The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
PROOFS OF MINOR TALlTY
DR.. Richard Hodgson Thinks the Future Life
Has Been Demonstrated

/ were talking together yesterday I was
toying with pair of scissors and I got
up to get you some moreypaper with the
remark, You are out of paper for your
notes, are you not? that would be to
you proof conclusive that the communi-
eating spirit was none yother than T.
For you and I are absolutely alone here,
and so trifing a thing as the scissors
and your lack of paper would not be
mentioned by me to any one who might
enter after YOU are gone.
Prof Hyslop recently set up some
tclegraphic instruments in Columbia col
lege, and the people at either end select
ed, quite without thought just such an
intimate, trivial thing as a cigar case
to establish identity over the wire with
Some Of the hest of my communications
have to do with things so intimate that
I cannot tell the public about them.
George Pelham's communications With
Mr.. Howard too,-who is a well known
and able man of professional status,
definite disbcliever in future life I'M
til G. P. convinced him-were absolute
ly conclusive The holding turn to that
conviction was given by a message which
came in my presence in response to re-
quest for some incident which no one
save G.. ]. and Mr.. Howard, his most
Intimate elder friend and advisor, could
possibly have known
Several statements were read by me
that day and assented to by AR How
ard. And then the handwriting through
Mrs Piper inscribed the words private
and gently pushed me away. l retired
and Mr.. Howard took my place, where
he could read the writing He did not
read 1t aloud, and 1t was too private
for my perusal. The hand as it reached
the end of each sheet, tore it off from
the blockbook and thrust 1t wildly at
Mr.. Howard, and then continued writ
ing. The circumstances narrated, Mr..
Howard informed me, Contained pre-
cisely the kind of test for which he had
asked and he said that he was perfectly
satisfeG-perfectly.'
Dr. Hodgson, in his report concerning
George Pelham, has given many con-
Vlnclng facts and figures. G. F. we
learn, recognizes at the first manifesto
ton John Hart" an old friend, gives
intimate facts and names concerning
articles bought by Hart, as for instance
that studs Mr. Hart wears were taken
by q. P.s Stepmother from his BODY
after his accidental death and handed
by her to his father, with a suggestion
to send them to Hart. There are, too.
thirty cases Of recognition out of at
least 100 persons who have, had sttings
with Mrs Piper since the first appear
ance of G. P.
"One of the most interesting single in
stances that 1 can give you, however,
mas to do with another personality" con-
tinued DR.. Hodgson. mot long ago.
on my way out to keep al appointment
with Mrs. Piper for a Sitting, 1 read in
the morning paper of the death of a
certain friend of mine, w.;ose niece had
already passed beyond. AL the house
OF the medium this niece told me thro. gh
automatic writing that her uncle had
Just come over. I was with uncle NJ
the last, the communicate went or TO
say and told him not to be disturbed.
t4at ne would be even ha0,ter over hAre
than in the world with auntie' This
seemed to me very interesting and was
anxious to verify 1t If l could, but 7
naturally felt the impossibl.ty of speak
ing to tho widow about the matter at
that time.
1T happened, however, that a friend
of mine was sent for by tbs widow to
come and stay with her; and In their
conversation the widow said: Our niece
came to him at the end he told ME.
and said: Don't be disturbed. youll he
even happier here than in the world
with auntle." Precisely the same form
of words, you see
If you ask ne just what this society
has accomplished" said Dr. Hodgson.
with smile, as his visitor rose to leave,
would say that We have proved tele>
patny, established the fact that there is
such thing as clairvoyance, detected
and explained the methods used bv va
rlous trickster mediums who pretended to
De possessed of supernormal powers.
demonstrated Gn 1850 that Nine. Blav-
atskys pretensions were founded on
spurious marvels, and have now estab-
hshed to the satisfaction of many peo
pie, who, like myself were scepticaI of
the thing to start with the presumption
that individuals may and do communicate
aIter death with friends still on this sido
of the dividing veil"