ticed that, although it was a very
wet day, there was no appearance of his having walked either in mud or
rain. He had no umbrella, but a thick walking stick, which I recognized
at once when my father brought it home after the funeral. On questioning
the servants, they declared that no one had rung the bell; neither did
they see any one enter. My father had a letter by the next post, asking
him to go at once to my uncle, who was very ill in Leicestershire. He
started at once, but on his arrival was told that his uncle had died at
exactly 3 o'clock that afternoon, and had asked for him by name several
times in an anxious and troubled manner, and a roll of paper was found
under his pillow.

"I may mention that my father was his only nephew, and, having no son,
he always led him to think that he would have a considerable legacy.
Such, however, was not the case, and it is supposed that, as they were
always good friends, he was influenced in his last illness, and
probably, when too late, he wished to alter his will."

In answer to inquiries, Miss L. adds:

"I told my mother and an uncle at once about the strange appearance
before the news arrived, and also my father directly he returned, all of
whom are now dead. They advised me to dismiss it from my memory, but
agreed that it could not be imagination, as I described my uncle so
exactly, and they did not consider me to be either of a nervous or
superstitious temperament.

"I am quite sure that I have stated the facts truthfully and correctly.
The facts are as fresh in my memory as if they happened only yesterday,
although so many years have passed away.

"I can assure you that nothing of the sort ever occurred before or
since. Neither have I been subject to nervous or imaginative fancies.
This strange apparition was in broad daylight, and as I was only reading
the 'Illustrated Newspaper,' there was nothing to excite my
imagination."

Hundreds of cases of this kind have been reported by persons whose
truthfulness cannot be doubted, and every effort has been made to
eliminate possibility of hallucination or accidental fancy. That things
of this kind do occur may be said to be scientifically proven.

Such facts as these have stimulated experiment in the direction of
testing thought transference. These experiments have usually been in the
reading of numbers and names, and a certain measure of success has
resulted. It may be added, however, that no claimants ever appeared