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It (Occasionally happens, however, that an artificial elemental of this description is for various reasons unable to expend its force either upon its object or its creator, and in such cases it becomes a kind of wandering demon, readily’attracted by any person who indulges feelings similar to ‘that whi^h gave it birth, and equally prepared either to stimulate *uch feelings in him for the sake of the Strength it may gain from them, or to pour out its store of evil influence upon him through any opening which he may < 5 ffer it. If it is sufficiently powerful to seize upon and inhabit some passing shell it frequently "does so, as the possession of such a temporary home enables’it to husband its dreadful resources more carefully. In this form it may manifest through a medium, and by masquerading as some well-known friend may sometimes obtain an influence over people upon whom it would otherwise have little hold. •
What has been written above will serve to enforce the statement already made as to the importance of maintaining a