Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-04
NEWELL, THE HEALER.
Interviewed by Times man--Why he Re.
fused the S200O-Coming to Bellows
Falls next eek,-Perhaps.

in Greenfield, Mass, last week Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday and treated be-
tween 400 and 500 people curing all kinds
Of diseases and distempers. Last Friday
and Saturday he was in Brattleboro, and
Friday afternoon was visited by TIMES
representative at his room in the Brooks
House. The healer treated about Is Fri
day, and larger number Saturday.
Newell had room No. in the hotel. He
no longer runs the healing business on his
own responsibility, but has engaged a
manager and systematized his work. The
manager is Prof. l.. A. Butterfeld, now
living in Brattleboro but formerly a pro-
lessor of elocution in Emerson college Of
oratory, Boston, and instructor in oratory
in Dartmouth college. The healer no
longer heals gratis, but charges each pa
tient 81. The healing is done between 10
and II o'clock in the morning and and
in the afternoon. He says he gets very
tired during the day, and so sleeps 10 aud
| II hours eacn night.
Last Friday Newell gave his entire at
tention to his patients and the manager at
tended the door, answered all questions,
and collected the fees. The TINES repre-
sentative was received very courteously,
and was allowed to remain in the room and
watch the healing for over two hours. Mr..
Newell answered all Questions very frankly.
mo, cannot tell what my power is |
don't try to account for it. | know that
some | help and some | don't. Some OF
my cures have certainly been remarkable.
.'There are three troubles that | cannot
help, and always advise a patient not to
take the treatment. They are blindness,
deafness, and paralysis. | never helped a
case Of blindness and only one case OF
paralysis.
"Oh, no, don't help them all, but help
more than could at first. When | first
began helped only about one in ten, and
now help third and possibly one-half
OF all who come to me.
II never knew until recently what it is
to be tired. | used to work at my anvil
early and late, and never feel it bit, but
now | get awfully tired. Why, lost %
pounds in seven week.
A lengthy account of the wonderful heal
ings in Greenfield was handed Mr. Newell
and he was asked if he had read it. mo,
don't read the newspapers very much
some Of them are getting pretty rank. II
they would stick to the truth it wouldn't be
SO bad but they. are all the time exagger-
ating."
AS each patient came into the room,
Newell would ask him to remove his rub
bers or overshoes, and with smile would
say 81 will do what | can" The process
consisted in taking the hands of the patient
in both Of his and squeezing them hard, in
the meantime talking and laughing. In a
minute or two he would ask the patient,
.'If he felt anything" Some would say
they felt prickling sensation in the hands,
and some would say they didn't. In treat
ing one man for rheumatism, he put his
hands on the patients knees, and he said
the knees felt very warm. Some would
say they felt strange sensation creeping
over the entire body. Friday afternoon nc
very severe cases came in, as nearly all
were treated for rheumatism, backaches OF
stiff joints. Some sad they felt great
deal better, and some said they could see
no difference.
After giving treatment the healer care
fully washes and wipes his hands. When
asked why he did this he said, Il had a
strange experience when in Brattleboro be-
fore. Col. Kittredge Haskins came in foI
treatment for severe backache treated
him and he said the ache was gone. Shortly
afterwards | was introduced to Mr.. Dun
ham and shook hands with him. In few
minutes he complained of a terrible back.
ache and wanted to know if it was possible
for me to take disease from one man and
|, transmit to another, for he believed he hao
got Col Haskins' backache. So | had to
give Mr.. Durham treatment to get the
backache out of him. Since then | always
wash my hands, for if l do take the disease
into my own body, this destroys any further
effect from it."
''ls it true you were offered $4,000
yesterday if you would sign years con
tract Pr
!, '.Yes, sir, and the same party, an Opt
clan in New York, offered me $50, 900 to-
day, and said he would put the money il
my hand the minute l signed the contract
but l wouldn't have gone if he had Offered
!, me million"
"Wby not?"
well, I'll tell you. l don't like thi.
business very well, and am going to give
it up pretty soon. The fact is | am in deb
some and my creditors are pushing me
As soon as | can raise enough to pay my
debts am going to stop"
aren't you coming up to Bellows Falls
people are very anxious to see you? ?"
Il am thinking some of coming up there
week after next; in fact have partly prom
| iSad IN do so buf dop't ura,t vou SbouIr