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No. 305.—(VOL. XII.—No. 26.) . LONDON: FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1878. Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
Contents.
The Religious and Moral Aspects of the Conquest and Re¬
tention of India 301
Poetical Inspiration. The Genius of Robert Buchanan ...301
A Quaint Account of a Five Days’Trance ... ... 303
Spirits Materialising in the Open Air with the Medium in
Sight. By T. L. Nichols, M.D. 304
Prince Wittgenstein on Untrustworthy Medial Predictions 305
Contagious Health 305
A Stance in London with Henry Slade 306
Mv Work in Continental Europe. By Henry Slade 306
Remarkable Experiments in the Presence of Henry Slade.
By Adelberth De Bourbon, First Lieutenant of the
Dutch Guard to H.M. the King of the Netherlands ... 307
An Early English Seance 308
Poetry:—A Contrast—Animal Life—Struggle of Spiritual
with Animal Life ; or, Comments of the Spirit on the
Phenomena—The Spirit’s Statement ... ... 308
Correspondence:—Speculations—Nana Sahib’s Spirit at
Naples—Why am I a Spiritualist ?—Scientflc Work in
Spiritualism—Spiritual Phenomena in Scotland—
Spirit Identity—Weighing Mediums and Others during
Manifestations—An Alleged Mistranslation 308
Knowledge of Physics not the Highest Order of Intellec¬
tuality 31o
The Old, Old Problems. By Alice Gordon. (Poetry.) ... 311
Dubious Materialisation Phenomena 311
Dr. Franz Hoffman on Spiritualism 312
Crystallomancy. By Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie, IX? 312
Answers to Correspondents 312
Paragraphs:—Mr. J. J. Morse in Cardiff, 301; Christians
among Savages, 305; The Rev. H. R. Haweis, 310;
A Seance with Mr. Williams, 310; Psychical Laws
Invariable, 310 ; Spiritualistic Concert and Testimo-
niil, 310 ; A Yankee Story, 311; Wolves in Sheep’s
Clothing 311
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