{"id":390,"date":"2009-07-24T23:49:15","date_gmt":"2009-07-25T05:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglaslucas.com\/blog\/?p=390"},"modified":"2009-07-24T23:49:15","modified_gmt":"2009-07-25T05:49:15","slug":"paul-von-boeckmanns-pneumauxetor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaslucas.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/24\/paul-von-boeckmanns-pneumauxetor\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul von Boeckmann’s Pneumauxetor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Visionary from the early 20th century — none other than the forgotten strongman and “Respiratory Specialist” Paul von Boeckmann<\/a> — wishes to save you from “the terrible effects of oxygen starvation” with his “Pneumauxetor”: “a Gymnasium for the Internal Body” used by “Over 23,000” and “Guaranteed to Develop Strong, Healthy Lungs.” Lest you worry about the durability of the Pneumauxetor, please be advised, it’s “Mechanically Perfect.”<\/p>\n

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The Pneumauxetor<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n

I’m not quite sure how one uses a — excuse me, the<\/strong> — Pneumauxetor, because in order to find out, one has to enroll in von Boeckmann’s “system of correspondence instruction,” which, he assures us, is “perfect.” No wonder: he has taught, he says, “over 23,000 persons by correspondence and [he has] long ago overcome all obstacles that might make [his] instructions less comprehensive, and less effective.” By his method, “you obtain permanent strength, permanent wind, permanent endurance.” He guarantees “a gain of not less than 30 cubic inches [in lung capacity for] anyone, young or old, in three months, or [he will give a] refund.” What a bargain!<\/p>\n

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Paul von Boeckmann, dressed snappily<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n

I purchased von Boeckmann’s pamphlet for but $1.00 at an antique shop in Glen Rose, Texas<\/a>. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to telephone 532 Bryant in New York, or how to otherwise contact Paul von Boeckmann, who, the pamphlet says, resides at 500 Fifth Avenue in New York.<\/p>\n