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3 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT TELECOM, THE IENCE OF V RATION IS THE GREAT T MET T WORLD FOR T M OF DISEASE THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX, PORTLAND, JUNE 21, 1908. SC ES H OD IN ENT Thousands of People Are Rejoicing in the Restoration Through the Efforts of James Austin Larson, the Great Booh to Humanity They Tell Their Stories in PROMINENT BANKERS SPEAK OF LARSON The line that 1s drawn between a business and a profession these days is very thin and, as a rule, the profession al man to be successful must have all the main attributes and even the rating of the man of commerce. Especially does this apply to the professional man who Is traveling and yet is performing those duties which lie has made a life stu'dy. Mr. James Austin Larson, whose re markable cures as the result of the Teltconl treatments he is giving at his consultation rooms In the Hotel Astor are causing widespread discussion, has started on a crusade which he hopes will be successful. The discoverer and Inventor of that great vibratory system, whose aim in life has seemed to be to do the most good that he can, had a large and lucrative practice in a city of the Middle West. As his patients grew more numerous the Idea shaped Itself what a grand thing it would be if a central home could be established where all who wished to be benefited by Teleconi could stay and which after being founded by Mr. Larson could serve as. an everlasting memorial to the discoverer after he had ceased practic ing. tr. Larson chose a suitable spot for his home and then started on his travels. His sole idea of leaving the great city where he had been made famous being to introduce his methods and prove their efficacy; 'to plant a need of publicity that would grow and make the name of Telecom so famous that hundreds would travel to this home and undergo the treatment. Mr. Lar son Is now practically- assured of enough followers to start the building of this sanitarium. Knowing well that there are many who question the bona-fides of a man who conies as a comparative stranger even if he has proved a good Samaritan In the methods that he has employed before their very eyes for the allevia tion of pain Mr. Larson has carefully preserved many of the testimonials he Tias received from men of position In the financial world. There have been many bankers among his patients and of the thanks that have been sent to him in gratitude for the cures be has consummated, the following is a fair example: THE COLLIX COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, McKlnuey, Texas. Jesse Shain, president; W. K. New some, vice-president; T. C. Goodner, vice-president. Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Forth Worth, Texas. October I'D, 1D05. Dear Madam: Replying to your inquiry of late date, I am glad to say that after two months' treatment by J. Austin Larson I am permanently cured, and feel as well as I did twelve months ago, when I was attacked with jaundice in a severe form which held on to me for months, but by last Summer I had gotten considerably over it; but my liver was torpid and Inactive, causing indigestion, colic and TELECONI IS THE LIFE Says F. G. Linstead, After Eeing Cured by J. A. Larson Science of Vibration Makes Sufferer From Con stipation and Torpid Liver a Well Man. "Teleconi Is the life, just as James Austin Larson claims it is," said F. O. Linstead, who is employed by the St. John Lumber Company, as he emerged from the apartments at the Oregon Hotel of James Austin Larson, the Tel econi expert. Mr. Linstead was asked what Tele coni Is. a question that is upon the lips of hundreds of Portland people at this time. "It has certainly put new life into me," continued Mr. Linstead. "For eight years I have been a constant suf ferer from constipation and torpid liver. Now I am a new man altogeth er, all due, I am positive, to this won derful treatment they call Teleconi. "During all the time of my indispo sition, it has been necessary for me to take strong medicine every day, and even then my head was constantly heavy and I was dull and listless and my body was so numb that I 'was in mortal fear of paralysis. Now, my head is clear and my mind active. The dull, heavy feeling In my body is gone and I am Just as natural aa I would .ever wish' to be. Teleconi works quickly and surely. As a cure for such troubles as afflicted me, it is all that is claimed for it, and I am glad to state publicly my earnest belief in the treatment. My belief is based upon a successful trial of it." One only needs to listen to Mr. Lin stead's story to be Impressed with the fact that Teleconi is equal to all the claims that have been made for It by Its distinguished originator, James . Austin Larson. . There is one very de cided feature in favor of Mr. Larson's method and manner, and that is that he does not' claim to cure everything by Teleconi. He candidly admits that be can do nothing for those who s"uffer with cancer, consumption, diabetes, Brlght's disease, chronic deafness and organic heart trouble. He ts equally as firm In his statement