Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-19
COULD KILL BY WILL

"The influence that one brain has di
rcctly upon another, said Major Dcnnett
gTandloqucntly at The club one night, "is
Immense and undcniable." He was n lit
tile tai; IN uback when he saw DR.. Mac
IhcrsOn had quietly entered the room as he
spoke, Tor the great brain specialist gencr-
ally manages to take considerable discount
of the worth of the supcrstiti0us majors
scientific ASSERT ions. On this occasion,
however Macpherson happened to agree
with him to some extent.
9th, direct power of the brain il u sub
ject which needs investigating, " lie said.
1.-The pity is that the science is ut Lrcacnt
almost in the hands Of charlatans. Now,
met - man once who could kill Il Icrson
simply by willing it, his own brain con
trolling and paraly2ing that Of his victim.
At any rate that is the power I've claimed
Tor himself Unfortunately he was killed
before l lad an opportunity of verifying
his claim to any extent. But am inter
ruptng yGl, major.
Dcnnrtt was more anxious than any of
us 10 lv'.r e c,-c which gccl3cd to Illus
trate what he had bccnsaying, and II very
remarkable story the doctor told us.
81 mot Professor LvaS, as he called
himself, on bUaci an American liner, y lie
begau My h.sthcr had become engaged
30 "a New Yori, lady travelling in Europe,
md ~ L.r rn.,.ln ,,.nre nr,;inus thnt tir
OvcdCin, sho,,ld to5c rlnce Mt her home
we ,v,.r,, all o,i,,., ncross to the Stntcs
had bncn ,v9,,tinv = holiday. and Robin
any brother, was anxious that l should
OEiciate as b,,.; iIal, so l managed to join
$4!c ra9ty lroirg 2crccs. 1t was on tie sec
oEd day out that this Lyas began talking
md Ln of9crnd r, ,opvirca nv, slnrtianl
,,crsons Inv ,r..atj3r mon item. Tie
Iyould nut Kin tbrm ,ntripht be said
Kindly INT if the p-o,.cr conGiti ions wr7c
,a,sr.y,d Lc vo,;ld i,v simnlv lool,ing into
ts,a suIi,,ts, ov,s ersnnnd for - moment
+g,n ar,ion Of tLn Ln,-t and t,l-n tlc,n ns
near deoth Ms was exrcdicnt for an cxrcri
mont I voluutro,od instantly. and tbe
,,rnfossor WAS making nrcnorotions for tb,.
rurlic disnlav of his ro,vnr when to e,.-
,,,.vbndv's supervise. a lady also cxnrcsscd
NJ, x,idlin1,...... to uudcr,,, tl,n nvro-i
,nnn+ Sbr was a ou;nt lool-iro Iittln
1ycr,,D of no or ca who was TRAVELLING
,,lonc was told oftcrIvard I'm inin Lrr
husband in tbc States. and her o; ar ,l,l.-
nri.rtl me all the more when 7 observed
from Lnr face TINT she was evidently of u
bi,hlv rvcitobIr and bvstnr;col rnt,re
..Tbr ,.e,, .-,.-s ,,c,nroIlv cnonrd in fo.
isio 20 po'iIi''li, NV,iii.' ~. - Id.
NCr =. 49, eolits VIC 'S'a ii'a,et'u
VI ny r,'.'H3 VIC prolc',or uc.Iuou u
wy '!S VIZ ioMor upon VI , "o.u e. - 'uiil'
nrri,nnu. I,nfor,rno-nlv if was dnri1cI
pciI4,ci1', ",Dr' Hii"ycl9 1t N"H "'yN-c"
~ '"NC ~, MIS- Nt"l 10 'no f"l'' il' - iau}'
fncinu her nj the dieto1,ce Of n fo,y fcct
and G<.1 his ROW, rl-,I,I, , i,,-,ci,,e, cv,.
HI'u H1'" H'f r'i -'..I-upl9 llO'CIi8 eye
-" itr l'.'' W. H'u"cr'u io"' " III quI'V
H,S'1 81 o-.' ~ "lIcl n.NS'iilc mac
scrIiH'p'' ven III h@' man I'VE minutes
.i'e iiuJ ,"rH'u WING "'.a ,"iu'cu: htf,
ri'd Up at o." 10 W'ehd her ana Hrl ile''
we usual re''ora'NeS Du' 1t was qul'e
Aoi!H u.'.e ci"Fe si'e r'f'lAed conscious
me-. ''ie seemed 10 be III STATE ol cata,
Ae!A - ana me passengers Were In lc,tr'rl
S'Ar 'hihhihg that icy had ho!led 10
XII hrr IEey were renewed Whcn came
Up rom EcH oaolh' /" "hich me lroi" or
hau E''t'd ne 10 carry her' with We an
hou'aac:.'oit 'ia' sil' vas wei on the way
20 recovery ntt Wheh expressed my VIII