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A committee of New York business men examines performances presented as communication with the dead. Pendie L. Jewett recounts the sittings, conversations and tests through which the investigators try to distinguish an unexplained effect from a concealed method.
The narrative pays particular attention to messages, names and apparently private information, asking what a medium might learn through ordinary observation or preparation. Correspondence and subsequent challenges extend the account beyond the initial demonstrations. This complete 1873 publication retains the original revised newspaper material, later discussion and supporting letters.