Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-25
STARVED THEM.
Mrs. Ting|ey's Way Bringing
Out Children's Souls.
Withheld Food Often for "a Hours
Even from Infants.
,,;tiation Into Society of Lost Mys-
teries of Antiquity.

San Diego. Cal, Dec. 23.-At the
Tiugeley-Times trial, Tuesday, the
depcsition of DR.. J. A. Anderson of
san Francisco. once a member of the
Tinceley Cabinet. was finished. Ander-
con described. his initiation into the
cocietv of Lost Mysteries of Antiquity.
nescrihing the initiation Anderson said
= consisted chiefly Of Mrs. Tingcley's
telling of her dog Spot" and what the
aoe had done Then Mrs. Tingeley aus
come fruit which was supposed to be q
rvsterious symbol and 4 part of the
high initiation which was taking place.
DIR. Anderson said that there We're &
GREATER number of ceremonies.
In reference to the food of the chill
dran. the deponent continued:
"The little tots Were fed principally
nm bread and milk. l am referring to
those from year 10 > years Old. There
MAS a class Of new babies there. These.
Mrs. Tingley told, she had great trouble
Win because Of Or. Woods (Mrs
Tingeleys phySicianD. He would not
nh into line with her ideas IS 10 food
She said he desired to have them fed,
while she desired TO have them starved
first. DttdIrt- lIf'g b'bhHl IilDlC 'liiIChIE
kill out the low animal nature in those
children. She believed in giving them
yrry little food and the doctor protest.
cd This she tcld me directly and per-
sonally.'
As to parents being separated from
children d. Anderson said: Il know of
enc instance in which they Were fined.
II was q matter of discipline
Parents were permitted to see their
children once in two weeks. OF course
there were exceptions, but he said that
was the rule.
Mrs. Tingeley's reason was that
parental favoritism and parental Ian
guagf interfered with the proper de-
vclaument of the children and We're
things to be avoided as much as pos
siMe
Referring TO the discipline of children,
DR.. Anderson averred: She takes
away their food-that is. she orders
them away from the table, and orders
them to cease eating if they do any
thing contrary to the rules. have Seen
that and know that they We're deprived
altogether Of meal for the time being
did not watch very closely, because il
was considered a matter of imperti-
hence almost, to question her ony any
Of her methods, or to observe things toe
Closely
Referring to the feeding Of the babies
Dr. Anderson said: II was going
through the grounds once with Mrs
TrgeIey. We.Cdme to the babies and
one was only few days old. She was
explaining her methC:is, starvation
Withholding the food. she said that in
one ease she withheld the food u hours
The child was about one Year old. Sht
said that the Chldrens lower nature
was subdued and broken: that The
quickest way to bring it about was tC
adopt the course of Withholding food
from the child until the child came &
its senscs-until its soul appeared"
In reply to question to uChing tht
status Of the institution at Point Iona
Dr. Anderson said: "Truthfully it is moi
a the0s0phic:,l society at all. 1t is 4
seeded movement from a theosophicd
society--a branch" He said he left tn.
Universal brotherhood because Mrs
Tingeley had substituted her will 90
the institution.