Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-30
WOMAN'S PATIENTS TELL
OF MIRACULOUS CURES
Celebrated Physicians Express
Credence in Power of Lay
ing On of Hands.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.


PARIS. December Il. 1910
woman has been brought before
the courts accused OF unlawful prac-
tice OF medicine. The case is attract
ing considerable interest.
One Of the principal independent
witnesses was celebrated doctor,
known by the name of 1.-THE Mage Pa
pus." who, besides his orthodox prac-
tice. is much consulted by believers in
spiritualism. OF which science he is q
leading fashionable exponent
The accused. Nine. Lalose, a small
but vivacious person. profcssed 10 heal
all manner of maladies by the simple
laying on Of hands. Witnesses she
brought, and who came of their own
accord, declared that she positively
performed miracles" She was "a Il
to say to the deaf, Hear" and cured
the blind and the paralytic at "A dis
lance.
The presiding judge remarked that
he was something like 81. Thomas.
There was general disposition To
mirth in the court at hearing Nine.
Lalose recount her wonderful successes
and talk OF her fluid" This feel
ing, however, yielded TO astonishment
as the roll of witnesses was called.
Witnesses 4cli Ol SuICS.
The police commissary OF Asnieres.
clothed with all the prestige OF his
office, testified that his wife had Ion.
suffered from an immovable stif arm.
She had been treated by the best
known doctors, whose names created
an impression, being household words
for skill.
Finally she went TO Mime. Ldlose.
who touched her only. IA the evening
she began TO move her arm. and The
next day was quite cured.
Another woman has cerebral ane-
mia. and was not able to visit tI.e
miracle" worker. who. however. pro-
jected her influence. Immediately inc
disease left her.
Another patient was pronounced b.
the highest authorities 20 be hopcies>ly
insane A few passes over hsr fore
head were enough, IL was saic. 10
BRING back reason.
A witness yolubly explained that he had
suffered from paralysis OF the tongue and
had been cured by Nine. l-aiose, lie
added that, instead of prosecuting mel.
the doctors would do we'll to study hel
methods
Physician Credits Possibility.
The most impressive evidence was tina
of the Mage Papus, who said that la
OiGen tffItcS rSy Ptidh ltiiNStS sA'.N 1890
prophets healed the sick. and that for
twenty years he had in vain been seek
ing the secret Of their cures.
II am a doctor. and have too much con-
fidence in medical science to confound ii
with that which says to the lame. Cas-,
away thy crutches and walk But. SIDE
by side with the science OF today. there
is the science of tomorrow. There IL
faith that works miracles. and there are
forces of which We know nothing.
Referring to one Of the cases cited, the.
president asked him il IL were possible
for a person with a perforated tympanun
to be made TO near. Dr. Papus replied
that the tympanum might reform. and
that doctors sometimes perforated 1t
themselves.
To the question as to whether Nine
LaIose was a hypnotist, DR.. Papus an
swered no. because hypnotism was a well
known science. Magnetism. on the con-
trary was quite different and was not
science. but a study Of force not yet
defined.
with Nine. Lalose We are in another
domain-in that OF the mysterious AND
unknown.