The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
Without the Use of Drugs, Medicines or the Surgeons
Knife He Defeats Death and Restores Life
and Health to Suffering Mankind.
Gives His Services to Rich and Poor Alike WKhost Chafge-
Refuses Large Check From Grateful Husb.nd-csses
Mea and Women Thousands of Miles Away
q. Surely as Those Who Call In Person.
(From Cincinnati Post.)

ROCHESTER, y. Y.-Restored to life
by a miracle. a woman who was on her
way to the grave has been rescued by that
world-famous savant of this city. Prof.
Thomas F. Adkin. The woman vas being
prepared for her long, last journey when
the attention of this scientific wonder
worker was called to her case. Respond
ing Instantly and succeeding where doctors
and all others had failed. he revived the
spark of life in her body. put an end to
the agOnies of dissolution. stopped all
preparations for burial. and in a manner
stored the woman to health and returned
her well and strong to those who had bid
den farewell to her forever. SO remark
able ard unlocked for Was this happy end,
ing that Prof. Adkin is being accredited
with possessing divine power. When the
husband. Will tears of joy and gratitude
in his eyes, offered his benefac:or a check
written in four figures Prof Adkins re-
this check. the same as ! refuse the poor
mans Offering. II I charged a Thousand
dollars p treatment ! could do no more
than I now do for nothing
When seen In references to this wonder
full rescue. Prof. Adkin said; Yes. I re
stored the woman to life at the very edSe
no charge for certain help to those who
are III and suffering I mean every word OK
it: This Is only one case out OF thousanos
where I have been the i~,!struInen; OF God
III ilCdLlit ALlu ihPEiiieoS 49,
sick and dying. Daily / receive letters
filed with moan and sots of phi! steal ana
mental agony, imploring me for tEo AID l
I'm so glad to bestow. A few days pass
and Others from the same people, come
fairly singing with Joyous gratitude for
the wonderful restoration to health my
power has accomplished. Some OF the
worst cases in the country haSe peen
brought to me, men and women on their
way to the grave. as was this Mrs vs..
Swayne. and I rave cured them so quickly
that people say l work miracles
The sensation created among the meu-
zeal fraternity bv his discovery and mirac-
ulous cures has been so great tnat recentI!
a deputation of representative pfys.ciahs
came here 10 study and Investigate the
secrets and methods of this WorderIui
man. While they one and NIL were COM
PEELED to admit the facts and "
the countless cures Prof. Adkin Is making.
they were unable to explain or account Tor
the mysterious. intangible force he exerts.
Som OF them admitted that her rene
dies were as bread Pills and water com.
pared with his treatment. "hl.e, as an
upright, Christian man. Prof. Adkin gives
thanks to God for the know ledge He has
sent. he aisc'aiIns the statements thai nS
power 10 s~,pernatur.;l. saying: Ny power
is not divine or superhurnan. II - scieii-
tific to The. highest dea-ee. BASED on 81 Sc
cret law OF nature that commands life ana
death absolutely. Though his secret mas
h,ffIad tJ,. doctors and WIS. men cf ali
times. I Grlnlly discovered it after long
study and Te,earch. Drugs. medicines ana
the SurS..Oy \ FNIfe cfIeV 20 more l.ssEli
than good. Bu: by this inipuu.Gble law OF
life l can cIre any f.seuse. however ma
lignant: Vnalever is mature, chronic or
intermittent: 70 matter what the doctors
may have sails about it
While in .omc cases lie sends out q Pc
culiar mataerized food product in cclcen-
trated form. which Immediately revitalizes
the whole human system. Prof. Adkin dis
dams the use of Faith Cure. Christian
Science or similar cults. What this ex-
tract or elixir is. how he makes it or
charges II with magnetic force. he does
not say Doctors and scientists are vainly
puzzl'ng tneit brains trying TO analyze IL
and discover the secret. but cannot.
Returning to the case OF Mrs. Swayne.
in reply to a question. Prof. hdkin said:
THAT you may have no doubt about this
and the otner remarkable cures ! have
made. read this letter from the worans
husband. and these others, which you are
at liberty to PUBLISH II you think they will
help some poor sufferers 4 copy was
taken. word for word. Of the letters shown
by Prof. Adkin. and they are printed here
with in the belief that they will he a NEE
sage Of hope to some who have given up
in despair. Mr.. Swayne. who is proprietor
OF the Clear Spring I.i,hia Water. New
Haven. Conn. writes: II cannot express
my gratitude for what you have done for
my wife. She was on her d~eathbed: she
was paralyzed and had a clot Of blood orl