The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
MENTAL SCIENCE HEALER.
Use or THE MAILS DENIED MISS
WfLMANS o. FLORIDA.


Westore sight and Hearing. Arrange
Happy Marriages and Abolish Poverty.
WASHINGTON. Oct. "a fraud order was
issued to-day by Postmaster General Smith
denying tho Use Of the mails To Miss Helen
wilmsns. the wife Of Col. c. c. Post d
Seabreeze. Fla. This action was taken
after a hearing before the Assistant Al
torney-Genersl for the Post Ofloe Depart
ment, lasting more than a week. and marks
the termination Of an interesting and hard
fought case.
On sept. II last Mr.. Post was called on
by this Post Ofico Department To show
cause why a fraud order should not be h.
sued against her because Of a scheme for
obtaining money under false pretences,
which u wa alleged she was then operating
through the mails. Sh. was represented
before the Department by her husband
and local attorneys. The Governor 81
Florida and a numb+s 81 infusntisl Ssh
tors and Representative also interested
themselves In the case and ussd their in
fiuence with the Department 10 secure a
decision favorable 10 Miss wilmsns.
Miss WilrAns," In ADVERTISEMENTS in
various claimed power 20
heal, by means 81 mental ~-cience. every
~ that fe~h is heir to. tn allay pain, van
uuish disease, renew vitality. grow hair and
teeth, r,~tore sight. hearing and the sense
Of smell. arrange happy marriages. allsy
poverty and increase wealth. In fact. do
anything that her patients desired. through
the medium Of mental science. Her rates
for the treatment werr 81 a week. or 90 a
month. with special rates In proportion
to the reriousnss- Of the case. In cir
4uulARZ EanN IN NT.GDsafnN nAtlanlA aha
explained that her Treatment consisted
Ia dcvoting To each Of her patients fifteen
MINUTES Of thought each day She directed
the patient To seek a quiet spot AT a certain
time each day. forget the world, the flesh
and the devil, and concentrate hts or her
thoughts on Mis- WumAns at Seabreezs.
fia and the healing thoughts ~ernanating
from her would enter their bodies and
renew them.
The number OF people who daily do
voted their Thoughts To Mis- Wilmans-
may h. guag,d by ths fact that the amount
received by the mental -ctsnce specialist
for "A long time averaged 5000 a month.
When asked by the Attorney- as
To how IL wa possible for her To Tally de-
vote fifteen minutes Of her time to each
of her patients. IN view Of the limited mum
b+r Of hours In a day. Mrs. Post explained
that IL Was as easy for her TO think Of l 600
people a. one al a time. Her stAtetnent
was not questioned.
Evidence befof- the department hS
shown that while person. Of the name OF
Dayton were acting ~ Mr. Posts cierks.
she herself opened her mail IN person,
carefully extracted the r-mittancs- and
then turned the mail over TO her clerks
TO answer. The duty Of the clerks was
to send stereotyped answers TO nj the
various cas-s- presenting themselves.
Among the testimonial presented by
Mrs. Post ia booklet form Ia her patrons
we're several from residents ~ New York.
One Of thcsc thanked Mrs. Post for having,
by earnest thought. cau-ed him To grow
a third st Of teeth at the age Of 90. another
had successfully taken tho poverty treat
ment and was on the road 10 wealth and
prosperity, another had met the girl Of
his hsart after having projected his thoughts
In the direction 81 Seabrrcns for two days.
and another, after denying himself TO
visitors for fifteen minutes a day Tor six
teen consecutive days, had grown . luz
uriant crop 81 hair upon a bald head Of
~ years standing One OF the cases In
which Mrs. Poet failed, a. slsown by letters
IA her mail coniecated by the Department.
was TO crafty tle request OF a New Yorker
INCHES Mis- wilnAns' exerted her alb
sent treatment FOR some months, at special
rates. but TO no avail. The patient. abe
explained. had probably failed TO carry
out her instructions with due care.
The home Of Col and Mrs. { {. Post
,Milmans having been Mrs Posts name
h-fore marrissel al Seabrsexe, In in q por-
ton Of the town known 10y them a. -The
Cty Beautiful" According Ia the reports
81 the Post Once inspectors, they own q
large hotel there. live In luxurious style
and are well known throughout the State,
AZ was shown by the number 81 prominent
men who Interested themselves In the pro-
c~+SiinsS against Mrs Post In the Depart
m.nt and vouchrd for the reliability 81 her
powers ~ mental science.
After the hearing and the issuance ~ the
Col, and Mrs Poet expressed them
sel ve~ as entirely satisfied with b our
te-y and fairness ~ the hearings given
them by Acting Assist ant Attorney Gen
eral Chistiancy and X ". Hubencr. before
the cas-. Wa heard.