The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-03
EFFICACY OF Two BIG TOES
A Vermont Man cures spralna in mas
and Animal PeculInrly.

A Vermont Man cures spraIna in MAS
and Animal Peculiarly.
The little town of Jacksonville, VT.
is receiving a great deal of attention
at present because of the wonderful
healing powers which, one of its inhabi.
tants is said to possess, but if the testi
mony of well known and reliable people
is worth anything at all, Jacksonville
will not be allowed to enjoy this fame
any longer without a rival, says the
Springfield Union Williamstown has
also man who claims to have been
given gift of healing, but he does not
ask any one to take his word for it
He refers to many people, whom he
says he has cured, for substantiatiOr
of what he claims he can do, He does
not pretend to accomplish so many diff
ferent, wonderful cures as the Jackson.
vile Newell, but confines his powers te
healing sprains in human beings an6
horses. He does assert, however, tina
he stand unrivaled in curing these
things, and he is backed up by severa
people in town whose testimonials can
not be disregarded.
The name of this man is Alfred Seney
and he resides at Willlamstown sta
ton, that part of the village in which
the depot of the Fitchburg railroad
company is located. He uses no in.
struments in effecting his cures, gives
no medicine and asks no questions
Irfh than out Of fI,e
afflicted part. The secrets of his sue
cess are his two big toes and three
words which he utters in prayer, and
which he refuses to make public, since
his power would be taken away If he
did so. He rubs these toes on the af,
and the cure is accomplished. He does
not claim the power of making the
blind see, the deaf hear and everybody
that is afflicted well but he does make
the assertion that he can affect within
a day or two a cure upon all sprains, nc
matter in what part of the body they
may be- His two wonderful big toes
appear to have strange powers. Should
he meet with a railroad accident and
lose both of his feet, or even one OF
them, he would be compelled to with
draw his assertion, for without these
big toes he could do nothing.
This power, Mr.. Seney says, has been
evident for a long time, but he did not
put it to use for several years after he
became aware that he was endowed
with it. He is a Frenehman by birth
having been born in Canada, thirty
six miles east of Montreal, fifty-nine
years ago. He lived there until TWEEN
ty-seven years ago, when he came to
North Adams, where he lived nine
years. He then came to this town,
where he has resided ever since, liv-
ing at present on Elm street, or in what
is better known as French row." While
in North Adams he effected a cure up
on prominent merchant there of the
name Of Smith, who had sustained a
bad sprain by falling, while returning
from his store. Mr.. Seney was one of
his customers at the time and the mer-
chant happened to hear Of the great
powers which the toes of his GUS
toners foot contained, so he sent for
him and asked him to manifest what
he could do. The merchant sat in a
chair at the time, with his sprained
ankle on another chair, suffering great
pain, and though he had no faith in the
cure, he knew it could do no harm to
allow the Frenchman to go through
with the treatment. Great was his
surprise to find decided relief when
the big toe of Seney touched his ankle.
The next day he put on his boots and
walked to the store, distance Of a
quarter of mile.
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