The sun., 1899-04-30
THE ONLY WART CHARMER.
A LITTLE Old WOMAN WHO YIELDS
MYSTERIOUS FORCES.
sycho-Scientinc Treatment Applied to
Warts with the Help of Common Negetn-
bles-One Dishonest Feature of the Art
PeopleM Who AreTrnmbIed Most with Warts

IL u VueeT-SnuUtu DTlCh HOusc. Htut NIoo'
time-scarred entrance Is n small brass plate
inscribed with the following legend: Warts
Cured Here" Externally the house is dismal
and unattractive. but as the door is swung
open BY a tiny brown n-haired girl in response
TO the curious visitors ring the interior is
found to lie all light and cheerfulness.
''Wartsf" asks the girl. sharply sc:utinizinC
the callers face. Come right in and step back
to the studio and tell grandma about them"
The studio turns out to a big room In the
rear of the queer shaped brick house. II Is
cool. drowsily inviting, and proof agains: tho
distractng noises of the street. It's atmos-
phere leads one to believe that occult mvste.
res are prac,ced there. hut the accessories
OF forbiddng gloom and mystic symbols seen
usually in the abodes of the soothsayers are
nowhere apparent in that pleasant place. So
the visitor sinks into the rayernous embrace
Of n massive old haircloth covered chair to
await developments. A shrl childish treble
summons "Grandma!" anu there stands be-
fore him the only professional wart curer in
New York according to her own statement
She is an odd.little old woman. il the wart
curer. as wrinkled as n withered apple as yell
low and dry as bit OF ancient parchment.
Her hair. which is snow white. is clustered
above her narrow brow in thick drifts; her
eyes still retain the fire and sparkle of a viva
cious youth and her carriage is almost mar
tial. 80 erect does she stand. so sprghtly Is her
step. Certain peculiarities of speech and ac-
cent advertise her Southern nativity.
Give the location OF your warts. please"
begins the wart-cuIer coming promptly to
business after having favored the visit DR. with
brief. although entirely cordial smile DIFF
ferent locations require different treatm ents.
YOU see. Warts are stubborn things. and no
two OF them are exactly alike"
10 hot, ha Nrut nd IN
gers Of the right hand" replies the visitor.
stretching out his diRits to be scrutinized by
the bright eyes Of the curer. who mods conf
IDENTIFY and assures him OF "A speedy and per-
manent cure.
You don't intend to use knife on NO." he
objects hastily.
"A knife!' she exclams scornfully. "Of
course not. cure without the use OF surgical
implements or recourse to medicine"
What Is your method OF efracng warts?"
asks the visitor hun1bly.
"Well. that is rather difficult to explain. l
call It sort OF psychic scientific treatment for
lack of a better and more explicit name"
"Psycho- -scientinc?"
Yes. You see. 1t is held by soma who deve
into the mysteries OF lie and things that all
which pertains to human being is governed
by one or more forces. These forces apply di-
rectlv to exoterc as ell as esoterc things in
life. ana while thev are imperceptibls to us.
that they exist and operate is verv patent to
those who SIT down and study the matter out
Every known ailment to which flesh is heir is
auswerable to its own particular force or forces
| which have the power to amend or to exaC-
gelnte the ailments ravages. And warts
well. there Is no limit to the number Of forces
which govern them and their situations"
curei" ...'.,
matte-. returned the curer. trotting brisky
away to a small black cupboard in one corner
lapanned tin box on a table before the visitor.
| We know that the forces exist even though
| to discover the signs or symbols 10y which thev
nay be !, nyoked s,,, or course You % may think
man, hnt down in'Alabama, wherc, came from.
| believe Just as l do'iu this matter and who.
having found the correct signs and symbols.
warts. governing force to the ultimate destruc-
| ton OF the offensive papillary eNcresceIcc. as
| the wart is technically termed"
| What are some OF the signs and symbOls?"
>. They are almost too numerous To mention.
It all lenGnds. as sal! before. uno1 the stu,
/ the body are subject TO forces altogether dif-
ierent from the forces which direct the for.
| the hand has different force from wart on
the foot. leg. neck or head; Warts must al
individual governing forces mus must " he II in. n
voked by different signs or symbols. THUS in
the, case Of o your own w waTt between % the first
experiments have shown that the symbol
| necessary consists in cutting an old potato in
| half rubbing one portion on rhe wart and'bury-
ing it in some convenient uuiet pIu e where it
is not liable TO he dug up again. Should the
| potato rot, thea YOU NAV be sure that your
| wart will disappear inside of six weeks but
| should It take root and Sprout. .hcn you must
h sSeF ana mo @mr 10 s "fCS m
| sign. Something's an onion Is used. and then
again in the IL fall half half ,9rnp ! has . been known
seldom has the sign failed me, ~
All warts on the right side are compara-
lively easy to cure. for the signs are inva:ia-
bly, more Influential in producing the desired
respond quicker and more regularly to their
| invocation. IL YOU had wart on your right
tot ior instanre; should ad,iSe YOU to nur-
conceal the cloth in the walls or heneath the
roof of YOUR home. Should YOU tell no one OF
should find it out the walt would disapnear
some night III your sleep. Thmsa peculiar
| thing about warts and convincrs me utterly
of the truth of the eNistence OF these mvsteri-
GUS governing forces. No one ever saw Il
wart dsappear unless il was removed hy cut
'ng. which is IN extremely dangerous thing 10
do. Even those who have watched their warts
day and night in eNnectation OF being relieved
Of them have been astonished Ia lind them
appear in the might, although know Of s"v-
era instances where persons with warts have
lost them between breakfast and noon. Sci
dom do they so away III the afternoon. In
deed. that time of the day seems wholly un.
propitIouS to the removal of warts. from the
| first invocation of the governing for 10y
signs to the end Of thc prescribed time Of dis.
appearance. Perhaps though. thcrc il really
nothing in that idea after ak. 1t may only
seem to be the case.
When the wart to be remoyed,is on the lcf,
| handthe signs empoyed are more ahorate c and
less homelyfhan those used tor the right, con.
tinued the wart curer. opening her tin box and
scoopng up II handful Of small round black
! pebbles. These little stones are called wari
pebbles, and they are found in many of the
| small creeks and water courses Of Alabama
Seven %! them | give TO the owner Oi the oh.
| Icc.ionabo wart and his part in the ceremony
| Is to rub the wRrt with them. make Il neat
Parcel OF the pebbles and throw them into the
street. II any one u"kS up the package u
stones the warts " III go away. If the wnrt il
on the left tnOt then he must mt into RED
calico bag seven hearts from grains al red con
which hav" here. YOU sre. Tor his convcn
enre, Next. he takes tho bag into the stree
and tosscs it away, takinG extreme care that
| he does not see whore II falls. As in the cas-,
OF the seven wart pebbles should any uersui
| pick IN the hag the Wart will gN away
| How is til" ucrsOn with the wart thus cNor
ciscd to know whether or no: thc sign is Goinl
| to work II he cannot So" the ina disposition
OF the hagt' suggests the visitor.