National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-21
MERIT AND A MEDAL.
De1tor's Deserts Win Him n Magnificent
Testimonial from Ills Numerous Adj
mlrers and Friends,

mlrors and Friends.
Florida Herald, May Is, 1888.
Have you seen that elegant medal which
the patients and friends of Dexter, the healer,
have united in having made for him at Green
leaf's2 Ify you haven't, and are blessed with
an eye for the artistic and beau tiful, there is
something in store for you. Go and get it.
Tho Florida Herald has been aware, for
some time, of tho fact that large number
of our citizens, and others throughout the
state, who believed that they had received,
under God, health and new lease OF life
through the ministrations Of this remarkable
man, were determined to evince their appre-
citation and gratitude through tho medium Of
handsome and costly testimonial. few
days SINCE this testimonial having TAX en- the
shape of an elegant medal, probably the most
costly ever before seen in this city, was pre-
sented to the doctor, and after its reception
in an appreciative manner, was placed by him
in the hands of ID. Groenleaf Il Co. for safe
keeping and also that the general public, by
Viewing its beauty, may form some idea of
the appreciation in which he is held by his
quondam patients.
The medal, which is Of unusual thickness,
is solid gold, suspended by gold links to a
round rod Of the same precious metal. This
rod is in turn attached by n broad band Of
red rep ribbon to q heavy bar of gold,
about half an inch in width, upon which APP
pears the word FLORIDA" in raised letters
The diverse of the medal proper shows the
bird of freedom, grasping in its taons bunch
Of arrows, crossed, resting on bed of prickly
pears. elegantly wrought in black enamel
and gold. Thirteen gold stars in field Of
blue form semicircle above tho eagle.
Between the stars and the outer rim Of fila
gree work. in capital letters, appear
the words: 1.-THE Good Samaritan" In the
circle Of the lower rim tho words: Goat Of
Arms of Florida. Tho brilliant. flashing,
glowing centerpiece is an immense solitaire
diamond. The reverse is rendered, if posi-
BILE, even more brilliant in appearance than
this by an elongated cluster of nine dia-
monds. On this side, too, the legend Of the
gift appears as follows: Presented to A. J.
Dexter, the Healer. by his patients and
friends of Jacksonville, Florida" This ex-
quisite piece =. workmanship reposes in q
handsome satin lined case in the first show
case to the left upon entering Greenleaf's,
and is the admiration of every person who
secs IL. IL cost Sd15. Yesterday n Florida
uero,J man co,,od y, +ho "IJc,,or y al HE
leu" in"r oaou VI VIZ, WV ' ." .i' ''
rooms, on Laura street. lie hau seen tne
publication Of what purported to be affidavits
of his wonderful cures made by the parties
themselves. but he had some curiosity to
find out if Dexter would exhibit the originals.
The doctor received him courteously enough
and manifested no ofense at the APP
parent doubts in the mind of the reporter.
He took down huge volume, similar to a
scrap-book, and there were the originals, not
of one, five, or ten, but OF dozens OF atfidsvits
made by tho individuals themselves, many
of whom had been cured of diseases by the
Great Healer after being given up to die by
their friends. The atfidavits were all official
enough with their big gold and notarial seals.