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shambles。　“To　him　that　esteemeth　anything　to　be　unclean；　it　is　unclean。”　“All　things　indeed　are　pure；　but　it　is　evil　for　that　man　who　eateth　with　offence。”　And　again；　“He　that　doubteth　is　condemned　if　he　eat　because　he　eateth　not　of　faith；”　which　I　take　it　is　another　way　of　saying　that　a　man　must　follow　the　light　that　is　lit　in　him。　Therefore；　although　I　no　longer　shoot　myself；　I　still　go　out　shooting　with　my　friends　who　are　happy　in　so　doing。　So　far　as　I　am　concerned；　however；　the result　of　it　all　is　that　“Othello’s　occupation’s　gone。”　I　have　now　no　recreation　left　save　that　of　the　garden　and　of　my　solitary　walks　about　the　farm；　which　lead；　perhaps；　to　too　much　thinking。

The　publication　of　this　“Bob”　correspondence　in　The　Times　and；　I　may　add；　everywhere　throughout　the　civilised　world；　brought　me　many　letters　of　which　the　general　tenor　went　to　prove　that　similar　examples　of　such　psychical　or　telepathic　munications　were　by　no　means　unknown；　though　none　of　these　were　quite　so　clear　as　that　which　I　have　set　out　above。　Nor　were　they　so　well　supported　by　evidence。　Moreover；　it　seemed　almost　certain　that　the　dog　Bob　municated　with　me　after　its　death；　which；　if　it　could　be　absolutely　and　finally　proved；　as　it　cannot；　would　solve　one　of　the　mysteries　of　our　being；　by　showing　that　the　spirit　even　of　a　dog　can　live　on　when　its　mortal　frame　is　destroyed　and　physical　death　has　happened。　If　a　dog　—　then　how　much　more　a　man！

None　of　the　experiences　of　my　correspondents　went　so　far　as　this。　A　number　of　these　letters　I　sent　to　the　Psychical　Research　Society；　but　a　great　bundle　of　them　still　remains　which　I　have　not　the　time　to　re…read。　On　this　point　of　the　continuance　of　individual　existence　after　physical　death；　I　once　wrote　a　letter　to　Sir　Oliver　Lodge；　who　is　both　an