Sinclair, Mary Craig, 1883-1961; Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968; Telepathy; Telepathy -- Case studies
And here is an hourglass, with sand running through it. Not merely did
Craig write “white sand,” but she made the tree the same shape as the
glass. I have turned the hourglass upside down so that you can get the
effect better. It should be obvious that “upside-downness” has nothing
to do with these tests, as Craig is as apt to be holding a drawing one
way as another (Figs. 133, 133a):
[Illustration: Fig. 133]
[Illustration: Fig. 133a]
And these three circles, with comment: “Feel sure it is,” written above
the drawing (Figs. 134, 134a):
[Illustration: Fig. 134]
[Illustration: Fig. 134a]
As to the next comment, “Trumpet flower,” let me explain that we have
them in our garden, whereas we do not have any musical trumpets or horns
(Figs. 135, 135a):
[Illustration: Fig. 135]
[Illustration: Fig. 135a]
This strange object from my pencil tried to be a conch-shell, but got a
bad start, and was left unclassified. Craig made it “life buoy in
water,” which is good, except for the spelling. She insists upon my
pointing out that shells also belong in water (Figs. 136, 136a):
[Illustration: Fig. 136]
[Illustration: Fig. 136a]
This one, described in good country fashion, “Muley cow with tongue
hanging out” (Fig. 137):
[Illustration: Fig. 137]
This next one was described by the written word: “Goat” (Fig. 138):
[Illustration: Fig. 138]
And this one is so striking that I give the words in facsimile (Figs.
139, 139a):
[Illustration: Fig. 139]
[Illustration: Fig. 139a]
For the following, my wife described a wrong thing, and then added: “Now
a sudden new thing, cone-shaped or goblet-like. This feels like _it_”
(Figs. 140, 140a):
[Illustration: Fig. 140]
[Illustration: Fig. 140a]
This was correctly named: “2 legs of something running” (Figs. 141,
141a):
[Illustration: Fig. 141]
[Illustration: Fig. 141a]
This Alpine hat with feather seems to me no less a success because it is
called “Chafing dish” (Figs. 142, 142a):
[Illustration: Fig. 142]
[Illustration: Fig. 142a]
Nor this wind-mill because the sails are left off (Figs. 143, 143a):
[Illustration: Fig. 143]
[Illustration: Fig. 143a]
These concentric circles are called “Horn (very curled), or shell”
(Figs. 144, 144a):
[Illustration: Fig. 144]
[Illustration: Fig. 144a]
And here is a curious one, which came early in the tests. I call
attention to the comment about the handle, which ran off the sheet of
paper without any ending, just as she says. “Letter A with something
long above it. Key or a sword, there seems to be no end to the handle.
Think it’s a key” (Figs. 145, 145a):
[Illustration: Fig. 145]
[Illustration: Fig. 145a]
And finally, this still more astonishing one, to serve as a climax. Let
me explain that I am not so good an artist as this; I copied my drawing
from some magazine (Figs. 146, 146a):
[Illustration: Fig. 146]
[Illustration: Fig. 146a]
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