 Mr. Home then waved the handkerchief about in the air two or three times, held it above his head, and then folded it up and laid it on his hand like a cushion; putting his other hand into the fire, he took out a large lump of cinder red-hot at the lower...  Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research - Page 102de Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain) - 1890Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Thomas Stead - 1897 - 492 pages
...pulled the lumps of hot coal off, one at a time, with his right hand and touched one which was blight red. He then said, " The power is not strong on Dan's...saying, "As the power is not strong, if we leave the cori longer it will bum." He then put it on his hand and brought it to the table in the front room,... | |
 | Frank Podmore - 1897 - 486 pages
...then folded it up and laid it on his hand like a cushion ; putting his other hand into the fire, he took out a large lump of cinder red-hot at the lower...front room, where all but myself had remained seated." 5. Materialisation. — Similar phenomena to those above described Mr. Crookes had also observed with... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1900 - 424 pages
...other hand into the fire, he took out a large 1 Bulletin de la Soctite de Biologic, 1880, p. 399. Z lump of cinder, red-hot at the lower part, and placed...front room, where all but myself had remained seated.' Mr. Podmore explains that only two candles and the fire gave light on one occasion, and that 'possibly'... | |
 | Frank Podmore - 1902 - 444 pages
...then folded it up and laid it on his hand like a cushion ; putting his other hand into the fire, he took out a large lump of cinder red-hot at the lower...the front room, where all but myself had remained seated."1 i Proc. SPR, vol. vi. pp. 103, 104. The next account is from Mr. Crookes' detailed notes... | |
 | Frank Podmore - 1902 - 432 pages
...then folded it up and laid it on his hand like a cushion; putting his other hand into the fire, he took out a large lump of cinder red-hot at the lower...hand and brought it to the table in the front room, whera all but myself had remained seated." 1 1 Free. SPR, vol. vi. pp. 103, 104. The next account is... | |
 | Henry Holt - 1914 - 536 pages
...to influence an inanimate body like that than living flesh, so, as the circumstances were favorable, we thought we would show you that we could prevent...front room, where all but myself had remained seated." There can be no reasonable doubt that Sir William Crookes saw what he says he did, though it was doubted... | |
 | Sir William Barrett - 1917 - 368 pages
...then folded it up and laid it on his hand like a cushion. Putting his other hand into the fire, he took out a large lump of cinder, red-hot at the lower...front room, where all but myself had remained seated." Not only have we Sir W. Crookes' evidence, but a former President of the Royal Society, the late Sir... | |
 | Charles Lakeman Tweedale - 1918 - 604 pages
...other hand into the fire he took out a large lump of cinder, red-hot at the lower part, and placed it on the handkerchief. Under ordinary circumstances...in a blaze. In about half a minute he took it off, saying : " As the power is not strong if we leave it longer it will burn " (Proceedings SPR, vol. vi.,... | |
 | Henry Holt - 1919 - 540 pages
...to influence an inanimate body like that than living flesh, so, as the circumstances were favorable, we thought we would show you that we could prevent...front room, where all but myself had remained seated." There can be no reasonable doubt that Sir William Crookes saw what he says he did, though it was doubted... | |
 | George Henslow - 1919 - 328 pages
...like a cushion. Putting the other hand into the fire he took out a large lump of cinder, red hot in the lower part, and placed the red part on the handkerchief....front room, where all but myself had remained seated." I and Crawford (Mr. Lacy writes) saw it done on eight occasions, and himself received from Home's hand... | |
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