Mr. Newnham obtained some curious results by questioning “planchette”, on Masonic archæology—a subject which he had long studied, but of which Mrs. Newnham knew nothing. It is to be observed, moreover, that throughout the experiments Mrs. Newnham “was quite unable to follow the motions of the planchette. Often she only touched it with a single finger; but even with all her fingers resting on the board she never had the slightest idea of what words were being traced out,” In this case, therefore, we have Mrs. Newnham ignorant at once of all three points:—of what was the question asked; of what the true answer would have been; and of what answer was actually being written. Under these circumstances the answer showed a mixture— (1) Of true Masonic facts, as known to Mr. Newnham; (2) Of Masonic theories, known to him, but held by him to be erroneous; (3) Of ignorance, sometimes, avowed, sometimes endeavoring to conceal itself by subterfuge. I give an example:— “(166) Of what language is the first syllable of the Great Triple R. A. word? _Don’t know._ (167) Yes, you do. What are the three languages of which the word is composed? _Greek_, _Egypt_, _Syriac_. _First syllable (correctly given), rest unknown._ (168) Write the syllable which is Syriac. (_First Syllable correctly written._) (174) Write down the word itself. (_First three and last two letters were written correctly, but four incorrect letters, partly borrowed from another word of the same degree, came in the middle._) (176) Why do you write a word of which I know nothing? _Wife tried hard to catch the word, but could not quite catch it._” So far the answers, though imperfect, honestly admit their imperfection. There is nothing which a _second self_ of Mrs. Newnham’s, with a certain amount of access to Mr. Newnham’s mind, might not furnish. But I must give one instance of another class of replies—replies which seem to wish to conceal ignorance and to elude exact inquiry. “(182) Write out the prayer used at the advancement of a Mark Master Mason. _Almighty Ruler of the Universe and Architect of all worlds, we beseech Thee to accept this our brother whom we have this day received into the most honorable company of Mark Master Masons. Grant him to be a worthy member of our brotherhood; and may he be in his own person a perfect mirror of all Masonic virtues. Grant that all our doings may be to Thy honor and glory, and to the welfare of all mankind._ “This prayer was written off instantaneously and very rapidly. For the benefit of those who are not members of the craft, I may say that no prayer in the slightest degree resembling it is made use of in the Ritual of any Masonic degree; and yet it contains more than one strictly accurate technicality connected with the degree of Mark Mason. My wife has never seen any Masonic prayers, whether in ‘Carlile’ or any other real or spurious Ritual of the Masonic Order.”