I will also quote another experiment, which is only a fair example of a very large number, carefully carried out from April to November, 1883. In many of the experiments members of the Committee on Thought-transference from the S. P. R. were present. APRIL 20th, 1883.--Present, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Birchall, Mr. Steel, and four ladies:-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENT. |PERCIPIENT.| OBJECT. | RESULT. --------|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------- Mrs. E. | Miss R. | A square of pink silk | "Pink ... Square." | | on black satin. | Answered almost | | | instantly. | | | do. | do. | A ring of white silk | "Can't see it." | | on black satin. | | | | Miss R. | Miss E. | Word R E S, letter by | Each letter was named | | letter. | correctly by Miss E. as | | | it was placed before | | | Miss R. | | | do. | do. | Letter Q. | "Q." First answer. | | | do. | do. | Letter F. | "F." First answer. | | | All | | | present.| Miss R. | A gilt cross held by | "It is a cross." Asked, | | Mr. G. behind the | which way is it held, | | percipient. | percipient replied, | | | "The right way." Correct. | | | do. | do. | A yellow paper knife. | "Yellow ... is it a | | | feather?... It looks | | | like a knife with a | | | thin handle." | | | do. | do. | A pair of scissors | "It is silver ... No, it | | standing open and | is steel ... It is a pair | | upright. | of scissors standing | | | upright." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Success was different on different occasions, but this represents an ordinary series of experiments at one sitting. In these experiments with objects, the percipient was blindfolded and the object moreover was kept out of range of vision. In some experiments slight contact was permitted, and in some it was not, but it was found that contact had little if any effect upon the result.