St. Louis A. Estes

St. Louis A. Estes
Alias(es)	The Oxygen Man; the Human Dynamo
Born	2 April 1876(1876-04-02) St. Louis, Missouri
Died	2 May 1951 (75)  West Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California
Affiliations	American Raw Food, Health and Psychological Club
Known for	Raw Food and Health (1923)
Children	15: 3 with his first wife, Clara Augusta Niemann, and 12 by his second wife, Esther Lauretta Moran [Moraine]

St. Louis Albert Estes (April 2, 1876 - May 2, 1951) was an American dentist and raw foodist, the latter being the source of certain infamy, as he claimed his dietetic plan would cure baldness and other ailments, and that conventional diets contributed to criminal tendencies. In addition to promoting raw food, Estes also claimed the discovery of "Brain Breathing," a method of breath control that would enable one to live to 150 years of age.

Selected Bibliography

• Estes, St. Louis A. (1923), Raw Food and Health, Chicago: American Raw Food, Health and Psychological Club, https://archive.org/details/07230160R.nlm.nih.gov 

Estes was also the editor of the magazine Back to Nature (Hollywood, Calif.: Back to Nature Corporation).

Press Coverage

Raw Food and Health (1923-'24)

• "DR. ESTES WILL GIVE HEALTH LECTURES HERE", The Miami News (Miami, FL): 58, 15 Jan. 1923, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-dr-estes-will-give-healt/152381786/ 
• "ACT AND LIVE LIKE CHILD, URGES ESTES", The Miami News (Miami, FL): 16, 20 Jan. 1923, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-act-and-live-like-child/152381933/ 
• "AND LOOK AT ME NOW, HE SAYS: Man Is His Own Exhibit at Dentists' Convention", The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH): 11, 8 Jan. 1924, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-and-look-at-me-now/152382101/ 
• "SILK FINERY CONDEMNED: Fabric for Undergarments Scored by Doctor as Armor Against Health Forces", The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): 28, 28 Mar. 1924, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-silk-finery-condem/152382480/ 
• "Eat Raw Food and Live to Be 150 Years Old, Expert Advises", Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL): 15, 4 Oct. 1924, https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-eat-raw-food-and-live-to/152382632/ 

vs. Florida Medical Board (1925)

• "VIOLATION OF MEDICAL LAW CHARGED TO 5: Dr. St. Louis Estes and Dr. Esther Moran, &c.", Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): 1, 25 Mar. 1925, https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-violation-of-medical-law/152382725/ 
• "DOCTORS' TRIAL TO START TODAY: Charged with Practicing Without First Obtaining License", Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): 5, 20 Apr. 1925, https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-doctors-trial-to-start/152382796/ 
• "MISTRIAL IS DECLARED IN ESTES CASE: Maze of Technicalities Mark Day's Proceedings...", Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): 11, 26 Apr. 1925, https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-mistrial-is-declared-in/152382875/ 

D.C. Lecture Circuit (1927)

• "BALD HEAD CURE IN RAW FOOD", Washington Times (Washington, D.C.): 3, 18 Feb. 1927, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1927-02-18/ed-1/seq-3/ 
• "HEAVY FOOD BLAMED FOR SNYDER SLAYING: POISONS IN BLOOD ARE CAUSE", Washington Times (Washington, D.C.): 3, 30 Apr. 1927, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1927-04-30/ed-1/seq-3/ 

vs. California Medical Board (1929-'30)

• "Diet Is Urged As Crime Cure", San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA): 7, 27 Jul. 1929, https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-bulletin-diet-is-urged-as/152380045/ 
• "RAW FOODS 'KING' FACES S.F. ARREST: Dr. St. Louis Estes Charged by State Medical Board...", The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): 3, 31 Jul. 1929, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-raw-foods-ki/152380210/ 
• "Estes Medical Case Delayed", The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): 7, 2 Aug. 1929, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-estes-medical/152380284/ 
• "DR. ESTES, DIET EXPERT, AGAIN ARRESTED HERE: Food Lecturer Posts $100 Bail on Charge of Violating the Medical Practice Act", The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA): 25, 9 Oct. 1930, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-dr-estes-di/152380587/ 
• "Dr. St. Louis Estes Freed of Charges", The Oakland Post Enquirer (Oakland, CA): 3, 15 Oct. 1930, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oakland-post-enquirer-dr-st-louis/152447547/ 

vs. Arizona Medical Board (1935-'36)

• "Health Lecture Nets Jail Term", The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ): 3, 17 Sep. 1935, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-health-lecture-nets/152448609/ 
• "St. Louis Estes vs. State of Arizona", The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ): 7, 29 Apr. 1936, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-st-louis-estes-vs/152450861/ 
• "Estes vs. Arizona: The judgment was reversed and the case ordered dismissed by the supreme court.", Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ): 1, 18 Jun. 1936, https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-estes-vs-arizona-th/152450948/ 
• "Basic Science Rehearing Set", The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ): 4, 4 Jul. 1936, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-basic-science-rehea/152450917/ 
• "Basic Science Motion Denied", The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ): 3, 4 Oct. 1936, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-basic-science-motio/152450986/ 

vs. California Medical Board (1938-'42)

• "Legal and Investigation Report - North", Directory of Physicans and Surgeons, Naturopaths, Drugless Practitioners, Chiropodists, Midwives, California: Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California, 1943, p. 427, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3108778&seq=435&q1=%22St.+Louis+A.+Estes%22, "It was necessary to issue a bench warrant for St. Louis A. Estes, in order to execute sentence on his 1940 conviction for violation of Section 2141 of the Business and Professions Code, which was affirmed by the Appellant Division of the Superior Court in December, 1941. Apprehended in Los Angeles, he was returned to San Francisco where he served 150 days' county jail sentence. The $2,500 fine also imposed has not been collected due to Estes filing bankruptcy proceedings. A second jail sentence imposed in lieu of the fine, was held by Judge Ames to be improper and Estes was released on a habeas corpus." 

Bankruptcy (1941)

• "'Nature Man' Goes Broke: St. Louis Estes Has Vegetables, Honey, But No Cash, Claim", Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA): 13, 28 Mar. 1941, https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-nature-man-goes-broke/152480700/ 

Classified Advertising

• "Free Lectures on Health and Psychology by the Oxygen Man, DR. ST. LOUIS ESTES", The Miami News (Miami, FL): 9, 19 Jan. 1923, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-free-lectures-on-health-a/152381867/ 
• "International Authority on Old Age --- Raw Food --- Breathing, &c.", Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH): 21, 14 Feb. 1924, https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-international-authorit/152382381/ 
• "HOW TO LIVE 150 YEARS: Twelve Invigorating Free Lectures - Thousands Saved From Early Graves By the World's Greatest Health Scientist. Dr. St. Louis Estes, Father and Founder of Raw Food Movement and Discoverer of Controlled Dynamic Oxygenation for Disease Prevention, &c.", Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL): 52, 13 Feb. 1926, https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-how-to-live-150-years-t/152383141/ 
• "HEAR THIS MAN! Dr. St. Louis ESTES, The Discoverer of Brain Breathing: The Man who REBUILT HIMSELF FROM THE BIBLE — from helpless cripple to international success and fame.", Los Angeles Evening Citizen News (Hollywood, CA): 10, 18 Jan. 1930, https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-hear-th/152420786/