Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-12
A MODERN MIRACLE.
vivacious and Entertaining Descrip.
tiOn OfJulius Emmner's Wonderful
Thought Machine.

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story of Emmner's "Wonderful Thought
Machine" from the pen of Miss Laura B .
Marsh, of this city, now in Denver visit
ing her sisters, and recently read before
the Fifteen club of Santa Fe, is deemed
we'll worthy of reproduction in the New
MEXICAN:
When we stop to think what our great
prandfathers would have thought of
such Ito us) every day affairs as electric
cars, horseless carriages, photographs,
and even of the saucy omnipresent bi
Cycle, and consider how supernally, ab.
surdly green the dear old fellows would
appear to US in the midst of all the now
a.days wonders, we should be very care
full about expressing verdant surprise
ourselves at anything; and, as for doubt,
the mischief maker should never be har-
bored in our minds for the barest instant.
It is very green, indeed, to doubt things.
Considered in the light of modern
science, that appreciates the power OF
thought and recognizes the fact that
thoughts are things, and some of the
most substantial things on earth, at that,
thought machine is no particular won
der. It is the latest gift to mankind
from Julius Emmner, jr., the world re-
nowned inventor of the long distance
tele phone, who resides in Washington
City at Sl6, Fourth street, N. E., Ito be
ex plicit). It is described as a small ap-
paratus encased in oak not unlike dimin-
utive phonograph, about six inches wide,
eight inches long and three and half
inches high. Its interior contains the
delicate vlbratory mechanism, finished
with the precision of mathematical in
strument, furnishing proper vibrations
during the operation of the machine. 1t
contains dry.silver battery which is the
most perfect of it's kind which science
has yet devised. On top of the case is
the registration cylinder six, inches long
by one and a half in diameter, made of
vulcanized rubber, for insulation, and ro-
tated by the vibratory mechanism be-
meath. It has thin. hard, tubular en-.
velope which is the film and fits accurately
over the cylinder and bears super-sensi.
tized outer coating for receiving the
th ought record. During the cylinders
rotation the electricity is supplied
through an electric pencil, gently touch.
ing the Aim ON the registration cylinder
directing the thread.like course of the
current around it's face. When the
record is com plete the electric pencil is
removed and an electric reproducer is at
tached to two small tympanum receivers
which fit on the temples. These carry
the recorded thoughts to the brain Of the
reader.
| The person whose thoughts are to be
read is seated within three feet of tht
machine, the electric current opened
it begins its noiseless record. Wher
finished Mr.. Emmner presses another
button and the mechanism stops al
noiselessly as it began. Its exactness il
REQ ording has been many times proved
h One man was seated before it and Tbegar
by thinking IL "auother confoundec
hoax of the 10th century" and wondered
IL he was going to be mesmerised. In {
4 few minutes the little "hoax" had ex
posed him.
The only way one can, even IN the re-
motest degree understand such a marvel
, ous little recorder is to know tina
J thought, like sound, ia vibratory, mag
petic current, and its silent, viewless
magnetic waves are sought and held by |
vibrstory mechanism almost as fine ant
, subtitle inside the little oak case.
!, The truth Of the existence and working
. perfection Of the thought machine ha
been thoroughly investigated BY repre-
ssntatives Of the press, among whom !
} the editor Of the Washington Post, VIII
vouches for ii - most substantial wen