The Jersey City news., 1906-10-31
VISIT TO MRS. EDDY
Newspaper Representatives Call
on Head Of the Christian
Science Church.
PUT THREE QUESTIONS TO HER

Aged Woman, Seemingly In Good
Health, Replies TO Queries Concern
ing Her Physical condition-AlIesed
lmpersonator Has Little Similarity
to Her.
Concord, N. H., Get 31-A newspa-
per representative who interviewed
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of the
Christian Science church, ten years ago
went to Pleasant View, Mrs. Eddy's
home, and was granted another inter-
view by the same woman. Although
Mrs, Eddy, who was born in 1921,
shows her advanced age in some re
speets, her voice was clear and strong
and she gave no evidence of decrepi-
tude or of any weakness not to be ex-
pected of woman in her eighty-sixth
year.
The interview, which was granted
to half a score Of newspaper repre-
sentatives who had assembled in this
city after the publication of sensa-
tional stories in connection with Mrs.
Eddy's health, was arranged by H.
Cornell Wilson, head of the Christian
Science publishing committee, at the
earnest request of the reporters.
Mrs. Eddy Appears.
When the newspaper representatives
assembled at Mrs. Eddy's home, Pleas
ant View, they We're escorted to the
double parlors on the east side of the
house A moment or two after they
had been seated Mr.. Frye, Mrs. Eddy's
secretary, announced Mrs Eddy The
leader of the Christian Science faith
walked to the doorway and stood, un-
assisted, before her interviewers. She
did not advance beyond the threshold
Of the door, and when it was seen that
she would not enter the room for
prolonged interview woman reporter,
who had previously interviewed xro.
Eddy, was delegated to talk TO her.
Mrs. Eddy appeared to be lore anx-
coed physical condition than to answer
inquiries Just three questions lad
been asked by the interviewer wEen
Mrs. Eddy turned, spoke word to her
secretary and, turning abruptly. start
ed for her carriage to take her custom
arg afternoon drive.
Three Questions Asked.
The brief interview consisted of the
following questions and answers:
''Are you in perfect physical health,
Mrs Eddy?' was the first question
asked after Mrs. Eddy had made her
appearance.
81 am" was the brief reply, given
with distinct enunciation.
Have you any other physician than
God?'
NO, indeed" answered Mrs. Eddy
with emphasis, and tho she added
slowly and solemnly:
"-The everlasting arms around and
above me, which is enough"
"Do you take daily driver" was the
next question asked, to which Mrs.
Eddy replied as briefly and distinctly
as she did to the first question. II do"
she said.
The visitors were not able to see
whether Mrs. Eddy walked from her
apartments on the door above to the
parlors without assistance, for they
had no view of the hail. Their first
glimpses of the leader was when she
appeared in the doorway.
Mrs. Leonard's Appearance.
AS if to dispose of the allegation that
a member of her household had on
many occasions impersonated her. Mrs.
Eddy or some member of her house
hold caused to be present at the inter
view Mrs. PAMELA j. Leonard of
Brooklyn, who, it has been said, had
been in the habit of driving in Mrs.
Eddy's carriage. There was but one
similarity to be noted, and that was
the abundance of snow white hair
which adorned the heads of both wo-
men.
Mrs. Eddy is about five feet four
inches in height. Her complexion is
clear, and frank brown eyes look stead
lily at the person whom she addresses.
She is frail weighing not more than
hundred pounds Her cheeks are not
full but they do not show any signs
of emaciations which could not be pro
duced by advanced years. Mrs. Leon
ard on the other hand, weighs nearly
40 pounds, and there is no facial re
seInblance between her and her leader.
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