Hereward Carrington - Eusapia Palladino and Her Phenonena

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Transcript of Hereward Carrington - Eusapia Palladino and Her Phenonena

of America
Italy
con-
cerning
tolerated
or
concerned,
psycho-
logical.
In
fact,
to
cast since
Raphael
Delgaiz,
a
citizen
of
Naples.
She
manages
the
petty
busi-
ness
of
the
shop,
is
illiterate,
does
which have been
poses
or
tricks
or
deceives
others.
She
enough,
she
said,
and
learned
girl.
They
wanted
me
to
take
and
regret
door,
Dr.
OchuDrowicz
my
left
leg.'
sittings
were
held
by
Professor
Charles
Richet,
Sir
Oliver
Lodge,
Mr.
F.
windows
locked,
when
all
the
sit-
ters
will
only
have
the
common
sense
to
treat
her
levitation I witnessed
part
given
twice
on
the
and
table,
and
also
her
head,
leaning
over
onto
him,
away
other,
and
he
the
paper)
were
her
body.
The
window
curtain,
psjxhical
laborator)-.
Their

of
occasions,
while
in
two
from
under
him.
Eusapla
rubs
her
feet
on
the
floor,
'to
give
fluid,'
she
The
per-
sons
(Dr.
Denuce,
Mme.
A.,
and
I)
The movements
such
matters
we
touched
bell,
is
violently
shaken,
and
the
fall
again
asks
for
less
light,
and
a
red
photographic
lantern
is
revolving
arrival
of
the
inform us that we
table,
playing
all
the
while.
The
certainty
they
would
split
plas-
ter,
as
and
leave
upon
it
an
impres-
sion.
object.
10.
Spontaneous
movements
and
displacements
lighted by
surface;
they
All the
were
attached
fectual
the
the medium
on
the
table,
and
this
ground.
of
the
bed,
so
The
Professor
examined
it
the
cabinet,
lifting
its
two
legs
in
of a
iron
rings,
through
which
the
lateral
of the
medium. These
above the
came from
to
leave
the
cabinet,
pushing
us
Catch
it
head
and
and
pleasure
in
resisting
me;
they
pushed
me
back
if
escape
him
and
placed
it
quickly
happening,
face
times
on
the
she
had
were
clearly
visible.
 The
emptied
as
much
as
possible
ap-
paratus
was let
which
 Dr.
Norlenghi
requested
that
a
tiny
round
holding
it
being
at
by
the
seized
the
hand,
which
was
covered
with
the
curtain,
and
had
the
impression
of
pressing
real
fingers,
the
fingers
escaped
him,
however,
and
gave
him
should
grasp
his;
for the
sitters.
The
object
of
the
experimenters
accord,
familiar with them.
time
(although
everybody
heard
them),
I
thought
they
had
fallen
on
to
the
ground.
I
inquired
hardly
behind the
mous
about to relate
;
at
other
seances
simultaneous
visual
sensations,
ourselves,
the
in
the
cabinet
me
to
know
beyond
all
doubt
Moody
and
stable
the
synchronism
between
the
convulsiv'e
workings
of
the
me-
dium's
muscles
concentrated our minds
draughts
de-
veloped,
her
of elaborate
;
psychologist.
practised
IVIorselli was
the
thinness
of
youth,
corresponded
marvelously.
IVI.
Ramor-
ino,
from
his
position
behind
Dr.
Venzano,
and
M.
Vassallo,
both
standing,
and
consequently
shutting
out
his
view,
de-
life
either
to
Eusapia
or
to
any
of
the
sitters
present
purpose,
and
I
redoubled
my
against
the
margin
of
an
upper
dental
arch,
which,
toward
the
right
extremity,
was
wanting
in
four
molar
teeth.
 It
should
from
the
cabinet
the S.
circle. But so
personal
sittings.
They
must
judge
by
the
Eusapia,
during
each
minute
of
have
moist
or
clammy,
she
cannot
bear
on ours.
whole),
we
feel
quite
safe
in
saying
that
wc
regard
it
as
proved
be-
yond
best known
that
been
impossible.
her
hands
legs
simultaneously.
A
levitation
of
off
the
ground,
and
frequently
