The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-07-24

Rochester, N. Y, July 22.-(Special Cor
respondence.)- 1.-The almost miraculous
cures of hopeless invalids made by Prof.
Thomas F. Adkin of this city, have been
of such startling character that they
have aroused widespread wonder. admira-
ton and curiority. Time and again he
has taken cases pronounced hopelessly in
durable by the medical profession and res
tored the patient to life and health in a
most phenomenal manner.
There is considerable mystery attached
to his method of accomplishing these
marvels, as it is known that he does not
use the drastic drugs and medicines that
doctors depend upon. He claims to have
discovered that a certain law of nature
has peculiar properties, heretofore unsus-
pected. and that by the application of this
law there is no disease he may not cure.
And 1t is a malter of proof that with the
mysterious power this discovery gives
him he has made the blind see ard the
lame walk. He has revived the Pickering
spark of life in bodies on the very verge
of the grave, and restored to health men
and women given up to die by doctors
and specialists. He seems to have abso-
lutte control over human life and the dis
eases that attack it. Notwithstanding
what might be considered most favor
able opportunity. he docs not extort money
from those whom he treats saying:
carnegie chooses TO give nDrarleS. L
prefer to give life and health. | am not
a millionaire, but am we'll able to afford
to give my services free to the sick and
afflicted. My discovery is my own, to do
with as please. and could charge every
patient thousand dollars II l wanted to-
But don't; and I know of no law to
compel me to take money for restoring
man to health. 1 do not care what the
disease is: am just as ready to cure
consumption, cancer. paralysis, Bright's
disease, or any one OF the so-called incur
able diseases as I am to cure rheumatism
stomach trouble. catarrh. blood disorders
or any other Ill that flesh is heir to.
am Just as ready and willing TO give my
services free to a poor man as am to a
rich man. When 1t comes to a question of
life or death. sickness or health, the
amount Of money man has makes no
difference to me.
"A prince or a pauper. I treat them
sust the same. To me, as to the law
all persons are equal. I see and admit
of no difference between patients as far
as I am concerned. If choose to help
all who are Ill without pay. there is moth
Ing to prevent my doing so. And l may
as well tell you RICH here that mean to
keep on curinl anyone who asks me of
snv disease they may have just long
.s am willing and able. What other
wen do, what they fail to do. or what
they charge, makes no difference to me.
i feel that 1t is my duty to carry out my
ov-n nlans In my own way, however much
n costs me- I can not bear to think of
men and women and little children con-
tinueing to suffer and die when | have
the power to save them, and restore them
10 life and health SO easily and quickly.
And there is no disease I may not cure.
ssYou think that a broad statement?
We'll. maybe 1t is; but no broader than
The truth. I know the wonderful power
have because ( nave tested 1t In thous-
ends of cases You know consumption is
supposed to be incurable. Well. not long
ago i had a young lady as patient Miss
III. L. Kelly, of Seal Cove. Maine. The
doctors told her that she had consump-
tfon and could not live. that her case
was incurable. And to them it was. The
poor girl was in despair. thinking her
aasa were numbered. But cured her