tive bodies have no active agency.

_Ques._--Whence come the words of Planchette--whence her intelligence?

_Ans._--From the seat of intelligence in the one who commands me.

_Ques._--Can you foretell coming events?

_Ans._--The future is not made known to man.

_Ques._--Can you give information not in the minds of the operators?

_Ans._--No, or in the mind of some one who works me.

_Ques._--What distinction do you make between the operator and the
worker?

_Ans._--The worker may be removed from the board.

_Ques._--Are you influenced by animal magnetism?

_Ans._--Entirely.

_Ques._--Are you influenced by electricity?

_Ans._--One and the same.

_Ques._--Do the minds of the present operators influence the answers?

_Ans._--Undoubtedly.

_Ques._--Is it the result of magnetism?

_Ans._--The power of giving out.

_Ques._--Giving out what?

_Ans._--Yielding magnetism.

_Ques._--Which of the operators influences you most?

_Ans._--Neither is worth without the other.

_Ques._--Have you communications with the spirit world?

_Ans._--Disembodied spirits--no.

_Ques._--Can you be put to any practical use?

_Ans._--Man will be introduced to the world of science.

_Ques._--Is your information concerning the ordinary affairs of life of
any practical value?

_Ans._--Not much, unless the worker is reliable as an informant.

_Ques._--What is magnetism?

_Ans._--Magnetism is the force of the universe.

_Ques._--What is electricity?

_Ans._--Electricity is the outward expression of the hidden force.

_Ques._--Has magnetism or electricity anything to do with the polarity
of the needle?

_Ans._--The interchange of magnetism throughout the entire universe.

_Ques._--Give a more definite answer.

_Ans._--Currents are exchanged from earth to air and from planet to
planet.

_Ques._--Do these affect the mariner's compass?

_Ans._--Yes.

_Ques._--Can we control the local attraction of the compass?

_Ans._--Yes.

_Ques._--How? I exclaimed excitedly, as the thought flashed through my
mind that I was on the eve of a great discovery.

_Ans._--By the substitution of some other attractive force?

_Ques._--Name one.

_Ans._--Magnetized iron.[3]

_Ques._--Can the compass be so constructed as to be uninfluenced by
local attraction?

_Ans._--No, inasmuch as all surroundings are themselves magnets or the
mediums of conveyance.

_Ques._--Can the approach of storms be foretold by the amount of
el