The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-10
MIRACULOUS HEALING ART
Miraculous Stories of the Skill of q
Boston Doctor.
His Power to Detect Disease and His Skill in
Curing the Sick Attracting Wide
spread Attention.

next ten years as he is doing Dowf" was the
question asked of q prominent Hartford
Conn bysician.
The doctor knit his brows, took from his
mouth his half-snoked Havana, and in his
slow and measured way of talking. said:
Young man. you havS raised q question
that don't like to, and at the same time do
like to. talk about. He is misunderstood
and believe never to be understood med
ical wonder. He is a puzzle. an unsolved
riddle. He will look at n sick man and tell
him his disease as readily as L would look
at you and tell you you had a nose on your
face. He examines people his own way.
and different from anybody else. his
method being this: He takes the patient
by the hand q minute. and then tells him
all his troubles in the most marvellous and
fascinating way without asking him q
question.
This know to be q fact. and thousands
and tens OF thousands all over this country
know it to be fact. There is no reason
for DR.. X. c. Flower experimenting with
his patients, for as soon IS he takes the
hand he knows the interior condition as
well as the exterior.
IL have known him to cure the worst
cases of chronic diseases, such as tumOr,
cancer consumption, paralysis, and nerve
troubles when given up by the best medical
skill of the country as 1ncurable-and when
the patients have given mp all hopes them
selves and in some instances where they
didn't want To get well and wanted to die"
Tell me. Doctor. how you became ac-
Quainted with Dr.. Flower and what you
know about him."
Throwing his cigar in the CRATE and arts.
ing from the chair he said: For years L
dIsbeIieved and ridIculed the claims made
for the Doctor by his friends i had always
been taught TO look with disfavor upon
any methods differing from the regular
practice. In fact. | looked upon every
kind of practice outside OF my own school
as Quaokery. l had often said that DE-.
Flower and all irregular practitioners and
specialists should be stopped by law. and
more than once / have tried TO secure med
ical legislation which would eftectuaily
stop all physicians from practiclng who
were not of the regular school"
Well continued nv friend, as his face
grew serious, you knowit Is an old saying.
that sickness and death make towards OF
Us all. l had very dear lady friend. one
closely related TO me. taken down with
consumption. i did every thing for her
could. but she grew steadily worse. took
her to the best physicians In New York
city only TO hear them tell me- had done
all for her that could be done. Some or
them suggested that climate like Cali
fornia might prolong her life for a short
time. sent her TO southern California.
but II failed. and abe soon returned home
to die in q very much worse and weaker
state than when she went away.
Zone night while / was sitting by her
side talking to her that might keep her
mind OFT the approaching and fatal end.
che laid her ieverish hand In mine and
looking up into my face, said In a nervous
way, DO you know what / was thinking
aboutY and without waiting for me to
answer. continued.
81 was thinking of how would like to
consult DIR. X. G. Flower. of Boston. l
Just feel that he can help me. and thought
perhaps you would take me TO see him.
You have all given me up TO de-
Imagine my position.
eff any or my patients had suggested
anything of the kind would have talked
them out of It. But here was sweet life
goIng out, and one which pulled hard at
my heart strings. and. though l had no de-
sire TO see DR.. Flower, and no faith that he
could DO her any good, l did not have the
nerve to cay no.
"'If you are strong enough / said. we
will go tomorrow and see Dr.. Flower
ION the morrow we went to Boston and
at home.
Il was favorably disappointed in meet
ing him.
II found him to be an exceedingly pleas
ing aud fascinating gentleman. A man OF
tine education and attachments; in fact,
brilliant; as sharp as lance.
Upon entering his consultation room L,
said. This lady wishes to consult you. and
| hope you can do something for her.
Take seats he said In q gentle and
pleasing tone of voice. and then taking the
patient by the left hand and putting it to
HE ear minute. he said:
about nine years ago you had pneumo-
MIA and 1t left your left lung In n very
weak and bad condition. but in time you
seemed TO outRrOw the trouble. About six.
teen mOnth ago you took very severe
cold; it settled upon your lungs This was
followed by a succession of colds. You
had cough from the taking of the first
cold, but thought but little of it until
after you had ooughed for three months.
You have inherited heart trouble. have
suffered e great deal during the last ten
years with indigestion. / should think Q
sister and grandmother died with consumD-
ton, but not yOur mother
Il need not cell you was amazed. Every
thing be had told her was true. exactly
true.
''She could not have told him .er life
story as correctly as he had told her.
MY prejudices left me-. realized that
was in the presence of master-mind. and
one that knew his business.
We'll. to make my story short. he took
the case. My loved one improved
from the beginning; in few months
was cured. She Is a healthy. happy woman
to-day.
II have sent great many patients since
that eventful day to see DR.. Flower and
he has cured them In the same wonderful
way.
IL don't know how he does it. but he
does it. and believe the hand of God is in
his work.
"YOu say you are investigating DR..
Flowers practice. Well, let me tell you,
you have big Job on your hands. He
averages nearly fifteen thousand patients
under his care all the time. and they are TO
be found in all parts of the country. If
you viii send 3two-cent stamps to his Off &C.
$50 Columbus Ave-. Boston. you will re-
celve. postage paid, O little book he has re-
lars of any mans money. If 700 are sick
Ii will nearly cure You TO read it. 1t will
give you an idea of Dr.. Flowers practice,
of his extensive work. me thods, his lectures
on living Will insure any one good health.
| If folio WED. until old age. Write to him
| for the name and address of one or two pa
| tieuts in each New England State; then 90
| and see them and they will tell you of
| plenty OF others and yOn will have all you
can attend 10 In looking them up."
/ wrote to Boston tor the book the Doc
| tor had told ME about 1t Is a treasure for
| any home; mentally, az we'll as physically;
! it Will help the sick and suffering L have
| made q detailed investigation of DIR. Flow
have found that his patients are made up
largely of the very best and most infiuen-
| tiai people of tho country.
We can only give the statements of few
| of his patients but they represent the gen.
oral ent usiasm In his practice.
q. L. DAGGETT. Supt \. Y. X II. X. r.,
| Stamford, Conn: Am delighted To tell
you about DR.. Flower. / have only taken
| three months treatment, but must say am