The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
'IO SAVE HIS EYES.
WILL GIVE S1.OOO,OOO FOR a
CURE FOR BLINDNESS.
a New York Merchant VIII Enrtch
Anyone Who Can Restore Ills
Lost S~ight-Some Queer
Experiments.
the resru,u.-on Of sight to

TVOR the resro,a,-on Of sight to
- his rapidly failing eyes
Charles Broadway Ronss, CT
New York City, viii pay
$1,000, 900. This offar, reminding
one of the kings o. ancient history, is
opsn to anyone who may wish to try,
man, woman OF child, physician,
priest or preacher, and Nh. Rouss
does not care whether his healer Is
orthodox or not. Nj. Rouss is @ mer-
chant who has been very successful IN
business. His athictlon was caused by
G desire on his part to save money by
doing his own Office wolk. His eyes
could not stand the strain, or, rather.
the continual draught made upon 1t
ct last wore out the optic nerve, which
IS now partially peralyzea. The ralIl:
ionaire is now willing to spend a good
part O: the money ha made in res5or-
ing the function which its making de-
stroyed. The Offer is probably with
out precedent. ,
MI. Rouss first became alarmed
for bis eyes about two years ago, when
his sight began to fail very rapidly.
He consulted all the noted eye spec
ialists in the city. Many of these told
him that the optic nerve was par
alyze1, and that treatment was use
less. Others looked wise, rs If they
knew all about it, but couldn't part
with the knowledge. These treated
him and took bis money, but finding
that he was growing worse, he aban'
doned the specialists and tried other
means OF salvation. Worn out with
the charlatanry of the doctors and
the quackery of the others, Mr.. Rouss
determined he would try a new way
of solving the problem, and offered
the 81, 900, 900 to anyone who conld
make him see as clearly as he did five
or six years ago.
The result Of this proceeding was as
might have been expected. Medlca
people OF every school, cl~airvoyants,
faith healers, Christian scientists,
spiritualists, Indian doctors an
c1anks of all sorts have poured letters
in upon the blind man by the thou
sand. Scores have called in person.
and others have sent their agents
Mr.. Rouss does not try all the cure'
that are offered him. Indeed, ht
tries only those which commend them
selves to his Judgment, but as yet he
has failed to find one that has had the
least effect . 0 the ruined nerve.
One day about four months ago
young man who said his name we
John FtMartin called on Mr.. Rouss
Martin1yas blind also. The u Q
it, paraeysis OF the OPTIC nerve. Il
told Rouss thai he had"'"rrd q propo
sisio- Had been mad? to subject to-
r. iliionaire to 10000 volts o. elec:ri
;Aaty. In this ez' eriment there wa
danger, and MGbein offered to tax
the treat III all Irst if Rouss would Pa.
for it. In case it killed Martin
Rouss's life would be saved. The no
ton seemed good to the blind million
aire, who said he would consider it
In q few days Martin got e letter tror
Rouss in which Rouss advised h!r
against the experiment that had bee
suggested. 1t was in this way tina
Martin became a sort of laborator
for those who wanted to win the 81,
600, 900 offered by Rouss. When
healer comes to Mr.. Rouss with q pla:
for curing him, Mr.. Rouss turns hlr
over to Marlin. Whenever MART
shall find himself benefited by a treat
ment he is to let Rouss know, and
the healer q cure Rouss the none
will be paid. Those who fail to hel
Martin get nothing for their pa rs.
THIS poor young man is subnlttin
to all sorts of experiments III the hop
Of rega,ning q glimpse Of the sun. II
feels certain that if he can only iuduc
some n to give bin o treatment,
1OO, 600 volts through the brain b
optic nerve will regain its elasticity
But oddly enough, although he IS pc!
fectIy wiling to submit himseli to tt
current he eau find no pnVsicia
ready to assume the responsibility {
prescribing it. Martin recently Gale
on Tesla, the great electrician, an
presented his case. Tesla was vel
much interested aud agreed to gl'
Martin the use of his apparatus ire
of charge in case a physician could |
found who would take the responsible
ity of making the experiment..
The first experiment tried upc
Martin was conducted by q man wi
had O sure cure. This iend of a heal
had an instrument containing thlr1
needles which he used 800 time
Martins skin was fearfully puncturs
and into the bleeding wounds Il
healer rubbed croton Oil. The patient
suffering was intense and he was n
only not cured, but severely injur'
by the quack's brutality. He tn
proposel to Martin to get 500 fro
Rouss and divide it between ther
, This incensed the blind man, vi
svore out q warrant for the quacl
! arrest.
Martins next trouble was with
woman who injected whole rivers
water into him, leaving him for dea
He next tried massage, and o Broo
jyn man blew powder into his ey
from q long tube. This treatment d
not restore his dead nerve.
Mr.. Rouss now sent for Martin al
suggested that he make q Trial
hypnotism. The best hypnotists
New York were consulted and {
haustea their arts on the blind ma
, but could not put hin, to sleep. Rot
: then sent q Turk to Martin. L
: Moslem wanted thirty yards of lin
j. bandage, but Mr.. Rouss refused
= pay for it. His treatment consist
of cold baths and exercise, but Mar
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