Human Magnetism Measured.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 April 1914, Page 2

Human Magnetism Measured.

There is a remarkable little instrument, consisting of a steel cylinder attached to a vertical needle, for measuring human magnetism, that is attracting a good deal of attention in the Occult library in Piccadilly. It is the invention of Dr. Fayol, who has been conducting a series of experiments before a committee of the French Academy of Medicine. Explaining its purpose to a representative of a London journal, M. W. de Kerlor said : "Its object is to demonstrate the existence of the emanation of nerve force from the human body. If you place the left hand in front of the cylinder the needle will move in the same direction as the hands of a watch ;if the right hand, the motion will be in the opposite direction. With all healthy and normal individuals the rotation of the needle is normal ; if persons are ill, or even below par, the motion of the needle will be irregular and abnormal. All healthy bodies project regular currents of nerve force; unhealthy bodies absorb. That is why you hear of sick ,or elderly people who have not sufficient vital force to maintain the normal amount ot physical strength absorbing human magnetism from younger and healthier persons." Various experiments have been made with the instrument to show how variously it is affected. Two hands of an opposite nature placed in front of the apparatus entirely stop the motion, but with two hands of the same nature it is accelerated. As to the possibilities of the invention, M. de Kerlor said, "If you have an instrument which is capable of being propelled at the rate of 30 or 40

turns a minute quite automatically by an invisible force emanating from the human body, what may not be achieved by applying the magnetism of a hundred, or of 'a thousand men to a much larger cylinder, with a powerful lever ? At present Dr. Favoks' invention is in an embryonic stage, but hj is continuing his experiments in the hope of achieving still greater re-

sults."