,transcriber's ,notes3 ,text enclosed by underscores is in italics 7italics74 ,an additional ,transcriber's ,note is at the end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,price #e ,,cents4 ,,mind ,,reading4 ,,how ,,to ,,read ,,people',s ,,thoughts4 ,a ,,correct ,,explanation4 ,,by ,w4 ,e4 ,,skinner4 ,,multum ,,in ,,parvo ,,library4 ,entered at ,boston ,post ,office as second class matter4 ,published by ,a4 ,b4 ,courtney1 ,room #gd1 #de ,milk ,street1 ,boston4 ,vol4 #c4 ,,april1 #ahif4 ,published ,monthly4 ,no4 #bi ,subscription ,price1 #ej ,cents ,per ,year4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mind ,,reading4 ,secrets of ,mind ,reading4 8,star to star vibrates light1 can soul to soul ,strike through a finer element than its own80 ,many pages have been1 and probably1 will be1 devoted to lengthy essays on the art1 science1 and theory of so called mind reading4 ,to the average reader such an essay is dull and uninteresting as well as uninstructive1 and of no practical use4 ,rare instances of genuine thought transference there may be1 they are not general1 and not possible to even the most susceptible people in a promiscuous and usually unsympathetic audience4 ,the modus operandi here given is the method used by ,stuart ,cumberland1 the late ,washington ,bishop and others who might be termed professional mind readers4 ,this system is known as 8muscle reading0 and ethereal influence1 thought waves1 and other uncertain and generally unreliable things form no part of the programme4 ,the usual feats of the mind reader who gives public exhibitions are to find concealed articles1 write names1 pick out keys thought of on piano or similar instrument4 ,how ,to ,find a ,hidden ,pin4 ,request that some one produce an ordinary pin4 ,allow yourself to be blindfolded and accompanied to a separate room by some person in the audience1 in whom spectators place confidence4 ,while you are thus voluntarily exiled1 one person in the auditorium 7whether it be parlor or theater7 is to fix his mind upon some place1 then slowly walk there and hide the pin4 ,he then returns to his seat4 ,the others who are present1 of course know where the article is4 ,you are now taken into the auditorium4 ,the person who hid the pin is requested to come and take your hand1 you being blindfolded4 ,ask him to fix his right hand flatly upon yours1 facing in the same direction1 i4 e41 his fingers are placed against yours4 ,you now place your hand upon the back of his1 thus holding his hand in a sort of vice4 ,in order to hold his hand as above described1 it will be necessary for him to remain close to your side1 yet he should not otherwise come in contact with you4 ,now tell him to fix his mind intently upon the spot where the pin is hidden1 and that you will lead him to the locality4 ,the secret of doing this seemingly supernatural feat is as follows3 ,relax your vice-like position of hands1 so that if he desired he could pull his hand away without much friction4 ,now1 although you have not the remotest knowledge 7and you should not have any idea7 as to where the pin is hidden1 start off suddenly in some direction and request that he follow you1 but go so fast at first that you will pull away from his hand4 ,by practice you will learn that if you have started in the proper direction1 he will willingly accompany you1 if you have started in another direction1 he will unconsciously hold back4 ,his resistance will be very slight1 almost unperceptible1 except to a practiced operator4 ,let us suppose that you have found that you are going in the right direction1 move along fast4 ,when it is time to turn1 his mind being intently fixed upon the place he wants to go to1 will unconsciously1 but very naturally1 control his muscles1 so that he will at once show a slight resistance1 and if you take immediate action upon this 8hint0 and turn1 he will either 8favor0 you or show more resistance1 according to whether you turn in correct or incorrect direction4 ,when you have approached near to the spot1 there will be more resistance or freedom in accompanying you4 ,then your fine work begins4 ,change the position of hands so that his forms the vice while your right hand is the one between4 ,your left hand is now extended as a 8feeler40 ,request that while he attentively