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In conclusion, it was observed that D

Date of account: Published 1857
Source: The Spirit Land
Reference: The Spirit Land · selected passage 157
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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In conclusion, it was observed that D. D. Hume, the medium, frequently urged the company to hold his feet and hands. The room was well lighted, and a lamp was placed on and under the table, and every possible opportunity afforded for the closest inspection. They were therefore positive that there was no deception in the case. The conclusion was, _that it must be the work of spirits_--a singular conclusion, indeed, for men of such standing and acquirements. It might all have been accomplished, _biologically_; but admitting the whole to be literally and substantially true, they fall far short of well-attested phenomena, where it was not so much as _conjectured_ even to be _at all supernatural_."

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