The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-27
BRAIN MESSAGE
BY WIRELESS.
Ry MARTIN ANDREWS.


we are losing faith in the miraculous
there is a growing disposition to ex-
plain wonders scientifically.
am especially subject to thought
transference, ana SO is my wife.
When together thought no sooner
enters the head Of one of us than the
other gives expression to It. am a
scientific man and expect the time to
come when one will be able to detect
the subtle cause or means OF this com
munication.
Some years ago went ais scientist
on an exploring expedition. We were
obliged to enter into an ocean that was
then comparatively unknown. Our
maps were the best that could be OBJ
tanned. but had not received the same
attention as other districts Besides,
commissions beneath the sea are con-
stantly occurring to change the con-
ditions.
We were sailing northward, within
hundred miles OF coast running
northeast and southwest. 1t was near
midnight was sound asleep IN my
berth Suddenly ! awoke. What oc-
CURED during this awakening am
not going to attempt to explain except
negatively. II was not dream. Il
was not vision. heard nothing. !
saw nothing It was rather con-
sciousness. In that iniinitesimal bit Of
time. during which l pissed from
sound sleep TO wide awake condi-
ton, my wife, who was several thou
sand miles distant from me. was GEES
ticulatlng wildly convulsed with ter
ror, pointing and crying. Keep orr
AS have said. received this as
brain impression. The moment | was
awake II was gone, There we're the
usual roll Of the ship and creaking Of
tinbers. and looked out OF the port
hole. The night was starlight. and
there was buea fair wind. Neverthe-
less what had occurred bad impressed
me thoroughly with sense OF danger.
arose. put on my clothes and went
on deck. The officer ID charge. John
Jacobson, was pacing the after deck
There was no land in sight nothing
but broad expanse Of ocean.
What Is itf" asked the officer as
Joined him
why de you ask the question:"
why? You wouldn't be coming up
here at this time OF night for nothing.
Besides. you look as II you'd seen a
ghost
''John,s / replied. "wiil you do some
thing for he without reasonY
What is it?7
"That's shoreward out there. isn't
itS7 | pointed westward.
yes"
Put her or % northwest"
Good Lord, what fory
1T was TO be without a reason"
what will the old man do to meY
"I'll take the responsibility and stand
between you aud him. Come, John.
be quick. There's danger aheadr
He seemed 20 catch an inspiration Of
fear from me and gave the necessary
orders. AS the snip was rounding to
her new course went TO the port
gunwale and looked over.
Come here, quickT' | called TO the
officer.
He came and looked over the side
with me.
What's thatg" ! asked.
u zee nothing be replied.
mot that whltish Iine out thereY"
Tie continued to peer and suddenly
cried under his breath. Great heav-
EMS" then gave the order 10 the helms
man TO sheer of to starboard. Hesaw.
as did. thin white line. II could
only be foam and could only come
from submerged rocks It ran north
and SOUTH broken here and there BY
the dark water to reappear farther on
We got only glimpse Of II, for our
change Of course served to take us
away from II. For a time we both
stood with bated breath every mo
ment expecting a shock or TO hear the
hold beneath US grating on reef
Then went below and called the cap
TAIN
We saw no more evidences of the
eunken reef, but on reaching the next
port learned that II had been recently
discovered By others. Its appearance
dated from the last earthquake on the
coast.
! made a note OF the day. hour and
minute. as near as the latter was pos
sible, that my warning came 70 me.
and when some months later return
ed to my wife told her my story.
without Whiting to hear me through
she interrupted to tell me that while ]
was away she had dreamed she saw
our ship sailing toward sunken reef
She tried to warn us of. but could not
do So Her terror awoke her She
looked up the date and found It tailed
with my memorandum
A reference Of my warning to scien-
tihc eauses mag be weakened By Its
dependence on a dream. Dreams are
now believed TO be simply mental &C
tivity OF the dreamer. But why should
not that mental activity have expe-
-ieneess as well as when the mind IS
walker And, II so, why could moi what
was experienced be communicated |
can conceive Of my wife's communicate
ing her experience TO me through
thought transference as rendily as
can conceive Of message sent By
wireless telegraph to vessel far out
at sea. This process may some day be
solved How she gained knowledge
of our danger is problem solution
AZ which muSt be more remote