Arizona republican., 1903-09-18
Information Department.

less cases OF what are merely strange
condolences are attributed to telepathy.
there Is undoubtedly something in it
Scientists Of eminehce and sincerely
agree that there have been we'll au-
thoaticated cases of genuine thought
transmission over varying distances
without the normal operation of the
recognized sense organs. though only
the most optimistic of scientists are yet
quite willing to admit that telepathy is
an accomplished fact. Columns of stor-
les might here be retold of extraordi-
nary phenomena which cannot be ac-
counted for on any recognized prince
PIE Of physical science and which go
far to demonstrate the existence of Il
subtle and intangible something by
which one mind may communicate with
another without the use of words. looks.
gestures. or material signs. There is
much OF truth in this exquisite verse of
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who is herself q
disciple of teiepathy:
Thoughts DO not need the wings OF
words
To fly to any goal:
Like subtle lightning not like >irds.
They speed from goal to goal
Hide in your heart a bitter thought;
Still it has power to blight;
Think love, and though you speak it
rot
1t gives the world more light
The science or cult (as you may
| choose to call it, of telepathy has many
eminent supporters, who apparently
heve entire faith that in due time it
VIII be raised from the realm of srecu-
lative theory to the dignity OF exact
science. Among these may be mention
| cd Sir William Crookes. the Rev. Dr..
Parkhurst, Bishop Samuel Fallows, the
Rev. Minot ]. Savage, the late DIR. L.
/ Osgood Mason, Prof. William James,
Ian Maclaren and Mark Twain.
The great American humorist has the
honor of being the first telepathist of
note in this country. Some years ago
! he advanced the theory of though:
! Transmission. but at the time it waa
believed to be only one of Mark Twain :,
whimsical fancies.
/ Not long ago Sir William Crookes. tha
! inventor of the Crookes tube. which
made the X-ray possible. and the pres
! ident of the British Association OF
| Scientists. startled the scientific world
! by declaring that it may be possible to
send thoughts across the world without
! conf.
! rs ii inconceiYabie." he asked. that
/ intense thought concentration toward a
person with whom the thinker is in
| close sympathy may induce a telepathic
= chain of brain waves along which a
, message of thought may go straight tC
its goal without loss OF energy due ia
! distance? May not the words far and
near lose their meaning in these sub
lie regions of unsubstantial thought?
Who dare to suggest it,
Another notable telepathist is Bishor
Samuel Fallows of the Reformed Epis-
copal church.
"Telepathy is no longer a theory said
Bishop Fallows; lit is a fact l have
been interested in it for years and the
thing ! am bordering now is how &c
bring il into common everyday use. II
works on the same principle as the new
wireless biography of Mir. Marconi.
will hail him as a benefactor of the hui
man race who will teach people how t.
use this tremendous psychic force
Bishop Tallows was first attracted tC
telepathy by 8 strange case which hap
pered in mis- own parish. \ young mer-
chant who had several days before
buried his wife was awakened in TIL;
night by her voice. He heard her dis
;inctly calling his name and asking fol
help So impressed was he by this mys-
terious message that he sprang to hi:
feet. dressed and drove at once to tbs
grave. When he uncovered the coffir
and broke it open he found his wife
alive and moving in an uncCnsciou.
trance.
Lifting her into the carriage he drove
her quickly to the house. summoned
medical aid and had the unspeaka biz
pleasure of seeing her regain her health
Phenomena like this might be multi
Piled almost without end. but they suf
fee to indicate the marvellous possibil
tiles of telethesia. It may be alons
time yet before every man will be hi
own telephone and send his message
, a; will through the ether to the utter
most parts of the earth. but in view
, of the twentieth century development
| in the transmission of intelligence an,
electric energy. without visible or ma
terial conductors, we may well say witt
Hamlet:
{ There are more things in heaven al,
| 1earth. Horatio.
- IN are dreamt of in your philos
ophy.