The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-27
EXPOSURE OF THE EDDYs
HOW SPIRITS ARE PRODUCED AT CHIT.
TENDEN.
The Simple Explanation of Mystery.

The New York Sun of Friday contains
two column letter dated Rutland, Nov.
22d, purporting to give an exposure of the
Eddys and how materiaizations are pro-
duced at Spirit Vale. The visitor seems to
have made full investigation of the dark
circle room, and gives what he deems
simple explanation of profound mystery.
The writer says that for two years the
spirit doings at Chittenden, which have
been engineered by William and Horatio
Eddy as mediums, have called to the beau
tiful valley believers and skeptics from all
the states, and even from some portions of
Europe. During this period over thous-
and persons have seen the manifestations,
great many have been converted to
firm belief In the return to the mundane
sphere of "people from the other world"
| and all have been astonished at the strange
sights in the dingy old Vermont farm
house. He accounts for the recent light
thrown upon their transactions as follows:
Until lately the Eddys spirit material
| izations have not been seriously called in
| question. They have gone on month by
month realizing abundant good repute, and
having very smooth and easy time. A
family jar has, however, put an end to
the harmony of the thing. The two BROTH
ers, for some unknown reason, have sep
arated, and William, the famous medium,
has left the old homestead to Horatio. The
wonderful seances have ceased for time
| unHpr fhio Oft Cf 70,
it may be well now to explain how these
two men have gulled the public so long.
Aluson is made to DR.. George M.
Boards, long ago cry of humbug and the
discrediting thi. gs that have been written
by the journalists, and Francis Gerry Fair
field, elaborate magazine article. The wri-
ter claims however, that nothing has been
published indicating clearly and unmis-
takeably the true method of the Eddys,
although eminent scientific men have
ended at the seanccs, and that there are
thousands to-day of intelligent people who
confidently believe that the dead revisit
the earth in the little circle room at Chit
tenden. Ia setting forth the manner in
which the Eddys produce their spiritual
manifestations, the writer does not wish to
be regarded as denouncing spiritualism in
general. He has simply to do with the
Eddys. The visit was at season when
the electrical conditions of the atmosnbere
were favorable for the exhibition of spirit
power, enabling one to form a clear and
oenn''' .uea " nv" 'n0 'a'ns was uone
Gnu W p''sen' 'i' ''''Ne'Y Vi 'neSe peopie
w 'A' ~
THE MEDIUMS.
The writer proceeds to personal dis
cription of the family which is familiar to
tn" r"ador' OF the o"0Dn- or sleir Keene''
" ID salu
bu' rhe oro.ners are woflalings 10 tne
land as nnblic exhibitors for twelve years
meeting with experiments which fully cui
their eye teeth, and taught them great
u s o, n s; ha h,I whoever .h INK
wide ot the truth They are keen as
briars, and fully up in ali the modes and
practices of their peculiar business. They
nave , nelI sneir own IN shy 'rauu agaln -,
men and women who have sat at Their
sceances and beheld their wonders anC
refns;ng tests have nlaved their .n;r;tua
farce witb histr;onic ai,;I;tv aLin 70 cen.
: ms These ,imnle men have been create,
, in their simnlc;tv than some nj tie wis,
ones of the comntyv '" ;n ,be;r w;odom ant (
, mower of INSTRUMENTATION
fo "'
Descriptions are given OF William Horati'
: and Alva Eddy and Mrs. Brown. An elab
crate and definite account ia presented o.
A. 60, o;.o,o -.. a .,.s
, 'ne ia"oue eii0io ioo'i'' anu various char
acters represented at the seances. Thu
"Lady of the Lake." sister of the famou
; Honto her dress annearanco bor awk
~ avn
warn oancihg' etc' ALSO OF Hohto' wh
: dances with more grace than her sister, ant
, her MANY fantastic performances then tn
,orohio .hodo 80 NJ. F.,o o,,, !;
; 'n0'"D'0 on"'0 VI '' lawn 0o"'o' u
t Tor showing, all whom ne alleges hav
4 family look. A renewed description O
1 these standard characters would he only
,,- IA .a,o q, Co., =,
Z .n,ioo 'oiu '"io " ou' ioaueis anu arc oh'''
I TED.
t Among the new characters introduce,
are the following.
HAPPY OLD SPIRIT.
O Next an old woman with a calico dres
and shabby wooden sack came out. Hal
pray and struggling; face indistinct. I'm
spparently old.
MIR. X. asked, sis it mother ?u
g Raps of YES.
/ Mr.. X. then said, 81 am glad TO see vor
mother. Are YOU happy ?"
"Yes."
Il care YOU happier in the shirt worl
! than here ?"
eyes"
The answers were given in a low wins
O per. The spirit did not come entirely on
If the cabinet and shortIv ret;red