The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-05
GIRL OF TEN is
PSYCHIC MARVEL
BeuIah Miller Reads Ones
Thoughts.
She AMAzES SCIENTISTS.

Before Eyes of Learned Men She Calls
Out Names of Objects In Spectators
Hands-Counts Hidden Cards-De
fies Attempts to 5ewiIder Her-Plan
to Take Her to Harvard.
Professor Hugo Munsterberg, head
of the Harvard department of psychol-
ogy; Professor James Hyslop Of COlum-
bia, who is the president of the Amer
lean Society For Psychical Research
and other experts recently visited Beu
lab Miller, the ten-year-old girl of War
rem, whose remarkable powers of mind
reading have startled scientists. 1t
was planned to 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:
Il 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 hand.
/ She readily said, "A diamond I then
/ put my hand in my right pocket and
asked her what 1 had in my right hand.
/ She said, Purse which was correct
l took a coin iI1 my right hand while
it was still in my pocket and said,
'Beulah, what have I in my right hand
nowF She said, Quarter 1 said,
Now, Beulah, if you viii tell me the
figures on the coin it is yours She
answered, 1895 and the quarter
was hers. l 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 II 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 deck of cards. Beulah sat som,
distance from me. asked her to tell
one by one approximately, half the
cards contained in the pack. She readi
ly gave the number of spots on eacl
card and the suit, If it was a fac'
card or an ace she so stated.
II then placed the cards in twelv,
D piles on the floor in a corner of til,
room, while Beulah was in an ada
5 cent room. 1 then asked her how
r many piles there were. She said
/ Twelve 1 asked her how many pile
e in each row. She said, Four whicl
t was right.
n 81 turned a card face up and aske
her what card l had turned.
II "She replied. Three spot of dia
$ monds.' l asked her what row it wa
L in. She said. Fourth which was col
rect. l turned another card and aske
a, her what card l had turned. She sait
e Jack ! asked, Jack of WHAT Sh
:, answered, Jack of spades l aske
her what pile 1t was in. She sal,
d, Left corner pile, top row. and so
/. was. l turned another one and aske
t her what card had turned. She sal
Ace of clubs l said, What row
III She said, Third
II II then pretended to turn a card al
er said, 'Beulah, what card is turnt
al now?' She said. You did not tut
. any
81 then took out my watch and sal
IS 'Beulah, can you tell me the time |
ld this watchY
ai 'She said, The long hand stands
- =. q, and the short hand sands at
70 That was correct; it was SIS l shit
m ed the hands and asked her aga
1t. their position. She stated 1t correct
he Describes Hidden Objects.
le' Mrs. Rask, another spectator, tn
- said, 'Beulah, can you tell me what
,ro have concealed under my muff| Be
ar- lah said right off, a box which
in proved to be. Mrs. Rask then ask
he her If she could tell her what was
he che box. She said, Corn 1t was pc
ere corn. She then asked Beulah If s
I'D could tell her where she lived. Be
cd Iah spelled out Brooklyn
''She then asked her if she could t
the name of her son, who was in C
lege Beulah said, Fred which W
~ correct. Mrs. Rask told Beulah tt
she had a cat at home and asked /
of if she could tell its name. Beulah sa
ay. Billy which was the name of the C
mo ''Mrs. Rask then said, DO you 81
on pose that you could tell me my /;
name?
on "Benlah told her her last name a
I'M nrst name also, saying, Mary has
Mrs. Rask said that Beulah had
her Swered all the questions asked by
her correctly and that most of the
swers were known to no one pres,
IN but herself
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