Sinclair, Mary Craig, 1883-1961; Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968; Telepathy; Telepathy -- Case studies
6. _Agt._, an interrogation point; _Per._, a figure hard to describe, a
round dot with curves springing from it like concentric 3’s, and two
parallel lines shooting to the left. The points which attract notice are
the dot, like that of the original, and the curves similar to that of
the interrogation point.
7. _Agt._, script E; _Per._, same minus the “curls.”
Several of the above are not impressive taken alone; taken together, the
greater or less approaches to the several originals defeat chance,
though how much no man can measure. Counter-tests by guessing will come
the nearest to measuring.
The Series of January 28–29, 1929
This series also has to do with drawings made by Mr. Sinclair’s
secretary.
1. _Agent’s_ drawing, a diamond or rhombus (Fig. 32); _Percipient’s_
drawing, the two halves of a rhombus, “wandering about,” as Mr. Sinclair
says (Fig. 32a); if connected they would make a rhombus closely similar
to the original.
2. _Agt._, a script capital Y; _Per._, a print capital Y. (Figs. 33 and
33a.)
3. The _Agent’s_ drawing, a bottle of milk with “certified” written on
it, was suggested by his knowledge that Mrs. Sinclair to a considerable
extent lives on milk and is particular about its quality; _Per._, an
ellipse much like the top of the bottle, a straight line depending
therefrom, and the script “Round white foamy stuff on top like soapsuds
or froth.” And foam is characteristic of her milk, as she drinks it sour
and whipped (Figs. 34 and 34a). Here the percipient failed to get much
as to shape, but got considerable in the way of associated ideas.
4. _Agt._, an oil derrick (Fig. 35); _Per._, got what will be seen in
Figure 35a. There are long lines diverging like the long lines of the
oil derrick, but at a slant, and with a 5 or perhaps a 9 at the top
which has no counterpart in the original. This is not a very
satisfactory reproduction, but the general shape and long downward lines
are suggestive.
5. _Agt._, something like a poplar leaf; _Per._, three scrawls like
letters or parts of letters. A failure.
6. _Agt._, three small ellipses attached to a stem; _Per._, script “See
what looks like spider’s web,” but drawing shows a bunch of elliptic
figures.
7. _Agt._, apparently an apple with stem; _Per._, (1) what looks like a
tall script V, (2) the same less tall, (3) one so low and broad that it
is nearly equivalent to the top of the apple minus the stem.
8. _Agt._, a house from whose chimney proceeds smoke represented by a
spiral line (Fig. 36). _Per._, (1) a double spiral cut by a straight
line, same slant as in the original, (2) single spiral of nearly the
same slant, (3) what looks like a battlement, the crenels or openings of
which are like the windows of the house minus the upper sides (Fig.
36a). The rectangular openings are three in number, the rectangular
openings in the house (two windows and a door) are also there.
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