The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15


nrw. he stiH believes IN that one idea and
Will probably continue TO 50 believe 30
long as life lasts This belief IN divine
power 10 heal viii grow upon him con-
stantly. and be will In time be ready 70
assert positively that he IS the Messiah,
the Scr Of God While here he evaaed
Questions "a 10 his divine birth and posi-
ton but admitted always that the Father
gave him the power 10 neal After a while
he viii no longer evaGe. but viii be ready
TO assert with positiye1ess that he Is the
Messiah His faith IN his powers VIII
grow until he viii even attempt 10 arouse
the dead. II is hard 10 say 70 what extent
be viii go Ia his insanity
Now. the next question you viii ask me
il whether Il is possible for him 70 effect
cures. / answer frankly that he can cure
diseases which are the result Of iragin-
alton Chronic diseases he certainly can
not cure or alleviate. The blind. the deaf,
the permanently lame he did not benefit,
though thousands went 20 him. he al
ways laid stress upon the faith which the
= rs0m must exercise. To many people
y no had strong faith in him the currents
OF thought changed so that people were
even able 20 throw away their crutcnes
and walk OF u was only another form
Of hvpnotlsm. ] might cite Illustrations
by the score 70 prove this View Of the
whole matter You know the familiar IL
tN%fTbtlOH OF tDS ffNFHbu sunni tAt- Win
teothache. who. when he approaches the
dentists Office. through fear OF yet
greater pain and suffering. changes the
nerve force to such an extent as to quite
drive away the ache in the tooth Yet
the pain returns TO plague the sufferer
later.
"A woman of sensitive nerve complains
Of sleeplessness. She obtains a blessed
handkerchief lays II upon the pillow and
instantly drops on into a sound sleep.
man by overwork or hl-health begins TO
find his eyesight growing dim and indis-
tinct. lie seeks an ocuiist and obtains
some simple lenses and Immediately his
vision Is improved. He takes vacation.
Is restored 10 health and returns 10 his
work a different man. yet he retains the
glasses from habit. His eyes have become
accustomed TO them and they adjust them
selves 10 the lenses. Now such man GO
ing 10 Scblatter and securing the healing
touch takes off the glasses and goes about
his business, seeing well as ever. He
has gained confidence in his eyes through
a hypnotic or imaginative influence. Every
case which may be presented as an ex-
ample Of Schlatter's work can be account
ed for in similar manner.
Now, again you viii want another
question answered Do I think Schlatter's
cures Will be permanent? l answer that
they viii in some cases. Just so long as
from a return OF his weakness. which was
affected greatly by the influence o. mind
over the body. so long will the trouble stay
away. II viii return TO plague him when
ever his mind runs back 10 his former
complaints All physicians know such
cases where the patients do not exercise
a mental power to assist In a cure Con-
vaiescence is a fruitful time for the for
nation of mental impressions which re-
tard or hasten cures. The woman who
had scarlet fever and for two years after
ward was unable TO speak secured the re-
turn of speech by going to Schlatter Some
other mental impression could have caused
her TO speak IL IL could have firmly divert
ed her imagination from her ailment So
with the young child who was said 10 have
been unable to see out of one eve. and of
the totally blind. who, after Schlatter had
treated him. imagined he saw objects as
in shadowy outline. Schlatter benefited
many persons by their faith in him caus-
ing their imaginauons TO alter their cur
rent"
Paralysis and rheumatic troubles SEEM
ed 10 be the most important troubles
which this man cured. If the testimony
of the patients is TO be accepted in good
faith. The Republic correspondent pass
Ell hours at the scene and conversed with
many people. Never did he get a case
with all previous symptoms definitely
mite. vague and uncertain statement ac-
companying the patients explanation OF
his previous conditions. Hypochondria I'm
women was another fruitful field for this
man 10 gain converts Women who I'M
douhtedly believed that they were III OF
various disorders were relieved by going
to this man. their normal health inlprov-
ed and their appetites returned. causing
them TO greatly rejoice in a renewal OF
spirits.
Out Of the 5000 people who were treat
ed by this healer there Is not single
Northumberland case of cure from any
chronic trouble, No blind person was re-
stored TO sight. no totally deaf person
was made TO hear. no case OF absolute
lameness was relieved
The fact that Schlatter continued TO re-
fuse tenders Of money won his converts
and added to the conviction Of the medi-
cal world that he was crazy He began
at first 10 take great pleasure In answer
ing the letters which came 10 him, but
when the number increased 20 a thousand
pieces a day he grew tired Of the work
and refused 10 answer any more. saving
that the Father" had blessed al those
who had written. so that they could find
relief # they had faith without having
- await an answer. He even tired Of
blessing handkercaiefs 81 last and CON
tented himself and his supp.lcants hv saw
ing that the Father" had blessed them
without his having touched them.