The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20
fort been made it could not have been

fort been made 1t could not have been done.
 When victor Hugo was asked if 1t was not very difficult to write poetry, he replied, No. it is very easy or im- possible" So with mind reading"
 (2) A gentleman possessed of unus- ual psychic power called one night op my roommate and myself, saying, T have something interesting yet quite sad that I want to tell you about. A friend of mine. whom you both know, Is in trouble. His motive was mot wrong, but were his act to become known it would result in landing hHm behind the bars. I'll relate the incident, but will not mention his name lest unintention. ally or inadvertently you might speak of it in connection with this incident and thus get him in trouble"
 was quite desirous of knowing the name of the young man. Please ob- serve that I say desirous, not anxious. Why? Because anxiety would defeat the very end In view. Anxiety would have aroused my objective mind to such an extent as to produce positive instead of negative condition. (You can't make a mental impression upon a positive mental condition; the mind must be negative in order to receive the impression.) I theerfore became passive. know ing full we'll that I could get the name as soon as he dwelt upon 1t again. But few moments elapsed when I in formed him that I could name the young man. tA that the follow ing colloquy took place:
 You cannot possibly do it."
 q have $25 that says I can.'
 T know you are a good mind read err but so am I, and I know you are wrong so 1t would not be right to take your money"
 'Yon cant rightfully take my money. for am mind reader enough to know you are trying to bluff me. So pass on." He passed on, but had not proceeded far until again interrupted him. thus:
 You are now thinking of another man in order to throw me of the track I can also name the other man, the one you are now thinking of So confident am that 1 will back that test also with $25."
 Again he tried to bluff me by telling me that he could not conscientiously take my money; to this I quite agreed. He knew that l was right in both in stances, but to have acknowledged 1t would have been to commit himself. Now here comes an interesting part and additional proof of the accuracy of mind reading" under favorable cir cumstances.
 After the gentleman left I wrote down the two names, handed them to my roommate to keep for future refer ence. He, too. was of the "doubting Thomas" class. He said, Do you really think your are rightT'
 No, do not think 1t; I know 1t. In fact, I am in so passive condition for mental impressional that can con. vince you of the accuracy and reliabll- ity by speaking, at once, any name you will concentrate your mind upon"
 "I1l go you" said he. T have the name"
 50 have I. The name you are think ing of is just plain Jim Smith,
 "You're a good guesser," said he. (Since then l have learned not to waste time on a skeptic.)
 I'd like to try you again, but I'll choose q much more difficult name for you to get l am ready
 "So am I. You tried to throw me off my guard by your remarks. You are thinking of my name"
 That's right" said the skeptic, but do not consider it a good test. You do not say whether 1t was your full name or not. whether with title or not You should be more definite" You can be fully satisfied on that point. Lou hold in your mind merely the name-'Ed Warman.'
 Well, you were sure enough right in both cases. I wonder" said the skeptic, If you were right on the two held by our friend. or if he really had two names in his mind" About three months after this occur renee the gentleman who related the story called again saying. That young man of whom I spoke is abobt to ap- pear before the higher than earthly courts; hence there is no need of further secrecy"
 My roomate produced the slip of Da-