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rather. she dii rave about noon. She asked
ne II some one hadn't come here with the
object OF renting the house. and she ex-
claimed several times that she ha! u lease.
l couldn't understand what she meant
! Now. no one in Nine. P's house knew Of
my friends plans. ana. therefore. no knovl-
edge thereof could have come 10 her from
the outside world.
Il aa convince! that triepathic action
alone made her aware Of our conversation
that morning. She 'Tav.,l' at the very time
my friend and / were talking. and this was
the only time that her mind wandered dur
ing her Illness. Moreover. she died on the
following evening and before any ore else
could have known OF my friends plans
This took place on Hec"mbcr u last.
The occurrence was quite curious. and I
remember IL distinctly. A. | was reading
your article in the lat issue of the AunaIes
this evening. It occurred 20 me that tho
story might interest Won. ard that Is why
/ have taken the liberty Of Hrilirg 10 YOU.
Please hear In mind that this is Il personal
letter. II you intend 20 publish tile story
you will oblige me by emitting my name.
"Da Il"
Here Is another Incident. which is very
similar:
In April. 1874. my wife and l were taking
care. at Beaumont Ia FCrrie-e. az ruy
mother. Nine. FonTuray. who WAS then =
years OF age. We spout cacA night in my
mothers room. ard IN the morning We went
into our own room - dress. leaving a segv-
ant to take care Of my mother during the
short time that We were absent.
The house which We o~ccu;ied was very
large, and the two rooms os which I speak !
were on the FIRST story. each being AZ an =
extreme end Of the building and separated
from the other by four rooms and a large
hall.
"One morning We saw that my mothers
death was close N hand. and We did not
wish TO leave her. but she Insisted that we
should go. as usual. for Il few minutes into
our room. Ny wife and ! we're very much
moved. and We spoke of my mother and Of
those relatives whom We had already lost. ;
among them being ono Of my brothers. a
Of artillery. who had died two
years ago.
I had no keepsake Of this brother. hut
my mother had collected The various things
which had belonged - him. such as his
epauIcitcs. his Cross % the Legion Of
Honor. his slber and also n horsowhiH.
which he had used when he was at the
Polytcrhusque o. at Metz, and which
had an engraved silver handle. For a long
time l had been anxious TO obtain this
whip. but l had never ventured TO ask my
mother for II. since I knew how fond she
WAS OF the things which had belonged TO
brother. / spoke az the matter TO my
wife. and she persuaded me not TO say
anything about IL - my mother.
The door % the room in which my wife
and I We're was closed. and so was the door
Of my mothers room. hence no one could
overheard cur conversation. More
over. i have told you that the two rooms
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about the region o: .he optic and auditory
re:veS an impression. which varies accord
in -, -sr condition e ;hi, region. For e1-
ample, = child VII WIS y--y fond q b.rds
heard & t:rt cry one day and went "a .ook
:Hr Z. Net day news came that cre Of
her Tarcn;s VS. dead.
We cannot. however. exrect to discover al
once The exact form under which trausmts-
si." taxes place" The HYPOTHESIS 2 spheris-
I'll jr ..iato:- Vibrations - ether SENS ths
nest r4'joGiI, Lt; +, !,'s rot suffice % ex-
| Il-in Ill eases. Something 10" Il protection
- Thought seems Z, take place in cases ~
. nal nHtr"siic t~Grsa-i sz.1E. ard IL mighr
so1.'t.raas he COMPARED to he ap?cal Of A
S"ent v'.rf. Y; IN :Aa aSe Il an aq7cal cr
a NV. .v"- nhe:. T. IS se.; -zrrc. sI- -1v.ri
81 aNol direction. -:e SoIu. IS also trans
ra'''cG thro-sh 'ao at-l. - .-re in the form
a.: sile. icai .=.u,,t...s US, as uch, i.
-tra.smi:tei through space.
Are We to suppose -ra, = mI-c car,,ra..
