Year: 1878

hoW AN APPARENTLY DYING PATIENT


SURPRISED HIS PHYSICIAN,


a dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, is as


one of the most remarkable cases of


aieged miraculous recovery from sickness


Ihat was ever known in this part of the
country has just occurred iD this citv.
some time last week, DIR. d. p. Brown
ia very reputable and widely-known pbv-
slclan, living on Prospect street, was cali
ed 10 attend very complicated ca.e of
inilanmatory rheumatism. Upon arriv-
ing at the house he found Joseph Kahn. n
man about fif y years old, lying in pros


rated ana serious condition, with his
wnole frame seriously affected with the
painiul disease. He prescribed for the
patient, Dut kain continued to grow worse
ana on Sunday evening he was found to
De In avery dangerous condition, and the
physician conc'uded to consult with
another physician. The two doctors
found the patient worse than he had been
the day before, ard the fsmily was in
great apprehension. The knees and ell
Dows and larger Joints were seriously in
ilamed, and could not he moved. 1t was
only with very great difficulty that the
patient was turned in bed, with the aid of
three or four p-rsons. The weight ofthe
clothing was so oppressive that means
had to be adopted to keep it from the pa
llent's body. The doctor examined the
heart, and found it in dangerous condi-
ton. 1t was beating at a rate much
above 100 minute, and the disease was
evidently affecting it.


The above is the substance of the
statement of the doctor. He continued
as follows :-"As l left the house, the
members Of the family followed me to
the door, and, weeping, asked me in re-
gard to The prospect of the patients re-
covery. l shook my head, saying that he
was very sick man, and the symptoms
were serious. With many fears left the
house. Early the nOxt morning return
ed to The place. The morning was stormy,
drizzling rain having fallen all the lat
ter part of the night. 1t was just such a
morning.as an invalid, sick from rheuma-
tism, would find prejudical to his recov-
cry. My surprise can easily be under
stood when IL is stated that found my
patient up and dressed and sitting in a
chair, apparently as well as usual. l
asked him how this was, when he told
me the following remarkable srory He
had lain in this helpless condi ion after
my departure the night before, and, be-
ing very religious man, was thinking
over various spiritual subjects. All at
once had fallen to saying over to himself
the following passage of Scripture, who
healeth all thy diseases p He then
changed, and began to say who healeth
all my diseases " He said that he had
said this only once or twice, when he was
instantly cured and felt that he was as
well as ever. He rose from his bed,
dressed himself and had been out in the
rain that morning to do certain chores
about the house and barn. Mr.. Kain
thon began TO move his elbows and
knees back and forth in the freest man
ner, to show that he was as well as ever,
and said that it was simply a manifesto
ton of the Holy Ghost. | have no idea
whether the cure will prove permanent
but SO far it is to me one of the most re,
markable things l ever knew or heard of.
have no explanation or cCmmen.s to
make. l have simply related the mater
as / have seen and heard it, and that is
ALL"


Last night a visit was made to the
house, and Mr.. Kan was found in bed.
He had been taken worse again. The
people were found to be Free Methodists
and very superstitious. They believe
that he was cured by direct favor of the
Holy Ghost. They say that Kain will
take no medicine; that God has revealed
to him that a new phase has come to the
disease that the cure is not to be instan-
taneous but gradual.