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Major Arthur Powell explains that, when the etheric matter has been forced out, it usually wraps itself round the astral body, and dulls the consciousness of that vehicle also; hence, when the influence has been withdrawn, there is usually no memory in the brain consciousness of the time spent in the astral vehicle; which, doubtless, accounts for the fortunate obliteration from the boy's mind of what he has seen. This one example is quoted as typical of its kind; scores of others could be given, as every skilled hypnotist knows. One other example should perhaps be given, exhibiting the range of Etheric travel. It is quoted by Mrs. Sidgwick in the S.P.R. Proceedings, as evidence for clairvoyance. Mr. A. W. Dobbie, of Adelaide, Australia, an experienced hypnotist, asked a certain Miss A. when under control: "Can you find your father at the present moment?" He was five hundred miles away, but no one knew exactly where. She could not find him at first, but said after a minute or two: "Oh yes, now I can see him, Mr. Dobbie." To the question "Where is he?" she replied: "Sitting at a large table in a large room, and there are a lot of people going in and out." "What is he doing?" "Writing a letter and there is a book in front of him." "To whom is he writing?" "To the newspaper." Here she paused and laughingly said: "Well, I declare, he is writing to the A.B." (Naming a newspaper.) "You said there was a book there; can you tell me what book it is?" "It has gilt letters on it."