The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations: Real Life
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The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations: Real Life
Detective and mystery stories; Fiction; Parapsychology
When we arrived I was introduced to the medium, an elderly
gentleman with a long white beard, and wearing glasses. He
appeared to be slightly deaf, as he placed his hand to his ear and
had my name repeated. He was introduced to the remainder of the
company en masse, the names of the visitors not being given to him.
The medium soon announced that "his mission on this earth was to
absolutely prove to humanity the immortality of the soul." He now
offered to give some tests to those desiring it, and asked for a
small table which was placed in an adjoining room. He invariably
held his hand to his ear, to catch what was being said, being
apparently quite deaf. He also used this same expedient when
listening to the voices of the unseen spirits, and reporting their
communications.
My father and another gentleman were selected for the first test,
as they were considered very skeptical in such matters. As they
retired to a closed room I did not see the experiment, but will
give some parts of it as reported to me, farther on. In a short
time they returned to the parlor, engaged in a discussion over the
matter; and my father remarked, "I do not know how you got your
information, but I feel certain it was not from my brother, or he
would have given a certain point correctly." The medium then said,
"If I will tell you where your father died, and the disease he died
of, will you be convinced?" My father replied, "I suppose I will
have to be, if you can do that."
They then retired, and the medium succeeded partially in the
experiment; and would have certainly succeeded entirely, had my
father followed his instructions. I will describe what was
reported to me of this test, farther on.
I now offered myself for a test. I retired to the room with the
medium, and incidentally offered him one dollar and fifty cents,
the same my father had given him; but he refused the money, saying:
"Your father is not convinced, and I will not take any more money."
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