The New York herald., 1879-03-10
CONNECTICUT MIRACLES.
THE SICK RAISED FROM BED BY FAITH
STRANGE SCENES IN THE WOODEN NUTMEG
sTATE-PRAYERs BETTER THAN MEDICINE

STRANGE SCENES IN THE WOODEN NuiMEo
sTATE-PRAYERs BETTER THAN MEDICINE
From the New Haven Register. March ~
Mrs. Mix. the wonderful colored woman, of VOL
cottville who has been efecting what appear to be
miraculous cures has exhibited her healing agency
in West Haven Wednesday she visited Mrs. Norbert
Hail. who was very sick. and made her well. except
ing that the woman is yet weak. She also made won
derful cure in Mrs. George Toles case. This morn
ing Reqister reporter visited Mr.. Halls home. 1t is
suit of rooms Nettleton's store. which is on
the line of the West Haven horse railroad near the
end of the West Haven bridge. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hall were willing to talk. Mrs. Hall has been
sick for three months with enlargement Of the
Spleen Inflammation of the bowels and another pain
full disease She has been treated by Dr. Sanford and
DIR. Shepard, she says. and they gave her up to
die, after using powerful remedies. When the re-
porter saw Mrs. Hall this morning she reclining.
but dressed, and rose to sitting posture with
apparent ease She looked very weak and pale. bear
ing all the evidences of having been great sufferer.
She received the reporter very pleasantly Her hus-
band made some PREDATORY remarks. He said that he
heard Of Mrs. Mix through the Sunday Registers de-
scrptive account of the wonderful woman. As his
wife had been given up to die her friends urged him
to send for the woman. and he did She arrived
Wednesday evening and began her treatment at five
minutes before seven o'clock, AT niteen minutes 70
eight the patient was dressed and had walked about
the room.
"wednesday was my poorest day." said Mrs. Hall.
az sick could not raise my head from the
"If you had seen her then" said her husband,
could hardly believe that such big change has
II could hardly breathe" continued she, "and my
stomach was terribly bloased. could only lie my
back (she her side this morning) 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 annoyed. Why, one
could not walk across the bedroom floor, no matter
ton ton was 50 tender Now" said he suiting the
ton to the word on his own diaphragm. "you can
strike her anywhere without causing pain
the woman with voice of triumph-they were like
marble-"and think of the day when they would be
much better! You can see the nails beginning to
WE'LL"
"Dd you have any faith that Mrs. Mix could cure
"But very little" she said "still believed that
God would do with me what was right, whether I
! lived or died.
What was her method OF treatment in your case r
| asked the reporter.
.First she entered the room and shut the door,
element Then she knelt by the bed and prayed. 1t
| was very simple prayer. She asked God to remove
the pains, il she child asking its parents for
bread and butter. She placed her hand my stom-
ach and asked God to remove the pain that was
and then t9uSsS my M
ing she urged me to have faith that God would make
me well. told her had tried a number OF physi-
and they had not cured me. She said there
the Great Physician. who could do everything be-
gan to have little more faith. After praying she
rubbed oil As she drew her hand over
my bloated body 1 felt the swelling go down, and
put my hand to see II 1t were really subsdng. but
| She gently pushed it away. While she treating
me my legs trcmbled and began to feel much bet
ter had been in the greatest agony for two weeks
Il believe" she said; with almost an attempt to
going to die am far from that now. and expect to
| get entirely well. Mrs. Mix said that of course,
doctor had cured me- / feel wel only am quite
weak. Wednesday you couldn't have heard me talk
q few feet away, was so far gone.
The patients voice now strong as that of an
average woman.
Yesterday / was about the house and had
large number of callers. That tired me. and
was compelled to refuse to see all who came.
1 am member probation of the Methodist
"Some Of the brothers came here, and could hardly
believe their eyes. The minister visited me- and
ieve what Won see said and he replied that Il was
Il wished you could have seen her" said Mr.. Hall.
'when she was sick You would have been aston
ished, too at the great cure.
In answer to aquestion Mrs. Hall said that the
confirmed her belief in the Almighty; that she
had undoubtedly mission to perform, and that she
mad not passed through suffering for nothing
said the patient '.she told me she wanted me TO get
up. She put on my stockings and then attempted
3 ss to Ss doap
distance is several feet After that went into tho
kitchen four times
Mrs. Hall weak and reclined before finishing
her story, but she still talked. Both she and her
husband firm believers in the great power of Mrs.
Mix instrument to effect cures. They expect
her return in few days to soc her patient. Mr.
Graham, of West Haven, has boy lame from his
BIRTH and the will be asked try to him.
Mrs. George Toles, lady about fifty years of age
lives on Richard street. She was cured Wednesday
morning by Mrs. Mix. For months she has been
ailing but she has not been sick as Mrs. Hail. A
visitor to the house this morning unable to see
the lady. but informed that she had been greatly
benefited by Mrs. Mix's treatment. 1t stated in
another quarter that If it had been pleasant yeser
day she would have ridden out At the house IL
said that IL to-day had not been Marchy the op
portunty to get a breath of fresh air would have
been improved. II seems that Mrs. Tolles, although
very poor in health. has not been confined to tho
house the bed.
When the reporter was leaving the house he met
pious colored woman who full of what she be-
lieved were Mrs. Mx's miraculous She
study she stood in the March wind with uplifted
finger ard eyes devoutly raised to heaven saying.
III believe these be made now just ~ well
az they could in the oden times
Mrs. Mix asks no fee for her service.