Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-22
BRAIN MESSAGE
BY WIRELESS,
BY MARTIN ANDREWS.

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ciatiOn
This is an age Of rationalism. Ev-
cry day we are more inclined to con-
denim superstition and certain frauds
by which 1t is supported But while
we are losing faith in the miraculous
there is a growing disposition to ex-
plain wonders scientifically.
am especially subject to thought
tranSference. and 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 CON-
munication
Some years ago went as 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 cen
stantly occurring to change the con-
ditions
We were sailing northward. within
hundred miles Of coast running
northeast and southwest 1t was near
midnight. ! wis sound asleep in my
berth. Suddenly awoke What oc-
CURED during this awakening l am
not going to attempt to explain except
negatively. 1t was not a dream It
was not vision. l heard nothing
saw nothing. 1t Was rather con-
seriousness. In that infnitesimal bit of
time, during which ! passed from
sound sleep to wide awake condi-
ton. my wife. who was several thou
sand miles distant from me, was gs.s-
ticulating wildly, convulsed with ter
ror, pointing and crying. Keep off,
AS | have said. | received this as a
brain impression. The moment | was
awake it was gone There were the
usual roll Of the ship and cracking of
timbers. aud looked out OF the pert
hole. The night was starlight. and
there was but Il fair wind. Neverthe-
less what had occurred had impressed
me thoroughly WITH Il sense of danger.
/ arose, put Oh my clothes and went
on deck. The officer in charge joan
jacobson. was pacing the after deck.
There was no laid i'll sight. nothing
but Il broad exran"e of ocean.
What is it?'' asked the officer as |
Joined him.
"Why do you ask the question:
why: You wouldn't be coming IN
here at this time CT night for nothing.
Besides. you look as if you'd seen a
ghost"
John" replied. will you do some.
thing for me without reasOny'
what is it:'
"Thats shoreward out there, isn't
it," l pointed westward.
"Yes"
PUT her off to northwest
Good Lord: What fory
1T was to be without reason"
"What will the Old man do to me?"
I'll take the responsibility and stand
y
be quick: There's danger ahead"'
lie seemed to catch an inspiration of
rear from me and gave the necessary
orders. AS the ship was rounding to
ner new course | went to the port
gunWale and looked over
Come here. quick!' called to the
officer.
He came and looked over the side
with me-
"What's tfat?' ! asked
Il see nothing" he replied.
mot that whitish line out there?"
He continued to peer and suddenly
cried under his breath. Great heav.
ens! then gave the order to the helms.
man to sheer off to starboard. He saw,
as did. Il thin white line. 1t could
only be foam and could only come
IRON submerged rocks. 1t ran north
and south. broken here and there by
the dark water to reappear farther on
We got only a glimpse of it. for our
chanSe OF course served to take us
away from it. For time we both
stood with bated breath. every mo-
ment expecting shock or to hear the
hold beneath us grating on reef
Then l went below and called the cap.
TAIN
We saw no more evidences of the
sunken reef. but on reaching the next
port learned that it had been recently
discovered by others. Its appearance
dated from the last earthquake on the
coast.
! made note of the day. hour and
minute. as near as the latter WAS pos
sibe. that my warning came to me,
and when some months later | return.
ed to my wife told her my story.
Without waiting 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 off. 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.
titic causes may be weakened by it's
dependence on a dream. Dreams are
now believed to be simply mental &C.
ttvity of the dreamer But why should
not that mental activity have expe-
riences as well as when the nina is
awake? And. if so. why could not what
was experienced be communicated?
can conceive of my wife's communicate
ing her experience to me through
thought transference as readily as
can conceive Of Il message sent by
wireless TELEGRAPH to q vessel far ont