The age-herald., 1897-09-15
BY MRS. GEORGE c. BALL.

Mons. E. Savary d'Odiardi has in vented wonderful machine which has been exhibited before the members of the French Academy of Sciences. This machine will register the intelluc. .ual power of human being, and it is so delicate that the intensity of emotions is made apparent by the movement of the wires The fashionable people of London and Paris are charmed with Ehis new invention, and fdsune- telling par ties with this instrument as the fortune teller, are quite Uhe fad in these cities Men of science and professional men, are equally puzzled wi h the simplest minded men by 'the queer facts registered by the 'imenometer," as this novel nachne is called. The severest tests have been ap- piled to the instrument to prove the ex- traordinary claims made for It, but thus far 1t has ncc failed in any particular. 1t is said that children, idiots and peo- ple who drink to excess, or use narcotics, produce very little effect upon the needle, which registers; whereas, man of strong men.al force, but delicate and weak physically, will cause the appar- ajtlis to become violently active. A man of powerful physical strength, but small mental endowment will only effect the instrument on the human nature side. There are only three of these wonderful inventions, one in Paris, one in the Not iting HIM hospital, London, and the other is in the possession of Cheiro, the palm ist. One who has been fortunate enough to examine this little machine now so much talked about, thus describes it:
 1.-The delicate needle, suspended by an unspun film of thread from co,oon, re- mains motionless until you come Ito with in a couple of feet of l., let your arms drop by your side, and begin 10 think. Then the effects of your mental activity at once animate the needle, and a series of extraordinary movements begin These are Somdtimes slow and some times quick.
 The needle Is suspended under a glass case directly over mysterious round box about as big as the palm of your hand, on top of which is a circular medal dial It is believed that this box contains magnets opposed to each other in some complex way.
 In order 10 make it Gear that there is no deception about this machine, the whole rests upon little wooden table. standing away frCln the wall. You can take off the glass case, remove the mag neltic box and placs the table in any part of the room you se9ect.
 This proves that there are no myste- rious wires running up the leg of the table, and that the needle cannot be in- fiuenced by magn.its secreted in the wall or under the floor. Having taken these precautions, it is difficult 10 explain the movements of the needle upon mechan- ical basis.
 A most curious feature about this ma chine is the fact that after you have become accustomed to it you vii notice that the needle does actually move in conformity with your intensity of thought The moment you relax your mind the needle swings back to the nezo point. When you contract your brows and grit your teeth with a set purpose the needle swings around to the right.
 If you are a man of force of will it will slowly cover a quarter of the circle.
 If you have great determination you can. by hard and persistent thinking, make this needle come around 1S0 de- grees, or half the circle.
 The length of time it rests alt this point depends on your force of will It may remain there one sscord or, if you are a man of great determination, you may keep it there fifteen seconds.
 A writer who foretells the fashions of the coming winter writes this:
 It matters little this Autumn whether you are tall stately woman or a short, rather plump young person you must wear Russian blouse if you wish to be in fashion. The Eton jacket Is now a thing of the past. The Russian blouse reigns. It is not only the most correct garment for the fall tailor-made girl, but in fimsy material it is used as the bodice of the prettiest dancing frocks for the coming season. And not content with this much popularity it appears as the most stylish model for the new Win ter coats, both in cloth and fur, and Is also the latest French creation for a breakfast jacket. The Russian blouse has been striving for recognition all throughout the summer. The first sug- gestion of it was seen in the bodice with the full blouse front which for the last few months has been favorite model for many of the organdie and India silk gowns. But the genuine Russian blouse did not appear until this fall. The Rus be made with what is technically called a skirt. This skirt or bath varies great ly in length. In many of the evening bodices it consists only of short friu -shile in some of the winter coats it