Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-07-18
ODD CURE FOR CANCER.
Remarkable Case of Woman Who UseS
Tea Made from Violets,

remarkable Ease OF w oman VINO Cseu
Tea Made from Violets.
In an interview at Dover with the
woman who recovered in a remarkable
way from bad case of cancer on the
liver, after adopting the violet-leaf
treatment, says the Yorkshire en-
gland) Observer, our Dover correspond
ent obtained some interesting facts re-
lating to the case.
The woman, who had been a promi-
nent church worker at Dover and at
first attributed her breakdown to ex-
cessive zeal in this direction, stated
that she would only be too pleased to
answer any inquiries which might be
sent through our correspondent, so
that my other sufferers from this
dread malady may have the benefit of
her own experience.
Her recovery, it appears, dates back
to two years ago, and her case is
therefore considered the most impor-
tant, .as there has been no recurrence
of the cancer symptoms. Inc facts of
the case were related by the woman
in the presence of an Independent
medical man. She became i'll in July,
1902, and she gradually developed all
the dreadful symptoms IF cancer. Her
complaint was eventually diagnosed
as cancer of the liver, and two indie
pendent physicians who were called in
confirmed the opinion Of her medical
attendant, DIR. Wood.
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stated that the three medical men con-
CURED in the nature Of her case and
that her case was incurable. Three
separate growths, oh as large as her
fist, developed in her side and she suf
fered most agonizing pains. On Nov.
16, 1902, she commenced the violet-leaf
treatment at the wish of some of her
friends. The medical men did not OBJ
ject, as they considered her case hope
less. Her friends took a bunch of
fresh, ordinary violet leaves-many
being sent her from Devonshire and
other parts of the country.
They were put into a basin and
pint of boiling water poured over
them, which was allowed to stand for
twelve hours, covered up. In the
morning the liquor was STAINED off.
She drank a wineglassful three times
a day. Another portion of the liquor
was boiled again and three thickness
es of lint were soaked in it and APP
piled to the affected part, covered with
oil silk and bound round. She was in
a very weak and emaciated condition,
but she remembers how determined
she felt under the sympathy of her
parents to give the remedy a good
trial. For the first few days the
remedy intensified her pain until it
was almost unbearable and there was
a peculiar sensation in her skin, which
seemed "alive" with irritation and al
most intolerable.
The remarkable part of the story, as
narrated by the lady, is THAT on Nov.
24-eight days after she commenced
the treatment-she fell into a quiet
sleep and on waking up found, for the
first time in many weeks, that the pain
had greatly decreased and rapidly dis
appeared. At this time the medical
men considered she could not live BIZ
yond week. Although the pain lert
her the growths continued the same in
appearance for a long time, until one
day she thought they seemed a little
smaller
She told the doctors what she
thought, but they still gave her no
hope and said her recovery was i'm
possible, at the same time giving an
explanation of the probable cause Of
the cessation of pain. However, the
growths gradually grew less, and in
about three months had disappeared.
There was no recurrence of the agon-
izing pain, and she gradually recover
ed her strength, which was quite re-
stored in six months. She described
the cure as a painful one, and as re-
curing great perseverance. Her case
has caused very numerous inquiries
from sufferers