The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-21
Fred Campbell'S Healing
Powers Were Only Tenn
pOrarY.
NEARLY COST HIM HIS LIFE.
A Strange Freak Played by Nature
on an Oakland
Man.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
Q0S Rr0adM Saint %

OAkLANDOFF DAN 4 RANCISCO SALL,f
90S Broadway, Sept. 20.
Eight months ago somewhat of a sensa-
ton was created in this city by the dis
covery of Fred A. Campbell that he pos
sessed the power to make the lame walk
and the nervous courageous. For several
weeks CampbelPs parlors in San Francisco
were thronged with palsied crowds and
some of his cures were really marvellous.
To the surprise of everybody Campbell's
power departed as suddenly as it came
and now he is back in this city at his old
business of writing policies. His excessive
giving out of the magnetic power of his
hands worked great havoc with what was
previously an iron constitution and Mr..
Campbell had to place himself in the
hands of four physicians before he re-
gained his health.
Fred A. Campbell is one of the best
known Republican politicians of this city
and when he announced last December
that he was possessed of magnetic power
to a marked degree his numerous ac-
quaintances were inclined to treat the
matter as huge joke. But it was no joke
and after some Indisputable tests Camp
bell found the needed friend to back him
and at once launched out as a specialist
and announced that he was out OF the
policy business ''for aye and forever"
w. w. FOote was one of CampbelPs
most ardent hackers, as he was remark
ably treated by the young specialist. L.
L. Brownell, Mrs. E. NJ. McKusick and J.
w. Laymance yielded to the wonderful
power OF Campbell.
After going to San Francisco Fleet f.
Strother, one time Auditor and Super
visor of that City, published statement
about the magnetic power of the Oakland
politician, and after that the newspapers
contained big two-column advertisements.
Campbelps offices on O'Farrell street
were crowded every minute they were
open.
But suddenly the fame that was noised
abroad was heard of no more. The sump
tuous offices were closed and every body
wondered why the magnetic politician
had again retired into private life.
''To tell the truth in a nutshell" said
Mr.. Campbell, to-day, 'the power left me.
OF course cannot tell how or why ii went
any more than | can tell how / came to be
possessed of it. While | was in the mag
netic business the power | could exert was
marvellous. Hundreds of my Oakland
friends can testify to that, and they did
not patronize me at my Office, either. |
ment than anything else before | was per-
suaded to go into the business as profess
sion.
"a few months OF the practice, however,
nearly killed me. It is a fact that it de-
stroys mans constitution to give out his
magnetic powers to others continually. |
proved this, and when l went out of bust
ness because had lost my power | was a
fit candidate for hospital 1t is a remark
able thing how people are attracted to a
specialist of that kind. / was surprised
beyond measure. Some weeks we took in
$500, but it was really the price of blood.
It was probably the best thing that could
have happened to me, losing the magnetic
power, for had / exerted it a few months
longer l should certainly have killed N.Y.
self. l understand that DR.. Temple, the
boy physician, who made such a record on
this coast, is now dying of consumption in
New York. After l came back to Oakland
the services of four physicians were neces-
sary to restore me to my former health. I
haven't any spare magnetism now. need
it all -