THE HAZZARD CASE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10552, 7 February 1912, Page 5

THE HAZZARD CASE

EXPLAINED BY A WANGANUI FASTER. Speaking at New Plymouth th» other evening, Mr Lloyd Jones, the well-known "no-brealcfast" advocate of Wbngamxi, made some reference to the case of "i>r" Hazzard, wfco has ibeen found guilty in Ameridk of murdering Miss Claire Williamson. Referring to the fasting cure, Mr Jones said that cancer had been, frequently cured by this means in America, where Dt Bell said that they had the cure for cancer in a nutshell. Medical men, of course, denied this, •and caJled the treatment unorthodox. ■He cited one case of a woman mhohad cancer in the breast, and who had already undergone three operations,' and who was going to submit<to a fourth.' She went to Dt Hazzard, and in 38J days was completely cured. On the fifth day the hat! colour had disappeared, and the. palm left her. Another case of a mart who had a cancer as big as a. walnut on his cheek ,ws cured in a similar manner. It was necessary, however, . thatt to effect a cure the patient should be of hopeful disposition, for this played an important part in all cures. They heard of cases of men lost in the bush, who died in. a feu* days of starvation, but that was not what they died of; they died of , fear. If he (the speaker) were lost, in the bush he would ibe. all right for three-weeks or. more. He knew of a case in Wangariui of a man who had ; Bright's disease, and who was blind . from his sickness as Well, who was given up by the doctors. This on his recommendation, took the care , and was quite :well again in 52 days, during which time he faMed, and h® also quite recovered his- sight, and was now carrying on his . business agfrxn. In of nervous break-, down, cures had been effected in. 25 days and 45 days, jcieart disease also yielded to this treatment. The longest fast he had himself endured was fifteen days. On the first day it was like a smoker being deprived of his pipe; the second day, was somewhat trying, but on the third day he "lost all desire for food ; and it did not return, and this was the experience of all who had tried tihe fast cure. Referring to the case of the lady doctor now being tried for murder in America, tihe lecturer said that he wtaa fully informed of the case, and that but for his doubts of American jus-t-ice, he was sure she would be aoi quitted. The lady who died came to Dr Hazzard and requested to be put under the fast cure regime, but the doctor, recognising that she was not a fit subject for this, refused. The autopsy showed that the lady died of a diseased' liver,- and no power on fcarth could have saved her, Anyway he (the lecturer) could not Bee hQiir 'there -was any oase agaiiist tfe 3ootor. Thft " patient na<? uSlhflited moftiis, and was not coerced in any way. She could have obtained food jind she wished,