The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05

me MOnuerIuA " OK OF hAh
whose study of Medicine Has
Made Him Appear as a WiEard-His
Cures, However, Are Based En-
tireIy on Medical Art and no Pre-
tence Is Made.to the Supernatural.
Every once in a while the country is
startled By the announcement Of the mys-
FERROUS appearance in some town or city
OF a strange person who claims 70 be pos
sessed Of miraculous healing powers.
kilograms are sent flying broadcast re-
lating the wonderful cures attributed 10
the strange healer. many OF them being al
most superhuman.
In many OF these instances the report
goes fsrth that the miraculOusly endowed
person refuses TO accept any compensation
for his work and consequently thousands
Of people flock 10 him from all over the
country. SuperstitiOus frenzy then en-
larges and magnites many simple cures
into miracles. and those VINO have proba-
bly, been benefited through excitement, at
tribute their relief 10 some power beyond
the human. This was The case with Scniat-
ter the Denver healer and others who have
come to light through the notoriety given
In every instance, however. the stay OF
such persons in one place is short and
their departure is clouded in mystery. as
Then. after a short while, the charm
wears of, the cured begin TO all again,
and all the magic supposed 10 have eX-
/ listed in the healers art is suddenly dis
PEELED.
How different. though. is the effect upon
the suffering people who receive medical
treatment from a man who by dint OF
hard study In the art OF medicine can
successfully treat many cases that TO the
ordinary man Of medicine would seem
incurable When a patient is cured or
| even relieved from pain that has become
a torture merely by the application of
L 4, 1ra~ TINS zxrfth
/ out the slightest degree of superstitious
/ excitement or claims TO magical powers
/ the cure is permanent and the patient
! then has much TO be thankful for.
While we have not in our city man
who can make the blind see, the crippled
walk, dumb speak and the deaf hear
/ by a touch of his hand, we are blessed
/ with having as a resident physician one
/ whose careful study of the anatomy and
! the knowledge acquired of-the proper rem
edies to apply to each case gives him the
| power OF performing cures that If he cared
/ 10 work upon the supersutous element
would bring around him thousands OF
people who would adore him and view him
/ as a wizard Of unlimited force.
This wonderful man can be found daily
i at his Office, 15S Huh street, attending
/ the afflicted, who crowd his Office daily
/ giving relief TO all and curing many whose
/ ca ses have been pronounced hopeless.
! He does not pretend to be a wizard. al
/ though his patients view him in that
J
account for his superior knowledge and
curative powers to those physicians un-
/ der whose care they had previously BEEN
/ Abbo merely insists and has proven the
/ truthfulness of his assertion that his
/ years of careful study Of the human body
4 and his diligent search into the relative
/ properties OF different medicinal ingredi-
/ ents has resulted in his being able 70
I compound preparations for the cure OF
/ ailments that is suited for each particu-
/ lar case and without going into it on
guess work Neither does Abbo guaran-
/ tee or even pretend TO cure every ailment
or affection that he is called upon TO ad-
minister to- but on the contrary in many
/ instances he promptly informs patients
/ that their case is beyond the power OF
! the medical science. Abbo, however. in
! vites what appears TO be the most hope
less case, as ne many times can perfect
cure.
When a case presents Itself. however
/ that he knows TO be incurable after a
careful and thorough examination, he
/ gives the patient valuable advice, fol
| which he makes no charge.
Abbo has come TO Savannah, not as
bird of passage" not 10 prey upon the
| ignorant or superstitious, but as a H.
| censed physician. who has graduated in
4 the school Of medicine.
He proposes to make his home in this
! city and no one need fear TO put them.
7 selves in his care for treatment of theil
ills.
His scientific handling of medicines ha:
| brought him phenomenal success and he
! proposes 10 continue to merit his reward