The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-26
Spirit PhotogranhY.


Editor Rutland Globe Il have been &
good deal amused at your attempt to be
funny over this new phase of medumship
in Horatio G. Eddy. A candid investiga-
ton of the wonderful phenomenon might,
possibly, change the tone of your writing
Any way, imagine one is better qualified
to write on any subject after having in
formed himself by little personal invest-
cation. But am not going TO find fault
with your article. 1t will do much good.
1t will call the attention of many to fact
of untold worth to them. Your article,
however, contains several mis-statements
which l desire to correct
/. "The Brown house" was not occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Baird in any other way
than occupied it while there for an hour
or two Saturday evening, 18th inst.
. 1t was not mir. and Mrs. Baird" who
were there, but Mr.. and Miss Baird. They
were there for the same purpose that
was, namely, to get picture. They sue
ceeded in getting picture which they
readily recognized as a deceased relative or
friend, and the name, "Belinda" appears
on the plate.
8. Mr.. Eddy put only one plate into the
bath at time, "as any earthly photographer
would do" using three separate plates for
the three operations or trials of that even
ing, and'going through three distinct pro-
cesses of preparation. The persons pres
ent we're Mr.. and Miss Baird, Horalo G.
Eddy and myself, "us four and no more"
We all witnessed the whole process, and
after the plate was put into the bath we
all retired, leaving the plate alone in a
room in an outbuilding where Mr.. Eddy
keeps his chemicals, and returned to the
dwelling house where we formed a circle
as you state.
4. When Mr.. Eddy brought in the plate
it was covered with, for | did not see it. 1t
was in common plate holder such ''as
any earthly photographer would use" but
instead of putting it into camera he sim
ply laid it on the table around which we
were sitting and placed hat over it. AT
his request we all put our hands on the
little box, or plate-holder. We sat thus
| perhaps minute, when Mr.. Eddy arose,
took up the plate-holder, and asked us to
60 with him back to the dark room in the
| clubhouse. 1t was then he took the plate
from the holder, when it was covered with
the uniform white substance spoken of, till
he poured on it his developing liquid"
when the coating dissolved and the picture
appeared. We then all returned to the
der a stream of running water which dis
charges into the sink. The first plate had
an impression of female, recognized as
relative of Mr.. Baird. The second deve-
oped the head and bust of an Indian, in full
Indian costume, with two smaller heads,
apparently female, one upon either side of
the Indian, and farther back in the dis
lance. On rinsing off the plate the Indian
head changed into the one you saw, and
the other two disappeared. The third plate
| contained picture of my brother Obadiah,
who died at his home near Cuttingsville,
September 8. 1871. i paid Mr.. Eddy for
the pictures ; why should i not? He
works for pay. So do you. Then why
manufacture sneer out of that fact
8. did not say had every reason to
believe Eddy had not seen" my brother.
On the contrary, they were quite we'll ac-
quainted. What did say was, that had
reason to believe Eddy had no picture of
| him.
o. My honesty or dishonesty can neither
make nor mar fact. AS for belief, that
is entirely out of the question where we
have knowledge. The picture l have
know to be my brother, and 1t is 30 un-
mistakably him that 1t has been recognized
as Obadiah Holden by every one to whom
have shown 1t who ever knew him, and
have shown 1t to many. II Ia not a good
picture, by any means Nevertheless 1t is
his image, and no ones else that ever
| saw.
z. You "don't know how the pictuies