The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
TELEPATHY OF TWINS,
John AND ROBERT EVANS HAVE NO
NEED Of THE TELEGRAPH.

The Peculiar GIFT of Two Eighteen-Year-
Old Sons OF an Ohio Farmer--ClOsest
sympathy with Each Other-Wonder-
full Demonstrations by the Brothers.
The Canal Dover (Ohio) correspond
ent Of the Chicago Inter-Ocean writes
as follows: A most singular power Of
telepathy, or mind-reading, between
twins has been demonstrated near the
isolated village Of Trailville. John and
Robert Evans are the twins who have
this peculiar gift. The boys are about
eighteen years old, and are sons of J.
g. Evans, a well-to-dO farmer Both
have light hair and blue eyes, and they
are so much alike that the father has
never been quite sure which is John
and whicA Is Robert.
The twins are like in temperament
and have always shown the closest
sympathy with each other. 1t is only
recently, however, that they have dis
covered their telepathic power. The
first exhibition Of it took place about
four months ago. John had been sent
into the woods to hew some trees,
while Robert helped his father build
fences on another part ofJthe farm
more than a mile distant Just before
dinner Robert suddenly dropped a
piece of timber which he was helping
his father to carry, and cried out, as
if he were hurt Turning about in
alarm, the father saw the boy standing
with his eyes closed
John is hurt! can hear him
scream and 1 can see him." Robert
said. "The axe glanced from the tree
and the sharp edge struck him on the
foot. He is sitting on the ground and
is bleeding dreadfully. He has begun
to tear up his shirt and is trying to
bind up the wound He is near the
! old spring, back Of the peach orchard"
Suddenly the boy opened his eyes,
looked at his father for an instant,
| and then started on q run toward the
point where his brother had gone to
work in the morning. Mr.. Evans
| looked after him helplessly and then
! followed, somewhat daZed. When he
arrived at the spring he found the
conditions precisely as Robert had
described them. John had cut his foot
severely by a glance blow Of the axe
and had torn off his shirt sleeve, with
which to binu up the wound and check
! the flow OF blood. John himself testl-
fed that he had cried out i'm pain
| when the axe struck him. and seemed
not at all surprised that his brother
| Robert knew at once Of his plight. al
though the sound of his voice could
never have been carried half the dis
tance they were separated.
These facts were told to the boys
mother and were repeated to the
neighbors At first people did not
credit the story fully, but since then
they have had ample evidence of the
singular phenomenon. Not long after
ward Robert was working alone be-
hind the plOw in a field more than a
mile from the house, where he had
left his twin brother that morning.
While steering the plow through a
rough and rocky piece OF ground the
! ploW-share was broken There seemed
nothing to do but unhItch the horses
and go home, although the hour was
only mid-aftcrnoon. Then Robert sud
denly thought about the time John
cut his foot with the aX, and he de-
termined TO make his wants known to
his twin. He accordingly closed his
eyes and tried, he said, TO get his
brothers attention, although John was
more than a mile distant. When he
felt that John was listening to him
he told his brother to go to the barn,
where there was new plow point in
the buggy shed hanging against the
| wall lie also told John to bring n
mOnkey-wrench which was in the tool
chest. Robert then sat down on the
plow and waited. 1t was not more
than fifteen minutes until, he said, he
plainly felt John asking him which
monkcy-wrench he should hring-the
small one or a larger one After again
bidding him to bring the large one he
again sat down and waited patiently
NOtmore than a halfhOur elapsed be-
fore he saw John running toward him
with the new plow point and the large
monkey-wTnch. The broken plow
point was hastily removed and the
new one put in its place Then Rob
ert continued his blowing and John re
turned to the house. The twins seem
to think there is nothing very remark
able about their marvellous gift Of
communicating with each other when
they are far separated. The distance
they are apart seems not to make any
difference.
Not long ago John had occasion to
go to the county-seat, which is twelve
miles from his home. At the wish of
their parents the twins determined to
demonstrate whether they could com
municate with each other at this dis
tance. Robert remained at home, and
after John had been gone more than
an hour he said he could see his broth
er driving along the road and they
were talking with each other just as
readily as if they had been together
and had uttered the words aloud. This