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FACTS
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FALLACIES
Dealing with Personal Magnet-
ism, Telepathy, Psychology.
Suggestion, Hypnotism,
and Spiritualism.
By
EDWARD B. WARMAN, A. M.
Zminent Psychologist and
Hrcienist.
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SPIRITISM.
Clairvoyance and Clairaudience.
There Is quite a question among in-
vestigators of "psychic phenomena"
as to the existence of what is known
a« "independent clairvoyance." Dr.
Hudson was loath to believe in it. He
frankly stated that he did not be-
lieve in the genuineness of the power;
that he had never been able to lo-
cate the boundary line between telep-
athy and clairvoyance; that they are
divided only by their names; that
he had looked in vain for indubitable
evidence of the reality of the power
of "independent clairvoyance." This
was hiB conclusion at the close of his
investigations as recorded in his
"Law of Psychic Phenomena" (1893),
but in talking the matter over with
him In 1889 he modified his statement
by saying that "in almost every case"
that had come to his notice he found
that telepathy offered a satisfactory
explanation. •
We fully agreed on this point, but
It is that "almost" that causes us to
seek elsewhere for an explanation.
It is readily accepted that telepathy
is the means of communication be-
tween subjective minds, but we should
not lose sight of the fact that telepa-
thy deals and can deal only with
past and present occurrences, while
"clairvoyance" Is the "clear seeing"
of that which has not yet occurred;
therefore cannot be telepathlcally re-
ceived by anyone's else mind. I
am slow, however, to believe that
"clairvoyance" is the proper word to
use. It has long been a question in
my mind if anything is ever actually
seen subjectively- The* subjective
mind perceives, but perception is not
seeing. Some persons see things
and are ever ready to say: "I see, I
see," but they do not always perceive.
This distinction is well made by
Locke, as follows: "Till we ourselves
see it with our own eyes, and per-
ceive it by our own understandings,
we are still In the dark."
The subjective mind perceives intu-
itively. Our knowledge (objectively)
of what is perceived comes to us In
one of three ways, viz.: (1) by im-
pression (to those of us who are ins-
ists); (2) by dreams (to
who are not susceptible to im-
pressions); (3) by psychics (to those
who receive neither by impressions
not dreams, but depend upon others
for their admonition).
The psychic may think it comes
from the spirit, but that does not
make It so. The message is subjec-
tively received from your subjective
mind, which, of itself, failed to reach
your objective consciousness* The
phychic, in that case, merely gives
back to you that which you yourself
do know, subjectively.
Dr. Hudson acknowledges that, In
cases of premonition, the subjective
mind possesses the power to see that
which is not within the range of
the objective vision.
Search the wide world over, you
would fall to find a better definition
of that faculty — clairvoyance. I
would, however, suggest the substitu-
tion of the word "perceive" for that
of "see" as used by Dr. Hudson.
Clairaudience.
The word "clairaudience" signifies
"clear-hearing." These sounds or
words are not supposed to be audible
to the ear in the natural, waking con-
dition; at least the sounds, so-called,
do not cause atmospheric vibrations.
They are never heard by anyone but
the psychic or the one for whom they
are intended. The Bible records
many instances of most important
messages being conveyed in this man-
ner. There are also many persons
living to-day that claim, like Socra-
tes, to be clairaudiently warned from
impending danger.
Thus clairvoyance and clairaudi-
ence are of the most practical benefit;
in fact, among the most useful in all
the range of "spirit phenomena." This
I shall endeavor to prove from my
own experience when treating of the
subject of "premonition."
Examples of Clairvoyance.
The illustrations given herewith are
first experiences of the use of this
wonderful faculty; experiences of
my own pupils who never dreamed of
the latent power possessed by them.
While all clairvoyance is preceded by
hypnotism (either self-Induced or In-
duced by another), all hypnotism does
not produce clairvoyance. These
lases are more interesting be-
nonprofesskmal.
