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" My father came down to Eton, took me to see Dr. 

 Elliotson in London, and the first question I was asked 

 was, ' Have you had a bad knock on the head ? ' I began 

 to think, and then remembered that in the holidays, in 

 rushing out of a room, I had slipped and fallen against the 

 lock of the door, but beyond having a bad headache, I did 

 not think anything of it at the time. 



" I had to leave Eton, and for a year was neither 

 allowed to look at a book nor eat any meat, starving both 

 mind and body." 



If it had not been for the very opportune and remark- 

 able power of clairvoyance shown by Mrs. Harland, the 

 illness of the young Etonian might have had even still 

 more serious consequences. 



On one occasion Mr. Thompson, with all his experience 

 of the mysteries of mesmerism, confessed himself completely 

 puzzled, and to the end of his life was quite unable to 

 explain, or even understand the agency that produced the 

 phenomenon. A horse under his management was the 

 favourite for the Goodwood Stakes, and was sent from 

 Yorkshire some days before the meeting commenced, for 

 at that time there were very few trains, and racehorses 

 had, like other folk, often to do their travelling by road. 

 It was therefore necessary that they should arrive at the 

 scene of action a few days before their race, to recover 

 from the fatigue of the journey. 



Mr. Thompson followed a few days after, and, having 

 heard that there was a famous spirit-rapper in London, he 

 thought he would go and see his performance, as there 

 were a few hours to spare, before the coach started for 

 Sussex. When the question was asked if anyone wished 

 to call up a particular spirit, Mr. Thompson at once replied 



