The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
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IKKIOKKOS VS.. EVELYNS.
TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPATHY
Development of wireless System
Leads to Speculation.
Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript
Signor Marconis success In wireless teleg-
raphy is a wonderful advance in electrical
science, and his latest announcement, that
his messages may be delivered by system
of distribution to hundreds Of places at
once, as ordinary kilograms are now dis
tributed to newspaper offices or to homes
by a system like that of the telephones
wireless ticker service, in fact-excites the
imagination until 1t seems possible that the
division between the material and the men,
tai is nonexistent, or only a conventional
distinction necessitated by imperfect
knowledge. Certainly, in view of what has
been accomplished, the practicability of
what psychology terms thought transfer
renee seems possible. Telepathy within
certain limits is a demonstrated fact, and 1T
is certainty theoretic possibility that
these limits may be enlarged until such
communication may become OF practical
value.
In the interview in which Signor Marconi
suggested the enlarged application OF his
wireless telegraphy he excuses his lack of
positive knowledge Of the possibilities by
the statement, II have had only two years
experience In wireless telegraphy and can
not speak as confidently as L otherwise
might" 1t is interesting to recall the fact
that over four years ago, in October, 1898.
Sir William Crookes. I. r. s., V. p. s. c.,
a
world, declared that lit will be found posi-
BILE to discover a path by which telegraph
ing without wires, or the transferring OF
the thinker, can be found to harmonize."
Here we have Professor Crooke's indorse-
ment of the idea that electricity, which is
classed as a material force, and mind itself
may be varied manifestations OF our nat
ural force.
Scientific research, which has added to
the grosser forms OF matter such attenua-
he linn fFlffQ Ia
electric fluid, seems to have almost brfdged
the chasm. The professor statement. In
the article already quoted, that outside
our scientific knowledge there exists a
force exercised by intelligence differing
from the ordinary intelligence common to
mortals," and IT have glimpses of some
thing like conference among the strange
elusive phenomenal; of something like con-
tinuity between those unexplained forces
and laws already known" And after fully
accepting the phenomena or telepathy ne
verse are presumably in some way con-
tinuous, and it is unscientiftc to call In the
aid Of mysterious agencies, when with ev-
cry fresh advance in knowledge il is shown
that ether vibrations have powers and at
tributes abundantly equal to any demand
even to the transmission or thought And
then, lit is henceforth open to science to
transcend all we now think we know OF
matter and to gain new glmpses of a pro-
founder scheme of cosmic law. He cites
the dictum of q scientist, who saw in
despised and abused matter 1.-The promise
and potency of all terrestrial life and
says, II should prefer TO reverse the
apothegm and to say that in life / see the
promise and potency Of all forms of mat
ter"
1t is interesting to recall that the
prophecy Of all this was matter of rec
ord and discussion more than forty years
ago, when the press, notably the New York
Tribune, gave considerable space to the
discussion OF an alleged new element in
nature called "odyle." and Its manifesto
ton was called "odyllc force" Ii was de-
scribed as far more attenuated than the
luminiferous ether. and II was the path
way of thought. Numerous instances OF
thought transference between distant
points were given. illustrating the function
of the new element, and il was suggested
that, IL was universally diffused IL
would, when the law OF its use was de-
termined. be possible for people to COM
municate between distant points without
the use OF the ordinary channels. Since
then, az psychological students have multi
piled and developed. records of like
phenomena have accumulated and to-day
form the basis of a large field of psychic
research. The facts Of to-day In relation
to wireless electric transmission OF intelli-
gence, the advance In natural and psyche
logical science foreseen by Professor
Crookes. and the foreshadowings OF almost
half a century ago form interesting
quence from which there seems to be no
logical bar to the anticipation that in due
time matter and mind may be found TO pos
sess far more Identity than popular
thought has yet conceived.