(1) In one of my classes in Texas
• lady was very desirous of being hyp-
notised for the purpose of ascertain-
ing if she possessed clairvoyant pow-
er. She importuned so persistently
I complied with her request fn
to give a practical demonstra-
te the class.
The fact of her persistency led ffl?
to believe that she was impelled 1a
the matter, and subsequent develop-
ments proved the correctness of my
impression.
8be passed quite readily into the
hypnotic condition—the highest state
of suggestibility. I informed 'her,
while in that condition, that she could
go anywhere she chose if she held
the desire with a quiescent concentra-
tion—not with intensity.
But a few moments elapsed ere she
jaid, with the tears streaming down
her face: "Why, I am back in my old
home once more, away up here in
Muscatine, la. The old home has had
many changes, and father has passed
away since I was last here."
There was a lull for a moment or
two, then she said: "Oh, I see. Yes,
I see the papers that father put away
so carefully—the papers in regard to
the property. Yes, he died without
telling any of us about them, and, so
far, all search for them has been
without avail. I now know why I
have been so anxious to pass into this
condition. The longing has been
fully satisfied, and I am ready to re-
turn."
Then, by a word, I called her back
to her normal condition. The tears
had not yet dried upon her cheeks,
and as she brushed them away she
expressed surprise at their presence.
She did not, in reality, suffer; nor
doe#s anyone in that condition.
The next day she wrote home; all
the impressions of the previous night
came readily to her. In a few days
came a letter from the old home
which proved the accuracy of her
clairvoyance; yes, to the minutest
detail.
Let us reason together a moment.
Was this clairvoyance or telepathy?
As for myself, I think it plausible,
possible and probable that ere the
death of the father he had been sub-
jectively in telepathic communication
with his daughter; neither being ob-
jectively conscious of it
But what about the changes that
had taken place since the death of
the father? They, , too, may have been
telepathlcally transmitted by some
member of the family.
We really cannot or should not say
that it was not telepathy, if it can
be thus accounted for. Nor can we
or should we deny the possibility of
clairvoyance. If it was clairvoyance,
then the subjective mind clearly per-
ceived the changes that had taken
place and the putting away of the
papers. Of one thing you may rest
assured, viz.: She thought she saw,
and she thought she was there.
Some very interesting questions
arise here. Let us consider them.
Was she there? Could she be in
Iowa and Texas at the same time?
Mark her words: "I am ready to come
back." We would naturally assume
that she thought she was still there.
Note how amenable to suggestion is
the subjective mind when the sub-
ject is under hypnotic control. Ihad
previously said: "You may go where
you desire." The going naturally im-
plied the coming back. But when I
said: How can you say "I am there,"
when you are conversing with me
here? she said: "Everywhere is here."
She had now passed beyond the state
known as hypnotic, beyond the state
of amenability to suggestion, and the
Ego assumed control; therefore the
response which proved so conclusive-
ly the omnipresence of the soul:
"Everywhere is here."
'Tis true, the soul takes no cogni-
zance of space. Does the soul go
out or does it look out? This is a
question that has fcaused much con-
troversy. It seems to me that it is
best answered by the soul itself:
"Everywhere is here."
Why did the lady insist on being hyp-
notized and so strongly desire the clair-
voyant condition? Because the subjec-
tive mind held a message of importance
which It wished to convey and there-
fore impelled her to seize this oppor-
tunity. If she could have become suf-
ficiently passive (objectively) she
would have received it. Had she
gone to a psychic, the psychic would
have received it telepathlcally from
her, and then delivered the message
as if coming from the father. She
would also have described the father,
perceiving the mental image held,
unconsciously, by the daughter. Fur-
thermore, she — might—have—been—
honest in it all, from her view point.
The question has been asked times
without number: "What is the differ-
ence in the condition of one who Is
hypnotized and one who is cialr
voyant?
