Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-22
EWarnS of InValidS.

The power OF electricity, not only to cure ills,
but to attract crowds, is only equalled by II
wew dss With Jark eSes nna sahe
mustache, who answered the Chronicle mans
call at ,42t Washington avenue. IT was DIR.
Geismardo,th famous electric healer, and after
having been elbowed and josted by upwards of
forty persons who were unable to gain admit
tance yesterday. the Chronicle was u ut subject
for treatment himself The marvellous success of
the Doctor III treating chronic cases has begunto
spread and has entered on his books the names
OF 2iT patients. Invalids in arms. on crutches,
and from carriages swarm In his room each day
and receive treatment at his hands "Oh, that
Is nothing said the doctor, with rich foreign
accent, Wait tell hey been here doc or three
wicks and see wot will hev done.' The doctor
pleasing and making his patients hopeful and
confident until he has effected their cure.
Copy OF the Kansas City Times, Monday Feb
Geismardo, the healer. Some of his wonder
full cures at the Music hall Saturday night
Music hall Saturday night to witness the per-
fornance of DR.. Getsmardo, the famous and re-
nowned electrician and healer.
The Doctor has been located in New York
Tor some time and has been making aStonish-
ing cures before thousands at the wigwam.
and long before O'Clock hundreds of people
had assembled at the hall clamoring for ad-
thrown open it was not fifteen minutes until
every seat was taken, the gallery jammed
and scores We're compelled to remain standing.
He was introduced by Il man who acted as man
Rger and spokesman. who announced that he
did the talking while the Doctor performed the
actions which speak louder than words. The
speaker said that the Doctor does not claim to
be u cure all. or to have the power TO cure at
one treatment + diseases or years standing After
on his gloves and said he was ready for business.
He asked first that committee he named
by the audience, to whom all who applied for
treatment should be submitted. A. J. Burnett,
Col. Henry starr and Capt hogers We're named
ted by the committee to be doctored was an old,
gray-haird gentleman named Graham, who has
Years. wapr NTH f'rtSs Wo se e
dragged along the floor fifeless and powerless.
would not be able to ascend to the platform,
SO he went on the floor, picked Graham up as
the steps and deposited him in a chair. The
doctor then questioned the man, so that all
could hear, and Graham stated tnat he had
% not walked for fourteen years. The doctor
then announced that it would be necessary
60 undress Graham. and the patient was
the stage and within five minutes the doctor
appeared at the door of the canvas walking
voice, walk sir walk. sir" and to the astonish-
ment OF all the audience the old man came hob
SanS
proud rs a boy exhibiting new toy, then the
doctor told him to walk down the steps from the
the doctors hand. When on the t,oor of the
hall he walked about for short time and the
someone else. 10 his evident surprise and
amusement the old man Graham. without as
sistancc, stepped quite briskly up the steps of
the stage, advanced and took the doctor by the
hand. while the crowd loudly Rrplauded.
The man who had been long afflicted said
he had been greatly bentitted and that he was
confident the doctor could do all that he claimed.
Several persons who We're not so severely af.
ficted were then treated. All experienced
almost instant relief. Then the doctor said he
wanted n chronic case. "Genteman, go to the
hospital" said he, "and bring on q stretcher a
man or woman who has not walked TOR
years and ] snail make him or her walk"
There was none such at hand, but the COM
mittee found womon whose left arm
was so completely paralyZed that she
con,d not raise her hand above her
waist. Come in here. madam said the doc
tor, "and In hve minutes YOU can take OF
Your hat with that hand. The woman went
into the room. To the astonishment and ex-
citement OF the audience, she appeared In three
minutes, and in response to command from
the doctor, she raised her hat easily and
afterward put her hand on the back of her head
and seemed to have her former power regained
in that arm A man sorely. afflicted with the
asthma and who could scarcely speak above "a
whisper was next trrated in sight OF the audi
ence and IN an incredibly short space of time
he was able TO speak clearly, and declared he
felt no feeling Of smotherng or dizziness. and
was greatly relieved. The audience applauded
the Doctor with laundering clamoration and all
seemed deeply interested in what was going on.
and after three hours of experiments there were
AS many present rs AT the beginning.