that nearly every other trouble comes within tho scope of his treatment. You cannot but be impressed with the conservatism of the man. It is Just this quality in his make-up that gives thinking people confidence in him and his claims. It. as Mr. Linstead claims, Mr. Larson can cure constipation and torpid liver, his treatment, sooner or later, will receive universal recognition in the curing of this very prevalent complaint. One thing is certain, and that is that a lot of Portland people are trying Tel econi, and all those who have been in terviewed have nothing but the warm est words of commendation for the ayostle of the science of vibration. constipation. I fortunately had Mr. Larson to treat me, commencing the middle of August, and I began to im prove at once, and soon my liver was acting all right and the Indigestion, colic and constipation all disappeared. My color changed from a yellow to a healthy, florid complexion; had a fine appetite and good digestion; a gain of ten pounds In flesh, with a renewed vitality, vigor and strength. For a torpid liver would unhesitatingly recommend Mr. Larson's treatment. T. C. GOODNER. Vice-President. A personal letter to a friend. Of James Austin Larson's business standing there can be no question. In every city that he Jias visited he has been complimented on the exactness with which he has carried out what In the commercial world would be called contracts. The following letters picked at random will show how he Is rated among bankers: FARMERS RANK. Frank Cowden, president; E. S. Ho bart, vice-president. Downs, 111., July 6. J 904. To whom it may concern: Having known James Austin Larson for many years. I cheer fully testify that he comes from one of our best families, and has always been a man of honor and integrity. He lived In this community for many years and has the confidence bf those who know him. While a youth here he proved himself an apt student and a thorough scholar. Our best wishes go with him. FRANK COWDEN, President. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Concordia. Kast. T. J. Atwood, president; C. E. Sweet, vice-president. March 19, J 904. To whom concerned: Regarding James Austin Larson, I have to say that he carried an account with us, and his relations with us have been business-like and prompt. As to his skill as a healer we have .no personal knowledge. We have no reason to think- that the testimonials wmch have appeared in our city papers are not genuine, and the real sentiments or those whose names are attached. Very truly. T. J. ATWOOD, President. THIRD NATIONAL BANK, Blooming ton, III. John J. Cowden, president; Samuel W. Waddle, cashier. July 8. 1904. To whom it may con cern: This is to certify that we know James Austin Larson, and will say that we always considered him conscien tious, honest and a tireless worker, and worthy of the confidence of his fellow men. Respectfully, J. J. COWDEN, President. RAYMOND D. DOOLEY. Assistant Cashier. Any of these letters can be seen at Mr. Larson's offices, Oregon Hotel. SAYS LUETGERT'S WIFE IS ALIVE Lawrence Harmon, celebrated as the attorney defending Adolph Luetgert for the alleged murder of his wife and the dissolution of her body in a soap vat, in Chicago In 1897, is stopping In Portland temporarily arranging business matters for his clients. Mr. Harmon succeeded In securing a life sentence only for the man whom he believes to this day was the victim of the Chicago police and newspapers. Luetgert died in Jollet prison shortly after. "I am as firmly convinced as I am that I am alive," said Mr. Harmon yes terday afternoon, "that Louise Luet gert was alivo after she was said to have been murdered. I have the affi davit of a woman who knew her well to the effect that she met her In a depot at Atlanta, Ga.. May 25, 1897, nearly a month after the alleged mur der, talked with her for two hours and introduced her to her husband as Mrs. Luetgert. I also- have indisputable evidence that she was seen and recog nized still later than that In the State of South Carolina. I know that it was the intention of Mrs. Luetgert to leave her husband and children and have good evidence to the effect that she was pleaded with by the hour to return to Chicago from the Kast to save her husband from execution. I am satis fied that she refused to return unless he was sentenced to be hanged. She said that if he were sentenced to the penitentiary for life, it would be good enough for him. Of the children she thought nothing, calling them pups. One of the boys, Arnold, is now living in Seattle." The writer met Mr. Harmon in com pany with James Austin Larson, famed originator of Teleconi, the science of vibration in the treatment of human ills. The two gentlemen met in the corridor of the Oregon Hotel, where Mr. Larson is located, for the first time in many years. Mr. Harmon gave an interesting talk of his experience with Teleconi, in which he is a firm believer. Speaking of the work of Mr. Larson, Mr. Harmon said: "I was pretty well run down in 1902. had rheumatic pains and needed a general toning up. I bad heard of Larson and, knowing the character of treatment he administered, I