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{{Style P-Quote|Miss Kislingbury then asked Joey whether Dr. Wyld could be to ''stand behind'' the medium, ''inside the cabinet'', while the materialized hand was shown to the sitters outside. This enquiry was answered in the affirmative; and accordingly, Dr. Wyld entered the cabinet and took up a position behind the medium, who moaned and shivered as though “power” were being drawn from him to an unusual extent. In relation to this test, I obtained the following very brief but sufficient testimony, bearing in mind the value of evidence on the spot and at that time: | {{Style P-Quote|Miss Kislingbury then asked Joey whether Dr. Wyld could be to ''stand behind'' the medium, ''inside the cabinet'', while the materialized hand was shown to the sitters outside. This enquiry was answered in the affirmative; and accordingly, Dr. Wyld entered the cabinet and took up a position behind the medium, who moaned and shivered as though “power” were being drawn from him to an unusual extent. In relation to this test, I obtained the following very brief but sufficient testimony, bearing in mind the value of evidence on the spot and at that time: | ||
“We saw that hand whilst Dr. Wyld was in the cabinet. | “We saw that hand whilst Dr. Wyld was in the cabinet.}} | ||
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Dr. Wyld also expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied with the test.}} | {{Style P-Quote|Dr. Wyld also expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied with the test.}} | ||
Were Mr. Eglinton to accept the invitation and come to India, the native Mussulman gentlemen may be gratified, perhaps, upon seeing the “spirit” of one of their own co-religionists appear through that medium. The following is over the signature of no less a man of science than Mr. Alfred Russel Wallace, F.R.S., who vouches for the reality of the “materialized spirit.” | Were Mr. Eglinton to accept the invitation and come to India, the native Mussulman gentlemen may be gratified, perhaps, upon seeing the “spirit” of one of their own co-religionists appear through that medium. The following is over the signature of no less a man of science than Mr. Alfred Russel Wallace, F.R.S., who vouches for the reality of the “materialized spirit.” | ||