Evening journal., 1897-10-16
ROUSS MAY YET SEE
Indian Doctor For the Blind
Millionaire.
SAYS HE WILL CURE HIN QUICKLY,
Or. Norman, an Anglo-Indian, Is Treat
ing the New York Merchant and
Expects to Win the ST.
OOO,O 900 Reward.

NEW YORK, oct. 16s-The clerks, the
bool<l1eepers and porters in fact all
the employees Of the big establishment
Of Charles Broadway ROuss, were in
state OF great excitement yesterday
when a mysterious looking individual
left the store. and, jumping into car
riage. was driven rapidly up town
that is. as rapidly as the puzzle OF ca
Bile cars and trucks would permit
The mysterious stranger was DIR.
Guelph Norman, a physician from far
away India, who has travelled more
than half way around the earth 10 try
10 restore sight to the blind eyes Of the
multimnlionaire merchant prince.
The doctor remained with the multi
millionaire hardly half an hour. The
actual treatment consumed but 10 min
utes.
Mr. Rouss reclined In a big easy chair
in his private Office and the long,
weird looking doctor from India com
menced operations by feeling his pulse.
Then he looked upward and muttered
what sounded like prayer.
The doctor gazed earnestly into MS
patients eyes and proceeded 70 rub a
colorless liquid over the lids and tenn
pies with mysterious motions. lie
Htrolxed the back Of the head. Each
motion was timed.
When the Doctors treatment was
over. Mr.. Rouss could see the doctors
hand well enough TO tell what 1t was
when held 70 inches from his eyes. At
IA inches the millionaire could only tell
that there was some sort OF an object
before him.
DIR. Norman says ne VIII restore sight
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within four weeks. and, though he has
been at work for several days, the fact
was not generally known. In fact, Mr.
Rouss did not care to have the matter
become public property. but, as the
oriental doctor called each morning al
the big Broadway store, it was not lonl
before the employees suspected ano
then dug out the facts.
Now they are all attention, and eaci
morning, after the doctor goes away
they are unhappy until the official re
port is passed around from one to an
other telling everybody just how mucl
good has been done.
The fact that Charles Broadwa!
Rouss offers a million OF dollars o
more to be able to see as other folks d.
reached DR.. Norman In his home il
India. He IS an Engllshman, but ha
lived IN India for many years
He Is not an NJ ID. according TO west
ern medical ideas. but he Is skilled II
arts OF optical cures which are almos
as old as civilization. and the one nov
employed on Mr.. Rouss Is said to dat
back as far as the Vedas, the book O
sacred and heroic writings embracin
The ancient philosophy of the Aryans.
After curing Mr.. Rouss Dr. Norma
win go to work on the blind eyes 6
substitute James Martin.
After the operation had been pei
formed DR. Norman explained his wor
as the Ayurvedic or Iddhividhanan
treatment, but would not go into dc
taiis. He said ne could have cured th
millionaire Just as well from his hon
In India. but denied that there was an
ealth used In the treatment.
He told OF curing a woman In lndi
and said that Il was she who heard
Mr.. Rouss' offer of 81 600 for the r.
turn of his sight and suggested th'
he should come 20 America, and If SUI
cessful the fee would be sufficient f
both cures.
Mr. Rouss says he has faith In q
treatment, but viii not give up OF
rent until sight is entirely restored.