'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton

Psychography Explained. 107
less than half a minute with the usual signal of completion. The slates were cut apart, and
on the inner surface of one of the slates was found a message containing one hundred and
thirty words.
At another time the slates, prepared as aforesaid, were held over the head of the sitter
at / (Figs. 13 and 17). was I sitting at g, and another friend at h. The person sitting at
/, though unable to see, in the usual manner, the actions of the medium, was, however,
enabled to add his testimony to that of the other sitters, inasmuch as he saw every
movement reflected in the mirror in front of him.
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Fig. 17.—Method of obtaining Writing when the Slates are tied and held over the Head of one of the Sitters.
The actual production of the writing without visible agency has also been witnessed.
An ordinary tumbler was inverted on a slate with a crumb of pencil underneath it, and
placed in position at the corner of the table, as shown in Fig. 18. The sound of writing
being heard, permission was asked to look under the table. This was given, and the
pencil was seen tracing a portion of the writing, moving from side to side without any
visible
cause.
" But," says one, " it is as clear as daylight that the writing has been prepared by some
chemical means, and that the cleaning of the slates beforehand with a damp sponge is allowed
only as a blind." My answer is, that although this assertion might be urged against a
very few of the experiments now being made, day after day, by intelligent and educated