The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-21
To Explain the Negress Heal
er'S Peculiar Power.
Col. A. b. JetmOre Has a PIauS-
ible Theory.
There is Certainly Reason to Believe
That Curing by Physical Mag
netism is Within the Realms
of Possibility.


ant Valley, Col. A. B. Jetmore of this
city advances a peculiar and wholly
original theory.
Col. JetmOre, it may be said, is of the
firm belief that the illiterate coIored
woman possesses extraordinary healing
power.
We are told that Harvey discovered
the circulation of the blood" said Col
Jetmore today in explaining his theory,
and to me this is one of the most alb
Surd statements l ever heard. Harvey
may have discovered that the blood cir
culated, but it is an entirely wrong con-
struction to say that he discovered the
circulation of the blood we are all
aware that the blood circulateS, but no
scientific man has yet told US what the
force is that ca fuses it to circulate.
we say that the heart pumps the
blood through the body. Well that's
true; the heart acts as a steam engine,
but what is the force that propels it?
steam engine works, and what is the
steam, and how is it generated that
works the heart? I explain it by saying
that the human body is an electric bat
terry, and the force that prOpelS the
heart is electrical. That is why I be-
lieve people like Mrs. Thompson, pos
Sessing remarkable magnetic power, can
influence disease.
There is question that this wo-
man has extraordinary power of some
kind L don't for a moment credit her
power to supernatural means, but pure
ly to physical causes. When she lays
her hand on person the flesh tingles
and burns as though operated on by
slight electric current. If you have
pain in that particular spot it disap-
pears almost instantly.
I think that the manipula ton, the
massage treatment she gives, accom-
plisheS a great deal 1 believe that man
ipulation of the body does a great deal
toward curing disease. 1t stimulates
circulation Oil
perfectly through a persons body there
can be no trace of disease.
There is some humbugging connect
ed with the old lady's treat n1ent. For
instance, looking through those bottles
in diagnosing cases. She may believe
that there is something in it, but of
course no one credits her belief. 1 think
her whole power lies in the fact that she
possesses magnetism to a marked de-
gree and knows how TO give massage
trea tment properly.
Now, there's Charlie Nelson's case.\
That man really believes that Mrs.
Thompson saved his life, and L think
she did. You know he was given up to
die by a number of prominent physi-
clans of Topeka, and they believed him
to be in such a desperate condition that
they forbade his wife to leave him alone
for a moment. They wouldn't give him
anything solid to eat, and what nour-
iShment he was taking was in the form
of liquids.
well, there was a friend of Charlie
who had been down to see Mrs ThOmp-
son and from whom she removed a tn
NOR, and he told Charlie about the old
lady. He was greatly Interested, as
any man would be who had been given
up to die by the best medical talent in
Topeka, and the first opportunity he
got he went down to see Mrs. Thomp
son. She gave him a treatment, and it
did him good. He said he felt better
after he came out of her little house
than he had for years. He asked her
what he could eat, and she told him to
eat anything he wanted to, and the
more he could eat the better for him.
little while he was practically a new
man. He has every reason to believe
that she saved his life
~ Since the recent publication of Mrs.
Thompsons cures in the Journal she
has had scores of visitors
Last night Mrs. Thompson was alb
sent from home for some time. About
8 o'clock a group of six or seven peO-
pie gathered in the yard surrounding
the little tumble-down shanty and seat
ed themselves awaiting her return.
Among this number was a boy named
Martin, son of Q. B. Martin of 731
Topeka avenue, and brother of Tommy
Martin, Governor Leedy's newsboy."
About two years ago 1 was run into
by a horse and my chest hurt" said
young Martin, land ever since then
have suffered pain. 1 heard about this
old woman few days ago and last
night 1 came down to see her. She
every bit of pain went right away. You
bet your boots I was willing to- come
back again tonight, and I'm going to
wait till she comes if its couple of
hours.
when I came down here last night
her old man got out some bottles that
had something in them, and stood them
up in a row. Then he looked at 'em
for awhile and pretty soon he says,
you've got some pain, somewhere,
haven't your Yes, sir said, right
up here in my chest Then Mrs.
Thompson came round and and looked
at me and felt of my chest, and she
says: Your fourth and fifth ribs have
been knocked loose, and are about to
chest for awhile and all the pain went
away.
There's pile of people coming down
here since that piece got in the paper"
the group awaiting the doctors return.
Il happened to be laying off this morn
ing and came by here, and the street
was so packed with buggies that you
could hardly get through
Mrs. Thompson says that she thor
oughly understands anatomy. Her
knowledge, she, states, was acquired
visions she had when a child.
Il always knowed I could do a pow
erfuI sight good a healing people"
said the woman. When I wus little
girl my mudder sent me to school, but
I couldn't learn. All de time I was
having visions and a cutting up dead
bodies in ma sleep. I used to cut de
bodies all up in desc here visions, and
I'll bet can do it now as good as any
doctor. I know whar every artery and ,
every muscle in de body is at just by
goin over dem in nah Visions
The medical fraternity is much inter
ested in Mrs. Thompson, and of course |
are hostile to what they call her pre-
but it appears that there is
something in magnetic power which |
science, even medical science knows !
very little about. n
While the Journal is conscious that
It's newspaper notice of Mrs Thompson
will probably result in putting her in
indendent circumstances, financially,
stin this object of magnetism, hypno-
tism and mind influence is so important |
that it believes it should be thoroughly |
Investigated. New scientific truths are |