adjoining