Adventure Magazine Cover, June 20, 1925 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ADVENTURE Can You Guess This Man’s Age? See if You Can Tell Within 25 Years; The Author Couldn’t; But He Stuck With Hobart Bradstreet Until He Re- vealed His Method of Staying Young USED to pride myself on guessing people’s ages. That was before I met Hobart Bradstreet, whose age I missed by a quarter-century. But before I tell you how old he really is, let me say this: My meeting up with Bradstreet I count the luckiest. day of my life. For while we often hear how our minds and bodies are about 50% efficient—-and at times feel it to be the truth—he knows why. Further- more, he knows how to overcome it—in five minutes— and he showed me how. This man offers no such bromides as setting-up exercises, deep-breathing, or any of those things you know at the outset you’ll never do. He uses a prin- ciple that is the foundation of all chiropractic, naprap- athy, mechano-therapy, and even osteopathy. Only - he does not touch a hand to you; it isn’t necessary. The reader will grant Bradstreet’s method of stay- ing young worth knowing and using, when told that its originator (whose photograph reproduced here was taken a month ago) is sixty-five years old! And here is the secret: he keeps his spine a half- anch longer than it ordinarily would measure. . Any man or woman who thinks just one-half inch elongation of the spinal column doesn’t make a differ- ence should try it! It is easy enough. I'll tell you how. First, though, you may be curious to learn why a full-length spine puts one in an entirely new class physically. The spinal column is a series of tiny bones, between which are pads or cushions of cartilage. Nothing in the ordinary activities of us humans stretches the spine. So it ‘‘settles’’ day by day, until those once soft and resilient pads become thin as a safety-razor blade—and just about as hard. One’s spine (the most wonderfully designed shock- absorber known) is then an unyielding column that transmits every shock straight to the base of the brain. Do you wonder folks have backaches and head- aches? That one’s nerves pound toward the end of a hard day? Or that a nervous system may periodicaliv go to pieces? For every nerve in one’s body connects with the spine, which is a sort of central switchboard. When the ‘‘insulation,’’ or cartilage, wears down and flattens out, the nerves are exposed, or even impinged —and there is trouble on the Hine. Now, for proof that sublaxation of the spine causes most of the ills and ailments which spell ‘‘age’’ in men or women. Flex your spine—‘‘shake it out’’— and they will disappear. Youll feel the difference in ten minutes. At least, I did. It’s no trick to secure complete spinal laxation as Bradstreet does it. But like everything else, one must know how. No amount of violent exercise will do it; not even chopping wood. As for walking, or golfing, your spine settles down a bit firmer with each step, Mr. Bradstreet had evolved from his 25-year experi- ence with spinal mechanics a simple, boiled-down for- mula of just five movements. Neither takes more than one minute, so it means but five minutes a day. But those movements! I never experienced such com- pound exhilaration before. I was a good subject for the test, for ] went intoit witha dull headache. Atthe end of the second movement I thought I could actually feel my blood circulating. The third movement in this remarkable Spine-Mortion series brought an amazing feeling of exhilaration. One motion seemed to open and shut my backbone like a jack-knife. I asked about constipation. He gave me another motion—a peculiar, writhing and twisting movement— and fifteen minutes later came a complete evacuation! Hobart Bradstreet frankly gives the full credit for his conspicuous success to these simple secrets of Sprne-Mortion. He has traveled about for years, con- ditioning those whose means permitted a specialist at their beck and call. I met him at the Roycroft Inn, at East Aurora. Incidentally, the late Elbert Hubbard and he were great pals; he was often the ‘‘Fra’s’’ HOBART BRADSTREET, THE MAN WHO DECLINES TO GROW OLD guest in times past.* But Bradstreet, young as he looks and feels, thinks he has chased around the country long enough. He has been prevailed upon to put his Spine-Motion method in form that makes it now generally available. I know what these remarkable mechanics of the spine have done forme. Ihave checked up at least twenty-five cases. With all sincerity I say nothing in the whole realm of medicine or specialism can quicker re-make, rejuvenate and restore one. I wish you could see Bradstreet himself. He is arrogantly healthy; he doesn’t seem to have any nerves. Yet he putfs incessantly at a black cigar that would floor some men, drinks two cups of coffee at every meal, and I don’t believe he averages seven hours’ sleep. It shows what a sound herve-mechanism willdo. He says a man’s power can and should be unabated up to the age of 60, in every sense, and I have had some astonishing testimony on that score. 7 Would you like to try this remarkable method of coming back’’?_ Or, if young, and apparently normal in your action and feelings, do you want to see your energies Just about doubled? It is easy. No ‘‘apparatus”’ is re- quired. Just Bradstreet’s few, simple instructions, made doubly clear by his photographic poses of the five posi- tions. Results come amazingly quick. In less than a week you’ll have new health, new appetite, new desire. and new Capacities; you'll feel years lifted off mind and body. This miracle-man’s method can be tested without any advance risk. If you feel enormously benefited, everything is yours to keep and you have paid for it all the enormous sum of $3.00! Knowing something of the fees this man has been accustomed to receiving, I hope his naming $3.00 to the general public will have full appreciation. The $3.00 which pays for everything is not sent in ad- vance, nor do you make any deposit or payment on delivery. Try how it feels to have a full-length spine, and you ll henceforth pity men and women whose nerves are in a vise! HOBART BRADSTREET, Suite 5565, 630 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. I will try your Spine-Motion without risk if you will provide necessary instructions. Send everything post- paid, without any charge or obligation, and I will try it five days. If I find Spine-Motion highly beneficial I can remit Just $3 in full payment; otherwise I will return the material and will owe you nothing. a a a a a SS SS COMIGDIOOKSEEO