New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
OPINIONS ON HIS SANITY.

There appears 10 be as much uncertainty about
his sanity among alienists and psychologists as
in the Such men DR.. Austin Flint Dr.
Carlos r Macdonald and Dr. VI. Allen Starr have
asserted that he was and is incurably insane. his
aiImert being paranois. Others. including Profess
S%r James oL t4rva[d nave as StLonsy asserted
Centuated psychic manifestations. Mr.. Chanler's
hobby is what one might call subjective psychoI-
ogy. He has spent much time experimenting with
himself in his study OF psychics-
color lie has clear. gray eyes. once they were a
warm. Drown, lhe Soor or autumn pools In sun
eyes Of Jack Dering, the hero OF The Quick and
his eyes he Xh6S what he Tms K Is 7 aH ssvs Sft9s Il
made sy the author OF the book that the descrip-
This change in the color Of his eyes Mr.. Chanler
attributes TO what he called the 'X-facuty' This
faculty he discovered a curious way and. ac-
ies ON the wH f5r f51 eeTen s9 hGs5d b6,5r. nm p
grew out OF his system OF dieting once epicure.
~ This time he was living on one meal day. con-
sistinE of dry bread and cheese. with ice cream
meal was served 10 him in the typical Southern
dnlGs room 1 YiJn ITS high ceiling and mshOgany
With the dieting came the realization of the
tested itself in the form Of premonitiOns II he
would receive bad news in the course Of the day
spirits he recognized in the fact an evidence thar
the day would he 50 atisfyinS one from every point
of view How could he harness this unknown
ulty and make It of service TO him. ne asked him
set up the balls as usual and when they broke
ne surprised find that they had taken the
positions Of the in the COEstella tiCnS of the
big and little dippers- Again he set them Up and
again they broke into considerations 7 started
plot paper Jhe position OF each BALI said
he and did 50 experienced for the first time
the existence of the 'NfaCulty' by automatic writ
ing" He bought a plauChette. the board on four
legs which has amused great many persons by its
automatic writing.
He turned the planchette loose and It told him
that he a TeincarnatiOn OF Napoleon Bona
parte a Of its JTuthfuneSs the 'rX-faculty''
through the plauChe1te-tOd him TO test its
powers by taking a flyer in Wall Street He
what stock ne should invest He took 800 with
him for the purposes of the test thirteen espe-
ciaIly appeals To the superstitiOUs- a brokers'
office that day treated to a novel spectacle
a man sitting down with a planchette and deciding
how he should invest by its rather than
through a reading or the tape. The 'sX-faculty''
told him put his money into Manhattan a
three point margin. selling short. The broker OBJ
iected to taking the order such small margin.
fearful that the next roll Of the tape would wipe
Il out Manhattan dropped point that day. and
Mr. ChanIer tempted to sell out. but. consult
ing his table he learned that he 20 leavs
alone until told TO cash IN II remained for
nearly ninety days. and then he sold out with .
profit of exactly 81 500.
Now that Is fact said he TO his visitor. How
IL happened I don't know, but do know that L
got the money.
The 'N-facuIty operates the pencil that WELD
I never could write even clever letter until ths
'X-facutv' took hold OF my pen Now have writ
ten five hundred sonnets in the iambic metre. fol-
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