The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-05
A PECULIAR CASE.
Physicians Puzzled by the Expert.
ence Of Mrs. Bowen.
The Episcopal Hospital Said She Had
Consumption.
tFron tn. Record, PhaadeIphia, Pa.l

CFyon, the Record, Philadelphia, Pa.)
From no place In the world come stranger
st ries than from a city hospital. Some
romantic, some horrible, many wonderful
ave, even miraculous.
Last July the Episcopal hospital admitted
woman whose pale and emaciated face and
rscoIug cough proclaimed her the victim of
that dread disease consumpti n. She gave
her name AS Mrs. SallIe q. Bowen, wife of
Vim. @. Bowen, residence, 1919 Meighan St.
The case was diagnosed and she was told
kindly, but plainly, that she was in adj
vRuced stage of consumption. The examin-
lug physician even showed her the sunken
place In her breast where the cavity in her
long wac supposed to exist. She went home
to her family a broken, disheartened woma n
with death staring her in the face.
That was the beginning of the story, the
end was told by Mrs. Bowen, who no longer
expects to die, to a reporter who visited her
home.
IL have been an ailing woman for many
years" she began, my trouble being in the
throat aud chest accompanied by a weak
ness that cause numerous fAintIng spells. In
July, 1898. | fell from a hammock striking
my hip and injuring my side. From this
time ON nv trouble rapidly DEVELOPED until
the last of October, when 1t became 50
serious that | WAS nearly crazy with pain,
Pain so terrible that il battles description.
Our family MUSICIAN was called IN and for
the time being. allayed the pain but the
bad that the physician sat by my bedside
and gave medicine every fifteen minutes.
The first symptoms of consumption came in
the form of terrible sweats, both night and
day. From April until September / was
constantly cold and kept wrapped up In
blankets through the hottest weather. A
terrible cough took possession of me, my
breast was sore to- the slightest touch, and
my limbs were like cold clay. The hardest
rubbing with the cOarsest towel would not
create the slightest flush, and the least
exertion would 81 exhaust me that L could
barely gasp for water.
1T was IN July" as you know, that went
to the hospital, the last haven Of hope, in
stead of which / received, as / then believed
the terrible verdict of death. | continued
and lIberalIty / will never forget, going 70
the country at their suggestion. but despite
all they could do for me death seemed to
grow nearer.
IL was when the clouds were the darkest
that the first CLINT of sunshine came. Mr..
Shelmerdiue, friend, VINO lives around al
1874 ClementIne 81, I'd To me, Mrs. Bowen
did YOU ever try DR.. Williams Pink Fills
for Pale People? 1 had never heard of ths
medicine but In my condition could not
turn deaf ear to anything that offered re-
lief. Ii was after considerable thought and
all the medicine j was taking, including cod
liver oil, and depend entirely upon PINK
Pills. That required courage, you say, not
80 much when / believed that / had TO die
soon anyway. L began to take the pills, at
first with but little encouragement. The
first sign of Improvement being warmth
and a tlngllng sensation In my Hmba
Finally the cough disappeared, my chest
lost it's soreness and l began to gain flesh
until was fifteen pound heavier. All this
i owe to DR.. Williams Pink Pills and
cannot praise them too highly"