Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-25
POWER OF THE MIND.
RA,lRoAp PRESIDENT CURED m 4
MIRACULOUS WAY.


Townsend published in the Boston Dasly
Journal a lengthy article. which has since
been noted by many Of our most critical
papers. upon the treatment and cure Of
chronic diseases by Boston physician
which suggests the miracles OF eighteen
hundred years ago more than anything
which has ever appeared IN modern pf'n''
In this article he said:
"About thirteen years ago the oounuy
was startled by the sudden prossfauon
under s shook OF paralysis. OF the pIess'
dent Of the Psnnsylvenia railroad. 1.esy-
thing wa done for this great railroad mag;
nate The specialists OF philadelphia ana
New York tried their skill In despair no
went to Europe, and by the best pnys,..
clans in England and upon the ContnSns
was treated. He returned % Amoai,SIa
worse than. when be left-uns9ie 70 v1 the
ssynsst soilcitation Of q director Ok MS
road. John II. Kennedy, be sent ioI :
prominent specialist. young pnyhcis1
who was attracting great Afternoon anu
cnrinc people every day without medlcine,
and in q way which many claimed was
After few minutes conversation the
Doctor said, "Your hand 10 better. 81
your arm u stronger; raise II up 10 sns
surprise OF every one this dead. paraiyzeu
arm was raised with ease: NOV snu SUI.
Tina f in two wears. you feel better now"
said the Doctor, but his patient only
pointed to his mouth, signifying that ~
was hard to talk. "Yes. you can talk;
sneak out" was the Doctor's quick reply.
When from his lips the distinct WORDS
came. "Yes, / teel better" Nov walk"
said the Doctor, and he did so without any
difficulty. This improvement continued,
and though the cure was made. the Doc
tor would never say how be did II, q,
The ten.year-old con Of Byron Woodward
IA prominent philadelphia. lawver) was
stricken down with spina, meningitihs
hands OF love and wealth could do. but he
grew rapidly worse. After three consulta-
tions 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 consciousness. In bis
desperation and as last resort the
father telegraphed for this physician. BE
fastened 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 him and death, and
though gssping In the chill and gloom OF
the grave, I sDear ~ you that for your sake,
by ne po,rer of faith, By The p0toer Of mind,
in the name Of everything that's good, your ooy
shall hue." Then. placing his hand on the
boys head for o 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 10 eat,
and in less than one hour the doctor was
Fastening to his home. The boy was per-
manently cured.
On Saturday, the oath OF last October, q
gentleman living few miles out OF the
city, q retired Boston businessmen, called
upon this physician to visit his wife. who
was dying. will let the husband tell bis
story There 10 something very strange
about this Christian or Mental Science, u
that's what It u.s." said the old man, as bis
tall Virginia form stood erect IN front OF 9
sick the better part Of the time for three
quite mite to worry her, and, take 1t al
together, it was moro 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 an d 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 fol
IcEl ICE! ICE!
she was calling every few minutes; sht
wasted to skeleton it seemed as II hel
bones would come through the fesh: MY
wife called me to her side, and SAID: Hus
band, I'm going to die. have just heart
the doctor Say nothing could save me.
believe be Is right; OF least, am SURE
medicine cannot help me. There is bu
one doctor in the world that can help me
and am not sure he can. Will you gel
him for me?' Certainly, ! will, poo
WIFE said, but who is this physician
DR.. X. @. Flower, of Boston,. she said;
have known him to nearly rise the dead
and believe he can save me- He Is
Christian or mental-scieEce healer said
believe So was her feeble reply ant
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 he
head and held her pulse with the other
What do you most wantY' he asked. Tt
get well,' she said. for the sake of IN!
little girls and my husband BE calm,
he said, don't worry have faith. / tel
YOU, you shall get wells In ten minutes
YOU will be in q perspiration, IN half az
hour in sound sleep. Now, sir, what do ol
thinkY Shesuddenly stopped calling for ice
In ten minutes she was wringing wet viii
perspiration, IN twenty-five minutes In
sound slumber. As the doctor arose b.
said to me; Your wife Is well, don't tall
recover her strength let her eat what sh
wants. She did rapidly recover her hesl
| and strength, and is to-day perfectly well
But this is not all" continued the OLE
man. MY niece had goitre on her neck
| DIR. Flower looked at 1t. talk to her littl
while, and told her 1t would 60 away il
| eight days. 1t disappeared. Now" sal
| the old man, these things look llk
| miracles, il such things ever were. d.
| Flower says there 10 no miracle abou
| them, that il is O science. and one OF tn
highest sciences known"
DIR. Flower is the doctor who cured tn
railroad president, who raised from deaf
the son of Byron Woodward, and ha
startled BY his miraculous cures the worl'
| for the last fifteen years.
visited DR.. Flower vt his beautif,
| offices, No. $50 Columbus avenue. l foun
HIM in the same genial mood eyerybod
| finds him, perfectly well, perfectly happy
and with faith IN the power to heal !
mental or Christian science 80 strong tbs
you can feel il when you come into b
presence. "Then you are q Mental {
Christian Scientist" / SAID. well, 20
can call 1t So" was his reply. you claiI
| 10 be able 70 cure the sick better withou
than with medicine said. Certainly
was his reply. VIII the cure DO a. pc
manent Pr said. Much more So" WI
his answer. Rising to his feet. be said
"Stop, young man. We 60 to the root {
the disease; We remove the cause whe
medicine fails we cure, and our cures q
lasting. l would rather have q patieI
gwen up by the doctors a. incurable, b
cause then we readily show the power {
the scienoe.n "Will you treat all kinds
diseases, doctor? 2" ''Yes. to certain .,
tent. but conAns myself mostly
chronic diseases my speciality has alway
been chronic diseases" "You have q
sistants to help you. Doctorp" The be-
in the world" $50, il absent, your wol
would 60 on!" Just the same" wi
| You take trips to the West aud South, I
YOU used TO ~ "Yes, sometimes" WI
you continue to examine the sick. (
J you have always done, by telling the
their diseases without asking them AZ
auestionsin Just the same, for it
worth everything for me to know the eau
of my patients trouble" Gan you ire
patients 1t distance without having se<
themS" Certainly, many Of my create
cures have been made in this way, but