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Experiment in Paris POSSIBILITY OF USING GIFT TO CURB DISEASE CANCEROUS GROWTHS. \ United Press Association—By Electrit Telegraph —Copyright. Received Sunday. 7 p.m. PARIS, Jan. 5. Scientific circles 'are following most keenly an extraordinary experiment which is being carried out at the school of Psychology, in which M. Gaillard claims that the mere touch of his hand prevents the putrefaction of food. The experiment was begun on Saturday and will last for ton days. Twice daily, M. Gaillard handles m the presence of witnesses, a mutton chop, a dead swallow, a piece of calf s liver and a dead fish. Up to the present nono of these shows any signs of decay, though corresponding articles sealed in a meat safe and not subjected to his magnetic touch are already decaying. It has been suggested that should the experiment be successful, his curious power may bo made use of in arresting the development of cancerous growth.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6804, 7 January 1929, Page 8
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