The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-15

of rock without any strain whatever or to
entirely remove every Yestige OF sensation
from our bodies. Is II so very improbable
that this same mind could be made to do
many other things which we Mt the present
time consider impossiblef II n person In
the hypnotic state can tell the time from
watch placed on the back OF his head, Is It
so very Improbable that he could read nm
others thoughtsi Anyway, is the pho
nomenon not worth investigation? Is It not
something to be able TO place this mag
nihcent mentality of ours into n condition
in which II can produce these wonders, and
TO delve into the mysteries Of higher
plaueJ Does the study OF the mind neccs
sarily mike q person ignorant, chnrlatan.
or u cranky II that Is so. we had better
stop studying physiology when It bears on
the upper regions. we might he getting so
high that we would become charlatan, or
1t might cause us 10 become ignorant to
know what Is up there.
These things are under our very nose and
yet we allow them to pass by unheedcd,
and many glorious opportunities are lost.
IT'S ever thus with mankind! one Of these
days like brilliant comet dashing
through space, will all Of this mystery"
be revealed to us by some genius not afraid
to use his brains, and when this time
arrives we win lie supnely back and say,
How very wonderful, but do you know
always thought there was something In
that" and as has eyer been been the cnse, the
the skies his euoCies will mount heaven
ward from morn TIL eve ana the world
win bow at bis feet He viii then be the
great "scientistr and we will never take
into confederation the fact that we might
have done the same thing, that we mad the
facts and opportunities stuck right In our
faces but we didn't pay much attention 70
them Il was 80 much easier TO say with
inconcevable conceiD, ~ do not know any
I thing about this matter. so II can't be so,
and as / know II isn't so, why, whoever
says 1t is Is difputing my WORD and Is
crank, that's all"
It is for the purpose Of investigating al
psychic phenomena that the HOUSTON 30,
ciety OF Psychic Rescarch' was organized
on the 9th day Of February, 1908. Ihls
mer psychic club, but is CLUB OF scientnc
/ young men who are not afraid 10 inYeSl,
gate a science because a large portion OF
! the people know nothing about II, nut
/ rather for this very reason desire 70 OBTAIN
! definite knowledge Of these matters ana
! communicate them TO the people. The so
! ciety will be strictly scientific, All OF rs
! Invest lions will be conducted on THIS
| principle. and no matter whether psychic
/ phenomena are entirely disproYed or NOT,
| much benefit will be derived from euGu m ~
! Investigation which will be based on
| ''FACTS" and nothing viii be taken for
! This society is not "kindergarten' and
! those desiring TO associate themselves WIZ
( such need not apply for membership. ~ y
/ not required that every one be bypnotlst,
/ yet all those applying for membership must
/ be cognizant OF Its main features pe ,,a, mr.
/ 10 use his thinking powers, ana De wllnhs
| TO work and, as far as lies IN ais ppMNi,
! TO raise the standard OF scientnc truth 70
| its highest efficiency. .a
| Those over is and under 80 are engiDle 70
rnemberuhip and may address the soclety al
| Care OF n. 3. Wilson, 1905 Texas aFenue.
| No professionals are desired and Al per