The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-15

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Ms eyes. tina. bis mind may no. be dis
tractsG by objects about him, and is so
seated ira. II he opens them he cannot
possibly SEE the table IN front OF the trans
nsster. To make sure, bllndecid. prefer
ably OF black cloth, may be placed upon
the receivers eyes. The tranSmi.fer then
draws from a pack Of playing cards, and
concentrates upon the design. color or de-
for beginners may o. better conducted
with packs Of cards consisting OF two
s:i.;s and only two numbers In each suit
Many such packs may De arranged out
Of q dozen ordinary packs Of ike pattern.
however the packs are arranged. they
must be shuhled. and the cards drawn al
random The sauf,iing and holding may
De done by third person who may keep
record OF the cards he sees drawn each
t'fns, ana that which the receiver claims
rs sees at the same time. Sometimes II Is
preferred TO eliminate the court cards.
Using only the numbered denominations.
Eos5 receiver and transu1itter may some
times imagine they see the forms Of cards
Undergoing change while efforts are being
made 30 picture them firmly in the mind.
IN suca experiments there may be sub
United for the ganle-carGs numbers below
gwen denorn;nst.on-@say twenty-five
written Or printed upon paper and drawn
at random. Some minds can telegraph
cosors, the rntest simple outfit for This con-
sisting OF blocks OF colored paper pasted
upon cards TIE geometric designs used
with the disk and lantern may also DE-
employed As progress - made. the col
ors and figures may DE- combined, as
red trisng!e. blue square a yellow circle.
etc. In some experiments the receivers
have seen exact pictures 81 the cards used,
Clearly outlined, sometimes doubled in
size as though thrown family upon
screen several feet from the eyes. yelled
in slight blush luminosity.
Most receivers visualize the figures
thus "teiegraphed." In other words. they
perceive vivid pictures OF them in the
minds eye before pronouncing them. OH
ta.-s arrsx.
as soon the thought has been trans
United. As greater and greater aptness is
attained common objects upon which the
eye may fall may be substituted for cards
or. figures upon simple plane. Eventu-
ally words and ideas may De dLsI,a tched
IN the same manner. The distance be-
tween the two ends o. the telepathic line
may make some difference In the powers
Of the experimen:ers and ii may not. That
IL one OF the mysteries yet TO be solved.
II IL unknown whether the medium which
carries one OF the brain waves" as S.r
William calls them. suffers any resistance
from intermediate matters or pO.
a simple experiment in long distance
Transmission Is for Two persons in differ
ent places 10 agree upon time when one
shall fix his attention on some object
which the other. by remaining passive at
the same time. Is 10 discover. IL has been
noted, IN some cases OF this sort, that
when ore OF the agreeing parties has for
gotten his appointment the concentration
On the part Of the other may become SO
great as TO cause a sort of mental pull
up" as II has been termed, bringing the
forgetting receiver TO his senses. Yet many
accustomed TO such experiments often con-
sides IL necessary to exert concentration
for five minutes or longer
In experiments where sentences have
been transmitted mentally over distances
az great as AJ miles,. not only the exact
thought meant TO be sent. but others incl
den;ally occurring in the mind of the
transnitter at the same tine Of the trans
mission
Sether with the intended message. Sem
fences thus transmitted are sometimes re-
cetved audibIy az IL spoken in the room
with the receiver
Such a iong-dis.ance line OF mental teleg-
raphy was lately established between q
Clergyman ii TUur-de-peliZ, Switzerland,
and II woman In Florence. Italy. In some
or THESE the transmitter repeated the same
designs several nights. in hope OF surer
success. II was agreed that messages con-
slstsng Of few words each should be sent
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and
drawings on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. A certain hour was selected
for each evening. allowances being, OF
course. made for difference between Swiss
and Italian time. The reverend gentleman.
acting as transin.tter, wrote mis- messages
or drew his designs while concentrating his
mind upon them. The woman sat with
eyes closed and received her impressions
In bright lines against the black back
grounds OF her lowered eyelds. With a
pencil she drew what she saw each time
without first opening her eyes. Sometimes
a design appeared 10 her quickly. stand
ing OUT with great vividness. AT other
times there appeared TO be much confu-
sion, the figures finally receiving into one
of greater distinctness. The written mes
sage1 were usually seen. sometimes heard,
and once III q while they were felt
Sometimes her hand holding the pencil
was violently agitatei moving about in
the air and making all sorts OF scratches
and dots Sometimes the muscles OF her
face were contortcd and she felt a desire
10 speak.
Another class Of experiments may be
made with number of transmitters and
a single receiver The receiver SITS blind
folded in a corner Of the room with back
turned toward the transmitters. all Of
whom arrange themselves around table.
An object is than placed upon the table
and the minds OF all gathered around are
concentrated upon X until the receiver
rronounccs the right impression. In one ex-
pertinent or this nature. for instance. a
small folding magnifying glass. with black
rim and handle. was produced. opened.
After considerable concentration upon the
part o? the transnitters. collectively. the
receiver said: 1T is black. II is round.
Transparent" The glass was then held
to the light. which fei through Il. and the
receiver sad: 1T ia bright" similar
method has also been employed in what is
called taste transmission" The trans
mit:ers In this case put bits OF salt. sugar.
vinegar. etc. IN their mouths. and hold
them there simultaneously. each one
using the same article for the same trial.
The taste Of salt has thus been made so
vivid IN the mind of the receiver that he
has mad 20 take drink OF water directly
afterwsrd Experiments VITA the senses
81 touch. smell or hearing doubtless could
- made simply. This idea II employ
ing a number OF tr8nsmitters has. Of
course. been employed often In what used
20 be called willing games" anu which
must now be ciasss-d under mental telep-
ANY or tclegv4pnN. In these games the
selected receiver was made - leave the
room While the iransultters concentrated
upon some object present. though not
feee sSar'ly hooking a. Il. l; was Thus
supposed thaf they "wilcG'' the receiver
- 20 20 Il wa,ch was probably TIE case,
In other games ~ similar kind the re-
Ce1KCr wss hliNdfolIed. ana Was given thA
hfOt 81 ona - the tr2nsfnitters that he
might lead tne latter - tbe object under
concentration. i}ut IN this game il Is slip
passed that Gueo0sc .ous movements on tho
part II ;hs trensm t'tr heang thus led sil~-
ses,et walch direction the receiver
should 70
More complicated and less satisfactory
experiments hsNe Eeen made by employ
3rE table Ntting~ These are aupposs~i t,v
some % satisfactorily ird.cate letters az
tne ALPHABET ana spell otit messages sent
by thoGEnt trAnstereure. To repeat this.
three persons OF more - - saw q u