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CONTENTS.

  1. CHAPTER I
    Introductory
  2. PAGE
  3. Founding of the Society for Psychical Research: its aims and methods: the subjects to be investigated—Telepathy or thought-transference: its history; its relation to the physical world
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  4. CHAPTER II
    Experimental Thought Transference
  5. The Brighton experiments by Professor and Mrs. Sidgwick: transference of numbers; of mental pictures—Difficulties of experiments at distance—Experiments by Mrs. Verrall. Experiments at a distance. by Dr. Wiltse—by the Rev. A. Giardon—by Miss Campbell and. Miss Despard—by Miss Miles end Miss Ramsden
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  6. CHAPTER III
    Spontaneous Thought-Transference—Minds's Eye Visions
  7. Evidence to spontaneous occurrences inferior to the experimental evidence: various sources of error discussed—Transference of indefinite impressions, Professor ———, Mr. Garrison. Mr. Young—of visual impressions, Miss C. P. M. C., Mrs. D.. Miss Angus, Mr. Polley—of auditory impressions. Frau U.—of pain. Mrs. Castle—of motor impulse. Archdeacon Bruce
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  8. CHAPTER IV
    Spontaneous Thought-Transference—Coincident Dreams
  9. Weakness of evidence derived from dreams: the greater scope for chance coincidence; the difficulty in accurately recollecting the impression—Examples of dreams which may reasonably be regarded as telepathic: from Dr. Adele Gleason, Mrs. Krekel. Mr. H. B., Miss Clarkson. Mrs. Mann. Mr. Brierley. Mrs. Knight
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