Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06
MAGNETIC HEAL|NGI
WHAT is lr1
A Few Words on the Subject o.
Interest to Our Readers BY On.
J. Fraser Barbrick, "The Boston
Snecialist and Healer

j. Fraser Barbrick, 1.-THE Boston
Specialist and Healer
In Biblical times the blind were maze 70 -
the deaf to hear, and the lame and matt v
walk without crutches or stats simply oy 'ns
having on of hands or by u touch OF tlie manu-
"A II is described Great excitement ANU
wonder followed these cures ana they we'o
looked upon as both mysterious ANA m'raUu'
ous No scientific explanation OF now tns
cures were accomplished was given ana mono
,eemed to be necessary; the fact that they
were actually made being sufficient 10 sa''S'y
the people OF those times. But IN later year.
scientists after thoroughly studying 'ho
question decided that the cures may nave
been made by "Animal Magnetism" instead'
Of BY some supernatural power which WAS tneu
and is yet popularity believed "wrousi' .'s
miracles" say "may have been Tor wh'o
we are not yet ready to ass'lln' that tie GURUS
n, those days we're made by Magnetism we
are becoming more and more convinced an
time goes on and we investigate TINS soranso
mower. that they may have been Ihat tnis
force scientifically applied possesses unl''h's-
ed power in tho alienation and cure OF dlseaso
ia An undisputed fact that can DO oetter w.
ueved and more readily understood whenN
Ia known that In recent years the study Of
m.unetism AS a curative force has been IN
troduced in the colleges Of France ana uof-
many and the rapIdlty OF It's permanent
adoptlon in most OF the European ana SONS
American colleges has proven ~ suoh proo'
was necessary its value AS remedial agent'
The rapidly OF cures made by magnetism
has no equal In modern medical research ana
comnure with descriptions OF the miracles OF
! arr sayiors time, and history shows thatin
each generation there are always few gifted
with power tcall II magnetism or what you
win which il properly developed and applied
will cure disease and dispel pain The fact
remains though that while many are blessed
with An oycrabundance OF this vital essence
but few are gifted with the power OF trans
hitting" IL to others. Like thegft ofapostolic
aues of oratory, OF song OF music, poetry, or
paintinp. the power OF transmission" must
remain the possession of the few. Many
people, even among the well read ana most
hiehIy educated think Magnetic Healer
must BIO biz, powerfully built, rough person,
imagining, presume, that Animal Magnet
ism is brute 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
apaIn. others think Animal Magnetism and
Electricity are the same, Whereas they are
entirely different. Electricity can be made
! chat is generated), weighed, measured ana
controlled, while Magnetism, like the soul.
we know not "whence 1t cometh or WHITTIER 10
poetb," That we yet have much TO learn
concerning this method Of healing the Sick"
. admit, for although ! have been curing
people ever since boy by laying my hands
an them" as they used to say, and have been
! studyinp the subject for years, ] still feel
have a great deal more yet TO learn aboutit
than already know. Before closing ! wish
N sav that II those who are interested In
/ nheallnp by magnetism would avoid dis
appointment they will be careful ABOUT
accepting every Tom, Dick and Harry that
comes along as a Magnetic Healer. 10 be Of
' value this power must be intelligently used,
and to use II intellgently. one must be edu-
: Gated In all branches Of the healing art. DO
come physician and surgeon thus BY
= adding the knowledge gained by college laborar
tory and hospital work to his natural gift' NJ
becomes really and truly "rhe healer OF the
y sicko and the ideal physician
d II may be Of interest to our read
ers to know that this eminent pby-
- stefan and specialist will be in ADJ,
y y lene, Kas., at the Union Pacific Hotel
for two days only, Saturday and sun
a day, April Is and lG, and II you are
bsick you should not fail TO see him.
o Further information regarding his
Vt visit will be found IN his notice in an
1t other part of this paper