The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
EINCARNATION OF MISS F.
PROF. FLoURNOY's EXPERIMENTS
WITH A SWISS WOMAN.

Under Hypnotic influence She Seems
to Reveal Three Former Exist
ences, One in Mars, One in India
Centuries Ago and One in France
During the Great Revolution.
London Letter in New York Sun.
A short time ago 1 cabled to the Sun
some particulars of the strange case of
apparent reincarnation reported by Prof.
Flournoy of Geneva. Those who remem-
Der Rudyard Kipling's tale, 1.-THE Finest
Story in the World" will at once notice
the strange similarity between the profess
sor's case and the writer's Imagination.
A few years ago Blanche F., young wo-
man of Geneva, consulted the professor
for some nervous trouble. He then dis
covered the pecuharities of her case, and
for three years made careful observations.
He also called in some of his colleagues
to assist in his experiments. Among these
were Prof. Boisgobey, well known phil
oiogist, and Prof. Wales, the author of
the 'Etudes Historiques."
The result of their experiments was
briefly this: When in a state of hypnotic
trance Miss F. seemed to have clear re-
collections of three distinct previous ex-
istences. The first was on an unknown
world, which she describes, and which,
from her description, agreeing more or
less as it does with scientific assumptions
is supposed to be the planet Mars. When
she refers to this state OF existence Miss
F. speaks a strange language, which nov
er varies, and also writes in strange char
acters, which are always consistent. Her
second existence was in India, at far
distant epoch. When referring to this
stage Miss f. speaks pure Sanskrit and
refers to events of which the historical
accuracy has been proved. Her third
state of existence would seem to have been
in France at the time of the Revolution.
Miss +. is of irreproachable character
who works regularly in business house
Prof. Flournoy declares that he is con-
WINGED there is no trickery, and owns, in
company with his colleagues, that he is
completely myStihed. Obviously, of course
there is plenty Of opportunity for Chi
canery in pretended knowledge of af-
fairs so recent and well-known as the
events of the French revolution 1t is
impossible to apply any test to the truth
fulness of a description of life on the
planet Mars, but there is no doubt of the
purity of Miss F.'s Sanskirt and the ac-
curacy with which she describes events,
which are, as rule. only known to the
most learned in the ancient history of In
dia
A few days ago Prof. Flournoy sub
mitted this strange case, unspeakably
strange even If it be nothing more than
an imposture, to committee of undoubt-
ed savants. The seance was held in the
private house of a German professor at
Charlottenburg Among the guests we're a
number of university professors, of whom
two are doctors, whose names are house
hold words throughout Germany There
We're also present three professors of the
Oriental Seminary, Profs. Bacha, Hauek-
Shen and Hassan ,Djelaleddin and two
newspaper men, Prof Flournoy gave the
assembled guests a brief resume of his
observations and then proceeded to put
Miss F. into hypnotic sleep. He declined
20 have the lights extinguished, as IL was
an important point to watch the subjects
face.
Upon being commanded to speak, Miss
F., uttered what one of the newspaper
men describes as "a strange sounding
idi'm with innumerable as" Two Of the
Indian philologists made a movement of
surprise.
"SansSirt, undoubtedly" said one.
she speaks 1t better than / cam re-
marked the other. at Is wonderfully pure
and classical" He then proceeded to in
terpret: She is in temple. huge pill
lars all round. She is lying on steps go