Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-01
GIRL OF TEN is
PSYCHIC MARVEL
BouIah Miller Reads Ones
Thoughts.
SHE AMAzES SCIENTISTS.

Before Eyes OF Learned Men She Calls
Out Names of Objects In Spectators
Han~ds--Counts Hidden Cards-De-
fees Attempts TO 5ewiider Her-Plan
to Take Her to Harvard.
Professor Hugo Munsterherg, head
OF the Harvard department of psyehol-
ogy: Professor james Hyslop Of Column
bia. who is the president Of the Amer
lean Society For Psychical Research,
md other experts recently visited Beu-
lab Miller, the ~ten-year-old girl Of War
rem, whose remarkable powers of mind
reading have startled scientists. II
was planned 10 have her taken to Cam
bridge for investigation of her facul-
ties.
Names Concealed Objects.
DR.. Henry w. Hopkins, who assist
ed IN the tests, makes an affidavit as
follows.
II began the test by turning the
stone of my ring inside my hand. put
ting my hand in my pocket. When
Beulah came in from another room /
asked her what | had in my left tiand.
She readily said. "a diamond. | then
put my hand in my right pocket and
asked her what | had in my right hand.
She said. Purse which was correct
/ took a coin in my right hand while
1t was still in my pocket and said,
'Beulah. what have in my right hand
now She said, Quarter / said,
Now, Beulah, IL you will tell me the
figures or the coin it is yours. She
answered. .1-99-s,' and the quarter
was hers. / then opened the case of
my watch and looked at the number
of the movement. closed the case and
put the watch back in my pocket. |
asked Beulah il she could tell me the
number of the watch movement. She
said, '~5-S-4-9-S-4.' These were the actual
figures.
Weird Tests Made by Cards.
psychologists say that cards are the
best test in cases of this kind. so /
took a deck of yards. Beulah sat some
iiRllt lit L d~AfAl Itl 4 " ttttt
n by II approximately, half the
cards contained in the pack. She readi-
ly gave the number of spots on each
card and the suit. If it was a face
card or an ace she so stated.
II her p~laced>the cards In twelve
piles ON the floor in a corner of the
room, while Beulah was in an ada
cent room. | then asked her how
many piles there were. She said.
Twelve | asked her how many piles
in each row. She said. Four which
was right.
II turned Il card face up and asked
her@vhat card | had turned.
she replied, Three spot of dia-
monds.' / asked her what row 1t was
in. She said, Fourth which was cor
rect. turned another card and asked
her what card | had turned. She said,
Jack | asked, Jack of what?' She
answered. Jack of spades / asked
her what pile it was in. She said.
Left corner pile, top row. and so it
was. | turned another one and asked
her what card l had turned. She said,
Ace of clubs | said, What row.
She said, Third
81 then pretended to turn Il card and
said, 'Beulah, what card is turned
now?' She said. You did not turn
any
Il then took ont my watch ana said.
'Beulah, can you tell me the time by
this watch2'
"She said. The long hand stands at
q, and the short hand sands mt o.
That was correct; it was SO. l shift
cd the hands and asked her again
their position. She stated it correctly.
Describes Hidden objects.
Mrs. Rask, another spectator, then
said. 'Beulah. can you tell me what l
have concealed under my mun?' Beu-
lah said right of, a box, which it
proved to be. Mrs. Rask then asked
her If she could tell her what was in
the box. She saiu, Corn II was pop
corn. She then asked Beulah If she
could tell her where she lived. Beu-
lah spelled ont Brooklyn
she then asked her IL she could tell
the name OF her son, who was in col
lege, Beulah said. Fred, which was
correct. Mrs, Rask told Beulah that
she had a eat mt home ana asked her
If she could tell Its name. Beulah said,
Billy which was the name OF the cat.
Mrs. Rask then said, DO you sup.
pose that you could tell me my last
manner
''Beulah told her her last name and
first name also, saying, Mary Rask.
Mrs, Rask said that Beulah had am
swered all the questions asked by her
correctly and that most of the an
swers were known to no II present
but herself"