The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-10
Recent Psychic Evidence
BY A. CONAN DOYLE, IN NEW YORK TIMES

out exception had been compelled
10 accept the evidence Of their
own senses.
A second similar mass demon.
sirntlon has just been concluded
at Parts and has received FAR less
public attention than II deserves.
Indeed. II Is one OF the curl0Bities
Of THE seatgoyersy that VIXEN
negative result, IN obtained, which
means. OF course. nothing nt all.
II goes like wildfiro thru tho
press. while the positive results.
which mean everything. are re-.
coiycd with apathy. one ~ forced
60 the conclusion that the human
Instinct really ahrinkH from tho
idea that We do most certainly
continue our existence. and do
most certainly answer for our uc.
zion. whether private or public,
The new demonstration has
been carried out by DR. Gcley OF
the MctHpsychiqus Institute Of
Paris. He assembled - men of
distinction end In successive slt.
tings demonstrated the usual
physical phenomena Of spiritual.
ism. using as "A medium one Jean
Gusik. IA Pole The results were
perfectly conclusive. and all tho
observers signed their Requies,
cence, Tho signatures include
thobc Of Or Rchm. scientific odi.
tor Of the Matin. Cinisty. editor
OF the Petit Parlslen. Hue. editor
Of tho Dcpeche do Toulouse. a
dozen leading doctors from tho
Partisan hospitals. Marcel IRE.
vont Of tho French academy.
Baylo Of the prefecture of police.
several men OF letters. and. n.
nally. three great men OF science
--Richet. Fiammarlon and Sir
Oliver Lodge.
Tho phenomena 90 which these
gentlemen subscribe are move.
mcntH Of objects without touch
al a distance from the medium
and taps received when out %
reach Of tho medium. There
were. however. many other pho.
nomcna. Their confession o. faith
ends with the words
we simply affirm our eonylc.
ton that the phenomena arc not
10 bo explained BY illusions and
that there was no possible cheat.
ing"
They certify 90 tho fact that
ihsNs various phenomplna showed
every algn Of having an lntelli.
Ernca ne the back Of them. In
fact, they answered requests and
oboysd orders. Since these facts
arc surely iudlspuiahio. We arc
faced by the question. Whose In.
,elllgoncc A ~ In Il that of the
unconscious medium acting inds
pcndsntiy7 IL Il tho collective
oonscl0uHnrns 0f the company
or 81 q, an outside independent
intelligence which II directing
the experiment.
II IL only fair 10 say that even
among tho most experienced psy.
chic researchers tho answer 10
tholr question In a varied onr
We have 10 remember tina, many
Of the best Continental minds
start from a position OF extreme
mRiersaliam. Sir David Brew.
ster said "apirl; is the Lac,
thing which would give in To-"
and tho he said u 60 years ago.
Il stiii represents common
phase OF thought Such men as
Richet or Sortzing have been
converted from ma,srialiam 10 q
sort OF experimentation. which
needs one more step. but a very
Vital one. TO elevate them into
splrituaiisfn. To get that step
they would need. think. to turn
from those physical phases
where they have done such Hplen.
did work and 10 examine more
carefully the mental and relig
loua sides OF tho question. with.
out neglcetins those methods OF
analysis and exact thought which
they have applied 10 the lower
phenomena. No faith Is needed,
but simply an extension Of their
present experimental methods TO
another class Of evidence. A.
they are already prepared TO ad.
admit that mn ocioplaHmic figure
can move about room. can talk
and can claim an individuality. Il
would not seem a great gulf
which they have 70 cross In ad
hitting that claim to be true.
and that the discarnate soul can
Indeed find means TO manifest
Itscif In thla lower world OF mat