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142(101) The last experience I had before leaving America was with Mr. P. 0. Keeler, thewell-known medium for slate-writing, who lives at 1362 Parkwood Street, Washington, D.C. Hewas, at that time, paying a visit to Brooklyn. The interview was on Friday, February 24, 1911, 3 to 4p.m. The window near which the table was placed has a western aspect; the sun streamed in andflooded the table and room with light.We sat opposite to one another at a small table two feet broad. After cleaning the slatestogether, Keeler asked me to take a pad off the table, tear off slips, and write the names of spirits onfive or six of the papers; each little slip was to be folded up in any way I thought best, and thenames were to be written as I would address the person in earth life. I rose from the table, turnedmy back to the medium, and wrote seven names—five of women, two of men; two of the pelletscontained the name of one spirit, my guide, one giving her earth name and the other her spiritname, “Iola “; only six individuals, therefore, were indicated. These pellets I laid in a heap on thecentre of the table. Keeler said: “Nothing will happen for a quarter of an hour or so, as the spiritshave to be summoned.” After an interval of ten minutes he touched the outside of each pellet withthe tip of his finger, but did not handle them nor draw them closer to his side of the table. Fiveminutes or more passed, and he seemed worried that nothing happened, and became restless andjerky. It must have been twenty-five minutes from the time I had put the pellets on the table whenhe was impressed to say: “Add the names of one or two gentlemen; they say that, among thesenames, there is more than the right proportion of ladies.”Following my invariable custom of not purposely deceiving a medium, I had already toldKeeler that two of the pellets contained names of the same individual, my guide; I added that, as Ihad talked with her in the morning, I had reason to believe that she was present (which I have sinceheard she was).In my lap, as I sat facing the medium, out of his view, I wrote the names of two men, andadded these pellets to the others on the table; before doing this I had drawn the heap of pelletscloser to me than they were to the medium. Keeler did not have his hands on the table while I wrotethe two extra names.Soon after this the medium warned me that, when the slate writing began, it would go oncontinuously and rapidly. He touched the new pellets with the tip of his finger, and after a fewminutes was impressed to write a name on a spare slate. He said, “What is this ?” I looked, and sawthe name of my brother, Alldin ; then, one after another, he wrote six names on this slate. Eachname he wrote I had to search for among the pellets, which I did in my lap, where it was impossiblefor him to see the writing. When made up again, each pellet that had been opened and re-closedwas put upon a pair of slates, kept ready for the purpose between us (with a bit of slate pencilinside), and these were not fingered in any way by the medium.In time six pellets, containing the names of six individuals, were collected on top of the pairof slates. We had sat for about forty minutes, when Keeler suddenly lifted the pair of slates with onehand at each of the two corners nearest to him, thumbs on top and fingers below, and gave me theother end to hold, which I did in like manner, pinching the two slates together. The writing beganimmediately, and could be heard plainly; there was no downward pressure while it was going on.As soon as he was impressed that one slate was full, the medium put it down on his right withoutlooking at it, picked up another, placed on it a bit of slate pencil, covered it with the original topslate upon which the pellets were lying, and gave me the other end to hold; the writing again washeard proceeding very rapidly. Precisely the same happened to this slate; a third was taken up, andso on, until five slates were covered with writing by eight individuals. The medium was thenimpressed to write the word “All” on a spare slate. He told me this meant that the seance was over.The following points must be noted :—One spirit manifested who was not named at all. It was the son of the gentleman who hadmade the appointment for me the previous afternoon.One spirit manifested whose name was in a pellet on the table, but not on the slates.One slate, full of close script, had two letters on it at right angles to one another in different handwritings.When one of these was finished, Keeler was impressed to move the slate to a rectangularposition; we seized the slates at opposite corners, my left hand being where his right had been, andso on. The letters on the slates are very close together.
