For some time it has been my intention to give to the Journal a demonstration that occurred in my family during the past year. My husband is not a Scientist, but my four little children and I are working our way along the narrow path as best we know how. At the time of which I wish to speak, other Scientists were staying in the house with me. One of my little girls was playing with a candle, and, as I suppose, in turning, her dress caught fire on the shoulder. She was dressed in summer clothes. It occurred in the back yard and she ran the length of the yard, through a very long hall, and half way up the stairs, hair all ablaze, before I reached her. I was also in summer clothes, and had my baby in one arm, and with the other drew the burning child to me, and with two attempts with my hand the flames went out. The Scientist who was with me began to realize the Truth as soon as she heard the screams.
On taking off her clothes we found a badly burned arm, from the elbow to the shoulder, and there was a large blister on the elbow, but in the morning it had disappeared. From the condition of her lips and mouth she had evidently inhaled the flames, but the child never suffered a moment's pain. She slept peacefully all night, and the only trouble I had with her was the fear of having it dressed; it was necessary to blindfold her, as she did not want to see it. But the end was not yet. The arm seemed to improve for a while, and then get worse. Having it to dress myself, I felt unable to do the work, and had to ask help from a sister Scientist.
There were many ups and downs, but the good work went on all the times. One day it would look dreadfully, and the next you could see the pink skin forming. It went on that way for many months, until there was a place only about an inch long, when all of a sudden it healed entirely.