Hypnotism is a condition of hallu-
cination, the subject being wholly un-
der the control of the operator, and,
as such, accepts any suggestion given
that Is not in violation of his settled
principles. .Whereas, the clairvoyant
passes through and beyond the hyp-
notic state and conditions pertaining
thereto, becomes wholly independent,
is no longer governed by suggestion,
because the Initiative is in the
ascendancy, yet will return to normal
condition—that of objective conscious-
ness—at the call of the operator.
Perhaps I can better illustrate It
as follows: When a boy flies a kite
he cannot Control its motion when
once he lets it out, but he can draw
it back at will. So it is with the one
who becomes clairvoyant. The string
is to the kite what hypnotism is to
clairvoyance—the means whereby
freedom is attained. As the boy can
send out and draw back the kite at
will, but cannot otherwise control it
when out, so I can send out and re-
call my subject at will, but cannot
otherwise control or guide when the
soul is on its mission.
(Copyright, 1907, by Joseph H. Bowles.)
Home, Sweet Home.
The chief reason for leaving home
is that one may the better enjoy com-
ing back to It. Home Is the place
we have so studiously suited to our
own needs that it fits us like on out-
er envelope. In no other house do
we feel so absolutely ourselves.—Loo.
don Truth.
etonne Shades to®
LAMPS and CANDLES
Among the
newest designs in
lamp and can-
dle shades ape
some cretonne
creations remark-
able for their
loveliness and for
the charming
light they shed.
One might fancy,
offhand, that
such shades are
intended solely
for country house
and boudoir use, but such is not the
case. They may be used in more for-
mal rooms with perfect taste. All that
one needs to be mindful of is in hav-
ing the surroundings show a color
harmony with the cretonne.
For the tall crystal banquet lamps,
which are as often used in libraries and
sitting rooms as in the dining room,
cretonne shades are a perfect accom-
paniment. They show to excellent dd-
vantage when given so much space
between the table upon which the
lamp rests and the top of the shade.
Four circles are fashioned into one
very effective shade for a colonial crys-
tal lamp which stands at least 30
inches from base to top. The disks
of cretonne measure 12 inches or
more in diameter. The pattern of the
material is small pinkish and brown
flowers in clusters on a deep cream
background. Large figures do not
look as well, especially when made
up into shades of less Bimple style.
Wire frames are sold in the shops
ready to mount the cretonne on, but it
is generally the case that exclusive
shapes have to be copied by an ama-
teur maker or else the shape bought
complete in the shop. If one can have
a frame copied or get an odd and
pretty one in its skeleton condition,
the rest is really quite simple. The
four disks are covered with the cre-
tonne so that all the disks show ex-
actly the same arrangement of the
flowers. The inside' of each circle of
the frame is then lined with some thin
material, either a silk or a cotton in
cream color or a shade which will
soften the light but not dim it.
Around the lower edge of the four
disks, which are joined together side
by side at a point a little above the
center horizontal diameter, is sewn a
fringe of clear crystal beads. An
inch and a half is a good width for
this fringe, though sometimes double
this width is used. The three-inch
bead fringe belongs, however, rather
to oriental effects than to simple cre-
tonne furnishings. The top of the
shade, which forms four shallow scal-
lops, may be left plain, or have a
cord finish to hide the joining of the
disks as well as the edges.
A more graceful shade is built upon
a round frame, one that spreads sud-
denly from the chimney support.
Above the collar daintily flowered cre-
tonne is shirred in a high upstanding
double frill, and this is so shaped that
it narrows and widens, so that when
finished the frill is in deep scallops.
The base of the frill joins the top of
a two-inch straight collar hugging the
lamp. This is covered with the cre-
tonne and over it is laid a strip of
open-work lace.
Then starts the shade proper, made
in five sections of cretonne, each one
cut at the top in umbrella style to
fit snugly over the frame. Each sec-
tion forms a deep point at the bottom.
These are lined and trimmed with a
narrow pink crystal fringe. The seam
formed by the sections is hidden by
a narrow quilling of two-toned ribbon
half an inch wide. The quilling re
produces the creamy tone of the cre-
tonne background and the deep pink
of the flowers.
