Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-08
From the Boston Globe.


Gently come into possession Of a pamphlet de-
voted to the life and work of DR.. Flower,
giving numerous accounts of his
Miraculous CURES.
and almost supernatural triumphs over dis
ease. We believe a review of the same
would be highly interesting to our readers.
The book reads more like fairy story than
anything else, yet every claim and assertion
Is substantisted bv numerous facts.
We publish below q number of extract,
from this book, that our readers may know
more OF the dongs of this wonderful physi-
clan, who seems to have stirred the earth
with his professional triumphs from centre to
almost circumference. The first chapter is a
biographical history Of the Doctor, which
starts out by saying:
For some wears Dr. X. C. Flower has
startled the Eastern world, from time to time
Dy performing what has seemed miraculous
or supernatural cures. One writer, in de-
scribing DIR. Flowers triumph in the sick
room. says:
sickness is a toy in his hands in a most
phenomenal way he sheds light into the dark
ened eve, life into the dying form, and robs
the sick room of its sufferer and the coffin of
its prey
DR.. Flower has been called to consult over
important and bad cases from the Rockies to
the Chesapeake, from Canada to the Rio
Grsnde. His greatest ability is seen in des-
perate cases, and his mightiest feats and most
miraculous cures at the death bed itself.
DR.. Flower is young man, but thirty-four
years of age, smooth face, medium size very
large head. He is hard student, deep think
er, man of remarkable quick perception
and intuitional faculty, which are said to be
marvellous.
"A phenomenal feature in his practice 10
his method of diagnosing disease. He never
asks patient his troubles, but the instant he
takes the hand of a sick person he tells most
accurately the disease in all its ramiicatons.
This phenomenal phase of his practice has
brought to him thousands upon thousands of
patients, and it is claimed that out of upwards
of one hundred thousand examinations he has
never made a mistake.
''In the business world DR.. Flower is as
great a wonder as he is in the practice of
medicine. His intuitional powers in detect
ing the actual condition of the markets seem
almost infallible IT he buys stocks they go
NJ; if he sells they go down. He has made
fortunes for many of his friends. and saved
many from ruin.
'He is a man of great individuality, man
of methods, and man who, from all appear
ances, does the work of a hundred men,"
Following is an interesting biography of his
professional career. Next TO a chapter upon
his
MIRACULOUS CURES,
which reads more like the curing of the sick,
making the lame walk and the blind see OF
1900 years ago than anything else.
The chapter following. entitled.
MEDICAL WONDER,
Leads you still further into fascinating
realms of what seems to be miracles. Among
those startling accounts and miraculous cures
is recorded = case of a gentleman, for many
years a sufferer, visiting Dr. Flower, as q last
resort, in search of health As soon as Or.
Flower saw him he said ''You have a live
animal in your stomach, and one which be-
longs 10 southern country. You must have
swallowed it many wears ago"
1.-The horror-strcken man replied, Il was
afraid | had" III then stated that he was in
the army during which time he frequently
drank from
POOLS IN THE FLORIDA swAMPs,
and shortly after leaving there he felt the
creature, as the Doctor described it. in his
stomach, and that every minute of his life for
the last fifteen years he had been in perfect
dread, and pretty much all the time in great
agony. DR.. Flower took charge of the case.
1t was soon apparent that the first remedy
was death blow to the creature, and soon
there began to pass away scales, and bones
and pieces of feet. The man received almost
immediate relief, and is to day compare
lively well and happy man.
The long letter headed
MIRACLES, IF Such THINGS ARE,
written By the editor of the Boston Traveller
(Which is one of the largest. most reputable, and
conservative journals of the East) after the
most thorough investigation OF DIR. Flower
and his practice, must always be, at least to
the sick, a most interesting collection of
facts. He says:
"The readers of tine Traveller are we'll &C.
quanted with the name of DR.. r. c. Flower
of Boston. Mass. In fact, no professional
man in America Is better known than this
successful, energetic, skilful physician of
the Hub
'HIs PROFESSIONAL STANDING
Professionally DR.. Flower stands very
high. and. with the progressive and liberal
physicians, is pre-emnentlv leader His
opinion in verv critical cases is regarded final
A distinguished Boston physician of forty
years practice said to your correspondent Il
regard DR.. Flower the most wonderful of
living physicians and one of the most won
derfu of men. Why, sir, have called him
at different times to see twenty-one of nv
patients after had regarded them as incura-
BILE, and, furthermore, after had submitted
the cases to the best medical talent in the
city. only to have them confirm nv opinion,
adding that life could last but a short time at
longest. Well out of the twenty one cases
DR. Flower. after his examinations pronoun-
ced tour incurable Reporter-'And did
they die 2 Yes sir; the longest only lived
one hour and fifty minutes. OF the other
seventeen he said, in his Judgment, they
would recover if certain treatment was
observed. He suggested treatment had
never used. and in some instances never
heard of | followed the directions to the
letter, and, to nv surprise, every one of the
seventeen patients got well. | tell YOU. sir,
there is destiny in DR.. Flowers diagnosis of
disease; he reads the internal condition of
patien; the same as Won would an open book
Personally, DR.. Flower is exceedingly
popular, and his friends being largely of the
old. leading and representative families of
the East, gives him great strength at home.
He is a young man. having just passed his
thirty fourth birthday. though TO look into
his clesn-shaved, smiling face you would not
Judge him over twenty-five"
He then gives a number of cures per-