Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08
HALOS AND Spoons.
Their Divine Healing Powers Exem-
plified BY An EX-Detective
THE REVEREND Mr.. LINSCOTT

Section OF The Great American People Illus
ralad Healing Powers Of 3O-Cent Spoons
Halo Presented by Mrs Eddy Virgin Prissiess.
Rev John F. Linscott, pastor Of the
First Church of Christ Scientist, has
been presented with a halo by Mrs.
Eddy. the four times divorced virgin
Of this Christian cult. Mrs Eddy her
self wears a huge halo, more brilliant,
as becomes the high priestess, than
Mr.. Linscott, her disciple.
Mr.. Linscott's church is located at
1907 G street, while his healing roost
is I'm an upper room Of the Bond build.
ing Mr. Linscott is waxing fat and
rich ON his fees for healing. Until re-
Gently his estimable wife helped him
to rake I'm the shekels, but Mr.. Lin.
scott having a halo. and Mrs. G. not be-
ing able TO secure one. they separated.
| That is to say, Mr. Linscott fired his
wife and partner of his bosom, and he
| does not now have to divide his divine
healing fees.
Ten years ago the Reverend Divine
Scientist and Healer was a Govern
ment detective. Mr. Linscott, to his
credit be it said spurned the lean, low.
ly and dependent position Of a detec.
/ tive after he had become acquainted
| with the rich spinster who eight years
/ ago became his wife. He resigned and
made a place for some more menial-
minded pap sucker, and addressed him
self to the pleasant task Of spending
| Mrs. Linscotts $4,000. It appears
| that Mrs. Eddy told him to marry the
| spinster. and Mr.. Linscott obeyed. hav
| ing, no doubt, i'm view the future halo
4 and the spoons sent him by Mrs. Eddy.
Spoons What has spoons got to
| do with Christian Science and divine
healing? Very much indeed as the
unscphisicatel reader Wlit pcreti -e.
/ Mrs Eddy had read Of the use Of
/ spoons by ancient fakirs like herself
| Darwin, for instance, relates that an
Eastern healer, whom he had investi-
gated scientifically, had as a portion
| Of his cult a spoon which. being placed
on the center of q table, spun around
without any apparent motive power
me healer claimed that the spoon was
impregnated with divinity, or the di-
vine power of healing hence its def
ance Of the laws of nature or gravita-
tion. and it spun itself as long as IL
wanted to. or words to that effect So
Mrs. Eddy adopted the spoon business
and turned an honest penny by the de-
vice. She purchased the spoons at 80
cents each impregnated them with her
| divinity. virgiuity and divine healing
powers. and then retailed them at the
modest figure Of SO each,
OF course, she sells them wholesale
much cheaper, and to her worthy dis
ciple. Linscott she sends them at a
small advance on the original cost. But
| Mr.. Dlnscott, since he got the halo,
/ has gone into the spoon business him
/ self. and he has found it exceedingly
profitable.
Mr. Linscott is a remarkable eyo-
/ luted tin god having started in as a
detective. he is now halo and an the
high priest of the Eddy cult, with
congregation and "meetin ' house,
l107 G street The old maid whom he
married, and with whom he refuses
to share his divinity halo or spoons,
after having expended her $4,000, is
now wondering where she is at. In
the absence of a halo and spoons she
can not hope to prosper as a divine
healer on her own hook. ,1rs. Linscott
is In the neighborhood OF 60 years Of
age. and her husband about years her
senior.
There is one remarkable claim put
forth by Mr. Linscott which we have
failed to see Mrs. Eddy or any other
god or goddess claim up to date. This
claim Mr.. Linscott has the sole patent
on and any infringement will be bit
terly resented. Mr.. Linscott claims
that in every case of cure by his
spoons. halo or wrinkIed hands, the
patient so cured belongs to him body
and soul i'm this world In other words,
he claims he has the power to iniiu
ence and control the mind Of his pa
tient even after he has cured her, sne
or it,
Some of the disgruntled ones who
have got ont from under the influence
of the halo and the spoons, enviously
assert that Mr. Linscott has no prin-
ciple. This is denied and disproved
bv himself and followers. who claim
that he has SeUeR well-defned prin
ciples, viz. Fine l0dues and tD0 fsheSi
Mr. Linscott and his halo, way up
on top Of the Bond building, is doing
nice safe business. and he will be
found on deck tomorrow at the First
Church of Christ Scientist. 1907 G
street. where viii be gathered as fine
an assortment of the American "gul-
liable" as can be found in any State or
any cline under the broad canopy Of
heaven.
Is Il not astonishing that white peo-
pie, who laugh and make merry over
the colored prophet and fortune teller
now working the dusky damsels and
the dude coons, will walk a few blocks
further northwest and sit under this
''haloed' ex-detective and purchase his
spoons?