The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
ODDITIES OF THE NEWS.
Babe Works Miracles.

There Is a 6-ycar-old coored girl living
with her grandmother at No Olive
street, Pittsburg, who, according to dll
accounts, is most remarkable person.
The little ones name is Geneva Wash
ington. If all that is claimed of her is
true, then the power she possesses Is
but little short of the supernatural. With
the touch Of her hand she drives away
all physical ills and pain. a remarka-
BILE feature is that the child does not
know that she is performing these cures.
The wonderful powers of Geneva were
discovered accidentally by her grand
mother early last January, and her story.
as told by the Pittsburg Times, is as fol-
lows:
II was suffering terribly with rheuma-
tism, early in January, | could hardly
move my left arm. Little Geneva said
to me one day, Shall 1 rub your shoul-
der for you, grandma She did so and
what was my surprise to find that the
pain instantly vanished. Since that day
1 have not had the least touch of rheu-
matism Geneva has also relieved her
grandfather of rheumatic pains by a
simple touch of her hand. 1 was afraid
that it was just an accident, so to mako
sure had ker try her remarkable power
on young man who was suffering with
the neuralgia, which the doctors could
not, relieve. The moment Geneva touched
the afflicted parts the pain left him. Since
that time the little girl has performed
some wonderful cures"
Among the cures ascribed to this little
girl are the following: A girl, aged 3
years, living on Gist street, was born
blind and up to her fifth year had
not taken a step. One day last April
Geneva was taken to the afflicted child,
who lay helpless on the floor. Geneva
rubbed her limbs and arms, and also put
har To
the surprise and joy of the mother her
girl stood up and walked across the room.
In the East End is a Miss Balsey, who
had been suffering with a cataract IN
the pupil of the left eye which had de-
stroyed the sight. Geneva was taken to
her. The child rubbed the eye of Miss
Balsey, and when she drew her hand
away the young woman could see objects
with the left eye. Geneva called on Miss
Balsey three times and now she can see
as well with the left eye as she can with
the right. Another case of a like affic-
tion is that of a woman on Mt. Washing
ton, who had been unable to see for two
years on account of a cataract, yet with
a few minutes rubbing of the eyes Ge-
neva restored the woman's sight.
Early this spring a Mrs. Clara Meekins
was taken to this wonderful colored girl
simply as an experiment. About two
years ago Mrs Meekns gave birth to
boy and since that time she had not been
able to walk. Several physicians had
treated her, but to no avail When she
was taken to little Geneva Mrs. Meekins
had to be carried to the carriage and
from the carriage to the Colored girl 3
home, who then lived with her mother at
63S0 Shakespeare street. Geneva rubbed
Mrs. Meekns for half an hour and the
woman who had come to the house
helpless cripple walked TO the carriage
and has now the strength to carry her
2-year-old boy around the house. There
are said by the Times to he numerous
cases of like nature we'll authenticated.