The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-09

Mad only just dawned on you, and which
you spoke uf as a raro and recently dis
covered ailment-hut you gave me u
detailed explanation Of it y
And proceeded Co repeat 20 him. ms
nearly as | could remember what ho
had taken so much pains tn mako cloar
Co me tho previous afternoon.
He listonod 20 mo with fixed attention,
Before | had concluded. he sprang up and
banged tho table with his fist
by hoavonsi" he cried, II do believe
that you on / or both of us, have happened
stitious, as you know. But ] will swear
thnt-that-some supernatural power must
have had "a hand in this
ON the occasion of n subsequent visit
three days lator. Mr. y. camc in to sec
no 40 once before going up To nv wifo's
room. His face was working, fcould see,
with q scarcely suppressed excitement and
no could hardly control his voiCo Go Rrocp
me calmly. He produced a lottcr from
his breast pocket which he took from
its envelope. spread out and placed In my
hands
II must show you this" no said
ongorly. Don't read tho beginning part
please IL Is from--from--th girl 20
whom / am engaged, AMI tho first sido
is all occupied with private mattor.
Begin over the page. | may explain that
Miss w. Is qualified lady doctor, now
praCtiCing In Birmingham.
read through that part Of tho lettor Ca
which my attention was directed. As
did SO, i uttered many eiauulations of in
tonso surprise The writor was doscrib'
ing cnse exactly similar 20 that of my
wife, and went on Co oxpatiate with owl
don't pride, on tho fact that she had dis
covered, in hor patient, an entirely new
informal malady. She stated that tho
case had puzzled hor for some time, and
that the actual truth had only dswnod
on her two days previously, while sho
was sitting alono over her afternoon tea
Sho gave tho name-that very Greek word
ending I'm "itis"--by which she had
christoned her discovery, and added par.
tioulars of tho medicine which she had
prescribed, and Co which the malady had
yielded with astonishing rnpidity; and
she concluded by asking DIR. n. 'sadviCo as
TO the best method of bringing this i'm
portant discovery before tho medical pro-
fossion.
t'This-this-secms n marvellous coin.
oidoncep' | exclaimed, In great astonish-
mont.
"Most marvellous. You note that Miss
w. a lettcr is dated yesterday. Her dis.
| oovorv, she says, dawned ON her two days
previously, while sitting nlono over her
afternoon tea That takes MS hack Co tho
| precise day and hour OF my unconscious
| visit to Mrs y. y
"And-and--you mentioned tho very
| samo name for the complaint as she mon
| tons and prescribed tho identical drug
which sho prcscrihcs.
Exactly. ought to add one fact moro.
! On that afternoon l was writing to Miss
| W.. who was, therefore, Of course, very
| especially In my mind at tho time.
| This sooms 90 point TO the only possible
explanation"
"And that is2'
Mental tolopathv. to use cant psy-
chionl phrase; which IL a short way OF
| saying that our two minds must some
| how, have suffered mysterious and un-
| conscious communion, undor tho Influence
| of which | became uttorly lost to NIL OK
! ternnl circumstances and while In that
| condition | must hayo come here, without
| knowing ~, TO mako use Of tho knowledge
which, also without knowing IT, l had
| just acquired. -
have no moro TO add ladies and gon-
| tlemep,- except 60 assure you once moro Of
| tho perfect authenticity OF tho above incts
| As regards tho oxplanation-woll, II any
| body present san suggest ono Dottor than
| that offered by DIR " himself. / hope ho
will lot us hear IL. END of Mr. X's
paper
|
IL may interest the reader 90 learn that
no better oxplHsAton was forthcoming
| and thnt tho case Of Dr. n. IN quoted I'm
the records OF tho phnsmatnlogcal Society
| as nm undoubtod Instance Of moDtal tele-
pathy. London Truth.