A NORWEGIAN'S "SIXTH SENSE."

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12718, 14 February 1910, Page 4

A NORWEGIAN'S "SIXTH SENSE."

Scientists in Denmark are puzzled by a Norwegian, Emil Knudsen by name, who, although blindfolded and carefully watched, steered a steamer through the intricate channels of the* harbour of Copenhagen, keeping a true course and adroitly dodging other vessels. He explains this by claiming the possession of a "sixth sense." According to a Copenhagen dispatch to the "New York Press," "Knudson is 36 years old. He came from Christiania, and at once became an object of interest to scientists. He was put through many experiments by Professor Friadeiireich, one of the leading nerve specialists in Europe, and as a result the Professor suggested the trip into the harbour. Rnudsen said ho could guide himself anywhere without •using his eyes, and a steamer was chartered to put him to a supremo test. Knudsen had no knowledge of the harbour. Ho requested that a person knowing the channels should hold two fnger-tips against the side< of his head. Professor Friodenreich consented to this, and himself pressed two finger-tips against Knudsen' s temples. The man handled tho wheel without a sign of nervousness or uncertainty. It was impossible for him to see, yet he took more than a dozen sharp corners and followed a zigzag course throughout. Ail the scientists who witnessed the demonstration said that Knudsen possesses a mysterious power that actually may bo a "sixth sense."