Sinclair, Mary Craig, 1883-1961; Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968; Telepathy; Telepathy -- Case studies
One interesting point I observe: in any company where the subject of
this manuscript is brought up, invariably some person declares that he
or she has had such experiences. One lady, highly educated, assured me
that she and her husband had developed telepathy to a point where it
served them on a lonely ranch in the place of telegraph and telephone.
Only a few days ago I met at luncheon Bruno Walter, orchestra leader,
who had come from Germany to conduct concerts in the Hollywood Bowl. Mr.
Walter narrated to me the incident which follows:
While conducting in some middle western city, he was a guest at a
luncheon, and found himself becoming very ill. He explained matters to
his host, who called a taxicab, but this cab did not arrive, and Mr.
Walter, in great distress, took his hat and left the house, saying that
he would look for a cab. Turning the corner of the street, he came upon
his manager, driving a car, and hailed him. “A most fortunate accident!”
exclaimed the sick man, but the manager assured him that it was no
accident; about half an hour previously, the manager had been seized by
an intense feeling that Mr. Walter was in trouble, and had been moved to
get into his car and drive. He did not know where Mr. Walter had gone,
but simply followed his impulse to drive in a certain direction.
Another incident, told me by Fremont Older, editor of the San Francisco
_Call_, and a veteran fighter in the cause of social justice. Older had
seen many demonstrations of telepathy, and was completely convinced of
its reality. A friend of his, living on a ranch, employed a cook named
Sam who had the gift, and agreed to give a demonstration for the Olders.
Sam asked Older to get a book and wrap it in thick paper, and Sam would
tell the name of the book and the author. Older went out to his car, but
could find no book, only a folder of maps, which he wrapped in several
thicknesses of paper. Sam put the package to his head, and after a
minute or two said, “This is not a book, it is a map or something. Why
don’t you get me a regular book?” So Older went to his car again and
found a book belonging to his wife, and wrapped it with care and tied
it. Sam put it to his head, and began to spell letters, and finally
stated as follows: “Julia France and her Times, by Gertrude Atherton,
published by the Macmillan Company.” This was correct. Sam added: “I get
another name. What has Ernest Hopkins got to do with this book?” Older
and his wife were dumbfounded; for the name was that of a member of the
newspaper staff who had been asked to review the book, but Mrs. Older
had taken the copy from him because at the last moment she wanted
something to read on her trip.
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