The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
aryers's Marvellous Power.


tion last week of ON account of the re-.
markable restoration Of .ex.Sherif' Peel
ing from condition OF helplessness 10
apparent strength and vigpr by Edmund
B, Myers of this city, has attracted the
attention Of q lafsa namier Of persons
who have suffered from various causes
which have bsfiled the kill of the legiti.
mate physician. Ae consequence Mr..
Myers has been overwhelmed with ap.
plications for relief. Among the mum.
Der whose attention was directed to the
potency of Mr. Myers's touch was Mr..
James Kennedy, whose homo ,:i8 ut; No.
1,424 North Eighteenth street, Phila-
delphia. rMr. Kennedy arrived Ia this
city from Philadelphia last evening.
When first seen his condition wac so pitt
liable as 70 provoke the sympathy of
every beholder. With q heavy cane In
each hand he chobbled along iu O painful
manner that could hardly be called
walking. Immediately Upon his arrival
he inquired for tho residence of ex .Shef.
'if Peeling, and sought q confirmation of
tho report published. For. more than
nine years mr. Kennedy has been Grip.
pied by what eminent pbysicians Of
Philadelphia pronounced scfatfca, and
for which they had applied allthe known
ren,ediea without avail. Finding that
the treatment of the doctors afforded
him no substantial relief Mr.. Kennedy;
tried, In turn, everything which appeared,
to present promise of ialleviatiDg his
suffering, not forgetting Hot Syringe,
Ark, ut which place he recently. spent
three months, during which time he gave
the far.famed baths the moat thorough
test. Tho effect was dishearteniug, aud
the sufferer returned to his homo In
Philadelphia. Upon reaching this city
and assuring himself by careful inyestf.
gatlon that the published account Of Mr.,
Peeling's cure had contained no mis-.
statement of tho facts, he summoned Mr..
Myers to his hotel. That mysteriously
gifted gentleman arrived at O. late hour
last evening, but stated chat he was 30
completely exhausted from the effects Of
full days hard travel TO visit patients
in various, parts of the County that he
could not then give Mr.. Kennedy's case:
the attention itrequired, but made an
apsoint!a. ens fos 2 oofttil fttil1oak oa.k this s1ngss.
At ..s.e hour named Mr.. Myera visited
Mr.. Kennedy nt hisroom in the Central
Hotel. By Invitation your correspondent
was present. Mr. Myers begun BY ilak-
ing number 6f inquiries Of his patient.
Alter satisfying himself In. regard to,the
nature of the trouble, Mr., Myers began
his treatment, which is remarkable only;
for It's simplicity. After making d few
delicate passes, or, moro properly speak
ing, rubs, over The afflicted apartsg the,
operator placed one hand upon 4 tho ,pg.l
TENTS forehead and the other upon the,
back of his head. This was continued
for b. few minutes, and then the operator
said, jocularly, but with an assurance
which was indicative Of his own conf
tdence: II must now say, in the language
iof the Scripture, take up thy bed and
walk.n't Mr.. Kennedy obeyed, hssitating.
Ily at first, but mora boldly when he ydfs-
covered that the task was not difficult.
Marvellous as y may appear. II Is never.
:hs!eess 9 fec, tsEE..'aa @=.: *::a Ta5 yes
,terday and has bean for yeaFs q helpless
cripple, who labored painfully along.
with half ,paralyzed and useless limbs,
TO day walked the street and promenaded
the Office Of the Central Hotel with the !.
.yigor and bnoyancy cf youth and without
o percsptible halt In his gait Whether
the result will be permanent or the tran.
sitory result Of excitement, or mesmeric
influence, time will tell, MIR. Kennedy
jubilantly relates the details Of his case
to every Inquirer. Taking his tWo canes
he hobbies along, aying,: sIhis &is, how
] walked yesterday with two :canes.,g'i
Then, putting down one Of the sticks, he
demonstrates with tho other how difIicuIt
locomotion was with that slight help.
Thcn he strides firmly np and down the
long room, kicking plsyfnlly at different;
objects and swinging his cano In the air
as though that article was purely an
ornamental part Of his makeup.