The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-23
FAITH CURE In DIPHTHERIA.
NO PHYSICIAN CALLED TO ATTEND
LIZZIE FREEMAN
No QunrauiininE OFT Pstient a-s no Disin-
Fiction OF the House Until After She WAC

| No QunrnntininE Of the Patient .us no Di.in.
Fiction OF the House Untii After She wss
Dend-Mr-. Laura Lathrop's Treatment.
Lizzie Freeman. the 12-year-old daughter
| OF Charles s. Freeman. a railroad conductor.
died at 321 West 18th street on Wednesday oil
| diphtheria and without medical attends an ce.
She was Christian Scientist so we're her
father. her nurse. and her eoverness. Mira
Julia L. Hill. She was treated by the Christian
Science method. and the Coroner is investigat-
| Ing the case.
The childs father was student o, Christian
Science with Mrs. Laura Lathrop. preacher in
the Christian Science Church In Forty NTH
street. near Fifth avenue. Mrs Hill got her
faith from him. and the child hers from both
| Of them.
Tho child was taken sick on June s. Her
throat was swollen and very sore When her
father went away from homo that morning he
told Mrs. Hill to send for Mrs Lathrop IL
Lizzie was not better within few hours.
Mrs. Lnthrop lives at SO West Forty second
street Mrs. Hill sent for her early in the
afternoon. In the mean time the nurse had
heard stories about diseases OF tho throat. and
somebody had told her that the child was
probably suffering from diphtheria. When
Mrs. Lathrop got there Mrs. Hill asked her II
1t could be diphtheria- Mrs Lathrop answered
that she didn't think It was She had suffered
from laryncitis herself and the symptoms
were of that disease.
However" she said. "we will not waste
time about that. 1t makes no difference to the
Christian Scientist.what tho disease is:" and
she began her treatment This consisted OF
prayer.
Tho Christian Scientist PRAYER differs from
the ordinary prayer in this way. as Mrs. Lath-
rop explained to The SuN reporter yesterday.
The ordinary Iol -,
something. Tho Christian Scientist believes
that man as the son Of God is entitled to all
things. and that God is continually holding
out the blessings that man wants. The prayer
is reaching out to take them. Mrs. Lathrop
patient and at the end the girl. she says. was
much better: Her throat was not 50 swollen
Ard was m no. nearly SO sore She had been
cheerful:
Whom Mrs Iathrop went away she told Mrs
doubt in their inds about the girls recovery
fhh aey must must send f9r a physicians She went
Tor week but she continued tho tre e eits
at her home for several days: Then she got q
bese THe had out an sSe
was then up and about the house. She said
her her, throat throat was not swollen. but that it was
sssd tSrd sm" ' Ts s sime the aain was
home she treated her two or three times more
She felt satisfied then that the child was well,
and supposed she had return ed TO school.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Lathrop was
Just preparing to go out when Mrs. Hill burst
into the room badly frightened
Oh. Mrs. Lathrop." she Gasped they tell
me that the child has passed away
Mrs, Lathrop Gained her and finally got
story from her. 1t was this: The girl had con-
tined to improve from the last time Mrs. Lath-
rop left. her. She had gone out nea rly every
day; and was apparently all but restored to
health. "Wednesday morning was very warm.
and she didn't feel sowell. After breakfast she
said to Mrs. Hill that she guessed she would lie
Mrs. Hill went in and sat down by the bel.
Her face looked strange" said Mrs. Hill
and was frightened. The hired girl cams
by tho door Just then and called her IN. She
shook the child and thea she said: believe
Mrs. Hin didn't think OF calling in a doctor.
1athrop, went to doctor and told him ali the
circumstances. Later the doctor called at the
house and exam In cd the body. He gave as the
cause Of death diphtheritic paralysis"
"Dlrhther!a-" he said. lis q most insidious
disease. so far as l can see. this child WAS
convalescing and would have been all right in
day or two had 1t not been for the paralysis,
which could not have been avoided"
The paralysis. he said, was likely to occur at
any time. and half ID dozen doctors could not
have saved her Absolute quiet was the only
thing that might havo prevented its occur
renee
This is Mrs. I.athrop's story Of the case. It
T. coEroborated BY Mrs. Hill The house at
32l West 18th street. where the child died.
conceal case Of diphtheria from the Health
Board with whatever motive.