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
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Result—After five minutes: "It is not a drawing, but a real object. I see very clearly a little vase, a little pot or pan."
25.—The same evening.
Agents—Mdlle. Louise, Frau Schmoll, Schmoll.
Percipient—M. Mabire.
Object—The stamp of the firm was placed on the table:—
Result—After twenty minutes: "The picture appears to be rather confused. But I believe that I see the lower part of a drinking glass." (Pause.) "Now it has gone again." (A pause of five minutes.) "Now I see another form, like two symmetrical S-shaped double curves, placed side by side." Then M. Mabire drew:—
Remark—Apparently the lower part was seen first, and then the upper.
26.—The same evening.
Agents—M. Mabire, Frau Schmoll, Schmoll.
Percipient—Mdlle. Louise.
Object—The double eye-glasses (pince-nez) belonging to M. Mabire were laid on the table.
Result—After five minutes: "I see two curves, open above, that do not touch each other." Then Mdlle. Louise drew:—
Unfortunately, the original drawings and reproductions in this series were not preserved. The figures given are facsimile reproductions of those in Herr Schmoll's MS. record, which were copied at the time on a reduced scale from the actual drawings made by the agent and the percipient respectively. In the second series the actual drawings have been preserved. In the experiments quoted below, as already stated, the figure was drawn whilst the percipient was out of the room, and (with the exception of No. 58) several copies were made of the drawing, "in order that each agent might be able to see the drawing in an upright position, and that he might be able to place it at the most favourable point of view." The percipient when ready withdrew the bandage from his eyes and, still seated in the chair with his back to the agents, executed the reproduction.
April 5th, 1887.
| No. of Trial. | Percipient. | Agents. | Original Drawing. | Result. |
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| 51 | Mdlle. Louise M. | 4. Mme. D. Mdlle. Jane. Mme. Schmoll M. Schmoll. |
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| 52 | Mdlle. Jane. | 4. Mdlle. Louise in place of Mdlle. Jane. |
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| 53 | Mme. Schmoll | 3. |
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| 54 | Mdlle. Jane. | 3. Mme. Schmoll in place of Mdlle. Jane. |
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Mdlle. Jane, after having seen the original, said that her first idea had been that of a glass.
| No. of Trial. | Percipient. | Agents. | Original Drawing. | Result. |
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| 55 | Mme. D. | 4. |
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| 56 | M. Schmoll. | 4. Mme. D. in place of M. Schmoll. |
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| 57 | A Failure. | |||
| 58 | Mdlle. Jane. | 6. |
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After five minutes Mdlle. Jane said, "I see a cat's head." On being asked to draw what she saw, she produced the following figure:— |
| 59 | Mdlle. Jane. | 6. |
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At the end of five minutes, Mdlle. Jane having said, "it is a head in profile," a cry of joy unfortunately escaped one of those present. This cry having betrayed to Mdlle. Jane that she had guessed rightly, no drawing was made. In order to repair the wrong as much as possible, Mdlle. Jane was asked which way the head was turned. "To the left," she replied. |
Experiments 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 were failures. No. 65 was not an experiment with a diagram.