The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
MIRACLES, II SUCH THINGS ARE.
An Asylum of Life-A Modern Mecca Toward
Which the Sick Journey from All
Parts of the Earth.
BY What knowledge and What Power Are
These Miraculous Cures Performed?
Nuts for Scientists to Crack.
Editor Of the Traveller:


Traveller an interesting batch of news, rather
an accumulation Of exciting facts l wish to say
at the outset that IN obedience TO your instrue-
tions | have made an extensive and exhaustive
investigation of these claims and cures, and sub
NIT the cold naked facts as they are. l stand
in an uncommtted state thoroughly amazed
Rejecting as l do with my belief, the idea of the
supernatural, | am at a loss to explain the
numerous and apparently miraculous cures
which for the sake of truth herewith record
The readers of the TravelleA well &C
quainted with the name of DR.. Il. C. Flower, of
Boston, Mass. In fact, no professional in
America is better known than this successful,
energetic, skillful physician of the Hub"
HIS PROFESSIONAL STANDING.
Professionally DR.. F. stands very high and
with the progressive and more liberal physicians
is pre- eminently leader. His opinion in very
critical cases is regarded final. A distinguished
Boston physician of forty years practice said to
your correspondent: Il regard DR. Flower as the
most wonderful of living physicians, and one of
the most wonderful of men. Why, sir, have
called him at different times to twenty one of
my patients after had regarded them as incur
able, and, Furthermore after l had submitted
the cases to the best medical talent in the city
only to have them confirm my opinion, adding that
life could last but a very short time at longest
Wen, out of the twenty one cases, Dr. r.. after
his examinations, pronounced four incurable.'
Reporter: And did they deg Yes, sir; the
longest only lived one hour and fifty minutes
OF the other seventeen he said, in his Judgment
II
served He suggested treatment 1 had never
used, and in some instances. never heard of
followed tine directions to the letter, and, to my
surprise, every one of the seventeen patients got
well. tell you, sir there is destiny in DR.. p. s
diagnosis of disease; he reads the internal condi
ton of patient the same as you would an open
book"
would not convey the idea that all phYsi-
clans are friends of DIR. F., for no man has
more violent, bitter professional enemies than
has DR.. Flower. A bold, independent thinker
a man who has come out from the old codes of
practice, who fearlesslF expresses his conyic-
lions and ably and successfully champions his
new methods of practice, is not likely to be
without enemies.
DR. K. @. FLOWER
Personally. DR.. F. is exceedingly popular, and
his friends being largely Of the old, leading and
representative families of the East, gives him
gPeath strength at his home He is young
man- having Just past his thirty fourth birthday
though to look into his cleau-shaved, smiling
face, you would not judge him over twenty-five
The Doctor seems to think of nothing but his
practice; his patients are the absorbing theme in
his mind.
He always greets his patients with a smile; his
countenance rs the sifnifeation of cheer and
hope. L have heard a number of patients say
that from the time they first looked into hiseyes
they began to improve have spent at your
request
THREE SOLID MONTHS
Investigating DR.. Flowers cures and claims and
his patients from various sections of the East
| have made the acquaintance Of his patients
from every State in the Union from the British
Provinces, from South America, Australia, the
West Indies and from all parts of Europe and
never saw such cheerful, hopeful and happy PEG
pie in my life. DR.. F. s patients are of the worst
character tas rulef when they come to him,
though In Il short time you would not think they
had been sick have seen the Doctor
MAKE OVER 2o0 EXAMINATIONS.
In each ease he described the difficulties with
out asking question and in every instance the
patients were strangers to him. have seen
men, women and children brought upon their
crutches who had had but partial of
their limbs for years, and some had never
walked, in little while cured and leaving tlaei-
crutches behind, went away shouting and skip
ping Consumptives brought upon their beds,
cancer cases in advanced stages, humorous.
scFofulous, heart nervous, spinal, kidney and
rheumatic diseases, treated IN apparently the
same miraculous way. and in an incredibly
short time cured and sent home
HAPPY FRENoHMAN.
A very highly educated and cultured French
man from lie Due street, Nazareth, Paris, came
to see DIR, p. about his rheumatic limbs; his
feet were twisted out of shape and he could only
get about with crutch and cane; he had been in
this condition for upwards of sixteen years. At
ter the Doctor had examined him, he laughingly
said: Well SIR since you have come so far to be
treated, we will see if we cure you in half an
hour At this he rubbed a few drops Of a prep
aration into each joint, then held his hands III
his fer few minutes, then took each foot and
Strengthened the toes, then, waving his hand
over the man, said to him, ''You are well now"
The FFenchman jumped up, and, to his SURPRISE
he walked as well as he ever had My God
my God, what have you donef and he danced
for joy as though he might have discovered
world. " Tis well done" he continued" Inever
anything like it; what sort of man are
YOU where did you come from, how did you do
it, The best physicians of the old world had de-
ola willy fall
what must pay you for your valuable servicel"
oh" said DIR. F., with twinkle in hrs eye
about 1000 francs -Four thousand francs.
1000 francs! Ny God, my God, you ought to
0G0 francs, and you have my best wishes the
best wishes of all my friends, and may the bless
ings of Paris be yours forever"
A TOUCHING SCENE.
Ono of the most touching incidents I ever
witnessed was that of patient from near Mem
phis, Tenn, Mrs. F. c. Bailey she was a lovely
little woman; thirty seven years of age, a per
feet type of Southern beauty. She small
and frail; her difficulties were cancerous, one
large and three lesser cancers in the left breast
and one on the lip. She had been treated by
four of the leading physicians of the South and
West, each of which had given her case up
hopeless, two of them stating that under the
most favorable circumstances she could not live
mere than sixty days. In addition to this she
had heart trouble. peculiar in the family, two
sisters and her mother having died with it.
After making thorough examination, Dr. F.
said: ''Weil. madam you will pardon me for
being plain, but this is time for extreme can
dor; nearly all the chances are against your get
tirA WE'LL there is, however, in my Judgment,
few chances in your favor / would very much
rather not take your case; but if you still desire
me to- will though can only promise to do
for you the best can" This is all we expect
you to do" said the husband ''and with it,
whatever the, result is, we will be satisfied"
"You are my
ONLY HOPE,
Continued the woman: 81 have come long way
to see you; if you can't help me I must go home
to be eaten up by these horrid cancers Then
bursting into tears. she sobbed, ''Oh sir. for my
sake. for the sake of my husband, for the sake
of my six little children, oh, won't you save me2
This was more than the Doctor could stand: he