The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-29
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The following communication hiss been
addre ssed to a.L.Union Nattosale by DE-.
Chrestien, residing ct Montpellier, France
2 Being called in atthe bsginning Of hast
April to see . young girl betvveen fourteen
and fifteen. at Clerm0nt- 'Heraut, who hed
been originally attacked by severe cold
which subsequently produced coIplieaao1e
auinine in different forms, I perceived after
consultation with DR.. Revel, her usnal
medical attendant, symptoms about the
heart and brain which made MS fear con-
gestion.
"Applicatiop of leeches. NeaPoiitsa I
even ON the nape Of the neck, allayed some
of the symptoms; still the general state o.
the patient caused us the greatest uneasi.
ness. It vas difacult TO give her sufficient
nourishment, and she took violent fanc.ee.
At first she was content to remain AZ tnS
convent where che bad been taken Ill.
| After " ards she asked most imperatively to
be taken horne to her parents, which couid
| only be done by means Of litter surrouno-
ed with curtains and carried BY four men.
con the 10Th May received telegram
asking me to come to Ciermont and bring
another physician for consultation.
therefore took DR.. Vaille, who, although ne
4 considered it a very serious case, atsk1ou
| ted good deal to the fatigue conseq9ens
upon her removal. We all three sgtee9
that fresh blistess should oS tpP az much
az possible by nourishment. The oraln
. | hecame more and more affected, although
she still retained her consciousnese. que
could not raise her head without assistahce
and the light distressed her so muC mt thas
: .bandage. Later the hands became 40 Al.
fected "A to make us attribute it to the
same cause as the contraction OF tne mus
cles of the eye, 80 that the pupil oeing ~
y longer in the centre dlo NOV be.
"a came paraly zed, and the days OF the pat'ent
u e Che asked to be taken to Lourdes put
after putting before her all the dimeelu ss
of the journey she happily S "srs Dame du
lie Peyrou, a short distance from CieEmon.,
IN heing told that the Blessed virgin
&c would hear her as we'll there.
=, "a g The same evening her mother wrote 20
il me, saying, that after arriving a. a. t.
10 hava J her ewes bathed with the water o
1t. Lourdes. which had been taken with t9e men.
Cd and abe immediately recovered her elsu.
TO Being brought into the chapel her legs WEI
M Also bathed with it, and abe was s0lG y
he by a priest who went expressly from Cle s.
rs, mont. and, to his great surprise, ne Say
iOr her come to the altar to receive Hoi
Us, instead of returning to Clermont lyin
m ad down in the omnibus as In going sne W
-, ,to at home abe stepped out to meet her fatne
TX who had not been able to accompany ne
our HAVING had to take mo to. the railway
the morning. =,
EN- Sa Unfortunately,. the recovery vas ~ q
ses perfect excepting ner =, . ssns brain show
VIII itself by peculiar movement of the mout
UI and abe had but one fixed idea, which W
Re- to 60 to Lourdes.
70 Notwithstanding the great difficulty
ity, carrying girl nearly fifteen 60 gse gre Ir
y to 0She was carried straight to the grot
n OF and there in presence Of sixty or sever
90. an pereons, she at once recovered the use
her hands on being bathe1 with tae Wau
rate The aanne application imnedis1e Ely G ,nn
'ious and then, after immersion in the water
the a abort prayer, the use of her feet return
who and abe was, ahle to walk up the tWen
the two eteps leading to the church, where
atsr. heard Mass. She then breakfaseea as ).
their petsS;Ss 49, more. again mounted
8 and twenty. two steps. Having passed
NIGHT she went to the church IN the me
sal of Ing to receive Holy Communion, ana
tain out Of gratitude bathed once more;
the C. - II, - ,sas,,nd .elasg oasg
leroy. * show fhss she no iongor needed G
and srriyoa III the train at 4 o'clock, 70
can Errsae delight Of an who hsd seen her
place part 1n e 80 SIst ~ 49, fhe frat
snan this miraculous cure. and orave the
bank cule of wits and simpletonsf :.
miles "CHREsTIEN, Professor of Medic
lily by " Montpelier, Aug. ., 1871"
Texas
river CT A,oysuys ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS who
ecially ~ .eord or do not wish to send their chi
hence 49, .,,.r.s avav from the city, and are q
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