Thomas F. Adkin

Thomas Franklin Adkin (August 12, 1871 - February 21, 1924) was a Canadian-born businessman, beginning as a manager of stage hypnotists and eventually becoming a magnetic healer and manufacturer of nostrums, popularly known for his promotion of Vitaopathy through his New York Institute of Physicians and Surgeons and a number of related businesses, including the New York Institute of Science, founded alongside E. Virgil Neal (a.k.a. X. La Motte Sage).

Business Associations

 * New York Institute of Science: personal magnetism, hypnosis, occult science
 * Columbia Scientific Academy: "Ki Magi" System
 * New York Institute of Physicians and Surgeons: Vitaopathy
 * Cartilage Company: methods for increasing height