Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-03
Effect of Mind on PHYSICAL disease.

From the Woyne Co. W. Vd.. Advocate:
We still live in an age when Divine
power occasionally reaches the miraculous,
if the following account of the remarkable
case of Miss Hiltbruner, who for number
of years has been helpless invalid, and
suddenly through no other than
some pieternatural power is restored to
perfect health, is true. The fact as to
the recovery OF the girl is vouched for by
hundreds Of people who have visited her
since this remarkable interrosition of Di-
vine Providence. The facts briefly, are
substantially as follows:
Miss Hiltbruner Is now about Is years
| of age. Was born in Guyandotte and has
| llved in Ceredo. WheI about II years OF
| age. from Il severe attack OF 1ever ner leis
| foot and leg became entirely paralyzed, and
| all attempts by the best physicians that
| could he procured proved useless, and the
case was pronounced incurable, and she
WAS given up to die Her suffering was
intense. and for months her death was
I hourly expected, but still she lived. In
the mean time her mother and two brothers
and sisters died. The girl, Miss Magnolia,
still fingered, with not the slightest nope
of recovery. Her left hand and arm be-
came also paralyzed. On many occasions
she was supposed to be dying. mus she
lived emacIated and helpless living
skeleton-uEtil the 14th ulJ. The hour OF
her dissolution was thought to be near. A
brother was by her bedside About one
O'Clock she requested her brother to wake
the family. she was so feeble and exhaus-
.ed as to be only able to make her requests
in whisper. She then relapsed into semi.
unconsciousEess, her eyes apparently liked
on some object, invisible to those who sur
rounded her bedside. Then she began
talking. She said: Il see beautiful river,
pause she continued, II see something; it
looks like boat, its coming this way but
it is coming slow. see angels on it, and
it is coming faster, it is loaded with angels
| but belisve there is room enough tor me
[ SEE uehind the boat light and angels
are following it. Now i can see across
the river. L SEQ angels and beautiful
flowers over there. On, the boat is SO neal
here! The angels are all singing, why
don't you all slug ?" She said, ION, SET
. nv mother on the head of the boat, she II
playing a harp and it sounds 50 sweet
!. Now the boat is ashore, it has anchored
She then addressed herself to her mother
and expressed desire to join the angelic
party which she could see. The heavenly
visitors then appeared to vanish from he
sight, whereupon she began to weep, ant
wave the arm which had been SO long par
, alyzed. Her attendants discovered tina
her limbs which had been drawn up for 81
long were perfectly straight. She then ex
pressed desire to get up and walk, ant
despite all efforts to keep her quiet, arose
; from her bed, and supported on the arm o
a brother, walked across the room, sat VI
and talked cheerfully, and at latest &C
counts was fast recovering strength. Sh'
resolutely declined to take any medicine
and in conversation with friends after
wards, asserted to them that she was go
ing to get well, and that she much desire'
to join the throng Of heavenly visitors, blu
that Che Lord told her s'remain on earth
and do good and bring the rest OF the fam
: ily."