D. W. Medcalf
From Kook Science
| D. W. Medcalf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1870 Indiana |
| Died | 8 October 1948 (78) Camp Chesterfield, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Clara K. Medcalf |
David Walter Medcalf (February 10, 1870 - October 8, 1948) was an American Spiritualist medium, astrologer, numerologist, chiropractic, and drugless physician who was fined in Indiana and Kentucky for practicing medicine without a license. Medcalf was also noted to have received a degree from L. W. de Laurence.
Selected Bibliography
- Medcalf, D. W., How to Eat and Live: Diet Instructions Prepared According to the Planets and the Date of Your Birth, Chesterfield, Indiana: Dr. D. W. Medcalf Mineral and Medicine Co.
Press Coverage
- "ALLEGED HEALER FINED", Princeton Daily Clarion (Princeton, IN): 1, 15 Apr. 1911, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/438084677/
- "SPIRITS OF DEAD AT DOCTOR'S TRIAL — DR. D. W. MEDCALF TESTIFIES THAT SPIRITS OF DEPARTED PATIENTS COME TO COURT", Kentucky Medical Journal (Kentucky State Medical Association) 13: 579, 1915, https://books.google.com/books?id=GYkMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA579
- "Magic Fails to Stop Explosion", The Times (San Mateo, Calif.): 2, 1933-02-28, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/38859902/, "The numbers, charms, alchemy and Hindu magic all failed to protect Dr. D. W. Medcalf and his disciple, Ralph Epstein, when a vast pan of mineral salts went sky high as a small gasoline stove exploded. One of Dr. Medcalf's three diplomas bears the signature and turbaned likeness of Dr. L. W. de Laurence, alchemist and master of Hindu occultism. Epstein is a numerologist by calling: 'I had a premonition of the explosion,' Epstein admitted, 'I was doing some work and had just called to the doctor, ‘This would be a terrible day for something to happen, with all these numbers showing up,’ and then it seemed like the house suddenly jumped off its foundations, and everything was on fire.'"