Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern SpiritualismPutnam, Allen
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Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism
Putnam, Allen
Spiritualism; Witchcraft -- New England
SALEM WITCHCRAFT, 231.--Occurred at Danvers, 231.--Circle of Girls,
233.--Their Lack of Education, 235.--Obstacles to their Meeting,
236.--Mediumistic Capabilities, 239.--Parsonage Kitchen, 240.--Fits
stopped by Whipping, 242.--Upham's Lack of Knowledge, 243.--Hare's
Demonstration, 245.--Upham's Lament and Warnings, 246.--Nothing
Supernatural, 249.--Varley's Position, 252.--The Afflicted knew their
Afflicters, 254.--Names of the Afflicted, 257.--Mr. Parris's Account of
Witchcraft Advent, 259.--What occurred, 260.--Lawson's Account, 261.--The
Bewitching Cake, 262.--John Indian and Tituba, 263.--Tituba Participator
and Witness, 267.
TITUBA, 271.--Examination of her, 271-297.--Summary of her Statements,
298.--Discrepancies between Cheever and Corwin, 301.--Dates fixed by
Corwin, 303.--Tituba's Authority as Expounder, 308.--Calef's Notice of
her, 309.--Her Confession, 312.--Her Unhappy Fate, 313.
SARAH GOOD, 313.--Why visible apparitionally, 314.--Her Examination,
315.--Mesmeric Force, 318.--Persons absent in Form afflict, 320.--Only
Clairvoyance sees Spirits, 323.--Its Fitfulness, 324.--A Witch because not
bewitchable, 325.--Her Invisibility, 325.--H. B. Storer's Account of Mrs.
Compton, 326.--Ann Putnam's Deposition, 331.--S. Good's Prophetic Glimpse,
335.
DORCAS GOOD, 335.--Bites with Spirit Teeth, 336.--State of Opinion
admitting her Arrest, 338.--Upham's Presentation of Public Excitement,
339.--Lovely Witches now, 342.
SARAH OSBURN, 342.--Was seen spectrally, 343.--Heard a Voice, 345.
MARTHA COREY, 347.--Her Character.--Visited by Putnam and Cheever,
348.--Foresensed their Visit, 348.--Laughed when on Trial, 352.--Calef and
Upham's Account of her, 353.--Her Prayer, 354.
GILES COREY, 354.--Refused to plead, 355.--Was pressed to Death, 356.--His
Heroism, 357.
REBECCA NURSE, 358.--Was seen as an Apparition, 358.--Her Mother a Witch,
360.--Had Fits, 361.--Confusion at her Trial, 362.--The Power of Will,
363.--Elizabeth Parris, 364.--Agassiz, 365.--Not guilty, and then guilty,
367.
MARY EASTY, 367.--Her Examination, 368.--The Character of her Trial,
370.--Her Petition, 371.--Last Hour, 373.
SUSANNA MARTIN, 373.--Her Examination, 374.--The Devil took Samuel's
Shape, 374.--R. P.'s Position, 375.--Her Apparition gave Annoyance, 377.
MARTHA CARRIER, 378.--Examination of, 378.--Her Children Witches, how they
afflicted, and their Confessions, 381.
GEORGE BURROUGHS, 390.--Indictment of, 391.--Opinions concerning him,
392.--Apparitions of his Wives, 394.--His Liftings, 399.--The Devil an
Indian, 402.--Thought-reading, 405.--His Susceptibilities and Character,
406.
SUMMARY, 408.--Number executed, 412.--Spirits proved to have been Enactors
of Witchcraft, 414.
THE CONFESSORS, 415.
THE ACCUSING GIRLS, 420.--Ann Putnam's Confession, 420.
THE PROSECUTORS, 425.
WITCHCRAFT'S AUTHOR, 428.
THE MOTIVE, 432.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL, 445.
METHODS OF PROVIDENCE, 451.
APPENDIX.
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