Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-08
AN ACTUAL MIRACLE
A Story Which Seems too Wonder
ful for Belief. but Whish -
Absolutely True.


nlarkable experience wnlcn has ever
been known in the hstory OF The
World. 1t occurred ia Sidnsy. ohlo,
and is . case which not only includes
.he most clear and definite OF state
,nenu from the person herssif, but
when has all the absorbing realism OF
romance, aud ali the force of unques-
tionab.e truth. Following Is the state
ment, which can be read with the great
est interest:
II am = young lady, and like most
young ladies, shrink from appearing
ia public or seeing my name IN prlnts
but nave passed through an expert
ence 80 remarkable that | feel CON-
PEELED to make it public. ] know there
are many young ladies. elderly ladies,
aud men too, for that matter, who are
in the very greatest danger, anu yet
who do not know it. To all such my
experience will prove invaluable.
"A little over two years ago took q
severe cold, and, ~ 70 many others do,
carelessly neglected it. 1t vas very,
very annoying, and ! kept thinking
every day it would pass away, but. ln-
stesd Of doing so. it grew worse. l
coughed considerably. but it Was not
the cough alone that annoyed me. l
was frequently ieverish. my lips were
parched, my breath hot. Ny appetite
was Door, and l lost in fiesh daily.
Sometimes my cheeks would DO very
red, and again l would BIZ as pale as
death. l tried to sleep regularly, but
could not, and wien did sleep was
troubled with horrible dreams. In this
way several months passed by, until
To- L a :
compelled to take to my bed.
81 cannot, and do not believe the
greatest in the world could describe
what suffered. For eighteen months
was unable to help myself in tue
least, and my mother. sister and brother
were completely worn oui taking care
OF me. had no less than seven differ
ent physicians, who came. to see me
separately. and were also often IN con
sultatiOn together. One and all pro
nounced me incurable, and saih must
die. Beyond the possibility of doub,
had consumption III its last stages. Oi
course, In addition to Hllthe medicine!
of the doctors, 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.
Zone day. ahl how we'll remember
| IT, my mother anu sister came into my
room with tears rolling down then
| cheeks. Between their sobs they told
me that had but short time to live
and that the best physicians had SAID
| 90, and that they had done all in thcil
power. knew this, and was willing Ia
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 physician.
even more SO. 1t was simply suicide,
they said, and you certainly viii. never
return to the house alive But, with
the weakness and wilfulness Of dyipy
person, 1 insisted, and, as the day wa
pleasant, they finally yielded, and /,
carnage was secured IN which theI
fitted up 8 bed of pillows. was carried
| out, placed III the carriage, and slowly
driven about the court house square
People looked on in wonder. ard wa
taken homo more dead than ahye. NJ,
| relatives all stood about my bed ex
pecting to see me die at any moment
while friends, who had seen me driver
out, came to call at the house.
Zone of the friends who called hat
in her hand trial bottle OF medicine
which had been given her. 1t clalme,
to be cure for consumption, and sh
urged my mother to give me some of il
When SO many able physicians have de
clared that consumption cannot b
cured, and when in its first stages it
90 difficult to check, how could an
medicine possibly help me, on the verg
of the grvve? But drowning persol
will grasp At straw, and so my mothe
gave me some of the remedy. and con
tinued ut short intervals to administe
it. Somehow after taking two doses,
felt better. and so another bottle wa
procured without delay. Very soon
decided Improvement was noticed i
my condition.. continued taking TIL
remedy, which was not only dong m
80 much good, but was 20 pleasant {
the taste, and solemnly affirm that
owe my complete recovery and rescu
from the grave TO DR.. Acker's Englsl
Remedy for consumption, winch wa
the only thing that could and did cav
me. Today / am ne we'll as ever wa
in my life; strong and IN perfect he ILL
indeed. my friends consider my reco,
cry nothing short of q miracle.
'This. in brief, 10 the story Of my su
fering and salvation, aud I wish tbs
every man, woman aud child in Amel
, ica might know it, for l see 80 man
who are walking In the same dangerol
road that WAS; neglecting what the
think are slight colds, but which ~
certain to result in consumption. an
perhaps death, uu ess taken in time.
"Most respectfully,
''BERTHA SHoRR."