The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-03-24

: CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
:, DR.. Carl Leo Verrinder,
DIR ECTOR
DIRECTOR.


To sit, as did a Planet reporter a
few days ago, in very atmosphere of
sweet harmony, created byDr. Verrin-
der'S magician-like touch was an eX-
perience that might we'll be envied,
and one calculated to inspire the
most sentimental reverSes. But sem
timental moods finally vanish and
leave one facing the sober and practi-
Cal side of life. The music ceased
and the conversation took turn lead
ing to the real object of the reporters
call
''There are stories abroad" said
the newspaper man, regarding some
extraordinary deliverance from death,
which you have met with recently,
doctor, Would you object to stating
what foundation there is for them,
and, if any, furnish me with the true
facts for publication" DR.. Verrinder
shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
81 have not" he replied, been given
to seeking newspaper noterity, and at
fifty-flve years Of age it is not likely
shall begin, and yet" said the prof
essOr after thinking a moment and
consulting Mrs. Verrinder, perhaps
it is best that l should give you the
circumstances for use in The Planet.
The story of my rescue from the
grave might fittingly be prefaced by a
little of my early history. We resid-
ed in England where though | was a
professor of music, [ was not depend
ant on my art, as / had acquired a
competence. My wife was an heiress,
| having 100000 in her own right.
Through the rascality of a broker she
was robbed almost of all her fortune,
while by the Bank of Glasgow failure,
my money vanished forever. 1t be-
came necessary for me then to return
to my profession in order to live. l
do not speak of it boastingly. but l
stood we'll among the musicians of
that day 1T the old land, My fees
were guinea lesson, and it was no
uncommon thing for me to give
twenty in day. We came to America,
| landed in QuSbec, where [ anticipat-
ed getting engagement as Organist
in the cathedral, but was disappoint-
ed. Subsequently we moved to ST..
GATHERINGS, in which city | procured
an organ and choir and soon had a
| large Clientele. Later, in order as |
thought to better my fortune. / took
up my residence in London, first fill
ing an engagement with the Methodist
church and afterwards accepting the
position of Organist in ST. Peters
Cathedral. In those cities | made
many warm friends, and their trib-
uteS and gifts | shall ever retain as
among the most precious of my pos
session. 1t was while living in Lon
don and pursuing my art with much
earneStneSS and labor that | received
a stroke of paralysis. Perhaps
here the speaker rose and stretching
himself to his full hight, displaying
his well-built and well-nOuriShed
frame-'I do not look like paralytic.
But the truth is | have had three
StOkeS-yes, sir, first, second and third,
and they say the third is fatal, ninety
nine times out of one hundred. Yet
here you see before you three-StrOke
victim, and man who feels. both in
body and mind, as vigorous as he ever
did in his life. My ultimate cure [
attribute to my testing the virtues
of medicine whose praise | shall
never cease sounding as lOns as | live,
and which | shall recommend to Suf-
fering humanity as lam now cOnSta a.
tly doing, while | knew of a case and
can reach the ear of the patient
After removing to Chatham had not
long been here when my health
further began to give way. Grad
ually | noted the change. / felt it
first and most strongly in stomach
affection which produced constant
and distressing nausea. 1t grew
worse and worse, | myself attributed
it to bad water poisoning my system.
One doctor said it was catarrh Of the
stomach. Another pronounced it
diabetes still another different
diagnosis. / kept on dOctOring, but
getting no relief. | tried one medi-
cine after another, but it was of nc
use. Grippe attacked me and added
to my pain, discomfort and weakness.
At last took to my bed and it seem
ed that | was never going TO get well
Nothing of a nourishing nature would
remain on my stomach. No drugs
seemed to have a cOunter-acting in
fluence on the disease which was drag
glng me down to death. My wife
would sit at my bedside and mOisten
my lips with diluted spirits which
me. Besides three local doctors who
gave me up, had doctors from Lon.
don and Kingston whose skill | be-
lieved in and to whom L paid heavy
fees, but without receiving any help
or encouragement. 1t is true that a
stomach pump operation afforded
temporary relief, but yet felt that
nv peculiar case needed some special
and particular compound or remedial
agent which knew not of. But, al