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88(c) Grayfeather read my sub-conscious mind.(d) My guide was with me throughout, and told Grayfeather the facts, as a test, no otherphenomena being available.(e) Grayfeather followed me about, and was aware of every action and thought.Replies :—(a)This is so intrinsically improbable as to need no denial.(b) Had this been so surely I should have seen him in the room of the library ! In hisnormal state he could not read my thoughts.(c)If this were so, Grayfeather would have been more accurate in his statement about mycompanions.(d) I cannot be sure, but I think this is the most reasonable explanation.(e) Here, again is a striking improbability ; Grayfeather is well acquainted with the secondgentleman, who did accompany me on the previous afternoon, and whom, in his talk, he misnamedDr. Hyslop. The controls of Jonson’s cabinet do follow the sitters about the country and meetthem at other séances, making themselves known by speech ; but we were not aware ofGrayfeather’s presence at the other medium’s house on the previous day. Had he been present, hewould not have made the mistake in the names.My guide, Iola, saw and heard everything at the séance of the previous afternoon ; she wasmuch in evidence. She was most probably in the library with me in the morning, and, when shecame to the Jonson’s, told Grayfeather all about it, to assist him to give a test, not having sufficientstrength herself to use the direct voice. This particular materialisation séance at Jonson’s was acomplete failure.January 16, 1909. With the Jonsons. 2.15 to 4.15 p.m. Circle composed of the samesitters as on the 14 th . Atmospheric conditions not good ; it was snowing heavily most of the time,and there were six inches of snow on the pavements before we got to the house.In some respects this séance was better than that of January 6, for more forms appeared ;but I did not like it so much, as the light allowed by the spirits in the cabinet was much less (nodoubt on account of the inferior conditions). About twenty-five separate personalities manifested ;counting the repetitions, there were over forty materialisation’s or Etherialisations. For my part,I only saw the faces of two clearly enough for recognition. These were Viola and Edna, the nun.Viola is a very lively girl of eighteen or nineteen, with long streaming hair ; she touched my handwith hers. Edna came out four or five times, and gave me opportunities to see her face, dress, andcross quite plainly ; Iola brought my father and mother. On one occasion I went to the entrance ofthe cabinet, and saw two forms together, which I soon discovered were my parents, and the smallform of Iola behind themCleopatra manifested. This afternoon she was about 5ft 9in in height, and not so big as onthe first occasion. She clearly said that she was the Egyptian Queen, and was glad to come to me,and that she intended to accompany me “West.” Around her forehead was the same silver bandor crown, and she had the same majestic mein.One word of explanation here. I consulted with my friends in this small private circle as totheir interpretation of the term “identification.” “Do you mean,” I asked, “that you recogniseyour friends every time by their features ?” The reply, in effect, was “No, we identify them bytheir general appearance ; we cannot always see the face distinctly enough to be able to say that it isour friend. We sometimes see the features, but not every time. Each spirit form has its ownindividual actions of arms and hands. Some put their hands above their heads ; some cross theirarms ; others have a particular dress. Once assumed, those idiosyncrasies are exhibited on everyoccasion that they appear ; but the forms vary in height according to conditions.” Mr. Yaryan,upon whose experience I place great value, though I never sat with him at the Jonsons, attachedlarge importance to this. He said : “The forms that manifest to a sitter each have a particular gaitand movement of the limbs. If the conditions are not good, you may not see features plainlyenough to identify your friend by looking on his or her face ; but you know them by theirdistinctive movements, dress, and carriage. Is it conceivable that Jonson can produce enough