The London Times of June 24, 1880, relates that at High Easter, Essex, England, the home of the Brewster family was plagued by poltergeist disturbances. Brewster thought he saw a shadowy figure that he “recognized as that of his neighbor, Susan Sharpe.” The man and his son went to the woman’s house, dragged her to a nearby pond, and threw her in to see if she … [Read more...] about In a partly visible, or semi-substantial, state
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As reasonable as trees
Fort writes, on the subject of stone-throwing: “I don’t care to deny poltergeists, because I suspect that later, when we’re more enlightened, or when we widen the range of our credulities, or take on more of that increase of ignorance that is called knowledge, poltergeists may become assimilable. Then they’ll be as reasonable as trees. By reasonableness … [Read more...] about As reasonable as trees
As reasonable as trees
Fort writes, on the subject of stone-throwing: “I don’t care to deny poltergeists, because I suspect that later, when we’re more enlightened, or when we widen the range of our credulities, or take on more of that increase of ignorance that is called knowledge, poltergeists may become assimilable. Then they’ll be as reasonable as trees. By reasonableness … [Read more...] about As reasonable as trees