Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-12

of South America, who has returned
alive. It was Professor Weycoff who
planted Christianity amid these fierce
people, and made minister out of
ZOretf, the man eater and chief of the
SavageS. Eight years ago." said the
Professor to gathering of friends at
the Allyn House, 81 resigned my
lucrative profesSorship and set sail for
South America. My journey was a
twO-fold miSSiOn-trSt, to carry the
gospel to a 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. [ had been pro-
nounced incurable by leading
physicians of the east. Analysis by
DR.. Agney, of Philadelphia, showed
that l was in the early stage of
Bright's disease. 1 also had a growth
in my left side, which some physicians
diagnosed as an enlargement of the
spleen, some an ague cake and others
a tumOr. [ was told that anyone OF
the troubles would prove fatal within
a 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 into the
DeswiSaca. You have all heard me
relate my experience among these
people. In this connection l would
say, by the treatment of the medicine
man of the tribe, by the help Of God
and the climate, l largely recovered
from my lung and kidney troubles.
The tumOr, however, continued to
grow. Two years ago took cold and
relapSed back to my original condition.
The medicine man gravely Informed
me that l was a
DEAD WHITE MAN,
and | felt that for once in his life he
was telling the truth.
''Twelve months ago, at a ranch
mans hut, few miles from DeS-
Wisaca, / CHANGED to come across a
copy of the Atlanta (Ga. Constitution.
1t was like home to see an American
paper, and 1 devoured it's contents
with great interest. What attracted
my interest mostly was an article
describing the miraculous cures of an
American physician. In fact, they
read as much like miracles as the old.
time Bible miracles. This article
spoke of the cure of Mrs. J.. A. Clark,
JOnesbOrO, CD, of double curvature of
the spine; Miss Mary Lewis. of Gal ves-
ton, Texas, of consumption; of Mrs.
G.. e. Omber. of Shreveport, La, of a
malignant fungus growth and tumor:
and of Miss Lidia Head, Ensor, KY,
of kidney and bronchial troubles. 1t
mentioned the remarkable cure OF
fifty people.
"NOw my wife, who is a southern
woman. happened to know Miss Head,
and knew they were among the most
respectable people of the state. Such
was the impression made upon my
wife and myself that we determined
to start Immediately to Louisville and
see, if by the help of God. that great
healer could help me. 1t was on the
9th day of December, 1895, that !
reached the office of DR.. d. d. Rea.
was nearer a dead man than live
One | found the doctor busy, with
about fifty people waiting to see him.
He was also preparing to make a
professional trip to Texas. AS soon
as | entered the presence of DR.. Rea
he told me my exact condition and
how l had been for years, better than
[ could have told him. knew l was
in the presence of a great man, and
enc who was master of his profession.
| felt before he had given his opinion
that would get we'll, l felt that his
work was Gods work, and God was
with him. My blood bad almost
turned to water, my limbs were
swelled to almost the size of my body
my cough was very severe, and my
left lung badly affected. DR.. Rea
gave his opinion that the chances
were greater that l should get well
than that l 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. l was
under DR.. Rea's treatment about six
months and have just been dismissed
by him as cured. tumors all gone,
cured of BrigLt's disease, lungs cured,
and feel like new man."
Chow does DR.. Rea perform these
"God only knows" replied Professor
Weycoff, "but he does it. He is
man Of great skill and experience,
besides he possesses almost spiritual
gift in diagnosing diseases. l have
talked to numbers of his patients,
and they have all told me that he tells
them their troubles better than they
could have told him. He seems to
cure incurable diseases as though
they were slight defects. His cures
are the work of God and the brain of
great man. We can't tell how he
performs them. but the world knows
that he does. l consider DR.. Rea the
greatest physician that ever lived.
Though only young man. he stands
as physician greater than that of
any score of physicians. l have seen
him in hundred cases examine men
and women with all kinds of diseases
(all strangers to him., and tell each
one his disease without asking a
question. In the more malignant
diseases such as a cancer, tumors,
consumption and heart troubles, he is
at his best.
81 have seen him grapple with
death itself, and when no one believed
that the patient could live an hour.
he has laughed at the situation and
restored them speedily to health. DR..
Rea has attained the highest eminence
in his profession and has carved out a
career of success more fascinating
than the dreams of two worlds"
PROF. L. 0. PEMBERTON,
Lexington (Ky.) Gazette.
Some Of His Prominent Cures.
Frank SIM, Eau Gale, Wis.-Cured
of nerve proSJratiOn, stomach and
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