The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-29
A PECULIAR CASE.
Physicians Puzzled by the Expert
ence Of Mrs. Bowen.
Che Episcopal Hospital Said She Had
Consumption.
tFron. the Record, Phizadelphfa, Pa.l


From no place in the world come stranger
st,ries than from city hospital. Some
romantic, some horrible, many wonderful
aye, even miraculous.
Last July the Episcopal hospital admitted
woman whose pale and emaciated fee and
racAiug cough proclaimed her the victim of
that dread disease consumpti u. She gave
her name as Mrs. Sallie @. Bowen, wife of
Vim. q. Bowen, residence, 1919 Meiehan st.
The case was diagnosed and she was told
kindly, but plainly, that she was in Rd-
vsnced stage of consumption. The exannin-
ing physician even showed her the sQnken
place in her breast where the cavity IN her
long was Supposed to exist. She went home
to her family broken, dlsheartened woman
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 reporter who visited her
home.
81 have been an ailing woman for many
years." she began, "my trouble being in the
throat and chest accompanied by a weak
ness that cause numerous fainting spells. In
July, 1888, fell from hammock striking
my hip and ipjnring my side. From this
time on nay trouble rapidly developed until
the last of October, when it became 50
serious that l was nearly crazy with pain,
Pain so terrible that 1t battles description.
Our family ph ysician was called Ia and for
the time being, allayed the pain bat the
relief was only temporary. Why was 80
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 / WIS
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
an az fhat z
barely gasp for water.
at 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
under the hospital treatment, their kindness
and liberality will never forget, going to
the country at their suggestion, bat despite
all they could do for me death seemed 10
grow nearer.
1t was when the clouds were the darkest
that the first CLINT of sunshine came. MIR.
3helmerdine, friend, VINO lives around al
1914 Clementine ST., said to me, Mrs. Bowen
did you ever try DIR. Williams Pink Pilfs
for Pale PeopIe2 had never heard of tho
medicine but in my condition could not
turn deaf ear to anything that offered re-
lief. 1t was after considerable thought and
investiga ton that concluded to discontinue
all the medicine was taking, including cod
liver oiI, and depend entirely upon Punk
Pills. That required courage, yoa say, not
80 much when l believed that bad 60 die
SOOu anyway. 1DeRdR 10 eetrNC eA1o pr1AS5 HI
first with but little encouragement. Ths
first sign of Improvement being a warmth
and a tngfing sensation IN my hLnhR
Finally the cough disappeared, my ohesa
lost its soreness and began to gam flesh
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