J. Franklin Blanchard
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| J. Franklin Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Born | St. James Franklin Blanchard 18 June 1888 Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska |
| Died | 21 August 1941 (53) Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. (1908) |
James Franklin Blanchard (June 18, 1888 - August 21, 1941) was an American osteopath and radionicist. During the 1920s, Blanchard was the proprietor of the Blanchard Post Graduate Clinic at Omaha, Nebraska, and manufacturer of a device he called the Electrotoxinometer, described as an "Electric Diagnosing Machine" in his advertising copy, making similar claims to another local manufacturer of such instruments, Calbro Magnowave Inc. Blanchard later relocated to California, where he continued to manufacture "Electropathic Equipment" such as the Detoxilator, a "Super Radionic Instrument", which was, according to the advertising, "absolutely noiseless" and could identify "all disease conditions in the body," as well as "locate them accurately and measure their intensity," determine what foods a patient should avoid, and apply prescribed treatment through "constant surge of electro-motive-force for an indefinite time without causing the patient to become toxic."
Press Coverage
- "PERFECTING NEW DISEASE CURE - Physician Uses Electric and Sun Power in Treatment.", Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA): 2, 13 July 1925, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/509209261
- "Invents Electric Diagnosing Machine; Physician Demonstrates New Way to Detect Organic Disease.", Indianapolis Times (Indianapolis, IN): 7, 9 Aug. 1927, https://newspaperarchive.com/indianapolis-times-aug-09-1927-p-7/, "An electric machine, which its inventor claims will practically eliminate the factor of human error in diagnosing disease, has been perfected by Dr. J. Franklin Blanchard, head of the Blanchard Post Graduate Clinic of Omaha, Nebraska. With this machine, Dr. Blanchard says he can detect tuberculosis, cancer, etc., long before they are suspected by the individual. The invention is described in August Physical Culture Magazine."
- "THE RADIONIC MAGNOWAVE INSTRUMENT - Discovery of Dr. J. Franklin Blanchard, Omaha, Nebraska", Blackwell Journal-Tribune (Blackwell, OK): 4, 20 Nov. 1928, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/603522395/
- "ELECTRO-OPATHY - AGAIN we give the public the latest in the Science of Healing", Martinez News-Gazette (Martinez, CA): 3, 23 Mar. 1931, https://www.newspapers.com/article/contra-costa-gazette-electro-opathy-ag/133154233/