March 6th 1887.
YoursEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. at hand, It was some little time before As Written: befor I could get the consent of my mind to answer at all in any way, From the fact that I do not want you to think that I am forcing myself intoAs Written:in to yourAs Written:you class, If I cannotAs Written:can not get there, then I shall only be sadly disappointed, and do otherwise,
My difficulties for many years, previous to taking treatment by a ScientistEditorial Note: Christian Scientist last spring, was CongestiveAs Written:Conjestive, or nervous sick — headacheAs Written:headach, and nervous prostration, from overworkAs Written:over work,
All of which has left me, SometimesAs Written:Some times I feel a belief of a spell comingAs Written:comeing onAs Written:one. perhaps once in a month or two; then I "rise in the might of Divine power", and a spell that used to last me 36 hours, is now cut off entirely, or at least but a few minutes, There is scarcely any difficulty at all now that I notice at all, there is sometime a belief of rheumatism in my left shoulder, but of short duration I assure you; If there is a diseased organ in my body, I do not know it,
I have been treated by some good Scientists, until As Written: untill I feel there is not anythingAs Written:any thing left in the shape of disease,
This is as near as I can state my case,
