The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-02-13
AN ACTUAL MIRACLE.
A Story Which Seems too Wonderful for
Belief, but Which is Absolutely True.

[Torledo Blade.l
We are about to publish the most
remarkable experience which has ever
been known in the history of the world.
It occurred in Sidney, Ohio, and is case
which not only includes the most clear
and definite of statements from the
person herself, but which has all the
absorbing realism of romance, and all
the force of unquestionable truth. Fol
lowing is the statement, which can be
read with the greatest interest
81 am young lady, and like most
young ladies, shrink from appearing in
public or seeing my name in print, but l
have passed through an experience so re-
markable that feel compelled to make
it public. / know there are many young
ladies, elderly ladies, and men too, for
that matter, who are in the very greatest
danger, and yet who do not know it. To
all such my experience will prove inval-
liable.
"A little over two years ago l took
severe cold, and, as SO many others do,
carelessly neglected it. 1t was very, very
annoying, and kept thinking every day
it would pass away, but, instead of doing
SO, it grew worse. l coughed consider
ably, but it was not the cough alone that
annoyed me. l was frequently feverish,
my lips were parched, my breath hot.
My appetite was poor, and lost in flesh
daily. Sometimes my cheeks would be
very red, and again l would be as pale as
death. | tried to sleep regularly, but
could not, and when did sleep l was
troubled with horrible dreams. In this
way several months passed by, until fin
ally I became so weak that | was com
PEELED to take to my bed.
Il cannot, and do not believe the great
est writer in the world could describe
what suffered For eighteen months l
was unable to hel p myself in the least,
and my mother, sister and brother were
completely worn out taking care of me.
l had no less than seven different physi-
clans, who came to see me separately, and
were also often in consultation together.
One and all pronouced me incurable,
and said I must die. Beyond the posi-
bility of doubt / had consumption in
it's last stages. OF course, in addition to
all the medicines of the doctors, l took
cough syrups and cod liver oils, which l
hoped would cure me, or at least bring
me relief. But, alas, none of them even
eased my suffering.
''One day, ah! how well / remember it,
my mother and sister came to my room
with tears rolling down their cheeks
Between their sobs they told me that I
had but short time to live, and that the
best physicians had said so, and that they
had done all in their power. Iknew this,
and was willing to die, but the thought
came to me that would like to see our
town once more, and perhaps look into
the faces of some of my friends. My
mother and sister looked amazed, and the
physicians even more so. 1T was simply
suicide they said, and you certainly will
never return to the house alive But,
with the weakness and willfullness of
dying person, insisted, and, as the day
was pleasant, they finally yielded, and a
carriage was secured in which they fit
ted up bed of pillows. was carried out,
placed in the carriage, and slowly driven
about the Court House Square. People
looked on in wonder, and l was taken
home more dead than alive. My rel
atives all stood about my bed expecting
to see me die at any moment, while
friends, who had soen me driven out,
came to call at the house.
Zone of the friends who called had in
her hand a trial bottle of medicine,
which had been given her. It claimed
to be cure for consumption, and she
urged my mother to give me some of it.
When SO many able physicians have de-
clared that consumption cannot be
cured, and when in its first stages it is
SO difficult to check, how could any
medicine possibly help me, on the verge
of the grave? But drowning person
will grasp at straw, and SO my mother
gave me some Of the remedy, and con-
tinued at short intervals to administer
it. Somehow after taking two doses, 1
felt better, and SO another bottle was
procured without delay. Very soon
decided improvement was noticed in my
condition. l continued taking this
remedy, which was not only doing me SO
much good, but was SO pleasant to the
taste, and solemnly affirm that l owe
my complete recovery and rescue from
the grave to DR.. Acker's English Remedy
for Consumption, which was the only
thing that could and did save me. To-
day am as well as / ever was in my life;
strong and in perfect health, indeed, my
friends consider my recovery nothing
short of miracle.
'This, in brief, is the story of my suffer
ing and salvation, and l wish that every
man, woman and child in America might
know it, for l see SO many who are walk
ing in the same dangerous road that /
was; neglecting what they think are
slight colds, but which are certain to re-
suit IN consumption, and perhaps death,
unless taken in time
"Most respectfully,
SIDNEY, ONO. "BERTHA SHoRR."