The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-03

but hundreds of cases are on record where
the ailment has entirely disappeared bv
the time the treatment is complete
Is is a faith cure3 This is the generally
| accepted theory, if there be any theory
at all. The Mexico ans do not try to ad-
vance any. The white people do as they
naturally wish to show some cause for
indisputable effects.
Jose Sassiano, the county collector Of
BeXar county, man who stands high in
the state of Texas financially and politi-
cally, two months ago HAD one foot in the
grave. Doctors gave up in despair He
was victim of that insidiOus disease.
infiammatory rheumatism. Life was then
burden to him. To-day he is well man
His treatment was three hot baths taken
on certain days.
Miss Coy. niece of Andreas Coy, a prom
inent member of the police force, has
been for three years of unsound mind
! To-day she is as rational a human being
as there is in San Antonio Her treat
ment was four cans of tomatoes on four
consecutive days.
Mrs. Garcia, sister of Tony Garcia, of
! theatrical fame, has been voiceless from
nasal catarrh for two years. Last Sunday
she sang in the church choir, fully re
/ stored to health Her treatment was a
certain number of drinks OF cold water.
/ One of the most remarkable cures has
/ been that of Josiah II. Thurman, an Ameri-
can. He was a cOnsumptive in the last
stages. He went to Don Pedrito and was
told to take cold bath with his clothes
on at p. m. then to go outside and lie
on the ground until morning in his wet
clothes He did so against the advice of
his friends 1t was cold night. They
! expected him to die as soon as he was
| chilled. He did not chill He commenced
/ to steam He cried out with the heat
| He was burning up, he said. The next
day he felt strong and well, and has
| gained rapidly in flesh during the past ten
days.
EXCITEMENT SPREADING.
The class of Don Pedrito's patients is
| rapidly changing. The excitement has
| spread to the American population. He
calls every night at the homes of promi-
nent and wealthy people. Last night he
was at the house of City Clerk Ramsey,
! an old-time and respected citizen, holding
an important position.
The best physicians in the city have
| visited Don Pedrito, and come away talk
| ing learnedly about hypnotism, mesmerism
and the faith cure, but the fact Of the
matter is they are dumfounded and
view with alarm the inroads already
made into the ranks of their patients.
! Don Pedrito has Indian blood in him.
He does not know or profess to know who
he is or what he is. The occult power of
prehistoric and advanced race has been
transmitted to the present day through
the humble body of an ignorant Mexican
who barely looks at his patient while he
tells him how to cure diseases that have
bafTied the skill of modern science. The
prescriptions are but means Of retain
ing mental control over the sufferer for a
sufficient length of time to effect a cure
by power of which much is written,
but little is known.
Meanwhile the Mexican population is
ready to worship this strange old man
with such wonderful powers, and he may
yet appear as the central figure in a melo-
dramatic sensation in this region. Don
Pedrito says the world shall know who
he is by 1897. Thousands of people are
very much worked up, and look forward
to that date with evident Expectations OF
wonderful revelations.