I was much amazed at the construction and possibilities of the human mind when I observed the manner in which certain suspected criminals were examined in order to prove or disprove the crime of which they were charged.  The doors of the soul were unlocked and the past thought-images, with their mental impressions, were thrown open to view.  How can a Muteite deny the crime which is photographed on the sensitive living plates of his own mind!  This reproducing can be effected only by a very special process and is never done against a person’s will unless ordered by civil authority.

When I saw, on this world of Mute, the possibility of uncovering the past records of the mind, it at once suggested to me the possible nature of the final Judgment of our world when each one will stand face to face with the record of his own deeds, brought before him vividly under the light of eternity.  In such an event who would think of showing a bold front to deny the accuracy of such a direct reproduction of himself in the flesh!

Possibly the human mind may be likened to a phonograph into which we can speak while the cylinder of thought revolves; at any time afterward every syllable may be reproduced accurately.

Another striking feature of these mortals is their lack of hypocrisy.  Only a small degree of it is found among all the inhabitants of this peculiar planet.  No doubt hypocrisy would be greatly lessened in our own social life if we could no longer hide our real thoughts.  In Mute it is very unsafe to practice deception, for as soon as the deceived one appears personally he can readily conjecture, by the mental state of the deceiver, the nature of the thought that had transpired.

Can you realize what a refreshing moral atmosphere exists in a world where conventional lying is almost unknown?  In our life the daily sin of the millions is the white, or the blue lie.  Think of how many we tell in our regular routine of life!  We generally give false excuses instead of the real ones.  We very seldom blame ourselves for errors, but rather think diligently to study out a way to shift responsibility.  Nearly the whole brood of our apologies is hatched from the serpent’s egg, and then we ignorantly or hypocritically manifest surprise that our own offspring should develop an inclination to deceive or misrepresent!

Here I saw, in wide contrast to our own social order, the results springing from sincerity that has thrived through a long line of generations.  Such blessings are as a breath of Heaven, rare and beautiful.

One might think, when considering this strange manner of conversation, that it would be difficult for the people to express their ideas clearly.  It is just the opposite from this, for it is almost impossible for them to express themselves vaguely.  They talk from the headquarters of one mind directly to the headquarters of another, instead of through a medium of cumbersome words which in our life are so often misunderstood.  Thus we must admit that we have a ten-fold greater struggle than they to be perspicuous in language.