The Portland daily press., 1888-06-13
ARE THEY MIRACLESp
Marvellous, if not Miraculous Cures.
The Sick, Incurable, and Dying Re.
stored to Health.
The occult Power Possessed by a
Most Remarkable Physician
Described.
Distinguished Men and Women OF
Texas Tell what they know of
these Wonderful Cures.

ever excited the sick and morbid populace of
hundreds Of years ago. As startling as the
following revelations may seem, they are
nevertheless facts, every statement the
truth, and can be easily verified. The inves-
LEGATIONS made by The Statesman were thor
ough, with view of ascertaining the truth
and truth only. Consequently its represen-
tative visited different cities in Texas and in
terviewed nearly two hundred patients who
had been cured of various diseases after hay
ing been pronounced incurable and given up
to die by other physicians. Many of these
are among the most distinguished men and
women of Texas. persons who would not tell
an untruth to save their lives. Every one
tells the same story of the wonderful exam
ination Of their disease and their marvellous
cure. A
The physician in every instance has been
DIR. X. 9. Flower Of Boston, Mass, physi-
clan who has for years enjoyed a most en-
viaLle reputation and stood foremost at the
head Of the progressive school of medicine.
The stories told by these people sound like
the
FAIRY TALES OLE THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, -
of how they visited DIR. Flower hopelessly in
durable; how he described their diseases. in
could have told him; of how he read physi-
cally their past lives like an open book, de-
scribing in detail their troubles from the be-
ginning to the present moment; OF how he
inspired confidence; bow the disease rapidly
disappeared under his treatment, and in
many instances from the throes of death
with some malignant disease. they were
snatched and speedily cured. For years the
public have heard from time to time Of his
miraculous cures. but in these cases they are
cures enacted in our own State and close to
our homes and Of the best people of our
State. Here is what some of them say
MIR. A. e. HABIcHT, A WEALTHY BANKER
of Austin, Texas, stated that he had been a
great sufferer for years from constitutional
debility, nervous depression. and severe ueu-
ralgic headaches. That he treated extensive
y. with the leading physicians of Texas and
nally, as last resort, upon solicitations Of
friends, he went to see DIR II. @. Flower.
To his establishment, the Doctor told him all
his troubles in detail without asking any
questions. He placed himself under the
Doctors care, and after a course of treat
ment his headaches ceased, his diseased
nerves were entirely restored to health, bis
vitality and vigor returned, and he consid-
cred himself well man in every respect
He says DR.. Flower has no equal in the pro-
fession, and that as man he is one Of the
most fascinating personalities he has ever
met Mr.. Habcht cited number of Dr.
Flowers cures, among them that of para
lytic man who had not walked for years. Dr.,
Flower told him frankly that he could not
promise him anything, but would do the best
he could for him. He was under the Doc
tors treatment about year, and the last he
heard from the man he was up and walking
Another case was that of his wife's moth
err Mrs Reed, who had been bedridden and
helpless for long time with a complication
Of troubles; that after few months treat
ment she was so thoroughly cured that she
resumed her household duties, well wom-
an; that she regarded her cure as almost
miraculous, and her gratitude to the Doctor
was very great.
Mr.. J; Z; Carleton, prominent business
man of Columbus, Tex, in answer to the
question as to what he knew of DIR. II. g.
Flower, replied
81 REGARD HIM AS THE GREATEST PHYsI-
CLAN OF THE AGE, WITHOUT PEER.
am under DR.. Flowers treatment, and am
rapidly improving. My troubles were paral-
ysis OF the bowels, nervous prostrati0n, de-
preston. insomnia. had been pronounced
weston and San Antonio. AS soon as /
entered Dr. Flowers presence, he described
my disease accurately and in detail without
asking me any question; and this is the way
he diagnoses all his patients diseases. 1 tell
you, sir, he reads man through and
through. like you or l would read an open
book | have known of several of his
patients, by other physicians given up as
incurable. in a short time thoroughly cured.
