PHARUS, THE EGYPTIAN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19205, 23 June 1924, Page 9

PHARUS, THE EGYPTIAN.

ZONERY SYSTEM EXPLAINED.

SUFFERERS CURED ON THE STAGE,

It was an interested audience which assembled at the Plana Theatre on Saturday evening when Phams, (he Egyptian, opened a short season, during which he explained his nerve discovery, Zonery. Phams appeared on the stage accompanied by two nurses. There was no display of fireworks. Ho has a quiet, pleasing demeanour, and prefaced his remarks by disclaiming that bo was a faith-healer. A number of Dunedin residents had given in their names to the management of the theatre as applicants for free treatment, and three of these —middle-aged men—came forward in response to Pharus’s imitation and occupied seats on the platform. One was suffering from lumbago, one from rheumatism, and (lie other from sciatica. All were obviously partially crippled, and two walked with the aid of sticks. Phams, who is a sturdibybuilt, grey-bearded, sun tanned man of (2 years, and has all the physical and mental vigour of a man half that age, explained that he was not going to lay his hands on those who had come forward. He would not even go near them. He was there to teach, them and others how to treat themselves. He maintained that it was within the power of each one to effect his own cure. The treatment could be carried out in the sufferers’ own homes without any skilled assistance. If the things which he was about to explain wore true—and he maintained they were—all he wished his hearers to do w'as to go homo and tell their friends. He contended that the nerve was the life, and that knowing something about nerves and how to treat them there was no reason why one should not be as wedpreserved as he was. Phams then proceeded to explain the methods to be adopted tor the treatment and cure of simple troubles. For a headache, for example, take the thumb and press on the centre of the roof of the mouth directly under the seat of the headache, for three minutes, and then on either side for one minute, and the pain will vanish. For toothache take hold of the jaw beneath the aching tooth, thumb on the inside, forefinger On the outside. Press firmly together for a few minutes. In the case of children less time was necessary. t' or sciatic rheumatism place an aluminium comb about Sin long in a grooved wooden block of the same length, directly under the ball of the; *foot just at the back of the toes on the altecteci side of the body, mid in 30 minutes relief would bo obtained. For baldness, or the falling-out of hair, rub the finger nails of one hand across those of the other wittt quick, rapid movements five minutes evenr day. In a tow weeks a new growth would appear. For insomnia press the finger-tips of both hands together, forming as wide a ciicle as possible, and the next thing the sufferer would see was the light ot the following morning. For general toning up, if one had no “pep” in the morning, nee a wire or stiff hairbrush immediately upon rising, rubbing the entire body with short rapid strokes, directed always towards the ■heart. Two minutes of this, said Pharus, would put more energy into one’s system than they had ever felt before. After some further reference to troubles which could be cured by the Zoiiory system Pharus mentioned infantile paralysis. He then turned his attention to the three men on the platform, who had meantime been receiving attention from the nurses in full view of the audience. Each had removed his boot from the foot of the limb affected, and, as directed, had placed the aluminium comb in the grooved block of wood under the ball of the foot, and had sat in that position, the nurses exerting pressure on the nerves. This pressure on the nerves, explained Pharus, was to facilitate the cure so that it might bo effected before the lecturette and demonstration wore concluded The first man was asked to stand up and walk across the stage, which he did, and expressed himself, in reply to Pharus. ns free from rheumatism, from which he had suffered for five years. The second patient., he said, was a martyr to lumbago, and could not stoop. He was asked by Pharus to stoop and pick up a small article from the floor. He did this with ease several times, and said that he had not been able to stoop for 14 months. The third case was that of a man who had suffered from acute sciatica for 15 years, and had not been able to touch his boot for six years, lie was now able to pul his boot on and lace it up before rising from his chair. At the request ot Pharus lie walked across the platform without the aid of his stick, and said ho was entirely free. Jrom pain. With a cheery ‘God bless you, go on your way, ’ this man. walked down the steps from the platform with a beaming smile, swinging his stick above his head. Pharus said he was not performing miracles, but he was most emphatic that the cures would bo permanent. He concluded by saying that all of those present and their friends “could if they wished, by their own personal exertions, slop every pain in their bodies, and enjoy life as God intended them to.” An excellent picture programme was screened before and after Pharus’s demonstration. Pharus will give similar demonstrations this afternoon and evening, and to-morrow afternoon there will be a special matinee for ladies.