The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

conscious or unconscious thought ex-
| teriorly. He believes that a mysterious,
impalpable force resides in and emanates
from the human body. In the sphere
! formed about US by this vital emanatlon
our thoughts create forms which the SEN
sitlve plate seizes upon and retains. The
discovery of the Roentgen rays was
preparation for this statement. Or.
Baroduc has proved his statement in re-
gard to the existence of this luminous
radiation by his magnetometers and by
| photographs, over 800 of which he repro
duced in his report read before the
Academy of Medicine, "The Photography
of Thought" The society women must
be we'll up in this knowledge and Know
that the magnetometers are small dlals
marked off with $50 degrees. over the
surface of each dial moves line needle as
carefully balanced and as free as possible.
| The dial is protected from all exterior IN
| f1uences by glass globe. Not breath OF
air can move tho hands. These, more
over, are of specially prepared copper and
are not subject in any way to magnetism.
The investigator points both hands
| toward the magnetometers and watches
what follows. In about two minutes, if
he or she is of normal temperature, he sees
the needle nearest his left hand move
away from zero so far ae degree 5. 1t is
repelIed. At the same time the needle
nearest the right hand is attracted 10
degrees. 1t moves toward the fingers of
! the right hand. The existence of the vital
! force is next demonstrated IN a more
definite manner. All light is excluded
| from the parlor or laboratory, and pho
tographic plate is interposed between the
hands and the magnetometers. Under
these conditions the nitrate of silver of
the plate is incapable, according to all
previous experience, of receiving any i'm
preston except by actually touching some
substance. 1t would remain intact for an
indefinite period. But here DR.. Baroduc's
vital force comes into play. When the
plates are developed in a bath by the
mem bers of the thought-photograp
club, it is found that the one which was
nearest the left hand has received one i'm
preston and that which was nearest the
right another. 1t, therefore, seems that
the vital force has not only penetrated the
glass but is luminous.
The photograph proves it, and the skep-
tical may, with the greatest of ease, make
tests for themselves.
DR.. Baroduc calls the vital force given
out on the left side the ''expir'' and that
attracted on the right side the ''aspr.'
The experiment has been repeated 800
times, and in every case the Photographic
plate has shown an impression, varying
according to the subject.
The members of the club are instructed
that it is to be noted that while the left
side exerts only five degrees of force the
right absorbs fifteen. There remains a
difference of ten degrees accumulated in
the system. This, according to DR.. Baro-
due, is psychic force, which can be exerted
on external objects by the will.
This brings us to the most important
part of his experiments. The magnetic
meters are taken away and society man
places himself In front of a fresh photo
graphic plate. He extends his hands in
the direction of the plate and is requested
to think of some one particular thing with
all the energy and concentration OF mind
OF which he is capable.
| AT the end of a period which varies
from two minutes to two hours the plate
is impressed by sort of luminous cloud,
in which the outlines of certain objects
can be discerned. These vary in distinct
ness, according to the character of the
thinker, and can only be expected to ap-
! pear when he has fixed his mind on some
concrete and clearly defined object.
The kind of thought photograph most