Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
THE DANISH CURE
AND THE LADY WHO INTRODUCED
1T INTO THIS COUNTRY.
How a Foreign Lady of the Nobility Mad'
Career for Herself In New York
Madame Schott and Her Manipulation
of Muscles.

VI
IcU,cal COrrrSI"nicnCel
NEW YORK, MAY 81 This city is famous
as a place for the development of talent
not simply the talent that takes to tn" beaten
track. but unhcard of talent New York
furnishes a field Of activity for every gift
under the sun, if tn poSs"sS"r do but know
how to reach the market. | have noticed
this more in the case of women than men
The latter have the entire range Of profes
sonal, industrial AMI comm"rriu pursuits
to turn to for n livelihood; hut women have
only few avenues open. pnv"t by precedent
This makes it awkward for the uuinspired.
but furnishes a fine chance to the inventv"
to turn some peculiar gift, taste or acquire
mCnt to practical account
And they do turn these things to account
| could name nearly n dozen women who
earn honest and often enviabl" incomes by
means never before adopted by man or
woman Thcse are the starters of new in
dustries for what one woman does success
fully others will initiate, and 50 every new
thing becomes in time recognized profeS
sion, business or industry-One OF the
things that impoverished women turn over
IL, tL,i- r,ird- i, rarD',xftv and fear when
tbo,, f,,, Tho ,,ro,tcst ~ au nrohIsms ~What
sb,u do IN he saved from wantp
One day, when in a house OF a friend,
horJs,,,,, ,orri,c,, dr,yvn bv two sniritad
ponies and engineered by the most dIgnitied
Of coachm'n, stopped before the door
Sor,ohoIv said aHere comes Nine Schott
know you will he Interested in her"
Then, i'll response TO my look OF inquiry,
the LADY went on To explain that Nine
Scbo,t wos wopdarfuI woman. that she
vos n practicirr nbvsiciap. who did great
tb,pre without medicine. that she had in
trn.IuceI TIN, Danish cure" into this coun-
try and nv means of II m.de herself rich.
h0noraJ and somewhat famous Yes" she
continued 4.nd she noss,sses the faculty
that all the schools haven't been able TO ac-
,,,,i,o-+bo fo,,,lt, ~ rci,v MATING her ma
tia,,s Witb,I ,ba i al interesting char
s,.,.r and ,,r.,sir, lady"
f.v minutes later n lady entered the
rarro, with a snrir,v stan and n carriage
tbot was noetrv itsalf Her motions were
ouick and Graceful like those of a delicate
Iird vet nv no means nndipnitied She had
tho cro,, opI =, ,.,rinsss of vouth a fac.
,bo. attbo,,',b ,,at Iin1Io,s boi no lool, of
aI.,sa aI[,,,t !, nal form, Iik, a GIRL of ~
- vic, % lird IiLa os her movements
nd 60 deIicion,lv Danish in accent that
conrd onIv nnderst,nd a word here and
tbers
I,tor bacsr,o we'll ac,uainted with her
~ I,arr,I b.r history br;af sketch of
T,.b;cb 7 ,,i,o tbot II may encourage other
women 10 soa,s within themselves for some
,bi,,,, tb,,. GOV, trrp IN substantial account
- 80, .,,i,,,, i r.,,Ial
N,o Schntt whose Christian name /,
,U;ILa,,,i,,., - ,b.. dou,,b,or of Danish M
1T - ,ba b;,,bost r,,hiIitv Of De ,uork
she carly cave cvid .nc,. Of the self sufficient
,.;,.;. ,,Liet bo. ,,.,,, h,,r nm bo,orab ba Mac,
a. rif - ;,,i,,, >, corro;, ,notr;no,iaI
,Ions which had h..,n formed for her bv
H. i, o,,tbori,v n.ta, mined tn 10 some-
trir,, ~, bcr own account she left her home
- -. 70 bor ,,rc,a In Conanbagep DIR
Er,ao Fr.scb who WAS nhysician 10 King
1,b,,..ia,, YIN Ha ,rasant.d her to The
li,c, o,i ,,,,o..r wi n yver. ~ much interested
:, ~ o,,d ,,,,rit Tint thav ofFarad to
~, fath,.r and mother tn ber
uo,.ir,, ALWAYS n sDerial fondne.s for tho
1T, ~ tb,. ,,ccb anisn, of the human holy
cd natural desir, To cure diseases she
3svoted herself to the thorough study of
oro.o,,,. and pbvsioIoyv while o,her voung
Iot,s ~ her rank ,mnsed themselves with
social rleacureS Under her uncle's tuition
sbo Harmed the practical Duties of a physi
cio, with no very strong hone of ever turn
inc, her k,,owled-e to account. There while
,isiti,- an irstitut,cp for the treatment of
the sick she first saw the Danish cure"
,r,ctis 4 She was strongly impressei by its
workings and. eager TO become a practitioner.
WAS instructed in this science of manipula-
,i,,, which has h..er an important branch of
medical science in Germany and Denmark
si,ca the Fifteenth century. In Denmark
Tho studv of ANATOMY is taught not as here
j., ,bo Jiss,ctipg rom alone After the
rs,,al course of study the student enters n
Jor,ortr,ent davoted, ntiraIv to stndving the
oction Of the mecharical parts in living sub-
icts A rrsctitio,er OF the Danish cure
] ,rust he able to det.ct Instantly upon ex
orination NV the h,nds alone a disnlace-
rn,nt contraction or abnormal condition of
INV muscle or cord IN the BODY.
/ Na.ting an Amerc,n lady and besrinO
,,,,,ch of III. baautif,l new land across tba
sea soon af er finishing her study of the
I .narisb c,ra MN, Schott was stricken
IN tb, American favar that insiIious
/ ,I,.aoso vcbA,b vaor hv year rana.rates
! rar+Lor into tho hill. aud mountains of Den
r,,rk SwaI.n and Norwav and carries
ayyn,, the vouny AMI strong leaving the
r,,rD,ts SasGIata Ss To America she came
,,,;tI, bo- ra,v friend thirtv-two wears AGO
! - r., i, tho ro,d ~ which sbs had lon,
/ tbopght and dreamedshe has lived the most
| ,,af,l ,,ort of bor liz.
An bar Man. NJ f,dirg n vocation ware
a. er,atoI coo, aftr her arrival bv IN
| i,,sviralIe exnarienceof falling in love and