Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy — John Shaqi
Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathyPodmore, Frank
Philosophy
Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
Podmore, Frank
Apparitions; Telepathy
18 E. G. & M. E. Carbonate of Soda Nothing perceived.
19 M. G. R. Caraway seeds "It feels like meal--like a
seed loaf--caraway seeds."
(The _substance_ of the
seeds seems to be perceived
before their _taste_.)
20 E. G. & M. E. Cloves "Cloves."
21 E. G. & M. E. Citric acid Nothing felt.
22 M. G. R. Do. "Salt."
23 E. G. & M. E. Liquorice "Cloves."
24 M. G. R. Cloves "Cinnamon."
25 E. G. & M. E. Acid jujube "Pear drop."
26 M. G. R. Do. "Something hard, which is
giving way--acid jujube."
27 E. G. & M. E. Candied ginger "Something sweet and hot."
28 M. G. R. Do. "Almond toffy."
(M. G. took this ginger in
the dark, and was some
time before he realised
that it was ginger.)
29 E. G. & M. E. Home-made Noyau. "Salt."
30 M. G. R. Do. "Port wine."
(This was by far the most
strongly smelling of the
substances tried; the
scent of kernels being
hard to conceal. Yet it
was named by E. as salt.)
31 E. G. & M. E. Bitter aloes "Bitter."
32 M. G. R. Do. Nothing felt.
(_Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_,
vol. ii. pp. 3, 4.)
Further experiments in this direction are much to be desired. But
apart from the difficulty above referred to, experiments of the kind
are liable to be tedious and inconclusive because of the inability of
most persons to discriminate accurately between one taste and another,
when the guidance of all other senses is lacking. To conduct such
experiments to a successful issue, it would probably be necessary that
the percipients should have some preliminary training to enable them
to distinguish by taste alone between various salts and pharmaceutical
preparations.
_Transference of Pains._
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