Cretonne candle shades are dainty
and ornamental for the dinner table.
Copies in miniature of the lamp shades
will often turn out satisfactorily.
They are a little more difficult to
handle on account of their size. Small
patterns of the flowered material are
the only ones suitable for candle
shades, unless one prefers to have
something of a Geisha effect, where
the huge flowers are displayed in sec-
tions and the rest of the design is
left to the imagination. Narrow rib-
bon quilling makes a pretty trim-
ming for shades of this kind, and if
the shape is not too intricate and ir-
regular a very narrow crystal fringe
around the edge will be an addition.
One feature of these shades is that
they are so easily made at home and
are so inexpensive that one may have
different ones for every important oc-
casion.
The liQUIsffoom,
TRIMMING THE WEDDING GOWN.
Abundance of Lace Essential for the
Proper Effect.
The princess dress of rich white
material, a soft weave made over a
lustrous silk foundation, is one of the
prettiest arrangements one could se-
lect for' a white wedding gown. It
can be made with a princess lace yoke
and collar and princess lace in-
sertion for the shoulder effects. While
straight lines are extremely stylish,
yet the bride is permitted to have the
wedding skirt made entrain with a
good sweep and rich lace trimming
that sets well over the silk. No dif-
ference how much good lace is used,
it never makes a thin white dresa too
elaborate, since many really have a
lace appearance. Of course, if one can
purchase the lace robes to wear over
the silk foundation, something gor-
geous can be had. These robe patterns
are made of chiffon, richly and beau-
tifully bordered with the best iaoe.
They are very expensive in the finer
materials. Some of these sheer robes
are shown over foundations of striped
silk, the lining silk being a lustrous
and dull stripe of white that looks
pretty beneath the chiffon, giving this
season's pattern scheme in stripes.
Big black hats promise to be ex-
tremely popular.
Gold and silver gauze ribbons can
be worn on lace garden hats.
All the new approved French mod-
els of hats are worn straight on the
head.
Some of the early hats are charm-
ing in their combination of cheerful-
ness and warmth. A smart little three-
cornered arrangement in cream col-
ored cloth with a knot of brown vel-
vet at one side holds in place a bunch
of snowdrops, violets, and a high os-
prey of shaded hyacinth and jonquil.
Pretty blossoms in the many and
varied shades of salmon pink or rose,
lemon yellow, white, or deeper amber
form" lovely trimmings to tulle, lace
or mousseline de sole hats for restau-
rant or theater wear. The twigs are
hidden beneath the splendor of floral
beauty, while a tiny bunch of pale
green leaflets .jfcere and there stand3
out from the mass of delicate oolor.
PRETTY PHOTO FRAME
These embroidered frames are very decorative, and form a very dainty
gift, especially If the embroidery is worked by the giver. Art linen or silk
may be used for the foundation. The flowers and bows are worked with China
ribbon, the leaves in satin-stitch, and the stalks in cording-stltch.
In No. 1 we show half the design for each panel, also half the size, and
outline for cutting the foundation; say that pale green is used for the ground,
then the roses would be in pink, and the smaller flowers in pale blue ribbon;
two or three shades of green silk or mercerized thread for the leaves and
stalks. The bow would be in pale yellow ribbon, fixed by gold sequins and
beads.
The foundation material should be cut to allow one-half inch turnings all
round. The cardboard foundation is cut exact to outline. The card should
be very strong, and two pieces will be needed for each panel. In one an open-
ing is cut as indicated by dotted line in No. 1. Cover this with a thin layer
of wadding, then with the embroidery. Cut the opening in material a little
smaller than in card. The edges of this opening must be notched so that
they may be turned in over edge of card and fixed by seccotine to the inside,
the outer edges being the same. Down Ihe edge that comes next the second
panel fix a strip of ribbon or material about 1% inch wide to form a hinge,
which must also be fixed to the second panel. A piece of clear glass must
now be placed at the back of opening, and fixed by strips of linen and secco-
tine at the edge. The cardboard for back is covered with sateen, and must be
fixed by seccotine to back of panel, leaving an opening at bottom through
which to slip the photograph.
