Mr. Thomas Edison, who does not believe in ghosts. is perfecting 'a machine whereby communication, it is hoped, mav be established with the spirit world. He, is going to give them a chance to prove that they do exist, so says an exchange. But will anything do that? The fact that the machine can be used by spirits does not mean that they will want to use it and the fact that they do not will not prove that they do not exist. The machine is to be so sensitive that
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