[{68}] A set of scientific men, as Lélut and Lombroso, seem to think that a hallucination stamps a man as mad. Napoleon, Socrates, Pascal, Jeanne d’Arc, Luther were all lunatics. They had lucid intervals of considerable duration, and the belief in their lunacy is peculiar to a small school of writers.
[{69a}] A crowd of phantom coaches will be found in Messrs. Myers and Gurney’s Phantasms of the Living.
[{69b}] See The Slaying of Sergeant Davies of Guise’s.
[{70}] Principles of Psychology, by Prof. James of Harvard, vol. ii., p. 612. Charcot is one of sixteen witnesses cited for the fact.
[{74}] Story written by General Barter, 28th April, 1888. (S.P.R.) Corroborated by Mrs. Barter and Mr. Stewart, to whom General Barter told his adventure at the time.
[{75}] Statement by Mr. F. G., confirmed by his father and brother, who were present when he told his tale first, in St. Louis. S.P.R. Proceedings, vol. vi., p. 17.
[{76}] S.P.R., viii., p. 178.
[{77}] Mrs. M. sent the memorandum to the S.P.R. “March 13, 1886. Have just seen visions on lawn—a soldier in general’s uniform, a young lady kneeling to him, 11.40 p.m.”
[{78}] S.P.R., viii., p. 178. The real names are intentionally reserved.
[{80a}] Corroborated by Mr. Elliot. Mrs. Elliot nearly fainted. S.P.R., viii., 344-345.