The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14

old ah-urdlty of the transmutition ~
metals
, To predict & a man ths future events ~
his life from the way In which his hands
unc,n.cinuslv shur's and cut , pack ~
cards N NC more. sab ule philpsnph-r ~
The Comedie Humane. than - tell e
soldier that he VIII fight. lawyer IN #
he Will plead. shoemaker that he will
make shoes ~ = farmer that he will till Ne
earth
Take a strrkIpg example Genius is -
visible m a man thFt when n great painter
composer 81 writer walks the Paris ~ reefs
the most ignorant know IN some occult
way that u ~ q great artist who passes
In the same way We feel the presence OF an
imhecile. while the ordinary average man
passes unnotIcei
That certain persons have the power 10
read IN the unconscioua gestures 81 Others
the germs 81 future causes. az a great In
ventor perceives an industry W u SCIENCE
IN some natural effect unperceived by he
vulgar. nav he due 20 an unknown faculty.
m some sort - way the somnambulism ~
the mind
ChArCot. who passed. Tor \ materiaiist
had strange views Of this kind which he
he dishked Ia inform the general public
too closely even Of his hypnotic expert
ments With friends he sometimes spoke
of strange happenings within his eXperi-
ence not scientifically applicable
Abou' twenty wears ago the Catholic
ard Royallst newspaper offices Of Pans
were plagued hv singular priest. He
hal oTlv ore idea lie had found q
4 l.. Ia y IL. sN..h h. A
pre- li,tei ~ha' wis going 10 happen ia
FrguC- lhi> Nas No-tratamus Havin
trt-re-ts "A great poblemRn IN his cu %
thusiasm th'. latter Was scsptical CROUCH
b.fur. Z, jig itIrl her 10 have him examine
/ bV tha-,.r' who began nv asking the
prie-r how ~ came ~ be- the authorized
ilterprri-r at NostTaiAmu-
-NustT4 anus pI-iiri"i INV coming
10 auswer.i He often speaks of a
,srtaiu Deus Sow when ! was in the
active. NIT Istry ! "a- cur" 81 the parish
ct ~ DEM,
H. t.i- WAY he Interpreter 81 prophecy
~" pu H." koNalI-t~ We're "a have 4
great battle with Borapa'ti~t- AMI Bepu'
r'a-- the Mug va to COIN" Ut" Pa -
D't . Wan" hpr-. Pope Plus N WAS On
.l- rI,It"i IA found m \u~t' aiAmy~
shortly after Plus ~ ui" a. ~ -
'Nr''a' tom iH" at" u"' a. all 81
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.Thr yr.ru" "a, lr, .t,..'l NV "rior .-
4
attn zoos AM '"'' u" - shall -sv
'Lr tang that - rur
Mu.. tr, tY.ui a>A- f,r thRrrot :
uual opinion. 80 was sIrpfi.' - hear
him -lv NuIr ahi''. - only a -hr"wi
mustir lie Eas ro hing ~ all 81 tho true
B seer
-S...T' Do Won believe o. se"rs'- In
F putrsi IN" Count
Nv i.a~ friend A'sw.r.i tharcoi.
We who make ext ~ IrI"rtal s"I"nC" or
profession are SUPPOSE To believe ~
uothmG We aimr only what our eS
ueriru,.' - have shown - But J,TSi as 49,
make no arrOun' ~ Anv fact that has rot
been provai cNpcrIm"rtallv ~ va ia
not derry b afOr.hA' . this OF that fact
or Uhslom"nou simply ! s-'ause ~ -
mv-tcrioUS 20 Us
~ VS. take an example The vision
ary - sick person subject to halluCina-
tons ca used hy some accident TO the bran
which W. can observe. study and even
care for IN measure Hts visions a-s
pathological and have nothing that can
give rise 20 the idea % the supernatural
But there are other beings who live
on the borderlAnd OF humanity and whose
visions. while sharing IN the character
~ morbid hailucinations. oher some
thing quite peculiar to themselves which
places them beyond tho observaIon and
experiment ~ normal science
1T would Ia childish at the present day