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found on it a copy of a passage from the Codex Alexandrinus of the New 

Testament in the British Museum。 Reproductions�察�both of the original and 

of   the   copy�察  �will   be   found   in   Professor   Henslow's   book。   I   have   myself 

been to Crewe and have had results which would be amazing were it not 

that familiarity blunts the mind to miracles。 Three marked plates brought 

by myself�察�and handled�察�developed and fixed by no hand but mine�察�gave 

psychic extras。 In each case I saw the extra in the negative when it was 

still wet in the dark room。 I reproduce in Plate I a specimen of the results�察�

which   is   enough   in   itself   to   prove   the   whole   case   of   survival   to  any 

reasonable mind。 The three sitters are Mr。 Oaten�察�Mr。 Walker�察�and myself�察�

I being obscured by the psychic cloud。 In this cloud appears a message of 

welcome       to  me   from   the   late  Archdeacon       Colley。   A   specimen     of  the 

Archdeacon's own handwriting is reproduced in Plate II for the purpose of 

comparison。 Behind�察�there is an attempt at materialisation obscured by the 

cloud。 The mark on the side of the plate is my identification mark。 I trust 

that I make it clear that no hand but mine ever touched this plate�察�nor did I 

ever lose sight of it for a second save when it was in the carrier�察�which was 

conveyed straight back to the dark room and there opened。 What has any 

critic   to   say   to   that�拭  �By   the   kindness   of   those   fearless   pioneers   of   the 

movement�察      �Mr。   and   Mrs。    Hewat    Mackenzie�察     �I  am   allowed     to  publish 

another     example     of   spirit  photography。      The   circumstances       were   very 

remarkable。 The visit of the parents to Crewe was unproductive and their 

plate a blank save for their own presentment。 Returning disappointed�察�to 

London they  managed�察�through the mediumship of Mrs。  Leonard�察�to   get 

into touch with their boy�察�and asked him why they had failed。 He replied 

that the conditions had been bad�察�but that he had actually succeeded some 

days later in getting on to the plate of Lady Glenconnor�察�who had been to 



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Crewe   upon   a   similar   errand。   The   parents   communicated   with   this   lady�察�

who replied saying that she had found the image of a stranger upon her 

plate。   On   receiving   a   print   they   at   once   recognised   their   son�察  �and   could 

even see that�察�as a proof of identity�察�he had reproduced the bullet wound 

on his left temple。 No。 3 is their gallant son as he appeared in the flesh�察�No。 

4 is his reappearance after death。 The opinion of a miniature painter who 

had done a picture of the young soldier is worth recording as evidence of 

identity。 The artist says�此 �After painting the miniature of your son Will�察�I 

feel I know every turn of his face�察�and am quite convinced of the likeness 

of the psychic photograph。 All the modelling of the brow�察�nose and eyes is 

marked   by   illnessespecially   is   the   mouth   slightly   contractedbut   this 

does not interfere with the real form。 The way the hair grows on the brow 

and     temple    is  noticeably     like   the   photograph      taken    before    he   was 

wounded。; 



       D。 THE CLAIRVOYANCE OF MRS。 B。 

       At   the   time   of   this   volume   going   to   press   the   results   obtained   by 

clients of this medium have been forty´two successes out of fifty attempts�察�

checked and docketted by the author。 This series forms a most conclusive 

proof   of    spirit   clairvoyance。   An    attempt    has   been   made   by   Mr。   E。   F。 

Benson�察�who examined some of the letters�察�to explain the results upon the 

grounds of telepathy。 He admits that ;The tastes�察�appearance and character 

of   the   deceased   are   often   given�察  �and   many   names   are   introduced   by  the 

medium�察�some not traceable�察�but most of them identical with relations or 

friends。;   Such   an   admission   would   alone   banish   thought´reading   as   an 

explanation�察�for there is no evidence in existence to show that this power 

ever   reaches   such   perfection   that   one   who   possesses   it   could   draw   the 

image of a dead man from your brain�察�fit a correct name to him�察�and then 

associate   him  with   all   sorts   of   definite   and   detailed   actions   in   which   he 

was   engaged。   Such   an   explanation   is   not   an   explanation   but   a   pretence。 

But even if one were to allow such a theory to pass�察�there are numerous 

incidents in these accounts which could not be explained in such a fashion�察�

where unknown details have been given which were afterwards verified�察�

and   even     where    mistakes    in   thought   upon    the   part   of  the  sitter  were 



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corrected by the medium under spirit guidance。 Personally I believe that 

the medium's own account of how she gets her remarkable results is the 

absolute truth�察�and   I can imagine   no other   fashion in which   they can   be 

explained。 She has�察�of course�察�her bad days�察�and the conditions are always 

worst when there is an inquisitorial rather than a religious atmosphere in 

the interview。 This intermittent character of the results is�察�according to my 

experience�察�characteristic of spirit clairvoyance as compared with thought´ 

reading�察  �which   can�察  �in   its   more   perfect   form�察  �become   almost   automatic 

within certain marked limits。 I may add that the constant practice of some 

psychical researchers to take no notice at all of the medium's own account 

of how  he or she attains results�察 �but to substitute  some   complicated  and 

unproved explanation of their own�察�is as insulting as it is unreasonable。 It 

has been alleged as a slur upon Mrs。 B's results and character that she has 

been twice prosecuted by the police。 This is�察�in fact�察�not a slur upon the 

medium but rather upon the law�察�which is in so barbarous a condition that 

the true seer fares no better than the impostor�察�and that no definite psychic 

principles are recognised。 A medium may under such circumstances be a 

martyr rather than a criminal�察�and a conviction ceases to be a stain upon 

the character。 



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