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Date of account: Published 1885
Source: The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism
Reference: The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 94
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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"At the conclusion of the address, it was asked by the acting medium, 'Are the Spirits all done?' No reply was made

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"At the conclusion of the address, it was asked by the acting medium, 'Are the Spirits _all_ done?' No reply was made. It was then asked, 'If we put paper under the table, will the Spirits write?' _Answer by the alphabet_, 'We will make marks on paper.' A piece of paper was then taken and passed around, to be examined by the company. All saw that it was without mark or scratch of any kind. A scratching sound was then heard under the table, and also the sound that is noted when paper is torn. The alphabet was called, and the spelling was, 'Look.' The paper was taken out, and found to be torn in pieces and scratched as with a nail, or some dull instrument. It was then asked, 'If we put paper and pencil under, will the Spirits write?' Three raps were given as answer in the affirmative, and the alphabet was called. The spelling was, 'Keep your pencil.' Another piece of paper was then handed round. We all examined it closely, and found it all fair and clean, without the least mark whatever. It was put under the table by the last examiner, and the scratching commenced. Directly the alphabet was called for, and 'Look' spelled out.

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