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Show STATE ASSEMBLY IS WITH "MOTHER" EDDY New Hampshire Legislature Kills Anti-Christian Science Bill. CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 7. Followers of "Mother" Eddy are much rejoiced over the defeat of a bill intended to put faith-cure under ban of the law in this State. Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy has resided in Concord for many years, and It was considered significant by Christian Chris-tian Scientists that the bill should be Introduced In her home town- . The measure provided that it shall be unlawful in New Hampshire to practice prac-tice Chirftian Science, faith cure, mind healing or other like agencies in curing disease." Heavy fines and imprisonment im-prisonment were provided for offenders, snd in case of death due to or hastened by failure to call a regular physician the healer should bz deemed guilty of manslaughter. The bill was killed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 70 to 194. |