I quote by permission from a letter written me by Mr. Davis under date of June 22, 1923
- Date of account
- Published 1924
- Source
- A Magician Among the Spirits
- Reference
- A Magician Among the Spirits · selected passage 91
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
“During this demonstration and indeed throughout the entire seance, Slade sat sidewise to the table, his left hand resting generally on its top and his right hand free
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention only“During this demonstration and indeed throughout the entire seance, Slade sat sidewise to the table, his left hand resting generally on its top and his right hand free. Several short messages were next produced on a small slate held by Slade, under the table, and out of sight, a short piece of slate pencil always being placed on the upper surface of the slate. Two points were made very emphatic by Slade. First, that the piece of pencil was always found just at the end of the last word of the message, and second, that the messages were found on the upper side of the slate, which according to Slade was held close against the under surface of the table top.
Historical context
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Modern context
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