Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

Pennsylvania railroad. Everything WAS done
Tor this great railroad magnate. The special
lists OF Philadelphia and New York tried their
skill. In despair. he went TO Europe. and by
the best physicians in England ana upon the
Continent was treated He returned TO AMER
lea worse than when he left unable TO walk, to
use his left hand. or 10 talk. At the earnest
solicitation OF a director of his road John NJ
Kennedy he sont :or a prominent specialist. a
young physician who was attracting great at
tention, and curing people every day without
medicine. and in q way which many claimed
was miraculous
said: Your hand is better. sir; your arm Ia
stronger; raise il up" To the surprise Of
every one this dead, paralyzed arm was raised
with ease. Now. shut your hand" lie did,
and for the frs. time in two years. ''lou feel
better now" said the doctor but his patient
only pointed to his mouth, signfying that il
was hard TO talk. YES, YOU can talk. speak
out, was the doctors quick reply. When from
his lips the distinct words came. "les. feel
better Now walk, said the doctor, and he
did so without any difficulty. This improve
ment continued, and though the cure was
made. the doctor would never say how he
did il.
Mrs. Emma Gates of Brooklyn. an invalid
ana cripple for years, able only to walk with
the aid of clutches. visited this physician; upon
entering the Office the doctor stepped forward
to meet her, saying, as he advanced: Throw
down your crutches you are we'll" The wo-
man hesitated moment, then taking her
crutches, he said, Now wall" She did so
without difficulty. and has been well woman
to this day.
The ten-year-old son Of Byron Woodward
"a prominent Philadelphia lawyer was stricken
down with spinal meningitis: everything was
done for him that the hands of love and wealth
could 90, but he grew rapidly worse; after
three consultations by several noted physicians
the family were advised that n'.thing could
save him, that be was dying, ttat he was in
deaths stupor, and would neve: return to con-
seriousness. In his desperation, and rs a isst
resort, the father teiearaphed for this physi-
can; he hastcned with all speed to the sick
house. Don't cry" said the doctor to the
mother; don't say your boy must die, will
stand between hum and death, and though
gasping in the chill and gloom Of the grave,
s,oear TO you, that for your sake, by Tie poscer
81 toih, ty The poorer Of mind, in the name Of
ece',yth.ng that's good, your bog shall hre." Then
placing his hand on the boys head for few
minutes, be turned to the father and said:
Your son 10
OUT OF DANGER"
In less than twenty minutes the boy was sit
ting up. asking for something to cot and In
less than one hour the doctor Was Fastening TO
his home. The boy was permanently cured.
The doctor never disclaim ID the value or use
OF medicine; in fact, he has used medicines
most extensively in his practice, but he has
always held that some patients he could cure
quicker without medicine than with il aud that
he believed the day would come when all dis
eases would be cured without medicine by the
power of mind and by faith; that as men and
women understand the law of correspondence
between mind and body they can be readily
cured by the power Of mind, while those
ignorant OF this science might need medicine.
but that the healer should always practice this
science OF life whether medicine is given or not
On Saturday, the oath Of last October q gen
tleman living few miles out Of the city. y re-
tired Boston business man, called upon this
physician TO Visit his wife. who was uying. 1
Will let the husband tell his story. There is
something very strange about this Christian OF
Mental Science, if that's what il is" sand the
old man. as his tall Virginia form stood erect
IN front OF blazing fire. You sec. my wife
had been sick the better part OF the time,
or three years. with nervous prostration. She
has quito u mite to worry her. and take il all
together 1t WAS more than she could stand
About eleven weeks before called this doctor
she was taken down with the fever. Our phy ST.
clan attended her with great care. but nothing
holped her. She burning, by day and
night. with an intense fire. The last eight or
ten days her stomach gave out; she could re-
tain nothing that was given her except cracked
Ice, and Tor
ICE! ICE! ICE,
she was calling every few minutes; she wasted
to a skeleton, 1t seemed as if her bones would
come through the flesh. My wife called me 10
her side and said: Husband, I'm going TO die.
have just heard the doctor say nothing could
save me. believe lie is right, at least am
sure medicine cannot help me. There is but
one doctor in the world that can help me, and
am not sure he can. Will you get him for
meY Certainly will, poor wife, 1 said, but
who is this physician DR.. X. c. Flower Of
Boston, she said; i have known him TO nearly
raise the dead. and believe he can save me-
He is q Christian. or Mental Science Healer
said. Il believe So was her feeble reply, and
that is what l want
well, 1 wasted no time in getting DIR.
Flower. Without any ceremony he took q seat
by her bed, placed one hand on her head ami
held her pulse with the other. What do YOU
most WANT he asked. 10 get well, she said,
for the sake of my little girls and my husband
Be calm, he said. don't worry, have faith, I
tell you, you shall get well; in ten minutes you
will be in a perspiration, in half an hour in o
sound sleep Now, sir, what do you think,
sine suddenly stopped calling for ice, in ten
minutes she was wringing wet with perspira-
ton, In twenty five minutes in a sound sumber.
As the doctor arose. he said TO me: Your wife
is WELL don't tall to her about her sickness
she will soon recover her strength; let her eat
what she wants She did rapidly recover her
flesh and strength, and is today perfectly we'll
But this 10 not all, continued the old man.
my niece had goitre on her neck, DIR. Flower
looked at it. talked to her little while, and told
her it would go away in eight days, it disap-
peared. Now, said the old man. ''these things
look like miracles; if such things ever were. DR..
Flower says there is no miracle about them, that
it is q science, and one Of the highest sciences
known"
Finding was . newspaper man, the old gen.
tleman asked me TO withhold mis- name at least
for the present, as great publicity would be an
annoyance; promised to consider his wishes
Here let me say: DIR. Z. c. Flower is the ply.
stefan who cured the railroad President.
snatched the boy out Of tho arms Of death,
cured Mrs. Gates of Brooklyn, and has for wears
startled by his miraculous cures the people of
both continents"
Two years ago Dr.. Flower announced his in
tention OF taking rest for . year or two "a
rest he has long needed; during this time he
has thoroughly studied these mind powers
which he has 10 successfully used for years in
his greatest cures He has now returned 70 his
practice more active than ever, but mot the
practice Of medicine; ct least IL Of all in very
limited extent II am satisfied" be saws, .sthst
can euro all kinds of diseases as never did
before. without the use of drugs; that / can
restore youth when il has gone and health
when il has flown"
visited Dr. Flower at his beautiful onsces,
So Columbus Ave-, Boston. found ham In
the same genial mood everybody finds him,
perfectly well, perfectly happy, and with faith
In the power TO heal In Mental or Christian
Science 20 strong that ron can feel Il whom you
come into his presence. Then you are .
Mental or Christian Scientist" sid. '.weu,
you can call 10 20" vss his reply. '.You claim
- b able % cure he aick better without than
Nth medicine, SD ssCsrtainly" vas Ms
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