The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20


vestigat!ons by exposing the fraudulein
practices of noted tpir.t wonders also
became convinced Ct Mrs. Pipsr's extra
asked for messages from his father. soma
"reminiscences OF things happenin. before
the professors birth. The replies related
to events and ncsas many many s1o S1 which x
Ing witnesses.
After a thorough Investigation will,an
Walsh wrote OK Mrs. Piper The wemei
able character. She q Mrs. Piper. a resi-.
dent OF Arlington Heights, near Boston.
Her husband is a tailor in very moderats
circumstances. She has TWO children.
Her age Is about IS She is an intelligent
woman. b.t net what you would call all
intellectual one. She is neither handsome
blcrde nor brunette. She Is just an aver
age woInan-a Gccd Hife and good
mother. as. thank heaven! the average
woman of the United States has ever
been.
ain 1872. Or thereabout5. she underwent
Il dangerous surgical operation. The ply
sician who brought her through success
fully was a spritralist by belief. He de-
teeted I'm her spiritualistic possibilities.
Ntth her consent he mace medium or
her. Just the average. ordinary medium.
who gives spirituaiistic seances for con.
but. unlike many of her fellow work
ers. Mrs. Piper was absolutely honest.
Che had no explanation TO offer OF the
self endowed She had no consciousness
of what happened during the hypnotic
tfsrce. When she returned to her normal
state she had no remembrance OF what
she had said or done. Or what other forces
had said or done through her agency.
Mrs. Piper's Honest Simplicity.
ut was this transparent simplicity and
|! genuousness OF character, this lack Of
the hocus and mumbo jumbo of ordinary
niediuUzhiD. tfat made Mrs. Piper con-
sp!cuous above the common herd of clair
70; ants ana similar chnrlatans.
For fourteen years or more she has
Professor James. afterward OF DR.. Hods
son and other coTnpetcnt persoas-
''She and her husband have been shad-
owed ty detectives. Her personal lug
snce read. her go!nEs out and coninss IN
closely watched. Yet In all these years
not the smallest circumstances has come
10 light rejecting IN any way upon her
hcEcsty.
Certainty no other medium has ever
been subjected to SO stringest an ordeal.
more meager supervision. DR.. Hodsson
himself and other less competent inquir-
CTS have succeeded In bringing home the
charge Of dishonesty TO many. profession
weight that this medium should have
passed through the most searching aid
prolonged inquiries without even rumor
OF exposure or the discovery Of any sus-
And IL was that she attracted an
uncommon class OF patronh Educated
and intelligent people hocked TO her.
Among the rest came Professor William
James OF Harvard University.
He hardly needs an INTRODUCTION to rea
Of Henry James. the mystic: brother Of
he himself the greatest of living America
"Tt has been said Of him and OF his be
brother that the enc writes Psychology lik
novels like psychological. In other words
ton as well as insight. but the imsgfnat
most restrained by scientific methods, In 1
"As one Of the vice presidents OF the
Professor James was naturally attracted
seemed to invite the serious attention Of I
Professor James Alst
''In 1855 he visited Mrs. Piper about
number Of persons to her. making appoint
investigation convinced him that Mrs. PIP
powers.
! been and Is very frankly that Of suspend'
| Is he certain-the suspicion of fraud IL ur
was not so, for II this suspicion could be
by far the most satisfying explanation.
"But the fraud hypothesis being elIm
| main waiting for an answer. He therei
society TO this extraordinary case. with
''These are the words with which he !
| 10 dIsprove the assertion that all crows q
| fc!ent. My white crow is Mrs. Piper.
What Was Said Of Mr.
Here is q brief summary Of Mrs. Piper
Married October q, 1851.
FIRST child born May 1G. 1884,
| First experience OF being In n trance
second child born October T. 1895.
OF her first trance Mrs. Piper was re
| the date distinctly, because It was two
lowing the birth Of my firat child
She says she went to consult J. r. CO.
/ advice on q Saturday. During the .inte
| unconsciotis for a few minutes. On the
| trance. The first time ] saw the name
| spirit claiming TO be that deceased gentlel
Der. 1895. It was just after l had retired
/ fallen asleep.
4 no, and asked IL were going into q tran
actual self but that the room was full ot
| A moment later saw part Of the name--l
| bed"
1857. to Investigate her, Professor James
OF the Society for Psychical Research.
| November, 1859, to have her psychic pov
tract, receiving a salary, to sit exclusively
wonderful powers 1t Is said that it's Ann
Boston.
Remembers Nothing
Regarding her condition while In trs
two years ago:
.'Of what occurs after r>enter the trn
nothing of what said or what was said
In the hands Of the powers controlling me