A little slip of paper which I held poised on one finger was several times carried away as if by a gust of wind.
A dining-table of moderate size, though rather heavy, was more than once displaced by the mere touch of her dress.
A little paper wheel, placed vertically or horizontally upon its axis was put into rapid movement by the radiations which darted from this child's wrist and the bend of her arm.[48]
A large and heavy sofa upon which I was seated was pushed with great force against the wall the moment the girl came to seat herself by me.
A chair was held fast upon the floor by strong men and I was seated on it in such a way as to occupy only the half of the seat. It was forcibly wrenched away from under me as soon as the young girl sat down on the other half.
One curious thing is that every time the chair is lifted it seems to cling to Angelica's dress. It follows her for an instant before it becomes detached.
Two little elder-pith balls or feather-balls, suspended by a silken thread, are set in motion, attracted to each other and sometimes repelled.
This girl's radiations of psychic force (émanations) are not permanently present during all the hours of the day. They are especially strong in the evening, from seven to nine o'clock,—which leads me to surmise that perhaps her last meal (taken at six o'clock) is not without its influence.
The emanations are given forth only from the front part of the body, especially at the wrist and at the bend of the arm. They only occur on the left side, and the arm of this side is of a higher temperature than that of the other. It gives off a gentle heat, as from a part where a lively reaction is going on. The arm trembles and is continually disturbed by unusual contractions and quiverings which seem to be imparted to the hand that touches it.
During the time I observed this subject, her pulse varied from 105 to 120 pulsations a minute. It seemed to me frequently irregular.