The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07

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Sy1 tive town of Leba-
AIM0S non, Conn.,, re-
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Cez&,MNS member Of the ia
N3QI10N*w- nous family Of
fSS0r~ honesetters sa y 8
~ ~ the New York Mail
and Express. They
we're spoken OF as natural bonesetters,
and 1t is 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 "Bonesetter' Reese OF
Youngstown, o. He is now a student
In a Cleveland CO., medical college. A
recent law enacted in Ohio forbids the
practice of medicine or surgery with
out a certificate of graduation and a
state license. and Reese will have to
take a regular collegiate course before
he can resume his mysterious healing
powers.
"Bonesetter" Reese has never studied
anatomy in his life, his phenomenal
cures, SO to speak. being accomplished
BY the laying on of hands, Bone
setter" 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 his
departure for Cleveland recently caused
q pp,soh NJ hto knUnA tu Vnssu Uutnu MN
O. Some OF his patients came in cabs,
and others hobbled along on crutches.
but all received the same greeting and
all apparently went away cured. There
were people present from Akron. Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Washington. New Cas-
tie and other adjoining towns. All
expressed sincere faith in the powers
Of their untutored physician.
One old nan come from Au%stintown.
He had been compelled to use crutches
since last spring, owing to an injury
to his ankle. He left the house with
out his crutches and seemed Is happy
as a boy out Of school. An old woman
from New Castle came to the house
with her arm in a sling. 1t had been
fractured and afterward set by a regu-
lar practacing surgeon. The pain af-
terward became almost unbearable.
Poor Job" said Reese, after he exam
ined the fractured arm. 1T must be
reset" Grasping the wrist firmly in
his right hand, he gave the arm a Pc
culiar twist. There was a sharp snap,
a crunching Of bones and the operation
was over.
Another OF "Bonesetter's" remark
able cures was that OF a Sewickley boy
who had been unable to walk for two
years. Physicians had been treating
him for necrosis of the bone. Reese's
marvellous sense of touch enabled him
to discover the cause of the boys af-
Fiction and with a few twists anu
jerks the ligaments and joints were
placed In their proper position and the
boy has not been troubled since. Phys
ic:ans a not account for "Boneset-
ter's" skill. They deride him unmerci-
fully, but are compelled to admit that
he has made some marvellous cures. He
has practiced his peculiar profession
for the last twenty years and has many
thousands of cures 70 his credit. There
has lever been a fracture OF any kind
yet that was beyond his skill.
He became known for his wonderful
gift OF anatomy when a mere boy. He
lived on farm on the outskirts Of
Youngstown, O., with his parents. He
proved that II wasn't necessary to kill
a COW, a dog or a pig because 1t had
broken its leg. The broken limbs Of
the stock around the farm afforded
ample opportunities for young Reese
to exercise his skill. As q veterinary
surgeon he soon commanded attention
that extended beyond the limits Of his
own county. Reese was called upon
to doctor the injured stock Of the farms
for miles around. When a boy he
liked nothing better than to dissect
some animal and In his own crusS way
learned anatomy. He dislocated bones
for the mere pleasure OF putting them
together again. There was not an In
jured animal or bird within reach that
Reese didn't experiment on.
VI course, IL was put natural that ne
turned his attention to the setting OF
human bones and It was soon discoy-
cred that his skill was not merely lin
tied to the setting Of animal bones,
His reputation grew so amazingly that
he abandoned the farm to take up his
peculiar profession In more extensive
fields.
Reese is now permanently located IN
Youngstown, O., but has travelled all
ever the country. In some districts
the people looked on him with awe
and superstition. "Bonesetter" Is mar.
ried, and has a large family; but
strange to say, not one Of his children
inherits his wonderful instinct. He
, does not require the assistance OF thu
TX" rays in locating foreign objects II
, the flesh. His delicate sense OF touct