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Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

"The Book of Dreams and Ghosts"


{68} A set of scientific men, as Lelut and Lombroso, seem to think
that a hallucination stamps a man as _mad_. Napoleon, Socrates,
Pascal, Jeanne d'Arc, Luther were all lunatics. They had lucid
intervals of considerable duration, and the belief in their lunacy is
peculiar to a small school of writers.
{69a} A crowd of phantom coaches will be found in Messrs. Myers and
Gurney's Phantasms of the Living.
{69b} See The Slaying of Sergeant Davies of Guise's.
{70} Principles of Psychology, by Prof. James of Harvard, vol. ii.,
p. 612. Charcot is one of sixteen witnesses cited for the fact.
{74} Story written by General Barter, 28th April, 1888. (S.P.R.)
Corroborated by Mrs. Barter and Mr. Stewart, to whom General Barter
told his adventure at the time.
{75} Statement by Mr. F. G., confirmed by his father and brother, who
were present when he told his tale first, in St. Louis. S.P.R.
Proceedings, vol. vi., p. 17.
{76} S.P.R., viii., p. 178.
{77} Mrs. M. sent the memorandum to the S.P.R. "March 13, 1886.
Have just seen visions on lawn--a soldier in general's uniform, a
young lady kneeling to him, 11.


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