The above exercises will train the student to receive and act upon the
mental commands or messages of the Transmitter, under a great variety of
circumstances and conditions. Many of the most successful public "Mind
Readers" started out in public work with far less careful and thorough
training. But there are now still greater degrees of proficiency
possible. The student will find in succeeding chapters a number of
interesting and startling feats and experiments which are intended for
parlor audiences, etc., but which may be most profitably practiced
previously with the aid of a good friendly Transmitter, in order that
the Performer may familiarize himself with the details of the
experiment, and thus be more at his ease when he demonstrates it in
public. Then other new experiments and feats will suggest themselves
from time to time, to the intelligent student which, likewise, should
be practiced previous to a public demonstration.
In finding a hidden object, the first thing to do is to get an idea of
the direction. Then the general location of the hiding place; and so on,
from general impressions to detailed ones, until at last the fingers
close upon the object itself. The Transmitter will be greatly relieved
when the object is finally found, and the relaxing of his mental tension
may be distinctly felt, and then you will know that your search is at an
end.