The Washington times., 1921-02-10
Seeks Energy Common
To Spirits and Humans

NEW YORK. Feb. 10,--Hereward
carringten. one OF the eovntry's fore
most students OF psychic research,
shares Thomas A. Edison's theory that
communication between our world and
the so-called spirit world IL possible
through ths medium OF sensitive nas-
chanism. t-f
Gould we but find an energy com.
mon to the two worlds--the spiritual
and the material world" he slid to-
day. we should have an avenue OF
direct communication. possibly by In
strume ntai means.
Delicate physical and electrical ap-
paratus might be the means. after
all. by which such communication win
ultimately be estab,' 'ahed. At all
events. when subtle = ses and forces
are in operation--as they doubtless
are during seance-it is only
natural TO suppose that instruments
tar more delicate than ours senses
would be the logical method OF de-
tectins-them, and. AS yet. such ex-
periments have practically never been
conducted"
.coNDUCrING ExPERIuENTs.
Mr. carrlnston paused TO explain
that he Is conducting experiments
ftcting mechanism sensitive enough
to register -unharnessed energies He
added that while he is student OF
the occult, he Is not spiritualist in
the strict sense Of the term. He
said that he Is /on th< fence" re-
gardng the occult and devotes the
major portion OF his\ endeavor to
psychic research.
"If life IL an energy he continued.
! 1T should .be capable OF being caught
by an instrument sensitive enough 10
receive II at the moment OF it's depar-
ture from the body. II may be that
the only instrument capable of such
power Is a living organism II this lis
true. the spirit medium is necessary.
+ 1T Mas been found. hswever. that
| instruments are Infinitely finer thar
! our senses in recording everything.
Therefore. IL life Is an energy IL. is
| logical TO believe that a mechanism
might be- capable of recording 1T
whore living medium might fail.
AZ the moment of death we know
that life goes from the body and that
consciousness also departs. Life and
| consciousness may both be energies
! that continue after death or life
may continue ds an energy and con-
sciousness may not.
sPooIx LABORATORIES.
initial studies ora very interest
ing and suggestiye nature have been
made by certain scientists along these
lines. but there is need for properly
equipped laboratories for the reach
Ting or definite conclusions. Such a
laboratory is now being equipped in
| Paris. ~
Consider for a moment, the possi-
biliHes that await the investigator,
were such phenomena as thought
photograph 'mediumistic radiations,
ic~phenomena, physical pres
sure exertcd by the human will, etc.
once admitted! Such a laboratory
could become center of national in
terest and Importance, and In a rich
and progressive country such as the
United States. which prides itself on
its Intelligence and It's froat-rank po-
sition in true progress. the founding
and maintenance of' snch an .institu-
tfon should be an easy natter
DISCUSSES BRADFORD CASE.
Mr.. Darlington sai1 positive proof
that telepathy and clairvoyant pow
ers, are absolute physical covers
would be a great aid to criminology.
In discussing the case of Thomas
Lynn Bradford, OF Detroit. who is said