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“A GHOST AT BRISTOL.—We have this week a ghost-story to relate
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othing but discovery; and yet, when after years of successful crime she was at length arrested, she related that soon after the death of her first husband, Miltenburg, whom she had poisoned, as she was standing, in the dusk of the evening, in her drawing-room,
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lights seen over graves, familiarly called “corpse-candles,” I have spoken elsewhere—as also of the luminous form perceived by Rilling in the garden at Colmar, as mentioned by Baron von Reichenbach
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I looked out, apprehending that something had caught fire, when, to my amazement, I beheld a beautiful boy, clothed in white, with bright locks, resembling gold, standing by my bedside, in which position he remained some minutes, fixing his eyes upon me with a
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nalogous to, if not the very same, that causes the varying susceptibility to such phenomena as I am treating of; and, accordingly, we know that in all times, horses and dogs have been reputed to have the faculty of seeing spirits: and when persons who have the
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Their agitation was extreme, and it was far from being alleviated when every attempt to restore animation to the thoughtless young man proved abortive
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Quite puzzled, and thinking it must be some strange illusion, she sat down again and went on with her work, when, presently, he was there again
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I confess I should have been much disposed to think this a spectral illusion, were it not for the number of corroborative instances; and I have only this morning read in the review of a work called “The Unseen World,” just published, that there is a family in
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WITH regard to the appearance of ghosts, the frequency of haunted houses, presentiments, prognostics, and dreams, if we come to inquire closely, it appears to me that all parts of the world are much on an equality—only, that where people are most engaged in bu
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Kerner, who has published a little volume containing a report of the circumstances, describes the place where the thing happened to be such a one as negatives at once all possibility of trick or imposture
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“Having examined the prisoner, Elizabeth Eslinger, confined here since the beginning of September, I found her of sound mind, but possessed with one fixed idea, namely, that she is and has been for a considerable time troubled by an apparition, which leaves he
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“Eslinger is a widow, aged thirty-eight years, and declares that she never had any sickness whatever, neither is she aware of any at present; but she has always been a ghost-seer, though never till lately had any communication with them; that now, for eleven w
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“Both she and her fellow-prisoners declare, that this apparition comes several times in a night, but always between the evening and morning bell
Read record →But the old Maoris say that they still inhabit certain of the lofty forest-clad mountains of Aotearoa--a…
But the old Maoris say that they still inhabit certain of the lofty forest-clad mountains of Aotearoa--a numerous people, some of them tiny gnomes and elves and pixies, some of them in the presentment of men and women of this world but smaller and exquisitely-
Read record →Like the elves of other countries, these fairies of Maori Land dread daylight, and appear only by night
Like the elves of other countries, these fairies of Maori Land dread daylight, and appear only by night
Read record →This peak of Pirongia is an enchanted mountain; and it is well that you, a pakeha, are with me, else would I…
This peak of Pirongia is an enchanted mountain; and it is well that you, a pakeha, are with me, else would I perchance be visited by the fairy tribe who dwell upon these heights
Read record →And at night, in the black darkness, there came to the house of Ruarangi the fairy chief from the misty…
And at night, in the black darkness, there came to the house of Ruarangi the fairy chief from the misty mountain-top
Read record →And the high-priest rose, and in a wild chant he invoked Tangaroa the Ocean God, and called upon many a deified…
And the high-priest rose, and in a wild chant he invoked Tangaroa the Ocean God, and called upon many a deified ancestral spirit
Read record →Dizzily narrow now led the path between two craters
Dizzily narrow now led the path between two craters
Read record →In the extreme north of the North Island of New Zealand is the Muri-whenua, the Land’s End, where the…
In the extreme north of the North Island of New Zealand is the Muri-whenua, the Land’s End, where the never-resting surges thunder at the feet of the bare rocky capes, and the giant sea-kelp swirls in long snaky masses round the fabled gateway to the Maori spi
Read record →The notes would amply repay the labour of republication, with a summary and suitable index
The notes would amply repay the labour of republication, with a summary and suitable index
Read record →All untoward occurrences in domestic affairs, all bodily ailments and unusual natural phenomena, inexplicable…
All untoward occurrences in domestic affairs, all bodily ailments and unusual natural phenomena, inexplicable to the simple mind of the villager, are attributed to the malignant action of these nameless and numerous spirits, hovering over and haunting the habi
Read record →The centre with the circumference is the womb, the place of creation of the universe
