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Show limit hearting. There are undoubtedly many things about "mind rending" which cannot ln understood or explained, but there are 1m a good '"ny "''do which ho culled "mind readers" play , upon credulous "subjects" which uro of an extremely simple nature. For instance, the mind reader will say, "Fix your mind cm Homo number between be-tween ono and ten, and I will tell you what it in." This can be dono correctly in almost nil instances' by a person who has no hkill at reading another's thoughts, for it has been proved that in a very large proportioned cases tested, without any exercise of will power, tho number lirst elected is the Kami) seven. After that three, is almost wire to follow, und nine coimt) next in tho line of choice. Threo correct guesses, accompanied by an expression of intense thought on tho fate of the pi rson who attempts to prove his power, are usually sutlicient to establish his reputation as "mind reader" with an audience not composed of people interested in any society for "psychical research." If tt p"'.'son selected select-ed us it mbj rt should prove an exception to the rnle.ioal choose, wuito other number than seven for his lir.-t. the mind reader can make mime er.oiiMi lis to his being a "particularly difficult subject," or ex-pi ex-pi Yin his failure in any way that occur to hint as being satisfactory, but ho will iilumst invariably meet wit It success, youth's Companion. |