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Greaterick or Greatrakes, Valentine, 176-178, 180.

Gregory, William, 222.

Hall, G. Stanley, 347, 348.

Hallucinations, 71.

Hansen, ----, 229.

Heermann, Dr. G., 342, 343.

Hodgson, Richard, 8, 147, 150; and Davey, 129, 149, 151-157.

Hollerith, ----, 301.

Houdin, Robert, 121, 122.

Husson, ----, 202.

Hypnotism, 67, 171; history of, 172 sqq., 203, 227, 231-235; before the Academies, 202-205; extravagances of, 214, 217-227; as applied to medicine, 202, 204, 214; lessons of, 231-235.

Hypothesis, its logical status, 100, 101.

Illusion, 109, 110; optical, 282, 284; of ambiguous outlines, 286 sqq.; see also Deception.

Images, their use in magic, 244.

Inertia, mental, 296, 297-300.

Interest, as creating coincidences, 88-92; as influencing perception, 119; in Psychical Research, 56-58, 63, 65.

Involuntary Movements, 307; illustrations of, 312-321; influence of bodily position upon, 322-330; analysis of, 322-330; varieties of, 334; effects of object of attention upon, 331-333; see also Subconscious.

Involuntary whispering, 335, 336.

James, William, 39, 41, 43.

Kellar, Harry, 122, 140, 150.

Keller, Helen, 366; her account of her dream-life, 353-358; her mental traits, 351, 352, 359, 360.

Kitto, John, 363, 366.

Knerr, Dr., 141, 142, 145.

Lang, Andrew, 14, 21, 66, 166, 176.

Le Bon, ----, 134.

Lewis, Prof. Carvill, 146.

Liebault, A. A., 216.

Logic, as applied to the occult, 3, 13, 19, 23, 30, 31, 39; logicality and rationality, 45.

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