The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-01
THE SCRANTON TR1BuNE-sATuRDAY MORNING, 1, 1896

be no doubt that the effects produced
In these and in similar Instances were
identical In character with the mag
netic phenomena of today.
Masuctism's Curative vaIue.
Magnetism is active everywhere and
has nothing new but the name. 1t Is
Il paradox only ito those who ridicule
everything and attribute to the power
OF Satan whatever they themselves are
unable ITO explain. Wise physicians are
aware how beneficial to the blood 1t Ia
to make slight frictons with the hands
over the body. 1t Is believed by many
experienced doctors that the heat
which oozes from the hand on being ap-
piled to the sick, Is highly aalutary and
suaging. This remedy has been found
to be beneficial to sudden as well as
habltual pains. Ut has often appeared
while ] have been thus Treating my
patients that there was some singular
property In my hands to pull and draw
away from the affected parts aches and
Divers impurities by eppiylng my
hands to the affected parts and extend
ing my fingers toward 1t. Thus 1t Is
known to some OF the learned physi-
clans that health may be implanted In
the sick by certain gestures and by con-
tact as some diseases may be com
municated from one to another.
about nine years ago n wealthy
young man and IA philanthropst by the
name OF Won Humboldt graduated with
high honors from Leipslc. He moved
to Nancy. France, and erected n hos
pital Mt his own expense, where he
treated disease magnetlcally, free Of
charge lnvaids that had been pro-
nounccd incurabie at the medical hos
pitals at Nancy Hooked to him In great
numbers. and were cured of their in
1rmltles. Finally the faculty of the
college waited ON him in a body. They
were received by the young German
with all respect due the medical pro-
fesslon. He chcerfully instructed them
In the science of magnetism or hyp-
motto suggestion. Two of the number
possessed the natural gift OF healing
They returned to their own hospital
and performed many wonderful cures
Many OF these cures were reported to
the London Lancet. At last the atten-
ton of the celebrated DR.. Tooky, of
London, and one of the editors of the
Lancet were attracted by these notices.
They visited Nancy and received thor
ough instruction in healing by this
wonderful power. They both possessed
the natural gift of healing and re-
turned with the most gratifying re-
suits The cures performed by them
were also reported to the Lancet. In
due time the attention of the late Pro-
fessor Charcot, of the Salpetrier hos
pital at Paris, was attracted by these
notices and Immediately he went to
Nancy, where he also received thor
ough course OF instructions. on his re-
turn to Paris the wonderful cures he
performed We're such that he could not
remain silent. For years he had been
bitterly opposed to this mode of treat
ment, but his first article published in
the Lancet was an ample apology, his
headline being. For Me to Remain
Silent Longer Would Be Criminal
"At the next meeting of the British
National Medical association the most
powerful medical institution in the
world, the subject of healing disease by
animal magnetism was taken up, thor
oughly discussed and under the name
of hypnotic suggestion was accepted
and adopted as one of the most power
full agents known to the healing art for
the cure of disease. During the past
eights years over fifty books have
been written on this subject, and it Is
no longer a disgrace for any physi-
clan who has the natural gift and
power to use it to put it into pratice."