IF"j"'tio If t@e 81 iii - MA! ,.,1.s rlaca
that there IS what We may s-y!. an .y.e,i-
'fiz"I"a u f1rra. whirh csea;.os from tho
beng who j. in danger 90 death and c,e,
i''ti % Influence the friend 70 whom, !.
l. bringing a mesSIcer TIE hypothesis Is
t'na"i'- II even ap:elrs tha; sometime,
'"e phantom" which Is created by The s;:,-
CONSCIOUS i",rg o; the sub zee. AMI which
Is the cause % the efsec. oHs--veI takes
WIN It same material clements OF ire or
rahisra. A projection II psychic forces can
he Transformed into physical. electrical and
mechanical effects. Modern researches sfvs
positive proofs of the correlation u .orres
and or their mutual tranSf5rrna;ions u,
rot heat and motion daily became tra-s-
.''heG mo electricity: Impressions pro-
duced upon animals. sounds comias from a
piano which no ore Is touching. collective
sensations. all these are proofs Of ob,ec-,v.
realities. The elements OF the D-ob,.u
however, have not In our opinion been sur.
ncientiy studied UP 10 the present 10 war
rant US In arriving at any definite ccnclu-
SION, ara We are the more firmly OF this
opinicn because II seems that In MANI
cases the dying person was not thinking az
sl OF the person who received by means
or telepethy OF his death.
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and. as their replies were always IN &C
cordance with these systems. the result was
/ that the most absurd opinions were deemed
10 be uuuue$tionahle facts. and the opera
tors were eyer going more and more away
from the road that leads 10 truth.
People # all ages have admitted that there
IS such a thing as sympathy. Nevertheless.
this word Is still! devoid Of meaning for those
who do rot believe in the reciprocal and
mysterious Influence which two persons can
exercise upon each other. There are few
persons -ho have not, during their lives.
given some attention to this question OF
sympathy ard affinity. Yet. here. too. we
fr3 transmission OF thought. a harmonious
communicates between brains ard souls.
The psychic world IS as real as the physical
world. an! tho only difference Is that It
has been Jess s;Id-s! by us.
There my b" manifestations Of psychi,
energy in the case OF the Inferior animals.
which are not endowed with our senses.
What difficulty. however. Is there IN admit
ting that this force. like an the others. may
act at a distances? Admitting thu existence
OF such u force, Fl would be am sot curious
a most uuaecountable fact. IF It were I'M
able TO act At a distance; It would, Ia a
word. be a unique paradox.
We have already said a hundred times
that II - a strange prcsuEl ption, and even
a proof Of profound ignorance. to suppose
that the only phenomena around us are
those which We are capable Of pcrceivIng.
our senses are evidently very gross. SIS Wa
must see II We compare the sum total Of
what they transmit 60 ms with the probable
amount OF what they are unable to per
ceive. "" know that there are colofs.
sounds. electric currents md magnetic at
fractions and rouulsious which are wholly
imperceptihle to Us. and yet the evidence
Of which We can prove by means Of GeIi-
cate Instruments. Now, does not our actual
knowledge Of science authorize VS. TO COLI
slider ali the bodies which surround Us as
being in Infinite and constsnr relation. one
with the other, and IS acting In accord
ance with the veli-known laws Of energy?
And ought we not to consider ourselves as
being riuI'seI into an inextFicabte etwork,
and one p"rneatod by all these reciprocal
CaloriGc. electric and attractive actions
which each body produces on those bodies
which surround It. not TO speak Of those
Influence derived from forces the existence
Of which we DO not even suspect-in 4
word, parIneatcG hy dynamic actions. os
which We only perceive the NEST gross as
they come into play around Us?
This theory that there are psychic cur |
rents which are able TO transmit 20 a dis
lance 10 other brains cerebral Impressions
and even thoughts explains a great number f;
Of facts which have been observed. but
which have not yet been explained For |
example. go to A thoater or a concert /
where there are atty or 4 hundred women
who are more or less attentive. Now. II
You fix your eyes and your thoughts on one /
OF those women and your whole vii! Is
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We're fcr apart. and I must remind YOU
that ~" mother was dying Of dropsy. and
'o"!d rot 'reu move ia her bed. Neither
IN" nor any one else could have hoar!
what We @rii. ard no one could have re-
'"rte! 90 he the conversation between nv
Cif" and mv=o:f.
w" returned 70 her room. and. "a We
opened tho door aud before / had time To
ask hnr how she felt. she said TO me IN
q weak voice: Louis. You would like TO
nave your brothers whip and ! Will give II
." yoH. You will find IT In the last drawer
81 my dressing table. Take IL and con-
si!"r 1t as Il souvenir OF Your hrother. who
was very fond Of 81. and Of your mother.
who + about 10 die
With these words she ma1e the sign OF
Inc cross and passed away.
