Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

deeply deplored my terror and the scream I
gave. I was terribly shaken and greatly ex-
hausted, though very happy, and thanked God
there and then for this most wonderful ex-
perience."
At the next meeting the lady seems to have
controlled her nerves better. MY husband
spoke my name very sweetly, kindly and very
firmly one might when trying to reason with
q frightened child. When he not
afraid he smiled delightedly. I laid hold of
him by both arms and felt them to be solid.
] was overjoyed and saic: Is it really you? Are
you well now?' He said, Yes, quite WE'LL"
She then inquired about her dead daughter
and other friends, and there consider
able conversation which ended by sudden ex-
haustion of the power and the disappearance
Of the figure. "At the last vivid fash
ing of blue light like the sparkling of some huge
battery"
Such instances as this touch so much upon
the personal equation that 1t Is difncult to
assess their value One could only say that
this lady was possibly q medium herself with
out knowing It, and that the power by which
her husband was manifested was drawn from
her own body. If her case we're an isolated one
it might well be put down as a fantasy. 1t
clearly resembles, however, the evidence of
many similar experiences, though, in itself, it
conveys nothing that is really evidential.
My next dip produces a letter in which
am the pupil rather than the teacher. 1t is
from Mr.. Damon Of the staff Of Harvard Uni
versity. This gentleman has made an extern
sive study Of the writings Of the medieval al
chemists, and has come to the conclusion that
their strange terms-the Lion, the Moon and
SO forth-are to hide their real work, which
was psychical research. In those days Of bigo-
try such studies were condemned as witchcraft,
and, therefore, these men had to be most care
ful, and used these secret symbols, which were
understood by brother initiates.
Mr.. Damon was clear in his mind that "mer-
curry" meant really what we call ectoplasm,
he a
ude6 by some mediums. He found illusions,
however. to white, black and red mercury. and
wanted to know how far that fitted in with our
knowledge Of ectoplasm. was only able 10 tell
him that white and black ectoplasm were IA
nliliar to US and had often been photographed,
but that red ectoplasm was, 50 far as knew,
unhear6 Of. From extracts which Mr.. Damon
has given from the work Of the alchemists,
especially from those Of Thomas Vaughan, an
English researcher Of the sixteenth century
think that he has made out strong case for
his novel explanation.
There is no difIiculty ut all" he says, "in
tracing exhaustive parallels between these rec
ords and the modern experiments" Incidental
~, he remarks that vaughan's wife. who seems
TO have been the medium, died through an
Explosion Of mercury" which shows that
psychic pioneers, like those Of the X-rays may
have physical dangers TO overcome. These,
however, have never yet been bar between
mankind and knowledge.
WHETHER one believes IN these or not
and am not writing this article IN any
tone of propaganda, but simply to portray
q series of impressions, Whatever their value
may be, no one can deny that they are occa-
sionally picturesque IN the extreme. The next
letter which pick up Is an example. It b
one Of those fat ones which make my heart
sink IS open the envelope. I think ~ pages
is the present record. but tomorrow's post may
break It. This one, however, Is worth every
line Of 1t, for it Is earnest and 1t Is arresting.
The lady. who lives in Kent. had been read
ing . history of the French revolution and
had been deeply moved by the tragic end Of
the Princesse de Lambelle. 'T could stand the
book no longer, and with tears streaming down
my cheeks, slammed 1t down, crying, o God,
and this Is humanity Oh, Dantonr Some
weeks later this lady had q visitor, an elderly
medium from the west country, who had come
TO recruit her strength. One evening after tea,
when they were sitting together before bright
FIRE. the medium cried: Quick! Switch on
the light Some one Is herel
"I did not feel at all comfortable, but I did
as requested. Then saw building UP on q
chair opposite me massive figure Of man,
his arms folded and holding o three-cornered
hat in one hand. The mans face awed me.
It was mixture of sternness, bitterness and
remorSe. don't like it, cried, but had
no reply from Miss Bates, and realized that
she was In q trance. I am Danton,' said the
man. oh, Danton, what brings you here?
why have you come to me?' Because Of your
tears, madame-your sympathy while reading
o book. Madame, my work for eternity Is to
try 10 undo all the wrong Of the past, 10 Inn
press those who govern France, and who govern
an nations, that they must turn to Godp" He
proceeded 1t some length and with great emo
ton 10 predict troubles coming TO the world
unless they mended their ways, all Of which
Ak~g~ --RH-
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