Evening star., 1903-08-01

rosterity ,yuIa the writer but divulge it
the data ,5h-ct ae is about to extract from
the jouru>tI OF these inveStiga tors would
awaken greater interest in the reading pub
lie than ii otherwise can. But the writer
- pledged to withhold the identities OF both
this distinguished scientist and his ques-
tionsts. OF the latter. it may be said that
all were brain tOilers, and this enforced
secrecy as to their names is sufficient proof
that neither vanity desire for pub
liCity was a factor in their enterprise.
Spirit Telegraph Code.
1le code by which they claim to have
sgu;led to ;he spirit world was simple. A
question being asked. one rap upon the
table was to signify no, three raps
yes. Two rapS were to denote uncer
tainty. Information being desired in de-
tail the alphabet was named over in ro-
tation by one of the sitters, each letter
needed to build word being added by a
rap directly after the calling of such let
ter Thus by a rap after &C. at one call
ing of the alphabet. after "a at the next
calling. then after ''t' would spell the word
cat. When uncertainty existed a ques
uon as to any letter was put to the invis-
ible speaker, Was it 't?' and the APP
propriate raps would answer Yes or
No
The journal of these particular seances
while deserving the scrutiny of the great
minds now analyzng psychic data. has
never been published before The questions
and answers are of unusual interest be
cause dealing pointedly with questions of
universal interest. such as have arisen in
the minds of all thinking men. and be-
cause they burden the reader with no per
sOnal information concerning deceased
friends and relatives of the sitters.
The dialogue above was held between the
spokesman of the sittcrs and the alleged
spirit OF the deceased man of science. This
dialogue continued as follows:
I,,,,ey In,
Il think not"
Did you meet any persons in that sphere
vE"m you knew on earth?'
How did they appear to you? Did they
bear any resemblance in shape. size and
feature to their former selves?
They bore an exact resemblance to
their former selves"
Can one in a lower sphere pass at will
70 no h;Sher%' !;
''ls transfer from lower to higher
sphere like new BIRTH"
NO. it is progressive evolution"
is the condition in the third sphere one
of bliss"
No: nor sorrow"
rs it ono OF contentmcnt?"
"Ycs."
The Lowest Sphere.
In answer t. further questions the un-
seen toIcgraphcr stated that moral worth
and not intellectual advancement deter
mines the period of ones sujOuru in the
first or lowest sphere; that he often visited
that sphere: that the condition of those
there detained is one of "abject confusion"
that they manifest no desire for progress;
that they prefer to remain where they are
and that it is the work of the missionaries
to awaken them.
.'Will you. when l pass from this life to
the first sphere. be ready to guide and help
me on to Il higher" asked the spokesman
OF the researchers.
You Will not stop there because you al
~aady possess spiritual knowledge You
will proceed to the fifth sphere after leav-
ing the body" was the reply.
AS the condition OF the spirits In the first
Isl worse than Il on the earth plane
!, e. do they suffer more than here the con-
sequences of wrongdong in this life?"
Much more
rs 1t the abode of murderers and the
Lle?"
1T is"
is II confined to such as these?"
Not necessarily"
The informant stated that there was no
sphere In which he had yet dwelt where
complete. unalloyed bliss prevails; that in
10 sphere was the degree of contentment a
iii comparable with that on earth as en-
s"yed by people in comfortable circum-
stances possessed of sources of intellectual
cultivation and development.
AL another sitting was asked: What is
the interval between the time the soul
leaves the body and its restoration to spirit
ual consciousness
1t depends entirely upon the degree of