The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-02
makes PHOTO OF
! ASTRAL THUMB
EaIifornia Surgeons Experiment
Raises interesting Question
! Among Scientists.
HOLD DISCOVERY VALUABLE
Doctor Believes He Has Provided
Basis for Far.Reaehlns Biological
Rsseareh-Etherie Double Of
Amputated Member Pictured.

ssn rrancisco.-The recent an
nouncement by DR.. p. 8. Haley, local
surgeon, that he has photographed the
~tberic double Of q mans thumb,
which had been cut off at the Joint,
mas aroused an interesting scientific
discussion.
= Scientists say Doctor Haley's ex-
periY'apt raises the question Of wheth-
OF MAR possesses within himself dor
mant energy TO reproduce parts Of
himself, such as an arm or leg, when
DE loses them.
Doctor Haley does not profess that
his experiment proves such a theory,
but declares that he believes he has
provided the basis for far-reaching
biological research.
Likewise he insists his experiment
IN no wise is of "spiritualistic" ma
gure.
MY own contribution is simply to
show by photography that crystaliza-
xiop Of energy exists. Scientists may
go much further and possibly in time
demonstrate that such capitalization
of energy may be made permanent in
stead Of momentary, such as my
photographs show" Doctor Haley
said.
Likewise IL may prove that ghosts
are not supernatural, but simply q
natural and material compound Of ex-
:ternslized energy. 1t Is certain that
some animals see things not visible
ia human eyes. Likewise certain per-
sons are psychically sensitive to
things which others are not. There is
a great field for investigation opened
by my experiment"
Thumb OF; Felt Pain.
Doctor Haley's subject In his inter
esting test WAS a wOodwOrker who
had lost his thumb. The woodworkel
believed himself conscious to pair
when a pin was inserted where thu
thumb once was. For the experiment
the stump was placed on highly sen
sitized paper in Photographic solu
ton. Four impressions were takeI
ranging I'm time from One-half to {
minute and q half.
my theory is that the etheric dou
BILE remains attached to the member
and, under influence Of will power an,
with the aid of other factors possibl,
not understood. the body energy radi
. ates from the point where the stunt
is. filling I'm the etheric double" sail
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the photographs.
"In such an event as the photo
graphs show the etheric double act
as a blue print" continued the doc
tor. DECENTRALIZATION of energy is
fact that has been known for year
and which fact / took into considera
ton In my work.
Holds Discovery Valuable.
This sort Of work may throw ligh
on many Of the biological problems
such as heredity, and should have al
application on medicine. The expert
ment is not exactly along my line O
work, and 1t is my intention to fur
what facts / have over TO the Univer
Sity of California or the Californi
Academy of Science for further cor
sderation, If they care for them.
THE value of my discovery will b
a possible diagnOStic factor In neuro
Ogy and contribution to biologics
knowledge, / believe" said Docto
Haley. when asked what his finding
might be used for.
"The 'etheric double is not spiritu
alistic. but, as / say, biological and
aided by the power Of the human bod
and psychic mechanism effects on tn
body, it may be applied to medicine
IL is my firm belief that a system o
medical diagnosis may eventually
founded on the theory" the docto
concluded.
Doctor Haley said he had bee
working on his latest experiment bu
one month.