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Date of account: Published 1894
Source: Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
Reference: Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy · selected passage 75
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Experi-| | | given. | +---------------+ ments. | | | | | -------+---------+---------+-----------+----------------------------+ | 1885. | | | | 1 |October 3| Gibert | 11.30 A.M.|She washes hands and | | | | | wards off trance. | ? 2 | " 9| do. | 11.40 A.M.|Found entranced 11.45. | 1 3 | " 14| do. | 4.15 P.M.|Found entranced 4.30: | | | | | had been asleep about | | | | | 15 minutes. | 1 |---------| | | | | 1886. | | | | 4 |Feb. 22| Janet | .. |She washes hands and | | | | | wards off trance. | ? 5 | " 25| do. | 5 P.M. |Asleep at once. | 1 6 | " 26| do. | .. |Mere discomfort observed. | 0 7 |March 1| do. | .. | do. do. | 0 8 | " 2| do. | 3 P.M. |Found asleep at 4: has | | | | | slept about an hour. | 1 9 | " 4| do. | .. |Will interrupted: trance | | | | | coincident but incomplete.| 1 10 | " 5| do. |5-5.10 P.M.|Found asleep a few minutes | | | | | afterwards. | 1 11 | " 6| Gibert | 8 P.M. |Found asleep 8.3. | 1 12 | " 10| do. | .. |Success--no details. | 1 13 | " 14| Janet | 3 P.M. |Success--no details. | 1 14 | " 16| Gibert | 9 P.M. |Brings her to his house: | | | | | she leaves her house a | | | | | few minutes after 9. | 1 |---------| | | | 15 |April 18| Janet | ..

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