The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-13

Naturally they are exceedingly eau
tious IN an their work and refuse "a
publish the results of any experiment
until they have tested il 10 their salts
faction, and can substantiate their state
ments. Their reasons for maintaining
! this conservative attitude are well set
forth In the inaugural address of the
I president Of the society, Sir Oliver
! Lodge. In his address. he said:
Between Scylla and Charybdis.
We have to steer our narrow course
between the Scylla OF stony minds with
no opening In our direction and the
/ Charybdis OF easy and OmnIverous ac-
ceptance % every straw and Walt wheth-
er OF truth or faIseho0d that may course
with the currents Of popular supersti-
ton"
Additional dignity is lent 10 the trans
mission OF the message from New York
10 England by the character 5I the
medium to whom il was given. Mrs.
Leonora r.. Piper has been under the
supervision OF the English society for
many years and has been proved TO he
2 woman OF excellent principles and er.-
urely above charlataHism Moreover.
she Is not a spiritualist and makes no
attempt 10 explain her wonderful psy-
chic powers. She is an American and
resident Of Boston. Her own account
Of the way in which she became asso-
ciated with the society is most inter
estiDg
They Ghe society first heard OF me-
she says, lin the simplest fashion. My
nome Is IN Arlington Heights. in what
was once West Cambridge, not far from
Harvard University. 1 was then living
IN Boston. Ny maid Of all work told a /
friend who was a servant in the house /
mold OF Prof. William James, OF Har-
ward, that l went into queer sleeps In /
which said many strange things. /
Prof James recognized that was what /
is called a psychic and took steps TO 4
make my acquaintance
Convulsive Struggles Overcome.
AT first when 1 sat in my chair and
leaned my head back and went into the
trance state the action was attended
win something of a struggle. L ALWAYS
le'1 'S II i were undergoing an anes-
tAetic. But OF late years / have slipped
e'a'lS INTO the condition. leaning the
Is'u forward. ON coming out OF il
Iei1 stupid and rather dazed At first /
SAID disconnected things. II was all a
gibberish, nothing but gibberis5
Mrs. Fiper's husband is a tailor in
moderate circumstances. She is about
forty years OF age and is the mother
or TWO children. In appearance she fe
neither handsome nor homeIv and
neither a blonde nor a brunette. An g.,
telligent woman but scarcely IBteIIec-
tuaL During fifteen years. a mart Of
which time she was under constant s,,r-
VIGILANCE by private detectives en-
ployed by the English society. she has II
never conducted herself in a manner
that might lead 10 the slightest susnic- ,
ion that she is deceiving her scientinc (
associates.
In 1852, or whereabouts, she under
vent dangerous surgical operation | !
The physician who brought her through / /
successfully was a splritualist. lie de !
-ected ip her spiritualistic possibilities
ana with her consent made her a me |
Hum. She Is honest and has no expla- i
nation 10 offer 10 iuquirers who try IN
advance explanations for her marvellous
powers. Moreover, she has absolutely 3
40 knowledge OF what has transpfrelI Il
Turing any OF her frances
About the year 1855 Mrs Piper ac- y
IIlred the ability of causing spoptsn-
Gus OF selI-lnduced frances. Her first / h