Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-13
ENCE OF TODAY AS SIR OLIVER LODGE SEES IT

trolling intelligence ino, pr.s.u7 I'm
tn" n"sh and sometimes h.Iirv.J Ia
u" q G!S"arnat" person onr. resident,
"h IN" "arth'. who wishes to talk"
'h!s 'nhir"ci means nj pr"vin. his
continued "Niet"uc". and Of sending
an asSuranc" "f h"lp. ar "a message
"i abiding affection t. members of
! his family
Messages "r affection. however. arc
'''"'h "Nii'"''al though through
I'VE ms" OF pct names. "ic., th"l hHv"
certain value. provided u"thiuu hn,
"""n given away 10y an incau,i"ux
''''"i certainly a strenuous cnor,
- mad" sometimes &" give proof OF
surviving personal identity. An man
nor % trivial Incidents arc recalled.
aud personal p""uliari'ioy are en-
ph"SiZ"d and though ih"So things
az" usually known 20 som" ono pres
emf. or ar" afterwards recalled bv
s"in" near relation. and therefore
may u" palusihIy attributed to ,.i..
rhthS from ~" living an effort tx owl
d"n'lr h"ing mad" I" show that they
ar" really du" to tcl.pathv from The
dead though they rather resent
IA" application of that term when
They ~" feeling all the tim" active
aud Vigorous. III" method Of dem
"nstr"t ION they adopt when pnSsl-
hl". Is To mention things which only
They knew. lu ia" hop" that their
friends wll succ""d In verifying
them. and viii aor.p, tho evidence ga
rr""f ~ their continued existence
sometimes IN" commentators Show
fcns "f anxiety and distress about
things they wish :" remedy and can
not As whom q soldier. killed AT tho
front aup"ary 70 - stranger at q sit
=.
uv"rhaul"d aud certain letters and
documents extracted aud destroyed.
'"r that 'h.y would cnUs" Irr"fn"HI-
Hhl" mischief n s"c' hv his FOLKS a.
hons" How 10 get mis- done j. FORTH
with discussed and at l"uG'h the
communicates suggests Ia" nam" 81 n
person hu"Wn I" him, Ia sufficient
authority and witt sufficient family
.rtu""ti"u Z" mak" II p"S-.hl" 'hIt
th" NISSAN might y. accomplished.
Tn" sequel J. :hnt the m">Sar" wae
given. ANA suitable" acti"u iai,"n. T.
an turned out Jru": s" TIA" vi.arl"us
misery which tad been l'si,uua--ly
weighing "u ih" mind oi ia" de-
"as"h was ay"tt"d.
e, ss-t"rrr>p"ndrnr-."
Moreover. -"m" "f ia" most sIffll'm
communications ''"u the "th"r side"
hay" ink'n th. trouble iu cliuch tn"
rrgum-u, hN sending mysterious.
fragments "f references through soy
-r.l iud. p"nd"u, mediums im different
parts "' "a" World. nearly s.muljnu-
"usIy. frIrm.ut- which ar" uuly
u"r..ly.d iu h.s" - meaning. and
hat Z. personal aud Identifying ONE.
When 'h"y as. am collected ANA COM
rar..'l at.d seem Z" TT INTO ';,u other
t.t. tine frn.iu"n'> uf a puzzl.
TINS : what H. called tn SYSTEM ~
''rroS> CORES puud"uc" Th-y have"
also succeeded in shrwiui. SCHOLARLY
know Lodge. :Iupr"pri"t" To themselves.
but beyond tl. scrp" uC amy on. pres
ont. aud az n grad" often .dtfy INK q"
living scholars II is % great mistake.
though on" often uad". 10 suppose
that only ruhbish comes through.
TN" last mentioned elaborate do
vices caunut reasonably bc attributed
t" miud-r"adiug from any living p"r-
son. nor can IN" result he attributed
+" ru"r" rhHnc" coincidence" /, bears
all IN" marks Of careful and IN
gculous design Tn" most sc"p'irll
among IA" serious students ~ this
/ K Ind of utterancc HAY" at Length be-
/ come ,pnl iuo"d that tn. explanation
. ~ communication from SurVIyin-;
I personalities j. thu only on. they can
mink ~ which meets tn. cas-" an!
'nat covers all tn" facts. whatever
outstanding difficulties sim surround
that tremendous hypothesis |, l.
not on" To- u" Lightly granted or pro.
matur"ly published broadcast. There
should b." no forcing Of conviction.
Ears 10 hear" ar" sim necessary.
In studying these messages IL -
tn" phenomenon OF psychic control