The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-10
POWER OF THE MIND.
PRESIDENT CURED IN a
MIRACULOUS WAY.
Seeming Miracles in the Cure of Most Les
perate Cases-Investigation by
Northern Journalist
oton CORRESPONDENCE Hartford Courant.


On the % of last December Profes.
sOr townsend published i'll the Boston
Daily Journal d lengthy article which
has since been noted by many OF OuI
most critical papers, upon the treat
ment and cure OF chronic diseases by
d Boston physician which suggests
the miracles of eighteen hundred
years ago more than anything which
has ever appeared in modern print.
In this article he said:
About thirteen years ago the coun-
try was startled by the sudden pros
j tration, under shock of paralysis, OF
the president OF 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 ply
sicians in England and upon the Con-
tinent was treated. He returned to
America worse than when he left, I'M
able to walk, to use his left hand, or
| to talk. At the earnest solicitation Of
director of his road, John M. Ken
nedy, he sent for a prominent special
list, young physician who was at
tracing 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 bet
ter, sir; your arm is stronger; raise it
up.n TO the surprise OF every one
this dead, paralyzed arm was raised
with ease. "Now shut your hand !"
He did, and for the first time in two
years. "YOu feel better now" said
the doctor, but his patient only
pointed o his mouth, signitying 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, ayes, feel bet
ter" "Now walk" said the doctor,
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.
The 10-year-old son of Byron Wood
ward "a prominent Philadelphia law
yer} 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 adj
vised that nothing could save him,
that he was dying, that he was in
deaths stupor. and would never re-
turn to consciousness. In his despera-
ton, and as last resort, the father
telegraphed for this physician; he
FASTENED with all speed to the sick
house. "DOn't cry" said the doctor
TO Il, ~ h.,
must die, will stand between him
and death, and though gasping in the
chill and gloom of the grave, swear
to you that, for your sake, by the
power of faith, by the power of mind,
in the name of everything that's good,
your boy shall live" Then, placing
his hand on the boys head for few
minutes, he turned to the father and
said: Your son is
OUT OF DANGER"
In less Than twenty mil utes the boy
was sitting up, asking tor something
to eat, and in less than one hour the
doctor was Fastening to his home.
The boy was permanently cured.
On Saturday, the oath of last Octo-
Der, a gentleman living a few miles
out of the city, a retired Boston bust
less man, called upon this physician
to visit his wife, who was dying. |
will let the husband tell his story:
ether is something very strange
about this Christian or Mental Science,
if that what it ISL said the old man,
as his tall Virginia form stood erect in
front of a blazing fire. "You see, my
wife had been sick the better part OF
the time for three years with nervous
prostration. She has quite mite to
worry her, and, take it altogether,
it was more than she could stand
A bout 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 but ice, and for
ICE! ICE! ICE!
she was calling every few minutes;
she wasted TO a skeleton, it seemed as
if her bones would come through her
flesh. My wife called me to her side,
ANU SdIus III SolbS W WV
have just heard the doctor say moth
ing could save me. / believe he is
right; at least, | am sure medicine
cannot help me. There is but one doc
tor in the world that can help me, and
| am not sure that he can. viii you
get him for me?' Certainly, will,
poor wife, l said, but who is
this physician? DIR. r. G. Flower, of
Boston, she said Il have known hun
to nearly raise the dead, and | believe
he can save me- He is a Christian or
Mental Science Healer / said Il be
lieve so,' was her feeble reply, 'and
that is what want
"Well, | wasted no time in getting
DR.. Flower. Without any cermonI
he took a seat by her bed, placed one
had on her head and held her pulse
with the other what do you most
want p he asked. 80 get WELL >he
said, for the sake of my little girls
and my husband BE calm, he said.
cont worry. have faith. / tell you,
you shall get well in ten minutes you
will be in perspiration, in half an
hour in sound Sleep Now, sir,
what do you think, she suddenly stop
ped calling for ice, in ten min.
utes she was wr'nging wet with per-
spiration, in twenty-five minutes in