Amazing Telepathy Results

Salient's science reporter has recently revealed some amazing telepathic experiences which have befallen him. He writes:

"Only last week I was standing in front of a Varsity notice board when I had a distinct premonition that Mr Desborough was standing behind me. I Knew this, with all the certainty of which the human mind is capable. Without a moment's hesitation I spun round on one heel to find myself face to face with—Fred, the caretaker!

"Another remarkable instance occurred in Mercer Street. I was walking past a tobacconist when a voice, as noble and dignified as the Lord's Himself, said "Buy an Art Union ticket." With trembling fingers I paid over my half-crown. Sure enough, when the results came out I discovered an amazing similarity between the winning ticket and mine. If one added the digits of both tickets and subtracted seven from mine, the sums only differed by two!

"A final experience which convinced me of the truth of telepathy occurred in a dream of a friend of mine. An angel had appeared and pronounced that 'An event of world shaking importance will happen on the front steps of Victoria tomorrow, at twelve thirty sharp.' Armed with notebook and camera I stood in pouring rain for an hour at the appointed place. Need I add—no result."

The strong moral, of course, is that the scientist does not aim at verification of his theories. His most powerful tool, in fact, is just the opposite—falsification. Negative research is often the most illuminating!