The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-04
TIE MIRACULOUS PHYSICIAN At HOME.

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rating Ro0m-The Electrical Apostle
Dt pensing His Power--Increase OF Iha
Fame and Repusasion-Lctter from
Onv OF his Patients, Sc.
Tho attention which Wednesday morning drew
TO the extraordinary electrical and spiritual physician
operating In this city was the theme OF general
comment in all parts Of New York and Brooklyn
and produced no little degree Of surprise and Devil
derment mingled with doubt and suspicion. While
some were but too ready to bolt the whole idea
OH upreaerved cures and to digest the Doctor with hts
crutches sticks and everything else, there were not
fow who were just as prompt to derounce tho whole
affair the most gigantic humbug OF the day But DO.
tween tho two sections Of creduous and the dubious
there was third party, consisting of reasonable and re-
Elective men who calmly considered the evidence, and,
Weighing tho facts yet developed and the testimony
of those who have been cured, resolved TO keep
their eyes open and TO walt for the further do.
velopoment CT tho physician's power and ability
before deciding for or against him In the
meantime reporter paid tho doctor another
matutnsl VISIT TO CLEAN facts for public informa'
ton and To satisfy the sppetes Of those who doubt
less craving to hear something moro Of this phenoue
non in the mysterieS Of medical kno xiedgs We have
already Informed readers Of tho manner in which
DR.. Newton b-gan his medical career--I We be al
lowed 30 to designate his peculiar system OF We
however, emitted to state that he ia a native Of New
Port Rhcds Islnad-one Of fashionable and highly
favored watering places, where SC many Thousands
have found their health Improved BY the seubrity OF Its
climate and the purity OF its air. The Doctor vas,
therefore, born In healthy place. Of healthy parents,
and at healthy perioo-all circumstances which haze
tended mbue him with his present capacity for i'm.
parting health to those who need IT, On arriving there
at O'Clock yesterday morning, we found the whole
mont of the building jammed up by crowd, which it
~ N yonct
There were people Of both sexes and OF all ages and
colors, the greater portion consisting Of those who
are too poor to employ regular physician, and
WHO have in consequence been opg prey 10 misery
Ind disease. On mirgllDg in, and couversing
With these unfortunate people, we foand that many Of
III, bad been discharged from our public innrnaries
and hospitals, and Others cmssed by private practi
Icreys es hopeless Others had been suffering for
years under accumulation Of disorders, which the
vi, tues Of medicine could hope TO reach There
was Of thcso miserable people whose case
regular physician would graphic with IN the hope OF
Ssd 70 be Srousht to tie houre by their friends who
patiently waiting for CHANCE TO get within reach or
The etrapge physician these people, for The most part
by The ordinary measures known to medical Science
Ii the most enlightened physician, or accomplished
surgeon John Hunter Sir Ashley Cooper, Abernetny,
or Sir Benjamin Brodie. or Carncchan, had voun
eercd their services TO endeavor to euro any OF these
Of the chances are that they would
have refused 70 profit py them But they no sooner
learned that prophet had arisen IN rae and that soc
thing ike supernatural means were being employed by
him Ter the OF dsesse than with that blind faith
which often aids the physician, they have crawled by
~ Il were, 70 be touched even by biz shadow
From seven 70 nine o'clock the doors OF his house
were regularly beseged hundyecs have daily to 60 away
ing that their ,un did not come and the
OF morning are only Increased on every following
cav There is iator who stands the entrance OF the
house and pasecs the patients In regular order to pre-
vent confusion AZ econ as one party is operated upon
no cut and another 10 admitted, ard SO on III the
firrno lrt IN hc
Doctor then goes breakfast, and the next OF
operations those Of higher position In lire and
c nSs From rom ten o'cloak TN iato in the
Afternoon long row OF carriages Is continually
sha hs ns in that
busy part of the city, they are not very particularly
observed. Many ladies' ard gentlemen in the upper
aeiore make their pilgrimage On foot Those who
arrive the hours fixed for operating have TO wait
being treated no oIc oae admitted to the presence Of
tho operator. He makes no difference In operating
theory his power has been conferred for the
benefit or tho whole human race, at least
Of that portion having faith in the sufciency of h!s
vitality to tftc. On occssioa fashionable
lady well dressed gentemcn and asked for
while The paSr patients Were being attended
them Of the Doctor Interchangeable rule They pressed
hir cases bard and pointed out bow they would be ia
convebcnced If they notatendcd 70; but the isni
tor ensured them that his orders were go strict that II
John Jacob Aston or Commodore Vanderbilt with all
| ,.m,ja NOT Ia admitted hut wonh undouhtatlv
haze 70 snbmit 10 rnic This will give an idea of The
,eouer,tv With which Dr. Ne;r ton Carries ON bs esta
| blrbmant
nersop Gaming 70 him 10 he treated haa 20 record
h,a or her ard If TOO poor TO pay to bring cert
ccate IN that eesct from eoi, respor sblo persoD
n ,rsv ne we'll IN sate fov the info, nation of those
! who may desire 70 consulr Dr. Newton that no in
| tonJs ~ on abort yny int the country for n
da- or to-" The constant laboy and fatisre which
| ba has IN auet.in in the nrnsecution of bis art
cannot fail 70 be a severe tax upou hts constitution
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