The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-12
A PECULIAR CASE.
Physicians Puzzled by the Expert
ence of Mrs. Bowen.
The Episcopal Hospital Said She Had
Consumption.
(From til. Record, Philadelphia, Pa.)

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romantic, some horrible, many wonderful
aye, even miraculous.
Last July the Episcopal hospital admitted
Il woman whose pale an6 emaciated face and
rackiug cough proclaimed her the victim of
that dread disease cotsumptisn. She gave
Let name as Mrs. Sallte 6. Bowen, wife Of
VIM. G. Bowen, residence. 1S49 MeiRhan St.
The case was diagnosed and she was told
kindiy, but plainly, that she was in sd-
vasced stage of consumption. The exsmin-
Ing physician even showed her the sunken
place in her breast who're the cavity in her
long was supposed to etist. She went home
to her family broken. hisheartened woman
with death staring her b the fsce.
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 ailink woman for many
years." she began, "myttroubie being in the
throat and chest accompanied by q weak
hess that cause numerous fainting spells. In
July. 1893. fell from hammock striking
my hip and injnrine niy side. From this
time on nv trouble rapidly developed until
the last of October, then it became SO
serious that | was neaily crazy with pain,
Pain so terrible that itibaf1es description.
Our family ph ysician Wis called in and for
the time being, allayed the pain bat the
relief was only temporary. Why was 30
bad that the physician Isat by my bedside
and gave medicine every fifteen minutes.
The first symptoms of cdnsumption came in
the form of terrible sweats, both night and
day. From April until September l was
constantly cold and kept wrapped up in
blankets through the bpttest weather. A
terrible cough took possession OF me-, my
Anr 70 ha az and
my limbs we're like cold clay. The hardest
rubbing with the coarsest towel would not
create the slightest flush, and the least
eXertion would SO exhaust me that could
barely gasp for water.
ut was in July" as yot know, that went
to the hospital, the last haven of hope, in
stead of which received, az then believed
the terrible verdict of death. / continued
uhder the hospital treatment, their kindness
and liberalIty will newer forget, going to
the country at their suggestion, but despite
all they could do for me death seemed 70
grow nearer.
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