The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-06
THE GREAT CURE ALL,
DR.. Powell Discusses His Wonder
ful Remedy for Disease.
He Declares That II 10 Not q Serum-Is
Writing Book on tho Subject.

DIR. Powell Of Columbia, Mo-, who Gays
he has made wonderful discovery where
by man can secure immunity from disease,
and who was recently inoculated with dis
ease germs without receiving harm, has
been seen and asked TO explain something
of his discovery Tho doctor is a small
man, weighing scarcely 100 pounds He
is quite energetic and appears In excellent
health. lie discussed his discovery In q
matter Of fact manner, and without any
exhibition of boastfulness claimed that he
had made an amazing and astonishing dis.
covery.
The most interesting feature Of his dis
covery he declined 10 explain for the pres
ent, as no has book In preparation
which will tell everything that he wishes
known. He said:
at has been III years since / made my
primary discovery, and this was the science
OF muscular contraction BY this mean
nutrition, the process by which we obtain
strength from what we eat. Loss of power
has been shown to be the cause of diseases,
and II we are able to learn how we can OBJ
tain power we can also learn how we come
TO lose it. This 1 have discovered.
"Aft.r making this discovery regarding
muscular contraction l soon gained the
other facts, which, whilo not based on this
science, are closely allied with 1t. When
had completed the discovery and become
satisfied Of my ability to immune myself
/ began experimenting with germs pri-
vately, and later gave demonstrations be-
fore scientific people to prove my claims.
"My discovery Is at variance with many
of the findings OF the past, yet defy the
scientific world to overthrow it. 1t an
swers every question of tho body, whether
in disease or health. One point L desire TO
emphasize, and that Is that this Is not o
serum treatment. The first reports pub
lished by the papers were incorrect In this
respect, and desire to have il understood
that tho character Of the discovery is en-
tirely different. It il constitutional alto
gether, absolutely physiological and harm
less.
mo must decline to explain the ex-
act nature of this discovery by which im-
mune myself. One thing wish to say,
though--that Is that you must not fall in
to the error of supposing that this discov-
cry Is merely precautionary. It's curative
features are evon stronger than the for
mer."
II DIR. Powell would not divulge the na-
ture Of his science. he was willing TO dis
cuss his experiments with inculating with
the dreaded germs.
~ presume do not differ much from
science regarding the order of virulence Of
tho various germs. They place anthrax
about the first, then glanders, cholera, and
SO on. Science is, however unable to de-
termine much more than that tho germs
take hold whom the system Ia in such q
condition as to afford good ground for the
germ to take hold. BY means of my dis
covcry have beon able to ascertain more
of the nature of these bacilli and to know
Just what ones tho system Is more ready
to receive II not immune. 1t requires
from ten days to two weeks to become inn
mune.
"On last Monday was inoculated with
oonsumptivo and diphtheric germs once In
q manner similar to vaccination and again
with u hypodermio syringe. Yesterday
inhaled tho dried sputum Of a aconsumptivo
In the final stages and was also inoculated
with the stuff. An investigation showed
that 25 bacilli came within the scope Of
the glass. 1 also had typhoid fever germs
put into my intestincs In several different
ways felt no evil effects whatever from
any OF these demonstrations. My temper
aturo was found to be normal, and not the
slightest indication Of any disease showed
itself. / have practically kept myself i'm.
mune for years past
81 believe that my discovery will have
the effect to make those diseases which
have been considered incurable durable
and those curable cases easier to cure than
now"
Dr. Powell intends lecturing on his dis
oovery,-St. Louis Post Dispatch.