New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-05

She lived under the acknowledged domino
ton Of the two beliefs for twenty years,
endeavoring all the time to reconcile them
with her early religious training, and
finally evolving from them her Christian
Science cult in the ten years between 1863
and 1875
Soon after she went 10 her sisters house
TO live Mrs Glover became a confirmed
Invalid. She was afflicted with a severe
spinal complaint and was often compelled
to remain in bed for several days, suffer
ing intense pain. Dr.. Daniel Patterson,
dentist. and a relative OF Mark Bakers
second wife became acquainted with Mrs
Glover while she was at Mrs, Tt!ton's
house and progressed great interest in her
case. He talked about il a great deal and
often prescribed remedies for the suffering
woman. Mrs Glover married him in 1853,
and for three years thereafter lived II
Franklin, factory town near Triton.
In 1856 Mrs Patterson persuaded her hus-
band to move TO Groton. farming town
in the northern part OF New Hampshire.
Dr.. Patterson was a travelling dentist and
much away from home. Mrs. Patterson
was an invalid and spent her time reading
metaphysical books. studying sptrttuaIisn
and nnesmerisrn and beu1oaning the loss OF
her son, whom she had expected 10 nave
with her after her second marriage. But
the boy was not allowed 10 go TO his
mother except for brief visits. and finally
went West with the family with whom he
was living. She lid not see her son again
until he was thirty-four years old and had
been through the Civil War. and spent sew
eral years afterward as a prospector in the
West
Goes TO See Phineas ?. Quimoy.
From Groton the Pattersons moved TO
Romney and it was while there that Mrs.
Patterson decided 10 see Phineas ?. Quinn
by of Portland, Ne, of whom she had read
much for several months. In 1862. against
the strong opposition Of her sister, she went
to Portland for treatment by Quimby.
Quimby was an acknowledged hypnotist
or mesneric healer, who had assumed the
title of doctor. He had a suite OF rooms IN
the International Hotel at Portland and
there received his patients and treated them
by the familiar Laying on of hands, He
was the son of a blacksmith and had
learned the trade Of q ciockraker- He
became q mesmerist as the result OF q visit
70 Portland OF Charles Poyen, the French.
mesmerist in 1888. Becoming interested in
Poyen's work he studied and practised
rnesmerisn and soon went on to healing by
mesmerism and developed theory of cur
ing the sick by q combination OF mesmer-
ism and faith. or mind, cure. An account
of his methods and statements about his
work that appeared in The Bangor Jefer-
sonian'' in 1857 said:
"A gentleman of Belfast. DR.. Phineas P.
Quirnby who was remarkably successful as
an experimental in mesmerism some six
teen years ago and has continued his in
designations in psychology, has discovered
and in his daily practice carries out a new
principle in the treatment Of disease
His theory Is that the mind gives iulme
date form 10 the animal spirit and that the
animal spirit gives form to the body as soon
SIS the less plastic elements Of the body are
able to assume that form. Therefore, his
first course in the treatment Of patient
IS to sit down beside him and put himself
IN rapport with him, which he does without
producing the mesmefic sleep
Aovs the Mind Produces Disease.
..rIA saws that in every disease the animal
spirit, or spiritual form. is somewhat dis
connected from the body, that II imparts
70 him all its grief and the cause of 1t, I
which may have been mental trouble Or
shock 70 the body, as overfatigueI excessive
cold or heat. etc. This iuupresses the mind
with anxiety and the mind reacting on the
body produces disease
with this spirit form DR. DUMMY con- !
verses and endeayors 10 win It away from
its grief. and when he succeeds in doing |
SO It disappears and reunltes with the body.
Thus is commenced tbs first step toward
recovery. This union frequently lasts but
z short time, when the spirit again appears |
exhibiting some new phase OF its trouble. |
~ and do
until he overcones 1t. when it disappears as
before,
~tThus two shades Of troubls have disap-
peared from the mind and consequently
from the animal spirit. and the body al
ready has commenced its efforts 70 come
into a state in accordance with them
AT the time Mrs. Patterson went 10 DR.
0uir1by for treatment he had passed from
the mere ulesTueric treatment 20 convers-
ing With his patients and persuading them
that their sickness was a delusion. He had
added faith cure TO mesmerisrn. In Mrs.
Partersouis case he not only helped her but
convinced her that he was a mediator be
tween her and God. She asked him 60
teach her the principle OF his philosophy,
and he gave her his notes She stayed three
weeks in Portland and talked with him by
the hour. She took his notes TO her room
and pored over them and copied them The
following is an example from his notes:
Il VIII not try 10 establish this science
or rock. and upon it l will build the science
of life. My foundation is animal matter |
OF life. This. set in action by wisdom. pro-
duces thought Thoughts. like grains OF /
sand are held together by their own sym |
pathy. wisdom or attraction. Now, man |
is composed of these particles OF matter. or |
thought, combined and arranged by wis |
DOM As thought is always changing. so /
man is always throwing off particles of |
thought and receiving others Thus man
is a progressive idea: yet he is the same
man. although he is changing all the time |
for better or for worse AS his senses ara.
in his wisdom. and his wisdom is attached
TO his idea or body. bis change Of mind Is