Elizabeth Cushier to Emily Blackwell, Sept 14th (p5)

Title: Elizabeth Cushier to Emily Blackwell, Sept 14th (p5)
Description: The attacks have become much
shorter + less severe but I think
the eventual prospect for such
a girl is but a poor one.
The reason for rest being
decided upon is, that she was
always worse after any ex-
ertion, + all attempts to
[divert?] her which had been
made before I saw her, were
worse than useless. She takes
to the rest very kindly, + says
she enjoys it + thinks she is
growing better. I have labored
hard to make her feel
that she is ill + not [------],
which seems to be a comfort
to her. I am glad you are
not having the worry of it. I hope/ (end p.5)
Bibliographic Citation: Blackwell family. Papers of the Blackwell family, 1831-1981, Folder 187. To Emily. n.d.; includes letters from Emily Blackwell's companion, Dr. Elizabeth Cushier, from Mary Putman Jacobi, Marie Blackwell Droussart, and E.S. Minturn re: Harvard Annex entrance examinations., http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/47593387 seq. 59; http://schlesinger.radcliffe.harvard.edu/onlinecollections/blackwell/item/47593387/59