The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-08

were spoken Of as natural bonesetters.
and II IL said they never opened a
book on the subject OF anatomy. The
death Of Mr., Sweet probably leaves
only two persons In the country who
made a practice Of setting bones by
Instinct One is "Bonoseiter" Reese OF
youngstown. o. lie Ia now a student
In a Cleveland COJ medical college. a
recent law enacted IN Ohio forbidB the
practice OF medicine or surgery with
out a certificate Of graduation and
state license. and Reese will have 10
take regular collegiate course before
he can resume his mysterious healing
powem
"B0nescitcr" Reeao has never studied
anatomy In his life. bis phenomenal
cures, 30 10 speak. being accomplished
by the laying on Of hands bone
aettor" does not claim that his cures
are performed with the assistance Of
divine power His fame extends over
nearly every state In the union and BIZ
departure for Cleveland recently caused
crush at bis home IN Youngstown,
o. Some OF his patients came In cabs,
and others hobblcd along on crutches
but all received the same greeting and
all apparently went away cured. There
we're people present from Akron. Cleye-
land, plttsburg. Washington. New Cas-
dc and other adjoining towns All
expressed sincere faith Ia the powers
OF their untuiorod physician.
One old man come from Ausilntuan
Tie had been compelled 20 use cruiches
since last spring. owing 90 an inlup
90 hiF ankle BE lcit the house with
ont Iis cuichos and seemed as happy
AZ 4 boy out % school An Old woman
from New Castle came 20 the house
win her arm boz q SLING 10 had beea
fractured and af,crward set by regu-
lar pncucing surgeon. The pain az
terward became almost uuhclmblo.
Poor Job. said Reese. after De- exam
ined the frac,urcl arm. "lt mus, be-
reset" GrapIng the wrist firmly 10
bis right hand. be- save the arm a pc
culiar twist There was a sharp snap.
a cunchlng % bones and the operation
vas over
Another 90 "Boucsottors' remark
able cures was that Of a Scwlcklcy boy
Who had beon unable 10 walk Tor two
yoam. Payslcians had been treating
him Tor necrosis OF ihe bone Reoses
marvellous sense OF touch enabled him
20 discover the Cn-o OF the boys ai-
Fiction and with "a Few twists AMI
Jerks Gre i.ramgnta and joints were
placed iu their proper position and The
boy has not bcea troubled since Phys.
ic'nns can not account Tor "Boncso'-
tcrs" skll They dgrlie him uumo-r,-
fully. but arr compelled to admit, Cha.
Do has made some marvellous curJr ue
has pDctccl Dds peculiar profession
Tor The last teoly yo1u and BIAS many
thousands oi cures 'o his credit There
las never been o. fracture o' any Kind
set that was beyond hIs skill
Ho bccame knoWn ior bis wonderful
Fiii 81 anatomy when o. mere boy. He
lived on farm on the outskirts Of
Youngstown o.. with hls parents ilo
proved that u wasn't necessary 90 kll
COW. a dog OF plg because % haa
broken its lcr Tho broken limbs of
the stock around tac farm afforded
ample opportunities fCr young Reese
10 exercise bic sklu As veterinary
surgeon he soon commanded attention
that extended beyond the limits o. his
own county. Reese was called upou
to doctor the iuiurcl s,ocf 90 the farm.
Tor miles around Whom boy b,
liked nothing better than 10 dlssec,
some animal and 10 his own crude vas
learned anatomy Ilc iislocajcd bone.
for the mere pleasure Of putting them
together a-ulu. There was not an IN.
jurcd animal or bird within reach tha.
Reese didn't experiment on.
Of courfc. q WIS but natural that d,
mrnu his attention 90 the setting OF
bGman bones and % was so1l discoy.
/ercd that his SKIN VAS not merely um.
iiod 20 the setting OF animal boacs
Hls ropnta;ioa grew 30 amazingly tAa
ne abandoned the farm 90 take up hl.
peculiar profession ia more cx,cns.,,
nolda
Reese Is now permanently located Oh
Youngstown. o.. but has travelled oil
ever the country, Ia some districts
the people looked on him with aw,
and superstition "nCnoscticr' Is mar
riod. and has a large family. bu,
strange % say. not one OF bis children
inhcrlu bis wonderful instinct n,
does mo-, require the assistance OF On,
TX" rays On locating foreign objects ir
the flesh. Ills dcisatc sense OF toue.
is an that Is necessary On one oc
caa'on o. hnlio, had been Embodied r
a boys lrg ior several years Attempts
Co locate Dc had tcou oi no avail Run
ming his finger ula lightly over DO,
boys arm. RC1c declared 'hJt Dc h3,
located ih, ball Tho attending phys
io,an, who accompanied the bo'
doubted Rcasos assertion and WIS o.
fra, rclucast to commence the opcr
alton.
u know The tall Is there. said Reese
"Cut into ne ncsh as I have describe.
and you VIII and H." The doctor W..
hnally persuaded to perform the opcr
alton. and 10 his amaEemcnt found thu
bullet In the exact place Reese said Q
would b found.
II am not a schlaitor' he will ropl'
when asked 20 explain how he acquire,
his mysterious gift u do not prnios
10 be a divine healer The only cX
PLANTATION ! can eiye Ia that my sens
Of touch O. mere delicate than tina
OF tho avoraee human being Rcosl
receive dozens 1i letters every da'