MS incident. as YOU can well imagine.
made a profound impression on me. relate
" To- you. and am prepared TO prove that II
Is absolutely true. Make any use Of IL that
y"'i please. My wife also witnessed IL. and
SE"' too. by her signature. certifes to its
truth. FpHpr-p.y
Chateau de Malpeyre. Brionde. Hali,e-
Loire
i witnessed the Incident TO which nv
refers in bis letter.
&C FDNpr-Ray"
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bens or the purpose you VIII ina that IN a
few minutes the woman will turn around
and look at you. People attribute this CO.
Incidence to chance. They may be right in
many cases. but not always. for success Do
ponds upon the operators and their sub.
: jects.
Here arc other examples. You CORE
spond row and then with Il sympathetic
person, and sometimes your letters cross
each other IN the mail. and for the reason
that you were both thinking of each other
at the same time. You are chatting at the
dinner table ara you make a remark.
vhereupon your wife or husband or sister
or mother eyCla,ms: ~ was lust going 10
say III" same thing n clear proof that The
speaker and You were thinking of the same
thing ani az the same moment. You walk
down street and you say TO yourself, 81
hone ] won't meet Hr. So and 50" a SIC
ond later you meet this very person Of
whom you were thinking. or perhaps you
fancy that som" stranger who IS approach
ing you is a friend, and five minutes later
You meet this very friend. You talk ahou.
u person a-d. 10, that PERSON apn.ar,.
whence the crovcrh. Talk Of the devil"
Up TO the present all these coincidence,
have been attributed to chance-a simu,e.
''- : ~ AAS4RtIfHt4. anu
ono which renders any kind OF research
unnecessary.
While l was studying the subject of
az thought most carefully.
received the following letter from a reader
OF the Anua;es:
Being Il constant reader of your works.
l take the liberty OF drawing your atten-
ton 10 IN interesting teIepa;hic occurrence
OF which ! vas recently a witness
During December. 1895. l was ATTENDING
an Old lady who was in the last stage OF
a rapid disease. Her mind was as clear as
ever, but she grew weaker every day. AMI
the following phenomenon occurred on the
very day before her death.
Il had seen her IN the morning and had
found her in fun possession Of her senses.
About II o'clock l MET a friend with whom
! chatted about different things. suddenly
he said to me: i wan; 10 rent a house for
the spring, Can you tell me where I am
likely TO find a suitable onc?' Indeed. |
cannot. was my reply. We were entirely
alone at the moment and no one could have /
overheard our conversation. Nine. P.'s I
house would suit ME well enough he con-
t!nn'd. 'Mmo. +, was NV patiently What
90 YOU think Of her condition? They say
tiat she Is very low. Is there any chance :
that she will live a good while vet. Who
can tell" replied. eyasiyely. In any cas.. :
she has a lease which. OF course will fan
to her heirs in case OF her death All the
same I'll wait a few days said my friend. |
and I'll have a talk with the landlord
our conversation stopped there, and 7
know that ms friend did not speak to any
one OF his plans turing the rest OF the day
When visited the patient III the evening
however, the nurse said to me: on. doc
tor. the poor lady has been rayinc or
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II FTamma-io7 gives il he-a tie c-r,lu- -
~ which be ,t- arrived ~ raEl-! = re rr,..
subjects ~ vH''l bis lr.s :-a.-s ,-r.r .. ..
.hl!shed iy i-=rsr 81. Ir states J.a.- -.
and INSIST :Na'. - view 80 -. mann, s,.
i.o'9"uts N.i.E r. his r3-r-..--. and ---
nr.city n ~r'.H cannot, b. gs--,.r-oI.
impossible Tor E.4 to firm any oyaer option.
Many scientists aye equally irc-rIs:.ous in
regard TO those psychic t-ar-u'--.rre- Tnls
= especially re cas-" in Eu-sln1. where
SIR William Thomson lord Eo,vio1 and
Tyneall have attracted much attention o~-
ing 70 chc.r profound Contempt f-r studies
n this direction. L~a.,,ce. the French rs
;ronorncr. gave evidence O. o "a superior
mind when he wrote: The singular pho
nomena which result from the extreme
sensihIlIty OF the nerves in certain .n3iy;6-
uals have given Ilse 10 various opinions as
20 the eXis-enc- ot a nav agent. which has
been called animal nIaglotGsru. L IS natural
10 suppose that the cause IF this action -
very weak. and perhaps Is easily troubled
by a great number. Of accidental cirCrun-
stances However, the fact that Z does
Tot manifest itself in all cases should re.
l-ad US TO conclude tia: it never exists.
