Milner Stephen.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 36, 8 January 1883, Page 2

Milner Stephen.

(by telegraph.) press association.) Wellington, Jan. 7< At Mr Milner Stephen's seance last night he denied that his cur^s were only temporary, and contended that ihey were even more permanent than ! those of doctors. About thirty cases were treated by Mr Stephen yesterday, those suffering pain being the first taken. A lady who was suffering from rheumatic fever, disease of lungs, and pains m her legs was the first to appear. Mr Stephen made certain passes about, the legs, and breathing otra piece of red flannel, 'placed it on the parts affected, when the sufferer appeared to be considerably relieved. Her husband w*s then treated for epileptic fits. After having his head stroked he was told that he might have one more fit, but that would be the last. Another, old lady who had been suffering from rheumatism was mobt grateful for having been relieved from pain. Four or five cases of longstanding deafness were the result of cold after an attack of measles. The nwct case was one that can fairly be said to be wonderful, and i Mr Stephen was loudly cheered. This was a child named Dora Hathaway, I about five years of age, daughter of a resident at Masterton, and she had j suffered from paralysis which rendered it necessary for her to be carried about. Mr Stephen took the child on his knees, and after stroking her le^s for a couple of minutes he then put her down, and she ran across to her father. This was the most successful case during- the day. A case of partial blindness was acted upon but was not successful, although the patient stated he could see innumerable bubbles of light. A woman who had been deaf for 20 yrars was treated so that she could hear the tick of a watch, A lad suffering from asthma was relieved and could breathe freely. A man named Irmonger, who had lost the sight of one eye, had it improved, and a lad about nine years old named Hpham, partially blind, stated that he could see people around him. Mr Stephen also treated, with more or less success, a number of other case*, comprising pains m the head and

ehes*;, deafne3s, rheumatism, injury to the spine, paralysis, blindnets, spinal contortion, benfc knee, sciatica,and gout. Mr Stephen iv his treatment uses only a silver tube, through which he breathes on the various parts or the body, red flannel wadding and magnetised oil. A bottle of magnetised oil of water was presented to each patients when leaving the hall.