The interest in these notions, is, as Mr. Lang argues about ghosts and rappings and bogles, in how they come to be believed rather than in how much or how little they chance to be true.
Violations of physical laws were constantly occurring in her presence, and "sporadic outbreaks of rappings and feats of impulsive pots, pans, beds and chairs insisted on making themselves notorious.
But that the knocks and rappings were in themselves absolutely genuine, and produced by some supernormal means, cannot be doubted.
The Fox sisters claimed to have been disturbed by rappings and finally by a system of signals got into communication with the spirit.
Fox family moved in and two months later the rappings were resumed and the family became frightened.
Magical changes those rappings have wrought, Sweet hope to the hopeless their patter has brought, And death is bridg'd over with amaranth flow'rs: Blest Spirits come back from their bright homes to ours.
The news of the mysteriousrappings continued to spread abroad, and the house was filled with anxious seekers for the unknown and invisible visitor.
But nothing happened: I realized bitterly that if the sound was heard at all, no doubt it was classed with the other rappings that had so alarmed us recently.
Whatever therappings have been--and the colored man says they began when the family went west three months ago--they are likely to stop now.
The rappings had meantime become loud and impatient.
No place where you can cry without bringing rappings at the door.
Cassandra recalled how Mary had declared that it was impossible even to cry without attracting curious rappings at the door.
He lifted a fragment of rock and crashed it against the wall from which those rappings apparently had come.
The astounding assumption comes in when we leap the gulf and attribute these peculiar rappings and all this ability of seeing around a corner to disembodied spirits.
Emanuel was set to work at his books and in the garden, and no more rappings was he to hear, nor strange white lights to see, until he was fifty-six years old.
The Medium explains that the responses by rappings are mainly indicative only of affirmation or negation.
At this point the attention of the Committee was again directed to the attempted production of the rappings with the Medium standing upon the glass tumblers.
Pepper letter from personal appearance examination of resolution of commission in regard to Slate writing Spirit rappings Spiritual photographs Thayer, Mrs. M.
Dewey's History of the Strange Sounds or Rappings Heard in Rochester and Western New York," two letters, by the Rev.
Those who have heretofore believed that the rappings were all humbug, are now entirely convinced that they are not half so great a humbug as these itinerant, catch-penny lecturers.
In the evening they both called on me, and desired, if possible, that Spirits would explain through the rappings why he should have been so deceived.
This party carefully, honestly, and scientifically investigated the rappings and all phenomena connected therewith.
Their report was received with surprise by such of the audience as had come with the expectation of having the subject exposed as a fraud, and the rappings stopped.
When all was still, the Spirits (I use the word assentingly) commenced such a clatter of rappings that there seemed to be quite a company of them.
Soon afterward the alarmed nurse related how luminous hands had been seen by her making passes over the baby; the rappings increasing in intensity; shadowy forms had likewise been seen moving from the hearth to the bed.
The rappings commenced, gradually increasing in number and force.
Now, it was sufficiently clear that the rappings were not vocal sounds; these could not be produced without movements of the respiratory muscles, which would at once lead to detection.
Mrs. Fish called the alphabet, and the letters designated by the rappings made the following words: 'Get a better supply of paper before you get engaged, and let your minds run in one perfect channel.
The rappings became tremendous, and the floor trembled beneath our feet.
Then came rappings on the table, and the medium said: 'Behind you stands the spirit of the man whose name is on that paper.
The medium sat two or three feet from the Mayor's desk, and only touched the desk occasionally with his hand, yet from that desk came the spirit rappings that were clearly audible to all of us in the room.
But will that put an end to the rappings and other things that go on around me when I am awake?
The 'medium' explains that the responses by rappingsare mainly indicative only of affirmation or negation.
Mrs. Fox says: "The children who slept in the other bed in the room heard the rappings and tried to make similar sounds with their fingers.
Kane and myself that the 'spiritual' rappings were fraud, and nothing but fraud.
On entering his bedroom afterwards, his attention was drawn by loud rappings which followed him round the room, to three articles so placed on the bed as to form an imperfect cross.
Suddenly, as we were sitting thus, frequent and loud rappings came upon the table.
Mr. Denning made a few remarks, during which the rappings were more audible than before.
While it was being read, the reporter states that the rappings were distinctly heard.
The pencil was put in motion, powerful rappings were heard as it touched the D.
Margaret Fox transplanted the rappings to Rochester; Catherine, only twelve years old, to Auburn, and from these two central places the new Magic spread rapidly throughout the Union.
One winter's night, however, when the rappings upon the front door were louder than usual, the cure sprang from his bed and hurried to the courtyard, believing that he might find traces of the marauder in the freshly fallen snow.
The place which the explanation of spiritualistic and theosophic manifestations occupies in Psychical Research has already been noted; that of ghosts and rappings and haunted houses and poltergeists is quite similar.
The interest in these notions is, as Mr. Lang argues about ghosts and rappings and bogles, in how they come to be believed, rather than in how much or how little they chance to be true.
The original rappings may have been a mere coincidence with the fact of the condition of Mrs. Vandam.
Fortunately I was tired, or I certainly should have dreamed of rappings and of "John" that night.
I had heard of these rappings before we went, but was afraid that it would be impossible for me to catch the ghost red handed.
At precisely twelve-thirty we heard most unaccountable rappings from that cabinet.
With difficulty he took up the thread of the conversation where the rappings had broken it.
Don't forget that yourrappings announced the death of one of your victims and urged the other, a cruelly wronged and credulous old man, to leave millions to you who had deceived and would have killed him.
Then grandmother came to him, kind of scared, saying she heard spirit rappings on the pantry wall.
On vibrant limbs they give spiritrappings in imitation of a woodpecker.
In one of these two rooms Maggie slept with her sisters, and it was here that the disturbances occurred, generally after they had all gone to bed, when rappings and scratchings were heard which often lasted all night.
When these rappings or table-tiltings begin to be manifested, all in the circle should keep cool and calm, and should refuse to become agitated or excited.
We have heard rappings and witnessed movements of physical objects in her presence, while holding friendly conversation with her, when we have been in a good light.
It was observed that, although during the conversation the rappings are sometimes of a singularly lively character, yet when a question is put they cease instantly, and not one is heard until the response is given.
No sounds proceeded from the bell, but there were repeated rappingsupon and jerkings of the table.
Rappings made on the floor by one foot of the table, as letters are spelled out, have no special value.
The hypothesis of jugglery and mystification, dear to certain critics, has not the least application to this case, although I admit that rappings and movements are often produced as practical jokes by waggish persons.
The rappings are made either in the interior of the wood of the table (the vibrations of which are perceptible) or in some other piece of furniture, or even in the air.
I had the good fortune to be able to study these curious rappings at close range, and I believe I have reached certain conclusions.
But, as it stands, it is necessary to stretch it considerably to make it explain the rappings (for who raps?
She was consoled, indeed, but she was naturally curious as to the means he meant to use, and she questioned him when the rappings ceased and the lights were turned up.
I remember that loud rappings used to sound round my room at nights, even when I had a light burning.
I was often awakened by rappings on the floor of my bedroom, which would then sound on the walls and furniture, and were heard by others occupying rooms some distance off.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rappings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
