The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27
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Noted Author Has Recently Come Out as a
SpiritualiSt on Account of His ReceiV-
ing Dream Message From
a Pet Dog
a Pet Dog.
Says That Marvellous Things Occur Around
Us Every Day and That Psychology
Should Be on Plane With
Other Sciences.

Undoubtedly the most interesting part
OF Rider Hdggard's work is in the field
OF psychological research.
Il believe firmly" said MI Haggard
in the course of our interview, that
there is much real material for psychol-
ogists 10 work upon.
1t is all very well for materialists 20
scOn at the idea of the soul and TO de-
mand practical demonstration Of its ex-
istence
Doubling Materialists.
"HaIf of the time, whes evidence of
the souls existence is submitted 10
doubting Thomases. they do rot take
The trouble 10 investis cate II. as they
would any other evidence that might be
offered on a material subject Simply
because IL Is psychic Is sufficient for
the modern materialist 20 throw it out,
and Yet, every day. there are occurring
around as marvellous things which. III
followed ont, would place psychology
on plane with any other science.
Spiritualistic Views.
Everyone is quite zanzibar with the
remarkable phenomena Of telepathy. The
d0ubters call IL coincidence. but what
ever il is il is often so marvellous that
il seems 10 come fsum world above.
or rather beyond. the little sphere we
live tn,
81 need not dwell here ON the remark
able psychic experience I had with ref
erence 10 nay dog-as the facts have al
rady appeared with more or less detail
la print Il viii be recalled thar knew
psychically many hours before having
The facts before me, exactIy what had
occurred with reference TO the death OF
my dog
II had a species Of troubled dream. in
which / saw the dead body OF my dog Ina
"a marsh. / uarrated this dream 20 my
family the next morning. and described
accurately the exact spot in which the
dogs body was found.
Queer Dream.
Strange To relate. that while / was
having this dream-you may call il q
dream, If YOU viii: but / am convinced
30 was something more than thIs-I was
making in my sleep "a cultural sound as
if doc were struggling In the water.
This 3'as well attested by one of the
members OF my family.
The dream regarding the dog is only
one OF the many strange occurrences of
a similar character that have come into
my life, and / think il high time, not
only for science, but for intelligent per
sons generally. 20 begin 10 look around
them for m Eth ng beyond the mere ma
terial things of existence
IF do not maintain" continued Mr.
Haggard walking up and down his
room, that We are going 20 arrive al
definite results today. OF tomorrow, or
next year. But 1 say we are making
progress.
Scientific Evidence.
when men like Lord Kelvin. Alfred
Russell Wallace and other thinkers
state boldly that their scientific convic-
tons point toward. rather than away
from, the truths of psychology. ordinary
minds should al least pay attention.
II makes no difference" he continued
whether the man Oh the street pays any
regard 20 these signs OF the times or
not. IL is quite sufficient that the great
minds OF this century are concentrated
on researches In psychological phe-
uOmena, and j believe the next few
years viii witness some very remarkable
developments.
Everybody recognizes that there ex-
lists in themselves two personalities-th,
DR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. Of Stevenson.