On The Trail of the Poltergeist

A "phantom hammer" shattered cups and wineglasses with a sharp "ping", ancient Roman lamps appeared from nowhere; mysterious scents—sometimes the sweet fragrance of violets, sometimes the pungent smell of wild animals—hung in the air; an elaborate Oriental necklace dropped as if by magic around the neck of Mrs. Pat Forbes, searing her with its heat; the claw marks of a tiger appeared on her body…This was a Poltergeist haunting, perhaps the most famous of modern times. GHOST WRECKS HOME, FAMILY T