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{{Style S-Small capitals|this time mrs. huntoon, of the eddy family.—spiritualists make the exposure.}}

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{{Style S-Small capitals|The}} following article appeared in the Sunday Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Flint, at whose house the seance was held, are subscribers to the Scientist and known to us personally. We believe them to be careful investigators, and honest in their statements. Their experience confirms that of a trusted correspondent of the Scientist, who, many months ago, in company with Dr. Slade, visited Mrs. Huntoon at Chittenden. Vt. He was unable to get any evidence in her favor. She refused to have any tests applied, even though she was offered one hundred dollars fer two seances. His experience with the Eddy Brothers met with the same results, and Mrs. Markee-Compton of Havana was the only one who would or could give any satisfactory manifestations.  

{{Style S-Small capitals|The}} following article appeared in the Sunday Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Flint, at whose house the seance was held, are subscribers to the Scientist and known to us personally. We believe them to be careful investigators, and honest in their statements. Their experience confirms that of a trusted correspondent of the Scientist, who, many months ago, in company with Dr. Slade, visited Mrs. Huntoon at Chittenden. Vt. He was unable to get any evidence in her favor. She refused to have any tests applied, even though she was offered one hundred dollars fer two seances. His experience with the Eddy Brothers met with the same results, and Mrs. Markee-Compton of Havana was the only one who would or could give any satisfactory manifestations.  

The Herald account says; —

The Herald account says: —

The exposure of mediums is becoming so frequent of late that the question, “Who will be next?" is scarcely asked before it is followed by the report that another has fallen. This time it is Mrs. Huntoon, of “Eddy family” fame. For some days past, Mrs. Huntoon has been delighting the faithful in Worcester and vicinity by those manifestations so often described as beyond the possibility of human production Could it be feared that the spirits would fail her here in the equally aristocratic town of Webster.

The exposure of mediums is becoming so frequent of late that the question, “Who will be next?" is scarcely asked before it is followed by the report that another has fallen. This time it is Mrs. Huntoon, of “Eddy family” fame. For some days past, Mrs. Huntoon has been delighting the faithful in Worcester and vicinity by those manifestations so often described as beyond the possibility of human production Could it be feared that the spirits would fail her here in the equally aristocratic town of Webster.

With the question. “It this my dear mother?” to which was replied in a hoarse and broken whisper, “yes I am your mother.” Mrs. Flint succeeded in arresting the attention of the supposed spirit, and at that instant seized and held the proffered hand.

With the question. “It this my dear mother?” to which was replied in a hoarse and broken whisper, “yes I am your mother.” Mrs. Flint succeeded in arresting the attention of the supposed spirit, and at that instant seized and held the proffered hand.

Instantly Lawyer Wood turned on the gas, which had been left burning for that purpose, revealing to the audience Mrs. Huntoon secure in the hands of her captor, but endeavoring to sink upon the door. Both Mr. Davis and Mr. Flint rushed to the rescue. Mr. Flint raised her, and succeeded in setting her on her feet, but while he was still endeavoring to support her, and in the face of the entire audience, in the full light of I the gas, she threw herself from his support, with the exclama{{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|(* turn this over)}}tion, “There, you've broke both my arms!” and fell nearly prostrate upon the floor. No sooner was she again raised, than she declared that Mrs. Flint had never touched her hand until she broke into the cabinet, and dragged her from her seat.

Instantly Lawyer Wood turned on the gas, which had been left burning for that purpose, revealing to the audience Mrs. Huntoon secure in the hands of her captor, but endeavoring to sink upon the door. Both Mr. Davis and Mr. Flint rushed to the rescue. Mr. Flint raised her, and succeeded in setting her on her feet, but while he was still endeavoring to support her, and in the face of the entire audience, in the full light of I the gas, she threw herself from his support, with the exclama- {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|(* turn this over)}}

 

{{Style P-No indent|tion, “There, you've broke both my arms!” and fell nearly prostrate upon the floor. No sooner was she again raised, than she declared that Mrs. Flint had never touched her hand until she broke into the cabinet, and dragged her from her seat.}}

Did she know, or did she not know, that every movement had been distinctly visible to that audience from the moment the light was tuned on, while the same form in the hands of Mrs. Flint had been visible from the instant she was seized? Such, however was the fact. With the same reckless disregard for truth and of the actual knowledge of the twenty to twenty-five witnesses of the occurrence, she declared that Mrs. Flint bad thrown her on the floor, when she fell or threw herself from Mr. Flint’s arms.

