The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-23

His Method.
Wichita, If all reports be true, has
.een Denver Schlatter and gone one bet
ter.
According to reports Wichita has
healer whose very touch removes ali
diseases and fourteen confirmed Grip
pies have thrown away their crutches
and are today singing not the praise OF
SchIatter, but Of Barbhelmew Corwin,
resident Of Kansas since 1858.
Like Sohlatter he will not receive a
cent of money for his cures, and only
requests that "See that you tell no man
of the wonders which have been per-
formed"
An Eagle reporter was met yesterday
at the Kansas National bank by II. A.
Post, the well-known mail carrier, and
asked yhy the Eagle had never
said anything about the Wichita
Sohlatter, and when informed that the
reporter knew nothing about the heal
err he went on to say:
AT my residence, 155 Grove avenue,
there is evidence enough for me. My
little boy had lost the use, almost COM
pleteIy, of his left side and 1 had tried
physicians, and yet no benefit was re-
ceived My father-in-law, Mr.. White,
had also heard of Mr.. Corwin and took
the boy TO him, and he was blessed by
the old gentleman and came away per-
fectly cured.
my wife has also been an invalid and
he gave her treatment and she is well.
/ was also troubled with one of my legs
and although / had no faith in the man
at all, Notwithstanding what 1 had seen
with reference 20 my own family
credited their cure to guliability-I let
him give me one trea tment and, strange
TO say, was cured. l could tell You OF
other cases, but you had better go and
see the old gentleman yourself and then
tell what you think about him. The
strangest part about the whole thing is
that Mr.. Corwin, who is ninty-three
years old, will not receive a cent for
any of his treatments
Mr.. Post being a member Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Of Wichita, and known for his
truth and Veracity, the reporter con-
cluded to call at the residence and see
the wonderful healer.
AT 81 South Topeka, MIR. Copwin, ST.,
was seen and asked as 10 his healing
powers and other matters pertaining to
his history. He was met at the door by
Mrs. Corwin, wife Of the Joseph Corwin
no whom the reporter stated mis- mission.
A1r. Corw1n was called and when he as
certained that It was with reference to
healing that the reporter wanted to
make inquiry, he said:
'fOh, it's my father you want to see"
said Mr.. Corwin, who is a retired mer-
chant OF Wichita, about sixty years Of
age, inviting the reporter to enter the
family sitting room, where ne was in
troduced to the Kansas Schldtter who
began by saying:
ooh, 1 don't want any newspaper no
toriety. ] am only glad that l am able
TO cure diseases, and 1t gives me en-
ployment as l am now unable to work.
i expect ] would make bad person for
you to get report of as never re-
member names, or care anything about
the case after the cure is effected.
have had this strange power since 1 was
twenty-three years of age, or now sew
enty years, and I might give you hun
dreds Of cases. During all this time,
have never charged a person a penny"
do You require the patient TO have
faith in you?" asked the reporter.
mo, 1 don't care anything about his
faith, or belief or religious creed. 1 do
my healing by magnetism, and my
methods know nothing about causes.
1t simply deals with results.
II was born in Canada, April 70, 1903,
and am now almost ndnty-three years
Of age, hail and hearty, except my deaf
ness. l came to Iowa in 1898 and was
q resident Of that state when it was
a territory. / also came to Kansas be- |
fore 1t was a state, coming here in |
1858. l came to Wichita in 1887, and IN |
1868 1 spent some time in Oregon. Dur |
Ing all these years I have performed |
come wonderful cures.
While 1 was in Oregon there was
Professor Woods giving a lecture on
heahng and he, becoming acquainted |
with me, proposed the idea that we
would call all the crippleS together in |
large hall and see haw many We
could cure. The night came and seven
teen persons on crutches came to the |
platform and fourteen went away and |
left their crutches behind them"
What person can you call to mind |
whom you have treated in Wichita?" |
asked the reporter.
'fOh, If l could think of the names 7 |
rould give you a hundred, but as l |
told you l never make a charge or do I |
rare what their names are but l can
give you a few: Mrs. Threshold, 100 |
South Water street, cured of a cancer.
Mr.. Garrison, the horseradiSh man. |
cured of a gOitre on the neck; S. F. |
Fletcher of North Topeka, wen on the |
head; Mr.. White, Ohio avenue. inflam- |
Btory rheumatism; Mr.. Post. the mail
mans family, and scores of others. (
u am not anxious for patients and |
care nothing for notoriety; 1 only de- |