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feet. If some of the members of this circle are troubled with excess- 

 ive nervousness or are peevish or angry, or completely out of temper 

 with everything, the peace and kindly feeling that will soon take the 

 place of. the irritability is truly wonderful and alone well worth hold- 

 ing the circle for. 



The best time for a circle is at night in a mild or dimly lighted 

 room in the quietest part of the house. After many sittings and es- 

 pecially if there is a good understanding between the several mem- 

 bers no skeptics among them whose attitude of mind acts as a re- 

 sistant and if they all honestly concentrate their thoughts upon one 

 single thing, previously agreed upon, they can generate enough 

 electric force to lift a table. There are numerous instances on record 

 where such a circle, concentrating their thoughts for some time in per- 

 fect quiet upon the idea of the immediate recovery of some absent sick 

 friend, succeeded in causing that friend to suddenly exclaim, " I am 

 getting better, I think, I feel ever so much better," and upon investi- 

 gation actually find the fever rapidly going down, the pulse approach- 

 ing the normal and all the strong symptoms of the disease abating. 

 Nor are there wanting instances of absolute cures thus affected in a 

 few moments. 



Telepathy Applied to the Cure of Disease. Mind cure 

 is talked of and practiced by an increasing number in almost all 

 parts of the country. In Florida a society headed by some Boston 

 women, has founded a nourishing colony whose members are devoted 

 to the mind cure. And it cannot be denied that apparently they meet 

 with considerable success. Everybody knows how when, one has 

 " something on his mind," it affects him. Often, thfc, ordinary opera- 

 tions of nature are checked by it. The same is true of the emotions 

 (which are but a part of mind} . Nearly everyone knows of some 

 family where a daughter through baffled love changed quickly from a 

 buxom healthy physique to a thin and worn looking one. If the body 

 thus responds to the accidental influences of mind, why should it not 

 respond equally well to pre-determined conscious efforts of the mind ? 



A very simple experiment will enable most persons to display 

 telepathic power. Let him be securely blindfolded by thick folds of 

 cloth over each eye held on by a kerchief or towel. Now let 

 several persons, including the blindfolded one, join hands in a circle. 

 From a pack of cards turned face down, let one be selected at random, 

 being careful that no other card is exposed. Now place the selected 

 card where all can plainly see it. Let them continue to gaze on it 

 and fix their minds on the card and keep perfect silence. If the blind- 

 folded one will remain perfectly passive, simply watching for visions, 

 he will soon begin to see shapes passing before his vision which by and 

 by will develop into something more or less distinct. It may be a 

 heart floating in space (ace of hearts) ; it may be that his mind will 

 bring a vision of three clubs or of real diamonds arranged in the 

 form of the spots on the card. He will at once name the card. If 

 honestly performed he will nearly always tell correctly. 



