Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-17
GREAT MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Dr' 4. .. Flower Of Boston-H;s Ert.n
sive Practice,
"otn At Heme and Abroad-Rot,.d n.
aets-Some Interesting Reading.

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bility; leader in bis profession and in aro,
'e"se oi 'he word, great; with practice far
exceiiing that of any of the old physicians If
the earth, and yet he is young man of but
IS years of age.
FROM the opening sentences of a little book
oy Deland Barta Of this city. and
T Ell, 'Dr. X. e. Flower of Boston. Mass
!" no ne Is. what ne is doing. His miracul-
Gus cures. His work as a physician, VIC ax-
tract the following:
For some years DIR. R. c. Flower has start.
led the Eastern world. from time to time ~,
performing what have seemed miraculous ~
supernatural cures. One writer, in descrih.
ing DR.. Flowers triumph in the sick room
says: Sickness is a toy in his hands: in
most phenomenal way he sheds light into the
darkened eye, life into the diving form. and
RODS the sick-room of its sufferer and coffin
of its prey"
Er. Flower has been called to consult over
important and bad cases from the Rockies to
the Chesapeake, from Canada to the Rio
Orande His greatest ability is seen in des-
perate cases, and his mightiest feats and
most miraculous cures at the death-bed itself.
DIR. FLOWER
80 Jung udii, out 90 wears OF age, smooth
race. medium size, very large head He is
hard student, deep thinker, man of remark
ably quick perception and intuitonal faculty.
which are said to be marvellous.
DR.. Flowers by birth, is Western man.
He transferred bis practice to the East some
years ago, since when he was made most
remarkable record. To better describe the
rise of his Eastern practice, we quote from
the combined History of Edwards, Law
renee and Wabash Counties, of Illinois >"
published by J. S. McDonough & Co , Of
Philadelphia, which is a history of the Eng
llsh settlement of Southern Illinois, a settle
ment established by George Flower of STRAIT
ford, England, Ohe grandfather OF DR.. r C..
Flower.) We quote from pages 226 and
227, which is an extract from the Biographi-
cal History of the young doctor.
BIOGRAPHY.
"His practice drifted largely to the east
ward. and the doctor finally determined to
move to the great cities of the East, where
he could more successfully operate his al
most supernatural healing powers, In ac-
cordance with these feelings, he sold out his
institute and transferred his practice to Phil
adelphia and New York. From this on his
practice became very great. His cures were
so numerous and so phenomenal that he be-
came a wonder in the East. Always anxious
to live in Boston, and many attra 'tions call
ing him to the Hub, he gave up his beautiful
residence on Fifth Avenue, New York, and
transfe his practice in May, 1882, to the
Athens of America.
"In Boston he has built up practice which
is said by many to be the largest in the world
His offices are some distance from his resi-
dence, and under no circumstances will he
mingle business with the pleasure of his
home.
"a phenomenal feature in his practice is
his method of diagnosing disease. He never
asks patient his trouble, but the instant he
takes the hand of a sick person, he tells most
accurately the disease in all its ramifications,
This phenomenal phase of his practice has
brought to him th"usands upon thousands OF
patients, and it is claimed that out of up.
wards of one hundred thousand examinations
he has never made mistake.
DR.. Flower has attained such reputation
in his profession that his opinion is sought in
bad cases all over the world. His advice has
brought him thousands of dollars in many in.
stances. A big price, some one will say
Yes, but it was the pivot upon which turned
life and death-to follow it was to get we'll
When the Rev. +. NJ. McSimmons, of On.
tario brought his wife to consult Dr. Flower
for lung and heart trouble, more than one
physician having pronounced her incurable,
he stated that he was very uneasy about his
wife and after the doctor had examined her
he would like him to see if he had any troub.
les. as he so easily tired. 81 can cure your
wife" the doctor said, "but unless you have
the best of treatment yourself, you will live
but few months"
The Rev. McSimmons neither believed the
statement that his wife could be cured, mol
that his own life was in danger, bu as a last
chance he had his wife take treatment, saving
that when she was cured he might attend tc
himself. In a few months she was well as
she is to-day. but, alas, within the same shor
time the husband was laid beneath the sod
The leading journals of the country have
endorsed DIR Flower as but few are endorsed
We make few quotations as sample OF
what hundreds of the Caily and weekly jour
nails have said
CDR Flower is deeply engaged in his
work. and the interest he takes in his patients
is like unto that which father takes in his
children. He is especially noted for his can
dor in always telling his patients just what he
thinks as regards their case"
His books show that at this time he has
the following number of patients in the diff.
ferent States
Maine 543, New Hampshire 6l9. Vermont
2O3. Massachusetts, 1896. Connecticut 1881
Rhode Island $50. New Jersey 552, New
York 1890, Pennsylvania l434, Maryland 341,
Delaware sc, Virginia 239, West Virginia
800. Ohio l4Ol. Indiana 926, Kentucky 1922
Tennessee $40, North Carolina lO3. South
Carolina 90, Georgia PIG, Florida 297. Alaba'
ma 26S, Mississippi 1870, Louisiana 1854, Ar
kansas 27l, Texas 1851, Indian Territory 81
Kansas 6Sl, Missouri 622, Illinois HOP
Michigan ll66, Wisconsin 1877, Minnesota
1874. Iowa 1912, Nebraska Ala. Dakota sol
New Mexico III, Colorado 432. Arizona 81
California PA, Nevada 80, Utah 2ll, Wyo'
ming 1856, Montana, 6S, Idaho 81, Oregon 6l
Washington Territory 1873
Furthermore that during the last six year:
he has treated:
nc oorcor cases 4,34t
Cnrsd 4,l2:
22l
Over $500 of these had been pronounced
incurable by other physicians
Cors,mn,;on. III;
60 1921
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Over 900 OF these had been pronounced
incurable by other physicians.
rbermst;c diseases. 1885,
N H.un' % SGT
Tui."' So
UPWARDS of $4,000 of these had been pro
nounced incurable by other ply sicians.