The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-16
THEY NET SCHLATTER.
Four Topeka People Who Have
Felt His Power.
THEY HAVE RETURNED FROM DENVER

Famous HeaIer's Handsome is
MiracuIOusIy Cured OF ElOed POis-
OninE.
Whether supreme or satanic, whether
from God OF the devil, there are four
Topeka people who have visited Francis
schlatter, placed their hands in his,
looked into his eyes and witnessed his
cures, and now firmly believe that ne
possesses powers more than human.
OF these four however, only one has
received direct benefit from the treat
ment as vet, but the others say that as Il
does not always affect person immedl-
ately they are willing to give 1t faIr
trial
W, R. Samusls, a Santa Fe fireman
living at 321 Adams street, went to Den
yer the J4th of October TO visit his
brother, with no intention of seeing the
healer At that time he was suffering
from blood poisoning in his left thumb
caused BY a silver of wood penetrating
To the bone on June so, aud ne had been
unable to work since that date. Nh
Samuels says;
81 went to Denver to see my brother
and never thought of going to this man
Schlatter, as | considered him 'iaker.
My thumb was paining me considerably
and was very much swollen, and my
brother suggested that ! visit the healer
and see if MS treatment would beneht
it. Out of curiosity | went TO watch Linn
one afternoon and stood outside of the
outer fence A child about four years
old was brought up to him whose eyes
were completely white having no pupil
or color The child could move his eye
lids but was blind, as several persons
struck at his face to see if he would
finch, and not a muscle moved Schlat-
ter placed his hands first on the child's
forehead and then his thumbs on the
child's eyes for perhaps a minute When
he removed his hands. the child opened
his eyes, and / saw they were perfectly
natural looking, having pupils and color,
but apparently very weak, although the
child could see plainly.
"a few minutes after this an old lady
probably So years old was carried in d
chair by hor two sons up to the healer,
as she was unable to walk, and was
for several years. Schlatter took her
hands and held them for about thirty
seconds. When he let so the old lady
sat moment and looked up at him, got
up from the chair, turned around and
picking up her chair walked out on the
street. When she disappeared from
sight two blocks away she was still
walking.
after seeing these absolute cures
with my own eyes, you may be sure l
had some faith in him. and the next day
/ registered in the rank, but as my num-
Der was l. 42 l was unable to reach him
that day. My brother sent a cloth to
him to be blessed and when l
returned home I wrapped my
thumb, which was then paining me
severely, in the blessed cloth. Inside of
tea minutes the pain mad entirely ceased
aud l have had none since that day. The
thumb has been slowly healing since
that time, piece of bone having come
out few days after l applied the cloth
was able to go to work on the second of
November l don't know what power
he possess, but I know it is something
more than human"
Mr. Samuels still keeps his thumb
wrapped in pieces of blessed cloth.
Mr., George W. Davidson, brass moul-
der in the employ of the Santa Fe. living
at 1911 East Sixth street, received treat
msnt from Schlatter on last Monday and
Tuesday. He says:
My eyes have been in very bad con
dition for several years. As it did not
cost me anything to go to Denver.
thought mi ht as we'll see what he could
do. feeling that if he didn't do me any
good he wouldn't do me any harm.
81 got in the ranks al fifteen minutes
OF Monday evening and reached Schlat-
ter at half past eleven. He held my
hands for few seconds and the sensa
ton l experienced was exactly like that
a person feels when he takes hold of an
electric battery. l could feel the current
pass through my body while he held my
hands. This sensation l did not expert
ence as much on the second day. His
hands are very large but soft. and he
wore a rubber blouse and pair of Jeans
pants"
When asked if his eyes were benefited
by the treatment, Mr.. Davidson said
No, not yet l am just this much of z
Christian though, l believe in giving tbs
treatment fair trial"
Eigar Powell, another Santa Fe fire
man, living at 400 Locust, went to Den
yer. accompanied by his daughter, fol-
the purpose of visiting Schlatter. Mis-:
Powell states that she felt the game sen.
sation as described by MIR. Davidson
when the healer took her hands, but
says that on the frat day she only felt il
in her hands. but on the second day she
felt it all over her entire body
She also says that she
has derived no benefit as yet from the
treatment, but is still hopeful, believine
that if God could bestow miraculous
powers on the apostles in olden times, hs
could do so now.
Mir. Powell says he felt no sensation
whatever when the healer took his hands
aside from e peculiar feeling wher
Schlatter looked into his eyes. Mr. Pow
ell said; He had the pleasantest ex
preston that I ever saw on the face of ,
human being, and although | have re
ceived no benefit from the treatment,
don't know what to think about him."
Mr.. Powell has q picture OF SchIatter
and has also one of the blessed handker
chiefs.
Tho picture is said to be an exact like
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