The evening world., 1909-03-17

Or. James II. Hyslop, President OF the
American Society for Psychical Re-
search. has made remarkable report
on the transcendental experiences o.
VIII r.. flanagan, OF st. Louis, the
Supcrnormal Man" who at different
seances presided over by Mr.. and Mrs.
Jordan Lambert. showed himself under
the control OF Joe Wentworth" to be
one OF the most remarkable mediums
ever known In the shadOwy horierland
OF the occult. In preface, II may be
said that flanagan is twenty-siS years
Old and n Catholic by faith.
He worked in machine shops In his
nurse. His father was born In New.
burg, \. Y, his mother In Philadel-
phia.
In the words OF Or Hyslop flanagan
Is Somewhat immature in nature. limo.
cent In character honest and trust
worthy without guile or deceit. He is
lethargic, physically md mentally"
Continuing, Or. Hyslop says that Han
negan does not fall easily into the class
OF either normal or abnormal psychol-
ogy. They (med!ums OF this class) are
rs healthy specimens OF human nature
as one could desire, especially Mr.. Han
negGn.
IAN lead much more normal lie
than many who try to raise a question
on the basis OF hysteria. 1t makes no
difference TO the supernormal what are
the mental and physical conditions In
which he may find himself" Referring
TO the Hannegan phenomena, Dr.. Hys-
lop continues:
Some Strange "Doinss,"
''They evoke interest which lies out
side the usual theories OF physchology
and II they represent events on the bor-
derland OF the transcendental reality
they illustrate an interest which neither
normal nor abnormal PHYSIOLOGY has
yet been able to satisfy"
The first OF the new experiences OF
IIannesan recorded by Or. Hyslop deals
with a night on July Is, 1908, during
which flanagan was stopping at the
Hotel Torrance In Providence, He had
retired when the room resounded with
reps and knocks. HanneGan got out OF
bed and went to the door. There was
no one there. Then he recognized, he
says. that the raps were those OF spirits
and took up a pencil. Joe Wentworth
told him that he had been knocking to
let him CHannegan) know that he want
ed 70 write.
Joe then told him to not 60 far from
the hotel the following day. Saturday
as he was due to fall In tarnce. Or
Saturday at 100 o'clock Hannegan was
IN the hotel office when he began tC
feel sleepy and light" He got to hi!
room on the fourth floor somehow
and stumbled over to the bed.
Then he was hurried OF. by Joe
with the sensation OF being conveyed
through the air. Hannegan says h
was not conscious Of seeing anything
about him.
He found himself finally inside Q
small curio or art shop. The walls wer'
covered with old pictures and empt,
frames. He saw some large blue ani
white vases streaked with pale green
one canvas In particular he recollectet
when he came 70 himself lying fac'
downward on the floor OF his room. 1
was twilight scene inscribed 1T
Orlando"
Saw a Golden Hand.
On July ~ occurred the incident Of tn
Golden Hand. flanagan and Junior
twho Is MIR. Lambert's child were OF
the beach when Hannesan cut his hanC
trying to wind up a mechanical boat
lie held up his hand without thinking
he says, Of Junior, who It seems wa
ven sensitive and easily affected b!
the sight OF blood. To his surprise
however. Junior, far from being az
fectsd. shouted and danced when h,
nav the streaming hand and cried: