eeklaterandthreedaysbeforetheletterreaenitchinofdiedonthe16thofaninfectiousdisease;andonthe17thherbodyoftheschoolforfearofinfection
itisebusuniarkdates
susarefrequent;butitdoesnotoftenhappenthatentdatedprevioustotheirfulfilntgivetheuchinntestableauthenticity
ayrerkinpassingtheoddonition,ysteriousallusiontheanlyingacrossthecarriageandcloakedinadetotheessentialpartoftheprediction,theillnessanddeath
ple,oravisionofthefuturesuggestedbytelepathientofherendandthatshetransttedthispresentintaethousandsofles,froazantogeneva,toapersonshehadneverbeenintiteitisveryplex,butpossible,fortelepathyoftenhasthesedisncertinghishecaseentillnessorevenofselfsuggestion;andthepreexistenceofthefuture,houtbeingentirelydisproved,ablished
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letuspasstootherexalesiquotefronexportanessrspiaryofanexperintbysaatist”;andher”ostactiveandrespectedersofthesocietyforpsychicalresearch
onthe11thofy,1901,at1110p,sverralleasfollows:
”donothurrydatethisho{greekhere}asuperavitgnopereadiuvaspersepeoninssic,entibi”1
1xenoglossyisaticetiseventheautotistspeaksorpletelyignorantthelatinandgreekpassagesaretranslatedasfollows:
”thisiseoneelsechalkstickingtothefeethasgotoverthedifficultyyouhelpgreatlybyalethus,hereitis”
aftertheesahurousdraingabirdwalking
thatsanight,asthereeroonearthelondonlaptyroopres,”totraighteorgo”sverrallkneatterthephenonabeganat12:43aandendedat2:09athearksonthepoinationitarksiddleofthefloor,threeinthelefthandroondfiveintherighthandroo”therksightbeparedtothefootprintsofabirdaboutthesizeofaturkeythefootprintsenahadbegunat12:43thatsaingthentontheevents;butthererkablepointisthatsverrallinutesbeforetheeventstookplace
thepersonseeroftheuncilofthespr,anddeclaredthattheyhadnotanyexpectationoftheydisvered
ineedhardlyaddthatsverrallhadneverheardanythingaboutthehappeningsinthehauntedhouseandthatthepletelyignorantofsverrallsexistence
herethenisashedoesnotknoereason,ixeduptogetheraretheyrightorissverrallssubnsinglikethis,atrandointhefutureitishasseldoppearedunderarebafflingaspect
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,striitteeofthespr1earlyinsepteer,1893,ante,tthatshesaothersfeet,drivingofftoherhusbandandtoaneighbour,layingpartistancethatoneoftheffinswasblue
1proceedings,volxi,p493
onthe10thofsepteer,afriendofandsjonesenththeiroonthsolditedayontheingofthedayedandsjonesthatanotherchildhaddiedintheneighbourhoodandthatitsbodyarkedtoherhusband:
”iftheffinisblue,thendreatrueforthetherffinse”
thethirdffinainstobeobservedthatthedinsionsoftheffinsrrespondedexaallestbeingthatofthechildwhodie



