The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-27
Scientists Support DR.. Abrams Theories
ectronic Medicine TO BE Clearing House for
New Ideas
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Tho theories Of Or. Albert Abrams
Of san Francisco. California. con
corning elecironlc medicine and the
clectronic vibrations OF tho blood.
also Its possibilities in the matter Of
fhe diagnosis and treatment Of dis
tase. receive fun support from the
conclusions Of a committee appointed
by the International Hahnsmannlan
Association. The HAhnsmaunian As
sociati0n is a body OF medical pFac'
titloneTs numbering in its ranks
over twenty-five thousand in tho
United states and elsewhere. and
favoring the homeopathic theory
Of the diagnosis and treatment Of
disease This body Of practitioners
appointed committee Of scientists
to determine the merits OK the
theories OF DR.. Abrams b. scientific
analysis. and after an exhaustive
Investigation covering a period OF
nearly two years. made a report
amply supporting DR.. Abrams
theory. In this report the commit.
lee states that they have demon.
stfated that reactions OF a very
delicate character can be induced
b. means OF tho blood OF an in
diYiduai by the Abrams method and
that some sort Of energy Is given
off from that blood" The commit.
tee further finds that this energy
represents both pathological and
physiological processeS' and that
deductions can be made as 70 a dag
nosis Of ths condition OF the ind.
yidual whose blood Is thus tested.
and that. furthermore. these reae'
lions can be utilized in selecting
curative measures"
Tho committee concludes It's 70.
port by the statement that the ''phe-
nomena Of these reactions eonsti.
tute new field Of medical re.
search.' and to meet the assaults
made upon the Abrams theories
BY reason OF their novelty concludes
with this admonition: Your commit.
tee feels Justified in reminding you
that, in physical science what yes
terday seemed impossible Is today
commonplace" The report IL
signed by the following eminent
medical practitioners and scientists:
Eugene Underhiil. ". D.. Henry
Becker. NJ. D.: Harry y. Baker. NJ.
D.: Benjamin G. Woodbury.. Jr., NJ.
D.; Harvey Harrington, 81 D.. Guy
Beckley Stearns. ". D.
It did not require tho statement
Of this committee Of doctors 20 70
mind US that the whole history Of
human progress has been marked
by bitter assaults upon every new
jdea advanced. in every branch OF
science particularly in the science
OF medicine. When DR.. Albert
Abrams first advanced his theory
Of eiectronic medicine he was at
once violently attacked By the con.
seryatives among the medical prac.
titloners. He felt these attacks
hHfiilgs anu 40 a iNaAlh fhFlIbA ilN
conceived the plan Of establishing
in San Francisco medical college
where all new ideas in medicine
might be impaFtlaliy investigated
before condemnation, 20 that the
good In all Of the different com.
peting systems Of medicine might
he conserved for the benefit OF
humanity. To do this required
funds. for DR.. Abrams was man
of only moderate means. Therefore,
during the last two or three years
of his life he devoted all or his
time and energies, without personal
profit 10 himself 70 the establish.
mcnt Of a non-profit college for the
public benefit, In whose laboratories
md clinics all new ideas, especially
~ medicine. however novel they
might at first sight appear, %egld
receive hospitable attention. and
whose doors would be ever open 10
their fair investigation before they
woro condemned.
1 In the realization Of this purpose,