The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-27

anu pihhcu tnelr lalt1 IN spirit return upon
these appearances. And out of this comes
the wonderful stories which have flooded
the country SO long and converted so many
to belief in spiritualism. / will give two
more samples Of these materialzatlons, and
then finish with the spiritual" aspect of
the thing, and will show 1t In it's very sim
pie method of execution-so simple that 1t
Is perfectly astonishing it could ever have
stood the observation of one man or wo-
man not blinded by overfsith and childish
credulity.
The following specimen spirits are given
of his last evenings visit at Chttenden.
The doctor, who recognized his mother
in-law, as mentioned above. (and, by the
way, he is a practitioner of extensive repu-
taton in Utica, N. Y had come to the
Eddy's almost expressly to see his dead
boy and as he had freely talked about him
during the week, he was favored this even
ing. The curtain of the cabinet was pulled
q little one side, and what appeared like
good-sized doll war shown in the doorway,
standing, mostly enveloped in the curtain.
The figure had on white nightdress, aud
white nightcap with ruflled border. The
face was expressionless and doll-like, and
was 80 indistlnct that nobody but fond
parent would be likely to make anything
of it, The expectant doctor said, lis il
Harry ?" Craps yes.) "Can't you show
yourself a little more ?" Then it seemed
| as If some motive power behind pushed the
| dollish figure trifle forward, and partly
turned its head as if with strings. It stood
| a second, and then was pulled behind the
| curtain. 1t was as much like human fig
ure as any doll would be exhibited in dusky
| light. 1t did not walk, but had every ap-
- hnt,f hnlI a,,A 4
| from behind. The doctor was exceedingly
| gratified at the sight, and was well salts
| fled that the figure was his son who died at
the age of eleven, although the form did
not represent child over five years, and
would have answered for girl as well as a
boy. The doctor said, however, that his
| boy never wore nightcap when alive
| Following Harry there was heard con-
| yersation in the cabinet, of three voices.
no forms were seen. One voice was that of
| the laughing old negro woman called Aunt
Sally, who appears here frequently; anoth-
er was subdued. mild female voice, and
the other was that of old Mr.. Brown, the
Quaker preacher, dead for two years, and
now manager of the materialzations inside
the cabinet-a voice strangely like that of
William Eddy, pitched in gruffer key
Aunt Sally said she had come to see Mr.
Brown form the battery to, materialize
spirits.
Aunt Sally-It is very funny. God
| bless de niggers Ha ha /. la
Old Mr.. Brown-You are welcome,
Aunt Sally, but you mustn't make so much
| noise.
Aunt Sally-Can't help it Ha ha !
ha God bless de niggers , thought |
was dead once, but, Lordy, I'm just as
| alive as | ever was God bless de nip.
gers Ha la ha
Mild Female Aunt Sally, you are
welcome to come here. We are always
glad to see you.
Mr.. Brownies, come just when you
please
Aunt Sally-God bless de niggers |
mean to come Ila ha ha Old Sally
is just as good as she used to be- and q
good deal better too Ha ha ! ha
This highly interesting spiritual" con-
versation was carried on for two or three
minutes, and the believers laughed heart
lily at the subtle wit of the dialogue, por.
ton of which has been faithfully repro.
duced above.
The writer then proceeds to explain
THE GREAT MYSTERY
of these so called spirit materialzations an.
pears to be furthered by the lack of oppor.
tunity for close inspection, the semi-dark
ness, which gives effects and impressions
to the average mind which the same figures
and actions in the open light would not do
and in the spiritual talk and influence
which all through the day encircle the Wis.
itors to the Eddy homestead. The broth.
ers receive YOU simply as guest, and as
guest they expect you to conduct yourself
They will not tolerate ,,"pcrtincnt pryiuq
I nd Rtn olfN md lltrN -
guest is over-anxious about investigation
that eff person doesn't like the manifest
J atoms, he is at liberty to depart" If i
were not so, the humbug would have lonl
since been exploded, for the Eddys have
been visited by many competent exploders
J The cabinet from which the spirits an
pear is built in niche which the spacious
! chimney makes. 1t is long and narrow
has very small window, opening on the
side of the house, covered with mosQut,
netting, and usually contains low. old
fashioned rocking chair, which William
Eddy sits in, a tin trumpet, and Honto,
cap hanging on nail. The cap was pre-
! sented to Honto by gentleman from Phil
! adelphia. The tin trumpet is used by
spirits whose voices need assistance, th,
same as the old-style fish peddlers used t.
be assisted in calling their wares Only
! this, and nothing more In this bare cabi
net William Eddy is supposed to produce
, the varied materiazations. He is appa
rently alone. There are no costumes Of
properties but out of the little closet wall
I nightly the dozen or so forms, male and te
: male, old and Young, friends dead lonl
q ago, "Turks and Jews. Romans, Yankee
Doodles, and Hindoos."
LITTLE LIGHT.
n If those who examined the cabinet at lei
!, each seance had been very observing they
would have noticed that the boards of it,
C floor were laid in an opposite direction tt
n the boards of the platform. As the csbi
q net was built upon the platform, simply en-
= closing niche in the chimney, there Dies
Il not seem to be any particular reason why
q the run of the boards of its floor should io
: be the same as the boards outside. Bul
there is good reason They will stnt
more use without breaking at the seams
When William has been a minute DISC
in the cabinet, has carefully adjusted ht
thick army blanket over the door, so tla'
sound or light cannot go out to the cirde
10 and has called for music and song, he
r pushes the old rocking chair to the furteI
It part of the cabinet, and, standing thre
himself gives quiet signal, and 10 ner
ly all of the cabinet floor slides noiselesly
under the outside platform, being movd
l, by somebody underneath. There is NV
revealed small temporary floor, and ar
opening in the chimney, large enoughto
d admit of the passage of human boy
BY close, narrow stairs you can desceid
through the chimney to the kitchen below.
+ The chimney is made in two compst.
It ments one for the materialized spirtsto
go up and down, and one for the smokeoi
It the kitchen stove to ascend. The passge
: for the confederates in the little gamtoi
k the delusion is skillfully arranged paded
d and rendered free from noise and is SO rat
6 in construction that when it is closeup
4 during the day, you would never ndce
d the arrangement of the cabinet floor nd
/ the Oneninp in the chimnev if Won ehold