The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
HE CURES THE BEWlTCHED.
"VITCH DOCTOR" VINO DEALS
WITH ACTUAL CONDITIONS.
Knows There Are No such Things NJ Witches
People In Eastern Pennsylvania he
iiey. In Them and THIS Man stops Their
Uysteria 49, Recent Remarkable Gaze.

READING, Pa. Jan. i3-Another case Of s-
| called witchery has Just become known here,
Probably II is the most unusual affair reported In
several years in eastern Pennsylvania. but 'ho
witch doctor" who effected the cure waves away
all inquirers, saying
"No,n no, | wan, no ~notoriety. Please soy moth.
ing about 1t. | want no advertising. l have
enough 10 do--t"o much, IN fact"
Coming 80 close upon the revelation made 10
the Berks County Medical Society through Dr.
Bertolet's paper, this development throws all
others in the shade. In the first place the s'nlwat
witch doctor says that he has nothing whatever
u do with the many cases of sO-called witchery
referred To In the society's paper by Dr Bertolet.
The witch doctor nays that putting canvas bags
on the breasts Of nervous or hystercal girls is tho
work ~ small Try" fortune tellers, who get their
hints from a modern fake book on witchcraft
that IL published in the West. The contents 81
this book, says the doctor, are made cup Of clap
trap recipes, having absolutely no connection
with the black art books printed In Germany
n century ago. many Of which are still. In existence
In eastern Pennsylvania,
The century old imported books are the real
thing. They go so far as to tell people how to
place spells on others to wither them up. how 10
paralyze and dwarf children. how 10 kill cattle u a
neighbOr without going near his farm; how TO
cause a well 10 run dry: in fact, how 10 ruin and
annihila,e by the sole aid Of w%itchery. The mod.
ern or fake" books, however, do notdare TO venture
that far, because the publication Of such literature
is certain to be punished severely. The witch
doctor says he does not have any thing 10 do with
these fake books; nor with the genuine old Ger
man books Of "hexarei," or witchcraft, but that he
cures excited or nervous people by his strong mag.
neic powers; his knowledge Of medical treatment
his experience in handling such cases, his advice
ms to treatment. and his strong mesneric and
mental control over weak minds.
The witch doctor" as he is publicly known. is
of nne physique and excellent health. lie is
strong a. a horse" not given much 10 talk or pre-
,ence, butdoes a lot " thinking, He moves along
in the world very quietly, with little 10 say. lie
has never courted nOtoriety, He has frequently
requested the local newspapers Ia keep his name
out Of PRINT in connection with the treatment and
care Of notorious cases Il nervous excitement
which some people call witchery,
Only the other day the doctor was called upon
at midnight to come ~ the country, at least ten
miles in the backwuods mountain district \
carriage was at the door. The night was cold.
only the stoutest and bravest would have vent
ured upon such a journey But the doctor went
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tea tho gin CouIi smell II nHe miles, ana then
the hevitrLrd smell came uDgn her.
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hHth VIZ "INh u"c'"' '''ei'" 'e h"uNe' ue
mother and little ones wrf- IN terror. The woman
was neAt and clean The mother said her dauyh-
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'i' 'NoO'' h"' w" "'"''N' oO"u' " hn'"'"
II began when they were getting ready for Christ
mas and when she passed an old vomsn's hut
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oh ~ '"""' '""'is '''"' NV "e"''7' '"'"S',
the old woman had fixed her gaze upon her and
had given her a pear She never ate the pea,
out IN V'ir'' "h''" u away WIN sue ''0s'heu
Il, might he q charm OF r:tch~rA' u put a spell
upon her, however. the riri was all whit,
,,har OH, ,s,ch.I hom. rs,,,,s exr,oJ .rI
wiz" nv ~ wa" "''''"0' 'N''"'' "'n
fsrrorized in the thought that she had accepted
- pift from the old Noman's hands Uav bv
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Ike a raVlng maniac Her mother ''Id lhe doc