The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29
SCIENCE ADVANCES.
And Now Your Thoughts Can De
Photographed.
From the New York Journal


From the New York Journal
Paris, June ia communication has
just been made to the Paris Academic de
Medicine by DR.. Baraduc, which IS so
startling that if he had made it before
DR.. Roentgen had published his discovery
Of cathode rays very few people would
have been inclined even to inquire into
the matter. DR.. Baraduc actually claims
to have succeeded in photographins
thought, and he has shown numerous
photographs in proof of his assertion.
DR.. Baraduc goes further and says that
1t is possible by his device and method
TO produce Photographic images at a great
distance.
Most marvellous instances Of his exper-
iences are related in his communication
to the Academic. He says that he has
conducted his Investigations with the help
Of colleagues in distant countries, with
whom he was in constant correspond
ence on the subject, and who are as en-
thusiastic in the work and as sanguine
Of stiH more satisfactory results as he
is himself.
DIR. Baraduc quotes, among others, this
most remarkable instance:
Two OF his friends, Italian savants
named respectively DR.. Istrati and DR..
Hasden, having for long time pursued
curious researches into psychic photog-
raphy, as it may be called, determined
Photographic specimen created by the er-
fort of the will.
In order that there may be no misun>
Outstanding or erroneous report of such
an extraordinary experiment you must
be cOntented with an exact translation
of the terms of DR.. Daraduc's communica-
ton. DIR. Istrati when he was going
to Campana, declared that he would ap-
pear on a Photographic plate of his
friend, DR.. Hasden, who was at Bucha-
rest.
In accordance with DR.. Istratis instruc-
tons, DR., Hadsen went 10 bed at a pre-
arranged hour with Photographic plate
at his feet and another at his head At
that hour DR.. Istrat went to sleep at
Campana, at a distance of about 300 kilo-
meters from Bucharest, and while grad
ually surrendering himself into the arms
of Morpheus he wiled with all his might
and concentrated all his thoughts on the
desire that his image should be impressed
on the Photographic plate in his friends
room.
DR.. Baraduc vouches for the success of
this experiment DIR. Hasden, when he
awoke, found the image in strong outlines
on his plate, and at once set TO work to
develop II. 1t is not as perfect in lights
and shades as would have been the case
from a personal sitting, but the journal
lists who have examined the photograph
in question state that the mans profile can
be distinctly traced on this specimen. The
silhouette of the beard is correctly out
lined, and every lineament is sharp and
excellently reproduced.
Dr. Baraduc explains in part his meth
DDS of psychic photography, which seems
simple enough The experimental locks
himself in a dark room, where he has
previously placed a sensitive plate. After
seating himself and divesting his mind of
vagrant thoughts and deliberations, and
! after steadying his nerves, he concen-
| trates all his ideas on a certain image be
it man, beast or inanimate object, and it
| will be found that the accuracy of the
| image will be in proportion to the power
| of his will. If no other image has in
| truded, a perfect likeness will have been
| obtained.
The reproduction may prove to be
! greatly exaggerated or not sufficiently
| clear, which is all owing, according to DR..
! Baraduc, to the lack of decision, precis-
/ ion and failure to accomplish the contour.
! In conclusion, DR.. Baraduc says that not
! everybody has this power to control his
| volition, and in order to succeed a strong
/ imagination is absolutely necessary and
an energetic will Indispensable.