The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-25
SAYS he Is A HEALER
L. W. Petry Of East Douglas Avenue Say:
He Can Beat Schlatter

| II one-haf of the stories heard on the
streets and contained in a box OF loo
letters are true. Wichita has found a
| healer greater than Schlatter, the much
talked Of Colorado healer The Wichita
| healer only requires a letter from the
patient and has endorsements from par
ties as far away as Chicago, Denver,
and Pueblo. VINO claim that they have
| been benefited by the treatment re-
| ceived
| The Wichita healer is not an old man,
/ but a young business man. doing bust
mass at 423 East Douglas avenue. His
name is F. W. Petry and when asked
about his powers yesterday by a re-
porter for the Eagle he said:
Il have the power. If you Will notice
my hands the backs are perfectly dry
while the palms are moist with perspira-
ton. 1 consider that this is the means
I OF my helping people by the. simple
! touch, although can treat people with
out laying my hands upon them at all
1 discovered this power one dark night
| after I had closed my store and was on
my way home. II was very dark and
I had collision with man. The shaft
Of his buggy ran into the side OF my
horse and the shaft OF my buggy ran
! into the side of his horse. Both ami
mails were bleeding profusely. 1 got
| out and laid my hand on my horse and
| the blood stopped Immediately. The
other man called doctor but his horse
bIed to death.
II then began practicing some but.
but was ashamed of IL What could
butcher do? Since that time have
never found a case but what I could
give instant relief and inside OF a few
days perfectly cure. Here are letters
Of endorsements. read what they say"
He handed the reporter a lot OF en-
| dorsements signed by many Wichita
people who sad they were cured OF
their disease. He gave the names Of
twenty or thirty residents OF Wichita.
among which were several leading
church members and others in business
VINO said he had cured them. Continu-
ing he said:
Let any person come 10 my store on
East Douglas avenue, at 4.3, and viii
not ask them a question about their
disease and in a few minutes tell them
exactly what is the matter and relieve
their pain. I don't care whether it's the
toothache, neuralgia, bellyache. head
ache or any other kind Of an ache.
viii also tell them where they can find
any article that is lost Tell any OF
them 70 come 10 my store and see for
themselves I don't ask them TO have
faith. I want il distinctly understood
that their is no Christian science about
it"
"Mr. Petry. where do you get your
power? Are YOU a human galvanic
battery" asked the reporter.
No, am nothing OF the kind. will
tell you where get my power. but IN
doing so know VIII bring condemna-
ton on my head because IL is unpopular
I get ii from my grandmother. who IS
in the spirit world. She tells me what
70 do. But do not ask my pattepts 70
believe in spirituaiism- / VIII cure them
all the same and won't hurt a hair Of
their heads. I do it all for the good OF
the human family.
If you know Of any person having
an ache or pain tell them to come and
see me. l VIII not expose their name II
they want IL kept quiet, but 1 VIII re-
heYe them inside OF FIVE minutes"