The Mena weekly star., 1920-08-19
Master Mind Says Insane May be
 Cured by Dreams

Boston, Aug 11.-Nbt only is it pos sible to cure insanity by the interpre- tation of dreams, but thoughts may be transferred at will from one normal mind to another, according to Joseph Dunninger, master of the mind,' whose mental theories, as yet but par tially disclosed to the public, are at tracing much interest among local psychologists. The recent arrival in this country of disciple of Dr. Sig mund Freud, discoverer of the theory lation of these mental images into everyday language.
 Dunninger claims that, through the control of what he calls the ''uncon- scious consciousness mental pie lures may be freely transmitted from one normal brain to another. He claims that by his method it is possi- ble for him to read any normal per sons mind. The greatest difficulty of the mind upon which Dunninger bases his belief, Dr. J. Rudolph Katz, of Amsterdam, who comes to show that he can cure insanity by interpret ing dreams. is giving an added inter- est to Dunninger's statements and demonstrations
 'Wle do not think in words or fig ures,' he explains, but in pictures. No matter what word is mentioned we form not mental picture of the letters which compose the word, but picture of some symbol which stands in our minds for that word. Thus when the word fnfinity' is mentioned I have found by long experiment. that practically everyone mentally visual izes the sky, or the sea-the two most infinite things we have experienced.
 "Now every individual really has a mental language of his own This va ries as much between different in dividuals as the picture symbols of primitive mans writings varied from race to race. Thus in some minds the concept white is represented by a white COW, or a white house, while in others it is represented by a blank sheet of paper.
 'The difficulty in reading minds is to establish the symbolism of each in- dividual mind. This can only be ac- complished in the same way that Dr. Freud and his followers establish the symbolism of dreams, by questioning the individual
 Whenever, however, I find a sub. ject who can translate his thoughts not into the usual symbolic mental images, but can mentally visualize ac- tuai letters, words and figures. I can read his or her mind without the nee essity of getting the key to his or her mental symbolism.
 As yet the science of mental teIe- pathy-which. would place among those lost arts of the ancients-is in the infancy of its re-discovery. The fact that as yet Freud and the other advanced psychologists have applied psychoanalysis rather toward other directions than its application to the normal waking state has thus far pre- vented much research along these lines, and think can claim without fear of contradiction to be the first who has developed the theory along these lines with success.
 Tn this science, as fin many others. to give tangible and indisputable proof of the theory is practically im-  possible. I am. however, demonstrat- ing in a simple way that 1t is possible by reading without difficulty words. sentences and figures which anyone will visualize in letters and figures in- stead of in their usual symbols.
 shortly l expect to give the re- suits of my investigations to the pub- lic In book form. but in this connec- ton 1t should be said that-owing to the ethic responsibility involved. in that l owe it to society to keep the far-reaching possibilities of this sci ence from falling into the hands of those who might use 1t for other than altruistic ends-I shall not. just now at least, divulge the entire the ory. am anxious, however, that ey. eryone should become familiar with the basic principles