decided to try it for myself. I want to say that no word of commendation for this man's work can be too strong. I know that people are skeptical about such matters; so was I. But he treat ed me successfully. After that my wife was severely afflicted with stom ach trouble. Indigestion, nervousness and was In quite bad shape. Mr. Larson treated her and was equally as suc cessful In that instance." P'-'ljiiiSSSt'-'y'- V , . a ? mmm ' i f- -. .M-:. r - ; m JAMES AUSTIN LARSON The Man of Teleconi, Now at the Oregon Hotel WOMAN M.D. PRAISES (By' Mrs. Dr. Marie Fiske, 611 South Eighteanth Street, Tacoma.) "I am a convert to Teleconi. I speak from personal experience. I am a grad uate of two medical colleges, and have myself practiced medicine for many years. My complaint is one that all women will understand nervous ex haustion due to motherhood. While in Missouri I was treated by Dr. Carson, a famous healer. He did me much good, and naturally when again suffering and unable to sleep I read in the Tacoma newspapers of the work of James Aus tin Larson and Teleconi, the science of vibration, I was interested. From what I read I imagined that Teleconi was not unlike the other treatment with which I was familiar, and I was not mistaken. Treated by Mr. Kevllle. "T was treated by Mr. Neville, the associate of James Austin Larson, and I do not hesitate to say that Teleconi gave me the relief I sought. The ac tion of the heart, which had been bad ly impaired, immediately grew better and the first night after trying Teleconi I slept like a child and awokfe in the morning refreshed and In good spirits. After the second treatment I came home and did a full day of liar a housework, and again slept well. For six years I was In Hot Springs, Ark., seeking relief In the healing waters. Nervous exhaus tion has made of me a nervous wreck. My heart action was weak, and I had. run down In weight to a little more than 70 pounds. After leaving Hot Springs and taking the vital treatment under the direction of Dr. Carson, I gained rapidly and soon added 20 pounds to my weight. All Ran Down Again. "After leaving Missouri and stopping vital treatments and I took them only two weeks I again found myself run ning down, and when I happeneu to sen the announcement of the presence of James Austin Larson in Tacoma, I was practically a physical wreck. As I have said, I have taken two Teleconi treat ments and feel like a new woman. 1 HER RHEUMATISM NOW CURED BY W ife of Chilliwack's Reeve Adds Indorsement to the Methods Mrs. C. A. Kickbush, wife of the Reeve of Chilliwack Municipality, a resident of the fertile valley for nearly thirty years, is one of Mr. James Aus tin Larson's patients, who heartily in dorses Teleconi. She has Just com pleted two weeks' treatment for rheu matism that practically prevented the use of her light shoulder, and is now to all Intents and purposes cured. In regard to her case she said: "I had suffered severely from rheu consider the treatment marvelous. It is so quick in results that the patient is startled with the change In feeling. Is there any wonder that I should grate fully subscribe to--the efficiency of this marvelous restoration of life to the deadened human body? Ik Not a Skeptic. "T am not a skeptic. I have in my practice accomplished cures where others have given up the patients to die. I know what is possible and as a pro fessional practitioner, I do not hesi tate to say that 'Teleconi is all that Mr. Larson, its originator, claims for it, but more. ' I think he is modest In his claims. This I say from my own knowledge of the human body, gained in years of practice in the medical pro fession. I have come to realize that medicine is not a science, but an ex periment. A bold assertion to come from a practitioner. Yes. But it Is true. Surgery is a science, but medi cine is a guess. I know what to do in certain cases, but I am honest enough to admit that I have orten round the expected remedy to fail of results, and have then tried other drugs. That is not science. It is guesswork. Terroont fio Guess. "And that Is why I so heartily in dorse Teleconibecause it is a science the science of vibration, of which 1 profess to have considerable knowledge. One of the medical colleges from which V graduated was an electric school. 1 think more of It than of the other. I know Just what Teleconi will help having investigated and I can cheer fully recommend the treatment to any person suffering: with rheumatism, stomach trouble, constipation, indiges tion and, above all, nervousness, to which women are so often subject. I say this for the benefit and information of my s;x. Since tanlng the Teleconi treatment. I have studied the -principle of it. Resorts of Inquiry. -"Permit me to explain. Teleconi is matic pains and tried various so-called remedies in vain when I saw Mr. Lar son's advertisement In The World. I started treatments over two weeks ago and immediately there . was an im provement. This has continued until now all trace of the malady has dis appeared. I was also suffering from shortness of breath and Teleconi has cured this. I cannot say if the cure will be permanent-'hut I feel