We are grossly materialist—and nothing will satisfy us but material proofs—as we call them—of spiritual facts—and so the spirits have deigned to speak to us in these crude ways—of rapping—and rustling—and musical hummings—such as once were not needed—when our Faith was alight and alive in us— He said too the English are particularly indurate by reason of our denser atmosphere, less electrical and magnetic in its character than that of the Americans—who are conspicuously more nervous and excitable than we are—with more genius for social schemes—more belief in the betterment of Human
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