54 MICROBES AND THE MICROBE-KILLER. 



to the man that I could not give it for any such purpose, 

 because if the woman should die I should incur an awful 

 legal responsibility. At the same time, if he wanted to 

 take a gallon, there was one in the adjoining room. 

 The gallon soon disappeared, and I consoled myself with 

 the thought that if the woman died I could conscien- 

 tiously swear that I did not give her the water, as the old 

 man took it. Well, at the end of three weeks George 



P made his appearance again at my house with an 



empty jug, and he wanted it filled again. He com- 

 plained of pains shifting around in the neighborhood of 

 his waist, but said that otherwise he felt generally much 

 better. I let him understand that such a disease as his 

 could not be got rid of all at once, and that he must bear 

 patiently all that came, for he had given up all thought 

 of being cured and had reconciled himself to the belief 

 that he must die. At the same time I pointed out to 

 him that I had also abandoned all hope of being cured 

 and thought a speedy death was inevitable, but I had 

 been cured by means of this same preparation, and I 

 could see no reason why his chances were not at least as 

 good as mine. He went away encouraged and con- 

 tinued the treatment. Soon after a messenger came 

 from the woman for more medicine, and assured me 

 that the fearful pains she formerly suffered had almost 

 subsided. This gave me courage. I became now quite 

 fearless and gave her a second bottle, which in due time 

 sufficed to cure her. The man improved steadily, but 

 his sister, under the doctor's care, died. In a short time 

 I had twenty female patients in Austin, Texas— one 

 with a cancer on the tongue, which disappeared after 

 she had used three gallons. Three of these ladies had 

 been given up by the doctors, who saw no possibility of 

 lengthening their lives except by an operation. Certifi- 

 cates of cures from these patients have been published 

 in the Austin papers, and some equally valuable appear 

 in my pamphlets. 



My plan was this : I used persuasion and advocated 

 perseverance. No matter how low the patients might 



