The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-03
Seance Photographs
Hereward Darlington, Ph.p., in

Among the most startling phe- nomena which have ever been ob- served are those recently obtained and photographed by 'Dr. w. J. Crawford, in connection with a young psychic" Miss Goligher of Glasgow, Scotland. The results. indeed, seem scarcely credible; and it is only because of the known sincerity and caution of the author that one Is compelled to con slider them seriously.
 pr. Crawford began his investiga- tions several years ago. Miss Coli gher Is a private person, taking no money for her seances. In her pres ence, fittings and then complete "levitations" of table are observed; i; also "raps' and movements of ob- jects in various parts of the room. The utmost precautions against fraud were taken.
 The subject was placed upon a spring baIance-chair and all. Now, when the table was lifted or, levi tated," 1t was found that the medium increased in weight by exactly the weight of the table. There was, therefore, some connection between her body and the table. Nothing visible could be seen or felt. Strings, rods. etc, passed between the medi- um's body and the table discovered nothing solid or tangible. Some inn material structure was evidently op- erating. What was the nature and structure of this immaterial lever?
 A long time was devoted to this investigation. The result briefly, was this: That sort of psychic arm or lever issued from the mediums body and, passing under the table, gripped it from below, and exerting an up- ward pressure, raised the table.
 proved to exist. by ingenious tests. At times, it was even felt by the hands, and was described as 'sli1ay" and "reptilian" to the touch. NS&Sk- theless, several years went by before this psychic structure became even faintly visible in the red light which was admitted in the seance room.
 Eventually faint filny structure was seen. It was practically trans parent. Later on, it became more solid and opaque, and attempts were made to photograph this psychic lever, by means of flashlights. No success was obtained at first; but, photographs were obtained of this substance.
 The pictures show that the material forming these psychic arms" issues from various parts of the medium S body, and attaches itself to the under- side of the seance table, which is is white and looks like thin yelling or chiffon, though it appears at times more like stringy membrane. In this it resembles the "plasm" observed by Baron von Shrenck- -Notzing, in the case of his medium, Eva C." Here. also, membranous substance is seen to issue from the body, and visibly form itself into heads, hands, faces and bits of bodies; and then re-dis- solve into the body of tho medium. Small bits of the Substance" have been subjected to microscopic analy- sis. The substance presents the ap- pearance of curious hoGgepodge of cells,. more resembling a tumor growth than anything else one can think of.
 The body of the medium seems actually to fall away as the psychic structures are made or extruded from her. The psychic structures thus ap- pear to be part of her own body exteriorized into space. This falling away of the body could be felt very clearly during the progress of the