Spontaneous Combustion and Strange Encounters with Fire

This chapter focuses on the phenomenon of spontaneous combustion and recounts various strange encounters with fire. The speakers discuss cases involving the belief that drinking alcohol could cause a person to catch fire, a servant girl falsely accused of murder, a man whose body emitted a foul smell after burning, and elderly individuals inexplicably burning to death. They also mention experiments involving alcohol-addicted individuals and the ability of spirits to interact with the physical world.