that it will, for I have not felt so well In many ' TELECOM the science of vibration. An example: Let there be mental derangement and harmonious vibration of the nerves of the body is disturbed. A great calam ity will cause the vibrations of the hu man system to become harmful in sym pathy. The information transmits to the body the vibrations of ill. and the human being suffers mentally and physically for there can be no bodily suffering without its foundation in the mental. It is the vibrations that do the damage or the good. Presume instead of hearing of disaste and calamity you receive information that you have sud denly come into a great fortune. You are overjoyed. The thrills of delight are transmitted to the nerves, and you are exhilarated. You cannot fail to be benefited physically, because you are, mentally elated and the transmission of tne vibrations are harmonious and nerve-resting. . "Someone the 'Wire.' "Compare the theory of vibration the science, if you like Teleconi with the telegraph -and telephone, and you will understand more readily. Take the telephone. You call a number and can get no response. Then there Is someone on the wire. When the functional parts of the body refuse or tail to work, then you may depend upon it, there is also something on the wire that should be heeded. Establish harmonious vibration In the human system and you have ease not disease; concord, not discord; rest, not nervous lack of interest in life. Belief In Teleconi. ' "In gratitude to James Austin Lar son and Teleconi the science of vibra tion. I want to say, in conclusion, that I, as a professional woman a doctor believe that Teleconi will cure many and relipve the few who have so long neglected their physical condition as to be almost beyond hope, I say this vol untarily and with thankfulness if for nothing more than for a chance to as sist in restoring the functions of nature by refreshing sleep, made possible by Teleconi." FAMOUS TELECONI of Mr. James Austin Larson years. The money I have paid to Mr. Larson for his treatments I feel has been well spent, and I am quite willing to indorse his discovery for cases like my own.'" Mrs. Kickbush and her husband are well known fn Chilliwack, where they have one of the finest ranches in the valley. Her experience with Mr. Lar son is only one of the many cases that have been cured since the Inventor of Teleconi made his headquarters in Van couver. Vancouver (B. C.) Daily World. of Their Good Health Originator of This Their Own Way LEADING SPOKANE WOMAN TAKES TELECONI Constipation, Stomach Troubles, Rheumatism, Paralysis, All Yield to Teleconi as Administered by J. Austin Larson. The skeptic Is ever present. He must, like the man from Missouri, be shown. The doubter can see no merit in any thing he does not understand. Tele coni, the science of vibration. Is one of the mysteries the skeptical are curious about, yet cannot grasp. . All they have to do, however, is to write to any of those who have been relieved or cured by the science of vibration and ascertain the efficacy of the Tele coni treatment as administered by J. Austin Larson. Case of Mrs. Cross. There is the case of Mrs. R. Cross, of Spokane, a woman who was on the verge of mental as well as physical collapse, owing to stomach and other troubles to which the sex is often vic tim. - Constipation had rendered her almost mad. She turned to J. Austin Larson and Teleconi and today she is as well a woman as she ever was. David Neville, who has recently ar rived from Spokane, said to the writer: "I saw Mrs. Cross Just before leav ing Spokane. She is a living testi monial to the efficacy of Teleconi, and to the fact that the cures effected by it are permanent. She is mentally, as well as physically strong, and gives due credit to Teleconi." IS BIG VICTORY FOR TELECONI Mrs. . G. Craigie, After Four Operations, Is Carried Up to James Austin Larson's Consulting-Rooms, and Surprises Friends by Walking Down to 'Waiting Hack. Helpless for 20 months of suffering with four operations then a little over a week of treatment by Mr. James Austin Larson and she is able, with the "assistance of one friend, to walk down the stairs from the consulting room of the Hotel Astor. Such Is the case of Mrs. E. G. Craigie. Twelve days ago she was on her way from Ladner to Vancouver for another oper ation for cancer. She was unable to walk and her poor, wasted frame had not .strength enough to take nourish ment. She heard of Mr. Larson and his Invention of Teleconi and she de cided to give him a trial before under going another operation her only hope of life. A week ago last Tuesday she was taken to the consulting-rooms at the Astor in a hack and carried up the stairs. Mr. Larson examined her and found her whole side paralyzed ss the result of the surgical operations. The case was one of the worst in his experience, and although he cheered the woman as much as possible by holding out a slight chance for her re covery. In his own mind he considered that there was very little chance of her again getting the use of the mus cles of her leg. And yesterday she walked down the stairs from the consulting-room and up to her bedroom at the Fairmont Hotel, where she is stay ing during her treatment. Tells Hrr Own Stor?