Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-12
VENO'S ALLEGED CURES.
DENOUNCED AS A FRAUD AND I'M
POSTER BY A VICTIM.

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1t is lust six weeks since Neno, the
wonder-worker, left here, and if he
was to come again and escape being
mobbed by some of the people whom
he duped, it would be the greatest
wonder connected with his rheumatism
annihilating concern. By the great
display of posters and advertising he
convinced several persons in the sur
rounding towns, who were afflicted with
rheumatism, that outside of his treat
ment there was but little hope for
them.
Among this number was George Pc
trouse, an Austrian by birth and resi-
dent of Drifton for eighteen years. He
had been employed as miner until
about a year aLo, when he was COM
PEELED to quit work on account of a
severe attack Of rheumatism.
The first evening Veno appeared at
the Cottage hotel hall, Mr.. Petrouse
called on him and stated his case. Neno
told him cure was certain if he would
undergo treatment, to which Mr.. Pc
trouse consented, and Neno began oper-
ations on his patient at once.
That evening, and for several evenings
after, Mr.. Petrouse was exhibited to the
audience to show the ability of the won
der-worker in curing this dreaded dis
ease, and persons doubling his state
ments were promptly referred to Mr..
Petrouse, of Drifton.
Neno had scarcely left Freeland when
his patient had relapsed and has suf-
fered great pain since.
Yesterday representative of the
TRIBUNE called at the residence of Mr..
Petrouse and found the gentleman
still in great agony and very willing to
tell his experience with Neno.
care you still suffering from rheuma-
tism, Mr.. Petrouse?" the reporter
asked.
"Oh yes," said Mr.. Petrouse, 81 am
very bad. [ never had such pain as |
have now, but | think DR.. Wentz will
soon bring me around again"
But Veno said he cured you, Mr..
PetrouseH
"Veno," said Mr.. Petrouse, che is the
biggest fraud alive and should have
been put in Jail. Benefit me, no, am
worse now than ever. Wait, I'll tell
you it all. When l went to see Neno |
had pains in my shoulders and arms,
and he ordered me to strip to the waist
He took off his coat and rolled up his
shirt sleeves, then he put liniment on
my Dack ana began 10 ruD.
1.-THE pain was terrible and | told him
l couldn't stand it, but he said if |
wanted to be cured that was the only
way, and he rubbed me like that for
one hour. Then | was brought out on
the stage to show the people | was
cuured.
"When was going home he told me
before | went to bed to wet flannel with
tho lpiDnapt nd mn N ,.hact /
did and next morning the flesh was
burned off. See my arms where he rub
bed me. The skin was all off and my
back was all raw for three weeks
after"
"What kind of liniment was it, Mr..
Petrouse?"
His wife took bottle of it from a
shelf and sat it on the table, and Mr..
Petrouse said: "The doctor says it's
nearly all turpentne; that it's not lini-
ment. But no matter it's no good; a
person might as well throw his money
out in the garden as to spend it for that
stuff"
'What did Veno charge you, for the
medicine and for curing you?'
"He gave me treatment and the lini-
ment for nothing-ten bottles of lini-
ment and one of medicine. When he
treated me the first night he used two
bottles of liniment on my back and
arms, and that's the reason | could lift
my arms. The stuff he said was lini-
ment was burning my back and shoul-
ders so where he had rubbed the skin
off that | was sweating"
You can see for YOURSELF" he con-
tinued, as he rolled up his shirt sleeves
and showed his arms which were cover.
ed with blotches where the skin had
been rubbed off.
'He said | could get plenty more
liniment i'll the drug stores in Freeland
when what | had was used. | don't
want any more, and anyone who buys any
is foolish. They are just throwing
money away. Yes, Veno is fraud and
a robber, and anybody who trusts him
to be cured will find it out"
"How about that affidavit you gave
him, saying you were cured?" asked the
scribe.
"Well, he could talk so nice he made
me believe | was going to get better;
but | didn't write that. He brought it
to me the way you saw it, and / signed
it. But | want the people to know that
what is in that paper is not true, because
l am worse now than ever, and | believe
he would kill me instead of curing me.
AS the reporter was leaving the house
Mr.. Petrouse gave him one of the paste
board boxes on which the directions are
printed, how to use the liniment, SO
that no mistake could be made in dis
tinguishing ii from other liniments.
Owing to the unfortunate mans long
continued idleness the family is not in
the best of circumstances, and in order
to help himself along Mr.. Petrouse will
rattle a double drilling machine and a
complete set of mining tools at his resi-
dence on Saturday evening, February 4
The price of ticket is only % cents,
and this small mite will not be missed
by those who were fortunate enough to
not be deceived by Neno the wonder
worker.