The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-27
FACTS-FADS- FALLACES
of
Personal Magnetism eiepathy- Psychology
uggeStion-Hypnotism and SpiritualiSm.
BY the eminent Psychologist and Hygienist
EDWARD B. WARMAN, 4. M.

seam in the front of the broadcIoth
mood that was not distiuguishable
through the mohair-not distnEuishable
TO the casual observer. but enabled the
mind reader" 90 distinguish objects
very clearly So much Tor the blind
fold and the part It plays In reading
minds.
Once more TO MF. Cumberland"
When he Fe-entered The room. after
having beer blndfolded. he took the
hand OF one OF the group who had hid
den an object. and he found the object
quickly. lie did this many times and
accurately. lie failed but once There
was a reason. One Of The reporters de-
sired a test Unfortunately for Mr..
"cumberland') the reporter had been
imbibing rather freely. too freely 10
concentrate his mind ou the hidden OBJ
Je-I The reporters hand was as limp
50 10 speak. as was his mind, therefore
as the operator depended entirely upon
muscular action 20 indicate direction DE
was wholly At sea-a ship without a
rudder-and he was obliged 10 give IL
up.
In the triple test with myself as guide
he succeeded admirably. ! held my
thought intentIy on each separate arti-
cle-indiyiduaIly. not collectively: held
each one for the time being AZ the ex-
ciusion OF the two others.
Mind Reading OF Muscle Reading,
Which?
Undoubtedly and lndeniabiy muscle
reading Ia order 10 do justice TO the
operator my mind xas fixed on the
hidden object. each in ITS turn; SO In
tent was 1 that / was not aware Of a
muscular movement on my para that
was directing him 60 the object.
Mind Is iEdiVlsibIe. IL is Impossible
Tor the mind 20 be ln two places al the
same time The hand OF tine operator
is guided, Enthusiastically guided By the
hand or The subject as soon as the
physical contact is established. as be
fuily surrcnccrs himself 90 Jhe iuv0l-
uutary muscular leading OF his subject
It's true. the operator is usually iu
advance, hence Il may he said that the
subject cannot lead. but the subject can
push as well rs pull. the better word
however, IS direct
When the operator. ia hls rush (Which
is done for effect passes The point or
place in the subjects mind he IS very
quickly made aware OF IL Iy an inv0I-
untary movement on the part OF the
subject that arrests his attention and
directs his action
iI the giving OF names dates. etc.
Mr Cumberland had au the letters
oi tho alphabet and Tie numerals cup
90 ten) arranged .u regular order. Again
Dee was hlino-1lJ-I and seated at table.
Tie took the land of Jhe subject and told
him "a think It-HrIy on the first letter
Of hls name. He thea passed the sub
Iegts HandslaWIy over the letters. When
the right letter WINS reached the super
sensitive "uind-reader" felt a slight In
voluntary movement on the part OF the
subject. Instantly the operators hand
larted down on tile correct letter like
hawl, ou a chicken.
In this slow and tedious way lac gave
names, dates. etc. and called IL mind |
reading.
II YOU want additional and self
evident proof az Involuntary muscular I
action. you ms ma u In your own
pc rs7nal. experience II you are a bicy- /
,list
Recall the time you learned 90 rice
Do you recollect that defth-like grip
" +ti- " i-tf+t e'+ fAAAlA 40 the mamie ]
Jars2 AOu saw an object in the street. /
There was ample room on either side I
IF H. but you steeTed straight for IL 4
and then wondered why YOU hit 10.
My did yous Because mind is indl- [
isi1le and cannot be IN two place al /
ne same time Your mind was oa 4
ne object in the street. hence YOU
we're wholly unconscious Of the mus
,ular action that guided the wheel
You may remember the experience
q the man who was learning TO ride
. wheel and had much difficulty in con-
sequence Of a telegraph role in front
# his house. The pole was on the s.de
# the road, not "a the road. buI IL al
ways seemed 10 be ia evidence,
No matter where he started that
Yole seemed 10 be his objective point
lie aimed straight for IL uninteution-
lly) and his aim was good. One day
Re started with has ask to the pole I
ne was novice he dis
oFered he was a trick rider. his wheel
made q complete circuit c'ld struck the
ole. WEVy Because Ec could rot
ave his mind on the pole and on tho
Wheel NJ the same time. Besides. he [
cared the pole; and what one fears
e gets
The muscle reader and his subject
old exactly the same relation 10 each
Their as do the novice wheelmau aad
is wheel-directeu by unconscious
muscular action.
H. my next series I shall treat Of
Practical Psychology ana all that
erJains thereto.