W. are 50 far from knowing Al. tho agents .
ot nature and their diverse methods o. ac- !
lion that It would be Unpli.c opaica. to !
deny the existence Ct phen rens solely be-
cause they are ireXp'Ieahle to rs in the
present state Of our know edge"
These are words 20 which good heed f,
should be given by those who are tempted /
- pronounce here thu word Impossible" /
70 these persons who dread ridicule above !
Everything Else Larlaao's worIs Will af-Y ,
rrove OF service. since they Vii teach them /
not to ~crftlrise r1Eh,y- |
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Here is another strange Incident. which IS
related y Airs. Severn Of brentwood. Eng
land:
/ awoke with a start. felt that T had
received J., violent blow on the mouth ann
thlt my upper Hip Ms bleeding. sitting I'D
III tn" bed, | took my handkerchief and
r-'s.'i II against The wounded place. Some
seconds afrcrw1rd / removed il and was
sur FriSe! not to see the slightest tTac. of
blood.
Then | recognized the fact that nothing
c"3td possibly hav" struck me, for | was in
h,i ana sound asleep. The conclusion at
which / arrived was that I must have been
dreaming. / looked at my watch ana. find
Ing that It Wa : o'clock and that Arthur
my husband, was not in tho room, / c1uclId-
ei mt n" had gone boating on the lake,
as the weather was very fine.
= then went To sleep again. We break
TASTED 80 go. and I noticed that my h1s-
hhL" was i'tr ard that he took his seat 4
'i'fl' further away from We than usual.
watched min. and saw that from time .,
time T." raised his handkerchief To his ,ips
What Is The matter. Arthur" / asked
Then. somewhat disturbed. I added. I
mo" iiat you h've hurt yourself. aud i
vi! tel You diterWarl how / know IL
Yes he said. Z was heating on the
axe. ana suddenly a strong wind came.
an" the t!li"r struck me on the mouth. cut
ting my upper liz. II bIed a good deal, and
cannot st"? the blood from flowing
have yuu any idea IF the hour when
hapV"red? / as.,ed him.
II must have been about : o'clock he
replied
Then told him what had happened to
ami Ee was much surprised. as w.r, an
N" o'h-r- who Were at the breakfast tatl,
mat morning. JEANNE SEVERN"
Mrs. Severn says further: The fact that
put my handkerchief 10 ~ mouth shows
mat | was quite awake. | was naturally
astOUish.I when ! found -h., v,s ~,
bleeding. but ! wcE; to sleep again soon
When / arose, an hour LATER. 1
fancy that I s;iil retained a very lively i'm
preston OF the blow. and while I dressed
NY lip TO see If there was any
mark on IT"
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In regard TO scientific matters the rule "a
sometimes laid down AZ an automatic prfn-
c.ple that d hypothesis ought to explain
everything This j q mistake. \ hy1otLaS;s
may lie able 20 explain certain facts. and
vet be- unable to explain Others. Such Is
the case q; present. Nevertheless. We %
not hesitate 10 say that clear proof has
been b. ught forward Of the psychic action
of one mind on another at a distance and
without the Intermediary of the senses,
though we are aware that this action does
not explain everything. II explains the i'm
pressiOns Of the brain. the fictitious visions.
II does not explain the real movements OF
objects.
The following theory would account for 4
great number of the Impressions mentioned.
y u tinC person voluntarily o. i"nvoIuEtari-
iy produces IN the ether - movement which
strikes s@aiEs- a brain tina; yiJraies in syn
chroni=n. ana which makes upoa this brain
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II may be that spirit. torcs. matter are
only different manifestations OF the sems
entity. OF which We know nothing. II NAV
he that there is n unique principle force
Intelligence and NATTER which embraces
everything that exists ard everything that
can exist. which IS the first cause and the
I'<f cause. and the difArentiations Of which
would be merely different forms of emo
't"u. In this connection va may ro;r. ont
that. II thought can no longer be considered
as n secretion oc matter. but "a a method
OF motion Of tho enc grca. principle. II f.
not logical % maintain tina. intelligence
VIII como TO an end when the orranisu
dies.
