of the
misunderstanding. The next case was also one of husband and wife, but
it is the husband who is the survivor. He says: "It was a most
successful sitting. Among other things, I addressed a remark in Danish
to my wife (who is a Danish girl), and the answer came back in English
without the least hesitation." The next case was again of a man who
had lost a very dear male friend. "I have had the most wonderful
results with Mrs. ---- to-day. I cannot tell you the joy it has been
to me. Many grateful thanks for your help." The next one says: "Mrs.
---- was simply wonderful. If only more people knew, what agony they
would be spared." In this case the wife got in touch with the husband,
and the medium mentioned correctly five dead relatives who were in his
company. The next is a case of mother and son. "I saw Mrs. ----
to-day, and obtained very wonderful results. She told me nearly
everything quite correctly--a very few mistakes." The next is similar.
"We were quite successful. My boy even reminded me of something that
only he and I knew." Says another: "My boy reminded me of the day
when he sowed turnip seed upon the lawn. Only he could have known of
this." These are fair samples of the letters, of which I hold a large
number. They are from people who present themselves from among the
millions living in London, or the provinces, and about whose affairs
the medium had no possible normal way of knowing. Of all the very
numerous cases which I have sent to this medium I have only had a few
which have been complete failures. On quoting my results to Sir Oliver
Lodge, he remarked that his own experience with another medium had been
almost identical. It is no exaggeration to say that our British
telephone systems would probably give a larger proportion of useless
calls. How is any critic to get beyond these facts save by ignoring or
misrepresenting them? Healthy, scepticism is the basis of all accurate
observation, but there comes a time when incredulity means either
culpable ignorance or else imbecility, and this time has been long past
in the matter of spirit intercourse.

In my own case, this medium mentioned correctly the first name of a
lady who had died in our house, gave several very characteristic
messages from her, described the only two dogs which we have ever kept,
and ended by saying that a young officer was holding up a gold coin by
which I would recognise him. I had lost my brother-in-l