The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-04


disease and death:
"a TOUCHING SCENE.
Zone OF the r1ost touching incidents eve
witnessed Was that of patient from or near
Memphis Tenn, Mrs. +. g. Bailey. She va
q lovely little woman, thifty-seven years o
age perfect type of Southern beauty. Sac
was small and frail. Her difficulties were
ceDcerous-one large and three lesser cancers
in the left breast aud one on the lip She
had been treated by four OF the leading ply
sicisns Of the South and West each of which
had given her case up as hopeless;
two of them stating that under
the most favorable circumstances, she could
not live more than sixty DAYS. in addition
10 this she had a heart trouble, peculiar in
the family, two sisters and her mother hav-
ing died with ii. After making thorough
examination DIR. Flower said We'll, mad
am, you Will rsrdon me for being plain, but
this is time for extreme csndOr nearly all
tue chances are egeinet your getting we'll;
there ars, however, in my Judgment few
Chances IA yonr favor. | would very much
rstber not take your case but II you stu de-
sire me 10 l will, though can only promise
TO do for you the best | cam This IS all we
expect you TO do, said the husband, and
with III, whatever the result is, We will be
satisfied You are my
ONLY HOPE
continued the woman: Il have come long
way TO see you; il you can't help me, 1
must 20 home to be eaten up by these horrid
cancers Then, bursting into tears, she
sobbed OBJ 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 fairly
broke down, Notwithstanding be sees such
variety Of touching scenes every day. He
paced the room in thoughtful, nervous
msnner breaking bis hnge1s through his
wellcOmbed and even locks. Then, taking
q seat by the sufferer, her hand gently In his.
he said: Don't cry, dear woman;
put your trust implicitly and loving.
ly in q higher, wiser aud stronger 20 wer
tran that of earth. l will stand be-
tween you and death at any cost, and By the
aid of the unseen, snmmoning to the rescue
all the poTers 1 have and can draw, l will
break desth'e scepter so that his spear shall
not hurt thee.
AND I SWEAR
that for the sake of thy home, thy tears, and
for the sake of thy helpless babes, thou shalt
get we'll" These were terrible words, and
upon the ears of all they fell like words from
the sky. If they were idle words, they were
mockery; If true they seemed more than the
voice of man. Immediately he commenced
the treatment, and faithfully was it attended
to; and in ten weeks and two DAYS, every
cancer was removed clear and clean from
the breast and the one from the lip, aud the
she is IN excellent health.
Another wonderful cancer cure was that
OF Mrs. w II. Shaw, of Portland, Me. This
pbilsnthTopic woman IS well known
throughout the East, and, by her friends as
well as her physicians, Wss regarded for
some time as iDcursble. DR.. Flower with
such skill removed the three large cancers
| as well as thoroughly clesnsed her system,
that many regarded the cure miraculous
Mrs Shaw told your correspondent that she
| wished every sick person IN the world knew
| what DR.. Flower hSd done for her, and what
he can do and is doing every day for the
sick. Why" continued this enthusiastic
lady, look what be has done for me. | came
to him nearly dead; today L am IL better
health than | have been since early life;
he snatched me from the jaws OF
death, ard cured me of my diseases
would lift a staE. I tell you, sir. he Is O
| remarkable man. To come into his pres
| ence is heSlth; to touch his hand is cure"
DR., Flowers patients are numbered by the
thOusaDds. This may sound loud but it is
| true. He has thousands OF patients all the
| time.
These, Mr.. Editor. are facts given in an I'M
Vanished wsy; this is an exhibition of his
powers. Call it what you may, bat when it
comes to a man standing in the presence of
dying patient, all eaten up and rscked
with pain making prophecy rs to the fu-
fulfill his own prophecy, which is apparently
the changing OF natural and inevitable
events. say when it comes to a man doing
this constantly, il calls for the honest in yes.
iigstion Of the public. rather than sneering
criticisms from professional rivals"
He closes his thorough and critical inves
tigation Of DR.. Flower and his practice as
follows:
"I HAVE HERE GIVEN
recommendation 81 faoto
pertaining to DR.. Flower and his cures
They are facts, c5ld solid facts. and they are
as startling "a 8 voice from death.
From the crowds which throng his spa
cious offices, No. 1,7G2 Washington street,
corner Of Chester Park, you might infer that
all the sick of the world were seeking at his
bands relief Whether the theory of many.
that DR.. Flower holds the key Of life is
true or not,
THIS is TRUE,
that he changes In almost miraculous man.
Der the sick bed into healthy couch, r0bs
death of its spoil by saving annually thous-
snds from q premature grave. His happy
patients thus mysteriously cured live in
every land. and upon these joyful homes the
sun never sets"
The rest of the book is DEVOTED TO Dr.
Flowers methods OF treatment, of his &C
casional journeys South and West for the
purpose OF seeing such patients as Desd
professional interview, yet are unable TO
make the journey to Boston; also, q number
OF testimonials representing many of the
prominent and leading characters OF the
East. Among these testimonials we notice
the strong Endorsement of ]. Willard Rice,
Of Boston, ex.Msyor OF the city, and brother
OF Governor Rics, and head of the great man.
ufactnring firm of Rice, Kendall & Go. Mr..
Rice says: Il have known DR.. Flower init
mately for years. He is highly educated
and cultured man, and know personally of
MANY REMARKABLE CURES,
both of ladies and gentlemen. effected by
DR.. Flower, whom 1 INTERESTINGLY declare
TO be 3 wonderful physician, an elegant
gentleman, and q valued friend" From
the careful reading of this book ii will be