EXPERIENCES OP MR MILNER STEPHEN'S PATIENTS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XVIII, Issue 15, 18 January 1883, Page 2

EXPERIENCES OP MR MILNER STEPHEN'S PATIENTS.

♦ ("Post" Jan. 16.) In response to oar invitation of last evening, we have to-day received several communications a> to the results of Mr Milner Stephen's treatment of patients. In all cases the full names and addresses are given to us both of our correspondents and of the patients referred to, bat ire have, of conrse, withheld ■ these from publication where reqnested to do so. A lady writes :— Miss took Mra — to Mr Milner Stephen, for deafness. While waiting, Mrs —'a little girl took up a photo of Mr Milner Stephen, of which there was a large heap on a sideboard. He came up and spoke sharply to Mrs : — - for allowing , the child to touch the photo, adding "Many 'people are made better and cured by only looking at my photo. ' With regard to the child, on the first Saturday, brought to Mr Stephen m a man's arms, taken by Mr Stephen on his knee, presently led by him on the stage amid the claps of the, people, Dootor Kemp told me today that he wrote to Doctor Hoskin, of Masterton, who replied that two days previous the child was walking m Masterton." " In Foro Oonsoientife" writes :— " I can simply say this : that my daughter has been under his treatment, and I can assure yon that both her mother and I know the value of the good that has been effected. It would occupy too much of your space, to give a long history of the case, but I may state shortly that for over twelve years she has been suffering from asthma and bronohitis. No fewer than ten doctors have at various times attended and treated her, but one after the other they have abandoned the case as incurable —at least no one of the ten effected any permanent-cure. I have also used all the known remedies, and tried the patent medicines. Yet, after all, the last few months the case appeared utterly hopeless. Those who kbow me will bear witness to what I say ; those who are unacquainted with the case most trnst or enquire into the truth of it. I can simply assert that my daughter has not been able to sleep m a horizontal position for over eight months, requiring always to be propped up with pillows, and always a tearing, harrassing cough, sometimes for hours together, and there was no rest for the child or those with her, while there was the greatest difficulty experienced m inducing her to take nourishment. The first time she was treated by Mr Stephen she seemed entirely altered, and has continued so to this day ; she enjoys good rest each night, sleeps, well, breathes easily— no cough, enjoys her meals, and is able to take good walking exercise, and is m fact better now than ahe has been for the last ten years. Whether this will be permanent or not is not for me to say, but this much has been done ; the future will speak for itself. Be ha what he may the relief from suffering for a fortnight, which has never been secured before, is something to be thankful for, and ahe has never been so well for many, many years." Mr J. Parkinson, Cuba-street, writes : — " M. Parkinson, snffering from severe sick headache, went to Mr Stephen, but all bis powers failed to alleviate. He said if the beadaohe had arisen from nervous causes he could hay« cured at once, but could not m her oase. Since visiting him and using his magnetised water, she has suffered from the complaint as badly as ever." A correspondent, signing himself "A Sufferer m Pocket," writes :— My wife attended at Mr Stephen's consulting rooms, which were crowded, at 10 a.m., and after waiting some hours, and witnessing tho treatment of others, her turn came at last. After examining her eyes, which was the organ affected, he made passes with his hands over some of our pure reservoir water, and gave her a bottleful, telling ber to come again, and that after the 6rsi fee the charge would be reduced to one guinea each visit. I need Bcarcely state Bhe paid the two guineas, and has regretted it ever sinoe, as she hag not derived the slightest benefit. One poor old Maori tendered a guinea, stating that he felt no relief, and would give the other when cured, but this was refused by this good Samaritan, and after the Maori bad paid the other he was told (as were all others under treatment) that each subsequent visit would only be charged at one guinea. There are many persons who can ill afford this heavy and constant drain upon their limited means, and have debarred themselves and families from necessaries under the false belief that they would get permanent relief from their maladies, which have not been lightened, although their pockets have,"