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

liked very much to ride on the train
and in the street cars.
"A short time ago, I could not dis
unguish my children apart" said Mrs.
Norman. Il have five children, four
are boys and this is my only girl
could not distinguish between the boys
and the little girl before 1 had Deen
treated. I had to recognize my emil
dren by their voices and my ability to
do anything depended upon my fingers
1 had to feel everything" As she was
looking through the window. Mrs
Norman seemed to be able to follow
the child's movements as she was run
ming over the lawn, with no trouble
whatever.
It first began to be troubled with
my eyes about thirteen years ago,
said Mrs Norman, in telling her
story. Il don't know what first caused
the trouble. The doctors by whom /
was first treated said that It resulted
from cold, which settled in my eyes.
After my eyes began to trouble me
they grew gradually worse and worse
until three years ago, when was trou-
bled with La Grippe. and ever since my
eyes have suffered terribly as a result
of this disease"
Mrs. Norman wildly pictures the
pain she experienced as a result OF her
last trouble, when she almost entirely
lost the use of her eyes. Ny eyes be-
came like red balls Of fire after was
troubled with the La Grippe. There
seemed to be no life whatever in them
They seemed dead to me. I could not
see anything, and my family said they
looked dead.
Il have treated since then with a
great many doctors of Kansas City and
other large cities of the state, but I did
not seem to get any relief whatever
from the treatment given my eyes. The
trouble with my eyes is said to be
1ritfs and all the doctors put medicine
in my eyes until I got tired of it, get
ting no relief from it.
*tNHp0 7 hpa rd al the advertisement
of this institute claiming that relief
could be secured through this method
of treatment, I told my father that I
thought we ought to try IL. / under
stood that they would not put anything
in my eyes and I thought that the
treatment would be harmless at least,
and that I would try it with the hope
that it might give me some relief.
That was about two months ago
that I first heard of this treatment and
came here right away I have taken
five treatments in all and think the
relief 1 have got from the treatment
is remarkable to say the least The
first two or three times I came to To-
peka for treatment, my father came
with me. His home is in Salina. It
was necessary for some one to come
with me to lead me. I could not see
anything. and 1 could not have man
aged to find my way about if had no
body with me to take care of me-
To-day 1 can see comparatively well
at close distances. I can almost read
a newspaper now. The small type I
cannot read, but the larger type I can
read easily.
Il can also see very wen to do my
work at home now. Only when trying
to see things at a short distance away,
a sort Of cloud of mist or smoke comes
between me and the object I am try
ing to see; making everything look
rather dim and misty I can see a con-
siderable distance in this sort Of mist
but TO study anything closely as in my
my II r,v11rr
within distance of a number OF feet.
feel sure that 1t will not be "a
long time until I will be able to see
plainly at long distances Ny eyesight
seems to be improving steadily. I hope
1 will be cured entirely, and I think I
can be-"
I. L. Sherman, manager OF the insti-
tue, anticipates a great deal of doubt
in peoples minds in regard to this new
and advanced system of magnetic heal
ing, and think that all this method Of
treatment needs in order to convince
people that it is something that brings
good results, is to give them an oppor-
tunity to witness practical demonstra-
tons and see some of the results OF the
treatment
Mr.. Sherman tells Of the way he
came to take up the management Of an
institution of this kind. as follows: Il
was a newspaper reporter some years
ago. was assigned to write Something
about the public demonstrations Of 2
magnetic healer, who was in the citv in
Wnlcn was working at the time. I
went to the exhibition with prejudice
and a full intention Of roasting the af-
fair, as I did not believe human rnaz--
entism possessed any thera peutic value
being brought up to rely on orthodox
medicine, as my uncle was a physician
but was convinced after several dava
and months Of investigation that there
was more real, permanent cures made
BY vital magnetism, than by al the
medicine in the pharnocopoea. Some
time after that took up the MANAGE
ment Of an institution of this kind as a
permanent business.
Since that time we have Travelled All
over the United States giving exhibit
tons Of the power OF vital rnaenefiSrn
in the relied and cure Of chronic at
ments, remaining IN Philadelphia &
months; st. Louis months. San Fran
cisco months and Los Angeles 3
months, in each place returning the
IolloWing year, and remaining as long
or longer. The wonderful cures made
IN st. Joseph last year and the really
phenomenal cures already to the credit
OF vital magnetism in Kansas decided
me 70 establish permanent institution
IN TINS city, feeling sure that when the
pupiac are convinced the cures are of q
lasting nature, the institute will have
more than one magnetist contract
Therefore. the Vital Magnetic Tnstitr1fe
OF topeka, Kansas, has become a per-
manent Institution for the Treatment az
chronic diseases