Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

across a small table. In the center of
the table is transverse board PARTITION
high enough so that neither can see til"
hands of the other. but not so high as to
prevent conversation and a free exchange
of glances
The patient has his hands upon two
metal domes fixed in the table. Through
these he receives the electric current, but
il is weak that il cannot be felt even
by the most sensitive nerves. He talks
to the investigator. He answers ques-
tions and relates experiences. and with
every increase in his emotion. whether he
shows it outwardly or not he increases
his bodys resistance to the electric eur
rent that is being passed through his
hands. the increase is felt by the gal
vanometer. the mirror is swung ever so
slightly, the reflection Of the light on
the ground glass scale travels to the
right or left the arrow point In the hands
of the assistant follows it. and by the
string moves the fountain pen over the
drum. There the variation in emotion
is recorded indelihly upon the revolving
sheet OF paper-recorded in way that
shows its tensity, the time it took for the
emotion to be aroused and the length of
time it lasted When the sileetris finally
filled out by, the notes made by the in
yestigator behind the board partition on
the little table. the record is completed
by the words or phrases which produced
the emotion.
All very simple and very unimportant,
you may say So, perhaps, it is in its
present state of development yet, handled
by a man of intelligence. ii can be made
to produce marvellous results.
The method used now is much simpler
than it will be after the instrument is
better understood. Today DIR. Goddard
explains to the subject that he will sim
ply read, one by one. "A list of 100 words
totally disconnected and with no reievan-
cy whatever After each word is pro-
nounced by the doctor the patient i to
say the first thing that comes into his
mind suggested by the word II does not
matter how silly or how absolutely With
out meaning the answer may appear be
be The patient is to utter the first
thought that the word suggests.
Unknown to the subject, the inVestiga-
tor presses button the instant the word
from the list is pronounced. and at the
same time presses stop watch. The
first button makes a mark upon the pa
per on the revolving drum in the other
room, and also gives DR.. Goddard's as
sistant warning to watch the light on the
ground glass Then as soon as the an
swer is made, the doctor snaps his stop
watch. writes down the answer, and the
number of seconds and fifthS of seconds
il has taken the subject to give it, and
any other data he may desire. These data
are all written in later on the paper rec
ord being made on the drum.
DIR. Goddard went to Zurich some time
ago especially To DR.. Jung and the
wonderful new instrument he had de-
vised- DR.. Goddard has spent his life in
such work that his deeper emotions are
not easily aroused. and when he became
subject for DR. Jung the instrument
showed practically no variations as the
list of words was read to him, because
ne was acting his part purely from the
standpoint of the scientist, and his an
sWers were made almost automatically,
while his mind was fixed upon the work
of the psychometer.
You are answering with Your mind
and slot with Your emotions" said Dr.
Jung. Let us try something else. What