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We claim. Their. that OF
thouShc mental suggestion. the action o:
one mind upon another. is a clearly proved
fact. although many scientists. ana even
Specialists. are of a quite different opinion.
For example. Doctor Bu;tey SAYS: tn. So
called OF Thought. or second
s-@ht, ctnH"t exist. and i nothing bat a
tf'h CT PROFESSIONAL operators 1t stems
to Us that spurious money does not In any
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A divorce has taken place between the
their religious beliefs, The old religious
orthodoxy was too narrow 20 hold th>
views Of modern SCIENCE IN regard 70 man
and tho new materiaistic orthodoxy IN.
become too narrow 70 hold HIS asp,rat,on,
ard his thoughts. The moment has com,
when We must rise above the sta 1@po,r, -
the materialist and Crqsp those cnrcepi,ors
which permit us 70 regard as rossihIs th.,s
subtle communications 81 spirit to smith,
ave. ever these cor1rurications between
visible and irv.s.hIa things. he iGe, of
which has throughout all ages n.r-nea..f
art and literature:
STAR ~ star viNr1.es l.rr.. INV soul p, .o-
St-fs" through some fne- eia--er. 81 ha- o-,,
tn" lover. the poet. all those who have
whNed enthusiastic over arv nohIr cause.
nave throughout the centuries unconscious
II reptile! 20 Tits r1Iret'On Of Tcorvsc, -,
snTnn. as 70 Goethe. 'or examrle. IN certain
hours % passion. iris subtle communicable,
Of spirits manifested Itself with 2 Luminous
c'eerness. Others. rs Bacon. for sxamp,a.
became convinced rrnIualiv after they h,1
carefullv weighed the NAM trisfnR proofs
which their daily studies Of MANKIND
hrourh. 70 them. Now. however vs know
for thr f-st TIN. That these e'Ior. mae
sares really r. forth on their mission. ana
that these Impressions ore communicated
from one person 20 another.
We saw that this force Is ~ n r7vch'o
nature. an' rot ~ n physical or phv-i-
illogical or chemical Or mechanical na.ura.
N" raason IS hec7use Il PRODUCES ara
transmits thoughts and IDEAS. and because,
without the aid Of our senses II "a conveyed
from soul 20 soul from spirit To spirit. Orr
Psychic force doriht!nss gives 18th TO an
motion. which is trlnSTLtted TO a
distance lif~ MI vibrations 81 air and
becomes apparent TO those brains
are IN harmony with ours. The action
OF one mind on another at a distance. eut
especially under circumstances as grave as
Of death. and. above all. OF sudden
Heath: Transmission OF thought. mental .uR-
and communication at a distances
IRE not moro extraordinary than the action
~ the magnet on iron. than the attraction
II the moon upon the sea. than the con-
Etyance Of the human voice by means %
'lcctriclty. tr2n the revelation OF the chem
e Institution IF Il star by an araIvs.,
e its light. and then all the other wonder,
Il contemporary science. The only differ
'rcr Is hat these psy chic demonstrations arc
II a loftier order and may guide US toward
| thorough knowledge Of She human being.
However this may hef
Telepathy can and should be inscribed
l"nc"f1 rth among the sciences as an IN
reality.
Aii;.is can act: enc upon the other, with
IA; tn" Intermediary az the senses.
psychic force exists. Is na.ura r.m,+r.
Unknown
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There can be no doubt IN regard TO the
transmission Of the IDEAS Of those who IN
fuence others by means Of magnetism. and
the same statement holds true, and with
even greater force. In regard to tho trans
mission of theft most cherished opinions. II
Is singular. however. that these operators.
though they have clearly recognized. ever
since artificial -somnambulism began to be
studied. the influence which their Will ex-
ercises on their patients or subjects. have
yet for so long a time failed TO discover
the phenomenon OF the transmission of ideas,
and It is their ignorance on this point which
has caused many OF them TO indulge In
oNaggerations and to fail into error. and for
she reason that. placing an implicit conf
dence In the somnanhulists. they have been
in the habit Of questioning then. In regard
a." all the systems Of their own invention.