The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-02

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sonhist at sight" The spaniel is said
to have been given to Mrs. Tingley oF
William .. Judge When Mr. Judge
died his spirit is said TO have entered
into Spots. Accordingly. the dog IS
said to be regarded as an object of rev
erence at Point Iona, and Mrs. Ting
lev is once reported to have said 10
the SPANIEL: IT know that Mr. Judges
spirit is in Spots, directing this move
nent.'
In striking contrast with such state
rents is the defence of Mrs. Tlngley
by DR.. Van Pelt, the superintendent
of cher school She calls the school
international. where in time it is hoped
TO have representatives from every
country Such a commingling, she
saws. will bring out broader ideas
and a higher type of manhood and
" omauhood.''
THE education" she adds, sis laid
ont on the broadcast lines possible. and
Mrs Tiugley is satisfied with nothing
less than the best. The forcing sys-
tenn does not exist, for the whole aim
Is to draw out the child's powers and
possibilities. In history. for instance
he is taught to study the law of cause
and effect. the reason for the rise ana
fall of nations, and is not compelled
10 nenlorize a mass of lifeless facts
Besides this the children are taught
music, dramatic art, drawing, paint
ing, modelling, woodcarving. stenogra-
ply, telegraphy. according to their
ATTITUDES. They also learn botany, as
tronomy, geology and the other SCI
ences. The character is also develop
ed. The child must become self-re-
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responsibility.
As to the dog Spots she says:
Il would feel that I was insulting
the intelligence of the ordinary reader
in taking the trouble to deny the
grotesque statements about little dog
made BY some of our maligners. were
il not that some regarded as intelli-
gent have apparently made these
statements seriously. There is, to be
sure, a little dog at the Point named
SpotS-a great ret with everybody, |
and it is just possible that some may |
have been heard to say in fun for
even very earnest people may relax
into baby TALK that Spots is very wise
and knows a good Theosophist at
sight or that he knows ali that is be- |
ing talked about, or that he is better
sorry for anyone who could not dis |
crinlinate between fun and serious
ness. Spots can do that, but the fur
Their statements which have been madet
about him are the results of magma
tions which are, to say the least, I'M |
necessary, and as I said before, to the
person of average intelligence it is |
unnecessary to deny them
Mrs. Tingley holds that the best |
moral and intellectual results cannot be
obtained without sound physical
basis, so it is considered duty TO
guard and improve the children's |
health. 1 should like to contradict the
statement that they are ever allowed
to go out improperly clothed. But 1t |
must be remembered that the climate
of Southern California is very mild, and
that it rarely rains there. The wonder |
full climate helps in this, but its effect
is supplemented by careful attention to
diet by appropriate physical exercises
and other means. Two physicians at
least are always on call, IN case OF
need
Katherine A. Tingley has woven
spell about her own career and in her
MANY existences seems to have been
confused. The earliest glimpse which
is contained of her is in 1900 B. c., when
she and Nine. Blavatsky were making
a pastoral sojourn in Egypt. She re-
appeared several times in various parts
of the world where she made the &C
ouaintance of noted adopts, and espe-
ciaIly of the person who now is sup
posed to live in Spots her spaniel.
AS far as plain history is concerned,
Mrs Tingley was born in Newbury-
port, Mass. about fifty-five years ago.
Her father was named Westcott, and
his saloon and hotel were conducted in
such a manner to bring down upon
him the displeasure of the community.
The authorities eventually refused to
renew the license for the place. The
daughter at this establishment obtained
an insight into life far different from
the peaceful existence in the Valley OF
the Nile for she was then a reckless
/! hoyden. She had soma recollection of
being sent to a convent at Montreal,
but the historians, who have no esote-
ric notions, fail to find any time in her
life which could have been devoted to
religious training. She fed to New Or
leans and married Richard Cooke.
compositor, by whom she had one child
which, she said. she adopted.
! Mrs. Tingleys second husband was
George w. Parent. detective and later
a saloon keeper, and it is not known
whether or not she had any children
by him. She adopted two boys, how
ever. who have been known by various
names. Her first two husbands obtain
| ed divorces on the ground of desertion.
| Mrs Tingley was in Boston for few
/ years. and then she made her appear
| ance in New York. She lived in cheap
I apartments in various parts of the
metropolis and conducted her house
keeping on a strictly cash basis This
method was considered the best by the
/. tradesmen. and wherever she located
; they adopted it at the suggestion OF
those who had previously served her.
| Under the direction of Professor Paul
! Mccarthy Mrs. Tingley studied hyp-
notism. There can be no doubt of Mrs.
j Tingley's powers of hypnotism and she
used them with great advantage. She
tried to exploit an invalid's chair with
little success as far as the paying OF