The sun., 1893-02-19


sisnors Eusspis and, Cav. cRi.iia. Il seems
Es e pSs,I.6 q: ooTins Ssi:I .'o0ans OF
II viii bs We'll % yrHn once f tSas sSs rssn;
our our sxpectations IN Not ot that % We have not had.
In great abundance. facts which were appe.
ia the creator number % oi .aa eaae. % Il was i@po
experimental art which in other fields ot .;., sx.
rerim ment are considered n necessary for arriving
these rules. one which is most important 10 to
ment In such way as to isolate the true
causes. or at least the true conditions OF every
S SeY T. n ahs
1t is true that many times the medium. IN
order to prove her good faith; spontane0asyi
changes o. her own accord; but these were re
tritinR Importance according to. our way OF
thinking. On the other hand; the cnsnRes ~
ors to 9n osSt
into effect. resulted usually in rendering the no
We do not consider ourselves as having .n the
@ Positions. 't which to mt many ny seem the simplsst
way. We think. rather. that this has to az
with 81 an M upEnowhh n nav neeessary
conditions for their being produced. 70 wish
to nx or dictate such conditions according 10
quite ns unreasonable as 1t would be to Insist ;t
upon making the experiment OF Iorlcolll
barometer with II tube having a hole in the
bottom Of it. or to make electric experiments
in place saturated with moisture. or expert.
ments Of photngraphy exposing me seas,t1fe aye
msn can doubt it, tie fact stil remains that the
ns ns'W we Wished singulariy dim finished the value
and Interest OF the experimeents performed.
srg wRaR X "ny IN fssss Of naps
havc the right and also the duty to aspire.
Therefore. in many casss' ours were not true true
not M'i liked, indeed. not wished Ior by us.
experiments which seemed to us not to be
sufficiently demonstrated; nnd We VIII touch
Sey sssy R.
various. experiments. We Will note more
minutely tho ctrcnnstances IN those which. IN
seems to us We have arrived at degree OF
certainty.
PHENOMENA OBSERVED IN THE LIGHT-LIrr1No OF
ATABLE LATEEALlY BENEATH TUE HANDS OF
THE MEDIUM SEATED AT ONE OF ITS ENDS.
We employed for this experiment pine ta-
ble. metre 10 centimetres long. ~ centime-
tres In height. weight ~ pounds, Among the
swers to questions were given: it was mpossi-
tle not to observe especially the motion made
e ss ss tS
medium. without the slightest lateral oscilln-
tion OF the table preceding. with force: RAPIDLY.
had been glued to the mediums hands: a mo.
ton more remarkable from the fact that
the Tas resass e.
and feet for IN instant AS this phenomenon
is produced usually with the greatest ease.
3 LEFT the medium alone at the table. with both
her lands nbovs spdhsr ns YES
table table. aud NJ the space abeys It and below It was
brightly Illuminated. Under these conditions
6s table raised 'e rn angle tSst Si thirty or
several minutes. while the medium held her
limbs stretched out and beat her feet ono
sure with our hands upon the raised side Of
the table. we felt very considerable elastic
resistance.
MEASURE OF FORCE APPLIED IN RAISING THE
TABLE LATERALLY.
For this experiment tho table was suspended
by one OF its ends to dynamometer attached
to rope fastened to small beam VI which @ rest. rest.
being lifted to Y height Of fifteen centimetres:
tho dynamometer indicated a pressure OF
at that end OF the table with her hands COM
pletely above the table. to the right and to the
Wus attached Our hands made ehain
ior that matter our hands could not in any case
pressure press %ft'e exerted @ UPON the table. The wish
was. expressed that the pressure should d.
itself Gp from the side Of the dynu umometer.
Signor Gerosa. who was watching the indica-
tor. announced these diminut!ons marked by
the successive indications seven. five. three
pounds. and then nothing. after which the
lifting was such that tbs ,dynamometer rested
Then We reversed the conditions, placing
our hands under the table. the medium put
ting her hands not only under the edge q the
touch tho framework OF it and exert an action
from below. but placing them underneath the
with the backs OF them. Thus; none Of the
hands could have done other than Diminish
expressed the wish that the tension should in
crease instead OF diminish. very soon Mr..
ed an increase from eight to fifteen pounds.
During the whole OF this experiment both feet
OF the medium were under the feet of those to
the right and to the left Of her.
COMPLETE LIFTING OF THE TABLE.
Itwas natural to conclude that IL the table
could lift itself against every law OF gravity.
fps 9ss sSs GS%d fsH ss IS he
most common phsnomsna with Eusapa and
permits the most satisfactory examination. 1t
ditIons.: The persons seated around the table
lay their hands upon II. forming n chain. Each
s Sls fS an s % s Of
pressed her knees with theirs. As usual. the
medium was seated at the end OF the table;
movement laterally 1T lifted itself to the right
and then to the left, and finally raised itself
completely. with its four legs ia the air hori:
q from ton to twenty eentinetres; at times
the floor on it's four legs simultaneously,
Sometimes II remains In the air several SEQ
Ing which We can examine thoroughly the DO. DO.
sition OF tho feet beneath it During the lift
ing OF the table the right hand Of the medium
often leaves the table locked in that Of her
neGhbor and romans in the air above Il.
Throughout the experiment the face OF the
medium Is contorted the hands contract. she
groans and seems to suffer. as is usually the
case when q phenomepon is to take place.
In order to examine better the facts in ques-
tion. we withdrew from the table one by one.
having discovered thar the chain OF hands on
the table was no longer necessary. either in
but ono person left at the table with the
medium. That person rested his foot upon
both Eusapln's feet. and placed one hand upon
her knees. With his other hand he held the
left hand Of the mediu um. Her right hand was
laid on the taple 10 plain sight or even raised
above It In the air while the table was elevated.
MASIFEsTAIIoNs PHOTOGRAPHED.
As the table remained in the air for several
seconds 1t was possible to take Q number Of
photographs ~ the phenomenon. Up to this
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