Putnam patriot., 1922-05-26
.PomFRET GIRLS SPIRIT PICTURE
 IS SHOWN BY SIR CONAN DOYLE
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 there was at that moment upstairs in the stndiota 'litt3 old wansn named Mrs. Deane, fySru whom eome psople 4 had seeei ssd wmderfT results nd, tflat. tfrv1Gh the@svur urswa-satss f1ther than have us disappointed, she might consent to a sitting. Word ssss gent upstairs and a message came bacR to say. that Mrs Deane had four plates left and that if that was satisfactory she would give us a sitting.
 eve immediately repaired to the studio at the top of the housei here we met Mrs. Deane. little old wo- man. who I have since been informed was eharwoman. before her psychic gift was discovered, and therefore may fairly be elassed as belonging to what is described in England as the lower class There was no pretension to any education or any intellectual attainment whatsoever, and the ae- cent was what is known as eockney. All this is set down in the spirit of scientific accuracy and with the full knowledge that Mrs Deaue possesses a mos. admirable character and gift that many wiser people might be will ing to exchange Tor intellectual at- tainment
 eMr Hope prefers to have his sit fers bring theIf a~n dry plates and accepts the mest stringent test cendiz fions, asking only for q spirit of fair. ness and if possible. faith. Mrs. Deanc. on Che other hand. uses plates which she has kepi oy her for some days. and thinks. for all know, cor rectiy that they thus become sensi= tized or az she claims 'magnetized' for the work iii hand
 "In any case. on this occasion I was l hoping for q likeness of our daughter, and as she Was quite unknown in Eng land. as indeed we were ourselves, | possessed all the Lest conditions that | wanted for the occasion. Mrs. Deaue betrayed no special interest in us when Wc entered the studio. OUT names were not mentioned, nor were theg asked for. The studio was a con veutioual one with n north sky light rattan settee fer the sitters and q black painted canvas background 1, there was an ordinary dark room con meeting with the studio at the back.
 Inserts Plate Alone
 Ms. Deaud asked me if I under food photography and if wished to insert the plates ln the holders She and 1 then shut ourselves in the dark room where | was handed box con tai8ur four remaining Stanley dry plates. iH= * 5 ia These l examined carefully, and marked The plates had no unusual appearance, although that fact in itself means nothing. for fl fraud Has intended preliminary exposure would not have affected the appearance Having inserted the four plates in Two very ordinary looking holders. we immediately reentered the studio. Mrs. Deane then pulled for ward her own camera. wh.eh was a cheap little instrument Of the Brown ie' type mounted on a light metal tri- pod inspected the camera inside and out. hs we'll as the lens, but no tieed nothing unusual or suspicious Mrs Deane then explained that she found it helpful to preface her sittings with brief religious exercise. and we sat for few minutes about a small table holding the plates between or superimposed hands. There was a simple but very reverent prayer for success, and q well known hymn was sung in q low voice, my wife joining Mrs. Deane in this part of the pro gram. Doubtless it would be during this part of the program that the soul less skeptic would be looking for fraud. personally I am convinced that religious fervor and faith are aids Go this and indeed Co all other types of psychic phenomena. make this state ment with the full knowledge that shall lose something of such scientific prestige as may possess for express ing such Hn opinion. Nevertheless many very competent psychic re- searchers have drawn blank where other competent observers have sue ceeded simply because they have not been able to qualify in this way
 Plates Move Automatically
 While We were holding the plates during this part of the sitting they seemed tn move automatically be tween our hands, but as this Is quite l a common phenomenon II did not sur l prise me The hour was now after ! five and. began to fear. too late for photography. although knew that the English evening light is more actinic than our own My wife and now sat side hy side on the settee, and Mrs neane quickly focused the lens with the usual black cloth. after which she exposed the four plates one after the other without any further delays eX- cept those incident to removing the shde covers and changing the plate heldefs. all quite ia the usual way.