SECRETS OF THE HEART.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 33, 2 November 1907, Page 3

SECRETS OF THE HEART.

"Professor Munsterbcrg, of Harvard, has invented a remarkable appliance, which, he claims, will enable all the emotions of a subject, to be recorded, and all tlie necrets if his heart revealed,'.' says the "Central N T e\ys." "Dr. Mnnstcrberg, who fill? the chair of psycliofcy at the University, describes his invention as a truth-compelling apparatus.

r '"The contrivance consists of throe separate machines,' a pneumograph, and a sphygmograph. The first is attache:! to tho arm, and makes a record with pencil on paper. Those involuntary writings are expressions of the emotions convoyed through the. arm. .The pneumograph, which is a nioro delicate inSfriimcnt atill, talics a record of the breathing. ]ilmry variation from normal. breathing, duo to emotional su^trostion,, is marked by. •.the machine. Each expiration, in a ' word, writes its own history. The third machine, tho sphyemograph, is fixed to the wristl.to observe the pulse heats. ■■' It takes anotlier record' of the. emotions',of the heart.; A scientist, who has seen the .machines calls them 'Cure-liars,' .because, by them can he daily recorded.-'nil -sreret thoughts, 'mental reservations.' aiid prevarications. ' "The professor has asked -,permission to try his invention on Harry Orchard, the informer in the Boise murder trial, who told a sensational story of murders and other outrages arranged by the Miners' Society. The professor wishes to fix his machine- on Orchard, and, then got him to re-tell his tale." ' "■' ' ' :