The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-15


thus performing miracles? Itseems
so The whole community unani-
mously proclaim him "a perfect
gentleman and friend to everyone
doing good in holy cause, helping
to make happy, unfortunate, af1llc-
ted, suffering humanity. Mr.. Leo
was com missioned by the United
States government several wears ago
to teach the Cherokee and Choctaw
Indians in Indian Territory. He
remained with the Indians four
years, and by his kindness, affable
manners and gentle ways, he won
their confidence and secured from
them the most remarkable Rheu-
| matte cuie, blood and other RENE
dies that exist in the world today.
For the past three years he has
made several hundred difficult cures
in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina, that only can be styled
/ miracles and has never failed to cure
| any case attempted, care not now
| difficult. His remaining in Green
Vile, S C three months, Anderson,
| s. c., three months, Sumter, S. C..
| two months each on two visits, Oar
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! being endorsed in the strongest pos
sible terms by the mayors, city
councils, police departments and by
the affidavits of the persons cured
are incontrovertibie evidence and
legitimacy, honor, genuine worth
aud a God send to suffering human
! i-y, and as evidence of his noble
work, good and successful results,
the city councils gave him q nominal
| license to sell his medicines in pxb
lie, while they force up the price to
| extortionate figures to keep out
! quacks and humbues.
| Mr.. Leo wears two magnificent
gold medals. One presented to him
by the county of Anderson, S. c.,
for his wonderful and miraculous
cures effected there and the other by
the Butler Guards at Greerville S.
@, who elected him an honorary
member of their company.
Any city government cenversant
with the good this man does for the
afflicted, can well afford to grant
him the freedom of the city without
license, because when many poor
helples cripple is made to walk by
Mr. Leo, without cost of a cent, then
| he raises subscription for his bene-
fit is something to be applauded and
commended by every noble minded
person and christian, thus does John
Leo take the rank as public bene-
factor whom all will respect, honor
and worship when you know him.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL RHEUMATIC
C,ITPE
| Att o'clock Saturday, December
2nd, in Anderson, S. C., poor boy
13 years old, named a. 7. Simpson,
living three miles from StorevilIe,
Hill township, Anderson county,
who had been helplss cripple for
four months, with both knees and
ankles swollen twice the origin al
size, was carried upon the platform
before about 5000 people, the Rev
r. W. Burts and r. o. Branyon,
Honea Path, Anderson county, com
ing on the stand in response to Mr.
Leo's invitation to the physicians,
ministers and any one to examine
the boy aud see that he is helpless
cripple. They examined the boy's
knees and doubted the possibility OF
cure. Mr.. Leo opened the seams
of the boys pants to a point above
the boys knee, showing them both tc
be like large humps twice the size Of
the natural knee. The Rev. Burts
took from basket the liniment te
be used. Mr. Leo then applied the
IMMINENT and commenced rubbing
the left knee and leg with "Leo's
Improved l. nimento at Is minutes
past l O'Clock, and in nlne minutes
the boy stretched out his leg and
worked it up and down. The right
knee and leg was then rubbed foul
minutes when Il was also Timber anC
supp,e like the left one, and only
eight bottles of liniment were used
The boys pants were then pinned VI
and in nineteen minutes after com
menciug MIR. Leo walked off some e
feet on the gapgway of the platform
and asked the boy to get up and
walk to him. He made one efforr
to stand erect, but was afraid be
might fail, and sat down in the
chair. Mr. Leo said: "Get up, come
shake hands with your friend, yor
can walk, get up and come to me. >
The Toy arose and walked abou
twenty feet, shook hands with Mr.
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III the chair. The crowd stood
speeches. for few seconds, thef
such laundering shout. God bles
John Leo Three cheers FOR | go
that wonderful little man." from
5000 throats, has seldom been heard
Then the boys mother ran TO Mr.
Leo, threw her arms around ant
kissed him with joyful tears flooding
her haggard but now happy face
she cried out: ''God be praised thai
you have been sent TO Anderson t.
make my poor boy walk" Likewise
did the father and boy cry, as alst
did Mr.. Leo, who wePt for joy il
being able to cause such happiness
Such an affecting scene was never
publicly seen in Anderson as this
and hundreds of eyes were wet with
tears in responsive sympathy. TIL,
transition from a cripple to a per
| fectly cured person III nineteen min
utes was so quick. appalling ant
[ shocking that three persons in the
crowd who knew the boy tainted Mr.
Leo contributed ST. and got collec
ton of $25 20 and gave it to the
boy to get clothing, food, etc. The
boy took it while large drops of joy
fal tears streamed down his cheeks
| Mr.. Lewis White, who h ad beer
cured on November 18th, walked
upon the stand and witnessed thi
cure. Mr.. White has not used an,
liniment since his cure, which is per
| manent like all the balance. He wa K.