Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-07
PATIENTS DEFEND
DRUGLESS SCHOOL
kuRPIERs' WITNESSES PRAISE
NATURE CURE
Faster Tanner Takes Shot at His
Old Friends the Practitioners
in Trial Before Health
Board

With two written depostions submitted
both sides in the German drugless sani-
tarium case closed their issues last night
in the mayors office trial, and the board
of health took the case under advisement.
Thursday the board had its inning and
yesterday the defense for DR.. f. C. Kur-
piers, aaturopath, had the center of the
stage.
For three hours witnesses, mostly for
mer patients and employees of the institu-
tion, gave testimony that they fully knew
the non-medical character of the Boyle
Heights sanitarium when they entered,
that they got all they wanted in the way
of regulation food and that the place was
cleanly and run in moral fashion.
Father Organsciak, a priest, said he
had taken treatment at Kurpiers' place
and had been benefited.
William Henry Wheeler said he had
become run down. and through the sys-
tenn of fasting and dieting alternately
had gained fifteen pounds.
Mother and Daughter
Mrs. M. c. Weir and daughter, Anna,
who are still patients there said that
they had experienced benefits through the
drugless system, and praised the methods
in vogue at Kurpiers place.
George +. Schmidt said his sister was
being treated there now, and is improv-
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her case.
Mrs. Jennie Roper, who could not re-
member all the names of doctors who had
treated her, said in two months she
gained considerably while "a patient.
William NJ Hoffman, who said he felt
certain he had kidney trouble, though
several doctors seemed unable to tell him
what allied him. is now almost a new
man." thanks to the treatment he got
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Paul Gurnuez visited the place to get
relief for nervousness and feels better
now.
DR.. Knox Reticent
DIR. Knox, who signed the death certi1-
cate for Mrs. Amanda Wenger, whose
case brought on the present charges and
inquiry, said he had contractual relations
with Kurpiers, but declined to tell the
salary and other features, which he con-
sidered private business.
The appearance of DIR. Tanner, the
noted faster. brought much excite
ment into the session because of the
aged mans forcible language. He said
he was "7S years young" and though
graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic
college in 1858 he had come to the con-
clusion that the drugless system of cures
was best after ALI
81 regret that ever had anything to
do with the schools of medicine said he,
after stating that he never had obtained
a license to practice in California. after
left college discovered that l had to
unearn a great deal.
IF / were to get sick and my case were
left to a jury of doctors such as ] see
before me, I would say Take me to Kur-
piers as quickly as possible This
caused much laughter.
"You are not Christian Scientist, are
you?" asked one commissioner
mo said DR.. Tanner. 1t was ex-
planned to him that the chairman sug-
gested the question, whereat the aged
faster said. looking at Mayor Harper:
well, the chairman is all right. He
has got an honest face on him."
AS he left the stand he said laughingly
that he thought the doctors ought to feel
his pulse to see how he stood the ordeal.