The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT CURED.
In a Miraculous Way.
Those In the ThroesEof Death Res
cued ias by Magic.
Triumph Of Mind over disease.

The Boston Journal Dec. 2nd says over
the well known signature of Prof. Town
send:
About thirteen years ago the country
was startled by the sudden prostration,
under shock of paralysis, of the President
o the Pennsylvania Railroad. Everything
was done for this great railroad magnate.
The specialists of philadelphia and New
York.tried their skill. In despair. he went
to Europe, and by the best physicians in
England and upon the Continent twas
treated. he returned to America worse
than when he left. unable to walk. to use
his left hand, or to talk. At the earnest
solicitation Of director OF his road, John
M. Kennedy, he sent for prominent spec
ialist. young physician who was attract
ing great attention. and curing people every
day without medicine, and in way which
many claimed was miraculous.
After few minutes conversation the
doctor said: Your hand Is better, sir; your
arm is stronger; raise 1t up" To the sur
prise Of every one. this dead. paralszed
arm was raised with ease. snow, shut
your hand" He did so land for the first
time In two years.. you feel better now,"
said the doctor, but his patient only pointed
to his mouth. signifying that it was hard
to talk. "Yes, you can talg. speak out"
was the doctors quick reply. When from
his lips the distinct words came, Eyes,
feel better" snow walk" said the doc
tor, and he did so without any difficulty.
This Improvement continued, and though
the cure was made. the doctor would never
say how he did it.
Mrs. Emma Gates of Brooklyn, an inva-
lid and cripple for years, able only
to walk with tbs aid of crutches.
visited this physician; upon entering
the Office the doctor stepped for
ward to meet her. saying, as be ad-
vauced: Throw down your crutches, you
are WE'LL" The woman hesitatel a mo-
menr, then taking her crutches, he SAID !:
Now walk" She did so without diff
Guilty. and has been we'll woman to this
day.
The ten year old son Of Byron Wood
ward IA prominent Philadelphia lawyer,
was stricken down with spinal meningitis !:
everything was done for him that the hands
Of love and wealth could do, but he grew
rapidly worse, after three consultations by
several noted physicians; the family were
advised that nothing could save him. that
he was dying, that he was in deaths
stupor, and would never return to con-
seriousness. In his desperation, and as
last resort, the father telegraphed for this
physician; he fastened with all speed to
the sick household. Don't cry" said the
doctor to the mother. don't say your boy
must die, will stand between him and
death, and though gasping in the chill and
gloom of the grave, L s,uedr to you, that for
your sake. by the polcer of faith, by the
po,cer ofnlind, in the name Of everything
that's good, yOur bog shall lioe." Then
placing his hand on the boys head for a
few minutes, he turned to the father and
said: "Your son is
Out Of Danger"
In less than twenty minutes the boy was
sitting up, asking for something to eat,
and In less than one hour the doctor was
Fastening back to his home. The boy was
permanently cured.
The doctor never disclaimed the value or
use of medicine, in fact, he has used medi-
cines most extensively in his practice, but
he has always held that some patients he
could cure quicker without medicine than
with 1t, and that he believed the day would
come when all diseases would be cured
without medicine; by the power of mind
and by faith. that as men and women un-
derstand the law of correspondence be-
tween mind aud body. they can be readily
cured by the power of mind, while those
ignorant of this science might need medi-
cine, but that the healer should always
practice this science of life whether medi-
cine is given or not.
gentleman living few miles out of the
city. retired Boston business man, called
upon this physician to visit his wife, who
was dying. will let the husband tell his
story. There is something very strange
about this Christian or Mental Science, If
that's what it is" said the old man, as his
tall Virginia form stood erect in front of
blazing fire. "You see, my wife had been
sick the better part of the time for three
years with nervous prostration. She has
had quite might to worry her, ard take
1t all together 1t was more than she could
stand About eleven weeks before called
this doctor she was taken down with the
fever; our physician attended her with
great care, but nothing helped her. She
was burning, by day and night, with an
intense fire. The last eight or ten days her
stomach gave out, she could retain nothing
that was given her except cracked ice, and
for
ice! Ice! Ice!
she was calling every few minutes; she
wasted to skeleton, it seemed as:if Der
bones would come through the flesh. NY
wife called me to her side and said: "Hus-
band, Pm going to die. have just heard
the doctor say nothing could save me. I
believe he is right, at least am sure med
icine cannot help me. There is but one
doctor in the world that can help me, and
I am not sure that he can. Will you get
him for me?' Certainly will. poor wife,
/ said, but who is this physician?' DIR.
r. G. Flower, of Boston, she said; Il
have known him to nearly raise the dead
and believe he can save me- He is
Christian, or Mental Science Healer I
said. I believe So was her feeble reply.
aud that is what want
swell, l wasted no time In getting DR..
Flower. Without any ceremony he took a
seat by her bed. placed one hand on her
head and held her pulse with the other.
what do you most want he asked. TO
get WELL she said, for the sake of my lit
tie girls and my husband Be calm he
said, don't worry, have faith, l tell you,
you shall get WELL 10 ten minutes you will
be in perspiratioD, in half an hour in a
sound Sleep Now. sir, what do you think,
she suddenly stopped calling for ice, in ten
minutes she was wringing wet with perspi-
ration, in twenty-five minutes, in sound |
slumber. As the doctor arose, he said to
me: Your wife is well, don't talk to her
about her sickness, she will soon. recover
her strength; let her eat when she wants.