Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-21
MAGNETIC HEALING!
WHAT IS TIP

A Few Words on the Subject OF
Interest to Our Readers by DR..
j. Fraser Barbrick, "The Boston
Specialist and Healer"
In Biblical times the blind were made to see.
the deaf to hear, and the lame and malt 10
walk without crutches or stats Simply oy 'he
LAYING on of hands or by touch of the hano
"a it is described. Great excitement ana
wonder followed these cures and they were
looked upon as both mysterious and mlracu-
LOUIS No scientific explanation OF no" Ohs
cures were accomplished was given ana none
seemed to be necessary; the TACT that IheS
were actually made being sufficient TO satisiy
the people of those times. But In later years
scientists after thoroughly studying the
question decided that the cures may nave
been made by animal Magnetism insueao
of by some supernatural power which was then
and is yet popularity believed 'Wrought the
miracles l say "may have been Tor while
we are not yet ready to assume unat the cures
of those days were made by "Magnetlsm' we
are becoming more and more convinced as
time goes on and we investigate this strange
power, that they may have been Ihab Inls
force scientifically applied possesses unlimlt-
ed power in the alienation and cure OF disease
is an undisputed fact that can be better be-
lieyed and more readily understood when 1t
is known that in recent years the study OF
magnetism as a curative force has been In
troduced in the colleges OF France ana Ter
many and the rapidity of its permanent
adoption in most Of the European and some
American colleges has proven Of such PROOF
was necessary its value as a remedial agent
The rapidity of cures made by magnetism
has no equal in modern medical research and
compare with descriptions of the miracles of
Go and history shows that In
each generation there are always a few gifted
with power (call it magnetism or what you
wild which If properly developed and applied
will cure disease and dispel pain. The TACT
remains though that while many are blessed
with an overabundance of this vital essence
but few are gifted with the power OF trans
hitting it to others. Like the gift OF apostolic
ages. of oratory. of song. of music, poetry, or
painting, the power of transmission" must
remain the possession of the few. Many
people, even among the well read and most
highly educated think Magnetic Healer
must be big, powerfully built, rough person.
ina ginning, presume, that Animal Magnet
ism isebrute strength instead OF being exactly
the opposite in a certain degree at least. The
temperaments of the greatest healers have
been OF the most refined and sensitive. Then
again, others think Animal Magnetism and
Electricity are the same, Whereas they
SnLlroiy OIucr0HI CdH NC IIldOc
(that is generated), weighed. measured and
controlled, while Magnetism, like the soul,
we know not ''Whence it rometh or whittier it
g0eth." That we yet Aavc much to learn
concerning this method of ''I4t. ing the sick, -
admit, for although have oecn curing
people since a boy by laying uy hands
on Them" as they used to say, and have been
studying the subject for years, still feel
have a great deal more yet to learn about it
than l already know. Before closing I wish
to say that If those who interested in
'healing by magnetism would avoid dis
appointment, they will be careful about
accepting every Tom, Dick and Harry that
comes along Magnetic Healer. To be Of
value this power must be intelligently used
and to use it fntelligently, one must be edu-
Gated in all branches of the healing art, be-
come a physician and surgeon: thus by
adding the knowledge gained by college labora-
tory and hospital work to his natural gift, he
becomes really and truly '"rhe healer of the
sick" and the IDEAL physician.
It may be of interest to our readers
to know that this eminent physician and
specialist will be in Great Bend, at the
Hotel Greene, for one day only, Tues.
day, May I'd, and If you are sick you
should not fail to see him. Further
information regarding his visit will be
found in his notice in another part of
this paper.