tion
is answered differently time after time.

From my experiments with the Zancigs I came to the conclusion that
although the alleged transmission of thought might possibly depend on a
code or codes which I was unable to unravel, yet their performance was
of such a nature that it was worthy of serious scientific examination.
On the assumption that they possessed genuine telepathic powers it would
be a pity that the opportunity of investigating their claim should be
missed. I therefore set myself to work to arrange with Mr. Alfred Moul,
managing director of the Alhambra, and Mr. Zancig for some experiments
to be tried before a Committee of the members of the Society for
Psychical Research.

An article appeared in the _Daily Mail_, inspired evidently by Mr. Moul,
from which I now quote:--

"We have suggested to Mr. Zancig that in preference to
inquiries into telepathy by unskilled persons he should
place himself in the hands of the Society for Psychical
Research, of which Mr. Gerald Balfour is the President, and
of which Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir William Crookes, and other
distinguished scientists are leading members. Mr. Zancig has
informed us that he has already received a communication
from that Society, and that he was entirely willing to place
himself and Madame Zancig at the disposal of the Society for
a thoroughly scientific series of tests."

The investigation by the Society for Psychical Research, at which I was
present, took place on the 18th January 1907. I regret that I cannot
give an account of what took place at this meeting, as it was mutually
arranged between Mr. Moul and the S.P.R. that the results should not be
divulged. They appeared, however, sufficiently favourable to some of the
members present (though not to all) to induce them to subsequently form
an unofficial Committee to carry out further tests. These unofficial
experiments did not take place till 26th July 1907.

In the meantime I continued my own private experiments. A striking one
is the following. I was in the balcony of the Alhambra on the 19th
January 1907, and when Mr. Zancig came to that part of the house I
handed him a piece of paper on which I had written the word
"Istapalapan." I took care that he should not see the word previously to
my giving him the paper. Zancig remarked to me in a whisper, "This is a
long word." Owing to the distance from his wife it could not have been
possib