The Washington times., 1907-01-13
FACTS-FADS --FALLACIES
of
Personal Magnetism TeIepathy- Psychology
HggeStion-HypnotiSm and SpirituatiSm.
BY the eminent Psychologist and Hygienist.
EDWARD b. WARMAN, A. NJ.
The Utility of Mental TeIegraphy

Copyright. 1907. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
There are Zines when neither the
mail nor telegraph nor telephone can
serve our purpose. IL is under these cir
eumstances that you can test the value
AID practicabiliiy Of mental telegra-
ply"
1 viii cite two cases in my own ex-
perience, each OF them furnishing suf-
hoient proof OF its efficacy,
% Thirty years ago / boarded a train
IN Detroit, Mich. my objective point
being Boston Mass. Later In the day a
friend of mine left the same place for a
small town In Illinois.
After leaving ST. Thomas on the
Grand Trunk railroad. in Canada, IL
occurred to me that my friend In De
troit should be in possession of certain
facts Of which he had no knowledge.
train. being an express. would not
make another stop until arriving at the
station opposite Buffalo.
AS hat would be tho late. and as /
had 80 other alternative, I returned 10
my seat and began 70 think hItently of
the situation ltOO intentIy for my own
good. and more intently than 1 should.
Just SIS { was about 10 give UP In con
sequence OF the apparent futility OF my
EFFORT To reach my friend with the
necessary thought. Il occurred 10 me
that the companion accompanying my
friend TO the train would be less pre-
oCcuLicd and the more easily impressed.
therefore 1 held my thought on him
a. ask our friend a question, the nature
of which would put him on his guard
Il was done instantly tas ! afterwafd
ascertaiaed). and the object vas aC-
complished IL IS needless 70 say that
both parties were greatly surprised, as
the one who propounded the ques tion
knew nothing OF the circumstance. but
as very much Ohagrined because Of his
apparent audacity, while the one VINO
was protected by the inquiry was none
tie less puzzled AT the apparent knoWi-
edge OF the one 10 whom he was greatly
indebted. 81.
(e) Many years ago minister Win
whom / had long been acquainted IN
Cleveland. Ohio, said 10 me on the eve
hut do not know where / will be as
sienea. In case We should lose track OF
each other for a time you would Dcttri
give r. your permanent address
Thla / did. Eight years elapsed eIe
a word passed between US. In the
meantime had left Cleveland, but had
not changed my permanent mail 40
dress. I desired 10 communicate Win
him. but this l could not do through the
ordinary channels OF communication
mail or Telegram h-the telephone was
not then in use Here was an 0ppur-
tunity 10 test the wireless tmentaD teie-
graph.
A Successful Test.
wrote "A message 10 myself a. com-
ing from him. the purport of whiels was
a desire ton his parU 10 open up cor
rsspondence. / held the note in my
hand, closed my eyes. focused my mind
GA him, imprsssiug him 70 write as /
had mentally indicated This / did IN
the presence of a friend ia skepticl as
witness. In less than i've minutes I re-
ceiveG the mental assurance that Away :
comes from a success stul effort. ] placed
the c1py-in one sense, the original-on
file
About two weeks passed by Whca.
one day uH the way 10 luncheon 4 Was
Impressed that his message was await
ing me Ny impression was correct
all impressions are correct. When not
correct they are not impressions; l. e.,
they do not come from the subjective
mind.
N.t only was the message there "a
pOstal card from California;. but II was
an exact copy. verba tim Ell hteratim, or
that which j wrote.
Scores OF similar cases could be cited,
but these TWO vii. suffice 10 encourage
the earnest student in the further study
and development Of mental tel
ezra ply"
one word more. When sending a
message the greater success lies In not
arranging time and place with the one
TO whom 10 is gent. j am well aware the
exact opposite is usually taught. but II
is not conducive 10 the best results.
PassiviIY ia positively essential for
the Tecipieut Very few persons ear
command passivity unde- those c0ndi-
tiOns. They note the time and then
begin to wonder Ii the message is be
ing sent and then wonder what II IS.
and finally wonder why they do not
gel IL. The result is that when they
begin 20 wonder they become mentally