The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-19


relief, but without any benef5 whatever
Finally, her disease became so alarming
and her physicians unable to do anything
more for her, advised that she go to Cali
fornia and travel, with the hope that she
might find some relief. She felt that to
follow this advice meant that she would
never come ONE alive, and that it haG
only been given after sue session OF un-
fortunate experiments, as last desperate
resort. That while considering what to dc
in her despair, she was advised by friend
to go and see DR.. R. @. Flower, who was
at that time in Houston for few day
She did so. "Imagine my SURPRISE" says
Mrs. Pettus, "when, without asking me a
question,
he TOLD NE MY TROUBLE, AND HOW HAD
BEEN IN ALL THE CHANGES OF MY DIS
EASE FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS PAST.
I was dumb; for 1 knew he was reading
nv disease exactly as it was. need not say
that from this this time on l had the
fullest confidence in DR.. Flower. placed
myself Immediately under the doctors
care, and, after COURSE Of eight months
treatment, from helpless invalid, utterly
PROSTATE, unable 20 undergo the slightest
exertion, he restored me to a condition of
perfect health-such health as 1 never Ell
joyed, such heath as you see me pj0yiog
TO day"
She stated that she had taken several
patients to see Doctor Flower during his
last visit to Texas, and that they were all
improving rapidly. That shs can never
express her gratitude to Doctor Flower,
for, had it not been for him, she would
have been in her grave ere this. That to
those hopelessly sick she gave but one
advice: 60 and consult at once this
wonderful man."
MIR. A. Hansel, of the banking firm of
OConnor g. Sullivan, IN Antonio, spoke
very highly of the doctor and his success
as physician. Hs stated that Doctor
Flower treated him for chronic rheuma-
tism of some years. standing, and sue
ceeded where number of the best physi-
clans in Texas had failed in giving him
relief, and that his system from a very
debilitated condition had recovered its
elasticity, and from 1876 pounds his
weight had advanced to 10. He regards
Doctor Flower as a great physician of
most wonderful magnetism, and one of the
most fascinating conversationalists he
had ever met.
Mrs. G. w. Angle, wife of one of the
most prominent business men of San Az
tonic, stated that she had suffered from
fbro1s tumor for q number of years prior
to her experience with Doctor Flower, had
in the interval been under the treatment
OF the most successful practitioners in San
Antonio, with no material benefit, the can
cerous tumor gradually growing larger,
her physicians deciding on the extirpa-
ton of the tumor by an operation, giving
it as their opinion that unless she con-
scented to an operation the tumor would
eventually destroy her life. She, being
very much averse to 80 operation, and,
hearing through friends of the great sue
cess attending Doctor Flowers treatment
of such troubles, curing them solely
through systematic medication, never,
under any circumstances, using the knife,
went to see him at his home in Boston.
She became eothused at the remarkable
manner in which he told her of her
troubles.
DIAGNOSING HER CASE, AS SHE SAID, WITH
OUT A SINGLE INQUIRY ADDRESSED TO
HER, BUT SIMPLY TAKING HER HAND
IN HIS, HE WENT THROUGH THE
WHOLE HISTORY OF HER
TROUBLE FROM BEGIN
ING TO END.
She says he treated her for about one
year, and at the expiration of that time
the tumor had disappeared, her general
health being in a much better condition
tn IN it had been.
Mrs. Lottie Richie, of 454 Soledad street,
San Antonio, stated that she had been an
invalid for years, her heart being very
much affected also suffering severely
from nervous headaches, vertigo, and
other troubles of conceived character.
She had consulted and tried every WE'LL
known physician in the state, without
the slightest alienation of her
symptoms, informing her at the same
time, unless she did get relief, paralysis
would eventually overtake her before a
great while. Becoming discouraged at
the non success of her physicians, she
determined to cease trying to get we'll and
let her disease have full sway; but, hear
ing of Doctor Flower and his wonderful
cures, she determined, AS a last experiment.,
to see what he could do for her. She
went to Boston to consult him, remaining
under his care six months. She says she
began to improve from the commence
ment of the treatment, and, at the expira-
ton of her stay in Boston, she was as well
as she had ever been in her life. Trouble
some symptoms had entirely left her, and
that she row, and has been, since her dis
charge by the doctor, in state of perfect
health. She regards Doctor Flower as the
greatest physician in the world.
Mr.. Joha Osmon, wealthy ranchman
of 10 Mason street, San Antonio, said that
he had suffered for fifteen years from
BRIGHT's DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS,
and an aggravated form of palpitation of
the heart, rendering his life one of ab-
solute misery: exertiOn was impossible.
The slightest movement would cause great
distress; frequently seized with fainting
spells, his appearance at the time indicat-
ing an attack of apoplexy, in which way
he would have undoubtedly gone, were it
not for Doctor Flowers aid and assistance.
He had consulted and been treated by
g reat number of prominent physicians in
the state, without success. Hearing OF
Doctor Flower, he determined to consult
him, which he did at San Antonio, and he
was completely won, hs said, by the doc
tors wonderful diagnosis, the doctor
giving him the entire history of his trou-
Bile. its cause and effect, without ques-
ton addressed to him. In speaking of 1t
Mr., Osmon remarked that the doctor
must possess some divine power. The