The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-07
TRIED It ON THE DOG
Queer Freaks of Christian Sci
entists in Missoula.
WHERE 1T DID NOT WORK
Fruitless Attempt to Cure the Drink
Habit One Man Tried to Think the
Hair Back on His Bald Head.
A Successful Case.

Missoula, March 5.-The tragic death
of Mrs. William Jordan last week has
brought the Christian Scientists into
greater prominence than they have had
since this practice or belief or creed, or
whatever it is, first began to find n
foothold here. Beginning i'm a quiet
way the Scientists have gained ground
until their number is considerable.
They have rooms in the basement of the
First National bank building, where
they hold services and have thoughts
on afternoons and Sundays. Their
membership has increased wonderfully
fast of late and includes many promi-
nent people. They have operated very
quietly, however and many people were
surprised when the Standard first be-
gan tolmention their work in connec-
tion with certain cures that they had
undertaken. They have become quite
prominent, however, within the past
few days, and can no longer hide their
light under a bushel.
All sorts of queer tales have drifted
into the Standard office within the past
few months concerning the work of the
Scientists here First, there was the
attempt of one of the beginners at the
business to heal the broken leg of a
favorite dog. The leg was healed. as
any injury to "a dog will heal if it is
left alone, but the leg is unfortunately
crooked. Then, after some weeks, came
that other tale of a cat that died which
was printed in the Standard at the
time. The owner of the cat was much
attached to the animal and he has en-
tirely lost his faith in the science cure.
There were numerous stories reported
in the interval between these two Incl
dents that were not published. There
10 in, I,nu yatn tyk
friends are giving him many
thoughts" for the cure of the liquor
habit. Since these thoughts" have
been thought the young man has quit
taking drinks-eXcept on the quiet
and il may be that he will be cured of
his appetite. Another man, not quite
so young, contributed $40 to the scien-
tist fund in consideration of some
thoughts" that were thought, with the
intent to cure him of the tobacco habit.
In this case the thoughts failed to
produce the desired effect. The smoker
finally. when he made up his mind that
he had received his SO worth of
thought" quit the game and took some
other cure. Another case is that of
man who read in the Standard that the
scientists were removing superfluous
hair, and at once made inquiry as to
their ability to restore the hrsute
thatch that had originally covered the
top of his head but had been missing
for several years He has not yet found
out
There is one man, at least, here in
Missoula, who has received material
benefit from the scientists-and empha-
sis should be placed on the material.
His hearing has been defective for
years He is so deaf that he cannot
hear himself think He has had a
yearning to hear and has gone against
all Of the cures that have come to
town. He has tried 'androsis" and
rubbing" and faith" and dopes of all
sorts. but none of these cures have
seemed to do any good. He went
against one of these treatments so
strongly that when the bill came in
ne hadn't money enough to pay the last
figure of the amount. He was com
PEELED, however, to give n mortgage on
his ranch He signed note and the
mortgage and went back to work at his
place He plugged along for a while
and in time became attracted to the
Christian Scientists and their system.
He investigated the matter and became
convinced that IL was all right. Then
he became one of them and they pro-
ceeded to give him thoughts" for the
benefit of his hearing. All this time
the note was going on and drawing in
terest and the mortgage was becoming
due as fast as the calendar would let it.
AT last the date for foreclosure came
ceeded to close in. He posted his no.
tices and he had matters ready for the
formal action of the court He tried to
get the deaf man to pay but the latter
said that he didn't believe that he
would contribute He said that the
Lord wouldn't let him pay any money
for such cause. Then he reported to
some of the scientists and told them
what he had done. His trust in the
Lord so impressed them that one of
them told him to go home and continue
in faith and prayer and the Lord would
take care of the mortgage The man
went home and the good scientist who
had advised him paid the mortgage
The man is still deaf but he has been
benefited by the scientists. There is no
doubt about that.
Others have received benefit in differ
ent ways. Some have been cured of
illness, If their own statements are cor
rect. Missoula is fortunate in that the
healers have not yet tackled any con-
tagious diseases. No deaths have re-
suited from their treatment here un-
less Mrs. Jordan's suicide is charged
up to them. They do not think that it
should be. Mrs. Webster, the healer
who treated Mrs. Jordan. said the other
night To Standard reporter: ION the
same night that Mrs. Jordan committed
suicide there was another death in
town. Would il not be as fair to say
that this second death occurred be-
cause doctor was in attendance as to
say that Mrs. Jordan died because she
had received our treatment