watches your left hand1 he also keep his mind more intently than ever upon the location of the object4 ,raise your left hand up1 at the same time raising your right hand slightly upward4 ,if his thoughts are upon a place that is above the usual level of your hands1 he will willingly raise his hands 7which are on your right hand flatly17 or if the article is hidden low1 he will resist1 but favor your hands when you begin to move them downward4 ,thus you can closely locate the article4 ,if you are not blindfolded tightly1 you can quite easily see what is below your nose1 and this may enable you to catch sight of the pin and pick it up more readily1 otherwise follow your 8cues40 ,a well known gentleman who is now a professional mind reader once paid one hundred dollars for the foregoing4 ,the ,whole ,secret4 ,the whole secret is in the fact that if a person is intently thinking of some object in a certain place1 his head will generally unconsciously lean toward the spot in question4 ,if he is walking with a mind reader1 who declares that he is about to go to the certain spot1 the person will involuntarily aid him in doing so1 as has been indicated4 ,some performers do not adopt the first position of hands1 and then change them when probably near the object1 as described1 but instead1 use the last named position entirely1 thus leaving the left hand of the operator free at all times4 ,the secret of picking out certain notes or keys on a piano is similar4 ,in this case move your left hand quickly from one end to the other1 at the same time moving your right hand4 ,your accompanist will involuntarily hesitate somewhere1 then you may stop and move your left hand over a very limited space until you finally settle upon the exact spot4 ,to write a name thought of1 is the most difficult of all4 ,this is done on a large blackboard4 ,with chalk in your left hand1 mark out lines in shape of letters4 ,the person whose thought you are reading will assist you without knowing he is doing so4 ,other feats are done on the same principle4 ,if the person whom you are operating with1 does not keep his mind intently upon what you require you will not be as likely to succeed4 ,if you fail1 you can ascribe this as the reason4 ,the late ,foster1 a celebrated 8spiritualist0 used to tell names by picking out letters on children's toy alphabet blocks4 ,this he did in a similar way to that described for finding certain keys on a piano4 ,choose ,your 8,subject40 ,pick out your 8subject0 or person whom you will operate with carefully4 ,avoid those of the extremely skeptical or 8know it all0 kind4 ,do not try to do much with women1 unless they are aged and believe you to be a medium2 in fact those who believe in you will be your best assistants4 ,do not select as an accompanist1 a person who is about your own age2 such a person is usually jealous1 and does not want you to succeed4 ,avoid lawyers and doctors as assistants2 they are recognized as being more adept in all things than the balance of mankind1 therefore they will oppose you on general principles4 ,the best 8subjects0 are clergymen1 aged people and believers in spiritualism4 ,although most mind readers allow pins to be hidden1 a knife1 or pocket book will do quite as well and is easier to locate when near4 ,before trying anything of this sort in public1 practice well4 ,remember that you cannot acquire all in a day4 ,this is the full secret of mind reading as it is practiced in the parlors or on the stage by people who make it their business4 ,by careful practice at home you can after a few weeks become an expert if you wish4 ,it doesn't require a professional mind reader to discover that a man thinks more of a beautiful well formed woman1 than he does of a woman with a 8muddy0 skin or flat chest4 ,women who wish to become beautiful1 or men who wish to see their wives and sweethearts beautiful should write to ,mrs4 ,helen ,marko1 ,box #cjcb1 ,n4 ,y4 ,city1 for her private circular regarding bust development1 and fair complexion4 ,superfluous ,hair4 ,many ladies are suffering from superfluous hair on the face1 neck or arms4 ,this hair can be removed quickly1 easily and it will never return if ,rex ,hair ,renewer is used4 ,this marvelous preparation costs but one dollar a bottle4 ,send money order to ,,rex ,,medical ,,co41 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,big ,philadelphia ,offer4 ,to introduce our celebrated ,pacific ,tea1 we will send #a package1 postpaid1 for #ab;c41 and will mail with it1 free1 #a beautiful gold-plated neck chain1 nearly #a yard long1 #a silver-plated thimble and #a gold pen4 ,to get all1 send #ab;c41 stamps1 to ,,rex ,,company1 ,box #did1 ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,three ,meals a ,day4 ,ma an' the girls1 at break o' day1 ,they're up an' at it1 workin' away1 ,flyin' round as spry's can be1 7,pervidin' for pa an' the boys1 you see17 ,don't do nothin' only cook1 ,an' cook1 an' cook1 an' cook1 an' cook2-- ,beef1 beans1 biscuits1 sass1 an' stew1 ,cookies an' pies1 and a lot more1 too2 ,an' when she's done1 my ma'll say1 8,there6 ,clean beat out1 ,i do declare4 ,might do somethin'10 my ma she'll say1 8,only for gettin' three meals a day60 ,pa an' the boys1 at break o' day1 ,they're up an' out1 an' workin' away1 ,hustlin' round as spry's can be1 7,pervidin' for ma an' the girls1 you see17 ,plowin'1 fencin'1 mowin' too1 ,choppin' an' plantin'1--the hul day through6 ,an' then they'll jest come home1 an' eat1 ,an' eat1 an' eat1 an' eat1 an' eat2 ,an' when he's through1 my pa'll say1 8,there6 ,feel like a new man1 ,i declare4 ,couldn't do nothin'10 my pa he'll say1 8,only for gettin' three meals a day60 ,human ,hair in ,warships4 ,a fact that has recently come to light shows a new use to which human hair has been put4 ,during the last year or two tons of hair have been packed between the plates of a certain part of war vessels4 ,hair is very elastic1 and thus affords a most effective backing to metal4 ,again1 it is being used very satisfactorily to form a kind of fender1 which is thrown over the side of a vessel to prevent her scraping against the dock--to take the place1 in fact1 of more commonly used rope coils4 ,don't ,miss ,this4 ,clip this out4 ,we will send you a beautiful double ,diamond ring1 #i new books1 #a pretty handkerchief and catalogue1 all postpaid in one bundle for #aj cents4 ,address ,w4 ,s4 ,,everett ,,co41 ,lynn1 ,mass4 ,his ,glasses ,stolen ,off ,his ,nose4 ,he is a well-known figure in ,chicago1 particularly among the old settlers4 ,it was #d o'clock and the daily afternoon stream of homegoers had set in4 ,he had made his uneventful way from his editorial sanctum1 as he does1 with few exceptions1 every day in the year1 to the stairs on ,congress street1 which lead to the trains on the ,alley ,l road4 ,as is his wont1 he was pursuing a wholly subjective train of thought as he jostled along with the tide of humanity which was moving up the stairs to board a train4 ,suddenly1 just as he was reaching the landing1 his gold-bowed spectacles were swept off his nose and he found himself dazed and blinking1 too much astonished for the moment to cry out1 and quite unable to see anything distinctly4 ,as soon as he fairly realized what had happened he cried out3 8,i've been robbed6 ,officer6 ,where is an officer80 ,while the usual stampede which invariably attends excitement of any sort in a crowd was going on the train moved off1 and the officer put in an appearance4 ,by this time the editor1 full of years and experience1 who had of a truth had his property stolen before his very eyes1 had reflected that probably his spectacles were already in a pawn shop1 and also that he did not care to see his name in print in connection with the incident4 ,he1 therefore1 coolly stated to the officer that he had been the victim of a practical joke1 and made his way home as best he could1 not being able to see anything distinctly4 ,lot of ,goods ,free4 ,to reduce our stock we will send #a case fine perfumery1 #b choice books1 #b elegant handkerchiefs and catalogue all free1 postpaid1 if you send us six #a cent stamps for mailing4 ,u4 ,s4 ,,supply ,,co41 ,lynn1 ,mass4 ,took the ,prescription4 ,a bachelor had the blues1 and applied to a doctor for some medicine4 ,the doctor inquired into his case1 and wrote a prescription in ,latin1 which the bachelor took to a drug store4 ,translated1 the prescription read3 8,seventeen yards of silk1 with a woman in it40 ,after the druggist got through laughing1 the bachelor proposed to a lady that evening1 and was married in two weeks4 ,life