-. The reporter called on Mrs. Craigie yesterday. She is the mother of three little boys, but is living apart from her husband. Before going to Ladner. where her mother resides, she lived in Vancouver. "I can't say enough in praise of Mr. Larson," she replied to a query by the reporter. "I feel that he has saved my life. Tou cannot imagine how It is to feel, after you have given up all hope, that you are on the road to re covery. When I first went to Mr. Larson my - side was one solid cake and I could not use my leg at all. To day I walked, with the assistance of a friend, and I feel sure that I will be absolutely well again. I had no ap petite when I came to Vancouver, and now I am able to take good meals and enjoy them. The matter that comes from the abscess is lessening every day and the wound Is healing up. I can feel myself growing stronger. My bowels were constipated but now they are -as regular aa clockwork. I am a new woman." Beside Mrs. Craigie was an empty tray, which had contained her dinner. The sunlighj; streamed into the room SPECIAL James Austin Larson will maintain offices in Portland for several months. Teleconi is be coming so popular, however, that those who desire a full course of treatment had better enroll at once as the list is rapidly approach ing completion. Mr. Larson may be seen in rooms 212 to 216 Oregon Hotel at the fol lowing hours: From 9 to 12; 2 to 5; and 7 to 8 P. M. Positively no Sunday hours. Husband Says Marvelous. "Marvelous is the only word I can find that comes anywhere near de scribing the cure that has been brought about by J. Austin Larson's treatment," Mr. Cross said in speaking of lils wife's case. "When Mr. Larson undertook the case Mrs. Cross was In serious condition, suffering from nerv ous troubles of more than a year's standing. "The muscle of the back and spine were so severely contracted that the nerve centers were benumbed: her eyes troubled her, and the skin across her forehead and neck was drawn so tightly that It was with difficulty she held her head up. She was unable to eat or sleep and was In continual mis ery. Now she Is well and happy and Teleconi and Mr. Larson are entitled o 'the credit." Other Spokane Cases. Other Spokane cases handled suc cessfully by J. Austin Larson were re ferred to by Mr Ne.iie. who said that Spokane was certainly the place for aoubters to turn for information as to the efficacy of Telccont. "Several of the relatives of Mrs. Cross." said Mr. Neville, "took Tele coni treatments and were benefited. In fact, the entire family. Including the husband, will testify that Teleconi Is all that is cialmed for It." and lighted up the wan face, adding its brightness In the hope that was written on It. The thin arm was stretched out until the hand grasped glass of water. "A week ago I could not have lifted this." said the patient, with a little smile on the Hps which showed the color of returning health. Watched Case Progress. There are many at the Hotel Astor who have watched the progress of Mrs. Craigie. Some of them have been Inclined to scoff at the methods of Mr. James Austin Larson. especially at the Idea of Teleconi relieving even curing such an advanced and com plicated rase as that of Mrs. Craigie. The picture of the helpless invalid being carried up to the consultation rooms had daily excited their curi osity and pity. There were no scoff ets at the hotel yesterday when a re porter asked them about the incident of Mrs. Craigie walking down stairs, aided only by a friend. "I didn't believe that Mr. Larson could cure such a case when I first saw the woman brought here." said Mr. Joseph Iteed, the proprietor. "It is nothing short of a miracle, the change that has been wrought In her every day. I have spoken to her while she was waiting for her treatment with Teleconi. At first she did not care, but as her treatment progressed, and her health became better, you could see the light of hope In her eye. Whatever Teleconi Is, whoever Mr. Larson is. between them they have saved that woman's life. I am not the only one that believes this." He took t-he reporter to the desk clerk, who also had noticed the daily change in the woman. Refuses All Fees. Mr. Austin Larson, like the great bloodless surgeon Lorenz, takes many cases for which he asks no recompense. Mrs. Craigie. he discovered after he had given her several treatments, had scraped together only enough money to bring her to Vancouver and to keep her the few weeks she would be here. She is not in good circumstances, and has to support her three little boys. Hearing of this, the specialist refused to take any fee whatever, despite the fact that Mrs. Craigie pressed him to do so many times. The case Is an interesting one to him, and one of the most difficult that he has handled the success that he Is now certain will attend his efforts will be the only re muneration he will get, beyond the un dying gratitude of the woman he hss rescued from the grace. "He has saved my life." says Mrs. Craigie. "I cannot ever repay him." Vancouver (B. C.) Dally rro.vince.