The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-04
A MODERN MIRACLE.
A RACE FOR LIFE.
TOO LATE, HE IS DEAD.
Stand Back, lean Save Him.


side-tracked az Sponord's Junction. For
Gods sake what IS tho matter. con-
ductor,' cried a dozen voices. "Our add
vice said the conductor, lis that n spe-
cial Is coming down the road "a a ter
rible speed "A Junkoting party. 1 sup
pose, conductor mo, / understand 10
IS a prominent Eastern physician. who
has been summoned 40 "A great price and
who Is taking a great risk of HE going as
he is going 20 Montozuma. Mexico. 20 see
NJ. Nehes Pervenir, the noted millionaire
of Mexico, who Is dying. Seventeen doc
tors have seen him, and they an differ as
TO what his disease is. Finally. 90 settle
forever the question. and as "a last resort,
they have called upon Dr. r. O.. Flower.
OF Boston For two days, i understand.
this great specialist has been keeping the
rails hot and with good luck he should
see HIS patient tomorrow Buzz. buzz.
every one caught his breath. What was
70? 10 was the special 10 was case OF
now YOU see DC and now you don
Through the town IL went at mile
minute, after which we We're allowed to
so on uninterrupted.
Wen. the next day he reached his pa
tiont IN Mexico. NestOn Perycnir mot
the doctor but cried out as he led him
TO the sick room: MY God. Doctor you
are too late Ny brother is dead. br.
Flower reached the sick bed. held the pa
TENTS cold clammy hand 90 his ear and
hts warm hand over the sick mans heart
Then. turning 10 the heart-oroken VIE
who Ike q statue cold and shiverins
fearing 20 hear what she must, De said as
he led her 20 a chair. OF am glad 90 say
madam. l have gotten here In Time
Your husband is not dead. / can save
him. DO calm your tears Without
asking a question. Or. Flower told the
family the patients ailments better than
they could have told him. The physicians
ridiculed the idea of the man not being
dead, and If he was alive. the idea OF
him ever being cured. I'm hity minutes
Dr. Flower had demonstrated that the
man was alive For tweuty-eight hours
his life hung on a thread, and he was un-
conscious. Then from the depths Of
death he began 90 ascend. tn three days
Dr. Flower pronounced the patient out OF
immediate danger and started homewafd
ON his four thousand mile trip. AZ che
end of nine months he discharged his
patient a cured and sound man.
His sickness was Brishts disease ana
heart trouble.
did you ever know Dr. Flower.
Colonel Bradf0rd?' asked a white-haired
old man. who was one Of an interesting
group of cattle men in the great rotunda
bon the Coates House. Kansas city, Mo.
yes" replied the Colonel, II have
known him 90 tho tune of "a good many
years OF health. i should have been
dead ten years ago ~ it had not been for
him. ON the Nth of November, 1850,
] was south-bound ON the Missouri Pa-
cldc sleeper, going from So Louis tO Fort
Worth III was the biuest day of my
life. L had been four months under
treatment by a specialist On ST. Louis. for
rectal cancer. All this time / Dad grown
worsa-had been dismissed chat day as
iucurable and sent home t0 die The
days allowed me were less than one hum
dred, and / was suffering the fortunes OF
tho damned. Across the aisle Don the
sleeper was "a gentleman sitting who in-
terested me very much. lie was smooth
faced. had n large forehead, keen eyes
and the most expressive mouth have
ever seen. He was busy writing. Toe
wards evening. being very thirsty.
asked him III bee would get me "a glass of
water ln moment / had the wafer
and then with "a voice that Was fun OF
sympathy as am egg is oi meat, Doe said:
a. ann sorry for you. All cancers are
bad. but / have always considered the
rectal cancer the worst How DO you
know have "a cancer Never mind how
L know. but / know &c.. and 1 know that
the immediate cause of this cancer was
your being hooked or gored by steer
Thls took my breath, for every word
tor? asked yes. What is your
name and where DO you uve2 Il live
in Boston. my name is Or. Il. g. Flower
Dr. Flower / said 4 have heard OF
years of your great work tn the name ot
God. can you help me2 1 have a wife
and six daughters. most OF them small.
and they need father badly. Help me.
pray you. and ! viii give you thousand
of the finest hpeYrs Ono tne Territory.
Years ago. said the doctor. i'm that
same soft. gentle voice (Which 1 viii al
ways remember. your blood was badly
poisoned by incubation. You We're only
partially cured. After your injury the
disease in your blood settled in the in-
iured place. You have had TWO opera
ti0ns. he said Correct said u. and
after each one you grew rapidly worse.
Another thing against you is that you
have lost your vital force I'M late years
your manhood. The cause of this loss
was excess Or dissipation between the
years Of - and 81 Ccorrect TO letter.
1 said.
Now SIR ne said 90 cure you, AN
this humOr must be removed from your
blood. your manhood restored. as well as
the cancer removed. l don't want your
cattle. but for the sake OF your wife and
little girls you shall not die l will stand
between you and death and see that you
ones. If from now you viii live a clean
and beautiful life My vows were reg
istered and be took my case TO be short.
DR.. Flower removed that m0nstr0us can-
Ger without the knife, without pain or
the loss of blood. He eliminated an the
humor from my blood restored au nay
lost vitality. and 20 this day ] have been
"A sound healthy man. and never in youth
was more vigorous than now
one man related the cures Of Mrs. W.
A. Pcttus. of GOliad. Tex. by DR. Flower,
OF floating kidneys and tumOr. after the
leading physicians had pronounced her !
incurabie. Senator Mcclure. 0t Mon
tana. said an cdttlemcn had heard OF Mrs.
Pettus' miraculous cure, and her present !
youthful and beautiful condition was the |
talk OF the thousands that knew her SEN |
atOr Mcclure then related the amusing |
incident OF Hobart Stubbs. ~ the Hud- |
son Bay Company. taking his wife from |
Manitoba 10 Boston 20 Doe treated by DIT |
Flower for tumor Seven physicians said |
she had an incurable tumor. but they did |
not agree as 20 what kind Of tumor she !
had After Or. Flower had put her mana !
to his ear Tor a moment be said, as no |
fOrcibly suppressed his smiles. Don't /
worry. Mrs Stubs" FOR the woman was |
I'm tears. you have the most fortunate
Kind OF a tumor"
what kind Of a tumor IS e., doctor2'
"A natural growth tumor' was the
droil reply. as he biz his lips. do as
I tell you. take a drop OF this medicine
twice a day. and l guarantee you VIII
be well In sixty days
The Stubbses returned 10 Winnipeg |
greatly relieved IN mind. In hfty-six !