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TRIPS TOGHOsTLAND
HAUNTED HOUSES INVESTIGATED sY
LoMeRoso.

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the Known LAWS of rhysicni Sci
| ence-A puxzled Physicist,
| PROFESSOR Lombroso, the Italian phys.
lctst. contributed TO the Annales dos
sciences isSchiuucs al account of two
psychic phtlomcnu which he luvesti.
GATED purely in the interests Of mate.
rial science. The article Is entitled
Haunted Houses Which Have Stud
ieu,' ana the professor confessed that
he set about his Investigations with
nothing TO be desired In the complete.
ness OF his skcpticisln.
The phenomena in question, how
ever, proved TO be beyond solution by
my known laws Of physical science.
Frankly, the great crimlnologlst nd
mltted that for the first time In his
life lie was In the presence of the In
tangible aud that lie was worstcd In
his nttempt to grnpple with the unsub-
stantial
IL was asked In November, 1000, to
| investigate some strange occurrences
which had taken place at the house Of
Signor Pavarno by way Of pescntori,
Turin. One phenomenon l was asked
to explain was the mysterious over
turning OF cups and jugs. which were
preclpitated to the ground by some
| unseen agency.
These occurrences were accompa.
MED by loud knocklngs OH the walls
and the pulling of bells In various
parts OF the house. The youngest
daughter was awakened on several oc.
casions by blows aimed Mt her by some
unseen hand, and her body on examl.
nation was found to be covered with
bruises, the result of severe pinchings
Her sister, who slept In the same bed.
felt nothing and was not disturbed In
any way.
"Thc clash of rapIers was heard In
the house Mt another time, nccompa-
MED by cries OF anger md gronns Of
anguish. Lights were also seen pass
Ing to and fro In unlighted rooms. An
Alpine hat was continually moving
about the room, and even when It was
deliberately nailed TO Il chair an lnvis-
lille hand prccipitatcd 1t TO the ground
All these mysterious happenings went
on for eight months. and IN regard to
them l took the evidence OF reliable
persons, who testified that they had
been eyewitncsscs of the phenomena.
Even when the bell ropes were removed
from the bells the tinkllng continued
Mt all hours OF the day aud night
The scene changed TO q house In the
next street. by way of Bava, adjoining
by way of Pcscntorl. where the news
papers Of Turin begun to chronicle mys-
FERROUS occurrences of almost similar
nature to these which occurred In by
way Of PescatorI, cups ana sauccrs,
pans and kettles being juggled about
by an unseen agency and causing at
the time most Internal row.
I'm PARTICULAR, one circumstance WINS
most noteworthy. In the cellar, filed
with full and empty bottles. much loss
TO the proprietor was caused by the
smashing of the TASKS by some unseen
hand, but with every truce of method
and willfulncss IN the way In which the
brcakage occurred. On my entrance
into the cellar lighted five candles.
thinking that supernatural spirit
would avoid the light. On the con
trary. l saw three empty bottles roll
about MS If pushed by q finger and
break close by me. made every pos.
sible investigation 10 discover Il hidden
trick. but to no avail. Several bottles
were taken Zip In the mir rs IL lifted by
the hand and dashed to the ground. :
THE wife Of the proprietor left about
that time for visit to her fathers.
While she was away the occurrences
Tn, l. L.,
diately on her return by way OF Baya.
The waiter Of the house was then re-
moved. and the occurrences ceased nj.
together, leaving It to be supposed,
since no other hypothesis Is probable.
that he was the medium through which
the phenomena were rendered possible.
''In May, 1908, I was asked to inves.
tigate another mysterious affair which
happened in the family of printer
named AIignotti, also in Turin. 1t was
noticed that when one Of his children,
Il little boy, went to bed ut night loud
knockings began to be heard on the
wall next to which he lay. A doctor,
the police and myself were called in.
We examined the walls and the rooms
with great care.
"As soon as the boy was placed In
his bed the knocking began It was
evidently conducted In an intelligent
manner. and it was possible to estab-
fish some sort Of communication. It
was only, however. when the boy lay
awake that the phenomenon occurred.
As soon as he went to sleep the knock.
Ing became very vague and indistinct.
He was clearly the immediate cause,
though beyond high fever. when the
phenomenon was most frequent lie
wa. IN other respects n normal child.
state these facts clearly and abso.
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