The Project Gutenberg EBook of Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men, by John HarrisThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted MenAuthor: John HarrisRelease Date: November 3, 2004 [EBook #13934]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HAUNTED HOUSE ***Produced by Clare Boothby, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.INFERENCES FROM HAUNTED HOUSES ANDHAUNTED MENBY THE HONBLE. JOHN HARRIS1901Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted MenThe lack of interest in so-called psychical matters is somewhat surprising.There is, however, more hope of the clearing up of the scientific aspects of these phenomena than ever before.Sir William Crookes, late President of the British Association, has no doubt that thoughts and images may be transferredfrom one mind to another without the agency of the recognised organs of sense, and that knowledge may enter thehuman mind without being communicated in any hitherto known or recognised ways! The word recognised is important;perhaps "not by the recognised action of the organs of sense," would be a better expression.In the "Alleged Haunting of B—— House," p. 33, Miss Freer says: "Apparitions are really hallucinations or ...