Word: jaimee
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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In the Foreign News section of TIME, under the heading Spain (Aug. 13), was printed an unconfirmed newspaper report (carried by The New York World and other journals) that Don Jaime, second son of Alfonso of Spain, was cured of congenital deafness by Dr. Curtis H. Muncie, Brooklyn osteopath. Corrections...
1) According to interviews attributed to Dr. Muncie upon his return, while his patient was said to be a European prince, it was expressly denied that it was Don Jaime. A meager description of his methods of " finger surgery " was given, whereby he claims to " reconstruct" the eustachian tube by...
2) The Journal of the American Medical Association, in an editorial under date of August 11, recounts the history of Jaime's malady and the frequent sensational stories of his cure by members of various healing cults. Earlier investigations proved their falsity, and the Journal ends with the unqualified...
A few simple manipulations with the index finger of the right hand cured of congenital deafness, Don Jaime, 15-year-old son of King Alfonso of Spain, in 20 minutes by the clock.
Dr. Curtis H. Muncie, Brooklyn osteopath, was summoned by King Alfonso to treat the Prince (TIME, July 2). Don Jaime was so deaf that he could hear only shouted conversation. Dr. Muncie put him under an anaesthetic, reconstructed the eustachian tube with his forefinger.. Twenty minutes later, Don Jaime...