The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-26
MAKES PHOTO OF
ASTRAL THUMB
California Surgeons Experiment
Raises Interesting Question
Among Scientists.
HOLD DISCOVERY VALUABLE
Doctor Believes He Has Provided
Basis for Far-Reaehlng Biological
observation-disclosures Double of
Amputated Member Pictured.

San FranciscO.-The recent an
nouncement by DR.. Z. S Haley, local
surgeon, that he has photographed the
etheric double of mans thumb.
which had been cut off at the joint,
has aroused an interesting scientific
discussion.
Scientists say Doctor Haley's ex-
pertinent raises the question of wheth-
er man possesses within himself dor
mant energy to reproduce parts Of
himself, such as an arm or leg, when
he 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 a "spiritualistic" ma
ture.
MY own contribution is simply to
show by photography that crystaliza-
ion of energy exists. Scientists may
20 much further and possibly i'm time
demonstrate that such crystallizatioR
# energy may be made permanent in
stead of momentary, such as my
photographs show" Doctor Haley
said.
Likewise 1t may prove that ghosts
are not supernatural, but simply
natural and material compound of ex-
ternaliZed energy. 1t is certain that
some animals see things not visible
to human eyes. Likewise certain per-
sons are psychically sensitive 10
things which others are not. There is
a great field for investigation opened
by my experiment"
Thumb Off; Felt Pain.
Doctor Haley's subject i'm his inter-
esting test was q woodworker who
had lost his thumb. The woodworker
believed himself conscious to pain
when a pin was inserted where the
thumb once was. For the experiment
the stump was placed on highly SEN
sitlzed paper in a Photographic solu-
ton. Four Impressions were taken
ranging In time from one-half to a
minute and a half.
My theory is that the etheric dOu-
bic remains attached TO the member,
and, under influence of will power and
with the aid of other factors possibly
not understood, the body energy radi-
ates from the point where the stump
is, filling in the etheric double" said
Doctor Haley. illustrating with one of
the photographs.
"In such an event as the photo
graphs show the etheric double acts
as a blue print" continued the doc
tor. Decentralization of energy Is a
fact that has been known for years
and which fact I took into considera-
ton in my work.
Holds Discovery Valuable.
'This sort Of work may throw light
on many of the biological problems,
such as heredity, and should have an
application on medicine. The expert
ment Is not exactly along my line Of
work, and 1t is my intention 10 turn
what facts | have over 10 the Univer-
sity of California or the California
Academy of Science for further con-
sideration, if they care for them.
1.-The value Of my discovery will be
a possible dagnostic factor in neurol-
ogy and a contribution TO biological
knowledge, 1 believe" said Doctor
Haley, when asked what his findings
might be used for.
THE 'etheric double is not spiritu-
alistic, but, as / say, biological and.
aided by the power Of the human body
and psychic mechanism effects on the
body, IT may he applied to medicine.
1t is my firm belief that system OF
medical diagnosis may eventually be
founded on the theory" the doctor
concluded.
Doctor Haley said he had been
working on his latest experiment but
one month.