Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-18
3 SPIRIT
TALK ADDRESS
CAUSESSTIR
Believed Way Has Been Opened
For Closer Investigation of
"Life After Death" Theory,
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BIRMINGHAM. ENG. Sept IS
Members Of the British Association
for the Advancement Of Science, who
heard the address of President Lodge
on the possibility of communicating
with the dead. are in state of per
pleXitv and uneasiness over the great
scientists attitude on this question.
Sir divers views burst like a me-
teor on the astonished audience who
we're Mortified that the idea should
be introduced in such manner in
an official meeting.
Or. James H. Hyslop. Of New York,
who is here, said:
1T is an interesting fact that Sir
oliver Lodge should have mentioned
the subject of physical research be-
fore the British Association, but he
has long been convinced that the mat
ter deserved recognition bv able men
in the scientific world, regardless Of
any theories about facts.
With this line OF action I am quite
in agreement and ! would also agree
with the sympathetic attitude of these
facts by the hypothesis of something
beyond physical life.
Fraud Haunted Pathway.
NO doubt a majority of the ply
steal scientists are not prepared to
go so far, but in most of these cases
this hesitation undoubtedly is due to
n 90 g. IN ,u-g+
jeCt on the one hand. and on the
other. to the well-known circum-
stance that so much fraud and de-
fusion have haunted the path of this
work that extreme caution is i'm
perative.
Now that the British Association
has a recognized man who speaks
boldly upon the subject, there are
more reasons for hoping the subject
viii be brough closer by scientific
attention and investigation being
given it. One of the obstacles to the
work has been a lack of respect
ability on the part Of those investi-
eating"
Madame Curie said:
Il am in such wretChed health that
regret exceedingly that l am un-
able to send message as | would
have liked 10 the American scientific
world
81 am not one Of those to whom
replies spring to the ltos in a mo-
ment II will require time to reflect.
| will send you message later"
Nine. Curie Most Modest.
Nine Curie. who is a most modest
and unassuming woman, dresses with
marked simplicity. She speaks Eng
lish we'll although she is happier
when conversliTg in her native tongue
Her manner is most serious. Her
quiet words are carefully measured
and she possesses a refinement and
delicacy quite indescribable.
Professor J. Perry said:
We dare not express our views on
the address given by our president
You must remember, we do not all
favor the introduction Of foreign
subject
Professor Sylvanus Thompson said:
Il am extremely enthusiastic over
Sir Oliver Lodges's address as a
whole, although | can not agree with
my old friend in his spiritual the.
cries.
DR.. MacDougall who is connected
with the psychological section. heId
this year for the first time. said:
The address was the reconCilia.
ton of the material and the spiritual
rather than a cleavage 1t is. how.
ever, a very controversial address Il
give before scientists. The BURNING
subject viii produce discussion foI
many months to come"