An examination would show that some
of them must have been in the press at the same time, so that
they could not have each inspired the other. "Claude's Book" and
"Thy Son Liveth" appeared at nearly the same time on different
sides of the Atlantic, but they agree very closely. "Raymond"
and "Do Thoughts Perish?" must also have been in the press
together, but the scheme of things is exactly the same. Surely
the agreement of witnesses must here, as in all cases, be
accounted as a test of truth. They differ mainly, as it seems to
me, when they deal with their own future including speculations
as to reincarnation, etc., which may well be as foggy to them as
it is to us, or systems of philosophy where again individual
opinion is apparent.
Of all these accounts the one which is most deserving of
study is "Raymond." This is so because it has been compiled from
several famous mediums working independently of each other,
and has been checked and chronicled by a man who is not only one
of the foremost scientists of the world, and probably the leading
intellectual force in Europe, but one who has also had a unique
experience of the precautions necessary for the observation of
psychic phenomena. The bright and sweet nature of the young
soldier upon the other side, and his eagerness to tell of his
experience is also a factor which will appeal to those who are
already satisfied as to the truth of the communications.
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