The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-01-13
A PSYCHICAL Study.
Nv z. A. MICHEL.

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Psychical Research:
have the honor to report for in
vestigation singular experience of re-
cent occurrence.
had been reading Poe's Raven"
but my doctor, whom have consulted.
says that has nothing to do with the
matter 1 don't rely upon him as to
whether It does or whether it doesn't.
I was sitting in my library reading,
as have said, Poe's Raven" some of
his short stories and other of his
poems 1t couldn't have been that l
was greatly wrought upon. for on
reading the poem for the first time in
twenty years was a trifle disappoint-
ed in it. much prefer as an example
Of Poe's genius 1.-THE Bells" which to
me is literary wonder. was not so
excited over my reading as to prevent
my falling asleep.
was awakened by three distinct
taps on my door.
/ occupied the house alone at the
time. my family being in the country.
slept at home, but took my meals
elsewhere The first thing that oc-
Cured to me after had snatched my
faculties from sleep was that any one
entering the house would seek admit
lance by ringing the front door bell,
whereas the person had knocked at
once at my library door.
sCome in!' cried.
The summons being UNDECIDED. l
arose and opened the door. No one
was there.
Now, if l were following a psyche
logical impression made by the poem
should have heard more knocks. But
I did not My raven must have come
In unseen and unheard. At any rate. l
had resumed my seat but a few min
utes when became conscious that
there was some live thing in the room
with me. Moreover, l was impressed
with the fact that it was human.
though whether in flesh or spirit
could not tell. Where it was at first
did not occur to me. but presently
knew that it was sitting on a chair
on the other side of the library table.
i uOtG luc lOllOWluS, pOlulS.
/ felt no fear whatever.
/ smelled smoke.
heard running water. the chopping
of wood and Kissing sound.
These impressions We're mental, not
physical.
From having heard the clock several
times during the presence of my mys-
FERROUS visitor can inform you that
it entered about 8 o'clock What WAS
passing all the while afterward am
now not capable of putting in here.
Indeed. it is partly a gap. though time
plays us strange tricks in that respect
The next impression was the piping
of bird.
l can understand the other impress
sions as having real counterparts. but
the birds song cannot fathom.
Birds do not sing in the dark, and if
this one sang, judging by my clock,
1T must have been shortly after 10
o'clock at night.
There were no more external impress
sions. If my mental senses, so to
speak, had been conveying to me such
things as we consider it possible only
to be transmitted through the physical
senses. there was from this time 81
lence.
Within the room it was different
While | heard no sound. was con
scious that my visitor had arisen.
next make itself known to me. If il
were coming toward me it would, ii
( flesh and blood. be obliged to pass
around table. In exactly the time il
would have taken human adult tc
do this it made itself apparent in 6
much more clearly defined way thar
before. and this time through the phys
ical senses. felt hand clasp mine.
1t was not a woman's or a child:
hand; it was mans For few mo
ments it rested in Nine then gent,
Indicated request for me to rise.
did so. and the hand guided me to tn
door. which opened. felt a pres
sure of the mysterious hand. and
was withdrawn. This was the las
Of my visitor.
ANY solution you may suggest will
be gratefully received by yours truly.
EDMOND GOFF.
Endorsement on the record by th
secretary of the Society For Psychica
Research:
This report was discussed at NEE,
ing of the society and the following
Endorsement ordered:
THE paper is evidently trap lai
for the society by some unbeliever i
supernatural visitations. a spiritug
being would not require the assistanc
of a mortal to open and shut door flo
Its admittance or egress''
Subsequent Endorsement by Mr.. Golf
Letter received from the wife O
my best friend, John Murchison. The
were travelling in India on trair
There was a collision. Murchison an
his wife penned in. John under
beam. Mid the Kissing of escapin
steam they were cut out with axe.
but before they were freed John wa
dead. They carried the body dow
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