The New York herald., 1868-06-01
THE SPIRiTUAlIST rs.
Dr. j. X. Newton, Practical Physician,
WOrketh Miracles AT the Everett Rooms.

Dr. J. X. Newton, Practical Physician,
WOrketh Miracles at the Everett Rooms.
lie was a gray haired gray whskered, wei, fed In
dvidual, that Doctor with pair OF eyes that had
once been blue, but now with the blue all washed
out OF them and partially washed into the whites,
that where the blue ended and the white began II
was dilcultl to tell except from very close In
spection. lie had a queer nose, that Doctor,
which looked as though it might have been
manufactured by the "artihcal nosemaker
for the human facer who makes noses to
order, OF every pattern and warranted TO fit, In
small, ricketty wooden building at the corner OF the
Bowery and some other street, the name OF which is
OF no consequence, though It must be admitted that
X the Doctors was really artificial II was kept
remarkably clean and wholesome and In all respects
as gentleman should keep such an appendage. He
was dressedto be sure he was for not 70 have been
so would have been manifestly improper-in an ex.
ceedngly medlcal.looking suit, with the ceanest
linen collar imaginable encrcng his well developed
neck, and as to good humor he was evidently In
the best OF spirits.
"Come, without money and without price," smiled
the benevolent gentleman OF 252 Thames street. New
port, r. !. Come and be healed" adding In soto
able gi(s FOR notning:M they came they ba,1sd,
citadel OF the rostruin-the haltngest, limpingest,
most rheumatic army that ever storined any,
| tflng. even uOctOr's ONCE. Dyspepsia went
ahead the Doctor smiled and put his hand
on Dyspepsias shoulder. Dyspepsia dgested,
put his hand In his pocket slipped something
into the willing hand Of Dr. J. X. Newton practical
physician, 262 Thames street. Newport, X. l., and
rctreaed. Yellow faced liver complaint dittoed the
action OF dyspepsia, and his liver was healed imme-
dately Next came an individual with tape worm.
| The Doctor smiled, put his mouth exactly where
tape worms are supposed to inhabit and whispered
! very authoritatively, ''Tape worm, come forth"
/ There was terrible commotion for a second or two
| In the patients Intervals; then the Jaws opened
! spasmodcay and the monster crawled out, the
patient standing perfectly still during the opera
| tion. The Doctor smiled, put someting IN his
pocket-whether the tape worm or a greenback
| could not be aseertained-and called for the next
! patient cooy as though nothing had happened.
| ''Wonderfu Doctor ~ buzZed the little woman with
| the corkscrew curls and Turkish pantaloons won
| derful Doctor ~ repeated the individual with the
| Continental tights "Wonderful Doctor ~ coughed
the individual who had Just been relieved OF the
tape worm. Wonderful Doctor ~ reyerberated
from every corner OF the hail. The next patient had
been blind from birth. The Doctor welcomed hlln
with smirk putting his fingers on nus
eyes very carefully. 'seclr was the sim.
PIE monosylable that broke from the lips
Ynanes II mes Street, Newport (. /. The patient saw
'Reai." smirked the practical physician, thrust ng
coarse print primer into the patients hand and the
patient began reading in manner aud with dls
tnctncss which, considering the fact that tle nnior
tunase had been blind from his birth and nad corse
quently never learned his alphabet, were Qune u