Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-11
A DREAM DISCOVERY.
Mrs. Rorer's Vision Helped u Scientific Man
to His "Missing Link"

to His 'nissing Link"
A very curious instance Of what may be
called thought transference, or telepathy,
was related recently and is unquestionably
authentic, since the narrator was herself
tine medium through whom very strange
bit of lore was communicated To a scicn-
tific man whose most persistent researches
In that direction had failed to discover
what he sought.
Mrs Sarah Tyson Rorer related tho in
cdent. She was at the timo sharing a
summer cottage in tho woods with the
Cushings--Professor Cushing of the bu-
rcau Of ethnology Of the Smithsonian in
stitution and his wife They wero domi-
eiled in one OF those camp lodges where
the partitions between the rooms arc only
about feet high and serve merely as
screens, since they do not obstruct ventila-
ton, conversation nor, it seems, the circu-
lation of that subtle current which is CON-
monty called magnetism"
Mr.. Gushing was occupied in the prepa-
ration Of history of Tho Evolution OF
tho Arrow" There was gap in the
chain of succession which he seemed m
able to I'll. 1t came between tho throw
ing sticks of tlle mound builders and tho
Tartar arrow, and his most diligent search
failed to find the missing link. This wor-
ried him greatly. His perplexity had
been the subject of conversation one even
ing before the family separated for tho
night. "Of course, We couldn't be Of the
least service, said Mrs. Rorer, "only to
sympathize, but that we did most heart
lily"
She continued in these words: Il fell
asleep as soon rs / was in bed, and then
had IA strange dream. Some one came to
me. | seemed to know be was "a venerable
man. but ! cannot describe him except as
u presence, though l saw, with absolute
distinctness, what he held out TO me. 1t
was IA bow and arrow, different from any
had ever seen. Tho bow was bent some
what after the manner Of the Tartar bow,
but the lacings were peculiar. They were
crossed to form six pointed star in tho
center What does that mean. l asked.
And the presence answered: The fou?
points are the four directions Of north.
south, east and west The other two sym
boiizo the upper and the under worlds.
The arrow passes over them all in il.
fight, and, crossing this star, is sped OF
its way with the blessings OF the gods.
This is the arrow you seek.
Then / stretched out my hand to take
it. The vision vanished, and awoke. As
/ opened my eyes | heard the stroke of
match and saw its flash in an adjoining
room. | knew by that sign that Mr.. Cush
ing was awake smoking and worrying
about the missing link. L called out that
| had just dreamed of an arrow and told
him what | had seen. When | came to tic
laring d that bow and its meaning, hi.
excitement was great, for the whole thing
proved to be exactly what he was IN ques,
Of
In some mysterious way the revelation
which his alert, anxious, active brain
could not receive had been brought to my
mind as lay passive, asleep. That arrow
went into the history, and ever since be
cause Of that dream L have regarded my
self with a certain pride as a sort of latter
day Joseph. New York Herald.