The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
TRICKS OF THE MIND.
Two Incidents That Suggest a
Sixth Sense.

WRITTEN o III SUNDAY ~RF:prBTIr-
THE curious tricks which 'he brain some
times plays upon US, often quite Thc9n-
scicus!y. have Ici 20 much spo'- atlou AMI
Investigation hy scientific ol's'rEtr-, bar 10
satisfactory explanation IL found 10 account
!or some Of these. They often !-fl1-i =
mystery as much to those 20 whom such i'll
cidents occur as 20 those who witness them
The explanations generally f1v@a. su-n az
the influence Of d!scmbciied spirits. haLG-
c~inatiOn. clairyoyance. Unconscious cr-
bration. etc. all really explain nothing.
They give to the phenomena a name an!
leave the causes as obscure az before.
There have occurred 70 me several ind
dents which. though they happeUe! some
years ago. and ! have tried 20 account Tor
their origin and ED.ye wiia, seems super
natural about them. are yet a. rar ~ ever
from an entirely satisfactory explanation. I
will relate one or two FOR which soma ~
Tho Sunday Republic readers may ie able
10 find a solution. .
one Sunday evening. having been gone
from home all day. / returned a. about
dark. Ty niece. with whom ( was living.
greeted me with Il somewhat. troubled All
puzzled expression on her couutenan"e and
the exclamation. Vel. Ne had the qti-eres-
thing happen a little while ago that ever I
saw. Uncle Fred was here with TIL family.
They remained only a little while. and WI
Yer lthe youngest boyb stood r.-ht there hy
go ga F'-+H "%h-
He did not move from there, and when tacy
were ready to 80 bis cap was gone, We
have hunted the whole pace oyer and can't
ind II He laid II TN The piano when 10
came In; nobody touched g.. Iut now -
gone. and he had TO go home hare-!ieadeG"'
From some unaccoUntable reason ] invo.-
unfairly put ray hand to my head. and. hes
ita;ing JUS, a m"n4ent. sa:d:
Walters cap IS down in the bottom -
that closet" pointing to the corner Of the
room.
| Ny niece looked at me with a SOFT -
/ cynical expression. remarklug. wen. II its
there. why don't you 20 and get it,
II is there" ! said. quite positively. bu:
she would not move 10 go and L. X.
| Finally. having several timss repeated my
assertion that II Was there, I hoeit@,incly |
walked over. opened the door. and. pointing
10 "A dress lying On the H'0r. said. RS
down there In the corner. uud.- that skirt"
Well" said she. st;ii more ironically. IL
us there. Why don't you pick # UTC"
siocpet down. picked w the dress. and
there lay the ear.
Ny ntece's eyes grew a. big "a SaUrers. !
To say We were both surprised Is o r4Ili /
statement | was as much Gumfqua1eL a.
she was To reason out how Ia. cap e1-
there. though that was quite !mmatcrial. |
was easy enough: bot uha; puzzled Us vas.
how dd ! know it was there I had been
gone all day. and this occurred immatil,e-
Iy on my entering the house and before I
Gould possibly have observed! anything 1
which could Indicate vhera M loay the
can had boon Ios-
Having somewhat, recovered ,r,- r.-
surprise, my niece re!l.Tk,J. II 1 joking
way; We'll. Il You can !iuI tAat. maybe
You can find something else for mo. ] VS.
Govn,owr shcrrl,r Is. Tr..I.,. .,
bought some IN rakc-c-i-r- am r--+..r
brought ,ror, bo,-s aud ,l...a, 49,.
hunt.-I tho Eossa Over and oy.r The mi
kerch!'fs are gone"
Is before I rrt M haul - my r,-,ro-r
stoned a moment and af-V-.r.7- ,-T-,.-
are down IN the bottom OF -lat v.r--r:r -
Then She GtJ !auch. 10" said SIN.
have hunted through fhs, v4---,I. .. r,y.7
times. and E-og. thav ave mo-. -a.-a~
YES. hut they are There" 7 ar-y--et
certain that | was ri-hr. though 7 lad no