cures are like miracles. l don'tbelieve there
is another such healer in this world"
Mrs. 5. K. Taylor. a remarkably intelli-
gent lady OF Columbus. Tex, stated that
previous to her. consulting Pr Flower she
had been a great sufferer for three years or
better with severe form of dyspepsia, that
her difficulty finally developed into lung
trouble also; that she lost over thirty pounds
Of flesh in few months; that she was UNI
able to assimilate what little food she did
aat that Qha had haan frpotad hu of
the leading physicians of Texas without any
benefit; that finally, in despair, as last
resort, she consulted DIR. Flower. Here she
tells the same marvellous story Of the Doc
tors examination: without asking ME a
dozen questions, as other doctors had done,
he told me all about my troubles from first TO
last without asking me a question. / put
myself under his treatment In few
months / was entirely cured have re-
NAMED in perfect health ever since. He
restored my weight from one hundred and
six to one hundred and and forty pounds. |
believe him to be the greatest doctor living"
Mrs. w. A. Pettus of Goliad, Texas, wife
of one Of the largest ranehmen in Texas
stated she had been an invalid twenty-five
years prior to her treatment with DIR. r. c..
Flower; that during this time she had been
treated by all the leading physicians Of the
State, and had spent thousands Of dollars in
trying to obtain relief, but without any
benefit whatever. Finally her disease be-
came 60 alarming, that her physicians, UNI
able to do anything more for her, advised
that she go to California and travel, with the
hope that she might md some relief She
felt that TO follow this advice meant that she
would never come home alive, and that it
had only been given after succession of I'M
fortunate experiments, as last desperate re-
sort. That while considering what to do in
her despair, she was advised by a friend to
20 and she Dr. r. G.. Flower, who was at
that time in Houston for few. days. She
did so. "Imagine my surprise says Mrs.
Pettus, ''when, without asking me question,
HE TODD NE MY TROUBLE, AND HOW HAD
BEEN IN ALL THE CHANGES OF MY DIS
EASES FoRTWENTF-FIyE YEARS PAST
was dumb; for knew he was reading my
disease exactly as it was. need not say that
from this time on / had the fullest confidence
Ia DR. Flower. placed myself Immediately
under the Doctors care and after a course
of eight months treatment, from helpless
invalid, utterly PROSTATE, unable 70 under r
. condition Of perfect health. such health
as never enjoyed, such health as you see
me enjoying today"
She stated thai she had taken several
pstiteh p 70 see Dr Flower during ms iaS'
proving rapidly. That she can never ex-
press her gratitude to DR.. Flower; for had
1t not been Tor him. she would have been in
her grave ere TINS. That to those hopelessly
suit at once this wonderful man"
Mr.. A. Hansl, of the banking firm of
O'Connor 81 Sullivan, San Antonio smoke
very highly Of the Doctor and his success
as physician. He stated that DIR. Flower
treated him for chronic rheumatism Of some
years standing and succeeded where mum.
Der of the best physicians in Texas had
failed In giving him relief, and that his sys
TEN from very debilitated condition hat
recovered its elasticity, and from 135 pound
his No sight had advanced to no. He regard
Dr Flowe.- as @ great physician Of most won
derful magnetism, ana eae et sne mo m0sn issci
mating conversationaIls. NC ha4 sapto .ies:
Mrs. Lottie Richie of asa d. au e., a s,s; Il,
Antonio, stated that she had been an :. "s"s
for years, her heart being very much affected
also suffering severely from nervous head
aches, vertigo, and other troubles of con
ceived character. She had consulted ant
tried every well-known physician in tn,
State, without the slightest alienation of he
symptoms, informing her at the same time
unless she did get relief, paralysis woult
eventually Overtake her before great while
Becoming discouraged at the non-success 0
her physicians, she determined to cease try
ing to get well, and let her disease have full
sway; but hearing of Dr. Flower and hi
wonderful cures, she determined as las
experiment to see what he could do for her
She went to Boston to consult him, remain
ing under his care six months. She say
she began to improve from the commence
ment of the treatment, and at the expiration