Clapham
a S. W. suburb of London, lying a mile S. of the Thames. claims against the general government Clapham Common is still an open comclaims against the general government or against the States who authorize them. as the them. power of perceiving without the use of the organ of vision or under conditions in which the organ of vision with its natural powers alone would be useless.
It comprises the sight of things past, present, or future. Various methods of It comprises the sight of things past, vision of things at a distance (opaque substances being no hindrance); by looking into a black surface; by looking into water, into a crystal, etc.; or by laying the object to be described on the forehead or chest of the clairvoyant; but tion. From remote antiquity the possession of such powers by favored individuals has been believed. As instances sion of such powers by favored individuals has been believed. As instances Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), the Swedish scientist and founder of the religious body called "The Church of the New Jerusalem." The phenomena of Clairvoyance have been carefully ob- served. The clairvoyant state seems to mon of 200 acres. Clapham Junction, in Battersea parish, is one of the busiest railway junctions in the world.