The Ozona Stockman (Ozona, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1931 Page: 3 of 8
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THURSDAY, OCTOar,. ^
..ipgnAY, OCTOBER 8. 1931.
BUR FRIENDS
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Perritory
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The rather extraordinary story
sealed by the experiments of the
Lghborhood Club have been un-
I now a matter only of private
ord. But it stems to me, as an
Ltive participant in the investi-
ttions. that they should be given
the public; not, so much for
niat they will add to the existing
Lta on psychical research, for
pm that angle they were not un-
Ljgl' but as yet another explora-
into that still uncharted ter-
Jtory. the human mind.
[ihe psycho-analysts have
Light us something about the in-
■vidual mind. They have their
kn patter, of complexes and
limal instincts, of the unconse-
lus, which is a sort of bonded
hrehouse from which we clan-
Ljtinely withdraw our stored
[oughts and impressions. They
[y to this unconscious mind of
urs aii iMu-iiomena that cannot
Iherwise be labeled, and ascribe
hch demonstrations of power a»
innot thus be explained to trick-
sy, to black silk threads and fold-
kg rods, to slates with false sides
td a medium with chalk on his
jnger nail.
In other words, they give us sub
Active miml but never objective
[ind. They take the mind and its
actions on itself and on the
dy. But what about objective
lind? Does it make its only out-
ard manifestations thro u g h
eech and action? Can we ignore
be effect of mind on mind when
kere are present none of the or-
Inary media of communication?
think not.
jin making the following state-
lent concerning our part in the
range case of Arthur Wells, a
tain allowance must 1 e made
\r our ignorance of so-called
ychic phenomena, and also for
fact that since that time, just
fore the war, great advances
pre been made in scientific meth
t of investigation. For instance
did not place Miss Jeremy’s
nir on a scale, to measure for
z at ,he <«»•«''» ••»«««•.
emanating from t|„. ni-diun*'' hjJ'.j' Kobinson and
body, to move bodies ,, , "r A'»>' » young wo-
from her. had «nVl£»\K SS .bLj, f'.T1' “lert’ "**
and none of the methoda I'm.....I ‘ " 'thl' vvtll-known
eolation of leverages anVs.esil . ,p'f “ b“ohvlor still
had been formulated so f-.r ss'l ■ind"tl#U n'Ut 1 ieminine activity
know ’ ' i y1 , ,hcr« was old Mrs. Dane,
To be frank I ,..... hoj.tlessly crippled as to the knees
ed that even' had I' D'v,llh ''hvumati.sm, but one of those
these l ^"ow" o> Klowng and kindly souls that
which in reaVitv ' vi !'xp nna,'VnM' lUV*: « *»y <* being a neighbor-
we wouid h“av'; C*' tf," “ W"
we became involved in the dra- idea
malic movement of the revelation
and the personal experience'
which grew out of them. I con-
we first gathered, with an
){ forming for her certain
contact points with the active life
I roni which she was otherwise cut
off. Hut she gave us, I am sure,
fess that following the night after more than' we bought'her! a„d“^
the fust sea nee any observations will he seen later, her shrewdness
!!i«mfT,W0U|l hT of m'|WaHan important element in solv-
. uentilic valiit whatever, and 1 ing our mystery.
'peak for the i,tlier.-
believe 1 can
also.
Of the medium herself 1 t-an on-
•i that V. e iiitVt- iieVej 1111, - s
tioned her integrity. The physical
phenomena <uv;in . ,| 1,,-fure she
went into trance, and during that
time her forearms were
During the deep trance, with
which this unusual record deals,
she spoke in her own voice, hut in
a querulous tone. .,nd Sp. rry's ex-
amination of her pulse showed
that it went lrom »‘ighty normal
to a hundred a
feeble.
With this prei’.u
death of Arthur
quaintance and -•<
investigation into
group of six earn
call themselves tr
Club.
The Neighborho<
ganized in my hot
small really to It
but women hnvt
of conferring a titular dignity on
their activities, and it is not so
bad, after all. The Neighborhood
Club it really was, composed of
tour of our neighbors, my wife,
and myself.
We had drifted into the habit
of dining together on Monday ev-
ln addition to these four there
were my wife and myself.
It had been our policy to take
up different subjects i’nr these
neighborhood dinners. Sperry was
a reformer in his way, and on his
nights we generally took up civic-
rigid. questions. He was particularly in
lerested in the responsibility of
the state to the sick poor. My
wile and I had “political” eve-
nings. Not really politics, exci
in their relation to life. 1 am
lawyer by profession, and dahl
a bit in city government. ’1'
Robinsons had literature.
Don’t misunderstand me. \
had nf• papers, no set prograr
Dn the Robinson evenings we d
cussed editorials and current pi
. ........ iodicals, as well as the new hoc
Neighborhood |**ud plays. \\»> were frequen
acrimonious, I fear, but our sni
wrangles ended with the evenii
Robinson was the literary edit
of a paper, and his sister read t
a large publishing house.
