The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-24
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ST. Louis Republic: Dr. Thomas
Powell. OF Columbia, No, claims TO
have madO ii wonderful dlscovcry In
the field OF medicine which, II Substan-
tinted by future experiments, Will rev.
OiutiOnlGo the practice Of mcdiclnc. Ills
claims nrG no less than completely I'M.
munlLIng the human system from al
Diseases. DR.. Powell In member OF
the International Health Association
and uf the American Association FOR
tho Advancement OF Science. and II
corresponding secretary OF the Amer
icun Science Health Association, For
the ':Its twenty-five years he has de-
voted himself to the prosecution OF his
theory, aud from results obtained and
experiments made within the last ilf-
teeu years, he Is confident OF success.
so great In his confidence that. after
immunizlng himself by his newly dis.
covered method, he has lnoculutcd
himself with tho bACllli OF diphthcrla,
anthrax, typhoid, CHAMBERS and con-
sumption. hut with 10 evil effects. III
fuct. although nearly sixty years old.
ne has the health and vlgor ot IL young
man. In his own words: Before under
going my treatment | wua constantly
In III health, but since then am never
dick"
Or. Powell, reviewing the history OF
his Investigations. said: 81 claim IN
particular to have asccrtalncd not on
~ the essential nature Of disease, and
tho remote md hitherto undiscovered
cause thereof, but 10 also hive accom-
plIshcd the equally important task OF
lcyislHG methods and selecting rene
dial agencies. which are absolutely
hurnlcss and ut the same time capn-
bile Of removing within reasonable
bounds and with uncxamplcd prompt
ness and gertrude those diseases which
have long been regarded rs practically
incurablc, | refer IN particular to tu-
heT"ulIs!S, IN all itg forms, BriGhts
disease OF the kidneys. diabetes. NELL
titus aud neuTlStheuia o. nervous de-
Oillty, sO-callrd.
"As u matter OK history It may b.
sald that after twelve yeHra OF abSo-
lutcly futlla Cn0ft II occurred TO mo
that thr key 70 tho loss OF strength.
which Is the constant ConcUmitant Of
disease In general and o: cOnsump-
tlOn In particular, could only be found
by ascerlaining how strength is OBJ
tanned In The first place. How the en-
Crgy OF the food Is transformed into
Che vital powers beCurDe At once 4
question OF all-absorbtng interest. II,
in fact, seemed absolutely uxiOmatlC
that 10 know precisely how strength
Is acquired is but to be able 60 per-
c-!vC with equal clearBess how weak
ness e. produced"
That DR.. Powell has satisfactorily
solved nil or these problems he Is
ready 10 prove to the medical profess
Ion. To this end he has already made
IA proposition that Il committee OF nos
less than five physicians OF rcpute be
appointed, WHO. In connection with
similar committee OF other professional
men, shall conduct che experiments to
hc made In tho near future. lie pro-
poses that this committee shall pro-
cure cultures OF the various germs and
Introduce the same i1to hts body, The
cultures are TO be the bIccili OF dlph-
iberia, consumption UubercuioslS), an
thrax, CHAMBERS, tetauus or loEkjaw. or,
In lieu OF these, any other that may be
Obtainablc or more satisfactory.
DIR. Powell Slso proposes to prove that
he Is immune to colds. catarrh. rheu-
matism, etc. by Rubjecting himself 20
extreme and sudden changes OF tenn
pcrature that may be deemed neces-
slry II settle the question. Another
demonstration Will be TO show that his
remedies are physiological and hence
harmless. He proposes 20 take at one
time twenty adult doses.
Th0se having the experiment in
charge will not be held responsible in
any way FOR the effects. and II they 10
not desire TO personally inject the germs
he Will do 1t himself In thc!- presence.
I. has been announced in the press
that n certain Nine. AudiAred has
placed In ;hc hands OF the Academy
OF Medicine OF tRrls n sum OF money
amounting TO $4,000 the interest OF
which IS 10 b. PAID to any person OF
any nationality who discovers a cure
Ior tuberculosis. DR.. Powell has al
ready communicated with this body.
and promises 10 furnish them cure
not only FOR tuberculosis, but one that
VIII immunlZe the system from all dis
es.ses.