The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-05
MIasAI leIlISAl,
An Interesting Exhibition by Drsohoemer
ut tho ogden House.

A party OF ABOUT nllttn Rthtirhiohi
In which was included q number OF
newspaper men, assembled In the par
lors Of the Ogden House Thursday after
noon, at the invitation OF DR., II, W.
Schooner. and one aud all were very
agreeably entertained for the space OF
about three hours, by an exhibition OF
mesmeTism given by the Doctor.
The gathering was an entirely lnf0r'
maj one, and was called by DR., Sch0e'
mer for the special purpose Of present.
ing TO an intelligent party Of his fellow
t0wnsmen the result of his studies ana
Investigations In the sclence-for II un-
dOubtedly IL u sclence-Of mesmeriaIn,
together with display Of the remarka-
hle power possessed by him, as manlies'
ted In the cases of two inyallds he has
been treating magnetcally, both OF
which were said 10 be hOpelessly beyond
the reach Of all medical SKILL,
The frat of these cases IN that or q
young man named Adam Holman, who
fell iTOm the roof Of barn aud struck
on his head some years ago, which re-
suited, besides other serious injuries, In
his altogether losing the sense OF hear
ing, This young man has been under
the Doctors treatment for but q few
weeks, aud asa result Of that treatment
can now hear anything spoken In q
loud tone of voice. He has asO been ar
niclpd with slammerlng siuce he was
tlrpp wears Old, aud 4 Ms the Doctor feels
confident Of curing Inside Of i've or six
weeks, M well as completely restoring
lig sense of hearing,
fhe other case IL that OF Mrs. Becher,
wife of MIR. Simon Becher OF tllia city,
who was stricken with paralysis about
llye years ago. The shock was such u
severe one that Mrs. Becher lost the ac'
tive use OF both lower limbs, her lett
arm and right eye. According 20 her own
story she was left completely helpless,
20 much 40, she said, that two OF the
strongest men In Canton could not hold
her up on her feet. And yet 10 day she
ls able u walk almost any distance, the
sight has been lestOTed 10 her right eye
aud she has tho complete nse OF her left
arm. All this IL the resnl OF Dr. ochoe-
mer's treatment who has had the lady
In charge now for about five weeks,
Truly, tlis Is something nearly ap'
UIOhtHlHR lHN HlluVNlNuN' iN ~ 'ht
Just 10 say that np TO very recent pe.
riOd Dr. Schooner was u confirmed
skeptic on tue subject Of Magnetic heal.
Ing, aud Il was with great dItlldence and
reluctance TINT he attempted anything
In that line, Bot since the two remark
able cures effected by him his opinions
have undergone radical chauge,And he
IL now u Arm believer in the elllcHcy Of
magnetic treatment for all nervous dis
eases, aud intends from this time on 10
devote his practice entirely 10 that
branch Of medical science, Az "a mesIne'
rist Dr., Schooner prOasesses very great
power, Hnd II has been but short time
since he Ilrst made the discovery that he
was the possessOr In large degree OF
thai power, He * also u llrm believer
ilrphrenOl0gy, % which science he has
given considerable study, In connection
with mesmerism, aud as u result, he has
made some very startling discoveries,
the chief Of which N hls ability
Of proving the truth OF phre-
nOlOgy by mefmerism Taking
Mrs. Becher as n subject he gave al in'
teresting exhibition on this subject be
fore his guests First placing her In Il
mesmeric state, he asked some one pres
ent to name u faculty Of tho mind that
he would like " see manifested. "Vene'
ration was named, aud the Doctor
touched that part OF the head In which
the organ Of the faculty Is supposed TO