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A YAQUI JZTTLZM&IT
A -ynQin CEngf n*
HOZZDAY DREcSd
Has Mexico adopted the phrase
coined in this country years ago that
the "only good Indian is the dead In-
dian," and has she finally decided to
make good Indians out of all of the
Yaqui Indians, that fierce and un-
conquerable race which has cost her
many lives and much treasure In
keeping in subjection? Such question
may well be asked in view of the pres-
ent policy of deportation which is be-
ing persistently carried out. It looks
as though the war between the Span-
ish speaking inhabitants of the repub-
lic of Mexico and the truculent In-
dians of Sonora, which, with but few
and short intervals of peace, rims
back to the days of Cortez and his
conquistadores, has reached the last
phase, in which the utter annihilation
of a race is openly sought.
If we had ever been as patient with
our redskins as has been at least the
government of President Diaz with
the Yaquis, we might be justified in
criticising more severely than we can
the inexorable policy which has finally
been adopted by the great pacificator
of Mexico, who is proud of the Indian
blood that flows in his veins. But
such is not the case, and the Ameri-
cans who are best acquainted with the
conditions which" have prevailed in
the Yaqui country for the last ten
years are almost unanimous in agree-
ing that hitherto President Diaz'3
course has been one of great leniency
and that the only alternative to the
policy which the Mexican government
has adopted, namely, extermination
for the adult Yaquis and expatriation
for the children of the tribe, is for
the white man to withdraw from the
country, an alternative which, of
course, is not to be thought of, be-
cause, unfortunately for the poor Ya-
quis, their land Is enormously rich In
minerals, which the white brother
covets.
So the decree has gone forth that
the grown-up Yaquis must die and his
children, when they escape death on
the field or upon the treacherous trail,
are to be transported on government
ships to unhealthy, low-lying prov-
inces of the "hot country.," such as
Yucatan and Tehuantepec, where they
are incorporated in the tribes of
thoroughly inoffensive Indians. Here,
it they survive the changed conditions,
they must live ignorant of the tribal
traditions into which they were born
and strangers to their fathers' prowess
upon many a hardly contested battle-
field.
It would take a volume merely to
relate. in a condensed, succinct form
the tragic episodes of the Yaqui War
which has continued for centuries, in-
deed from the armor-clad days of
Cortez to the magazine guns of Diaz.
In 1897, after the military occupa-
tion of Yaqui land had continued many
years and was becoming quite a drain
upon the Mexican treasury, at the
direct instance of Diaz himself a more
generous policy was initiated.
As part of this policy Tetiblte, one
of the head men of the Yaquis, was
chosen chief by his people and he was
given the rank of major in the Mexi-
can army, and a bodyguard of 103
chosen braves was enrolled as his im-
mediate following. Soon the lands
were allotted, always excepting the
mineral lands, which were of course
reserved for those who would be3t
know how to exploit them.
Years of savagery had, however, un-
fitted the Yaquis for the ways of
peace. In the days of adversity they
had stood together as one man, but
with prosperity came discord and di-
vided councils. Some of the wilder
young braves, the "bronchos," as they
are called locally, got into trouble,
shot up a town, and whrn their chief,
Tetiblte, at the instance of the Mexi-
can authorities, got after them, there
was bloodshed and a feud resulted
which has not been appeased to this
day. Soon the Yaquis converted their
herds of goats and sheep Into ammuni-
tion and began holding siestas, which
soon degenerated into war dances,
donning their beads and quills, for the
Yaqui does not indulge in paint, and
swinging their war clubs to the music
of the torn toms, the Indians ran
amuck and committed horrible crimes
all through the adjacent settlements.
