. Phantasms of the living. Mr. Hughes and Miss Edwards No contact. No. 16. II.] THOUGHT-TRANSFERENCE. 49 § 9. Soon after the publication of these results, Mr. Guthrie wasfortunate enough to obtain the active co-operation of Dr. Oliver , Professor of Physics in University College, Liverpool, whocarried out a long and independent series of experiments with thesame two percipients, and completely convinced himself of thegenuineness of the phenomena. In his report1 he says :— As regards collusion and trickery, no one who has witnessed theabsolutely genuine and artless manner
. Phantasms of the living. Mr. Hughes and Miss Edwards No contact. No. 16. II.] THOUGHT-TRANSFERENCE. 49 § 9. Soon after the publication of these results, Mr. Guthrie wasfortunate enough to obtain the active co-operation of Dr. Oliver , Professor of Physics in University College, Liverpool, whocarried out a long and independent series of experiments with thesame two percipients, and completely convinced himself of thegenuineness of the phenomena. In his report1 he says :— As regards collusion and trickery, no one who has witnessed theabsolutely genuine and artless manner in which the impressions aredescribed, but has been perfectly convinced of the transparent honestyof purpose of all concerned. This, however, is not evidence to personswho have not been present, and to them I can only say that to thebest of my scientific belief no collusion or trickery was possible under the varied circumstances of the experiments When one has the control of the circumstances, can change them at will andarrange ones own experiments, one gradually acquires a belief
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