Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.Atkinson, William Walker
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Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.
Atkinson, William Walker
Telepathy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
DEMONSTRATION V. This test is known as "The Floral Tribute." It is
performed by having a bouquet of flowers on the table. Then select some
young man in the audience, and let him pick out some young woman in the
audience whom he wishes to have the flowers. You must retire from the
room, of course, while he selects the young lady and mentions her name
and position to the audience. Then returning to the room, pick up the
bouquet, and taking the hand of your Transmitter, find the young lady
and present her with the flowers. Of course this feat is merely a fancy
rendition of the simple feat of finding the person thought of, and is
performed in the same way. (Study the directions for Demonstration II,
and apply in the present case, with appropriate variations.)
THE REUNITED COUPLE.
DEMONSTRATION VI. This test is known as "The Reunited Couple." It is
performed by having the audience select two persons, a young man and a
young woman, and stand them up in front of the room, like a couple about
to be married. Then they should have a third person, a man, selected and
stood before them as the parson who will tie the knot. The three persons
should then take their seats, and when you enter the room, and take the
hand of your Transmitter, you must first find "the Parson"; then "the
Groom"; and then "the Bride," and arrange them in their proper
positions. This is a highly effective test, and invariably brings hearty
applause, and the hunt affords much merriment to the audience. But, as
you will see readily, it is but a variation of Demonstration II.
THE HIDDEN JEWELRY.
DEMONSTRATION VII. Have the audience select some small article, like a
scarf-pin, ring, etc., and hide it on the person of some one of the
audience. Then you are to find it. This demonstration combines the
features of Demonstration II, and Demonstration III, that is you have
first to find the person, as described in Demonstration II, and then
the object which is practically a variation of Demonstration III. Study
the details of Demonstration III, and practice the present demonstration
in private before trying it in public.
THE DISCOVERED COURSE.
DEMONSTRATION VIII. Have a member of the audience walk around the room,
following a prescribed course selected by the audience. Have your
Transmitter memorize the course accurately, and then you must walk over
the same course when you return to the room. This is effective, but is
merely a variation of the "Finding the Corner" demonstration.
REPLACING THE PIN.
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