Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Walking in the green in New Haven, was con
fronted with tall dark eyed man, whose lace
seemed familiar, yet could not identity NM lie
was the picture of health and his large brown
eyes seemed to fasten on me. 4 beg your par
don, he said, but your face is familiar may
ask your name" J. Mahl Bennett,
replied A smile crept over his face and
his eyes closed as though trying to think OF some
thing Another question, please Where were
Won from August to A. 1SSG?' on the broad
Atlantic ocean | said. en- route for Europe
wv, re- YOU on the French steamer La Gascogne:'
he asked. Yes Then he said slowly, you
are the man am largely indebted to Tor saving
my life" You interest me- said, for ana not
know that | had credit in this or any Other
world for saving a human life. You VIII re-
member" -" he said, rather late on the evening OF
the l1th of August at the stern Of the boat. you
and had long talk, you said you were nome
sick and would be glad when you had gotten
through with your business in Germany and
could return home | replied that expected
when returned home it would be in box, and
that wished was at the bottom of the furrow
made i'm the water by the keel of cur steamer
Then. said YOU must be that tall thin, sickiy
man we called the Ghost The same man,
he said and you will remember introducing me
to Dr. r. c. Flower of Boston, physician VINO
YOU said was the most wonderful sprclalst III tht
has ever produced" / remember the incident
we'll Dr. Flower and his secretary we're passing
on La Gascogne and III introducing You tuIu you
that If any man on earth coulu htlp YOU, IT,
Flower was that man. well, the day after
was examined by Or. Flower My troubles as
had told won we're consumption, Brght's disease,
catarrhal and gastric disease OF the stomach, ana
heart trouble and my limbs had sweled TO the
size of my BODY rearly. | had been given up as
incurable by the leading physicians OF san iran
cisco ana New York. and had been sent abroad as
| knew so as TO die away from home br lower
in his wonderful examination told me all my
diseases from my early life to That hour without
asking me a question or my telling hih Ihlus
| made up my mind Immediately that Dr Flower
was the doctor for me- that he did not belong 10
the ordinary class of doctors, that he was man
of culture of great knowledge and rare attain
meuts and that his wonderful diagnosis or my
case was nothing less than miraculous demon
stration of intuitonal power from superior
hrain placed myself Immediately under MS
care He seemed to have everything needed
with him. During his three or tour weeks pIac
tice in Paris and London l visited him frequently
| rapidly improved and after returning TO san
Francisco l continued my treatment LOT lhIleen
or fourteen months and was permanently c@uIeu @
If il had not been for DR.. Flower shoulu nave
been dead man ten years ago and In pldce OF
happy wife, a sorrowing widow ana three tather
less girls would have been struggling lor susie
nance and if it had not been for you never
would have met DR.. Flower. l shall move my
family to Philadelphia in a few weeks, where my my
new business calls me- and snail ever sounu sou sie
have sung them at the Golden Gate
| spent a lovely evening with my friend or the
ocean voyage, and before retiring tnat hignti gd H.,
made up my mind that as had entered INTO the
newspaper work that would investigate vi; n.
c. Flowers practice in Connecticut, ana that II II
showed the same wonderful eXainlhav.onsI Anu Az
tory that the cure of Phio E. Broslus OF san Fran
cisco bears that would give II to the world, hrst
as a fascinating narrative full OF interest," ana
charm and second, that the sick may know
where to find help when all others have FAILED.
INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
| Procuring the names of a few of Or; r. C.
| Flowers patients and from these patients hearing
of Others began investigation of his practice
which all critics will confess is phenomenal if not
Judge Dwight Loomis, 27s Pennington avenue,
| Hartford. Conn when asked what he Thought or
DR. R, c. Flower, said promptly IN ms concise and
| pointed way: Il regard Dr. r. c. Flower as the
| abest and most wonderful physician OF TINS age
| and In every way a remarkable and wonderful
man was very sick man, said Judge Loom
| is Uand was treated by several prominent physi-
| Clans but grew constantly worse, My friends
| became alarmed at my condition and urged me TO
| consult DR.. r. q. Flower Of Boston. was told
| that DR.. Flower could tell me my troubles better
| than could tell him, without asking me a ques,
| tion. / did not believe he could do any thing or
| the kind but as other physicians had talled 10
| helm me and was growing rapidly worse, de.
| cded to consult DR.. Fower. Upon one OF his
visits to the Allyn House, Hartford, called upon
| him. A great crowd of people were waiting 10
| see him. In time my turn came Imagine my
| surprise when the doctor without asking me a
| question told me all my troubles DelteI lnah 1
| could have told him. l knew was IN the pres
| ence of a man who was great in his profession,
| VINO understood thoroughly his work, and that he
understood my ailments. ! put myself u under iLs
| DR. Flowers treatment and soon began to Inn
| prove My improvement was rapid ana peTma-
| nent, and in a few months was cured nave
| sent several of my friends to ! r. Flower, ana ne
| has examined them and cured them III tine same
wonderful way. | never fail TO recommend Dr.
| Flower to the sick" ,,
Words of praise fom Judge Loomiss lips are
| not idle words as every man in Connecticut
| knows For years he was foremost at the Con-
nectcut bar, and for go years he was on the SUI
| preme bench of the state. No mans STANDS hlgher
| Intellectually or a man OF integrity ana cean
| character than Judge Dwight Loomis, aud When
such a man, in the evening OF his lie as ne hears
| the silence and sleep which comes to all, says
what he says of DIR. r. G. Flower, and in saying Sc
! speaks from actual knowledge, 1t means that the
| sick and diving in this world find in Dr, Flower q
| physician who cures when help mas talleu them
from all other sources.
ADVERTISING FOR A COFFIN.
Hundreds of others voice Judge Loomis's senti
| ments.
Sumner L. Doane, 110 Capitol avenue, Hartford
| Conn proprietor of the Hotel Brainard, said n
answer to tn" question to what he knew OF DR.
| Flowers Il ment and cure of the sick: Il haC
Brights di sc of the kidney Doctored fol
months vii ne best physicians in Hartford, anc
grew rapid Jorse all the time My physicians
finally infol md me that my days were numbered
that could not live more than three weeks. Sat
sfied that II was all over with me, and wishing t