Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathyPodmore, Frank
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Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
Podmore, Frank
Apparitions; Telepathy
28 P.: "88. One behind the other, then one popped forward,
and I could see two eights." (Illustrated
it with his fingers.)
20 P.: "I can't see anything yet." S.: "You will directly."
P.: "23." S.: "Saw that clearly?" P.:
"Not so plain as the other." S.: "Which did
you see best?" P.: "The 2."
NUMBER NUMBER GUESSED, AND REMARKS.
DRAWN.
27 P.: "I can see 7, and I think a 3 in front of it. I can
see the 7." S.: "Make sure of the first figure."
P.: "The 7's gone now."
48 S.: "Here's another one, P." (This remark, though not
always recorded, almost always began each experiment,
until July 27th, when, to avoid the
possibility of unconscious indications, Mr. Smith
adopted the plan of not speaking at all.) P.:
"Another two, you mean. You say another
one, but there are always two." S.: "Yes,
two." P.: "Here it is. You said there were
two! There's only one, an 8." Some remarks
here not recorded. We think that Mr. Smith
said there were two, and told him to look again.
P. said he saw a 4. Mrs. Sidgwick: "Which
came first?" P.: "The 8 first, then the 4 to
the left, so that it would have been 48. I should
like to know how you do that trick."
20 P.: "A 2 and an 0; went away very quickly that time."
71 P.: "71."
36 P.: "3 ... 36."
75 P.: "I might turn round. Should I see them just the
same over there?" (Changed his position so as
to sit sideways in the chair, and looking away
from Mr. Smith.) S.: "Well, you might try."
P.: "I don't think I see so well this way."
(He did not move, however.) "I see a 7 and a
5--75. Why don't you let them both come at
once? I believe I should see them better if you
let me open my eyes." (No notice was taken of
this.)
17 S.: "Now then, P., here's another." P.: "Put it there at
once." (Then, after some time:) "You've only
put a 4 up. I see 7." S.: "What's the other
figure?" P.: "4 ... the 4's gone." S.:
"Have a look again." P.: "I see 1 now."
S.: "Which way are they arranged?" P.:
"The 1 first and the 7 second."
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