The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20
From lie Bufalo Courier.


Rochester, Nov. 13.-Professor Thorn
as f. Adkln. a wealthy resident Of
this city, has truly created a sensa-
ton among the medical fraternity. BY
some mysterious law of nature he has
done practically everything but bring
the dead to life. and doctors and sci
entists who have witnessed his work
are looking for him to do this next
In fact, they have been so taken back
that they would not now be surprised
at anything. They admit that all their
remedies and treatment are but toys
and tinseIs as compared with the Won
derfuI discovery of this remarkable
man. People say ne possesses divine
power. Many of those who have been
cured by his mysterious power look on
him as a god. But Professor Adkin
says:
No; ] have simply discovered a Sc
cret law of nature which has been
overlooked by doctors and scientists for
centuries past. I believe that any mans
life can be saved so long as he is not
actually dead and the vital organs OF
the body have not been destroyed, and
I further believe that when I perfect
my discovery q little more ! shall be
able TO restore life to any one from
dying drowning or other causes which
do not destroy the vital organs, pro-
Il
know these are strong statements, but
look at some of the people have
cured. They were all but dead, doc
tors said there was no hope, yet in
many cases j rid them of actual dis
ease in less time than it takes to tell
you about it. There was Mrs. L. A.
Phillips of TraWick Tex, who was the
next thing to dead when / took hold
OF her case. Here is her letter, read
what she says. never saw her, but
cured her just the same as if she had
been in my office"
The reporter was handed several let
tiers from patients. among them that OF
Mrs. Phillips The following extracts
are taken word for word from some Of
their letters. Mrs. Phillips writes:
when I first began your treatment I
had no faith in it at all, had tried
so many different kinds of medicines
with no benefit. 1 had been under
the treatment of twelve different hos
ployed two home doctors, but they
soon got so they did me no good. and
told me they could do nothing for me-
ard that if / could find anything that
could do me any good for me TO get IT.
for they had done everything they
could. j suffered from every disease
that flesh is heir to. ] had been bed
fast for nVe years, unable 10 STAND
up longer than ten minutes at a time
II ever a woman suffered / did.
could not lie on but one side. 7 had
two large bed sores that gave me a
great deal Of trouble. and 1 suffered so
much in other ways. I had kidney
trouble. catarrh of the bladder and al
So gravel / used to suffer at times
until I had spasms. I also suffered
from falling of the female organs Ill
GERS and chronic Indigestion and, OF
course. all these diseases left nay nerves
i'm p terrible condition. when ] finally
wrote 10 you. You have done for me
what no one else ever did. But my
friends all say that I have been raised
from the dead ] was nothing but
skin and bones; now I am feeling
splendid I say 20 every one that if
they would place their case in your
hands YOU viii do the same for them.
All they need to do is to give you a
trial"
Miss Hattie L. Kelly. Seal Cove Me-.
writes: words can hardly express the
gratitude I feel for what your treat
ment has dona for ple- When I began