The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
BY JOHN FRANCIS aYRNEs.

BY r, JOHN FRANCIS BYRNES.S
The man Of wealth has a new fad; that
is. the man who is everlastingly seeking
the spring of youth, with it's promises OF
health and freedom from bodily pains, has
found it at last. and it is---Electricity.
Wearied with travelling over the globe
tn search Of the heeting dream Of youth
full vigor; tired Of the monotonous ding
dong of the resorts: legs aching from
all Of which brought no permanent relief
to the tired nerves, no freedom from
pains, no new animation to the weak and
irritable stomach; sick and disguised with
t. drugs Of the family doctor, the multi
millionaire has gone back to nature for
the source Of the new life which he seeks,
and Misunderstanding. = I.sGES
The genius who has persuaded the
wealthy class to take up the new fad Is
Or. Mclaughlin, the man who claims
to have been five years ahead of Professor
Loeb in discovering that human vitality
is electricity. He has devoted twenty two
years Of his life to the development OF
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the common people that he had a method
which would rejuvenate wornout, nervous
systems and build up dilapidated bodies
by curing them by the thousands, he set
about to convert the rich and exclusive,
wAo are slow to accept new theories in
magard to the restoration Of health.
The plan which the doctor adopted was
a simple one. He learned that a certain
.well-known man, who suffered for years
with stomach trouble, had offered one
million dollars to a physician If the lat
ter would give him healthy stomach
Having successfully cured many cases Of
similar nature, Dr. Mclaughlin made this
proposition: He would deposit $1,000, tt
be paid to any charity named by the pa
tient, if the latter, after having been
under his treatment for three months
did not acknowledge himself cured
1t was to learn whether this offer ha6
been accepted that / called upon DIR. Nc
I.aughlin. I found him willing to discuss
the subject only in general way, and he
refused to talk about any case in par
ticuar. He informed me that the offel
had been we'll received generally. as an
evidence Of his own confidence in his
remedy, and he has now under treat
ment several people whose names are very
we'll known in society and the financial
world. He would not mention the names
of any of his patients without their per-
mission, but said that he hoped soon to
have a public acknowledgment, from a
man whose name is known by the people
In every, part Of the country.
IT have already received several good
reports from gentlemen who have taker
up my treatment recently said the doc
tor. land at least one Of them has prom
Used me that if he continues to improve
for another month as he has during the
past three weeks, he will give me q let
ter which will forever settle all doubts
to-do people as to the benefit to be de.
rived from my treatment,
you know find it no easy matter t,
change the habits Of these people VIII,
have sought health either in drugs o.
travelling about the country. They al
ways get a certain temporary relief from
one of these sources, and as they are act.
ing under the advice Of their physicians
It is the next thing to mutiny to propos,
any different course. I have succeeded
however, in convincing many of then
that my plan need not interfere with thet
usual course Of treatment because m,
appliance can be used while you sleep
and is independent Of any other form O
treatment that may be observed. Some O.
my distinguished patients have been .usins
my appliance while pursuing the treat.
ment prescribed by their physicians and
I am glad to say that there are three In.
stances within the past week where tn,
other treatment has been discard
ed owing to the decided change for
the better which has taken place
since my method has been taken
up" ~ .arv
I asked the doctor what his belt
was especially adapted for, and he I
told me that the foundation prin- ~
ciple Of his treatment was to re- III
store wasted nervous energy. He ~