143One slate had a letter from my sister Catherine; in the upper left-hand corner there wasa carefully-finished picture of a man’s head and shoulders, and underneath it the drawing of aforget-me-not. I do not recognise the man’s face.One letter had two signatures—viz., the earth name and spirit name of my guide. In apostscript was an allusion to our meeting in the morning.The names given in the signatures were all correct, except one. This I had written as MissBowman; the signature was Mary Bowman. The Christian name of the lady was not Mary. Thisnote was on the same slate as that which contained a letter from my brother-in-law, who lived inthe same house with her for some years.All the letters were very commonplace. I attach them below. There are no proofs of identityin any of them. I am certain that my guide did not write the letter over her signature. The work wasunquestionably that of invisible and intelligent beings who heard the conversation, read the namesand short sentences inside the pellets, and wrote the replies.We held the slates about nine inches above the table; Keeler’s hands never moved whenholding them. Throughout the whole hour the psychic only rose from his chair once—to pull theblind down a foot, to shade our eyes from the glare of the western sun.In all, the slate-writing contained 474 words written, and two pictures drawn, in a period notexceeding ten minutes, including the four delays necessary for taking up a new slate.I have seen evidence of identity obtained by others in slate-writing through the mediumshipof Mr. P. 0. Keeler; but the only signs I got were the letters of Henry Usborne and Miss Bowman onthe same slate. That is not enough to establish the point, for the lady’s Christian name is incorrect,and the association of the names of the two individuals may have been accidental.THE CONTENTS OF THE SLATES.(1)Good afternoon, dear Admiral. I am so verypleased that papa has come to know you so well.I hope you will be of mutual aid and companionship.I am heartily glad to greet you. I am quite familiarwith this coming.Truly,BAILEY SLAYDEN.(2)Good afternoon. Is it not delightful to meet in this way ? So many persons think me dead, and Ipresume they are forgetting me. I shall meet them when they come over and surprise them. I amglad I can do so well with this little piece of pencil. I feel about as I felt during my life in thephysical body. Let me come again sometime when I may write better. You have a great usefulnessof life before you in this field of work.HENRY USBORNE.I will always help you.MARY BOWMAN.(3)This is about the most remarkable experience one can have. I feel as much myself asformerly I felt. I am not changed to another person by this wonderful translation from the earth to
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1GLIMPSES OF THE NEXT STATE(The edu
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INTRODUCTION5When I commenced my in
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7I have discussed this incident wit
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9CHAPTER IEARLY PSYCHIC EXPERIENCES
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11the passive means of bringing con
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13the left, and round to the right
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15these scratches were going on the
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17On the other hand, I should be ve
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19in my power, she holding both of
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21saying of one, “That is another
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(1) I may have to return to Maggie
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25that proved to be of great practi
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27miserly creature. He would skin a
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CHAPTER III29THE MEDIUMS CRADDOCK A
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31Irish gentleman; Cerise, a French
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33had observed trousers under Abdul
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39During materialisation’s a ball
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41the strain put upon it. Nothing h
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43January 30, 1906. Circle of fourt
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45(34) On Sunday, April 30, 1905, a
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47Q.: “Do you know the name of my
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49The next day after some unsuccess
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51(Correct. A sub-lieutenant, J. Fr
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53wife was frequently mentioned by
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55genuine. There are certain featur
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59February. I found that she could
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63Q.: (from Mrs. Georgia) : “How
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65“You must sit for my picture if
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67The Admiral is in a hotel opposit
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73A.: “I mean my girl. I want her
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77inspect. They were warped, and I
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79I was born on the same day the fa
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81History of a stranger in English,
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Chapter VI.83MANIFESTATIONS AT TOLE
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85of which showed beyond the right
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87January 14, 1909. With the Jonson
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89confederates to imitate these fea
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193wish the Pontiff had issued such
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195Coming, as they do, from an Arch
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197(a) This is a very unexpected re
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199understanding,” a knowledge of
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201women who lead strenuous lives,
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strange it is and yet sure,No teach
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THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1889209A
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211Tom (s.) : You will see them in
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215Tom: Don’t you know one of the
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221Tom: No, my dear sir.S.: Then ho
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229S. No. 2: Well, what in the worl
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231Mr. B.: That man is the spirit w
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233S.: Yes, he did.Mr. B.: He can t
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235Mr. B.: It is worth thinking abo
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237Tom: You will review your whole
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239Mrs. B.: This gentleman has a da
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1890.241We brin
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243S.: No, something fell off from
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245Tom: You mustn’t expect to fin
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247Tom: How can one person tell ano
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249Tom: And you have been brought h
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251Tom: I don’t think many people
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253Tom: I was telling you, you know
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THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1890.
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257Tom: If he is the Father, then h
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259S.: Can he talk himself?Tom: Oh,
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THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1891.261
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263Tom: So you think; but I am not.
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265Tom:, Yes, you have left everyth
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APPENDIX C267MR. HEREWARD CARRINGTO
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269the two canvases—which picture
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