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Footnotes:
[1] Introduction to Herrmann the Magician, his Life, his Secrets, (Laird & Lee, Publishers.)
[2] Spiritualism and nervous derangement, New York, 1876. p. 115.
[3] The Bottom Facts Concerning the Science of Spiritualism, etc., New York, 1883.
[4] Communication to New York Sun, 1892.
[5] Note—These letters were purchased from the Christian College Magazine by Dr. Elliot Coues, of Washington, D. C.
[6] “Old Diary Leaves”—Olcott.