"At their next sitting Mr. Redman was the medium. Raps and tipping of the table did not come as they usually do with him; yet he asked those at the table to write the names of deceased friends and roll up the slips. Prof. Pierce commenced writing in a book. Prof. Agassiz, in the meanwhile, was standing near his back, frequently changing his own attitude and position, and looking very intently upon Redman, although he said to Prof. Pierce, 'Throw that one out,' meaning the slip just written upon. There was the appearance of much mental disturbance in Prof. Agassiz, as shown by his attitudes, his changes of position, his wild gaze, and his tones when he spoke. No raps came, _nothing_ claiming to be Spiritual was done by or through Mr. Redman in the public room. At some time during this sitting Dr. Gardner drew attention to the points of disturbance, through strong mental action and intent use of the eyes. Mr. Lunt was understood to say that he had been using both mind and eyes intently, and with much effect; but I was on the opposite side of the room from him when he spoke, and may not have taken in the exact import of his words. "Similar want of success attended the other mediums, at all the subsequent sittings up to the meeting of the Davenports, on the last evening. These boys, or young men, were intrusted almost entirely to the management of the Committee, and those of us who were but spectators are not so informed as to make it proper to state in advance of the Committee what was attempted nor what the success. We do know that at the close Prof. Agassiz held up a small, short piece of thread, which he said had been '_broken_,' and that that was the _test_. Having uttered these words in a very rough tone and emphatic manner, he, in a similar tone, said, 'Good night, gentlemen,' and hastily left us. "Prof. Pierce then said to Dr. Gardner, 'I suppose you are through with us.' The Doctor replied, 'No, you have promised to show us how the raps were made.' 'Not as a Committee,' said Prof. Pierce; 'Mr. Agassiz made that promise as an individual.' And thus the affair closed--we as much disappointed at the failure of Agassiz to keep his word and unveil the mystery of rapping, as at any one failure during the sittings. "The _Investigation_, in fact, was a trial of the correctness of the statements made at the preliminary meeting, viz., 'that it was in the power of the gentlemen there present to make the trial a failure, by ejecting certain forces from their own minds and eyes.' In this they were successful.