The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-26
MYSTERIOUS POWERS.
Remarkable Faculties Attributed
to a Boston Physician.
A PROMINENT LEGAL LUNIN8RY
Relates Some Startling Facts of His
Own Investigation--.The Expert
ment of Washington Reporter

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pulled out of the Providence depot.
"You see that gentleman with glasses
putting on his travelling cap"
eyes, see him; he has look be-
tweenthe eyessimilart to that OF Beecher,
Bob Ingersoll and Edison. WHO'S hep
"Well, sir, he is one OF the best known
men in New England, ii not in the
country. Heis one OF the mostbrilliant,
brainy and remarkable men OF his age"
By this time was full OF curiosity,
and wanted to know first who he was
and second all about him.
The judge. in cool and contrary
mood, replied: II will first tell you
about him, then will tell you who ne
is. He is young man somewhere
about the forties He IS a practising
physician and enjoys, as is generally
conceded, the largest practice OF any
physician in the world. In his uni
versity course no was admitted for the
law, for medicine and the ministry, and
few minutes conversation with MIN
would satisfy you he was well qualified
for either.
Gas an orator he has no superior in
the land. He is logical in his reason
ing and irresistible in his appeals. lie
is the man Of whom Hon. NJ. G. Kerr,
ex-speakcr OF the House OF Representa-
tives, said, he did not believe an
American Jury could be found who
would hang man il he had the open
ing or closing speech. When ho APP
pears before the Legislature Tor or
against a measure 1t ls signal Tor
crowd that no hail in the State House
could hold. He appeared against
measure before the Massachusetts
Legislature few years ago. The bill
was represented by the ablest counsel
in the State. The committee were
known to be favorable to the bill, with
perhaps one exception. When the bill
came up for hearing numerous
counsel for the petitioners responded.
Then this gentleman arose, and step
ping forward, said: Mr.. Chair
man and gentlemen OF the judi
ciary committee, appear for the re-
monstrants.' This remark was ap.
plauded for ii meant to the audience an
oratorical duel to the death. After the
petitioners had presented their side OF
the case, and everybody thought the
bill as goood as passed, this gentleman
for three hours argued against the bill.
He presented his side OF the case IN
snch light that it looked as though
disgraceful, Infamous and outrageous
law was being forced upon the state.
His sarcasm at times was so severe that
one felt pity for his opponent regard
less Of their feeling in the matter. One
minute the whole house would be con-
vulsed with laughter and the next every
eve would be moistened with tears.
Over many OF his eloquent climaxes his
bitterest opponents would cheer loudly,
forgetting what they were doing. |
need only add that the committee voted
against the bill without any delay.
~ started ont to say" continued the
Judge, "that he was physician disap-
pointed and disguised with the ordinary
methods of practice that made a spe-
cialtyof chronic diseases. Hehas broken
away from the old methods, using, as he
states, the good from every school and
the good outside of all schools. He is
man OF means, and consequently has
everything that money can purchase to
aid him in his practice. He has enjoy
ed an extensive practice, and had an ex-
tended and varied experience. He is a
man of travel, research and broad edu-
cation. His specialties are said to be
cancer, consumption, tumor, paralysis,
rheumatism, heart and nerve diseases.
These he seems to treat with wonderful
success, and his friends affirm that he
will cure patients OF these malignant
diseases who are given up by other
methods OF practice to die.
81 have understood from the most re-
liable authority that he averages up
ward, OF $4,000 patients under his care
all the time. He has several physicians
in his employ, and all the facilities
necessary Tor great and extended prac-
tice.
"Young as he is, it is safe to say he is
the highest authority in the East on
chronic diseases. There is nothing
higher in all this country. If he says a
man will die he is pretty sure TO die,
but the hope for the sick man who goes
to him lies in this, that he seldom thinks
sick man incurable, and to him they
seldom are; when other physicians pro-
nounce their cases incurable, he will
take them and cure them in the most
astonishing and miraculous way. Many
people in New England believe his cures
are miraculous-though he stoutly de-
MES that they are anything oil the kind
while ne refrains from saying how he
performs these most wonderful cures. J"
"But, Judge, you have not told me
who he is"
ale is DR.. R. G. Flower. of Boston"
"You don't mean to tell me that this
is DR.. r. @. Flower, Of Boston, who sew
eral years ago startled the world by
curing, in apparently miraculous way,
the president OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road, also Joseph jefferson, the great
actor2"
"The same man." =.
"Why, thought he was an old man"
Every thinks so?"
"But how old ia he?"
~ don't know. told you thought
he was about the forLies He may be
a thousand for aught know, but he
only looks like a boy"
swell, Judge, how do you come to
know so much about DR.. Flower?
"Well, sir, will tell you. There was
time disbeIieved everything l heard
about him, being prejudiced, ! presume
against him, but l had friend, one
very near and dear to me, who was
taken down with quick consumption.
He was man OF ample means and tried
the best physicians the world produced,
but he grew worse rapidly. His physi-
clans told him finally there was no hope
for him-to set his house in order, that
he could not live more than six or eight
,rnnka Mt the hast md ne most Of his