The centre with the circumference is the womb, the place of creation of the universe
Read record →Food or from wearing certain articles of clothing for a certain number of days
food or from wearing certain articles of clothing for a certain number of days
Read record →Another belief is that the God Vishnu, at the time of his Vaman (or Dwarf) incarnation, touched the ina (i.e.,…
Another belief is that the God Vishnu, at the time of his Vaman (or Dwarf) incarnation, touched the ina (i.e., the Egg) in his third footstep and thus caused a flow of waters, which is known as akash-ganga
Read record →The prevalent belief about lightning seems to be that it is the girl whom Kansa tried to dash against a stone,…
The prevalent belief about lightning seems to be that it is the girl whom Kansa tried to dash against a stone, but who escaped and went up to the sky
Read record →The Ganges, the Jumna, and the Godavari are said to be the holiest of all rivers
The Ganges, the Jumna, and the Godavari are said to be the holiest of all rivers
Read record →To stop an incessant fall of rain, people often observe the Aladra vow
To stop an incessant fall of rain, people often observe the Aladra vow
Read record →Several stories, in addition to the legend of the Ramayana, are related of the birth of the god Hanuman
Several stories, in addition to the legend of the Ramayana, are related of the birth of the god Hanuman
Read record →Fly, therefore, instantly with your family and never turn your face towards the city in your flight"
Fly, therefore, instantly with your family and never turn your face towards the city in your flight"
Read record →The present site of Lilapur was formerly uninhabited, and the village stood nearly one mile off
The present site of Lilapur was formerly uninhabited, and the village stood nearly one mile off
Read record →During the famine of the year 1895 Samvat era (= 1839 A
During the famine of the year 1895 Samvat era (= 1839 A
Read record →Periodical fevers are believed to be under the control of certain spirits
Periodical fevers are believed to be under the control of certain spirits
Read record →Sometimes Brahmans instead of bhuvas are engaged to exorcise an evil spirit from the body of a sick person
Sometimes Brahmans instead of bhuvas are engaged to exorcise an evil spirit from the body of a sick person
Read record →The soul is not said to have finally perished unless it merges into the divine self and attains moksha or…
The soul is not said to have finally perished unless it merges into the divine self and attains moksha or salvation
Read record →About a month and a quarter after the delivery of a woman, a ceremony called zarman zarvan is performed, when…
About a month and a quarter after the delivery of a woman, a ceremony called zarman zarvan is performed, when the woman goes to a neighbouring stream or well to fetch water for the first time after her delivery
Read record →(1) Cotton, (2) ashes, (3) bones, (4) whey, (5) singing, (6) merriment, (7) laughing, (8) studying, (9) a woman…
(1) Cotton, (2) ashes, (3) bones, (4) whey, (5) singing, (6) merriment, (7) laughing, (8) studying, (9) a woman dressed in red, (10) a red mark on the forehead, (11) a gandharva or heavenly bard, (12) a demon, (13) a wizard, (14) a witch, (15) a prickly shrub,
Read record →Some believe that the souls of persons meeting a violent death enter the order of such ghosts as Jinni, Mamo,…
Some believe that the souls of persons meeting a violent death enter the order of such ghosts as Jinni, Mamo, etc
Read record →As soon as it is ascertained that a man is possessed by an evil spirit, somebody catches hold of the top-knot…
As soon as it is ascertained that a man is possessed by an evil spirit, somebody catches hold of the top-knot of the man or ties it into a knot
Read record →There is a step-well near Hampar under the jurisdiction of Dhrangadhra which is the resort of a bhut
There is a step-well near Hampar under the jurisdiction of Dhrangadhra which is the resort of a bhut
Read record →The person who wishes to take a samadh goes into a deep trance by meditation, and then runs yelling and…
The person who wishes to take a samadh goes into a deep trance by meditation, and then runs yelling and screaming to the pit, while drums are beaten furiously and a loud din is raised, so that none should hear a possible exclamation or cry from the runner
Read record →The following pages aim at presenting in brief compass a selection of the evidence upon which the hypothesis of…
The following pages aim at presenting in brief compass a selection of the evidence upon which the hypothesis of thought-transference, or telepathy, is based
Read record →Thus the experiments conducted by Mrs
Thus the experiments conducted by Mrs
Read record →This may be seen even in Sciences which deal with matters of common observation
This may be seen even in Sciences which deal with matters of common observation
Read record →"Ghosts" and warning dreams have been matters of popular belief and interest since the earliest ages known to…
"Ghosts" and warning dreams have been matters of popular belief and interest since the earliest ages known to history, and are prevalent amongst even the least advanced races at the present time
Read record →Ther subjects, to which must be added the alleged marvels of the Spiritualists, there have indeed been one or…
ther subjects, to which must be added the alleged marvels of the Spiritualists, there have indeed been one or two isolated series of observations by competent inquirers, but for the most part the learned have held themselves free to ascribe the phenomena witho
Read record →In the same way scientific men for long refused to admit the existence of aerolites, as they now decline to…
In the same way scientific men for long refused to admit the existence of aerolites, as they now decline to credit the reports of a Sea Serpent of colossal proportions
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