Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-09
his fortune unless he INDUCED in prao-

his fortune unless no INDUCED In prao-'
tees verging well over the border.
This physician. who requested that his
name be not used. explained that he had
no desire TO say anything in the expression
or his opinion asked for by the Herald
that would be unjust to the Professor"
but he marvelled, he added, at the cre-
dulity OF the public. the Weather mem
bers OF which had proved sach ready. pa
tients for the Professors" treatment.
Had the shoemaker struck to his last
there would have been no prosecution.
But because they charge the Professor
with violating the law governing the
practice OF medicine the officers OF the
County Medical society instituted the
pending action, which comes UP on Tues
day for decision. On some of the bills
presented by Hilgert to patients the items
read:
For professional diagnosis OF ailment
and taking plaster casts Of feet" On 9TH
ers this additional item appears, For
treatment and prescription for locomotor
ataXia." These, Mr.. Andrews declares,
render the Professor" liable for p~ractic-
ing without a license, and much the same
are the outlines OF the case against DR."
Whitehouse. who. in addition to his ''prac-
tice" with the Professor" finds time to
exercise daily with Robert Goelet, with
whom he boxes. and who decorated the
DOCTORS" face with a black eye the 9TH
er day. Whitehouse is an intelligent young
Engllshman, OF muscular build, and is
credited with possessing a fashionable
clientele.
They're jealous of Hilgert; that's the
trouble" remarked the professor, "as he
talked Of his arrest. These doctors want
1t all themselves. A man amt got no
chance with them II they could have their
way about II. Ain't that so? Yes; these
doctors don't do you any good: all they
can do is TO give a man poison without
killing him.
Gravity. Equilibrium. Circulation.
These are some Of the things l use to get
my results. 1 work on the great nerve
centers. When you're lying down these
are at the top Of your head, but when
your standing up they are at the bottom
Of your feet"
without stopping TO give a more detailed
analysis OF this remarkable topsy-turvi-
ness the Professor continued:
Il work or the five great parts OF the
feet-the nerves, muscles, bones, ligaments
and sinews. Through these-I call the
nerves the telegraph wires-I reach the
great batteries Of the body-the heart, the
stomach, the liver, the kidneys and the
bladder.
"The Foot's the Thing
80, you see, by reaching these organs,
l reach the cause OF most of the illnesses
we have and by the use of my inventions,
which belong to the corporation. I cure
many OF them In addition to fixing up SIM
pie cases Of bad feet. l tell you, my boy,
it's a feat to cure feet, and when you do
that you cure a lot more. Why, I could
tell you of hundreds Of cases that I've
cured; you wouldn't believe me. really,
you wouldn't"
On the first page Of a booklet which con-
tains information of the institution, OPP
posite a full page photograph of the Pro
~fessor," there is inscribed:
Listen, all we who suffer, and come unto
me-"
"A New Light" is the motto with which
the pamphlet begins, and then 1t goes on
to say, among other things:
1T has been destined that Mr.. Hilgert
should discover that such diseases as govt,
rheumatism, ataXia, neuritis,
etc. may be distinctly attributed in most
cases TO IN improper adjustment Of the
feet to the body at large, and consequent
~, to a lack of perfect equilibrium and
troubles of an orthopedic nature which
react with disastrous results upon the gen.
eral health.
Amy sufferer from govt, rheumatism,
paralysis, locomotor ataxia, neuritis or
any other orthopedic disorder will find
at the head of the institution a man who
- III Justly ldtiiAAlnl i al NAiS MIN
edge that can be obtained on these mat
ters.
'Invalids unable to walk will receive spe-
cial attention, and their requirements will
be looked into with the utmost care. They
can be made to walk as naturally and
easily and with as much ease and COM
fort as If invalid chairs, crutches and
braces had never existed for them.
Paralysis can be made TO yield TO this
news system by the establishment of per-
feet circulation and the coordination of
nerve Centers.
Those afflicted with locomotor ataxia
will regain control of their members of
lCcomotion and be entirely relieved OF pain
and distress
In another booklet, wherein Is used the
phrase that has given rise to the expires
sion OF wonder working" or magic
boots" the Professor says:
Taking as fundamental that perfect cir
culation Is essential to the establishing
and maintaining OF health. Mr.. Hilgert so
adjusts each shoe that it will not In the
slightest degree impede circulation, and,
In addition to this, has invented a process
of so charging them as 10 materially aid
Ii. The downward course of the blood Is
accelerated by the force OF gravity, but
when 1t returns 1t must progress against
1t. These shoes are so adjusted that grav-
ity Is to a great degree overcome, as Is
evidenced by the peculiar Hghtness and
Inconsistencies of the weight of the body
experienced In wearing them.
. The Wonder Working Shoe
cures and prevents disease, adds to the
comfort and length of life -"
"s A person wearing these shoes
finds that the passing years rest lightly
and leave but little trace. In fact, after
having worn them for a short time there
is a peculiar renewal of vitality and a re-
turn Of energy which makes effort a pleas
ure. and adds Zest To each experience. A.
light comes into the eye and lines cave the
face which mirrors the buoyaucy of the
mind and body that the wearer feels"
When the case comes TO trial an effort
is 10 be made by Mr.. Andrews to show
instances where crippled children nave
been seriously injured by the methods en-
ployed by the Professor who treated
them.
Why He Stayed at Home.
He WAS ono Of the hanpiesf ssIxidS'i In