New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-24
WANTS S25O,0OO TO
LIFT DEATHS CURTAIN
DR.. ]. H. HysIop Makes Appeal
for American Society for
PsychicaI Research.
MORE INTEREST IN EUROPE
Secretary of Organization Bit
ter Against Rich Men of United
States for Refusal to Aid
His Investigations.

The American Society for Psychical Re-
search Is in sore need OF an endowment
to carry on what Dr. James II. Hyslop,
its secretary, calls the most important
work In the world. DR.. Hyslop, just re-
turned from the convention of the British
submitted his reasons for belief In the
continuity of the memory and affections
after death and the ability Of the human
mind TO approach closer and closer to a
knowledge of the other world. told The
Tribune yesterday what could be done
with 100000 given in this cause.
Deeply impressed by the attention given
TO his favorte study on the other side Of
the water. DR.. Hyslop was bitter against
the rich men Of this country for their re-
fusal to come forward in aid of his in
vestigations. An endowment fund OF $4,000
had been started. he said, chiefly from
the contributions of very few persons,
but $4,000 was needed before the work
could be put on an efficient basis.
Nobody laughs at psychical research
in Europe" said the doctor. The soci-
cites over there don't need al endowment,
because rich men are interested In sci
ence, and give freely TO further its stud
les. But over here they are busy riding
around in automobiles.
"Psychcal research is the one great
ology. ethics and religion have to face.
a subject which can get the recognition
IL did before the British association no
man OF intelligence can afford 60 laugh
at The real trouble with ii in this cOun-
try is that in the early days the Spirit
uaists associated il with the tricks of the
Fox sisters, and the scientific men kept
away II got bad start
The first thing we should do II we got
$4,000 for our work would be 10 employ
the proper assistants for Investigations.
There are many types Of experiment
which would cost greatly. For instance.
the British society has investigated 1900
cases Of the appearance Of appartlons AT
the time OF death. proving conclusively
that this phenomenon could not be due
entirely TO chance. We want In collect
vast systems on chance coincidence, on
guessing and on identidcations. II would
take a man three or four years 10 gather
one such system.
I'VE also want money 10 pay FOR pub
Hcations Besides our regular periodicals
we have ten or fifteen volumes OF valuable
records. which would cost 81 so a volume
10 print. We want TO found branch soci-
cites all over the country. which Will re-
port 10 the American society. for, Of
course. the more people who are engaged
in investigating the more varied VIII be
the array OF facts we can lay before the
public Our duty Is simply 10 establish
facts We let other people draw from
them what conclusions they will"
one OF the most important phases Of the
work in case the necessary endowment Is
forthcoming. DR.. Hyslop said would be
the development Of "psychIos' or medi-
ums. IL took ordinarily from ten TO fl
teen years to bring a psychic, to the fun
realization OF her power. he said. lie
had been experimenting three times
week for FIVE years with one medium. DR..
Hyslop remarked and II would take him
from five 10 eight years more 10 perfect
her.
Mental healing was another thing which
the society wanted TO take up. the doctor
said. Often when person heard
voices" he explained. the fear OF insan-
ity could be removed by proving that
some spirit was actually trying 10 COM
municate with him. Again. he declared,
the society wished 10 found hospital
for the treatment OF aphasla and other
forms OF mental disturbance. There had
been such "A hospital In Paris for thirty
years. he said-the Salpetriere.
There is neurological institute In this
city" said DR.. Hyslop, but it Is In no
sense neurasthenic. II studies the brain
I'm autopsies We want 10 study IL before
the patient dies, and cure him. II posi-
ble."