The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-04

APPARENT RESULTS GAINED
Was Troubled With Poor Sight for
Thirteen Years,

An institution of this city which is
attracting a great deal of attention all
over the state is the Topeka Vital Mag
netic institute. For some time past this
institution has been attracting more at
tention in Topeka than any other sin
gle institution and the interest shown
in it over the state is very general The
institution receives as many patients
from over the state as it does from the
city ITSELF and it is we'll known in al
most every section of Kansas.
The method of healing practiced in
this institution is personal magnetism.
The management of the institution
came to Topeka several months ago and
for a week public demonstrations OF the
power of healing possible through per
sonal magnetism were given at the
Grand Opera house. During that week
of exhibitions, thousands of people
focked to the opera house to witness
the power of the magnetic healer. A
large number Of Topeka people came to
the magnetist during that week Tor
treatment and the demonstrations given
were sufficient to draw large crowds
to the opera house
With only a few minutes treatment,
many people both men and women,
who declared that they had not walked
for some time were CdIIICQ DO1hg ~
the stage or zhobbled along on clutches
or other helps for walking, LETT the
stage and walked unasSisted to their
seat in the audience which they had
left only few minutes before
Also many people who said they had
been Hind for years. after the magnetic
treatment, were able to see the people
about them Many who said they hao
been deaf for years. and many VINO
were rheumatic, under the magnetic
1l~To 4n n
swer questions put to them IN an or
binary tone of voice. Those who com
planned of trouble with rheumatic nmDs,
were able to leave the stage unasslsted.
All of the patients treated IN TINS way
seemed much relieved
After the week of public demonstra-
lions at the Grand Opera house the
company decided to locate permanently
in Topeka and the management secured
a large dwelling at 615 Van Buren, street
for the home of the Topeka Vital Mag
netfc institute and the institute has re-
ceived scores of patients since that time.
IT has been well patronized and the
rnagnetst has been kept busy ever since.
The home of the institute IS large
dwelling with a large wide lawn.
pretty resting place where 1t would
seem good for i'll persons to go Tor
treatment. With its broad yeranda
extending around the greater part OF
the front and one side of the house,
fhe home of the institute is fine
Mace to stop for rest and the home
Is always open for a patient VINO
wishes to stop there a short time Tor
that purpose.
THE fnpossibility of any large mum
her of people learning the effect the
treatment had upon the patients and
on account of the fact that there is 4
great deal of skenticism and doubt
shown toward an institution OF healing
Of this kind. made Mr.. I. l. Sherman,
manager OF the institution, anxious
that people should know just how the
treatment has Influenced the diseases
treated. and that q statement from
the patients who have continued with
the treatment, telling of what RELIEF
has. been secured. should be generally
known
When a visit was made TO the insti-
tute at SIS Van Buren, street yester-
dav afternoon, Mrs. V A MoOrman, a
patient being treated for blindness
who has been troubled with poor sight
for thirteen years, according to her
own statement. was at the oface OF the
institute and a statement was secured
from her in regard to the help she
has secured from the treatment and
the possibility of her eyesfght being
restored through the medium of the
magnetic treatment.
Mrs Norman is from Solomon
Kansas and she had been waiting at
the office of the magnetic institute
through the afternoon until the time
when she could take a train back to
her home in Solomon at 8 O'Clock. She
was tired from her long wait and
was watching through the window her
child, little girl about nine years Of
age as she was running around over
the wide lawn around the institute
home. Mrs. Norman said she brought
the little girl with her because she