"THOUGHT-READING."

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 205, 29 August 1881, Page 1

"THOUGHT-READING."

A correspondent says, writing to the editor of the Daily JS/eios :—^l'thiiilc I -may fairly claini to have, made a mote remarkable discovery, than, that with which Mr. Bishop perplexed: some of oar leading 'scientists' the other even •? lng. My discovery is, sir, that prpb.all ,b£ us havd.the siaine power of I .i.nterpr<esng . the n .thfOUghts of- others ;as Mr. . possesses^ '■ >li£- my own •liou selibld'- We • MVO : in a#e ; ex^r itncn t s ■'With." 'Gpfivei. siitteess. :..F,oui\ s 6f. lig/have ea.Qhiiip) fcurn -been- biipij/oided, and the re'sulfciri feach i<sMse'has<been«ihiß '^Tfid 3 b:HiidfdldM 'p^dbii wessi% gainst : hi^ ihe;- ; was ; ; ta; ojn^er;prqt0 jn^er ; prqt has •= mo Year rod tfd the room until hellias indidated-^-genfer^ ally by touching; it with the 7 fdrchead —the' thought of. We have made over a dozen experiments, and we have not had a single instance of failure. Two of our experiments wore ho extraof dinary tliat they are worthy, of special mention. My sister was .: blindfolded and the object "thought of-^-a gloves-was-hung up in the room DUt of reach. With my hahd against hei- forehead, she moved about the room until directly under the glove, when she: suddenly raised her head up. Iv the other case, jmy. brother was blindfolded and was moving towards tbe object thought of,; when One of; us seized it iand -moved it away. My brother immediately "turned; off, ahd moved in the same direction. Again, the object was moved with the! same result, until, .being at last replaced^ where' it was originally hidden, my; brother stooped over it and touched iti witlrhis forehead. I may add that my! neighbours have made similar experi-j I ments with success. I enclose my, card,! ' sir, ! and would ask those who aire scep-l tical; on the subject to test the apcuracy: of my statements by making , experi-i ments." - ; '