Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism - In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert by The Seybert Commission
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Mr. Furness (to the Medium): This is the most wonderful thing of all, Mrs. Kane, I distinctly feel them in your foot. There is not a particle of motion in your foot, but there is an unusual pulsation. Mr. Sellers here made some inquiries of the Medium, concerning the shoes now worn by her. The replies, which were not direct, are here given. Mr. Sellers: Are those the shoes which you usually wear? The Medium: I wear all kinds of shoes. Mr. Sellers: Are the sounds sometimes produced in your room when you have no shoes on. The Medium: More or less. They are produced under all circumstances. Following the suggestion of the Medium, all present proceed through an intervening apartment to the library where the Medium selects various positions--standing upon a lounge, then upon a cushioned chair, next upon a step-ladder and finally upon the side of a book-case--but all with a like unsuccessful result, no response by rappings being heard. Upon an intimation being given by a member of the Committee that the Medium may be wearied, the further prosecution of the Investigation is temporarily deferred. * * * * * After the examination of Mrs. Kane, and after the Stenographer had left, |
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