1883.] Correspondence. 303 
Some people may be sceptical of this statement, and being 
somewhat interested in the subjedl would be glad to learn what 
demonstrative evidence there is of it, whether described in your 
Journal or in any other. Does it refer to the article relating to 
the experiments of Mr. Bishop with Dr. G. M. Beard (July, 1882, 
Ser. 3, p. 407) ? , , 
I am particularly anxious to learn whether there is any other 
statement referred to ; the note in question is so meagre in its 
details. — I am, &c., 
T. Nettlefold. 
[We had no intention, in the passage referred to by our cor- 
respondent, of expressing a conviction that the human will can 
produce direct effects either upon other animated beings or upon 
inanimate matter. Our own observations have led to a negative 
result. But we are well aware that the question is now attracting 
much attention, and that there are eminent authorities who have 
come to an affirmative conclusion. We did not refer in any spe- 
cial manner to the experiments of Mr. Bishop or of Dr. Beard. 
Evidence bearing on the subject is to be found in the ‘‘Journal 
of Science ” for 1881, pp. 87, 151, and 561. We may also refer 
our Correspondent to a Lecture which has recently been delivered 
before the Maidstone Natural History Society, by Dr. Monckton, 
and to the “ Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research. 
-Ed. J. S.] 
REPLY TO MR. W. BRAYSHAW. 
If you are a bona fide student of Science we think you will find 
the cultivation of the power of observation more important than 
that of memory. Note down, of course, the particulars of all 
your observations and experiments, and keep your reading avail- 
able by the use of Todd’s “ Students’ Index.” If, however, you 
are merely preparing for some examination you may find the 
“ System of Memory,” of which you speak, serviceable. 
