The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20

cpuuilloui the mln0 must be negative IN
order to receive the impression.)
/. therefore. became passive. know
ing full well that / could get tie name
as soon as he dwelt upon il again. But
a few moments elapsed when / Informed
him that / could name the young man.
At that the following cOlloquy took
place;
You cannot possibly do IT,"
Il have SIS that says I can"
4 know you are a good mind reader
but so an 1. and / know you are wrong
so IL would not be right 10 take your
money"
You can't rightfully take my money,
for / am mind reader enough 10 know
you ara trying 10 blum me. So pass
on"
He passed on, but had not proceeded
Tar until 1 again interrupted him. thus:
You are now thinking OF another
man in order 70 throw me OF the track
! can also name the other man, the one
you are now thinking Of So confident
am I that l win back that test also
with So"
Again he tried 20 blum me 5y telling
me that he could not coascienttousiy
take my money; 10 this quite agreed.
lie knew that I was right ia both In
stances. but 20 have Acknowledged Il
would have been 10 commit himself
Now here comes An interesting part
and additional proof OF the accuracy OF
mind reading" under favorable cir
cdmstances.
After the gentleman left I wrote down
the two names, handed them 20 my
a -
He, too. was Of the doubling Thomas
class He said: DO you really think
you are right?"
No. / do not think il: know H. In
fact. l am In so psssive d condition for
mental impressions that can convince
you OF the accuracy ana reliability by
speaking. at once, any name you will
concentrate you mind upon"
I'm 90 YOU" said he 4 have the
name"
80 have !. The name you are think
ing OF is just plain Jim Smith
You're a good guesser." said he
(since then have learned not 10 waste
time on a skepticJ
I'D Ike TO try you again, but III
choose much more difficult name for
you 10 get. am ready"
so am l. You tried 20 throw me on
my guard by your remarks. You are
thinking Of my name"
That's right" said the skeptic, but
do not consider Il a good test You
do not say whether IL was your full
name or not, whether with title OF not.
You should be definite"
You can be fully satisfied on that
point You hold in your mind merely
the uame-'Ed WarmaR.'
We'll, you we're sure enough right in
both cases. / wonder" said the skeptic.
IL you were right on the two held by
our friend. or, II 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 about 10 appear
before the higher than earthly courts,
hence there is no need Of further Sc
crecy."
Ny roommate produced the slip Of paper
containing the two names that / had
written, but the gentleman said; i
need no proof ! knew that night that
you We're correct"
These are but few OF many successful
and. therefore, satisfactory so-caIIed
tests. All attempts have been sue
cessful because no attempts has
ever been made by me unless the eIe-
ment OF success (passivity) was pres
ent. For that reason the Instances have
been comparatively rare-so have been
the results.
The sensitized plate, or the negative.
Of the photographer, is no more i'm
pressible. no more accurate than is the
negative OF the brain; but Il Is more
readily adjusted TO conditions.
None should doubt the power Of the
mind In making mental Impressions
after the recent developments IN New
York, wherein thought-waves were pho
tOgraphed- Four well-known scientists
held their fingers on an inClOsed photo
graphic plate, and while so doing con-
contracted the mind intently on a bin
OF surgeons gaUze lying upon the floor
When the plate was developed the OBJ
ject was plainly visible
My next article viii be devoted en-
tirely TO muscle reading''-its history,
it's fallacy, etc.