St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-13
NINE. BLATVATSKY.
Events in the Career of a Remarkable
Woman.
Wonderful Tales Narrated by Her Disciples,
Founder of q TheosOphical Society.

Founder of Theosophical Society.
PRONUNCIATION was received only few
days ago by the Rochester branch of the
Theosophical society from Col. H. s. Olcoft
hierophant, the president of the society. Its
address was in London, where he and the
founder of the society, Nine. Blavatsky, were
recently visiting, if indeed they are not still
there. The communication is called the
especial Orders for 1884," and is signed by
the hierophant as president, and counter
signed and attested by M. N. Chatterje, his
private secretary. 1t is an elaborate system
of regulations to govern the formations of
the new branches of the society which it is
expected will be shortly in working order In
various American cities. The ''order'' be-
gins: ''Mr. William B. Shelley, president,
and Mrs. Josephine W. Cables, secretary, of
the Rochester Theosophical society, Rochester,
N Y, and Mr.. George Frederic Parsons, of
New York city,are appointed members of the
general council to fill vacancies caused by the
departure from America of Mr.. W. @. Judge
aud the non acceptance of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Marble
/ and Mr.. Elliot B. Page, of st. Louis, Mo-,
| and Mr.. Thomas NJ. johnson, of Osceola, st.
Clair county, Mo. are appointed additional
members of the same. The above five, with
Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday, United States
army, and Prof J. II. D. Buck, NJ. D., of
Ciucin natl, O., to constitute board of con-
troll foi America abe have charge of the gen
eral direction of the theosophcal movement
in that part of the world. They are hereby
empowered to admit and initiate applicants
/
charters for nav branches without prelimin-
airy reference to headquarters. Applications
| for charters from parties east of the AL
legheny mountaing to be made to Mrs. j.
w. Gables, and those from persons residing
| in the territory west of the said mountains to
be made to Mr.. E. B. Page, for submission
in each case to their colleagues of the board
| of control"
The rest of the document consists of di-
rections as to the proper mode of procedure
by applicants for charters.
| This intelligence is interesting to the gen
eral reader, mainly as it serves to recall a
most curious phase Of modern thought. Its
| development nearly ten years ago in New
| York attracted much attention. The dongs
OF the strange society mentioned in the
| French fiat at Eighth avenue and Forty-sev-
enth street, where they had their headQuar-
tiers, were widely noticed By the press and
| some influence on the thought OF certain
classes OF men and women undoubtedly ema-
mated from the small circle who gathered
| there.
| This influence was beyond question the
| result vi the strange personal power of Nine.
| Blavatsky "a woman OF as remarkable charac-
terstcs as Caglostro himself, and one who
is to-day as differently judged by different
| u, ople as the renowned count was in his day.
| TIE Pal Mall Gazette recently devoted half
column to the lady. By those who know her
only slightly in this country she was iuvari-
| ably termed chariatan. somewhat better
acquantanc developed the thought that she
was learned, but deluded enthusiast. And
| those who knew her intimately and enjoyed
her friendship were either carried away into
belief in her powers or profoundly puzzled,
and the longer and more intimate the friend
| ship was the frmer the faith or the deeper
their perplexit became. The writer was one
of the last class. The closest study of
trained New York reporter failed for over
two years TO convince him that she was either
| d fraud or self-deluded, or that her seemin q
| powers were genuine. That she wrought
| miracles will be denied fatty, Of course, by
| all persons whom the world calls sober-mind-
| ed, yet there are scores of people who will
swear to-day that she did work them in New
| York.
A lady whose brother was an enthusiastic
believer in the wonderful Russian, but who
was herself devout Methodist ana thorough
~ antagOnistic To the0sophy las the new sys-
TEN of thought was then beg ming TO be
calledD' was induced to make Nine. Blavat-
skys' acquaintance. They became friends,
though they continued widely opposed In be-
lief. One day Nine. Blavatsky gave some
other lady a necklace of beautifully carved
beads of some strange substance that looked
ike, but was not, hard wood. "WeIr them
yourself, she lid. II Won let any Que else
have them they will disappear" The lady
wore them contantly for year. Meantime
she moved ont of the city. One day her little
ia who was sick and fretful cried for the
heads. She gave them t. him, half laughing
ut herself for hesitatiug. The child put them
around his neck and seemed pleased with
his new toy, Will. the mother turnel away
10 attend to some domestic duty In few
IN nutes the child began crying, and the
mother found him trying to take the beads
of She removed them herself, and found
that they were nearly One-thrd melted away.
and were hot, while tn chld's neck showed
marks of being burned. Sue tells the story
ueTseU anu, III Tue SAINT bIcdlu uCnlSs
that sue believes in ''such thiugs.n
One OF Nine. Bavatsky's friends, an art
list, sat with her in her parlor one day, when
sh, suddenly said: MAKE a sketch for me
and will see IL can control You" He be-
gan sketchiug without, be says. knowing ex-
actly what he should draw, but thinking
presently that he would make picture OF an
Oriental head, he DIR, W orr. When he had
finished she unlocked drawer and showed
him fac simile of what be had drawn, ex-
cepting that tue headdress was slightly differ
ent in the two pictures. Tue pose, features,
and expression OF the two could not be told
apart. The artist solemnly declares that he
never saw the picture aud never thought Of
the peculiar type OF face before. Such stories
could be repeated by dozens, and for each
one a reputable witness could be produced to
swear TO the truth Of IL. 1t was not, however
by the working of tricks or miracles, which
ever the reader may choose TO regard them,
that Nine Blavatsky made the impress she
certainly made on the thought of the day
IL was Dy the power of her OVID personality,
vigor of her intellect freedom and breadth
Of her thought, and the huency aud clearness
of her powers OF expression. Her personal.
appearance was remarkable. she was fat;
Of medium height, or very little more; she
weighed probably two hundred pounds
While her hands were small, delicate, and
very white, her face retained something OF
the mahogany hue it had taken on the trOp
les Her eyes were full and large, her fes-
tur piguant and fairly regular, and her
hair fully There was childlike air OF
open frankness in her expression, which,
perhaps, more than anything else, enforced
cnuflienee in her sincerity. But while the
frankness Of her manner aud expression
never varied the ebildlike character of it
often disappeared.
Nine. B.avaisky said Gin 1s77) that she
was eighty. This seemingly wild statement
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