[The following are five experiments made with P.: - ]

As a preliminary to each experiment, P. was hypnotised and told by Mr. Smith that he would see a picture, then had his eyes opened, and was given a blank card to look at. The subjects of the pictures were chosen by Mrs. Sidgwick and written down by her. In the case of the first two, the subject for the picture was shown in writing to Mr. Smith before his final remarks to P. about looking for the picture to come on the card. In the case of the last three, it was only shown to him after he had explained to P. what he was to do, and he did not speak at all after he knew what the subject was. He sat near P., but behind him in all cases. Miss Johnson, who was ignorant of the subjects, took notes of P.'s conversation and other remarks that were made during the course of each experiment. P. occasionally addressed Mrs. Sidgwick, and she answered him, being of course very careful to avoid giving any indications by her remarks.

No. 15. (Failure.)...

No. 16. Subject: A black kitten playing with a cork. P. - "Something like a cat; it's a cat" Mrs. Sidgwick. - "What is it doing?" P. - "Something it's been feeding out of - some milk, is it a saucer ? Can't see where its other paw is - only see three paws".

No. 17. Subject: A sandwich man with advertisement of a play. P. said, "Something like letter A - stroke there, then there." Mrs. Sidgwick. - "Well, perhaps it will become clearer." P. - " Something like a head on the top of it; a V upside down - two legs and then a head. - A man with two boards - looks like a man that goes about the streets with two boards. I can see a head at the top, and the body and legs between the boards. I couldn't see what was written on the boards, because the edges were turned towards me." Mr. Smith told us afterwards that he had pictured to himself the man and one board facing him, thus not corresponding to the impression which P. had.

No. 18. Subject: A choir boy. P. said, "Edge of card's going a dark colour. Somebody dressed up in white, eh ? Can see something all white; edge all black, and like a figure in the middle. Therés his hands up " (making a gesture to show the attitude) "like a ghost or something - you couldn't mistake it for anything but a ghost. It's not getting any better, it's fading - no, it's still there. It might frighten any one."...

No. 19. Subject: A vase with flowers. (Mr. Smith, still behind P., was looking at a blue flower-pot in the window, containing an india-rubber plant). P. said, "I see something round, like a round ring. I can see some straight things from the round thing. I think it's a glass - it goes up. I'll tell you what it is; it must be a pot, a flower-pot, you know, with things growing in it. I only guessed that, because you don't see things growing out of a glass. It's not clear at the top yet. You see something going up, and you can't see the top because of the edge of the paper, it's cut off. I don't wonder, because it's no good wondering what Mr. Smith does, he does such funny things. I should fancy it might be a geranium, but therés only sticks, so you can't tell." Mrs. Sidgwick. - " What colour is the pot ? " P. - " Dark colour, between terra-cotta and red - dark red, you'd call it".