On the 26th of January I recorded the psychometric impressions, again in February, and again on the 11th of March. The psychometer answers questions or discusses subjects by impression alone, not knowing what is under her hand, but expressing what arises in her mind. The first impression, January 26, was as follows: "It looks misty, but the finale looks bright. The result of this, whatever it is, will be a grand success or achievement--good will result. There is a dissatisfaction or rivalry on a very large scale--very momentous--is it war? There is agitation and blustering." _Q._--How will it be in the summer? "There will not be war. There is a growing contention, like growling, angry dogs; they may keep up growling for a year, but it will be nothing; there will be good coming out of it--a better understanding; this experience will elevate the views of the people; they will see the folly, and not be so belligerent. _There will be no war_ this summer." What was the drift of opinion, however, as shown by the press? The correspondent of the New York _Sun_ said: "Everybody talks of war as a sure thing which must soon appear somewhere. The work of getting ready for the fray, of which I have often sent details, goes steadily on." M. Thibaudin "hopes for peace, as do all other diplomats trained and admired for their ability to say what they don't think; and finally he announces that France is ready to fight whenever the time comes." January 29 he writes: "The _Daily News_ war scare which shook us up early in the week seems not to have exhausted its disquieting influence yet." "France and Germany are looked upon as certain to lead off the ball, and Germany, it is generally thought, will be found at the head of the set and take the initiative. Preparations for a big fight continue in every direction." "Russia, if we can believe the tales from that unreliable country, is quietly making preparations on a tremendous scale to have her paw fall heavily on somebody." The French _Revue des Deux Mondes_ said about this time that a war between France and Germany would almost inevitably lead to a general European war, on a scale such as the world has never before seen. The Russian _Viedomosti_ of February 5 said: "No compromise is possible between Russia and Austria concerning Eastern affairs, without detriment to Russia and the Eastern races. German intervention is useless, and will only create hostility between Russia and Germany."