Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-08-30
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Wednesday, August 80, 1875.
Two Days with the Eddys.

rs party OF hve persons going frol
It Woodstock 10 the Eddys, at Glitter
y den, recently, TO witness the "mater
It allzations," through spirit power. a
- given by them; and having been re
quested by the friends (whose name
are hereto annexed as vouchers for TIL
truth of this statement, to give brie
relation Of the things which were boil
seen, heard and felt, by lis all; | pro
coed briefly to state our course of &C.
ticn in the investigation of this matter.
Upon our arrival at the old honest ad
OF the Eddy family, small party went
from there to Mary Huntoon's, who is
a sister of the Eddy brothers. living
some few rods rom them, who is the
medium tor these manifestations. and
at whose house the Seances are held
since the separation of the brothers
Asking permission of Mrs. Huntoon--
who with her five little CHI! lren were
alone, her husband being away from
home on visit to his lplations-to
look over the house, to sc what we
could find in the shape OF trap doors,
or any other modes of entrance into
the little room used as the cabinet,
through which contederates if any.
could possibly gain access to the same.
it was most readily and cheerfully
granted. with the request that we
would search every room and closet
IN the house, as also the cellar. This
was tar and honest. and as much ns
the most scrupulous sEeptic could re-
quirc You may be sure We made a
most critical search in every direction,
but could find no possible avenue |
through which an entrance into that
little room could be effected. save |
through the window, and that was
nailed down and could not be opened
there oeing no cellar under that room
there could be no entrance in that di.
rection.
Having fully satisfied ourselves up,
ON this score, we returned to the od
homestead, where We took up our
quarters and waited the time for the
seance, which usually commences
about eight O'Clock in the evening,
when about twelve persons assembled.
We We're requested to 90 into that
little room and see if it was in every
respect as we had left it. 1t was.
Now we were all seated in the Sc. {
'nce room, and Mrs. Huntoon pro- !
'eeded to hang black cloth across ,
he upper part of door of the cabinet {
opened down the center so that it q
'ould be thrown aside by the spirits f
Presenting themselves. She then 7
'laced another black cloth across the s
over part of the door and seated her a
elf on chair at the right hand of the a
DOR, so that we could all see her. r
VOW, her brother, Horatio G. Eddy, IL
cts musical box in operation, and b
he seance has commenced. In this O
'blLet is table and upon it is a gui-
'r, violin, trumpet and bells f.; present o.
You hear all these in violent commo- IL
on giving their respective sounds, IL
lddenly they cease, and a spirit form. "
raws aside the curtain and awaits m
cognition from the friends. The W
lestion, SIS it for me?' is asked "
each person in turn, commencing al
the first person on the left hand and h;
Ding round, being responded to by al
G spirit with one rap for the mega tn
We, and three for the affirmative, up. ca
which the person. called, goes up to ca
e curtain to try and recognize their th
lends, if you fail to do this, you ask,
no is 1t ? and if possible they will |
il through the medium sometimes tin
cir features are recognized directly, pc
d then they will shake hands with lol
u, perhaps salute you with kiss. la.
d manifest great joy at meeting su
tn you. Again, the spirits, clothed
in earthlife will lift the lower cur
in ard come ont into the room and fol-
eak to the friends, and if conditions yo
such as to enable them, you can NJ.
'lk and talk with them as we do RI
tn each other. This is very rare, Sh
t there are mediums who are strong vii
ough to enable spirits to do this. Oh
But to enter into the philosophy of
movement so as to satisfy every tho
u'rer, is not possible. | have there the
c only touched the preliminary ste
nts as means of obtaining the S.
st successful manifestations, and abb
S OF to state that every one present Ho