. Spiritism, hypnotism and telepathy as involved in the case of Mrs. Leonora E. Piper and the Society of psychical research. mitted through the med-ium of language, may be communicated in all its primal vigor andsplendor by one intelligence to another, perfectly in accord, israther an overpowering suggestion; but if I read my Wordswortharight, that most mystical and emotional as well as most practicalof English poets, this is precisely the view he indicates. The wonderful mechanical devices of the day greatly foster theidea of poorly directed, as well as sadly wasted, mental energy; andI dare
. Spiritism, hypnotism and telepathy as involved in the case of Mrs. Leonora E. Piper and the Society of psychical research. mitted through the med-ium of language, may be communicated in all its primal vigor andsplendor by one intelligence to another, perfectly in accord, israther an overpowering suggestion; but if I read my Wordswortharight, that most mystical and emotional as well as most practicalof English poets, this is precisely the view he indicates. The wonderful mechanical devices of the day greatly foster theidea of poorly directed, as well as sadly wasted, mental energy; andI dare say that the time will come when we shall so clearly com-prehend the carrying power of these good machines which we pos-sess within us, that telepathy will seem less strange than wirelesstelegraphy. If ever we get at facts touching the life beyond. I think we shallfind telepathy between the living to have been the first step. But life everlasting is such an inconceivably great thing that itseems to me the few years spent upon this earth might very well be-the merest phase of being which could readily drop away from the. C. VAN D CIIENOVVETH WORCESTER. MASS. SPIRITISM AND TELEPATHY. 139 wrapt consciousness of a soul strenuously bent upon higher devel-opment. An idea which would not preclude of future meetingwhen we too have attained. As you know, I have never felt the slightest desire for any oneto mediate between my beloved dead and me, and doubt, moreover,the ability of any one to do so. The thought is distasteful. I had the honor and privilege to be one of the somewhat earlymembers of the Society for Psychical Research, and none values-more highly the disinterested labor of this learned body. The great names upon that roll command the worlds respect and,gratitude. I remain, my dear Mr. Bell, Most sincerely yours, C. VAN D. CHENOWETH. BY THE EDITOR. In closing this discussion I do not see how it would be atall justifiable in me to omit the statement made by Mrs. Piperas publis
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