New-York tribune., 1922-03-16

young for her years, and within the
iast year has had singular dream
states from which 1t was dif,cult to
rouse her. It Is very probable that she
was the victim of altered states Of con
seriousness, about which psychology has
demonstrably the condition Of Esther
Cox, around whom similar phenomena
IN the great Amherst myvtery' re-
volved
If the views of the late DR.. Hyslop,
who amassed considerable evidence in
support of them, are correct, this would
be case where Il discarnatc agency
brought about the alteration of per
sonality and performed the acts
through the girl. II Thompson. in the
case reported at length by the Amer
lean Society for Physical Research
having no experience in painting and
suddenly acquiring technique which
was pronounced by an expert to be that
Of at least ten years experience and a
style which experts said, much resem
bled that of the dead artist, Clifford
was really influenced by tclepathic con
tact with the artist, it would be con
ceivable that the Antigonish case was
similar, although on a different line.
Examined House While Alone
"The experiences Of Messrs. Whiddcr
| AND Carroll when at the house for the
purpose Of investigation by way OF
hearing strange sounds as Of footsteps
and feeling actual sensations are sup
ported as super-normal experiences o1
some kind by other cases investigated
at length by experts, and which re
Vealcd no psychical cause. The expert
ences were unsuggcsted by any pre-
vious reports, were shared by two per
sons, were not assignabe to any knowr
existing causes. and there was less
wind on that night than on severa
| occasions when ] and other person,
/ were in the house. There was wint
during the night which | passed alon,
in the house, and | examined the oos,
board which some one suggested Vi
\ bratcd, and there WAS no movcmen
nor sound.
"My own personal study Of scrie
/, Of raps and other sounds which lastet
(. for m months in my own house makes thu
I testimony Of Messrs. Whidden and Car
roll quito creditablc, to tho effect tina
4 the sounds were not from ordinar,
\ causes. For reasons which | carno
\ here give in detail regard the tactua
i sensations which both had as effect
+ upon their consciousness and not Of tn
Y usual kind and due to causes littl
understood
Discarnate Agency at Work
i This new outbreak would be con
I sistent with the theory that the CIR
was prompted by discarnate agenc
/ which now found a new outlet, owin
| to peculiar quality residing in one o
the men, probably Mr.. Whidden, whic
\ quality has been given the nam
\ psychic. In that case Mr.. Carroll ais
| heard and felt because he was with Nj
4 Whidden. who was the human wire, S
TO speak, through which the force 0
/ influence, whether an unknown psychi
ca! one or some other, passed.
| 'I have known other cases where pei
| sons shared in the witnessing Of pho
| nomcna only when a particular perso
was present. ! am not arguing for thl
! theory, only stating that it is INTEL
gently held. But consistent with
would be the fact that during my sta
al the house an experiment which
! performed, partly to pass away th
time. resulted in a sudden and volcan'
outburst Of automatic writing on til
part of Mr.. Whidden, during which a
ordinarily mild gentleman becan
strangely imperative and like anotht
+ person, the writing claiming that tf
communicated causcd the Nres, whic