Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-12

has been called from Boston or else-
where. Mrs. Eddy is in unusual good
health for q woman of her years. She
has, as far as my knowledge Is con-
cerned (and / have seen her daily, al
most hourly, during the daytime while
I have been at Pleasant View no
chronic, organic nor functional disease
of any sort. Mrs. Eddy Is active, about
the house more or less daily, goes up
and down stairs at least once q day
when she goes to her drive and gener-
ally more-usual1y twice a day She
usually goes down stairs in the after
noon.
Present at Interview
IT was present at the interview with
the New York World reporters
Messrs. Slaght and Lithchild and Pro-
fessor Kent. Professor Kent stood be-
tween Mrs. Eddy and myself so that
1t would have been impossible for me
to have reached my arm about Mrs.
Eddy to support her, as alleged by the
article in the New York World.
LEWIS G. STRANG."
state of New Hampshire,
"Merrimack IS
October 20, 1906.
Personally appeared before me,
sworn, deposes and says that the above
statement made and signed by him is
true. JOSIAH Il, FERNAID
Notary Public"
Concord, N. H., Oct. 2s. 1905.
"This is to certify that Mrs. Eddy
stopped at my residence, 81 North State
street, this city. shortly after o'clock
today and 1 had several minutes con-
versation with her. The carriage door
was open and she shook hands with
me cordially. have known Mrs. Eddy
for number of years and know that
she Is the same person with whom l
spoke today She was very evidently in
excellent health and strength. I have
also known Mrs. PAMELA j. Leonard
of Brooklyn for a number of years and
although I have seen Mrs. Eddy's car
riage on State street almost daily
nave never seen Mrs. Leonard occupy
it. The occupant has always been Mrs.
Eddy herself.
HERMANN S. HERRING"
Sees Mrs. Eddy
Having seen and talked to Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy today, I am pre-
pared to label as false the sensational
reports in today's New York World
concerning Mrs. Eddy's state of health.
Il found that Mrs. Eddy was the
same active, healthy and mentally alert
woman she has always been reported.
She moves about with perfect freedom
and no sign of suffering or physical
disability.
Il was present today when she re-
oeived and conversed with Mayor
Charles R. Corning and Gen. Frank s.
Streeter, the latter having known Mrs.
Eddy throughout the past fifteen years.
Gen. Streeter and Mayor Corning ex-
pressed themselves much impressed
with the activity and apparent health
of Mrs. Eddy.
while in Mrs. Eddy's home 1 made
inquiry as to the basis of the reporI
that galvanic battery was in evidence
and was used to prepare her for the
ordeal of meeting her inquisitors.
was shown silver water pitcher
which stood on side table with a gob-
let and silver bowl for waste water,
Outside of these articles the room is
occupied by ordinary furniture and with
nothing to indicate galvanic battery.
l was assured that the room was pre-
cisely as it had been during the visit
or the World reporters and that the
water pitcher and other silver pieces
| which go with it furnished the only
foundation upon which to establish the
canard.
This instance, I learn, is illustrative
OF the grounds for all the other allie
cations respecting Mrs. Eddy's health,
wealth and income.
"As the Christian Science committee
on publication for the state of New
York desire particularly that the facts
be presented to the people of New York
state 1 have gained the truth regard
ing these questions first hand, and nv
investigation here in Concord and Mrs.
Eddy's home has revealed a state of
affairs which leaves nothing upon
which the World story can stand.
Every mayor of Concord back as far
as 1897 has been interviewed today and
| each has positively denied ever having
acted as unofficial treasurer or hav-
ing received money or Jewels alleged to
have been left with them for Mrs.
Eddy. The story that Mrs Eddy re-
ceived money from those who have
visited Concord in years past is with
out foundation.
III. CORNELL WILSON.
Concord, N. H, October 2S, 1906"
Mrs. Eddy In Her Carriage
The foregoing statements are freely
made in refutation of the allegations of
the Sunday Worlds article, which as
serts that Mrs. Eddy is near to death
from cancer; that for more than three
years she has been unable to leave her
home; that she is impersonated in her
carriage by Mrs. Leonard, her COM
panion; that she cannot manage her
business affairs; that she has trans
ferred her property to others. and that
her gifts and charities are mythical.
1t will be noted that the statements
made by Concord people in refutation
of these assertions are not from Chris
tlan Scientists, but from Congregations
alfsts, Unitarians, Universalists and
Raptists; and from persons who by
reason of their opportunities to know
what takes place in Concord may be
relied upon to state facts.
The gist of the Worlds sensation,
however. is summed up in the assertion
that Mrs. Eddy is physically broken
down and that it is not she but Mrs
Leonard who drives i'm the Pleasant
View carriage through Concord's streets
every day. This ought to be easily sus-
ceptible of proof if it is true. Mrs.
Leonard is readily accessible at
Pleasant View, and 1t would be an easy
matter for anybody to call there any
day when the carriage is making its
round to ask for Mrs. Leonard and
thus to ascertain whether she was inn