Mrs. Dane was a free-lan
“(live me that privilege,” she b«
ged. "At least, until you find i
evenings dull. It gives me, duri
all the week before you come,
sort of thrilling feeling that t
world is mine to choose fron
The result was never dull. She
us all the way front moving-pic-
tures to modern dress. She led us
! even further, as you will see.
| On consulting my note-book I
I find that the first evening which
j directly concerns the Arthur
i Wells case was Monday, Novem-
ber the second, of last year.
It was a curious day. to begin
with. There canto days, now and
then that bring with them a
strange sort of mental excitement.
I have never analyzed them. With
me on this occasion it took the
form of nervous irritability, and
something of apprehension. My
wife. I remember, complained of
headache, and one of the steno-
graphers had a fainting attack.
I have often wondered for how
much of what happened to Arthur
Wells the day was responsible.
Then1 are days when the world is
a place for love and play and
laughter. And then there are sin-
ister days, when the earth is a
hideous place, when even the
thought of immortality is unbear-
able, and life itself a burden;
when all this is riotous and un-
lawful comes forth and bares it-
self to the light.
This was such a day.
I am fond of my friends, but I
found no pleasure in the thought
of meeting them that evening. I
remembered the odious squeak in
the wheels of Mrs. Dane’s chair,
i resented the way Sperry would
clear his throat. 1 read in the
morning paper Herbert Robin-
son’s review of a book I had liked,
and disagreed with him. Disa-
greed violently, wanted to call i
him on the tebphom and tell him7
that he was a fool. 1 felt old, al-
though I am only fifty-three, old ;
and bitter, and tired.
With the fall of twilight, things
changed somewhat. I was more
passive. Wretchedness encom-
passed me, but 1 was not wretched
There was violence in the air, but
1 was not violent. And with a bath
and my dinner clothes 1 put away
the horrors of the day.
My wife was better, but the
cook had given notice.
“There has been quarreling a-
mong the servants all day,” my
wife said. “I wish I could go and
live on a desert island.”
We have no children, and my
wife, for lack of other interests,
finds her housekeeping an engross
ing and serious matter. She is in
the habit of bringing her domes-
tic difficulties to me when 1 reach
home in the evenings, a habit
which sometimes renders me un-
justly indignant. Most unjustly,
for she has borne with nie for
thirty years and is known through
out the entire neighborhood as a
perfect housekeeper. I can close
my eyes and find any desired ar-
ticle in my bedroom at any time.
We passed the Vv’elites’ house
on our way to Mrs. Dane’s that
night, and my wife commented on
the dark condition of the lower
floor.
"Even. ,if they are going out,”
she said, “it would add to the ap-
pearance of the street to leave a
light or two burning. But some
people have no public feeling.”
I made no comment, I believe.
The Wellses were a young couple,
with children, and had been
known to observe that they con-
sidered the neighborhood ‘stodgy’.
And we had retaliated, I regret
to say, in kind, but not with any
real unkindness, by regarding
them hh interlopers. They drove
too many cars, and drove them
too fast; they kept a governess
and didn’t see enough of their
children; and their English but-
ler made our neat maids look com-
monplace.
We went on to Mrs. Dane's.
We were early, as my wife is a
punctual person, and soon after
our arrival Sperry came. Mrs.
Dane was in her chair as usual,
with her companion in attendance
and when she heard Sperry's voice
outside she excused herself and
was wheeled out to him, and to-
gether we heard them go into the
drawing-room. When the Robin-
sons arrived she and Sperry re-
appeared, and we waited for her
customary announcement of the
evening’s program. When none
came, even during the meal, I con-
4 I mu nnrioaitu tuoo olfnACtf
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painful.
I think, looking back, that it
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‘Verity and v« ry
1 1 come to tin
W ell.-', our ;ic-
ighbor and the
hat death bv a
■M people who
"d Club was or-
u.»e. It was too
called a club,
way these days
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Price.. .
Advertising “Quality, Service and Price’’ has
become platitudinous in modern merchandising
but when we boast of these qualities we are not
merely speaking in platitudes but we stand
ready to back up the claims.
STANDARD BRANDS
You will not find an “off-brand” on our shel-
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years and we have found out in that time what
merchandise will stand the test of use and what
will not. Nationally advertised brands that
must be good to occupy the place of public favor
they hold are offered you at advertised prices.
If you are offered something “just as good” at
a lower price, you may well be suspicious of the
“just as good” claim.
Compare our merchandise, check our prices
against goods of like quality, compare the ser-
vice we offer and you cannot fail to discover
the advantage of trading with us.
Chris Meinecke
278-279-280
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