The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT CURED
In a Miraculous Way.
Those i'm the ThrOes Of Death
Rescued as by Magic.
Triumph of Mind Over Disease.

About thirteen years ago the country
was startled by the sudden prostration
under shock of paralysis, of the Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Every
thing was done for this great railroad
magnate. The specialists Of Philadelphia
and New York tried their skill. In de-
spair he went to Europe and by the best
physicians in England and upon the Con-
tinent was treated He returned to Amer
lea worse than when he left, unable to
walk, to use his left hand or to talk. AT
the earnest solicitation of a director Of his
road, John M. Kennedy, he sent for a
prominent specialist, a young physician
who was attracting great attention. and
curing people every day without medi-
cine, and in a way which many claimed
was miraculous.
After few minutes conversation the
doctor said: "Your hand is better, sir;
your arm is stronger; raise it up" To the
surprise of every one, this dead, paralyzed
your hand" He did so land for the first
time in two years "You feel better now,"
said the doctor, but his patient only point
ed to his mouth, signifying that it was
hard to talk. Eyes, you can talk. speak
out" was the doctors quick reply, when
from his lips the, distinct words came,
"Yes, fell better" ''Now walk" said the
doctor, and he did so without any difficult
ty. This improvement continued, and
though the cure was made, the doctor
would never say how he did it.
Mrs. Emma Gates Of Brooklyn, an in
valid and cripple for years, able only to
walk with the aid of crutches, visited this
nh icia nffica
doctor stepped forward to meet her, say
ing. as he advanced: Throw down your
crutches, you are we'll" The woman hes
itated moment, then taking her crutch-
es, he said: Now walk She did so with
out difficulty, and has been well woman
TO this day.
The ten year old son of Byron Woodward
In 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 consulta-
tions by several noted physicians the fam
lily were advised that nothing could save
him, that ~ was dying, that he was in
| deaths stupor. and would never return to
| consciousness. In his desperation, and as
last resort, the father telegraphed for
this physicians; he fastened with all speed
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, siCeor TO you,
that for your sake. bU the poicer Of faith,
by the polcer Of mind. tn the name OF
| everything that's good, yOur boy shall
| liUc" Then placing his hand on the boy S
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-
Gins most extensively in his practice, but
he has always held that some patients he
could cure quicker without medicine than
with it, 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
understand the law of correspondence be-
tween mind andsbody. 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 giving or not.
On Saturday, the 24th of last October, a
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, or
three years with nervous prostration. She
has had quite mite to worry her, and take
IL altogether it 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
nothing that was given her except cracked
ice, and for
Ice Ice Ice!
she was calling every few minutes; she was
| wasted TO skeleton, IL seemed as liz her
bones would come through the flesh. My
wife called me to her side and said: Illus
band, Pm going to die. l have just heard
the doctor say nothing could save me. l
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
am not sure that he can. Will you get
him for mer Certainly will, poor wife,
said, but who is this physician DR.
X. G. Flower of Boston, she said; i have
known him to nearly raise the dead, and
believe he can save me- He is n Chris
tian or Mental Scsence Healer, said. Il
believe so, was her feeble reply, and that
is what / want
"Well, wasted no time in getting DR..
Flower Without any ceremony he took
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 we'll, she said for the sake Of my
little girls and my husband BE calm,
he said, don't worry, have faith, tell
you, you shall get well; in ten minutes
you will be in a perspration, in half an
hour in sound sleep Now, sir, what
do you think, she suddenly stopped calling
for ice, in ten minutes she was wringing
wet with perspiration, in twenty-five min
utes i'm sound slumber AS the doctor
arose, he said TO me Your wife is well,
don't talk 10 her about her sickness she
will soon recover her strength let her eat
when she wants. She did rapidly recover
her flesh and strength, and Is to-day per-
fectly well.
but that Is not ALL" continued the old
man.
"My niece had n goitre on her neck. DIR.
Flower looked at H., talked To her little
while and told her il would 20 away In
eight days, it disappeared: Now said