Did she know, or did she not know, that every movement had been distinctly visible to that audience from the moment the light was tuned on, while the same form in the hands of Mrs. Flint had been visible from the instant she was seized? Such, however was the fact. With the same reckless disregard for truth and of the actual knowledge of the twenty to twenty-five witnesses of the occurrence, she declared that Mrs. Flint bad thrown her on the floor, when she fell or threw herself from Mr. Flint’s arms.

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''To the Editor of the Spiritual Scientist'';

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{{Style S-Small capitals|Dear Sir}}, —Well you premit me to correct a small, but perhaps serious mistake which I find in your remarks relative to Mrs. Huntoon’s expose at my house on the evening of Oct. 25th? You say “Spiritualists make the expose.” Now, we are not Spiritualists either by name, practice, or profession, therefore, in justice to the Spiritualists as a body, I feel compelled to make this correction, for they do not count upon us nor extend the band of fellowship to us in any form whatever save when they want to raise funds or get board and lodgings. True, we attend Spiritual gatherings sometimes, but we have learned to keep quite of late I having been hooted and objected to as unfit to take part in a public meeting of our towns people on account of my Atheistic views of life and death. There were Orthodox Christians of various shades in this meeting that I refer to, and none of ''them ''saw fit to criticize my honesty on acconnt of my belief; but a Spiritualist did and that one stands now at the head of the line of Spiritualists here in Webster, Mass. Here let me tell you this same zealot stands firm by Mrs. Huntoon, and every bit of her performances. Twenty years ago we had a small opportunity to investigate Spiritualism. We considered it an element worthy of our best judgment, and something that richly deserves honest and open day light investigation. Soon tricks, miracles, and speculations gained mastry over the whole phenomena, and the general public was left to question and enlighten one another providing, that we kept all doubts to ourselves sod accepted the money makers' assertions whenever we asked for personal investigation. Any of us who rebelled against this narrow guage law were set down as skeptics and just as good as damned to commence with; Do any doubt this; I ask them to turn back over few numbers of the Banner of Light sod the Boston Investigator, and read hew from time to time the mould seances were advertized by Dr. Gardner under crucial test conditions. Did the public know anything about these conditions? If my memory serves me they were not allowed to ask a single question in reference to the matter, “Pay me your money for this show and swallow whatever you get,” was the head and front of the investigating part of it. The question ''now ''is did Dr. Gardner know whether he had applied crucial tests to the moulds before he advertized them? The public has his advertisements that ''he knew ''that the mould could not be otherwise than Spiritually begotten; and a certain clique in Boston are very piously passing Dr. Gardner's doubts from one to another. Well if the skeptics had never thought whether the moulds were of a human or Spiritual origin it would be much more pleasant for your Boston gamesters. But did Christianit ever begin to present us with such muddled conditions andy wrangling disputes?'' ''No, we are not Spiritualists, neither did the ''Spiritualists ''make any attempt to question Mrs. Huntoon’s truthfulness. That she came well recommended was all sufficient.

 

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{{Style S-Small capitals|Dear Sir}},—Well you premit me to correct a small, but perhaps serious mistake which I find in your remarks relative to Mrs. Huntoon’s expose at my house on the evening of Oct. 25th? You say “Spiritualists make the expose.” Now, we are not Spiritualists either by name, practice, or profession, therefore, in justice to the Spiritualists as a body, I feel compelled to make this correction, for they do not count upon us nor extend the band of fellowship to us in any form whatever save when they want to raise funds or get board and lodgings. True, we attend Spiritual gatherings sometimes, but we have learned to keep quite of late I having been hooted and objected to as unfit to take part in a public meeting of our towns people on account of my Atheistic views of life and death. There were Orthodox Christians of {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|1-190}}

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