Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-17
cREAI MEDICAL PRAcIIcE.
DR.. X. 4. Flower, of Boston His Extensive
Practice Both at Home and Abroad
Rolled Down Fsct--SOme Interesting
Reading
Boston Courier.


Boiled Down Fact- Some Interesting
Reading.
Boston Courier.
To write the biography of this di>tin-
guiShed physician in few lines would he
an impOsibility: leader in his profession
and in every sense of the word. great; with
a practice far eXcelling that of any of the
old physicians of the earth; and yet he i a
young man of but 36 years of age.
From the opening sentences of a little
book published 10y Deland Il Barta. "f this
city, and entitled "Dr. K {. Flower. of
Boston. Mass Who he i. What he is
doing His miraculous cures. His work
as physician" We extract the following:
For some years DR. X. c. Flower has
startled the eastern world. from time to
time, by performing what have Seemed mi
| raculOuS or supernatural cures. One writer,
in describing pr Flowers trump in the
sick room. says: Sickness is toy in his
hands: in most phenomenal way he sheds
light into the darkemed eye, life int" the
dying form, and rObS the sick room of its
/ sufferer and coffin of its prey"
DIR. Flower has been called to consult
over important and bad eases from the
Rockies to the Chesapeake. from Canada Ia
the Rio Grande. His greatest ability is seen
in desperate cases. and his mightleSt feat>
and most miraculous cures at the deatl-bed
itself
pE. FLOWER
! is a young man. but 80 years of age. smooth
face, medium size. very large head. He is
a hard student. deep thinker, man of re-
markahly quick perception and lntutlonal
/ faculty. which are said 10 be marvellous.
DIX. FLOWER, by birth. is a Western man.
He transferred his practice to the East
some Years ago. since when he has made a
most remarkable record. ru better dts
cribe the rise of his Eastern Practice. We
quote from the combined History of Ed
wards. Lawrence and Wabash Counties.
Of Illinois" published by J. :. McDUnuugh
n Co. of Philadelphia, which Is a history
of the English settlement of Southern ILL
noiS. settlement established by George
Flower, of Stratford England. tthe grand
father of DR. Il. {. FLowEEl We
quote from pages 226 and 221
which is an extract from the Bio
graphical History of the young doctor
BIOGRAPHY.
Ills practice driftel largely eastward, and
the ductor finally determined 10 move To
the great cities of the east. where he could
more successfully operate his almost super
natural healing powers. In accordance
with these feelings. he sold out his institute.
and transferred his practice IL Philadelphia
and New York. From this un his practice
Became very great. His cures wer" 81 MI
mrruuS and 81 phenomenal that hr became
4 wonder IN the east. Always ANXIOUS Ia
live in Boston. and many attractions draw
ing him Ia the Hub. he gave up his hrauli-
full residence on Fifth avenue, New York.
and transferred his practice in May. lSS2, tU
the Athens of America.
In Boston he has built up practice
which i said by many Ia bc the largest i'll
the world. His offices are some distance
from his residence, and under no circum-
stances will he mlmgle business with the
pleasures of home.
"A phenomenal feature in his practice is
his method of diagnosing disease. lie
never asks patient his trouble but the
instant he takes the hand of sick person,
he tells most accurately the disease in all
its ramihcatinnS. This phenomenal phase
of his practice has brought Ia him thOus-
andS upon thousands of patients. and it is
claimed that out of upwards of one hundred
Thousand examinations ne has never made
4 mistake.
I'm the business world DIX. FLOWER is
aS great a wonder aS he is in the practice of
medicine. His intuitional powers in de-
tecting the actual condition OF the markets
seem almost infalible. II he buys stock.
they 90 up if he sells, they 90 down. He
has made fortunes for many of his friends,
and saved many from ruin.
lie is a man of great individuality. a
man of methods, and a man who, from all
appearances, does the work of a hundred
men.
Dr. Flower has attained such reputa-
tiUn in his profession that his opinion i,
sought in bad eases all over the world. Hi>
advice has brought him thousands of dol,
lars in many instances. A big price. some
one will say. Yes. but il was the pivot up
on when turned life and death-tO follow
il was Ia get well.
Ii is claimed that DIR. Flower can tel
when he sees person, not only his dis
ease. but whether il is durable or not, and
that with almost an unerring accuracy.
When the Rev. F. VI. McSimmonS. OF
Ontario, brought his wife TO consult DIR.
Flower for lung and heart trouble. more
than one physician having pronounced hei
incurable. he stated that he was very I'M,
easy about his wife and after the doctor
had examined her he would like him to see
if he had any troubles. a lie 50 easily
tired. Il can cure your wife" the doctor
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Tn Ia,. NI.Sir,mors nathan h.I;.yaJ
the statement that his wife could b. cured
nor that his own life WAS in danger. but As
a last chance he had his wife take treat
ment saying that when she was cured he
might attend to himself. In few months
she was well, as she is to-day. but alas.
within the same short time the husband WAS
laid beneath the sod.
The leading journals of tn. country have
endorsed DIR Flower As but few are en-
dorSad We make a few uuntation ,S q
sampIe of what hundreds of the daily and
Xve.kIy iuurnals have said.
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ms opihtoh III very cliiical cases II Iesalu-
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anu MS IIiei'us' oeihg larger! Oh 'he oiu'
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