Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-15
MARVELLOUS NIX
The WsndrOus Cure Effected by a COL
Ored Woman In New Maven.

she visited Mrs. Herbert Hall, who
was very sick, and made her we'll, ex-
cepting that the woman is yet weak.
She also made a wonderful cure in
Mrs. George Tolles. This morning a
Register reporter visited Mr.. Halls
home. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hall we're
willing to talk. Mrs. Hall has been
sick for three months with enlarge
ment ofthe spleen, Inflammation ofthe
bowels and another painful disease.
She has been treated by DR.. Sanford
and DR.. Shepherd, as she says, and
they gave her up to die, after using
powerful remedies. When the re-
porter saw Mrs. Hall this morning she
was reclining, but was dressed, and
rose to a sitting posture with apparent
ease, She looked very weak and pale,
bearing all the evidences of having
been great sufferer. She received
the reporter very pleasantly. Her
husband made some predatory re-
marks. He said that he hoard Of Mrs.
Mix through the Sunday Register s
descriptive account of the wonderful
woman. As his wife had been given
up to die, her friends urged him to
send for the woman, and be did so.
She arrived Wednesday evening and
began her treatment at Eve minutes
before seven o'clock. AT fifteen min
utes Of eight the patient was dressed
and walked about the room.
"Wednesday was my poorest day
said Mrs. Hall. 81 was so sick I
could not raise my head from the pill
low"
IF you had Q her them said
her husband, you could hardly be-
lieye that such a big change has come
over her"
81 could hardly breathe" contin-
ued she, and my stomach was terri
bly, blOated. | could only lie on my
back Isle was on her side this morn
ing and could see the swelling then.
| was in great pain"
They could hear her groaning in
the store below" interrupted her
husband, and customers have gone
away because they were so much an
Why, one could not walk
across tho bedroom floor, no mattor
how softly, without disturbing her, the
Inflammation was so tender. Now"
said he, suiting the action TO the word
on his own diaphragm, you oanI
her anywhere without causing
pain"
Il often used to look at these hands
Of mine, said the woman with a voice
Of triumph they were like MARBLE
and thipk Of the day they would be
cold in, death. Now she continued,
holding them up to her eyes, " they
are a little ySllow, but how much bet
teri You can see the nails beginning
to turn yellow, the way they do when
one is getting we'll"
Did you have any faith that Mrs.
Mix could cure you?" asked the
reporter.
But very little, she said, " still /
believed that God would do with me
what was right, whether l lived or
What was her method of treat
mont in your case?' asked the re-
First she entered the room and
shut the door, keeping out every one
so that there should be no excitement.
Then she khelt by the bed and prayed.
1t was a very simple prayer. She
asked God TO remove the pains, as i'll
she were a child asking its parents for
bread and butter. she placed her
hand on my stomach and asked God
TO remove the pain that was there,
and then touching my heart beseeched
Him to make that all right. When
she had finished praying she urged me
10 have faith that God would make
me well. | told her | had tried a
number Of physicians, and they had
not cured me. She said there was the
Treat Physician, who could do every
thing. | began to have a little more
faith. After praying she rubbed oil
over me. AS she drew her hand over
my bloated body | felt the swelling 20
and put M hand to e If il
were really subsiding, but she gently
it away. While she was treat
me my legs trembled and | began
10 feel much better. l had been In
the greatest agony for two weeks. /
believe, she said, with almost an at
TO smile, that it was to-day
that the doctor said | was going to die.
| am far from that now aud expect to
get entirely well. Mrs. Mix said that.
Of course, | would have to recover my
strength the same as if a doctor had
cured me. | feel well, only | am quite
weak. Wednesday you couldn't have
heard me talk a few feet away, | was
so far gone
The patients voice was now as
IS that of the average woman.
Yesterday | went about the house
and had a large number of callers.
That tried mo and | was compelled TO
refuse TO see all who came. | am a
member on probation OF the MethO-
dist church, she added in response
to a question. "Some Of the brothers
came here and could hardly believe
their eyes. The minister visited me
and looked rather strangely at me.
You can hardly believe what you see.
| said, and he replied that it was very
strange"
II wish you could have seen her"
said Mr.. Hall, when she was sick.
You would have been astonished too
at the great cure"
In answer to a question Mrs. Hall
said that the euro confirmed her be-
lief in the Almighty, that she had
undoubtedly mission TO perform. and
that she had not passed through suf.
fcring for nothing.
AFTER Mrs. Nix had prayed and
Amounted me" said tho patient, "sho
told me she wanted mo TO get up. She
put on my strockiugs, aud then | at.
tempted TO- rise. Ny legs .trembled,