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198 Jour11al of tlae American Socidy for Psychical Research.
in acti6n when my convictions are made up. At the end after
remarking that I could manage children very successfully and with
ease, she suddenly exclaimed that I paralyzed her brain, and let go
my hands. She showed decided indications of hypnosis. She looked
about for a moment iri a dazed condition and recovered herself
with a smile at her condition. But nothing more was done in my
case.
Prof. Mosley then took my place and must be left to describe
his case in detail. But certain very definite incidents in his life were
clearly hinted at. Among them was a ploughed field of great length
and the longing of Prof. Mosley, when a boy, to get an education:
also the fact that he had been connected with an unkempt teacher
whom he had often teased in the class. The lady described him as
often being tempted to say sharp things and as also often doing so
until his teacher was as often provoked. She further referred to
his having changed his object in life twice, but did not indicate the
nature of the. change. She remarked also that he was fond of
children, but gave no details.
Miss Puffer was induced to try her experiment a second time,
and on this occasion seemed not to affect the lady as at first.
But the lady, the medium as she might be called, this time remarked
that Miss Puffer was never satisfied until she had gotten to the
bottom of things, and described her as digging down to the bottom
of a barrel, and always trying to look at things from the center (deductively
as we learned from questions). Some other statements
were also made which I cannot recall at present, but would remember
if told me.
When it comes to summing up my impressions about the case
I can only say that there was no evidence of fraud of any kind,
nor any evidence of muscle reading, though the whole affair. except
the incidents in connection with Prof. Mosley, was open to suspicion
of such action, merely because the conditions did not exclude muscle
reading. In my own case the facts could not escape the objections
from such a suspicion, though I do not believe that the success was
due to that method. I can only say that the lady read me correctly;
that is, she correctly described the fundamental trait of my character
in both respects; namely, that I was deliberative though
prompt to act when a decision is made. Also it is true that I
can manage children very successfully. But the objection that can
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