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
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No. of | Percipient.| Agents. | Original | Result.
Trial. | | | Drawing. |
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| | | |
55 | Mme. D. | 4. |[Illustration]| [Illustration]
| | | |
| | | Four copies | 10 minutes.
| | | used. |
| | | |
56 | M. Schmoll.| 4. |[Illustration]| [Illustration]
| | Mme. D. | |
| | in place | | [Illustration]
| | of M. | |
| | Schmoll. | |
| | | Four copies | 10 minutes.
| | | used. |
| | | |
57 | A Failure. | | |
| | | |
58 |Mdlle. Jane.| 6. |[Illustration]| After five minutes
| | | | Mdlle. Jane said,
| | | | "I see a cat's head."
| | | | On being asked to
| | | | draw what she saw,
| | | | she produced the
| | | | following figure:--
| | | |
| | | This was the | [Illustration]
| | | first time |
| | | that an |
| | | animal had |
| | | been drawn. |
| | | |
59 |Mdlle. Jane.| 6. |[Illustration]| At the end of five
| | | | minutes, Mdlle. Jane
| | | | having said, "_it
| | | | is a head in
| | | | profile_," a cry
| | | | of joy unfortunately
| | | | escaped one of those
| | | | present. This cry
| | | | having betrayed to
| | | This was the | Mdlle. Jane that she
| | | first time | had guessed rightly,
| | | that a head | no drawing was made.
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