The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-09
Te'epathy
Is I ested
For the Benefit o Skeptics who
Refused to be Convinced
In the Face of Facts.

Refused to be Convinced
In the Face of Facts.
On board the Steamship Layonia,
during one of the tempestuous voyages
which are of such common occurrence
during the early months of Spring on the
Atlantic Ocean, the smoking room was
perhaps the favorite rendezvous of the
male portion of the firstclass passen-
gers. Here it was that firing of card,
chess and other amusements the be-
ginning o lasting friendships we're
formed and the versatility as we'll as
the history of many became first known.
The subjects for debate, which in a
friendly spirit it was possible to dis
cuss, varied from the veriest trifle to
the most prolix and abstruse of prob
lens.
On the occasion of one of these dis
cussions the conversation had drifted
to mental telepatly and other pyscho-
logical problems As usual sides were
taken while some expressed their un-
doubted BELIEF in the possibility of
transmitting thought waves and even
went step further by quoting instances
where they had either personally had
vision of things which afterward prov
ed founded on fact or knew of au-
thenticated cases. Others denied such
tenets. The interestshown by all in this
debate grew keen and as the following
evening it was expected that m n y
would again meet in one of the leading
New York hosteleries it was decided
that an experiment should be made to
which the controversialists agreed.
Among the passengers was one affec-
tionateIy called Billie. William Green
was his baptismal name. His pet theme
of conversation was of his wife and as
he had only recently been married and
Fastening to rejoin her after short alb
sence it was source o f continual
amusement o tease h i m good hu-
moredly. On several occasions he had
spoken of his wife as being his soul
mate and openly avowed his belief that
two souls existed everywhere that should
be one-if all were as fortunate as he
and found their coexisting part. Could
/ there possibly lie one more adapted for
our EXPERIMENT.
Itwas arranged that Billie should write
. to his wife Immediately upon landing
: aud having told her of his intentions to
: be with her in few days ask that she
r would, at nine o'clock the following
t evening, concentrate her thoughts upon
/ him for a period of ten minutes and al
r the same hour he would do likewise re.
g garding her. 1t was also agreed
: that at ten o'clock that evening each
j. was to mail the other true statement
# of their visions, m az tions OF
d thoughts and if tie letters agreed il
It even the least detail the skeptics hat
J. promised supper worthy of the god
II to the believers in these mysteries, o
E. vice versa. =.
Is Of course, close watch was kept OF
Dtl Billie, but as he wished o convinc
j? Others that he and his wife were "one"-
d. soultrue affinities- was not tn
ty slightest difficulty in holding him to a
m the conditions made.
of The eveatful evening arrived an
after our subject was given the allotte
, a time, in perfect quietude, he was con
tie PEELED to gives copy of the letter, whic
of according to agreement. he mailed
it. his wife. The same was placed in tt
re- hotel safe pending the arrival of MI
,se Green's letter.
nts On the Monday night when each
M the fellow voyagers was to depart
lu- their various destinationsa dinner W
b. arranged as fitting finale to the pre-,
. is GUS happy days of good comradeshi
q The letters were to be opened by the ol
;ro- est traveller and the losing side wou
me. then be adludged and have to foot {
dit bill for the remainder of the evenin
ok. enjoyment. Imagine the surprise of
when the two following letters VI