⇉ Handshift:Bessie M. HoweCamdenEditorial Note: Camden, Maine August 28 1885
I am going to sit down [*]Gap: words.Reason: page rip. to you this afternoon [*]Gap: words.Reason: page rip. though I was talking to a friend for such I believe you to be to the sick
I heard of you through Mrs Nellie Knowlton and she every kindly As Written: kindley lent me one of yourAs Written:youre booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy to read; I have been reading some in it and it does seem wonderful.
still I do think our minds have a great As Written: grate deal to do with our getting well
I haven’t As Written: havent been well now for a good many years not what you would call sick perhaps As Written: prehaps but have not felt like working much of the time
I was taken down sick last Christmas with a kind of numb spell in my head and hands and feet cold all the time, have not been warm since As Written: scince last summer, as I said I was taken sick and they called in a doctor and he gave me something for my head but did not do any good I took his medicine a while and was not satisfied with the result so we tried another and he said that it was ulceration of the stomach and treated me as such and I got a little better but was not too As Written: to cured and have keep about the same untilAs Written: untill about two or three weeks ago I did not feel so well and last Saturday As Written: saturday I had one of these numb spell and was quite sick for a while we called in the physician I spoke of first and he said he could cure me and I have taken his medicine but have not seen any change yet.
I think what little I have read in yourAs Written:youre bookEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy has done me more good than As Written: then all the medicine I have taken since As Written: sience last winter I read in yourAs Written:youre bookEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy where you have cured by their As Written: tyere writing to you and so I thought I would write if it is possible for you to cure in that way I wish you would try to cure me
I would give most anything to be a well woman
Please As Written: Pleas write to me and advise one what I can do
I am married and have two Children age 2 4 I don’t As Written: dont suppose there is any need of writing this My head is my main trouble
I have the worst headacheAs Written:head ache it isn’t As Written: isent a common headacheAs Written:“ but it does seem as though I should go crazy with them I wish it was possible for me to see you but as I can’tAs Written:cant please As Written: pleas do for me what you can by letter. Please As Written: Pleas write the price of yourAs Written:youre booksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and how I shall send for them for I am thinking of buying them please As Written: Pleas excuse my intruding on you but I feel as though you can do me good
If you would please As Written: pleas answer this letter and tell me what you think You will greatly oblige As Written: oblidge me very much I will now close and may God As Written: god bless you in your As Written: youre good causeEditorial Note: The cause of Christian Science. is the prayer of Mrs Howe