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During the first part of this performance, Mr. Leitner gently touched the tips of the subject's fingers to aid in the communication of thought. In the latter part, however, there was no "contact" at all, pure telepathy proving sufficient for the transfer of ideas...
Through his interpreter, Mr. Leitner further discussed his gift. Thought transference through a light touch of the hand, which is called Leitnerism, he distinguished from the well-known Cumberlandism which operates through full contact with locked arms, thus enabling the medium to read the tremor of the muscles. Leitnerism, in addition, uses the free hand to seek the object, whereas, in the case of Cumberlandism, the object is sought with the hand on which rests the subject's hand...
Leitnerism is again to be distinguished from pure telepathy, which requires no contact at all. This necessitates complete submission on Mr. Leitner's part to the influence of his subject, and involves unconscious cerebration...
...been employed to represent the Doheny interests, first at the Capital and then in Mexico, on matters relating to Mexican holdings. Mr. Doheny testified that Mr. McAdoo had received as salary for these services during the last four years about $250,000. It was generally believed that this contact with the oil odium had ruined Mr. McAdoo's chances for the Presidency...
...choosing these four men and their widely different subjects, the committee's purpose has not been to place men in positions or to make their choices for them, but to bring them into contact with the means of finding out what the great occupations are, what the rewards and sacrifices involved in each, and what circumstances and human qualifications make success in each most probable...