, 1879-06-10
A REMARKABLE TRIAL.

Developments In y Civil Bult
at snIem--rl,o Theory and Practice OF tho
"alind Cure" Hcl,oo1 of Dnctofs.
Hnstan Adeer.tssr, Janr s.
A rare and very interesting case Tas heard in
the Probate Court at Salem Jcstcr1Ay, Judge
Choatc acting ~ referee 1t Sas ruon bill In
equity iii the silt Of Mrs- btary b. e. Eddy Va. {.
=. stanly. Mrs. Eddy Is the originator Of tile
son,erhat noted school Of tnttllcal practice
known as J" ti,c mind cure" the practlcinR pl,y-
eIclans Of whIrh etyln themselves "Cbrtsttan
scientists" Thc defendant WAS ons OF
her pupils, whose mind fai!cd 10 euoom-
pass tic Tattness hid grandeur OF har
theory, and who therefore did not pay her
certain sunls, which, BIZ certain n'1egsd agree
tncnt, she claius ha was bound to pay. This
agreement Yus n the effect tiat III consElcra-
ton Of sufficient instruction ID tho art Of heal
tug by thu exercise Of mental power, TO euablo
tD defendant to practice it. together With tho
receipt Of cerlain manuscripts, be was to pay
tho plaintiff the sum OF $lu0 md subsequently
10 per cent oi lis future annual income, and,
81 ,OcO. The evidence for the plaintiff rs 10 Tho
WORKING Of The mysterious power ind ncr own
exposition Of It proved quite All Interesting les
son IN nbstruse metaphysics. It Was offered -
lIctcd with softentug Of the hratn from her
earliest childhood until she Wasa6 years old thal
been w!pliy cured by the exercise Of Mrs.
Eddy's mtnd-care, 80 that sllc vas now able to
Mrs, Eddy herself was examined at great
icngtll. She INSERTED that mind produces all
matter, whether. good OF bad, healthy or dis
eusea, and HUT all snntter IA governed by mind;
and, ngnln, tl,at n.attcr 10 not capabta VI pain.
The pbysleal pain produced by. striking ones
hand upon tab'e was not pain. but simply the
manifestation Of belief tlat IL wa pain. II
the arm OF QUO Of her patients should be broken
Il f1r zn$4 frtr,
turc, ntld then, by hcr power. slc could renioyu
all pain, rs she lind done nrn!n mud ayaIn. She
could not reason herself Ito the idea ll,at tie
iracture was mere belief on tue PATIENTS mart
It's highest demonstration, which was TINT nil is
mind, an.i That mind governs matter. A mans
helcf makes him an tdlot. II Il person believcs
that be has smallpox, that produces tho effect
sau,s bs Sss1:s t st Ss sii;' sss s s
PPc2suns P hayu tilouet,ts uncxorcssed, nDd
beliefs Of tho ,ln1psFceptiblc, mind. In re-
sponse to query ol ihs delsnuants sounse! as as
smallpox. u1d should be taken With tic disease
on d eesurt island, II the dscase should take ts
turn within tnr speeitad t'ne tf,at could bo tug
cause Of belief op!y, the witness replied u!at 1t
mind governing tic disease. The witness said
her ptly processes Df teachlng were to iAke the
s,udcnts beieys tl,r nrt 80 fully Lhat they could
l,eal the sicb by merely going into room ind
with desire ln thu!r mlds ttat the inter should
recover and the firm belief that he would, hut
there must be no doubt op tlle part Of the healer
as to thc s1nal result. The witness said she bad
studied homeopathy previous 70 her maklnss
this discovery. Extracts were put 10 BY the de-
frusc from the works Of the plaintiff, In which
stlu strongly denounced mcs'ncrism nnd assert
cd TINT drugs wc!e mere tnert matter acting
solely through tlelsf
In opening for tho dsfcuso counsel stated they
would sho,F that the plaintiff solicited the de-
fcndant to become her ruptl; TINT tfo offered
to tcaeh hun \ sciencc Of healing the sick lar
superior to any medical science, uHl also to give
Dr. Htan!y objected to stGnlnE tue agreement
which she presented to him, as te hud grave
fears TINT to might not earn enough nloney By
tile sctcuce to tsY The sllIus demanded, and the
plaintiff told lln, he need have no fears Of that
sort, rs she would 70 With him n1'1 see that hc
was well sctttud. lie, with d Ms. futile, then
signed the paper, aud lie ca}d her t50 ol the
sto0 asked for, ard aGreea to pay t!,e balance
Eddy discovered tint be ind Tnttlc Werc fast
surrnisus that she mas fraud, sue camc to the
defendant and demanded certa!n sums Of money
and the paynet Of l1s other $50, which was not
| then due. upon hls refusal to pay the s,n
Mrs EtidY turned Tutsio and himself abruptly
from The euss a,ld discarded them entirclJ, re-
ftslnr to l1aYe anything to lo with them. shs
| never Eavo tue defendant my manuscripts.
Snu Srac,se H. art bccanae he t not beeys her
n liz mn homes, wun,an: ind. further, liz could
| rnt nTartire faanliss iIa wns hoiicycr Ii, tie
Wn,tst f.;ti, AMI until Thai was r11I,brt, ut of
iiap IL h1ad 4 hr nr. Ucntly or sumo other mats.
IN ',. .,c;nT h roI,,i mi nrnrticc. Mi wor,1
~ "sid n sir' Stanly about The sl. .Ot) Until
thIs anil wis hrnur,It. when wa a. much a 6ur-
nrisc Ia lin dcfeusD as This ticuyy ras no doubt
~ ,hs ~ Cnnrt liz ellen, neyrr ha nrscticeJ
I'M .rt N INV artant and Ind ncyor tocsiyed ay
i'snsat ~" tI,.rrfrnms ~ '''
0erb"s Tbs sTidepee Of tho defense was much Of II
oui,a sm,sns IL anncarod t1,at thn t!nint,fj
tnH hsr stmfrrts t1mt thsre nryrr mel hc M,
t.ar @ ~ ~ IN i",sinr,s far lie wonderful po,yei
,x.t, 10 ala tmnartsd vould comt,ei nat;otlts tc
rn.ns ~ s t,c1m' H.. 'fmttin nrnrr lint Mrs
E,tty ~ in5 toi.i hin. int sl.e had sreu ths ucac
r"is:a ~ nfs ii. desrrflrl ihc nrnecsa uf in
TN ~ t,r st.tn, s,,nt t.n vss iii Under III,
t..st,n.nt :" II i1r tcnnc,ir nt,i, hid Wis heat
ruh;,nt in varv ntrely n excsllurt shspe. !
~" n,c,tnr lien ,Iinn"d nj. ha.,i In roId wnts
ny nI"ra; n ~, III, stnlcnt;s stornach. .rih
s.s srs"eat.I NJ frrn,tent jntarya]ss Sfrn EiI,
ina,,t.nt"H frteprttY ~ nnr ~ ina rnrdins
~i@tnns ~ heF theory. Tha wituess swor
/" walk On liz Lea to Egg Rock. Wallseu "
Wright, OF Lynn, bud paid Mrs. Eddy $3O0 to b
inbtr,lclcd III her nrt Of hcaitns tlle slrk. Wit
ness regarded IL ~ nlesmrrts,n, or "psyrholog'
l La sfL-nt &IE md yFSrf -