The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-10 00:00:00

(No. 12,818.

Trusses, which, although it afforded me considerable re-
lief, did not entirely keep the Rupture in its place, par-
ticularly when I had to stand for any length of time, I
felt a disagreeable knawing pain, attended with a bearing
(town of the hernia so that I was frequently unable to
weir the truss. In mentioning to a friend what I suf-
fered, he strongly advised me to try one of your patent,
which I did, and found to my great comfort that it kept
up the Rupture effectually, without producing any of
those painful sensations which I had endured while wearing
the ball and socket truss, and I can now stand or walk
for hour together without the least pain or inconveni-
ence, in fact as well as though I never had been ruptured.
I send you this statement to make what use of it you
please. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM MATTHEWS, Quarter-Master, Royal
Artillery.

Woolwich, Sept. 12, 1832.
A gentleman at Lloyd's Coffee House has also sent Mr.
Coles a similar testimonial of his case which had been of
thirty years standing.
" Colonel Green hesitates not to acknowledge that the

Trusses furnished to him by Mr. Coles has effectually put
a s'op to his mal tdy. He cannot say that of any other
Truss which he had worn for the last thirty years.
" 3, Wyndham-place, Montague-square,
"August 27, 1833 "
TO MR. COLES.

Sir,—While serving the office of first lieutenant of
a line-of-battle ship off Toulon, in 1809. I bad the mis-
fortune, through extreme fatigue, to tiring on a rupture.
Since that period I have tried every description of truss
which came to my knowledge, but I never succeeded in
supporting the hernia effectually until 1831, when I
purchased two c f your patent trusses; and it is hut justice
to own that no descent has occured since I have worn
them, and I freely give you liberty to publish this testi-
monial in favour of your excellent invention.
I am, Sir, yours obediently, J. P. BAKER,
Commander, R.N. 28, Duke-st., Manchester-square.
Oct. 17, 1832.

Sir,—Seven years ago I applied to you to stop a rup-
ture, which 1 have laboured under upwrirds of fifty years,
which was as large as a man's head, which you accomplished
with apparent ease, when no person that I had previously
consulted, was able to stop it a single day. I am now
eighty-six, and am entirely free from any external appear.
once of the complaint. My object in writing this testi-
monial is, not merely to express my gratitude for the
service you have rendered me, but to guard my fellow
sufferers against the use of imperfect trusses.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

Oct. 21, 1832. G. CARPENTER, 24, Regent-st.
Sir,—Having worn trusses 20 years, and suffered the
most excruciating pain of strangulated hernia, which oc-
curred while wearing my truss, and without a doubt
should have lost my life but for the great skill and atten-
tion paid me by Mr. Mayo in the operation. And, not-
withstanding I had the best medical aid, and, as I sup-
posed, the best trusses that could he procured, my rupture
continually increased, and escaped from every truss that I
had employed until I had yours; and I am happy to state,
that I now feel perfectly comfortable; and more secure,
under every position of the body, than at any period even
before or since I underwent the operation ; and I feel well
assured that such accident would never have taken place,
had I then worn a truss on the principle of your patent.
I am, Sir, with gratitude,
70, Great Titchfield-st., Mary_ Yours, &c.
lebone, June 14, 1833. JOHN QUICK.
A surgeon of the Royal Navy about sixty years of age,
who had been wearing trusses of several different kinds,
employed one of Coles's manufacture, and ere he had half
worn it out, threw it aside and left his trusses in London,
while he made a tour on the Continent. Being at sea
and exposed to severe .veather, a sea-sickness brought on
the complaint, and he was compelled a second time to
wear his truss, and after wearing it about 12 months,
has again been perfectly cured, and does not wear a truss.