The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-21
Ssloas Cure s. TIA : .5iakS doctor


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The Paris correspondent OF Llnde-
sehdence Beige writes in recent letter:
ANA A,nhons;ne de- y;rze daughter Of
I - ndhnldsr of Rurgundv was at.
4 , Ia Nv = car;cer in her r;Sht breast
4 Nv = nbus;c;ans in her denartment
IN thosa Of Montnel;ar had aband.
81 y, Mar casa II despa;r and advised
! e Il coms - Par;s fcr treatment M
"a q ;rza hronoht his daugbter to Paris
81 tb / month of January 1858 She con,
4 81 & 4 fhe most celebrated physicians Of
v 8 %cultv Who ali. rave but one opinion
':assS ~ snnutat;on of ths right breast was
r iSfsIv necessary and even at this
"a S q |tbe unbanny pirl would only re.
tard 34 ;;nevitable death--aecordinr TO
t5o docloys S;x months ware wasted in
rn;nons and nsaless consultations. in in.
eficac;ous' treatment and in despair.
Pain tba fair vo,,ne creature did not fear.
Without araotlv being nm Amazon. Mile.
fla Virxe would have z consented to sacri.
f;ca that nort;on of her charms so;nconyen.
iant n retain in ;ayelin nraOtice had il
not been that she was ia love. She
was anragad TO Young American
who. was exceedingly devoted to her,
and aha nrefsyrsd to die rather than to
submit to an oneration that might make
her an object Of horror 10 her beloved.
~ shs rssipnod herself 70 death and
renounced ali treatment Shut up alone
in her apartment. she counted her last
davs and nassed Them in nrayer Mean.
w6ile her. .f;ancaa Mr. Arthuy A sbbell of
Pbiladelnbia Who had i commisa;on from
one of h;s friends to nrocure him some
Sax.borns for the IJn;ted States market
vent 10 M Saws house 10 attend to ths
business. Although suffering horribly.
already having monstrous t9mor uncn
,his lin M Sax received Mr. Asbbell
The affair of the Sax.horns being con.
cluded. Mr.. Ashbell incurred coneerninr
M, Sara afliction. and took a lively in,
terest in Il as soon "a he learned that the
famous artist was suffering from a cancer
Snrnr;sad ot the constancy and couraoe
ofM Sax be asked the reason.
tT am brave renlied SAY nheca,se a
man can suffar ali tbinc~ I am not dis.
oouraped because / hone To recover"
aThen the physicians have not aban-
tloned von2''
uOblIS said Say asthe dootorsl sbould
have been dead already If I had not aban.
donad tbemD :.
. 0What treatment have won then?"
ii have nlaced mvself in tho hands Of
the Black Doctorn
stWhat Black Doctor2p
Sax ,,osted Mr. Ashbell as To the Black
Doctor He admitted that ever since his
treatment commenced the black doctor
forawarned him that his disease would
apparently grow worse until the eve of n
perfect cure. Mr.. Ashbell asked DER.
mission To watch the further nrooress Of
the cure falling Mr. Sar the reason WIN
and the latter readily & consented AT the
end Of flteen days Sax's tnmor st;ll
increased n s;ze then il burst and fell
off Say was cursd
AshbeIl sought ont the Black Doctor
and hrought him to ace Mile de Vir2e
Alter bayinc examined the disease he
said to M ds Yirze and Mr. Ashbell:
nMe warrant cure. in two months Mad.
somniselle be cure and right breast nrettv
like left,i
tWhat nrjze do Won demand To cure
6er2,' asked her father
give hundred francs for every thou.
sand francs Of income YOU hayeY" said
the doctor.
iT have twenty.five Thousand francs n
veara rsnl;aa tbs Iatbsr "
isIhen YOU rive me twelve thousand
Ava hundred francs. ak tbousand when
me bepin. the rest after the cure"
sIt e q barra;n" said tbe father
sMe want mako photograph Made
smo;salle hraastn was The neyt demand of
the Doctor
-ssWhat for?'
.To show the physicians who will deny
that me cure, her.
INV dear Doctor u said Asbbell sI have
aJso7an ;ncoma of twentv.fye /. thousand
frames mon which we viii base vour fee
You shall thus have twenty.fye thousand
;nstaad &c twelve thousand francr but I
,nnosa one cond;tion
hWbat il thatY'
aYou shall not make any reputation
mi of tba sufrar;nos az nv Alnbons;ne
Won ahaIl mako her cancer disannear
w;tbont anv more talk about Il than IF Il
ware q simple headache or a vulgar indi-