WCP1581

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Parkstone,

Dorset.

Nov. 14th. 1894.

My dear Myers,¹

We have lately made the acquaintance here of a Miss White who became a curious sort of writing and drawing medium about a year ago. During the last two months she has written over 90 pages of the curious characters of which I enclose some sheets (12pp) in order that you may ascertain fro, [typographical error] the professors of Oriental languages at Cambridge whether they resemble any known writing. They are said (in answer to enquiries) to be very ancient Parsee, & to be given for a good purpose &c. &c. Miss White is an intelligent lady of middle age. She writes about the quantity sent at a sitting of an hour or an hour & a half. The characters are written from left to right but, as you see, they come in pretty accurate vertical columne [typographical error] entirely without volition on the part of the writer. A Mrs Butcher, a medium, not professional, has written what purpotgts [typographical error] to be translations of parts, — somewhat similar in style to the translations of the old Sacred books of India. I think it would be difficult, if not impossible for anyone to write imaginary characters so varied, so easy, & so regular, & so like some definite writing. I have sent the sheets in an envelope address to Miss White to whom please return them when done with. I should also be glad of a P. card to say if they are recognisable in any way.

I was delighted to find that you and Oliver Lodge² had such a splendid success with Eusapia³ in physical phenomena, I am anxiously waiting to read the report in full. I would not urge tha[t], as your results render the great bulk of the phenomena observed & tested by Spiritualists generally — from Hare & Edmonds to Crookes & Zollner — antecedrntly [typographical error] credible, the mass of this evidence to be taken into consideration before drawing any conclusions. I say this because some conclusions appear to have been suggested by O. L. from his observations alone. This will mak mark an epoch in the Society’s work.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace.

F. W. H. Myers Esq.