of a ,locomotive4 ,some careful experiments which have been made in ,england prove that the life of a locomotive is about #ejj1jjj 8train miles40 ,in other words1 that a locomotive of the latest improved pattern will run #ejj1jjj miles before wearing out so as to be useless4 ,in making this run of #ejj1jjj miles1 the fire box will have to be renewed three times1 the wheel tires five or six times and the crank axles from three to five times4 ,couldn't ,bluff ,her4 ,i was at the railroad offices to see the manager1 and while ,i waited for him a little1 old woman in a poke bonnet and a homespun dress and carrying a long used umbrella in her hand1 came upstairs and1 after looking around she walked up to me and said3 8,waitin' to see the boss1 ,i reckon80 8,yes40 8,so'm ,i4 ,ever see him befo'80 8,never40 8,wall1 ,i hev4 ,he's a bluffer4 ,he'll jest try to out-holler yo'4 ,if he can't do that he will sulk like a mewl4 ,if yo' don't seem to kear fur that then he'll order yo' out4 ,then's the time you want to draw back yo'r umbrella1 like this1 and pint it at him1 like this1 and let him see he's got to cum down or you'll make a hole right threw him4 ,bin run over by the railroad80 8,no40 8,had hogs or cattle run over80 8,no40 8,wall1 keep an eye on him in thar'1 and don't take no bluff40 ,half an hour later ,i met her downstairs4 ,she had several greenbacks in her hand1 and seemed to be in a pleasant frame of mind4 8,did you succeed80 ,i queried4 8,yo' jest shout that ,i did60 she replied1 shaking the money at me4 8,went in thar' and crooked my finger at him and sez3 8,cum down6 ,yo'r ole railroad has smashed him all to squash and has to pay fer it60 8#8,how much8' sez he4 8#8,twenty dollars1' sez ,i4 8#8,make it fifteen1 or ,i punch6' 8#8,wal1 say fifteen4'0 8,and so you had a hog run over and got #ae for it80 ,i asked4 8,hawg8 ,hawg8 ,who said hawg60 she demanded4 8,no1 sah6 ,the railroad ran over my ole man and scattered him along fur seven miles and ,i do believe if ,i'd struck for #af ,i'd hev got it plump down in my hand60 ,how a ,one-legged ,boy ,rides4 ,a one-legged newsboy in ,buffalo serves a route of papers by whirling on a bicycle4 ,his wooden leg is so fitted that it turns one of the pedals4 ,what ,willie ,said4 ,the minister1 it was expected1 would spend the evening with the family1 and ,mrs4 ,williams was most anxious that her little boy should appear at his best4 8,now1 ,willie10 she said1 8,dr4 ,schultz will ask you your name1 and you must tell him it is #8,willie4' ,and he will ask you how old you are1 and then you must say1 #8,five4' ,and he will want to know where bad little boys go1 and you must tell him1 #8,they go to hell4' ,do you understand80 ,not content with a repetition once or twice1 ,mrs4 ,williams drilled him again and again in the answers4 ,dr4 ,schultz came as expected1 and1 after a short conversation with the hostess1 lifted the child on his knee1 and said3 8,well1 my little fellow1 can you tell me your name80 ,imagine the surprise of the reverend doctor1 when1 like a flash1 came the answer3 8,willie4 ,five years old4 ,go to hell40 ,vacation ,over4 ,wiggins--,what makes you look so glum1 ,bliggins8 ,is your vacation over8 ,bliggins--,no2 ,i did not have a vacation1 but my wife did and it is over4 ,grave ,peril4 ,never call on a lady after drinking1 says an exchange4 ,it is very dangerous4 ,many a young man has become engaged that way4 ,english as ,she is ,spoke4 ,an intelligent foreigner is said to have expressed himself after the following fashion on the absurdities of the ,english language3 8,when ,i discovered that if ,i was quick ,i was fast1 if ,i stood firm ,i was fast1 if ,i spent too freely ,i was fast1 and that not to eat was to fast1 ,i was discouraged2 but when ,i came across this sentence1 #8,the first one won one one-dollar prize1' ,i was tempted to give up ,english and learn some other language40 ,properly ,put4 8,miss ,isabel1 you are not at all like other girls40 8,that is not a compliment1 ,mr4 ,spooner2 you should say that other girls are not at all like me40 ,insulted4 8,mabel is dreadfully vexed40 8,what is the matter80 8,somebody asked her to read a paper at an old settlers' meeting40 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,note3 ,punctuation has been made consistent4