The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-14
Probably Given Christian Sci
ence In This City
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by the Death OF U, II, Feather
This Morning,
From the Charge Of q Prominent
Local Physician
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They Took Him, and His Sinking 10
Death 10 Thought ny Them 10 10
Recovery,

WIN NNNNA hNNNNNNf w. W. ~ ~ !
this morning NJ q o'clock, Tho funeral
will be Sunday afternoon NJ 3 o'clock
from the house, the lntefment 70 DO lh
Meatlawn cemetery,
The news OF SIR, Feathers death
came with startling force % those who
were awaiting the result OF hia treat
ment under "Chrlatian Science Tie
last report Thursday evening from
those Ia charge was that he was IN
proving, They were deceived he was
then passing 10 his last sleep,
When the information was received
Thursday that Mn Feather had been
taken IN charge by followers OF Chris
tiRu Science" u reporter c]udeay0red 10
interview Dr. T. II, Phillips, n having
been understood that the case had been
taken from him,
DR., Phillips reported that he WAS not
attending Mr. Feather but That he had
nothing 10 say 40 the time upon the
case. Information WIS received from
another source that the attending phyai
elan had given the patient up, heuce he
having been taken IA charge by tho
Christian scientists,
Dr, Phillips was seen to-day and
talked NJ some length lie stated That
he had been treating MI Feather for
Inflammation of the bladder ana Kid
ney trouble, lie mad been doing for
him all he could and made daily analy'
sis OF the urine Of the sick man On
Monday he found by analysis that there
was less albumen la the urine This
was favorable and upon q second visit
that day 20 the Feather residence he In
49,. AaTu llaaNlap. az NIA fiat 'IlIUI
Mr.. Feather was ln IN extremely crit
ical condition, Medicine was prescribed
one other visit mace that day on Tues
day another visit was made by Dr.
Phillips, but finding that his medicine
was not being administered nnd That
the sick man was gradually growing
weaker, he Informed Mrs Feather that
he would have nothing 10 do with the
case unless he could have
complete charge, When the Christian
Scientists" la charge had seen the
error Of their ways he would again visit
the patient upon being called, Since
then he did not visit the house until
this morning, NJ that time learning Of
Mr., Feathers death, lleaskcd for the
privilege Of holding u post mortem eX'
animation aud II was granted,
DR. Phillips stated that Mr., Feather
had no faith In Christian science aud
requested him through the family 20
have additional medical counsel, This
he was talked out OF,
The post norton may bring out SEN
RationNl facts,
II was understood Mr., Feather made
no will. John Allen and his wife viii
administer upon the estate,
Mr. L, Il, Feather was born IN Ian
caster county, Pa, about the year 1924,
and came To Canton before 1910. He
taught school for several years and
then took n position as clerk In q New
Berlin store, In 1873 he took 4 position
with the dry goods house OF V, i KIM
ball In this city; and 80 attentive was
he 10 his employers interests that he
was taken In ~ q partner IN the year
1913. Four years previous 10 this he
had married Elizabeth ll0ll, daughter
of Daniel Holl, Of Plain township
shortly after this partnership he left
Canton and opened a dry goods lrm In
Uni0ntOwu,
being well acquainted throughout
the county he began 20 court political
honOrs and position and aS 4 result
was elected county treasurer IN 1889 on
the Republican ticket. In this Office he
served two terms, -Four years after he
was nominated for the same Office but
was defeated Vt the election. In 1861
he was taken In MS deputy treasurer
under George Lawrence aud here he
served four years, He was again elect.
ed treasurer, vas nominated for re,elpC.
10 but was defeated by Ira NJ, Allen,
After his defeat he engaged In bus
mess with George Lawrence In broker
ace. aud several years after entered the
banking business with Messrs, Wikidal,
Williams, Ellison and Lawrence, In
1873 the banking stopped business, and
since that time he has been one Of Can.
tons retired citizens, lie leaves u Wild
ow aud two daughters, Miss Francis
Feather aud Mrs, John Allen,
A post morlem examination was held
upon the remains Of the late L, r.
Feather Friday afternoon by Doctors
Marchund, Phillips aud liraut.
This pOslmurtem was held upon re.
quest of ID, Philips, who had attended
the deceased until he had been sup
plauted By believers In Christian Sci
ence,' lt disclosed the fact that the
deceased had been suffering from In.
namatiOn of the bladder aud congestion
of the kidneys. The latter was found
TO be chronic, the acute attack having
been brought on by cold,
DR.. Philips was again seen by a re.
porter to-day and In addition TO what
he said Friday, he handled the fol
lowers of christian Science" without
gloves. Particularly WAS this the case
locally, where he charges that a woman
well known here has interfered several
times with his patients, In one in.
stance he states that this woman
almost drove a mother crazy over the
sickness of her child by almost demand.
ing that she should have charge Of the
case, .
He states that in the case Of Mr..
Feather, while he might not have been {
cured, he was susceptible TO medicine
and that in all probability II II had been I
administered he would have recovered
sufficiently TO transact business for an
unknown length Of time.
DR.. Phillips thinks that sensible PEG. {
pie cannot deal too harshly with Chris.
tian Science" and shows what bad {
results are reached where these people {
are permitted TO interfere with the
work of a physician, especially when
the patient Is not beyond recovery. =