Tetiblte, the leader, cast off his
Mexican honors, together with his uni-
form, at the first signs of coming trou-
ble and placed himself once more at
the head of his people. There were a
few, a very few, of the Yaquis with in-
telligence enough to see that, sooner
or later, the war trail would lead them
to the gallows, and they hung back.
The fate of these men was even more
horrible than that which overtook the
ALMOST ENDED IN TRAGEDY.
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surprised Mexican settlements. The
soles of their feet were cut off, their
eyes were gouged out, and they were
left to die a miserable death upon
some waterless desert.
A large number of settlers who had
escaped, or been overlooked, In the
first surprise stampeded to the little
town of Concorit, about 12 miles up
the river. This position, which was
favorable for defense, they strongly
fortified and held with success against
the many onslaughts of the savages.
Then thousands of Mexican troops
were hurried up to the scene of the
outbreak. The Indians concentrated
around the old mission church of Bac-
um and held it for four months against
all the troops that were sent against
them. In this siege the Mexicans lost
600 men, and when the Indians, hav-
ing exhausted their ammunition,
marched out and made for their moun-
tain retreats, the troops were both un-
willing and unable to stop them.
Since the unsuccessful siege of
Bacum the Yaqui war has become a
man hunt. As long as the rains pre-
vail the Mexican troops, fearful of the
overpowering heat and the miasmic
fevers, remain in their cantonments,
but when the skies clear and the dry
season comes, the Indian chase be-
gins. For five years it has gone on
and has not been as yet completely
successful. A remnant of the savages,
how numerous no one knows, still
maintain their independent savagery
within the depths of the mountain bar.
rancas and in the forest recesses
where there are paths only known to
themselves.
Psychological Man Couldn't Stand
Theater Pest's Talk Any Longer.
The woman who goes to the theater
and insists upon telling her companion
—always in a stage whisper—just
what is going to happen next Is known
to almost every theatergoer. She Is
an unmitigated nuisance—almost as
bad as the man who goes out between
the acts.
That woman was present the other
afternoon at a matinee of a play of
psychological development of charac-
ter rather than melodramatic action
and climax. She was accustomed,
however, to melodramatic action and
insisted upon prognosticating every-
thing along these lines. She at once
saw all sorts of possibilities in the
situation of which the author never
dreamed, and explained them to her
friend—and to everybody within sev-
eral yards of her as well. As the
play was very Interesting the lady's
remarks were annoying, and one gen-
tleman a little in front of her waxed
impatient. Finally in the last act,
where a very strong scene was being
given, the lady broke out with:
"Now, you see, the wife is jealous of
the child, and it Is really her child,
and the bad brother's, but she Is going
to help murder him and put his body
down the sewer."
This was too much for the gentle-
man with the interest in things psy-
chological. He turned around, and,
with austere frown, though In the
most polite tones possible, he said:
"And, furthermore, madame, if yon
cannot keep quiet there will be an-
other murder, and there will be anoth-
er b6dy In the sewer."
And during the remainder of the
play the loquacious one preserved an
absolute silence. However, as she
was leaving the theater she remarked
plaintively to her friend:
"That was a sweet little play, and I
would have enjoyed It very much If it
hadn't been for that rude man."
Harm Done by X-Raya.
Dr. Hall Edwards, the eminent Eng-
lish surgeon, radiographer to the Bir
mlngham General hospital, the
Queen's, the Orthopedic and the Spinal
hospitals, who recently lost his left
arm, the price of persistent work with
the X-ray, was among the first to dis-
cover the great value of the X-ray to
surgical operators. In fact, the first
operation from an X-ray photograph
was from one taken by him on Febru-
ary 14, 1896. He was very successful
with the ray during the Boer war.
Thereafter he first noted on his hands
some excrescences which had the ap-
pearance of warts, and which spread.
Following this came pains in his left
hand, gradually extending up the arm.
These were so severe ultimately that
he could sleep only under the influence
of opiates. It was a fully developed
case of X-ray dermatitis, a sort of
bone cancer. Finally amp itatlon b*
came necessary.
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