The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-16

Through al OF your system pours the
curative power-the uIlt. At makes
your brood circulate, Guilds up your
tissues, makes you well"
Three treatments "A week were pre-
scribed, at 81 treatment.
In the operating room back OF the
big front room with the bay window,
Mr. Gallagher has regular bedroom,
with few chairs, "A dlvan, and brass
bed. There is a hook on the sliding
doors, on the inside. The healer has
no attendant.
He took a seat on "A chair opposite
his patient. and held the patients
wrists lightly in his hands. Iie bowed
his head, half closed his eyes, and
sat thus for two minutes. His face
was very grave. lie released the left
wrist, held the right one, and pressed
the finger tips OF his right hand on
both temples, and on the forehead OF
the yictim-beg pardon, patient-for
two minutes more. He arose, stepped
behind the patients chair. held his
right hand on the patients forehead,
and the left on the back OF the neck,
slowly, and without extra pressure,
drawing his fingers down five or six
times from behind the ears 20 the
collar top. Then he changed hands
and did IL some more, for total OF
about three minutes.
Then he went back TO the wrist
hold. then TO the wrist and forehead
grip. and once more To the base-of-
brain forehead application.
Can you tell from this treatment
what causes my trouble?' he was
asked
Just your nerves." he replied,
dreamily. Just your nerves. that's
all"
You don't think it is anything I've
been eating?"
"Oh yes, your food doesn't agree
with you. Ii doesn't do you any good.
It's your stomach. and your nerves"
He tapped the patients right col
larbone. you have pain there, don't
your
yep. sometimes" said the patient.
deliberately.
See. knew IT," said Mr.. Gallagher
Now get up" said the healer. and
he patted the patients shoulders, ran
hand down the back OF his coat
and patted both hips. just as the vic
tim has seen II done some thousands
OF times in police headquarters.
Your spine is all right" said the
Boy Healer
Thanks" said the victim, who
learned In moment the why" of
the spine treatment.
That girl that was hollering about
losing her fur when you came in
never wore that fur here" declared
the healer" 1T isn't in this ROOM
and you were the only one in the
other room. and Eve been over you
enough TO know you haven't got it,
No offense. you know. / don't know
you, and you don't know me"
He was handed one long green dol
lar. and never cracked smile wnen
he took IT, He said to come again
Monday.
Mr. Gallagher seems 10 be getting
quite few dollars. Sometimes his
waiting room is well filled with
patients. according To one little old
German. woman who was discussing
cures" with man being treated for
rheumatism OF the right leg. that had
settled in an old fracturea com
pound one, protruding an inch.
The little old German woman, thin,
with hard, knotted hands that spoke
OF toll, dropped some silver pieces. TO
make up the dollar. into the hand of
the healer" One could hear the
clink of the coins. and the opening
and shutting OF the hall exit. Size
had told the lame man that she was
being cured OF swelling on her
neck. She said, earnestly: "A per
son must have faith in things, you
know. You must believe, and be
lieve. and believe" The crippled man.
a young. husky man except for his
bad leg, said that was so. He fairly
beamed optimism. 1T s all right
when you can get around he said,
but when you can't you get so dis
couraged you're ready for anything.
Maybe this fellow can cure me. His
'ad reads good. I'm just going in for
my first treatment
He was trying to get cure that
he might go to work. His coat sleeve
was frayed at the edge--his trousers
were worn through in spots. But he
was smiling and optimistic and there
was another clink OF coins az he left
the healer's inner Office
Sometimes It's crowded with pa
tents" the little old German woman
said Sometimes have to wait
long. But ] have the faith. I'll get
cured think the swelling Is going
down"
Its all how You look AT H." said
the crtppled man. 1T amt what You
take its how Won taka n"