Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-08

An Exciting Ride Across a Continent
Bit by a Deadly Inseet--An
Accident Saves a Life.

/ was sitting in the reading rooms OF
| the y. 81 G. A. OF philadelphia. AZ
my right was sitting an elderly gem
tlemnn whose whiskers and dress
would Indicate that he belonged to
| the cloth. At my left sat group OF a
| dozen, OF various ages. discussing the
| wonders of modern phenomena. After
various experiences had been related
the clerical gentleman at my right
! who was no less person than rev H.
/ o. Gillett, said.
"Gentiemen, have Witnessed In this
! line OF wonders that which would cost
| ones life TO repeat 200 years ago.
''In the spring OF 1sSs ! was In san
| Antonio. Tex, for my health, my dis
/ case having been pronounced co l.
1umption. and that fair, soft, ltaii1n
| climate was my only hope. / was SIT
| ting in front OF the Menger House
wien, from a carriage. hastily driven
| emerged. one was an elderly, we'll
| dressed gentleman OF about 90. HIS
| face was swelled to three times its
natural size, his eyes and mouth al
| most closed The other gentlemen,
I who was his attendant, asked me ana
my companion II we could refer MN 20
| first-class physician. l reeommended
| him to the physician VINO was then
attending me. and at the same time
| asked him about the disease of his
I'VE think no was bitten by some
Kind Of a spider last summer was
his reply. We thought at the time he
would lose his life. but by the sklil
OF tia beat Physicians Of san Antonio
he was seemingly cured. About two
months ago a growth appeared In the
glands OF the left side OF the neck.
This was removed by an operation. but
Immediately rcappearcd. -Four days
ngo a conference Of doctors reported
he could not live a month, which de
cided him 10 go with all possible
speed to Boston, Mass, 10 consult
noted specialist OF that city. We are
now en- route for Boston, but our train
i5 delayed few hours on account OF
wreck
"Who are you going to see in Bos'
e" pr Il. 9. Flower was his reply,
and Mr. Mlldrcdge believes that, bad
ns he Is and as near death ms he II, it
he can only see Dr. II. C.. Flower he
can b1 cured
you would not see Dr. II. c. Flower
n you went 10 Boston, ! replied.
"'AHd why2'
'Bceause he Is not there; he Is in
rau Antonio. al This hotel, right now.
WHAT muttered the suffering Mr
5iIldrydgs between his hllt-glosci
Teeth. 'Dr. Il, q. Flower Ut Boston
here My God. how tortunntg' How
fortunate for me the wreck delayed
u8r
Gle was shown into Or Flowers
patl0rB. j. with others. accompanied
him In these rooms were about 100
patients. from all points Of southern
and western Texas, waiting TO consult
the doctor
"Dr. Flower being advised OF the
suffering and Importance of the new
arrival made an early examination OF
his COsc
IT ia my opinion, he said. that
you wcro bitten by IL spider or some
Trims OF The And but Nlie treatment
you had practically cured sou. 1t is
also my opinion that your mother died
with ennaer. md more than likely a
grauI,.,-.i-st, too
"'IaEhr exclaimed Mr. MidrcdEc.
Furthermore, you had bad case
" gyphlNH about six years ago and
WAS never properly treated
" Right again said the old man,
"'About giN months ago you had
blow on the lett side Of your neck, and
following that blow came this growth!
"'Grrat heavens" said Mr. Mtldrpdgr
now all tXcltment. 4 did have a blow
about six or seven months ago.
ripA, there. pointing to where the gut"
was. but j had forgotten all about IL.
But how dil you know the0c thing42
Never mind how { knew tneu, rec
piled the doctor, IT is enough 90 know
you are ut deaths door, aud whatever
is done must be- done Qulvkly,'
"Dr Flower Injected something into
the growth. something else lutp the
mans arm, put a few drops oi some
thing ON hiH tongue. wrote a telegram
for hiH office In Boston 10 scnd him
certain treatment and then told him to
lie down ana take a sleep.
THAT evening Mr.. Mildredge told
me he felt 600 per cent better lie ro-
turned TO his home the next day.
/ Eight months Rftcrwafd ] received "A
letter from him In which he said Dr.
II. G, Flower had cured him and that
he was In better health than he had
been IN for forty years
Il need not say | changed doctors,
and In short time Or. Il. Q. Flower
cured mo permanently,
II met number OF his patients
while Ia Texas, as | have In all Sec
tons OF the country l have ever been
In. Th0y all tell of two miraculous
features In Or. Flowers practice. Ills
uncrring ability to tell patient hts
disease without asking question and
: the speed and ease with which he
cures the most malignant diseases.
I don't believe there ~ u physician in
/ the wide world who hQs the diagnustlc
l powers OF Dr. Il. c. Flower. 1 know
| What l say when 1 say that Dr. Flower
l can take any sick person by the hand
/ aud IN few moments tell every phase
| OF taair disease butter than they can
/ tell him and easier than go" would
read g book,
/ II have recently returned from Tex
I as, where, In the interest OF science, |
have been investigating the work OF
/ this wonderful man.
| II have asecrtalned, FIRST, that Rr r.
1 G, Flower has some 100 patients In
the state OF Texas; second that he
examines all his patients without ever
asking question, and. third, that his
books show in connection with the In.
vestlgation OF the facts that in cancer
I consumption tumor, paralysis fatty
| Degeneration Oh the heart, kidney and
Z nervous diseases, he does not lose on,
case In ninety; fourth, that his pa
TENTS as n rule. have been given vi
by other physicians az incurable, ant
yet these iu6Graple malignant disease.
seem TO be handled by him with tn,
utmost ease anu uniform success"
My Investigations have proven tn,
permanent cures In Texas alone In
ciude over so0-of promlnet people---o
the disease 1 have Just named. whei
given up as ineurable. l will name yoi
few.
rs. +. Hunt OF Conroe. Tex, wa
cured or n terrible liver ana stomach
trouble, which had resulted In nervou
exhaustion; Mrs. Hattie Raluot, Tyler
Tex, most lovely and gifted Woman
/ curaif -1f a aerve haa - and htnn1 t,.,,,