Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy. Frank Podmore
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Название: Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
Автор: Frank Podmore
Издательство: Bookwire
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isbn: 4064066182557
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Agent: H. B.
REP. 1. REP. 2.
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ORIG. REP. 1. REP. 2.
Agent: E. W. The percipient said, "It looks like a window."
No. 8.—By HERR SCHMOLL and M. MABIRE.
Of more recent experiments with diagrams, those recorded by Herr Anton Schmoll and M. Etienne Mabire are perhaps the most important.[23] The experiments took place at Herr Schmoll's house, 111 Avenue de Villiers, Paris. In addition to Herr Schmoll and M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll and four or five other persons assisted at one time or another. Mr. F. W. H. Myers was also present on three occasions. In all about 100 trials were made with diagrams and real objects (the actual number of experiments of all kinds was 148), full details of which will be found in the original papers. The experiments were made in the evenings, in a room lighted by a hanging lamp. The agents, usually three or four in number, sat at a round table immediately under the lamp, and fixed their eyes on the diagram or object, which was placed on the table before them. The percipient, with his eyes bandaged, sat in full view of the agents with his back to them in a corner of the room at a distance of about ten feet from the object. Silence was maintained during the experiments, except where otherwise expressly stated. The object or diagram was carefully hidden before the handkerchief was removed from the eyes of the percipient to enable him to draw his impression. In the first nineteen experiments the figure was drawn with the end of a match dipped in ink, whilst the percipient was in the room. It was not likely, under the circumstances, as the match moved almost noiselessly over the paper, that any indication of the figure drawn could by this means have been given to the percipient. Nevertheless, in the later experiments quoted the precaution was taken to draw the figure whilst the percipient was in another room, and a soft brush was substituted for the match. The following is a record, by Herr Schmoll, of the last two evenings of the first series:—
18.—August 24th, 1886.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, Frau Schmoll, Schmoll.
Percipient—M. Mabire.
Object (drawn)—
Result—M. Mabire saw "a sort of semicircle like the tail of a comet, but of spiral construction, like some of the nebulæ." What he saw he reproduced in the following manner:—
19.—The same evening.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll.
Percipient—Schmoll.
Object (drawn)—
Result—"I see two double lines, that cross each other at about right angles." (Pause.) "The two double lines now appear single, but like rays of light, and in the form of an X." (Another pause.) "Now I see the upper part of the X separated from the lower by a vertical line." I draw:—
20.—The same evening.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, M. Mabire, Schmoll.
Percipient—Frau Schmoll.
Object—A brass weight of 500 grms. was placed on the table.
Result—"What I see looks like a short piece of candle, without a candlestick. It must be burning, for at the upper end I see it glitter."
Remark—At the upper part of the object, indicated by the arrow, bright reflections, caused by the oblique lighting, were seen by all the agents (the weight was rubbed bright). The form seen decidedly resembles the original, especially the outline.
21.—The same evening.
Agents—M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll, Schmoll.
Percipient—Mdlle. Louise.
Object—My gold watch (without the chain) was noiselessly placed before us, the back turned towards us; on the face are Roman numbers.
Result—After five minutes: "I see a round object, but I cannot describe it more particularly." (During the pause that followed, without causing the slightest noise, I turned the watch round, so that we saw the face.) Soon Mdlle. Louise called out: "You are certainly looking at the clock over the piano, for now I quite clearly see a clock face with Roman numbers."
[The watch, as was ascertained after the experiment, was not going at the time.]
22.—September 10th, 1886.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll.
Percipient—Schmoll.
Object—A pamphlet (in 8vo) was slantingly placed on the table.
Result—Completely failed. I saw nothing whatever.
Remark—At the beginning of our trials to-day we had neglected to clear the table. The book was surrounded by other objects, and also badly lighted.
23.—The same evening.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, M. Mabire, Schmoll.
Percipient—Frau Schmoll.
Object—A piece of candle, 20 centimetres long, was placed on the table.
Result—After eight minutes: "I see it well, but not clearly enough to say what it is. It is a thin, long object."
"How long?" asked M. Mabire.
Frau Schmoll tried by separating her hands to give a measurement, but could not do it with certainty, and said, "A full hand's length, about 20 centimetres." Begged for a further description, she said, "I see something like a walking-stick, but at one end there must be gold, for something shines there." (The candle was not burning.)
24.—The same evening.
Agents—M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll, Schmoll.
Percipient—Mdlle. Louise.
Object—A Faience tea-pot was placed on the table:—
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