The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-11-05

| WeycOff, the only missionary that ever
went am ng the Aztec Indians OF South
America, who returned alive. 1t was
Professor Weycoff who planted Christi
anity amid these fierce people, and
made minister out of Zoreff, the man
eater and chief of the savages. Eight
years ago." said the Professor, to
gathering of friends at the Allyn
| House, IL resigned a lucrative professor
ship and set sail for South America.
| My journey was a two-fold mission
| first, to carry the gospel to people
who had never heard it, and second, to
regain my health, if possible, amid the
arid hills OF Southern atmosphere. My
disease was consumption. l had been
| pronounced iucurable by leading ply
sicians of the east. Analysis by DR..
| Agney, of Philadelphia, showed that |
was in the early stage of Bright's dis
ease. also had growth in my left
side, which some physicians diagnosed
as an enlargement of the spleen, some
an ague case, a1d others a tumor. l
was told that any cne Of the troubles
would prove fatal within year, and
that there was no cure for me in the
known world. After long sea voyage,
then railroad journey, and then nine
days wagon journey over the plains
and up in the mountains, my wife and
reached Deswisaca. You have all
heard me relate my experience among
these people. In this connection I
would say, by the treatment OF the
medicine man of the tribe, by the help
of God and the climate, largely recov-
cred from my lung and kidney troubles.
The tumor, however, continued to
grow. Two years ago l took cold and
relapsed back to my original condition.
The medicine man gravely informed
me that was
DEAD WHITE MAN
and felt for once in his life he was
telling the truth.
Twelve months ago, at ranc chman's
hut, few miles from Deswisaca, I
CHANGED to come across copy of the
Atlanta, Ca, Constitution. 1t was like
home to see an American paper, and
devoured its contents with great inter-
est What attracted my interest
mostly was an article describing the
miraculous cures of Louisville physic-
ian. In fact, they read as much like
miracles as old time Bible miracles.
This article spoke Of the cure of Mrs.
j. A. Clark of Jonesboro, Ca, of double
curvature of the spine; Miss Mary
Lewis, OF Galveston, Texas, OF consump-
tion: OF Mrs. G. E. Omber, Shreveport,
La, of malignant fungus growth and
tumor: and OF Miss Lidia Head, Ensor,
KY, of kidney and bronchial troubles.
1t mentioned the remarkable cures Of
fifty people.
Now my wife, who is a southern wo-
man, happened to know Miss Head ,
and knew they were among the most
respectable people of the state Such
was the impression upon my wife and
myself, that we determined to start
Immediately for Louisville, and see by
the help OF God if that great healer
could help me. 1t was on the ninth of
Decemb Der, 1895, that l reached the Of
fee of DR.. Rea, who Is president OF the
Southern Medical and Surgical Insti-
tute, Louisville, KY. | was nearer a
dead man than liye one | found the
doctor busy with about fifty people
waiting to see him. He was also pre-
pairing to make a professional trip to
Texas. AS soon as l entered the pres
ence OF DR.. Rea, be told me my exact
condition and how | had been for years,
better than | could have told him.
knew [ was 10 thu presence of great
man, and one who was the master of
his profession. [ felt before he had
given his opinion that | would get we'll !,
felt that his work was Gods work and
God was with him. My blood had al
most turned 10 water, my limbs were
swelled to almost the size of my body,
my cough was very severe and my left
lung was badly affected. Dr.. Rea gave
his opinion that chances were greater
that should get we'll than that |
should not, and that by the help of God
he would save me if he could. You
can't imagine what life these words
gave me, for had been told the day
before by two prominent physicians in
Cincinnati that could not get we'll.
| was under DR.. Reas treatment about
six months and then dismissed by him
as cured, tumors all gone, cured of
Bright's disease, lungs cured, and feel
| like new man.
| My wife has recently visited Iowa,
and there learned some of the most re-
markable cures. Mrs. Jane Smith,
Bonaporte, Iowa, cured by DR.. Rea, of
cancer in the stomach and of fungus
cancer tumor Of the womb, after the
best physicians in the state had pro-
nounced her case incurable. Eugene