Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-11-19

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FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. 10. 1880.
Local
Miller and His Miracles.
CROWDS COME TO CONSULT HIM-THE
LAME LEAVE THEIR CLUTCHES AND
60 HOME REJOICING.
&C.. &C., sc.
In last weeks VINDICAToR q short no.
tice announced that DIR. John Miller would
be in Staunton on the 18th inst. Prompt
ly on time he was at Kalorama; had his
Office open, and not less promptly his pa
tients began to flock in. The doctor,
whose history has been from time to time
referred to in this paper, was less then
two years ago operating mill in Scott
county in this State, where he was success
mates, afflicted with divers complaints by
merely laying on hts hands. His patients
increased SO rapidly that last winter be
went to the Red Sulphur Springs in Roa-
noke county, where the halt aud blind
flocked to him from everywhere, and
giving himself up to their demands, in the
course Of seven months he treated over
four Thousand patients, the majority Vt
whom, his agent says, were relieved Of
their maladies. Since then he has been
travelling in this direction, coming from
Lexington to this place.
THE MILLER FAMILY.
DIR. Miller is accompanied by his wife,
q pleasant, matronly, middle-aged lady,
and by Mr.. R. H. Woodrum, of Roanoke
county, his business agent, who, in the
trying position he occupies, being con-
tinualIy surrounded by crowd of interes-
ted or inquisitive persons, asking q
thousand idle questions to one sensible
one. is uniformly courteous and pleasant.
In the three days that the doctor has
been in Stanton he has had applications
from 24S afflicted person. The clerk
registers them as they present them
selves and arranges for them to be treated
in turn. Yesterday two rooms were full
all day, one with male and the other with
female patients, and at shutdown seventy
patients had been treated. Our reporter
was by the courtesy Of Mr.. Woodrum per-
mitted to 60 into the DOCTORS private
room with patient and observe his
treatment.
IN HIS OFFICE.
He found in small dark room with the
shutters closed and It's only furniture two
chairs, this remarkable man. He Is rather
stout, OF middle age and stature, dressed
very plainly with long red hair and beard,
nd 3 rather pleasant expression of coun.
to. rance, mild and persuasive voice and
a bi light eye that has something OF fascina-
ton IN its gaze. He asks his patient what
is his complaint, has some reassuring
words for him referring to similar cases
that he has relieved and cites him scrlptu-
raj passages to strengthen his faith. Then
he commences his manipulations, passing
his hands over the patients head and face
and limbs, humping his chest, rubbing the
spine under his coat and rapidly going
pretty we'll over the whole body. About
10 minutes is spent in the treatment and
the patient expresses himself much relieved
and gratefully offers compensation which
the Doctor says can be arranged In the
next room with the agent and we pass out
as others push in. 1t seems that no charge
Is made.
HIS BILLS.
s.Dr.n Miller considering that his gift
of healing is from God. leaves it to his pa
tients to pay or not as they choose ant
many being unable to give any thing ar
not questioned at all though they 60 ava.
cured. He will not receive any large fe
and declines as much as S., the average
amount paid being Fl. A man who ha'
drought a lame child and took him bacl
:sound offered SIS, but the 81 in change wa
Ihanded back.
SOME RESULTS.
As our reporter went up to the house h
saw a gentleman from West View. Capt
Schoppert, drive up to the front gate and {
man was helped out who had to be liftet
softly to the ground and his crutches plac
led under him when painfully he dragged
himself with bent knees, up the bricl
walk to the Doctors office. Three hour
later this man, ]. =. OFT. who bad been il
torture for 16 months, bad been treatet
and was free of pain and moving one lei
esily with the other, greatly benefited
ami in fine spirits.
Another man hobbled in with stick
had a quiet ten minutes with the healer
came out laughing and walked off forget
ting his wife who picked up his stick snt
followed after.
Mr.. F. w. Hager, who has been painful
" afflicted with rheumatism at times FOL
years. feeling an attack coming on and
suffering SO naAch that he could not set hi
foot squarely down. was treated. Ate
the first manipulation yesterday morning
= he said he felt no relief. The second curet
him of all pain and his limbs were as sup
pie as ever.
Bill Brown, a colored barber. has hob
bled about the streets of Stanton TO
months, one leg drawn up with rheuma
tism and one hand and arm drawn an
distorted SO as to be Of little use to him.
Gone visit to Miller was enough. Brown
.exutches stand in the corner OF the Dof
,txss Office as q trophy while Brown walk
tshe streets happy man.
Dr. Miller said yesterday that three dea