The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-30

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l was confronted by tall, dark-el ed
man whose face seemed familiar. yet 1
could not identify him. He was the
picture of health and his large brown
eyes seemed to fasten on me. 81 beg
your PARDON" he said, "but your face
is familiar. May l ask your name?"
j. Mabl Bennett" l replied, A emile
crept over his face and his eyes closed
as though he were trying TO think of
something. "Another question, please.
Where were you from August to ID,
1882" "Ol the broad Atlantic ocean,"
l said, zen route for Europe" "Were
you on the French steamer La Gas
cognep" he asked. Eyes" "Then,"
he said slowly, "you are the man L am
largely indebted to for saving my lfe."
"You interest me-" said, "for 1 did
not know that l had credit in this or
any other world for saving human
lite" You will RENE mber," he said,
''ratber late on the evening of the 18th
of August, at the stern OF the boat, you
and had long talk. You said you
were homesick aud would be glad when
you had gotten through with your bust
ness in Germany and could return
home. replied that l expected when
l returned home it would be in box,
and that wished that l was in the bot
tom of the furrow made in the water
by the keel of our steamer" "Thep,"
1 said, ''you must be that tall, thin,
sickly man we called the Ghost "
"The same man." he said, sand you
will remember introducing me to Dr.
r. G. Flower of Boston, physician,
who, you said was the most wonderful
specialist in the treatment and cure of
chronic diseases the world has ever
produced" 81 remember the incident
well. DR.. Flower and his secretary
were passing on La Gascogne and in
introducing you l told you that if any
man on earth could help you, DR..
Flower was that man." "Well, the
day after l was examined by DR..
Flower. My troubles, as L had told
you, were consumption, Bright's dis
ease, catarrhal and gastric disease of
the stomach and heart trouble, and my
limbs had swelled TO the size of my
body nearly. had been given up as
incurable by the leading physicians of
San Francisco and New York, and had
been sent abroad, as l knew, so as to
die away from home. DIR. Flower, in
his wonderful examination, told me all
my diseases from my early life to that
hour without asking me question or
my telling bin thing. l made up my
mind immc diately that DR.. Flower was
the doctor FOR me, and that he did not
belong 10 the ordinary class of doctors,
that he was a man of culture, of great
knowledge and rare attainments, and
that his wonderful diagnosis of my case
was nothing less than a miraculous
demonstration of intuitional power
from superior brain. placed myself
Immediately under his care. He SEEM
ed to have everything l needed with
him. During his three or four weeks
practice in Paris and London visited
him frequently. l rapidly improved
and after returning to San Francisco
continued my treatment for thirteen or
fourteen months, and was permanent
ly cured. If it had not been for DIR.
Flower l should have been a dead man
ten years ago, and in place of happy
wife a sorrowing widow and three
fatherless girls would have been strug-
Cling for sustenance, and if it had not
been for you never would have met
DR.. Flower. shall move my family
to Philadelphia in few weeks, where
my new business calls me, and shall
ever sound the praises of DR.. Flower
in the East as for ten years l have sung
them at the Golden Gate"
l spent lovely evening with my
friend of the ocean voyage, and before
retiring that night made up my mind
that as l had entered into newspaper
work, would investigate DR.. r. G.
Flowers practice in Connecticut. and
that if it showed the same wonderful
examinations, and miraculous cures
and bore the same charmed history
that the cure of Philo E. Brosius of San
Francisco bears, would give it to the
world first, as fascinating narrative
full of interest and 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 DIR.
R. c. Flowers patients and from these
patients hearing Of others, began an
investigation of his practice which all
critics will confess is phenomenal if not
miraculous.
Judge Dwight Loomis, 27S Farming
ton avenue, Hartford, Conn.,, when
asked what he thought of DR.. r. G.
Flower, said promptly, in his concise
and pointed way, 81 regard DIR. r. G.
Flower as the ablest and most wonder
full physician of his age and in every
way remarkable and wonderful man.
was a very sick man." said Judge
Loomis, land was treated by several
prominent physicians, but grew con-
stantly worse. My friends became
alarmed at my condition and urged me
to consult DR.. r. G. Flower of Boston.
was told that DR.. Flower could tell
me my trouble better than could tell
him, without asking me question. 1
did not believe that he could do any
thing of the kind, but as other physi-
clans had failed to help me and as l
was growing rapidly worse decided to
consult DIR. Flower. Upon one of his
visits to the Allyn House, Hartford, /
called on him. A great crowd of peo-
pie were waiting to see him. In time
my turn came. Imagine my surprise
when the doctor, without asking ques-
ton, told me all my troubles better
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