The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-29
.LEAGIJE-LEADER
A MIND-READER
Homer Cook Displays Rare
Versatility at the
haywood Hotel.
AN UNUSUAL SPEAKER

It>was a merry sort of morning at
the Hotel haywood. The inquisitive
reporter heard snatches of CONVERSE
ton about mental telepathy, mind
ready and kindred psychic subjects
between the hotel clerk and a guest.
Naturally she was interested and learn
ed that Homer Cook, who is in Kenosha
county this week in the interests of
the Non-Partisan League, dabbled in
such matters more or less seriously.
That led to an interview with Mr.. Cook
which resulted, as aforementioned, in
d merry morning for interviewer, sin
terviewee" and assembled guests.
Mr.. Cook halls from Fargo, N. D.
He has taught in various schools and
universities in the middle west and
was at one time president of the state
Normal school in Missouri. During
the war he was Red Cross field work
er with the 39th division. First, of
course, he explained his work in Wis
consin, which is explaining the plat
form of the Non-Partisan League" He
believes that the state slate will carry
but that the national program will not
be placed in effect until 1924. He ex-
planned that he has been a staunch
Democrat, campaigning for Wilson and
supporting his policies. but that the
cabinet mistakes have placed him in
the ranks of the Progressive Repub-
licans.
Believes in Psychic.
And what has mental telepathy and
psychology to do with politics and
teaching? That's what the inquisitive
reporter inquired of Mr.. Cook. He ex-
planned that while he is a firm believ-
er in that sort of thing it was the
reading of the back of peoples hands
which most interested him. The in
quisitive reporter had often heard OF
palmistry, but the back Of hand?
swell, you see," said Mr.. Cook,
when | was a young chap I was great
pals with our local Y. M. C. A. secre-
tary. He was great big chap and he
had huge, ugly, hairy hands. His hands
had strange attraction for me and
I watched them continually. / watched
them so much that finally l could tell
what thoughts were directing the
movements of his hands. Then anoth-
er secretary arrived in town and learn
ing that l had fiunkied for his prede-
cessor, enlisted my services. | didn't
like him very we'll and soon I noticed
that his his hands were not the same
as Bert's. Then l studied his hands
and the hands of other people, COM
pairing them with Bert's and discovered
that people with hands like Bert's had
similar characters. I have studied this
sort of thing for years and will gam
bic on my reading of a mans hand.
It is much more difficult to read the
hand of woman-her hands are usu-
ally meticulously cared for and watch
ed more carefully than mans. It
is possible to cast a mask over your
eyes and face but nothing can veil the
movement of the hands and the
thoughts and characteristics back of
such movements. I can tell every emo
ton, physical and material a71
preference of the person whose hand
I read.
know and my study of the matter has
otter
Heads Back of Hands.
The bell-hop was the first to have
the back of his hand read and when
the reading had been concluded and
approved by him the inquisitive re-
porter decided that she just must know
all about herself Mr.. Cook isn't al
ways complimentary and she felt rather
conspicuous when he mentioned her
tastes in boots and felt battery of
eyes turned upon a pair of monstrous
groundgrippers but withal she admit
ted that he had shit the nail on the
head" and in the meantime We editor
might put entirely different thoughts
back of her hands unless she FASTENED
back to her duties.