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At a Thursday afternoon seance, held last spring, she came out very lively; and after a cordial greeting I…

Date of account: Published 1885
Source: Materialized apparitions: if not beings from another life, what are they
Reference: Materialized apparitions: if not beings from another life, what are they · selected passage 28
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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At a Thursday afternoon seance, held last spring, she came out very lively; and after a cordial greeting I said, "You are feeling strong to-day; can you not do something to interest us?" She hesitated a moment; then leading me into the middle of the room, looked up laughingly into my face and said, "I will show you how we dress the forms in the cabinet."[A] Stretching out her bare arms, turning them that every one could see that there was nothing in them, she brought the palms of her hands together, rubbing them as if rolling something between them. Very soon there descended from her hands a substance which looked like very white lace.

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