right leg
is not
had
left.
My
right
before
raps
and
bulgings
chair
legs,
where
they
were
securely
fastened.
This
tying
occupied
thirteen
minutes
seance table. It came
complete
levitations
of
perfect,
and
that
we
were
not
altogether
satisfied.
hook
were
in-
troduced
beneath
the
table
and
the
medium
half
left
side,
while
in
my
hand
takes both
come
up
on
to
intermis-
sion
securely
held
by
B.'s
face,
then
recede
quickly
small
table,
and
put
it
into
an
upright
position.
No
sooner
had
hand
chair
three
inches
thing
come
out
from
the
curtains
over
through
the
curtain,
twice,
the
height
required,
and
lower
it
again.
At
breeze
about
his
hand.
At
the
same
moment,
inches
evening
of
Decem-
ber
7th.
Finding
that
Various minor
head on
head
my
hand.
table
ask
for
still
less
light.
hand
on
the
top
of
my
right
hand.
My
foot
was
away
from
her
foot,
jects
stroking
the
me-
dium's
forehead,
since
I
could
clearly
see
left
foot
kick-
and the tambourine
hour,
the
which
deserves
sincere
congratulation;
if
posi-
tion
of
the
medium's
head.
The
position
of
grasped
for.
At
11.38
an
extremely
interesting
 F.
I
pinched
the
the medium's
gave
ing
up
on
have
got
both
her
a time:
THESE
PHENOMENA
Before
hallucinating
some
of
his
sitters,
the
case
the
safe-keeping
by
the
sitters
controlling
her
hands
conditions It
employed
of
the
medium's
head.
Immediately
after :
 F.
I
am
touched
by
something
directly
upon
the
point
of
on
my
right
foot.
''B.
Medium's
right
hand
the
hands
he
was
large
proportion
the
for
not
stat-
had hold of his
manner
managed
to
free
hers.
This
completely
convinced
of
the
reality
shown
that
fraud
is
unable
to
explain
directions,
and
glance
at
the
the
following
rea-
sons.
Even
ment in
a
third
arm
is
materialized
during
the
seances,
and
fact,
there
is
ha:
uly
any
mind
can
do
any
of
these
things,
and
the
theory
seems
said to
participation
of
the
right
my
mother
again
into
my
arms
after
so
dif-
ferent
periods,
but
complete.
He
has
observed,
for
in-
stance,
that
during
trance
Eusapia's
secretions
augment,
that
the
breathing,
passing
from
28
inspirations
to
15
bulism is
hypoth-
eses
dialect,
These sentences
expressions
of
affection,
and
to
ask
pardon
my
cr^se,
explanation
justifiable?
arguments
tending
to
disprove
it.
I
thing
from
at
one
swoop
to
mediaeval
superstition.
likes;
the
only
thing
I
demand
(and
upon
 
conception
be
acting
upon
and
merely
be
in
rapport
with
it
by
pierces
the
boundary.
spiritual
entity
Is
present
and
sheath
or
cloak,
a
semi-material
substance
through
and
by
means
of
of
enlarging
one's
horizon,
and
of
discovering
something
new
by
being
experience;
when
such
facts
contradict,
apparently,
the
known
laws
of
biology,
physics,
and
psychology
somewhere,
and
that,
rather
than
an
during
at
a
distance,
nor
that
she
has
premonitions,
or
precognitions,
or
presents
other
similar
metapsychic
phenomena.
production
of
the
phenomena,
while
it
is
drawn
mostly
from
the
medium,
is
certainly
drawn
in
large
part
from
the
strong,
phenomena
take
place
no
mat-
state
The
fact
that
state
and
the
the
phenomenon
Eusapia
insists
upon
more
or
less
darkness,
especially
as
the
seance
proceeds,
when
the
more
important
phenomena
are
the
erotic
ecstasy.
She
says
 into
caro
( my
dear ),
leans
her
head
upon
the
shoulder
interesting
verifications
wish,
amounting
tant
when
this
 scandalous
state
of
things
similarly
affected
by
any
feel
any
peculiar
symptoms