Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-25
Washin9tou Standard YOUR STOMACH
90 GHOSTS EXIST?
Dr.. Mao; J. Savage Certain That They Ma
terial;ze

Dr.. Nno; J. Savage Certain That They Ma
terial;ze
Aiu-i,c's Monthly
The history oi tie world is full Of
reported arpa!tions or ghosts. DO
such things as ghost, exist? am
perfectly certain that they do. This
does not mean that feel that am
ready to explain their origin or nature.
simply recognize the fact. Whether
they are purely subjective or whether
they represent some objective reality
this is n question to be settled in each
particular case. | have many in
stances in my notes; but they must
he omitted for the present.
There is one case, however, which
Is OF very extraordinary kind. 1t
occurred about couple Of years ago
here IN tie immediate vicinity Of
New York. There WAS certain
Young man who had been STUDYING
abroad. He had been at Heidelberg
University. lie was OF anything but
an imaginative temperament. Tall
and stalwart in build, he had a repu.
tation as an athlete. His favorite
studies were mathematical, physical
and electrical. He had returned home
from abroad, and so far as anybody
knew, was in perfect health. He was
at the summer home OF his mother
1t was his habit, after dinner, to go
out on the piazza and walk up and
down while smoking his pipe. One
evening he came quietly in, and with
out talking to anybody, went up to
bed. The next morning he went into
his mothers room before she was up,
and laid his hand on her cheek in or.
der to awaken her quietly. Then he
said, Mother, have something very
sad to tell you. You must brace your
self and be strong to bear it," OF
course she was startled and asked him
what he was talking about. He said,
Mother, mean just what am say
ing. / am going to die, and very
soon
"When his mother, startled and
troubled, pressed him for an explana-
ton, he said. Last night, when l
was walking up and down the piazza,
smoking, spirit appeared and walked
up and down by my side. 1 have re.
ceived my call and am going to die
The mother, of course, was seriously
troubled, and wondered whether any,
thing might be the matter with him.
She therefore sent for the doctor and
told him the story. The doctor made
careful examination, said there was
nothing the matter, treated the whole
thing as q bad dream or an hallucina.
ton, told them to pay no attention to
it, and said that within few days
they would be laughing at themselves
for letting such a thing worry them.
The next morning the young man
did not seem quite as we'll as usual,
and the doctor was sent for second
time. Again he said there was moth
ing the matter, and tried TO laugh
them out of their fears. The third
morning the young man appeared in
still poorer condition, and the third
time the physician was summoned.
He now discovered case of append.
citis. The young man was operated
on and died in couple Of days. From
the time of the vision until his death
not more than five days had gone by.
Some time after this experience the
mother visited psychic here in New
York. She made no previous appoint.
ment, but went as a perfect stranger
and waited her turn. The son claimed
at once to be present, and told his
mother whole series of very remark
able things, which by no possibility
could the psychic ever have known.
Then in answer to the question, Who
was it that you saw that night?" (the
question being purposely 60 framed as
not to seem to refer to anybody out of
the body. he at once replied 1t was
my father The father had been dead
for some years, and the mother had
been married again."