The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-12

ROCHESTER-Prof. Thomas F. Ad-
kin, a wealthy resident of this city, has
truly created a sensation among the
medical fraternity. BY some mysteri-
Gus law of nature he has done prac-
tcally everything but bring the dead
to.life, and doctors and scientists 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 any
thing. They admit that all their rene
dies and treatment are but toys and
tlnSel as compared with the wonderful
discovery of this remarkable man. Peo-
pie say he possesses divine power
Many of those who have been cured
by his mysterious power look on him
as a god. But Prof. Adkin says: mo,
l have no divine power. There is moth
ing supernatural about me. 1 have
simply discovered a secret law of ma
Ture which has been overlooked by
doctors and scientists for centuries
past / believe that any mans life
can be saved so long as he is not actu-
ally dead and the vital organs of the
body have not been destroyed, and
further believe that when 1 perfect my
discovery a little more / shall be able
TO restore life to any one from dying
drowning or other causes which do not
destroy the vital organs, provided de-
composition has not set in. / know
these are strong statements, but look
at some of the people I have cured.
They were all but dead, doctors said
there was no hope, yet in many cases
l rid them of actual disease 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 I took hold of her case. Here is
her letter; read what she says. | new
er saw her, but I cured her just the
same as if she had been in my office"
The reporter was handed several let
terS from patients, among them that of
Mrs. Phillips. The following extracts
are taken word for word from some
of the 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 medicine with
no benefit. / had been under the treat
ment of twelve different hospitals with
no relief, and then I employed two
home doctors, but they soon got so
they did me no good, and told me they
could do nothing for me. and that if I
could find anything that could do me any
good for me to get it, for they had done
everything they could. I suffered from
every disease that flesh is heir to-
had been belfast for five years, unable
to stand up longer than ten minutes at
a time. If ever woman sufferedsI did.
I could not lie but on one side. 1 had
two large bed sores that gave me a
great deal of trouble and I suffered so
much in other ways. had kidney trou-
BILE, catarrh of the bladder and also
gravel. / used to suffer at times until
/ had spaSms. I also suffered from
falling of the womb ulcers and chronic
indigestion, and, of course, all of these
diseases left my nerves in a terrible
condition, when I finally wrote to you
You have done for me what no one else
ever did. But my friends all say that
| have been raised from the dead.
was nothing but skin and bones, now
I am feeling splendid. 1 say to every
one that if they would place their case
in your hands you will 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 / feel for what your
treatment has done for me. When
began taking it | had given up hopes
of ever being well. The doctors said 1
had consumption and couldn't live